高莨薑

See also: 高莨姜

Chinese

		high; tall	[[Scopalia japonica\|]] maxin	ginger
trad. (高莨薑)		高	莨	薑
simp. (高莨姜)		高	莨	姜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāolàngjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāolàngjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaulanqjiang
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

高莨薑

rhizome of the galangal. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antibiotic; to warm the stomach, and to improve digestion.)
Alpinia galanga
Zingiberaceae

Synonyms

高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng)

See also

補益藥／补益药 (bǔyìyào)
藥材／药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)

References

Wiseman, Nigel (1995) English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine, →ISBN
http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/plantdisp.xsql?taxon=60

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