Chinese

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crazy eggplant; belladonna tincture
trad. (顛茄酊) 顛茄
simp. (颠茄酊) 颠茄

Pronunciation

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Noun

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顛茄酊

  1. A brownish-red or brownish-green tincture prepared from Herba Belladonnae. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine and acts as an antispasmodic agent for smooth muscle, in the treatment of peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer, colicky pain in the gastric-intestinal tract, kidney and biliary tract.

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