zhu mkhan

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1) requester, teller about anything; 2) med herb zhbu mkhan leaf of a tree of a genus Symplocos, [yielding a yellow dye and mordant [ro kha, zhu rjes snyoms, nus pas glo tshad dang, mkhal tshad, 'grams tshad bcas la phan,// syn: dmar po len pa'o, zhu gleng, ngag thog nas zhu tshig 'bul ba [IW]

1) requester, teller about anything; 2) med herb zhbu mkhan leaf of a tree of a genus Symplocos [R] [IW]

1) requester, teller about anything, petitioner, appealer; 2) med herb zhu mkhan [IW]

1) requester, teller about anything, petitioner, appealer; 2) med herb zhu mkhan [leaf of a tree of genus Symplocos *] [IW]

applicant, complainant, questioner, inquirer, petitioner, the areca or beetle-nut tree, pleader, advocate [JV]

leaf of a tree of a genus symplocos, the source of a yellow dye and mordant [RY]

(med) Sweet leaf
Synonyms : kra mu ka, zhu mkhan, la'ksha bra pa' da na, rgya skyegs dangs byed, patti, sa du, nga ri sha, skags grogs, brgya byin, bri ha ba ta, sing phom (Shel gong), spang shun, nags shun (‘Jam-dpal), seng phrom (Dawa 1999), gseng phrom dkar po
Sanskrit : lodhra, śābara lodhra (Dash 1989)
zhu mkhan lo mas glo mkhal 'bram tshad sel / zhes par / rang byung pas / zhu mkhan kha yi nad rnams sel / zhes so / ming / kra mu ka / zhu mkhan / la'ksha bra pa' da na / rgya skyegs dangs byed / patti / sa du / nga ri sha / skags grogs / brgya byin / bri ha ba ta / sing phom rnams zer / 'di la rigs gnyis / lo ma mthug cing ser la 'od chags pa spang zhun zhes rgod pa bzang / lo ma srab 'jam nag pa nags zhun zhes g.yung ba ngan no // (Shel gong, pdf p 219.3)
zhu mkhan ni / … / dbus btsang du rgya tshos kyis sna ma bu tshos byed par de med na tshon mi rung // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 108)

Illustrations : Dawa 1999. 'Phrin Las 1987 (29_031) zhu mkhan mchog (29_032) zhu mkhan dman pa. 'Jam-dpal (print p 108) spang shun, nags shun

1. Symplocos paniculata Miq. (Symplocaceae) Sweet-leaf, Sapphire berry (Wangyal 2020)
2. Symplocos racemosa Roxb. (Symplocaceae) Lodhra, Lodh tree (Molvray 1988 Dh). Reported name seng srom.
3. Symplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (Symplocaceae) Lodhra, Lodh tree (Wangchuk 2011 Bhutan)

zhu mkhan has 2 types : rgod, called spang zhun, considered as good, has thick yellow and lustrous leaves. g.yung, called nags zhun, and considerd inferior (ngan), has thin, smooth and dark leaves (Dawa 1999).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:06, 16 March 2024 (EDT)