noun, Chinese, traditional
the six preserved herbs of Chinese medicine (chenpi (Citrus reticulata), crow-dipper (Pinellia ternata), trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata), Ephedra, Stellera chamaejasme, Tetradium ruticarpum (euodia))
noun
the six storables (barley, wheat, rice, soy, adzuki bean, sesame)