大象传媒

Tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt facal 霉r dhuibh. Barbrag. Uill, tha mi an d霉il gu bheil e 霉r don chuid as motha agaibh. D猫 th鈥� ann am barbrag? 鈥橲 e lus a th鈥� ann 鈥� lus d霉thchasach air a bheil barberry ann am Beurla. Tha luchd-saidheans e貌lach air mar Berberis vulgaris.

Chan eil an t-ainm barbrag ag innse dhuinn m貌ran mun lus fh猫in. Ach tha d脿 ainm Gh脿idhlig eile air a shon a tha a鈥� d猫anamh n脿dar de thuairisgeul air 鈥� am preas deilgneach agus preas nan geur-dhearc. Tuigidh sibh gu bheil an lus deilgneach, no droighneach. Agus tuigidh sibh nach eil blas milis air a chuid dhearcan.

Carson a tha m鈥� inntinn air a鈥� bharbraig an-diugh? Uill, tha a chionn 鈥檚 gun robh mi a鈥� coimhead airson ainm G脿idhlig air lus de she貌rsa eile 鈥� am Mahonia. Cha do lorg mi a leithid 鈥� ach tha Mahonia agus Berberis dl霉th-ch脿irdeach do ch猫ile. Tha iad anns an aon teaghlach 鈥� na Berberidaceae.

Tha Berberis de she貌rsa eile a鈥� f脿s anns an leas agam. Tha, agus d脿 she貌rsa de Mahonia. Tha Mahonia aquifolium agam 鈥� lus br猫agha leis an ainm Bheurla Oregon Grape. Tha e d霉thchasach do thaobh an iar Ameireagaidh a Tuath. Agus tha Mahonia napaulensis agam 鈥� lus l脿idir le duilleagan car coltach ri duilleagan cuilinn, air am bi d矛theanan buidhe a鈥� nochdadh 鈥� gu snog 鈥� ann am meadhan a鈥� gheamhraidh.

Ach carson a tha Mahonia napaulensis air m鈥� inntinn? Uill, a chionn 鈥檚 gum faca mi e o chionn ghoirid a鈥� f脿s 鈥� gu n脿darrach ann an coille 鈥� anns an d霉thaich dham buin e. Ma tha sibh tuigseach mu ainmean lusan, tuigidh sibh gum buin Mahonia napaulensis do Neapal. Bha mi anns a鈥� Hiomaileatha. Agus tha an lus sin a鈥� f脿s anns na coilltean Hiomaileathach mar phreas no eadhon mar chraobh bheag.

Chan eil ainm G脿idhlig agam air a shon ach, mar a bhiodh d霉il, tha ainm Neapalach ann 鈥� mandre chutro. Agus thathar ga chleachdadh anns an d貌igh seo gu traidiseanta: bithear a鈥� faighinn s霉gh bhon r霉sg, bithear ga ghoil agus, nuair a tha e fuar, bithear ga chur air s霉il duine a tha feumach air. Tha e na leigheas airson neul-s霉la, rud ris an canar ann am Beurla 鈥渃ataract鈥濃�� neul-s霉la. Chan urrainn dhomh a r脿dh co-dhi霉 tha e ag obair mar leigheas gus nach eil.

Chan eil fios agam c貌 a鈥� chiad duine a thug Mahonia napaulensis a-mach 脿 Neapal gu ruige d霉thchannan an taoibh an iar, ach tha deagh theans gur e Albannacha bh鈥� ann. Tha e iongantach na bh鈥� ann de dh鈥橝lbannaich a chruinnich lusan thall-thairis anns an ochdamh is naoidheamh linn deug. Tha mi cinnteach gun cuala sibh mu Dhaibhidh D霉bhghlas 脿 Siorrachd Pheairt a thug ainm do Ghiuthas an D霉bhghlasaich no an Douglas Fir.

Ach bha gu le貌r eile ann 脿 Alba a rinn an dearbh she貌rsa rud thall thairis 鈥揹aoine mar She貌ras Forrest ann an S矛onaidh, Daibhidh Lyall ann an Ameireagaidh a Tuath agus Sealan Nuadh, agus Raibeart Fortune ann an S矛onaidh agus Iapan; 鈥檚 e Fortune a thug Mahonia japonica a Bhreatainn.

Am measg an luchd-cruinneachaidh bha co-dhi霉 dithis aig an robh G脿idhlig. Bheir sinn s霉il air beatha fear aca an ath-sheachdain.

barbrag: barberry; luchd-saidheans: scientists; deilgneach, droighneach: thorny; leas: garden; Hiomaileatha, Hiomaileathach: Himalaya, Himalayan; sampaill: samples; Sealan Nuadh: New Zealand.

a tha a鈥� d猫anamh n脿dar de thuairisgeul air: that make a sort of description of it; preas nan geur-dhearc: (lit) bush of the sharp-tasting fruit; cha do lorg mi a leithid: I didn鈥檛 find the like; dl霉th-ch脿irdeach do ch猫ile: closely related to each other; d霉thchasach do thaobh an iar Ameireagaidh a Tuath: native to the western side of N. America; car coltach ri duilleagan cuilinn: a little like holly leaves; d矛theanan buidhe: yellow flowers; meadhan a鈥� gheamhraidh: the middle of winter; gu n脿darrach ann an coille: naturally in a forest; anns an d霉thaich dham buin e: in the country to which it belongs; mar phreas no eadhon mar chraobh bheag: as a bush or even as a small tree; bithear a鈥� faighinn s霉gh bhon r霉sg: juice is obtained from the bark; bithear ga ghoil: it is boiled; bithear ga chur air s霉il duine a tha feumach air: it is put on the eye of a person who needs it; chan urrainn dhomh a r脿dh: I can鈥檛 say; co-dhi霉 tha e ag obair mar leigheas gus nach eil: whether or not it is effective (works) as a cure; gu ruige d霉thchannan an taoibh an iar: to the countries of the west; tha mi-cinnteach gun cuala sibh mu Dhaibhidh D霉bhghlas 脿 Siorrachd Pheairt: I鈥檓 certain you [have] heard of David Douglas from Perthshire; a rinn an dearbh she貌rsa rud thall thairis: who did the same sort of thing overseas; ann an S矛onaidh agus Iapan: in China and Japan; bha co-dhi霉 dithis: there were at least two people.

neul-s霉la: cataract (of the eye). Neul has a variety of meanings 鈥� you will probably be familiar with it representing a 鈥榗loud鈥�; it can also stand for a 鈥榗loudy film鈥� or 鈥榤istiness鈥�. It is related to the Latin word nebula. Neultach is an adjective meaning 鈥榗loudy, misty鈥� (and 鈥榙ark鈥�), neulmhor means鈥榗loudy鈥� or 鈥榗loud-bearing鈥� and neultachd means 鈥榗loudiness鈥�, 鈥榤istiness鈥� or鈥榞loominess鈥�. Neulaich is a verb meaning to 鈥榦bscure, darken, cover as with a cloud鈥�.I hope you can see what a neat and meaningful expression neul-s霉la is - literally 鈥榗louding of (the) eye鈥�.

Tha e iongantach na bh鈥� ann de dh鈥� Albannaich: it鈥檚 amazing how many Scots there were.

Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA