川貝母

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Chinese

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river; creek; plain
river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
 
cowries; shell; valuables
cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
 
female; mother
trad. (川貝母)
simp. (川贝母)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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川貝母

  1. bulb of the Sichuan fritillary (Fritillaria sichuanica), used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce phlegm.

See also

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References

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  • 川贝母 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.