Zhi He Shou Wu / 制何首乌 [製何首烏] (Processed Fleeceflower Root, Processed Flowery Knotweed Root)
Item
Title
Zhi He Shou Wu / 制何首乌 [製何首烏] (Processed Fleeceflower Root, Processed Flowery Knotweed Root)
Doc Hay's Shorthand
炙首烏 (roasted)
Latin name
Polygoni multiflori Radix praeparata
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Flavor of Herb
Translator's annotation
Commonly known as Shou Wu / 首烏.
Translation Dr. Ger : H-345 - (Ho-shou-wu) - "Polygom malliflori radix".
He Shou Wu / 何首烏 usually refers to the prepared product (Zhi He Shou Wu / 制何首乌). The unprepared herb has almost no tonifying properties, which is specified as Sheng He Shou Wu / 生何首乌.
The vine of He Shu Wu is known as Ye Jiao Teng / 夜交藤 or Shu Wu Teng / 首烏藤 (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis).
Bibliographic Citation
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 749-50
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 491
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
KWC2007.1.359
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