Bai Zhi Ma / 白芝麻 (White Sesame Seeds)

Item


Title

Bai Zhi Ma / 白芝麻 (White Sesame Seeds)

Latin name

Semen Sesami Album

Flavor of Herb

Translator's annotation

"Black sesame (Hei Zhi Ma / 黑芝麻) is used for medicinal purposes, white sesame (Bai Zhi Ma / 白芝麻) is used for culinary purposes." (Bensky)
See also: Hei Zhi Ma / 黑芝麻

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press.

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

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

KWC2007.1.3800

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