中医制药常用英语词汇
去皮免损气 remove the down for avoiding tremendous loss
去皮膜 remove the muscular membrane of musk sac
去瓤 remove the pulp from berries
去穰 remove the flesh or pulp
去穰免胀 remove the flesh for avoiding distending
去头翅足 remove the head , elytra , wings and legs of beetle
去头尾 cut off the head and tail ( of snake )
去头足 remove the head and legs( of centipede )
去外壳 remove the outer skin
去外皮 remove the outer bark
去咸 decrease saltiness
去心 remove the plumule from lotus seed
去心免烦 remove the core for avoiding fidget
去腥臭 decrease the stinking smell
去须 remove fibrous root
去须根 remove the fibrous root
去须毛 remove the tassel
去油 remove the fat
去油制霜 remove seed-oil by pressing to make the residue as a frost-like powder
去杂 eliminate the foreign
去枝梗 discard useless twigs
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热风干燥 drying with hot wind
热烘软化法 method for softening drugs by fire
热水泡 soaking in warm water
热蒸软化法 method for softening drugs by steaming
人工干燥 artificial drying
人乳 human milk
日晒夜露 being exposed in the open air day and night
绒毛 down
茸毛 fuzz
揉搓 kneading
揉韧 making (the drugs) tenacious by kneading
如法炮制 processing drugs under specified condition
乳钵 pestle
乳细 grinding into very fine powder
乳汁 milk
乳汁拌微炒 slightly stir-heating drugs with milk
乳汁浸 soaking with milk
乳汁制 processing with milk (usu. with human milk in the ancient time)
乳汁炙 stir-heating drugs with milk
乳汁滋润助生阴血 processing with milk for replenishing vital essence and blood
软化 softening
软化法 method of softening process
润镑 moistening drug and cutting it into pieces with Bang knife
润切法 cutting after moistening
润软 softening by moistening
润透 thorough moistening
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三分刀功 ,七分润功 Skill of moisture is more important than that of cutting, there only three parts is the skill of cutting and seven parts is the skill of moisture.
三类分类法 three methods for preparation of traditional Chinese crude drugs, preparation with fire, preparation with water and preparation with both fire and water
桑柴火 heat of burning mulberry
色黑如漆 as black as lacquer
色泽 color and lustre
砂 sand
砂罐煅 calcining drugs in a covered refractory pottery jar
砂锅煅 calcining drugs in a marmite
砂仁 Fructus Amomi
砂仁拌蒸 steaming drugs mixed with Frcutus Amomi
砂烫 stir-heating with hot sand
筛号 sieve number
筛选 sifting
筛子 sieve
晒干 drying under sunshine
山羊血 fresh goat blood
山羊血制 preparation of drugs with goat blood
伤火 over stir-heating or burning during preparation of drugs
伤水 excessive moisture-absorption of drugs during preparation
伤水 the time of wetting is too long; excessive wetting time
烧灰淋汁 spraying juice on ashes
烧碳存性 nature of the drug partly preserved after carbonization by scorching
烧碳法 carbonization by scorching
渗析制霜法 method for preparing frost-like powder through dialysis
升华制霜法 method for preparing frost-like powder through sublimation
生姜汁 ginger juice
生片 slices being used after cleansing
生品 crude drugs
生升熟降 crude drugs pertain to ascending while cooked drugs pertain to descending
生泻熟补crude drug pertain to purgation while cooked drugs pertain to nourish
生用 being used after cleansing and cutting process
湿热法 method for processing drugs by moistening and warming
石灰炒 stir-heating with lime
石灰水 water decoction of lime
食盐水 water decoction of salt
手捏法 pinching method ( for testing the degree of softening )
熟地黄汁制 boiling in the steam water of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
熟片 processed herbal pieces
熟用 being used after heat-processing
刷 brushing
刷净 clean drugs by brushing away foreign matters
刷去毛 remove fuzz by brushing
刷洗 brush with water
双润 softening the drugs twice so as to moisten
双润法 softening for twice
