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mogusa
Japanese · medieval
"dried mugwort used for burning treatments"
the native name for dried mugwort burned on the skin in traditional medicine
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moxa
Dutch · 1670s
"combustible dried herb used for therapeutic burning"
shortened and carried into European medical writing by a Dutch minister describing the remedy from Japan
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moxa
English · 1675
"a dried herb burned on or near the skin in traditional therapy"
adopted into English medical vocabulary soon after the Dutch account appeared
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