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# 暗疔 暗疔 [an4 ding1] /dark clove sore (medical)/

# 暗煅 暗煅 [an4 duan4] /sealed pot calcination/

# 涅石 涅石 [nie4 shi2] /alumen (term used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 惡創 恶创 [e4 chuang1] /malign sore (term used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 羽涅 羽涅 [yu3 nie4] /alumen (term used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 硝石 硝石 [xiao1 shi2] /niter/saltpeter/potassium nitrate KNO3/mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O) (in traditional Chinese medicinal texts)/

# 胃張閉 胃张闭 [wei4 zhang1 bi4] /stomach distention and block (medicinal term)/

# 推陳致新 推陈致新 [tui1 chen2 zhi4 xin1] /weed through the old to bring forth the new (idiom)/

# 芒硝 芒硝 [mang2 xiao1] /mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O)/

# 艾實 艾实 [ai4 shi2] /mugwort fruit (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Fructus Artemisiae argyi/

# 艾炭 艾炭 [ai4 tan4] /carbonized mugwort leaf (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum)/

# 艾條 艾条 [ai4 tiao2] /moxa stick, moxa rod (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 艾條雀啄灸 艾条雀啄灸 [ai4 tiao2 que4 zhuo2 jiu3] /"pecking sparrow" moxibustion (traditional Chinese medicinal technique)/

# 艾葉油 艾叶油 [ai4 ye4 you2] /mugwort leaf oil (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi/

# 八般頭風 八般头风 [ba1 ban1 tou2 feng1] /eight kinds of "head wind" (headache) (Chinese medical term)/

# 八寶丹 八宝丹 [ba1 bao3 dan1] /eight-jewel elixir (Chinese medicine)/

# 八寶眼藥 八宝眼药 [ba1 bao3 yan3 yao4] /eight-jewel eye ointment (Chinese medicine)/

# 八沖 八冲 [ba1 chong1] /eight surges (a group of eight accupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1,HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)/

# 八疸 八疸 [ba1 dan3] /eight (types of) jaundices (in Chinese medicine)/

# 八疸身面黃 八疸身面黄 [ba1 dan3 shen1 mian4 huang2] /eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (in Chinese medicine)/

# 八段錦 八段锦 [ba1 duan4 jin3] /"eight brocades," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits/

# 八二丹 八二丹 [ba1 er4 dan1] /eight-to-two powder (Chinese medicine)/

# 八法 八法 [ba1 fa3] /eight methods of treatment in Chinese medicine/these are: 汗法, 吐法, 下法, 和法, 温法, 清法, 消法, 补法 (sweating, vomiting, draining downward, harmonizing, warming, clearing, reducing and tonifying.)/

# 八風穴 八风穴 [ba1 feng1 xue2] /"eight winds," name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot/

# 艾炷灸 艾炷灸 [ai4 zhu4 jiu3] /cone moxibustion (Chinese medicinal technique)/

# 愛玉子 爱玉子 [ai4 yu4 zi3] /jelly fig seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Semen Fici Awkeotsang/

# 噯腐 嗳腐 [ai4 fu3] /putrid belching (medical term)/see also 噯氣腐臭/

# 噯酸 嗳酸 [ai4 suan1] /sour belching (medical term)/see also 噯氣酸腐/

# 阿是穴 阿是穴 [a1 shi4 xue2] /painful point (in acupuncture)/

# 阿仙藥 阿仙药 [a1 xian1 yao4] /gambier extract (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/from Uncaria gambir/

# 暗紫 暗紫 [an4 zi3] /dull purple/

# 熬膏 熬膏 [ao2 gao1] /to boil to a paste/

# + 玉札 玉札 [yu4 zha2] /nephrite (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Nephritum/

# - 石鐘乳 石钟乳 [shi2 zhong1 ru3] /incorrect/

# + 石鐘乳 石钟乳 [shi2 zhong1 ru3] /stalactite/tip of stalactite (in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# - 主 主 [zhu3] /incorrect/

# + 主 主 [zhu3] /owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)/to treat illness (in medicinal texts)/

# 逆上氣 逆上气 [ni4 shang4 qi4] /counterflow and ascent of qi (term in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 下乳汁 下乳汁 [xia4 ru3 zhi1] /promote lactation/

