Hu Jiao / 胡椒 (Pepper)

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Title

Hu Jiao / 胡椒 (Pepper)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

白胡 (white pepper)

Latin name

Piperis Fructus

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

"Two different products can be distinguished, based on the method of processing. Black pepper (Hei Hu Jiao / 黑胡椒): the green fruit is collected and dried directly in the sun. White pepper (Bai Hu Jiao / 白胡椒): the fruit is collected when it turns red, soaked for several days in water, removed from the sarcocarp, and dried in the sun." (Bensky, pg. 704)
One of the bags is marked Xiao Xiao Tie Ding Zi / 小小鉄釘子 (small iron nails).

Bibliographic Citation

Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 395.
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 702

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

KWC2007.1.259

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