参环毛蚓

參環毛蚓

cānhuánmáoyǐn

noun

Measure Word

一条参环毛蚓 tiáo

Meanings

1 Pheretima aspergillum
2 a large earthworm species used as the traditional Chinese medicine 地龙 (dìlóng)

Characters

to participate, tripartite

Examples

参环毛蚓是中药地龙的主要来源之一。

Cānhuánmáoyǐn shì zhōngyào dìlóng de zhǔyào láiyuán zhīyī.

Pheretima aspergillum is one of the main sources of the Chinese herbal drug dìlóng.

广东的参环毛蚓主要分布在华南地区的土壤中。

Guǎngdōng de cānhuánmáoyǐn zhǔyào fēnbù zài huánán dìqū de tǔrǎng zhōng.

Pheretima aspergillum is found mainly in the soils of southern China.

Tips

usage

The name 参环 refers to the triad of reproductive pores on the worm's 14th-16th segments (the clitellum region) — a diagnostic character for pheretimoid earthworms. Dried and cleaned specimens are the official Pharmacopoeia source of 地龙, used in formulas for stroke recovery and asthma.

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