Yuán Shēn / 元参 [元參] (Scrophularia, Ningpo Figwort Root)
Item
Title
Yuán Shēn / 元参 [元參] (Scrophularia, Ningpo Figwort Root)
Latin name
Scrophulariae Radix
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Translator's annotation
Also commonly known as Xuan Shen / 玄参 [玄參].
Bibliographic Citation
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 742
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. -- "During the Qing dynasty, the word 玄 became taboo. The herb was referred to as primal root (元參 yuan shen), a name which is still occasionally used."
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
KWC2007.1.290
Item sets
Linked resources
Filter by property
Title | Alternate label | Class |
---|---|---|
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 43 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 343 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 350 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 454 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 461 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 550 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 595 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 597 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 602 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 666 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 667 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 674 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 679 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 685 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 467 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 656 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |