白芍

báisháo
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM

CEDICT

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the white peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
  2. root of the white peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Wiktionary

芍藥的根晒乾製成藥材後，色帶淡褐者稱為「赤芍」，色白者稱為「白芍」。中醫上用以生血止痛。見清．吳其濬《植物名實圖考長編．卷一一．芳草．芍藥》。

重編國語辭典

  1. 上述植物的乾燥根，作為藥材
  2. 虎耳草目芍藥科芍藥屬芍藥種（Paeonialactiflora），多年生草本植物

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera
2 芍 sháo
  1. Chinese peony
  2. Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora