板蓝根

板藍根

bǎnlángēn

noun

Meanings

1 isatis root (Isatis tinctoria)
2 banlangen (TCM cold remedy)

Characters

Examples

感冒了就冲一包板蓝根喝。

Gǎnmào le jiù chōng yì bāo bǎnlángēn hē.

If you catch a cold, mix a packet of banlangen and drink it.

非典期间板蓝根被抢购一空。

Fēidiǎn qījiān bǎnlángēn bèi qiǎnggòu yì kōng.

During SARS, banlangen was bought up and sold out completely.

Tips

culture

A household TCM remedy in China — granulated packets are used like Western cold medicine. During SARS (2003) and COVID-19 outbreaks it caused nationwide panic buying, though its efficacy is disputed outside TCM.

Stroke Order

板 bǎn

蓝 lán

根 gēn