Chinese

		Tripterygium hypoglaucum	a slice; piece; flake a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
simp. and trad. (昆明山海棠片)		昆明山海棠	片

Noun

昆明山海棠片

1. A sugar-coated tablet prepared from Radix Tripterygii Hypoglauci, and used in traditional Chinese medicine "to dispel wind and damp, to strengthen the tendons and activate blood circulation, to remove heat and counteract toxicity, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus".

References

• State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.