水淬 tempering by dipping in water
水飞 levigation
水火共制法 process of using both water and fire
水头 degree of drug softening
水制法 water processing method
顺刀片 slices cut in longitudinal section
丝 slivers
丝片 shredded slice
丝条片 cutting into long slice
四气 four properties of drug , i.e. cold, hot, warm and cool
四性 four properties of drugs , i.e. ascending , descending, floating and sinking
松泡 puffy
酥 crisp
酥脆 crispy
酥浸 soaking in butter
酥蜜法 method for stir-heating drugs with butter and honey
酥油炙 stir-frying with butter, stir-heating with butter
酥制 processing with butter
酥炙 stir-heating with butter
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摊晾 spreading and drying in the air
炭药 carbonized drugs
塘灰火 remained fire in hot ashes
塘火 fire remained in ashes
溏心 prepared drugs with external well done and internal half done caused by improper control of duration and degree of heating
糖拌炒 stir-heating drugs with (refined) white sugar
烫 scalding
烫净 removing the hair of drugs by burning
烫去毛 remove fuzz by scalding
淘净 remove foreign matters from drugs by panning
剔 picking out and getting rid of
剔除 rejecting ; picking out
提浸法 method for processing by soaking and extracting
屉蒸 steaming drugs in a bamboo steamer
挑拣 picking and choosing
挑选 sorting
铁碾 iron-made boat-like grinder
铜刀切 cutting with copper knife
铜钱片 copper coin-shaped drug slices
童便 fresh urine from boys under 12
童便浸 soaking in fresh urine of boys under 12
土 soil; earth
土炒 stir-heating with soil
土制补中 processing with soil for reinforcing the function of the spleen and stomach
吐丝 something like silk appears when soaking or boiling
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挖取毛(果皮内) pick out the hair from interior of fruit shell
外干内软 the outer part being dry while the internal part being soft
弯曲法 bending method (for testing the degree of softening)
挽卷 preparing drugs into rolls of certain specification
旺制 strong heating fire
微波干燥法 method for drying drugs with microwave
微炒 stir-heating slightly
微火 mild heating fire
微有麻辣感 having slight sense of numbness and pungency
微煮 boiling drugs for a short time
煨 roasting; cooking by surrounding with hot embers
煨者去燥性 getting rid of dryness by roasting
味甘如饴 sweet as malt sugar
温汤 warm soup
文火 mild heating fire
文武火 alternatively use of mild and strong fire
无灰酒 lime-free rice wine
吴茱萸汁 Fructus Evodiae juice
吴茱萸制抑苦寒 bitter and cold properties of drugs being decreased after processing with Fructus Evodiae juice
五类分类法 five categories for preparing Chinese medicine: purification , preparation with water, preparation with fire, preparation with both water and fire and the others
五味 five taste of drugs : pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty
武火 strong heating fire
勿令犯火 avoid heating
勿令犯水 avoid touching water
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洗 washing
洗净 remove foreign matters form drugs by washing
洗润 moistening after washing
细丝 shredded slice about 2-3 mm wide
下气 therapeutic method to keep the adverse qi flowing downward
鲜切 cutting drugs into pieces when fresh
鲜用 being used in fresh state
相对湿度 relative humidity
相恶为制 processing with drugs that can damage or reduce the effects
相反为制 processing with drugs that have different or opposite property and flavor so as to decrease the toxicity or side effects
相杀为制 processing with drugs that can lessen or remove the toxicity or side effects
相须为制 processing with drugs that have similar properties or functions to strengthen the effects
相资为制 processing with drugs that have the same or similar property and flavour so as to promote its original property, flavour and function
小紧眼筛 mesh whose diameter is 1.33 mm.
小中眼筛 mesh whose diameter is 4.5 mm.
