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

Channels

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

Item sets