Moxa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moxa \Mox"a\, n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced
     mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F.
     moxa.]
     1. (Med.) 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.
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     2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp.
        {Artemisia Chinensis}, and {Artemisia moxa}.
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