安神药
Mandarin
| simpl. | 安神药 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 安神藥 | |
Etymology
安神 (to soothe the nerves) + 药 (medicine)
Noun
安神药 (simplified, Pinyin ānshényào, traditional 安神藥)
- a sedative; a tranquilizer
Usage notes
This term can also refer to materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine that are used to "calm the spirit/mind".
Hyponyms
hyponyms
See also
- 药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References
- 1994, Ming Ou; Li Yanwen, The Traditional Chinese Drug and Its Usage, Hai Feng Publishing Co., ISBN 9622381995:
- Alberto Estrada, Georgios S. Katselis, Bernard Laarveld, Branka Barl, "Isolation and evaluation of immunological adjuvant activities of saponins from Polygala senega L.", Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2000, Pages 27-43.
- Junping Kou, Minda Si, Guofei Dai, Yuwen Lin, Danni Zhu, "Antiinflammatory activity of Polygala japonica extract", Fitoterapia, Volume 77, Issue 6, September 2006, Pages 411-415
- H. Wang, J. Gao, J. Kou, D. Zhu, B. Yu, "Anti-inflammatory activities of triterpenoid saponins from Polygala japonica", Phytomedicine, Volume 15, Issue 5, 15 May 2008, Pages 321-326.
- 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
- "安神药" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-10.