# - 生 生 [sheng1] /incorrect/

# + 生 生 [sheng1] /to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw, uncooked/be produced (in)/

# I will admit this. Although it has little currency, it can sound idiomatic in medical contexts

# thoroughfare? That's hilarious

# 安沖湯 安冲汤 [an1 chong1 tang1] /thoroughfare-quieting decoction (Chinese medicine)/

# all these are constructs. 安蟲散 worm-quieting powder, word for word. Unless you explain 蟲, there is no added value.

# 安蟲散 安虫散 [an1 chong2 san3] /worm-quieting powder (Chinese medicine)/

# 安蟲丸 安虫丸 [an1 chong2 wan2] /worm-quieting pill (Chinese medicine)/

# this sounds more like the name of a recipe.

# 安宮牛黃丸 安宫牛黄丸 [an1 gong1 niu2 huang2 wan2] /peaceful palace bovine bezoar pill (Chinese medicine)/

# Classical. Evident.

# 安固 安固 [an1 gu4] /secure/stable/

# see above

# 安蛔湯 安蛔汤 [an1 hui2 tang1] /roundworm-quieting decoction (Chinese medicine)/

# 安魂湯 安魂汤 [an1 hun2 tang1] /soul-quieting decoction (Chinese medicine)/

# 安榮湯 安荣汤 [an1 rong2 tang1] /quiet construction decoction (Chinese medicine)/

# 安神定志丸 安神定志丸 [an1 shen2 ding4 zhi4 wan2] /spirit-quieting mind-stabilizing pill (Chinese medicine)/

# 安神生化湯 安神生化汤 [an1 shen2 sheng1 hua4 tang1] /spirit-quieting, generating and transforming decoction (Chinese medicine)/

# evident constructs

# 安精神 安精神 [an1 jing1 shen2] /to calm the spirit/

# 安脾 安脾 [an1 pi2] /to quiet the spleen (medical term)/

# 安眠劑 安眠剂 [an1 mian4 ji4] /sleeping pills/

# 定志 定志 [ding4 zhi4] /to stabilize the mind (medical term)/

# 安神法 安神法 [an1 shen2 fa3] /spirit-quieting method/

# 安神和胃 安神和胃 [an1 shen2 he2 wei4] /to quiet the spirit and harmonize the stomach (medical term)/

# 安胎 安胎 [an1 tai1] /to quiet the fetus (medical term)/

# 安神劑 安神剂 [an1 shen2 ji4] /spirit-quieting formula/

# 安神丸 安神丸 [an1 shen2 wan2] /spirit-quieting pill (Chinese medicine)/

# 安神藥 安神药 [an1 shen2 yao4] /spirit-quieting medicinal/

# 安腎丸 安肾丸 [an1 shen4 wan2] /kidney-quieting pill (Chinese medicine)/

# 安胎和氣飲 安胎和气饮 [an1 tai1 he2 qi4 yin3] /fetus-quieting qi-harmonizing drink (Chinese medicine)/

# Ed: little value. Practically unknown even on Chinese sites

# 八華 八华 [ba1 hua2] /"Florid Eight," a group of eight acupuncture points on the back/

# Ed: I doubt that. 八角 is anise. 茶 and 刺 are different things

# 八角茶 八角茶 [ba1 jiao3 cha2] /Chinese holly leaf (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Folium Ilicis cornutae/

# 八角刺 八角刺 [ba1 jiao3 ci4] /Chinese holly leaf (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Folium Ilicis cornutae/

# Ed: 根=root, etc. That's evident. 八角楓 is already in the dict.

# 八角楓根 八角枫根 [ba1 jiao3 feng1 gen1] /Chinese alangium root (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Radix Alangii/

# 八角楓花 八角枫花 [ba1 jiao3 feng1 hua1] /Chinese alangium flower (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Flos Alangii/

# 八角楓葉 八角枫叶 [ba1 jiao3 feng1 ye4] /Chinese alangium leaf (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Folium Alangii/

