仙茅

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄠˊ

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

Noun

仙茅

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/

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