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

Flavor of Herb

Channels

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

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

KWC2007.1.219

Item sets