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