益母草

yìmǔcǎo

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

路边的益母草开着紫红色的小花。

Lùbiān de yìmǔcǎo kāi zhe zǐhóngsè de xiǎohuā.

The motherwort by the roadside is covered in small purplish-red flowers.

HSK 6

产后，她用益母草煮水喝，调理身体。

Chǎnhòu, tā yòng yìmǔcǎo zhǔ shuǐ hē, tiáolǐ shēntǐ.

After giving birth, she drank motherwort boiled in water to help her body recover.

memory

益 'benefit' + 母 'mother' + 草 'herb': it has long been given to women, especially after childbirth. Its classical name is 茺蔚.

益 yì

母 mǔ

草 cǎo