Tian Men Dong / 天门冬 [天門冬] (Asparagus Tuber)

Item

Title

Tian Men Dong / 天门冬 [天門冬] (Asparagus Tuber)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

天冬

Latin name

Asparagi Radix

Herb Category

Tonifying Herbs

Nature of Herb

Very Cold

Flavor of Herb

Sweet
Bitter

Channels

Kidney
Lung

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 827

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

KWC2007.1.389

Item sets

Bulk Herbs

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