刺五加浸膏

cìwǔjiājìngāo

An alcoholic extract of Manyprickle Acanthopanax (Acanthopanacis Senticosi) that is used in traditional Chinese medicine "to reinforce qi, to invigorate the function of the spleen and the kidney, and to calm the nerves when there is hypofunction of the spleen and the kidney marked by general weakness, lassitude, anorexia, aching of the loins and knees, or insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep."

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Entry Composition

1 刺五加 cìwǔjiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
2 浸 jìn
  1. to immerse
  2. to soak
  3. to steep
  4. gradually
=3 膏 gāo
  1. ointment
  2. paste

classifier: 帖
=3 膏 gào
  1. to moisten
  2. to grease
  3. to apply (cream, ointment)
  4. to dip a brush in ink