60 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Pie lu:—The tan shen, also called He B chi shen (red 
ginseng) grows in Tung po [in Ho nan, App. 379], in river 
valleys, and in T’ai shan [in Shan tung, App. 322]. The 
root is dug up in the 5th month and dried in the sun. 
T’ao Hune-xine :—The T‘ung po [mentioned in the 
Pie tu] is a mountain situated in I yang [a district. in 
Ho nan, App. 107]. The Huai River takes rise on it. It is 
not to be confounded with another mountain of the same 
name in Lin hai in the province Kiang tung [Che Kiang, ; 
App. 192 and 124]. The tan shen is 2 common plant in 
Mid China. It has a Square stem covered with hair, purple , 
(or violet) flowers. The people call it sometimes Rh r 
chu ma. 
Wu Py [3rd cent. ]:—-In its stem, leaves and seed 
capsules it resembles the jen [Perilla. See 67]. The plant 
is covered with hair. The root is of a red colour. In the 
4th month it opens its purple (violet) flowers, 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It grows in all the prefectures 
of the provinces of Shen si [modern Shen si and BE. Kan su], 
and Ho tung [Shan si, App. 80], also in Sui chou [in Hu 
pei, App. 314]. The leaves resemble those of the po ho 
(Mentha), are covered with hair, 
The root is of a red colour, 
One plant has many roots. 
Lt Sat-cney :—Th 
Comp. above, 4], 
their effect upon t 
Purple flowers in spikes. 
ot the thickness of a finger. 
ere are five kinds of shen [ginseng. 
distinguished according to their colour and 
he five viscera :— 
1.—The J, B jen shen [true ginseng. See 3]. 
It operates upon the spleen and is called the Awang 
(yellow) shen. ! Pe. 
2.—The ¥ | sha shen {see 4]. It operates 
upon the lungs and is called the pat (white) shen, 
