Yi Mu Cao / 益母草 (Chinese Motherwort)

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Title

Yi Mu Cao / 益母草 (Chinese Motherwort)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Kun Cao / 坤艸
Kun Chao / 坤炒 (fried)
益母炒 (fried)

Latin name

Leonuri Herba

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

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Translator's annotation

One of the label looks 坤艸, which is ancient form of 坤草 (Kun Cao).
KWC2007.1.455: The box text read: Chen Li Zhai Yi Mu Kang [?] / 陳李斋益母亢 [?]. There is a piece of paper that looks like an information leaflet of a pre-made formula, which title reads: Fu Ke Bai Feng Wan / 婦科白鳳丸 (Gynecological medicine pills). See the pre-mixed formula: Bai Feng Wan / 白鳳丸 (White Phoenix Pill) (KWC2007.1.462)

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 614-616

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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

KWC2007.1.3784
KWC2007.1.455

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Title Alternate label Class
Prescription (Herbal Formula) 347 Related objects (Prescription of herbs) Text