Chinese

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wasp, hornet alcoholic drink
trad. (胡蜂酒) 胡蜂
simp. #(胡蜂酒) 胡蜂

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胡蜂酒

  1. A prescription used by the Jingpo people to relieve acute rheumatism and rheumatic arthritis. It is an extract of Vespa magnifica Smith (胡蜂) (syn. Vespa mandarinia magnifica), with liquor.

References

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