Chinese

Noun

甜玉竹

1. root of the Polygonatum macropodium. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat yin deficiency.)

Synonyms

• 海竹
• 海玉竹

Hypernyms

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

References

• 甜玉竹 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
• 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/