moxibustion

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The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness

Traditional Chinese medicine includes herbal remedy, diet therapy, use of animal secretion and organs, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion (the application of a burning moxa plant to skin), and other folk methods.

{i} oriental medicine therapy in which moxa is burnt on the skin as an anti-irritant and to treat diseases or produce analgesia