紫河车

Mandarin

Noun

紫河车 (simplified, Pinyin zǐhéchē, traditional 紫河車)

1. dried human placenta (A substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat yang deficiency.)

Related terms

• 补益药 (tonics in Chinese medicine)
• 药材 (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• 紫河车 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
• 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/