Hai Piao Xiao / 海螵蛸 (Cuttlefish Bone)
Item
Title
Hai Piao Xiao / 海螵蛸 (Cuttlefish Bone)
Doc Hay's Shorthand
Hai Piao Xiao / 海螵消
Latin name
Os Sepiae
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Flavor of Herb
Translator's annotation
Also known as Wu Zei Gu / 烏賊骨.
KWC2007.1.466: the box is labeled as Chuan Wu / 川乌 (Sichuan Aconite Main Root). Inside is the bag that is labeled as Hai Piao Xiao / 海螵蛸, which matches the content (cuttlefish bone).
Other text indicating amount: 三两 (3 liang)
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
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
KWC2007.1.466
KWC2007.1.3763
KWC2007.1.3762