In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOXA
Etymology
Noun
moxa (countable and uncountable, plural moxas)
Dried leaves of an Asian species of mugwort, Artemisia argyi as used in moxibustion.
Any other plant used in moxibustion.
Source: Wiktionary
Mox"a, n. Etym: [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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