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茯苓
茯苓
Chinese
| Pachyma cocos; china root | fungus; tuber | ||
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simp. and trad. (茯苓) |
茯 | 苓 | |
Noun
茯苓
- a medicinal mushroom, Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns (formerly known as Poria cocos and Daedalea extensa), commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to "protect the kidney and the liver".
See also
- 土茯苓 (wild tuckahoe)
- 利湿药 ("dampness-eliminating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References
-
茯苓 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