26 BOTANICON sINIcUM. 
T‘ao Hune-Kinc :—There are five drugs to which the i 
name shen (Ginseng) is applied,* wiz. the jen shen (true : 
Ginseng), the sha shen (the plant under review), the FB ’ 
hiian (black) shen [v. anfra 18], the Ff | tan on shen ; 
[v. 20], the B | kw (bitter) shen [v. 34]. These oro 
termed the “five shen.” There is also a drug called R l 
tse shen [purple shen, vr. 21]. The sha shen grows in ed 
central provinces. Its leaves resemble those of the how ki 
(Lycium). The root is white, juicy. :, 
Su Kune [7th cent.|:—The best drug comes from the q 
Hua shan mountain [in 8.E. Shen si, App. 86]. 
Su Sone [11th cent.]:—The sha shen is common in the 
central provinces. The plant grows in the mountains, ina — 
bushy manner, two feet high. The leaves resemble the kou 
Mt Le. supra], vary in size, are pronged (or lobed). In the 
7th month it Opens its violet flowers. The root resembles 
the mallow root and is about the size of a finger, of a reddish 
yellow colour outside, white within, juicy. 
Ia Sui-cuen:—The name sha shen (Sand Ginseng) 
refers to its growing in a sandy soil. The name pai shen 
(white Ginseng) is applied to it on account of the white 
juice contained in the r 
mountain plant, 
month, the youn 
(water 
oot. The sha shen is a common 
When it first begins to grow, in the second 3 
g leaves resemble those of the shui k‘ut — 
mallow, Limnanthemum), but are thinner, not shining. 
In the 8th or 9th month it is from 1 to 2 feet high. 
¢ leaves are collected around 
the stem; they are long, 
pointed, resemble those of the how ks; but are smaller in size 
and toothed. In wutumn small violet flowers appear between 
the leaves ; they resemble a bell in shape, the corolla is tive- 
lobed. The filaments are white, Sometimes the corolla is 
also white. The fruit is as large as that of the tung ts‘ing 
; re * Comp, infra, 20, 
