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Cera Flava

Bee’s wax

蜂蜡 〔蜂蠟〕 fēng là

Alternate English names: yellow bee’s wax

Alternate Chinese names: 黄蜡 huáng là

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Apis cerana Fabricius*; Apis mellifera L.*

Use: Medicinal

Notes: Yellow wax is crude bee's wax, as opposed to the more refined 虫白蜡. The chemical constituents of the two forms are similar.

See: Mì là (蜜蜡 Cera , bee’s wax)

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