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桂枝

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Chinese

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Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.) branch; (a measure word)
simp. and trad.
(桂枝)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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桂枝

  1. twig of the cinnamon tree (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a "stomach tonic".)

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (桂枝):
  • Japanese: (けい)() (keishi)
  • Korean: 계지(桂枝) (gyeji)

See also

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  • 解表藥解表药 (jiěbiǎoyào) ("superfices-syndrome" relieving materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine)
  • 藥材药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

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  • 桂枝 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.