皂角刺

zàojiǎocì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Chinese honey locust thorn (TCM herb)
  2. 2 dried thorn of Gleditsia sinensis, used to dispel swelling and discharge pus

Examples

Yīshēng kāi de yàofāng lǐ yǒu zàojiǎocì.
The doctor's prescription included honey locust thorn.
Zàojiǎocì zài 《Běncǎo Gāngmù》 zhōng yǒu xiángxì jìzǎi.
The honey locust thorn is described in detail in the Compendium of Materia Medica.

Tips

culture
The sharp thorns of (honey locust, Gleditsia sinensis) are a classical TCM herb. Though grouped under "animal/biology" in some frequency corpora, this is a plant product — used externally and internally for abscesses and swellings.

Stroke Order

zào
jiǎo