má​huáng

ephedra

  • created sense approved 麻黄/麻黃 · má​huáng · ephedra — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    麻黄 / 麻黃

    má​huáng

    ephedra

    A family of perennial shrubs with slender, jointed stems and scale-like leaves, used in traditional medicine; the stems are the source of the alkaloid ephedrine.

    麻 (literal) → 麻 · má · hemp 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow

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    created sense