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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
牛膝
- Root of a chaff flower (Achyranthes spp.) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
Compounds
References
- 牛膝 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
Japanese
Noun
牛膝 • (gojitsu)
- Synonym of 猪の子槌 (inokozuchi, “Achyranthes japonica”)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried root of Achyranthes japonica used as medicine