Kinpika - Kinpika

…None of these names appear in documents from the Six Dynasties, but they do appear in the Tang Dynasty's Kaibao Bencao and Chen Cangqi, so it is believed that poppies were introduced to China from India around the 7th or 8th century. The flowers are also called Lishunhua, Saibotan, and Kinpika due to their colorful beauty. As for medicinal properties, poppy seeds were used primarily as a laxative during the Tang and Song dynasties, but their uses expanded from the Ming dynasty, and in modern times they became the raw material for opium. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Nishikibika" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これらの名称はいずれも六朝の文献にはみえず，唐の《開宝本草》や《陳蔵器》にみえるので，罌粟は7～8世紀ころにインドから中国に伝えられたと考えられる。花はその多彩な美しさによって麗春花，賽牡丹，錦被花ともいう。薬効に関しては，唐･宋時代ではもっぱら罌粟の種を下剤として用いたが，明代から用途が広がり，近代にはアヘンの原料となった。…

※「錦被花」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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