Meng Shi / 礞石

Item


Title

Meng Shi / 礞石

Doc Hay's Shorthand

蒙石

Latin name

Chloriti Lapis/Micae Lapis aueus

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

There are two different minerals used as Meng Shi / 礞石 . They are basically interchangeable, but Chloriti Lapis (Qing Meng Shi / 青礞石) is considered to be of better quality than Jin Meng Shi / 金礞石. (Bensky, pg. 398)

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 397-399

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

KWC2007.1.3849

Item sets