莨菪
Chinese
| Scopalia japonica maxin | |||
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| simp. and trad. (莨菪) |
莨 | 菪 | |
| variant forms | 莨𦳝 莨蓎 莨𦿆 莨蕩／莨荡 蒗蓎 蒗蕩／蒗荡 䕞薚 䕞𦿆 | ||
Etymology
Perhaps transcription of a foreign term; compare Tibetan ལང་ཐང་རྩེ (lang thang rtse, “Hyoscyamus niger”).
In what is possibly a folk etymology, herbalist Li Shizhen explained the name as:
- 其子服之，令人狂狼放宕，故名。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: The Compendium of Materia Medica [Bencao Gangmu], by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE
- Qí zǐ fú zhī, lìng rén kuángláng fàngdàng, gù míng. [Pinyin]
- Its seeds, when ingested, will make one deranged (kuanglang) and unrestrained (fangdang), hence the name.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- 天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)
Derived terms
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