English-Thai Dictionary

moxa

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOXA

n.The down of the mugwort of China; a soft lanuginous substance prepared in Japan from the young leaves of a species of Artemisia. In the eastern countries, it is used for the gout, etc. by burning it on the skin. This produces a dark colored spot, the exulceration of which is promoted by applying a little garlic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOXA

Mox "a, n. Etym: [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa ),an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa. ]

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

moxa

mox a |ˈmäksə ˈmɑksə | ▶noun a downy substance obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort. It is burned on or near the skin in Eastern medicine as a counterirritant. [The plant is Crossostephium artemisioides, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Japanese mogusa, from moe kusa ‘burning herb. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

moxa

moxa |ˈmɒksə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a downy substance obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort. It is burnt on or near the skin in Eastern medicine as a counterirritant. ●The plant is Crossostephium artemisioides, family Compositae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Japanese mogusa, from moe kusa ‘burning herb ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Moxa

Mo xa Substantiv, feminin , die |M o xa |die Moxa; Genitiv: der Moxa, Plural: die Moxen englisch moxa < japanisch moguso 1 (in Ostasien, besonders in Japan ) bei bestimmten Heilmethoden verwendete Beifußwolle 2 Moxibustion

 

Spanish Dictionary

moxa

moxa nombre femenino 1 Mecha de algodón, estopa, hojas de artemisia u otro material que se aplica caliente o inflamada sobre la piel con fines terapéuticos .2 Procedimiento de cauterización de origen oriental que consiste en quemar lentamente una pequeña porción de combustible con esa mecha sobre algún punto del cuerpo para producir una costra .