júluò

橘络

Word · NounTraditional橘絡

tangerine pith; dried tangerine vasculature (used in TCM)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the dried fibrous vascular bundles between the peel and pulp of a tangerine/orange

technical

A specific term in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is collected, dried, and used as an herbal ingredient. It is not a common word in everyday conversation.

Shài晒
gān干
hòu后
de的
jú橘
luò络
shì是
yī一
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
 。

Dried tangerine pith is a type of Chinese herbal medicine.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
fāng方
lǐ里
xū需
yào要
jiā加
rù入
sān三
kè克
jú橘
luò络
 。

This prescription requires adding three grams of tangerine vasculature.

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Bāo剥
jú橘
zi子
shí时
 ,
nà那
xiē些
bái白
sè色
de的
sī丝
jiù就
shì是
jú橘
luò络
 。

When peeling a tangerine, those white threads are the tangerine pith.