Wǔ Jiā Pí / 五加皮 (Eleutherococcus Root Bark, Acanthopanax Root Bark)
Item
Title
Wǔ Jiā Pí / 五加皮 (Eleutherococcus Root Bark, Acanthopanax Root Bark)
Doc Hay's Shorthand
加皮
Tu Jia Pi / 土加皮
Latin name
Eleutherococci Gracilistryli Cortex
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Bibliographic Citation
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 683
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 338 -- "There are several species used as the herb Wu Jia... Hedyotis Hedyotidea, Rubiaceae (Niu Bai Teng / 牛白藤, Tu Wu Jia Pi / 土五加皮) is an adulterant common in Guangdong and Hongkong and consists of greyish brown stems, 1-2cm in diameter, with a narrow cortex and a wide, irregular chrysanthemum-shaped xylem and a central pith." p. 340
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
KWC2007.1.264
KWC2007.1.4056
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