牛黄

Mandarin

simpl.		牛黄
trad.		牛黃

Noun

牛黄 (simplified, Pinyin niúhuáng, traditional 牛黃)

1. The bezoar, calculus, or gallstone of cattle. (A highly-valued substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to activate "qi" and to treat symptoms of stroke or coma.)

See also

• (not to be confused with) huángniú 黄牛
• yàocái 药材

References

• 牛黄 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
• 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/