# - 熬 熬 [ao1] /to boil/stew/to simmer/

# + 熬 熬 [ao1] /to boil/stew/to simmer/a decoction/

# - 主 主 [zhu3] /owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)/

# + 主 主 [zhu3] /owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)/to treat or cure (medicinal)/

# - 平 平 [ping2] /flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]/

# + 平 平 [ping2] /flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]/neutral, bland (taste)/

# - 結 结 [jie2] /knot/sturdy/bond/to tie/to bind/to check out (of a hotel)/

# + 結 结 [jie2] /knot/sturdy/bond/to tie/to bind/to check out (of a hotel)/to accumulate/

# 庵摩勒 庵摩勒 [an1 mo2 le4] /fruit of emblic (Indian gooseberry, used in Chinese medicine)/Fructus Phyllanthi/

# 庵摩落迦果 庵摩落迦果 [an1 mo2 luo4 jia1 guo3] /fruit of emblic (Indian gooseberry, used in Chinese medicine)/Fructus Phyllanthi/

# - 礙 碍 [ai4] /to hinder/to obstruct/to block/

# + 礙 碍 [ai4] /to hinder/to obstruct/to block/to hamper/to impair/

# quail + egg : of no interest in a dict

# 鵪鶉蛋 鹌鹑蛋 [an1 chun2 dan4] /quail's egg (also used in Chinese medicine)/Ovum Coturnicis/

# eucalyptus + leaf : ditto

# 桉葉 桉叶 [an1 ye4] /eucalyptus leaf (used in Chinese medicine)/Folium Eucalypti/

# this is a construct, has to be understood in context. In modern context the same construct would pbly be "according to the law"

# 按法 按法 [an4 fa3] /pressing (massage manipulation technique)/

# ok, this could be a specialized word: 按截法：得气后，右手握住针柄，左手按压针穴的上方，然后施以捻转、提插等手法，可使经气下行；反之按压针穴下方，可使经气上行。

# I can't know that this is called "damming" though, I didn't find it on acupunture sites.

# 按截法 按截法 [an4 jie2 fa3] /damming method (massage technique)/

# uninteresting construct. And translating 博士 as scholar is insufficient

# 按摩博士 按摩博士 [an4 mo2 bo2 shi4] /scholar of massage/(also: an4 mo4 bo2 shi4)/

# at last a real word

# 按蹻 按蹻 [an4 qiao1] /massage/

# Jesus... why not whole sentences?

# 按腧穴的特殊作用選穴 按腧穴的特殊作用选穴 [an4 shu1 xue2 de te4 shu1 zuo4 yong4 xuan3 xue4] /selection of (acupuncture) points belonging to special groups/

# ditto

# 按壓法 按压法 [an4 ya1 fa3] /pressure massage/

# I can accept this one. It's specialized and could even appear in modern texts.

# 按診 按诊 [an4 zhen3] /body palpation (as a method of examination; medical term)/

#

# all the rest are immediate construct. I mean, I understand them on sight, they are not specialized vocabulary, just ordinary sentences

# A minimal knowledge of Chinese is needed if you read those texts. Otherwise, don't.

# example: "按之復起 when you press it it rises again", it's immediate.

# 按之 按之 [an4 zhi1] /upon pressure/when pressure is applied/

# 按之凹陷 按之凹陷 [an4 zhi1 ao1 xian4] /pits when pressed/

# 按之凹陷不起 按之凹陷不起 [an4 zhi1 ao1 xian4 bu4 qi3] /pits when pressure is applied/

# 舉手即起 举手即起 [ju3 shou3 qi2 qi3] /to become level once pressure is released/

# - 雲母 云母 [yun2 mu3] /mica/

# + 雲母 云母 [yun2 mu3] /mica/muscovite (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# - 如 如 [ru2] /as/as if/such as/

# + 如 如 [ru2] /as/as if/such as/into/

# + 黯 黯 [an4] /deep black/dark/dull/

# Editor: going thru this line by line. And it's heavy going.

# these are no problems. They are words that should be in any dicts.

# These are plant names. The only question that might arise is whether they are usual names for the plant, or names only used in TCM

