仙茅

仙茅

Chinese

		immortal	thatch
simp. and trad. (仙茅)		仙	茅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiānmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianmau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianmáo
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn˥ mɑʊ̯˧˥/

Noun

仙茅

1. rhizome of the curculigo (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat yang deficiency.)

Related terms

• 补益药 (tonics in Chinese medicine)
• 药材 (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• 仙茅 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
• http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
• http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
• http://www1.dict.li/ and http://www.nciku.com/