Dan Zhu Ye / 淡竹叶 [淡竹葉] (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves)

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Title

Dan Zhu Ye / 淡竹叶 [淡竹葉] (Lophatherum Stem and Leaves)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

Zhu Ru / 竹入

Latin name

Lophatheri Herba

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

"At present, the plant used for Dan Zhu Ye / 淡竹叶 is Lophatherum Gracile. Although its leaves strongly resemble common bamboo (Phyllostachys spp), Lophatherum is a short, shrub-like plant without the stiff central stem characteristic of bamboo." (Bensky, pg. 99)

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 98

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

KWC2007.1.302

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