葛根

Chinese

		coarse grass linen	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (葛根)		葛	根
simp. ^#(葛根)		葛	根

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gěgēn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˇ ㄍㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): got³ gan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gěgēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˇ ㄍㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geegen
  - IPA ^(key): /kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: got³ gan¹
  - Yale: got gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: got⁸ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: god³ gen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

葛根

root of the kudzu (Pueraria montana, syn. Pueraria lobata) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat symptoms of hypertension.) Pueraria edulis Pamp..

See also

解表药 ("superfices-syndrome" relieving materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine)
药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

葛根 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
http://www1.dict.li
http://www.ars-grin.gov/misc/mmpnd/List_bot.html#sec.02

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