海金砂

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Chinese

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ocean; sea metal; gold; money sand; gravel; granule
simp. and trad.
(海金砂)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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海金砂

  1. spores of Lygodium japonicum (a medicinal substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to "induce diuresis and excrete dampness".

Synonyms

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See also

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  • 利湿药 (lìshīyào) ("dampness-eliminating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
  • 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

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