unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]) / metaphorically. a good solution
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
拔罐
bá guàn
cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
荆芥
jīng jiè
schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
金针菜
jīn zhēn cài
day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
苏州码子
Sū zhōu mǎ zi
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 / nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码[cao3ma3]
罗汉果
luó hàn guǒ
monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
八珍汤
bā zhēn tāng
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
北京中医药大学
Běi jīng Zhōng yī yào Dà xué
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
四物汤
sì wù tāng
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
安徽中医学院
An1 huī Zhōng yī Xué yuàn
Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
小花远志
xiǎo huā yuǎn zhì
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
巴戟
bā jǐ
morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1]
拔罐法
bá guàn fǎ
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
竹茹
zhú rú
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
草码
cǎo mǎ
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 / nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
苏枋木
sū fāng mù
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
广州中医药大学
Guǎng zhōu Zhōng yī yào Dà xué
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
雚菌
huán jūn
a type of poisonous fungus that grows on reeds, used in Chinese medicine to help cure patients suffering from ascaris (parasitic worms)
冬虫夏草
dōng chóng - xià cǎo
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
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