斜片 slices cut in oblique section
修事 processing of Chinese crude drug
修制合度 qualified processing
修治 processing of Chinese crude drug
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压碾 pressing and grinding
压去油 press drugs for removing fat or oil
延胡筛 mesh whose diameter is 10 mm
研末 abrasive powder
研如膏 grind drugs into paste
盐 salt
盐炒 stir-heating with salt
盐水 salt solution
盐水炒 stir-heating with water decoction of salt
盐水淬 tempering by dipping in water decoction of salt
盐水浸 soaking in salt
盐水洗 washing with water decoction of salt
盐水蒸 steaming drugs with salt solution
盐水制 processing with salt solution
盐水煮 boiling in salt solution
盐制入肾 drugs processed with salt generally manifest their effects on kidney
盐炙 stir-heating drugs with salt solution
扬 winning
羊脂 sheep’s fat
羊脂制 stir-heating with the fat of sheep
阳干 drying by exposing to the sun
腰片 kidney-shaped drug slices
咬白 the appearance of sprouts beginning to appear
药汁淬 quenching with drug juice
药汁泡 soaking in water decoction
药汁制 processing with drug decoction
药煮 boiling drugs
液体辅料 kind of dressing which is liquid or sticky under normal temperature
一炊时time for making a meal
一伏时 time period of a day and night
一刻 a quarter: as one hundredth part of a day measured by copper clepsydra
一时辰 two hours ( time unit in ancient time )
一宿 one night
一夕 one night
一宵 one night
一夜 one night
一柱香 time period for burning out one stick of incense
依方炮制 processing in accordance with prescription
阴干 drying under shape
阴阳水 boiled water mixed with newly-fetched water
银花汁 honeysuckle juice
饮片 crude drugs slice processed for decoction
饮片干燥 drying slices
油片 slice of bleeding
油砂 sand prepared with oil
油砂炒 stir-heating with oily sand
油炸 deep-frying with sesame oil
油脂制 stir-heating drugs with animal fats
油炙 stir-frying with sesame oil
鱼子片 5-10 mm long transverse pieces of drugs
圆片 slides cut in transverse section
圆气 steaming the drugs with heavy steam emitted from the steamer
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杂质 impurity
砸碎 break into piece
灶心土 oven earth
皂角 Fructus Gleditsiae
皂角水制 processing with water decoction of Chinese Honey locust Abnormal Fruit
轧碎 break into piece
炸心片 slices with broken center
粘连 attaching together
掌握水头 control the water-absorption and softening of drugs
真空加温润药法 method for moistening crude-drugs by warm-soaking under vacuum
蒸 steaming
蒸镑 softening drug by steaming and cutting it into pieces with Bang knife
蒸饼 process drugs into cakes then steam them
蒸法 steaming
蒸笼 steamer tub
蒸露 distillation
蒸闷 be steamed in a sealed container
蒸气干燥法 method for drying drugs with hot steam
蒸切 cutting the drugs softened by steaming into pieces
蒸软 be steamed soft
蒸桶 tub-shape steamer
芝麻点 sesame spots
芝麻油 sesame oil
直火煅 calcining drugs directly on flame
直火干燥法 method for drying drugs directly on flame
直片 slices cut in longitudinal section
纸煨 roasting drugs wrapped in wet paper
指甲片 nail-shaped drug slices
指掐法 method for testing the degree of softness by hand nipping
制其味 depress the flavour of drugs
制其形 change the shape of drugs
制其性 weaken the over –strong character of drugs
制其质 change the texture of drugs
制绒 process fibre into fine and soft material
制霜 make frost-like powder
制炭法 method for charcoal processing
制用 being used after processing
治削 cleansing
炙 stir-heating with liquid adjuvant
炙法 stir-heating drugs with liquid adjuvant
炙酥 make the drug crisp by stir-heating with adjuvants
质酥脆 property of crisp
中段 length of drug which is about 15 mm long
中火 medium heating
中蜜 honey refined until its temperature reaches 116-118C with loss of 13% contained water d=1.37 approximately
中药炮制 processing traditional Chinese material media
中药炮制学 science of processing traditional Chinese material media
皱纹片 slice like wrinkle
朱砂 Cinnabar
朱砂拌衣 coating the surface of drug with another drug in fine powder
朱砂点 Zhushadian (Cinnabar-shaped dots)
猪胆汁制 stir-heating drugs with the bile of pig
猪胆汁制泻火 drugs processed with pig’s bile purging intense heat
竹叶片 bamboo leaves
煮 boiling; cooking
贮于密闭容器 store in an airtight container
自然软化法 softening drugs by absorbing natural moisture
走味 change of odor and flavor caused by deterioration
走油 appearance of rancid oil seeping onto the surface of drug
晬时 a cycle of twenty-four hours
遵古炮制 processing in ancient way