"Moxibustion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.044.588
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Moxibustion" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine and psychosocial care in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders-associated chronic facial pain. J Pain. 2012 Nov; 13(11):1075-89.