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石菖蒲
石菖蒲
Chinese
| rock; stone; 10 pecks | calamus | calamus | ||
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simp. and trad. (石菖蒲) |
石 | 菖 | 蒲 | |
Noun
石菖蒲
- rhizome of the Japanese rush or Japanese sweet flag (An herb in traditional Chinese medicine to treat coma and stroke symptoms.)
See also
- 行气药 ("Qi-activating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References
-
石菖蒲 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
- http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
- http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
- http://www1.dict.li/ and http://www.nciku.com/
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
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| 石 | 菖 | 蒲 |
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せき Grade: 1 |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
ぶ Jinmeiyō |
Noun
石菖蒲 (hiragana せきしょうぶ, romaji sekishōbu)
- (medicine) Rhizome of the Japanese rush or Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus, an herb in traditional Chinese medicine for treating coma and stroke symptoms.)
Synonyms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
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| 石 | 菖 | 蒲 |
Noun
石菖蒲 • (seokchangpo) (hangeul 석창포)
- Hanja form? of 석창포, “Rhizome of the Japanese rush or Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus, an herb in traditional Chinese medicine for treating coma and stroke symptoms.)”.