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Descriptor English: Moxibustion
Descriptor Spanish: Moxibustión
Descriptor moxibustión
Scope note: Combustión lenta sobre la PIEL en un punto de ACUPUNTURA de un tapón ardiente pequeño, del tamaño de un dedal, de hojas secas. Generalmente los tapones contienen hojas de ARTEMISA o moxa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Moxibustão
Descriptor French: Moxibustion
Entry term(s): Moxabustion
Tree number(s): E02.190.044.588
MT3.685.529
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009071
Scope note: The burning of a small, thimble sized, smoldering plug of dried leaves on the SKIN at an ACUPUNCTURE point. Usually the plugs contain leaves of MUGWORT or moxa.
Annotation: coordinate with disease /ther, not disease /drug ther
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 67; was MOXA 1963-66
Online Note: use MOXIBUSTION to search MOXA 1966
History Note: 67; was MOXA 1963-66
DeCS ID: 9264
Unique ID: D009071
NLM Classification: WB 369.5.M9
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Moxibustion - Preferred
Concept UI M0014145
Scope note The burning of a small, thimble sized, smoldering plug of dried leaves on the SKIN at an ACUPUNCTURE point. Usually the plugs contain leaves of MUGWORT or moxa.
Preferred term Moxibustion
Entry term(s) Moxabustion



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