Mo Yao / 没药 [沒藥] (Myrrh)

Item

Title

Mo Yao / 没药 [沒藥] (Myrrh)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Mo Yao / 末药

Latin name

Myrrha

Herb Category

Regulate the Blood

Nature of Herb

Neutral

Flavor of Herb

Bitter

Channels

Heart
Liver
Spleen

Translator's annotation

The characters on the bag read: Sheng Mo Yao / 生没药 (unprepared Mo Yao), which is generally used externally or in pill form.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 636

SymMap URL

https://www.symmap.org/detail/SMHB00277

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.3840
KWC2007.1.4004

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Bulk Herbs

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