56 BUTANICON SINICUM. 
imaginary on his part.—The yin yang huo which I ob 
from an apothecary’s shop in Peking were the | 
Aceranthus sagittatus, a plant recorded by our botani 
Hu pei.—Comp. Henry, Chin. pl., 556. 
Cust. Med., p- 862 (286) :— Vin yang huo e 
1885 from Canton to other ports of China, 30 piculs,— 
(111), from Hankow 25 piculs,—p. 288 (227) a: 
quantity from Amoy.—Ibid., p» 492 (1,536) Places 
production : Shen si, Hu peh, Fu kien, Kuang tung, Kuang 
And. Fl. sin. [I, 82]. Three species of Lpim 
reported from Mid and North China. 
So moku (II, 45]:— PR 3 , Aceranthus sagittd 
According to SteBony this plant has been introduced ft 
China into Japan, 
18.—¥ B haan shen (the first character is frequen 
Substituted by 5% yuan), P,, XIb, 28,—T., CLIX. 
Pen king :— Haan shen (dark ginseng), also iff 3 a 
"at. The root is officinal, Taste bitter, Nature sligh 
cold. Non-poisonous. , 
Pie lu:—The plant is also called iit BB tnan shen, ji 
hien shen, IES cheng ma, It grows in the river vall 
of Ho kien [in Chi i, App. 75] and in Yiian ki [in 
tung, App. 415]. The root is dug up in the 3rd ute 
months and dried in the sun. 
We Py [ 3rd cent. ]:—The plant is also called as 
hian tau, HEB lu ch‘ang, 5, WK hui ts‘ang. It grows ™ 
i ee [Peonia. See 52]. The stom 
ee Per = nani, ® from four to five feet high. The fruit 8 
