Chun Pi / 椿皮 (Ailanthus Bark or Root Bark, Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac)
Item
Title
Chun Pi / 椿皮 (Ailanthus Bark or Root Bark, Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac)
Latin name
Ailanthi Cortex
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Flavor of Herb
Channels
Translator's annotation
The dried inner root bark is called Chun Bai Pi / 椿白皮 (Ailanthus White Bark).
Chinese botanical name is stinking ailanthus (Chou Chun / 臭椿), which reflects intensely disagreeable odor.
Bibliographic Citation
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 874
SymMap URL
Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)
PhysicalObject
Format of the digital image
image/jpeg
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
KWC2007.1.3730
KWC2007.1.3915