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.
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Moxibustion
//ˌmɒksɪˈbʌst͡ʃən//
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16 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 灸 noun (burning of moxa against skin)
- 艾灸 noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Finnish
2 entries- moksaus noun (burning of moxa against skin)
- moksibustio noun (burning of moxa against skin)
French
1 entries- moxibustion noun (burning of moxa against skin)
German
1 entries- Moxibustion noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Greek
1 entries- καυτηριασμός με μόξα noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Italian
1 entries- moxibustione noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Japanese
2 entries- お灸 noun (burning of moxa against skin)
- 灸 noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Korean
1 entries- 뜸 noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Polish
1 entries- termopunktura noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Portuguese
1 entries- moxibustão noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Russian
1 entries- прижига́ние noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Spanish
1 entries- moxibustión noun (burning of moxa against skin)
Swedish
1 entries- moxibustion noun (burning of moxa against skin)
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