Meaning of 菘蓝
菘蓝 means Isatis indigotica; biennial herb whose root (banlangen) and leaves (daqingye) are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Pronounced sōng lán.
- Isatis indigotica; biennial herb whose root (banlangen) and leaves (daqingye) are used in traditional Chinese medicine
Definitions & Examples
Sōng松
lán蓝
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shí十
zì字
huā花
kē科
yào药
yòng用
zhí植
wù物
。
Isatis indigotica is an important medicinal plant of the Brassicaceae family.
Bǎn板
lán蓝
gēn根
qí其
shí实
jiù就
shì是
sōng松
lán蓝
de的
gān干
zào燥
gēn根
。
Banlangen is actually the dried root of the Isatis indigotica plant.
Sōng松
lán蓝
de的
yè叶
zi子
jiào叫
dà大
qīng青
yè叶
，
kě可
yǐ以
tí提
zhì制
lán蓝
sè色
rán染
liào料
。
The leaves of Isatis indigotica are called daqingye and can be used to extract blue dye.
Nóng农
mín民
zhòng种
zhí植
sōng松
lán蓝
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
wèi为
le了
shōu收
huò获
bǎn板
lán蓝
gēn根
。
Farmers grow Isatis indigotica mainly to harvest the banlangen roots.