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Schisandra chinensis common name
I am having an awfully heated argument with my friend about this plant. All
about its English common name - one of these is of course Schisandra, another is Magnola vine, but I have googled and lots of sites refer to this plant as "Wu-wei-zi"'. This name is of course of Chinese origin (it means "having five tastes" or something), but the question is, whether it has been *accepted* into English language? Or is my friend right and it is solely and purely Chinese? Regards, B. |
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Basia Kulesz wrote: I am having an awfully heated argument with my friend about this plant. All about its English common name - one of these is of course Schisandra, another is Magnola vine, but I have googled and lots of sites refer to this plant as "Wu-wei-zi"'. This name is of course of Chinese origin (it means "having five tastes" or something), but the question is, whether it has been *accepted* into English language? Or is my friend right and it is solely and purely Chinese? Well, it might have been accepted into English by Chinese speakers, I suppose. Other than that, no, it hasn't been. And Magnola vine is new to me, too - for such specialised plants, most gardeners will use the Latin names. It may be a more common plant in some parts of the English-speaking world, but isn't widespread in the UK. Which doesn't mean that NOBODY calls it a Magnola vine - just that it isn't a particularly common name for it. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 28/1/05 18:27, in article , "Basia
Kulesz" wrote: I am having an awfully heated argument with my friend about this plant. All about its English common name - one of these is of course Schisandra, another is Magnola vine, but I have googled and lots of sites refer to this plant as "Wu-wei-zi"'. This name is of course of Chinese origin (it means "having five tastes" or something), but the question is, whether it has been *accepted* into English language? Or is my friend right and it is solely and purely Chinese? Is this what you're looking for? "Schizandra (Schizandra chinensis) is a creeping vine with small red berries that is native to Northern China. In ancient China, Schizandra was used as a staple food for hunting and gathering tribes. As a traditional medicinal herb, Schizandra, called Wu-wei-tzu in China, has been used as an astringent for a treatment for dry cough, asthma, night sweats, nocturnal seminal emissions and chronic diarrhea. It is also used as a tonic for the treatment of chronic fatigue." http://www.betterbodz.com/library/schizandra.html -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Użytkownik "Janet Baraclough" napisał w wiadomości ... | The message | from "Basia Kulesz" contains these words: | | There's no common name given for schisandra chinensis in The Hillier | Manual of Trees and Shrubs, (which is a reliable UK reference) . | | I've never heard of the names Magnola vine and Wu-wei-zi. Well, you've all been most helpful - thank you! Regards, B. |
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On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia
Kulesz" wrote: snip Well, you've all been most helpful - thank you! Regards, B. Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Użytkownik "Sacha" napisał w wiadomości k... | On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia | Kulesz" wrote: | | Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? | It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. Well, RHS encyclopedia gives the name as "Schisandra" (family Schisandraceae)- I really checked before asking:-) Regards, B. |
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On 29/1/05 15:13, in article , "Basia
Kulesz" wrote: Użytkownik "Sacha" napisał w wiadomości k... | On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia | Kulesz" wrote: | | Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? | It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. Well, RHS encyclopedia gives the name as "Schisandra" (family Schisandraceae)- I really checked before asking:-) Regards, B. Looking further it appears as both, and it seems to be well known in the herbal medicine business "Schisandra Schisandra chinensis Berries from the plant (Schisandra chinensis) have been one of the primary medicinal agents of Chinese herbal medicine since antiquity. The first recorded use of schisandra is found in China's earliest text of herbal medicine, the Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica, which is believed to have originated in the first century B.C. In this text, schisandra is said to "prolong the years of life without aging," and it is also said to increase energy (called "qi," pronounced "chee"), suppress cough, treat fatigue, and act as a sexual tonic. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), schisandra berries have been used predominantly for the lungs and kidneys as an astringent tonic to arrest mucous discharges, alleviate spontaneous sweating, and check urinary and reproductive secretions such as in urinary incontinence." http://www.organicfood.co.uk/vms/schisandra.html Sounds a useful sort of supplement! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Basia Kulesz" wrote in message ... Użytkownik "Sacha" napisał w wiadomości k... | On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia | Kulesz" wrote: | | Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? | It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. Well, RHS encyclopedia gives the name as "Schisandra" (family Schisandraceae)- I really checked before asking:-) So does mine, and so does The Plantfinder. Sacha, how many have you sold with a wrong spelling for the name? {:-)) Franz Regards, B. |
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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: So does mine, and so does The Plantfinder. Sacha, how many have you sold with a wrong spelling for the name? {:-)) Well you all had me looking it up as well because I have always spelt it Schizandra ... Seems either is/was correct. L. H. Bailey - published 1947 - has it with a Z, Sanders - the 1950's edition - has Schisandra but notes it can be spelt Schizandra. Jennifer |
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On 30/1/05 17:55, in article , "Franz
Heymann" wrote: "Basia Kulesz" wrote in message ... Użytkownik "Sacha" napisał w wiadomości k... | On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia | Kulesz" wrote: | | Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? | It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. Well, RHS encyclopedia gives the name as "Schisandra" (family Schisandraceae)- I really checked before asking:-) So does mine, and so does The Plantfinder. Sacha, how many have you sold with a wrong spelling for the name? {:-)) None that I know of because we don't stock it. ;-)) Apparently we did some time ago and nobody wanted it and no, I don't know how we spelled it then! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message k... On 30/1/05 17:55, in article , "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Basia Kulesz" wrote in message ... Użytkownik "Sacha" napisał w wiadomości k... | On 28/1/05 22:49, in article , "Basia | Kulesz" wrote: | | Did you happen to see my post describing the plant you were asking about? | It is 'Schizandra' not 'schisandra'. Well, RHS encyclopedia gives the name as "Schisandra" (family Schisandraceae)- I really checked before asking:-) So does mine, and so does The Plantfinder. Sacha, how many have you sold with a wrong spelling for the name? {:-)) None that I know of because we don't stock it. ;-)) Apparently we did some time ago and nobody wanted it and no, I don't know how we spelled it then! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) They are not great sellers because you realy need two plants (male and female) or you miss out on the seed pods which are like strings of red beads, the flowers are beautiful (especially S. rubriflora) like miniature magnolias (they are related) but relatively small and short lived. They are also b.....s to propagate! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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