灯台叶

燈臺葉

dēngtáiyè

noun

Measure Word

一片灯台叶 piàn

Meanings

1 leaves of Alstonia scholaris (devil tree)
2 TCM herb used to relieve cough and asthma

Characters

stand, platform

Examples

灯台叶是云南一味传统中草药。

Dēngtáiyè shì Yúnnán yī wèi chuántǒng zhōngcǎoyào.

Alstonia leaf is a traditional Chinese herb from Yunnan.

灯台叶制成的糖浆可以止咳平喘。

Dēngtáiyè zhì chéng de tángjiāng kěyǐ zhǐké píngchuǎn.

Syrup made from Alstonia leaf can relieve coughing and asthma.

Tips

culture

Named 灯台 (lamp stand) because the tree's whorled branches radiate from the trunk like a candelabrum. The leaves appear in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as an antitussive.

Stroke Order

灯 dēng

台 tái

叶 yè