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glossary (Chinese Formulae)
Chinese herbs: common words
chinese formulae

definition

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colors:
• huang = yellow
• zi = purple
• hong = red
• bai = white
• hei = black

» numbers:
• san = three
• si = four
• wu = five
• bai = one-hundred

» geography:
• hai = sea
• shui = water
• tian = heaven or sky (celestial)
• shan = mountain

» animals:
• yu = fish
• long = dragon

» objects:
• yu = jade

» odor:
• xiang = fragrant/aromatic

» size:
• xiao = small
• da = big
• tai = great

» temperature:
• han = cold

» preparation:
• sheng = raw or fresh
• shou or shu = steamed/cooked

» common plants:
• jiang = ginger or "ginger-like"
• zhu = bamboo
• lian = lotus
• sang = mulberry

» place of origin:
• tu = common (local)
• ye = wild
• han = Chinese
• hu or fan = foreign or imported
• chuan = Sichuan province


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