大腹皮
Chinese
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
abdomen; stomach; belly | leather; skin; fur | ||
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| simp. and trad. (大腹皮) |
大 | 腹 | 皮 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
大腹皮
- The pericarp of the betel nut or Areca catechu. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat water retention in the leg and fungal infection in the digestive tract.)
See also
- 药材 (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)
References
- 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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