莨菪
Chinese
Scopalia japonica maxin | |||
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trad. (莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
simp. #(莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
alternative forms | 莨𦳝/莨𰰢 莨蓎 莨𦿆 莨蕩/莨荡 蒗蓎 莨𦳝/莨𰰢 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。 [Literary Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- 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
Noun
莨菪
- black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
Synonyms
- 天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)
Derived terms
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