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  • Moxa treatment: a young woman kneels and applies moxa (a smouldering blend of medicinal plants) to another's leg. Woodcut by Sukenobu, ca. 1739 (?).
  • A Japanese physician applying moxa (a substance produced from leaves of various wormwoods) as a cautery: igniting it on the skin of a patient's back. Wood engraving.
  • Bloodletting points and moxa points. Ink drawing, Tibet.
  • Moxa treatment: a young woman kneels and applies moxa (a smouldering blend of medicinal plants) to another's leg. Woodcut by Sukenobu, ca. 1739 (?).