Tu Si Zi / 菟丝子 [菟絲子] (Cuscuta, Chinese Dodder Seeds)
Item
Title
Tu Si Zi / 菟丝子 [菟絲子] (Cuscuta, Chinese Dodder Seeds)
Latin name
Cuscutae Semen
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Translator's annotation
"Long ago it was noted that when boiled, the seeds of this herb expelled filaments just like silkworms do, giving rise to the nickname spitting silk seeds (Tu Si Zi / 吐丝子)" (Bensky, pg. )
Bibliographic Citation
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 802
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
KWC2007.1.219