Common Meanings
1
làng莨
A perennial herbaceous plant (Hyoscyamus niger, also known as henbane) with a tuberous rhizome and oblong, alternate leaves. Its seeds, roots, and leaves are all used in traditional medicine for various purposes.
古人常用莨菪的根茎入药，缓解疼痛
Ancient people often used the rhizome of henbane as medicine to relieve pain.
2
liáng莨
Refers to a type of yam (Dioscorea cirrhosa) whose tubers are used for dyeing fabrics, especially for making 'gambiered canton gauze' (莨绸).
莨绸的制作离不开薯莨块茎的染料。
The production of gambiered canton gauze is inseparable from the dye extracted from Dioscorea cirrhosa tubers.