earliest Chinese herbal unspecified sense

Robert O. Fielding (author)

• Cassia is mentioned as kwei in earliest Chinese herbal about 2700 B.C.
  assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192

  Cassia, under the name of Kwei, is mentioned in the earliest Chinese herbal--that of the Emperor Shena-ming, who reigned about 2700 B. C.

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The opening sentence of the Cassia section explicitly states: 'Cassia, under the name of Kwei, is mentioned in the earliest Chinese herbal--that of the Emperor Shena-ming, who reigned about 2700 B. C.' All elements of the claim (subject, predicate, object, and time period) are directly stated.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly identified as 'author' (the passage presents this as authorial information, not attributed to a named source). The stance 'asserts' matches the passage's presentation. The sentiment is neutral, which is appropriate. The time qualifier 'about 2700 B.C.' with valid_from '2700 B.C.' and valid_to null accurately reflects the passage's temporal reference. The context is correctly empty since the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.