八味檀香散

bāwèitánxiāngsǎn

A pale brownish-yellow powder used in traditional Mongolian medicine to "remove heat from the lungs, relieve cough and promote expectoration".

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 八 bā eight
2 味 wèi
  1. taste
  2. smell
  3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
  4. quality
  5. sense
  6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
3 檀香 tánxiāng sandalwood
=4 散 sàn variant of 散 sàn
=4 散 sǎn
  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine
=4 散 sàn
  1. to scatter
  2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. to disperse
  4. to disseminate
  5. to dispel
  6. (coll.) to sack