药用兽

藥用獸

yàoyòngshòu

noun

Measure Word

一种药用兽 zhǒng

Meanings

1 medicinal animal; animal used as a source of materia medica in traditional medicine

Characters

beast; (quadruped) animal

Examples

鹿、麝等是中国传统的药用兽。

Lù, shè děng shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng de yàoyòngshòu.

Deer, musk deer and the like are traditional Chinese medicinal animals.

保护药用兽资源对中医药的发展很重要。

Bǎohù yàoyòngshòu zīyuán duì Zhōngyīyào de fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.

Protecting medicinal animal resources is important for the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Tips

usage

Used in zoology and TCM resource-management literature alongside 药用植物 (medicinal plants). Classic examples include 鹿茸 (deer antler velvet), 麝香 (musk) and 熊胆 (bear bile). Conservation pressure on many 药用兽 has driven a shift toward cultivated or synthetic substitutes.

Stroke Order

药 yào

用 yòng

兽 shòu