# Editor: seems to be one possible name for a species of 杨梅. However, see my previous remarks; and "Cortex seu Fructus Myricae nanae" is imply hilarious to me; just say "Myrica nana" as the Chinese texts do, and place the burden of determining which part on knowledge and context; rather than saying in Pidgin Latin "bark or fruit"

# 矮楊梅 矮杨梅 [ai3 yang2 mei2] /bark or fruit of dwarf bayberry (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Cortex seu Fructus Myricae nanae/

# It's just the name of a plant. A valuable addition as such.

# 艾納香 艾纳香 [ai4 na4 xiang1] /sambong leaf and branchlet (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Folium et Ramulus Blumeae balsamiferae/

# well, you see that when the Chinese wants to be explicit, it can. And thus, the following is just the root of the previous. Evident.

# 艾納香根 艾纳香根 [ai4 na4 xiang1 gen1] /sambong root (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Radix Blumeae balsamiferae/

# this is a special case. It is the name of the whole plant, so that you find for instance 矮茎朱砂根的根或全草

# Again, you see that the Chinese can specify "root" or "herb" when it wants to.

# 矮莖朱砂根 矮茎朱砂根 [ai3 jing1 zhu1 sha1 gen1] /short-stem Ardisia root or herb (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Radix seu Herba Ardisiae brevicaulis/

# this is a different case. This is the flower of 款冬, and outside of TCM it doesn't seem to be called that.

# - 艾 艾 [ai4] /Chinese mugwort or wormwood/to stop or cut short/phonetic "ai" or "i"/abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS/

# + 艾 艾 [ai4] /Chinese mugwort or wormwood leaf/Folium Artemisiae argyi/to stop or cut short/phonetic "ai" or "i"/abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS/

# + 懊 懊 [ao4] /to regret/anguish/

# 阿育魏實 阿育魏实 [a1 yu4 wei4 shi2] /seed of ajwain (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Semen Trachyspermi coptici/

# also a spice - has already been submitted and processed.

# Me, I would have made it:

# + 阿育魏實 阿育魏实 [a1 yu4 wei4 shi2] /carom seeds/seeds of ajwain (Trachyspermum copticum)/

# if we are going to add ac points, maybe we should be more systematic (format, English names...)

# 腹哀 腹哀 [fu4 ai1] /"Abdominal lament," the name of an acupuncture point (SP-16)/

# this one seems rather restricted to TCM

# 为龙胆科植物百金花的带花全草。

# 矮呆病 矮呆病 [ai3 dai1 bing4] /cretinism (traditional Chinese medical term)/

# medical, simply. Chinese sources like to say "fexism", I wonder where they got that word

# 本品为南方地区民间草药。商品为紫金牛科植物紫金牛的干燥全株。

# 紫金牛 is the plant, 矮地茶 the preparation; although the plant will also be named 矮地茶

# 矮瓜 矮瓜 [ai3 gua1] /eggplant (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Fructus Solani melongenae/

# I'll bet eggplant is best known for culinary uses. And pseudo-Latin adds nothing.

# that is just the name of the plant :

# 白花蛇舌草（學名：Hedyotis diffusa，英文名稱：Spreading Hedyotis）[1]，別稱白花十字草、蛇舌草、蛇舌癀、蛇針草、蛇總管、龍舌草、鶴舌草、矮腳白花蛇利草、尖刀草、竹葉草、珠仔草、羊鬚草、目目生珠草、節節結蕊草、二葉葎、南地珠、千打捶、竹葉草等...

# 矮腳白花蛇利草 矮脚白花蛇利草 [ai3 jiao3 bai2 hua1 she2 li4 cao3] /herb of Hedyotis diffusa (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Herba Hedyotidis diffusae/Herba Oldenlandiae diffusae/

# 阿育魏實 阿育魏实 [a1 yu4 wei4 shi2] /seed of ajwain (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/Semen Trachyspermi coptici/

# + 阿月渾子 阿月浑子 [a1 yue4 hun2 zi3] /pistachio/

# + 玉泉 玉泉 [Yu4 quan2] /Jade spring/Yuquan district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 shi4], Inner Mongolia/nephrite (used in traditional Chinese medicine)/

# 消渴 消渴 [xiao1 ke3] /diabetes/