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烏藥 Wuyao
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Chinese Name |
烏藥 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Wuyao |
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English Name |
Combined Spicebush Root |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Linderae Radix |
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Category |
Roots and rhizomes |
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Origin |
The dried tuberous root of Lindera aggregate (Sims) Kosterm.(Lauraceae) |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Hunan, Zhejiang. |
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Macroscopic Features |
Often fusiform shape, slightly curved, sometimes shrived and linked in the center, 6~15cm long, 1~3cm diameter. Externally yellowish-brown, with longitudinal wrinkles and loose thin root scars. Firm texture, slices are 0.2~2mm thick, cut surface is yellowish-white or pale yellowish-brown, rays are radially arranged, can see concentric rings, center color is relatively dark. Aromatic odor, slightly bitter, acrid, with cooling taste. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is pale brown, large, fat and strong, tender, with potent aromatic odor. |
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Properties |
Acrid, warm |
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Functions |
Moves qi, stops pain, warms kidney, disperses cold. |
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Technical Terms |
'Wu yao linked’: wu yao is a fusiform tuberous root that contracts in the center to form a linked shape. |
| Link |
 Medicinal Plant Images Database
Chinese Medicinal Formula Images Database
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00108 |
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