annual herb; medicinal plant; pepperweed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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annual herbaceous plant (Lepidium apetalum or Descurainia sophia) with oval leaves, small yellow flowers, and elliptical fruit; its seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine
technicalIn traditional Chinese medicine, the seeds (known as 葶苈子) are used to relieve cough and asthma, reduce phlegm, and promote urination to reduce edema. The plant is commonly known as 'pepperweed' or 'flixweed' in English botanical contexts.
Tíng葶
lì苈
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhōng中
cǎo草
yào药
，
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
zhì治
liáo疗
ké咳
sou嗽
。
Tingli is a common Chinese medicinal herb often used to treat coughs.
Chūn春
tiān天
de的
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
dōu都
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
tíng葶
lì苈
。
In spring, the fields are everywhere covered with pepperweed.
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Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
tíng葶
lì苈
zǐ子
jù具
yǒu有
xiè泻
fěi肺
píng平
chuǎn喘
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Tingli seeds have the effect of purging the lungs and relieving asthma.