Nan Sha Shen / 南沙参 [南沙參] (Adenophora Root)

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Title

Nan Sha Shen / 南沙参 [南沙參] (Adenophora Root)

Latin name

Adenophorae Radix

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

This box was possibly custom powders.
The box this herb was contained was also labeled as Ju Hua / 菊花 (KWC2007.1.247). See the translator's notes in KWC2007.1.247 for full description.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 820
-- "There are two types of Sha Shen / 南沙参, northern (Glehnia Littoralis) and southern (Adenophora Tetraphylla)...nowadays, when Sha Shen is prescribed without specifying the northern or southern variety, Glehniae Radix (Bei Sha Shen 北沙参) is prescribed." pg. 818

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

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Format of the digital image

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Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM)

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

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