‘18 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Manchuria, Chi li, Shan tung, Sz ch‘uan, Shen si. Several 
sorts are distinguished on the Port lists and are probably 
yielded by different plants. There are the hung (red) Ki, 
451 (510) exported from I chang, ihe pai (white) ki and 
other kinds. 
So moku, XIV, 3:—# #€E Hed ysarum esculentum, Ledeb. 
(edible root), 
Kwa wi, 30:—Same Chinese name, Astragalus lototdes, 
Lam. (same as Ast. sinicus, L.). 
So moku, XIV, 4 -—J7R 7 GE (the first character means 
Woody). Astragalus reflevistipulus, Mig. Sitmpoxp states 
that it was introduced into Japan from China. 
3.—\, B jen shen, the famous Ginseng root. P., XIa, 
bh Up OR: 
Pen king:—\. B, also written A jen shen, A 
jen hien, 9%, 38 kui kai. The root used officinally.’ Taste — 
sweet, nature slightly cold, Non-poisonous. 4 
Pie lu :—Other names : Wh, ZB hie shen, Fi BE shen ts‘ao 4 
(divine herb), +. Wi tu tsing (terrestrial essence). The jem 
shen grows in the mountain valleys of Shang tang [S.B. 
Shan si, App. 275] and Liao tung [S. Manchuria, App. 191]- 
The root is dug up during the first decade of the 2nd, 4th 4 
and 8th months. It is scraped with a bamboo knife and 4 
dried in the sun, protected from the wind. This root in its : 
shape resembles a man CA. jen, whence the name) and is — 
possessed of Divine power. 4 
Wu Pw [3rd cent.]:—The plant is also called #{ B 
huang (yellow) shen. It grows in Han tan [S. Chili, App. - 
56]. In the 3rd month it shoots forth leaves which are 
| ° The eee of the Giapeng, BE shen Zu, ave also employed in : 
