moxa in English

noun
1
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.
Moxibustion, the burning of the herb moxa over channel points and certain areas of the body, is used to warm, tonify and stimulate.

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1. The name " moxa " is derived from its Japanese name Mogusa .

2. The moxa is then placed on it and ignited .

3. Acupuncture points are also stimulated by burning a herb called " moxa " over the point .

4. When the moxa is burnt , the smoke has a characteristic odour that is similar to the smell of hashish .

5. Moxa is used in two ways , either directly on the skin or indirectly through a needle , garlic , salt and ginger .

6. Direct moxibuxtion is carried out with a smouldering cigar of moxa , which is used to warm the acupuncture point from a distance of one centimeter .

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