柴胡

cháihú
  1. Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
  2. root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)

CEDICT

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Bupleurum falcatum (herb used to reduce "heat" symptoms)
  2. Bupleurum falcatum
  3. root of Bupleurum falcatum (herb used to reduce "heat" symptoms)

Wiktionary

植物名。繖形科柴胡屬。有南北二種，北種高約二尺許，葉狹長，南種高約四五尺，葉腳橢圓，端尖。夏秋開黃花，果實長橢圓形，表皮光滑。冬季掘根，乾燥後可供藥用，有解熱的功效。

重編國語辭典

  1. (～屬)繖形科柴胡屬植物（Bupleurum）
  2. (～種)柴胡屬鐮葉柴胡（Bupleurumfalcatum）的俗名
  3. 柴胡屬北柴胡（Bupleurumchinense）的乾燥根，作為藥材用於解熱

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 柴 chái
  1. firewood
  2. lean (of meat)
  3. thin (of a person)
=2 胡 hú
  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
=2 胡 hú used in 衚衕 hútòng
=2 胡 hú
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers

Containing this entry

北柴胡 běicháihú
  1. honewort
  2. Cryptotaenia japonica
銀柴胡 yíncháihú
小柴胡湯 xiǎocháihútāng