Chi Shi Zhi / 赤石脂 (Halloysite, Kaolin)

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Title

Chi Shi Zhi / 赤石脂 (Halloysite, Kaolin)

Latin name

Halloysitum Rubrum

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

Calcined Halloysite is called Duan Chi Shi Zhi / 煅赤石脂.
Crimson colored clay (赤石脂 / Chi Shi Zhi) is commonly used in Chinese medicine, but there are various colored stone resins (石脂 / Shi Zhi) that are similar.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 877

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

KWC2007.1.3972

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