豬苓
See also: 猪苓
Chinese edit
hog; pig; swine | fungus; tuber | ||
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trad. (豬苓) | 豬 | 苓 | |
simp. (猪苓) | 猪 | 苓 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
豬苓
- Polyporus umbellatus (a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and tumors, and to "induce diuresis and excrete dampness".
See also edit
- 利湿药 (lìshīyào) ("dampness-eliminating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References edit
- 豬苓/猪苓 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.