柴胡

cháihú

noun

Meanings

1 Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
2 bupleurum root (TCM herb)

Characters

non-Han / foreign (in herb names)

Examples

HSK 7-9

柴胡是常用的中药材，能退烧。

Cháihú shì chángyòng de zhōngyào cái, néng tuìshāo.

Bupleurum is a common Chinese medicinal herb that reduces fever.

HSK 7-9

医生给他开了小柴胡颗粒。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le xiǎo cháihú kēlì.

The doctor prescribed him Xiaochaihu granules.

Tips

culture

小柴胡汤 (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), recorded in 张仲景's 《伤寒论》 (Treatise on Cold Damage, c. 200 CE), is one of the most prescribed TCM formulas - and a staple OTC remedy as 小柴胡颗粒 granules in modern China.

Stroke Order

柴 chái

胡 hú