Liu Zhi / 柳枝 (Babylon Weeping Willow)

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Title

Liu Zhi / 柳枝 (Babylon Weeping Willow)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Liu Zhi Ye / 柳枝 葉 (twigs, leaves)

Latin name

Salix Babylonica / Salicis Ramulus

Translator's annotation

The single character on the left (葉) indicates "leaves" but the content picture only shows twigs/branches. It doesn't seem to be a popular herb in modern times, but according to a source (http://thanhsiang.org/en/medicinal-plants-0): "In Chinese medicine, the plant is mainly used as a disinfectant and an antiseptic. The young shoots are boiled in water to extract the water soluble medicinal substances and used as a wash for abscesses, ulcers and skin diseases."

Bibliographic Citation

Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 549

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

KWC2007.1.3795

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