[mok-suh] 
| 1. | a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, esp. Artemisia moxa. |
| 2. | this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant. |
| mox·a (mŏk'sə) n. A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited in order to produce counterirritation. [Japanese mogusa : moeru, to burn + kusa, herb.] |
moxa mox·a (mŏk'sə)
n.
A cone or cylinder of cotton wool or other combustible material, placed on the skin and ignited in order to produce counterirritation.