刺五加片

cìwǔjiāpiàn

Manyprickle Acanthopanax tablets used in traditional Chinese medicine "to reinforce qi, to invigorate the function of the spleen and the kidney, and to calm the nerves in the treatment of hypofunction of the spleen and the kidney marked by general weakness, lassitude, anorexia, aching of the loins and knees, insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep". These tablets are made from Acanthopanacis Senticosi (刺五加).

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1 刺五加 cìwǔjiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
=2 片 piān
  1. disk
  2. sheet
=2 片 piàn
  1. thin piece
  2. flake
  3. a slice
  4. film
  5. TV play
  6. to slice
  7. to carve thin
  8. partial
  9. incomplete
  10. one-sided
  11. classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
  12. classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
  13. used with numeral 一 yī: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
  14. Kangxi radical 91