coriander; cilantro
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coriander; cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
literaryA literary or traditional term for coriander, still used in traditional Chinese medicine and botanical contexts. More commonly called 香菜 (xiāngcài) or 芫荽 (yánsui) in daily speech.
Hú胡
suī荽
xìng性
wēn温
，
wèi味
xīn辛
，
jù具
yǒu有
fā发
biǎo表
tòu透
zhěn疹
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
Coriander is warm in nature and pungent in taste, with the effect of inducing sweating and promoting eruption of rashes.
Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
yán芫
sui荽
wéi为
hú胡
suī荽
，
yīn因
qí其
yuán原
chǎn产
xī西
yù域
。
The ancients called coriander 'husui' because it originated in the Western Regions.
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Zhè这
wèi味
yào药
xū需
yào要
jiā加
hú胡
suī荽
zǐ子
tóng同
jiān煎
。
This medicinal ingredient needs to be decocted together with coriander seeds.