Yuán Shēn / 元参 [元參] (Scrophularia, Ningpo Figwort Root)

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Title

Yuán Shēn / 元参 [元參] (Scrophularia, Ningpo Figwort Root)

Latin name

Scrophulariae Radix

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

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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)

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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

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