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 《 Běn cǎo Gāng mù 》 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