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| Wylie | sug smel |
| Wylie Definition | cardamon. Clifford, list. JD 75. = sikmil, seg brda', sukmel, tri pi ti. YTTM 291.14. = se dang ris. YTTM 292.22. a tree. SS 416.6. LW 459 (a kind of cardamon). lesser cardamon. TM I 50. DG 150.3. TM IV 61. = e la rtsi. JD 75: There are 3 types: Indian, Himalayan & Chinese. The Indian variety is 'triangular' with a 'hooked' tip. The Chinese type is fairly round while the Himalayan is oblong. DG 150.3 considers the Indian variety to be the best for medicine. Sde-srid/2 416.6: Although not found in the botanicals ('khrungs dpe), it is what is currently called e la phra mo (tiny cardamon). The trunk is black or green when young. The 'beans' (gong bu) are white and 'triangular' (zur gsum). Skt. sUkSmelA. Fundamentals 15.3 (item 16). This term covers several smaller varieties of cardamons. Amomum amarum, Eleltaria cardamomum, etc. Slovar' 50, 259. Singh 59. Hübotter1 60. |
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