- mahuang
- ma·huang
English syllables. 2014.
mahuang
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mahuang — /mah hwahng /, n. a Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, that is a source of ephedrine. [ < Chin máhuáng lit., hemp yellow] * * * … Universalium
mahuang — noun Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine • Syn: ↑Ephedra sinica • Hypernyms: ↑ephedra, ↑joint fir * * * ˈmäˈhwäŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Chine … Useful english dictionary
Chinese herbology — For non Chinese traditions of herbology, see herbalism. Chinese Herbology (simplified Chinese: 中药学; traditional Chinese: 中藥學; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments … Wikipedia
Ephedra (genus) — This article is about the genus Ephedra. For the use of the plant in medicine, see Ephedra. Ephedra Ephedra fragilis in Mallorca … Wikipedia
Chinese classic herbal formula — Chinese classic herbal formulas (Chinese: 经方) are a form of Chinese herbology, where herbs are combined for greater efficiency, compared to individual herbs. They are the basic herbal formulas that students of Traditional Chinese medicine learn.… … Wikipedia
Ephedra sinica — Ephedra sinica … Wikipédia en Français
ma huang — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) máhuáng Date: 1926 1. any of several eastern Asian ephedras (especially Ephedra sinica) having stems and roots yielding ephedrine 2. ephedra 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ephedra — This article is about the use of species of Ephedra in medicine. For botanical information, see Ephedra (genus). For the prescription medication ephedrine, see ephedrine. Bottle of Ephedrine, an alkaloid found in Ephedra Ephedra refers to the… … Wikipedia
Yunnan-Bahn — (昆河铁路) 滇越铁路/滇越鐵路 Diān Yuè Tiělù Tuyến đường sắt Hải Phòng Vân Nam ( Le chemin de fer du Yunnan) … Deutsch Wikipedia
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
