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[Textual research on luohuangzi].

M Zhang1

  • 1Literature Institute of Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
|September 1, 1991
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Ancient texts reveal "luohuangzi" refers to Sterculia nobilis seeds, not Tamarindus indica. This study clarifies the botanical identity of "luohuangzi" and proposes renaming Tamarindus in Chinese to "Shuandou" genus.

Area of Science:

  • Botanical nomenclature
  • Ethnobotany
  • Classical Chinese literature studies

Background:

  • The historical identification of the plant material referred to as
  • luohuangzi
  • in ancient Chinese literature has been ambiguous.
  • Previous interpretations incorrectly associated
  • luohuangzi
  • with Tamarindus indica (T. indica).
  • This ambiguity has led to confusion in both scientific and historical contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To definitively identify the plant species corresponding to the ancient term
  • luohuangzi
  • ,

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of ancient and modern botanical literature.

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  • Examination of physical specimens and historical records.
  • Linguistic and etymological investigation of botanical terms.

    • Main Results:

    • Evidence strongly indicates that
    • luohuangzi
    • refers to the seeds of Sterculia nobilis.
    • The identification of T. indica as
    • luohuangzi
    • is refuted by historical and botanical data.
    • The genus Tamarindus is proposed to be referred to as
    • Shuandou
    • in Chinese to avoid confusion.

    Conclusions:

    • The ancient fruit
    • luohuangzi
    • is identified as Sterculia nobilis seed.
    • The nomenclature of T. indica in Chinese should be revised from
    • Luowangzi
    • genus to
    • Shuandou
    • genus.
    • Clarifying the identity of
    • luohuangzi
    • resolves long-standing botanical and historical naming discrepancies.