Má Huáng / 麻黄 (Ephedra Stem)
Item
Title
Má Huáng / 麻黄 (Ephedra Stem)
Doc Hay's Shorthand
蔴王, 蔴黄
Latin name
Ephedrae Herba
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Flavor of Herb
Translator's annotation
Translation by Dr. Ger : - "Ephedra vulgaris".
The original characters on one of the bags, 蔴王 / Ma Wang (English translation: "Numbness King"), is an unknown herb that sounds very similar to Ma Huang / 麻黄, which most likely the intended characters.
The original characters on one of the bags, 蔴王 / Ma Wang (English translation: "Numbness King"), is an unknown herb that sounds very similar to Ma Huang / 麻黄, which most likely the intended characters.
Bibliographic Citation
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 3-8
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 554
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
URI for this item
Owner of the Collection
State of Oregon
Source (the collection in which this object is found)
Kam Wah Chung Collection
KWC location ID
KWC2007.1.144
KWC2007.1.296
KWC2007.1.213
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Prescription (Herbal Formula) 343 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
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Prescription (Herbal Formula) 675 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |