太子參

Chinese

		crown prince; Taizi	ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform
trad. (太子參)		太子	參
simp. (太子参)		太子	参

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàizǐshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàizǐshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàizǐhshen
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-tzŭ³-shên¹
    • Yale: tài-dž-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taytzyyshen
    • Palladius: тайцзышэнь (tajczyšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

Noun

太子參

1. root of the false starwort, Pseudostellaria heterophylla (An adaptogenic herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve "yin" and "qi" energies, and to treat "dryness" of the lungs.)

Synonyms

• 孩儿参 (hái'érshēn)

See also

• 补益药 (bǔyìyào)
• 药材 (yàocái)

References

• 太子参 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.