EXPLANATION OF NAMES OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 83 
Hine Pixe:—Other names found in the Pen ts‘ao are 
RK Nui ki; FR Hum ki. An author of the T'ang 
dynasty says :—The flesh of the fruit is sweet and acid, the 
Kernels (seeds) are bitter and acrid; the whole has a saline 
taste, whence the name wu wei (five tastes). The fruit 
Tesembles that of the lo k‘ui (Basella), it is of the size of a 
cherry. The leaves resemble those of the apricot tree. 
P., XVI lla, 4, Fi. oR Ff Wu wei tse‘, also YM Haan ki. 
The ancient authors describe it as a plant with a red stem, 
climbing on trees ; leaves roundish, pointed ; yellowish white 
- flowers ; fruit of the size of a pea, used in medicine; it 
contains two kernels (seeds) which resemble pig’s kidneys 
‘Imshape. This is the Schizandra chinensis, Baill., a common 
climbing shrub in North China. Its berries are known in 
the apothecaries’ shops as wu wei tsz. They have the 
‘ame name in Hupei. See Henry, lc., 527. See drawing 
Ok, XX, 5. 
Ameen, ewot., 476, sub. F R, with figure, Kadsura japonica, 
L, a Japanese plant, allied to Schizandra, Stes. & Zvcc., 
#lora japon., 1, 40, tab. 76, Kadsura japonica, Chinese name 
WHR (southern wu wei), and Stesoip, Icon. japon. 
nedit.. 1, we find the name 4E Fi WH (northern wu wet) 
applied to Schizandra chinensis, Comp. also Phon zo, XXV, 
a 6, Hi Uk F Schizandra chinensis and Sch. nigra, The 
first is said there to be a Corean plant. ie hae 
__ £, 170, family Th i F. The two figures are taken from 
Tyee Il, 5, where three can be seen. oe 
Pr » 237, Antidesma Bunius, Spr. 
“a C, 1477, Schizandra chinensis, Baill. Fap., 2011. 
Sm. 126, Kadsura (chin.) japonica, L. Jap. 1209. 
10.— $e Tu; 3 HW Wei ye. [Comp. 19.] a 
K Pro refers to the Shi hing, #& BE [v. infra, 365). 
8 Huang 5 Bg Shou ttien (guardian of the fields). 
