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27.— tg & huang kin. P., XII, ii. 7, CLIL. 
Pen king:—Huang (yellow) kin, Ji JR fu ch‘ang 
(putrid bowels). The root is officinal. Taste bitter. Nature 
uniform. Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—Other names: 98 kung ch‘ang (hollow 
bowels), Ay 2 ned ha (empty inside), ESE hing kin, HE AW 
huang wen. The huang kin grows in Tz‘ kui [in Hu pei, 
App. 368] in river valleys, and in Yiian kii [in Shan tung, 
App. 415]. The root is dug up on the 3rd day of the 
drd month and dried in the shade. 
Wu P‘u :—Other names: #fi hee tu fu, ES YE yen tou. 
Tao Hune-Kine :—The fresh juicy and solid drug is 
called = 3K tsz‘ k‘in. The old broken drug with holes within 
is #2 su kin. As the drug is frequently rotten it is 
also called fu ch‘ang (v. s.]. Now the best comes from Peng 
cheng [in Kiang su, App. 247]. It is also produced in 
Yit chou [in Kuang si? App. 412]. That of a superior 
quality is of a deep yellow colour, firm, without holes. It is 
much used in medicine, but not in Taoist prescriptions. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—Now the best comes from I chou 
[in Kuang si, App. 103], Fu chou [in Shen si, App. 43], 
King chou [in Kan su, App. 153]. That from Yen chou 
[in Shan tung, App. 404], which is also of a good quality, 
is known by the name of Hitt FE ZE tun wei kin (sucking- 
Pig’s tail), 
Su Sune [11th cent,|:—The huang kin is common in 
Mid and North China. The plant grows about one foot 
high, Leaves small and long, purple flowers. The root 
oe Tesembles that of the chi mu [see 8]. 
li SHI-CHEN :—The huang kin is a bitter root of a 
Yellow colour. The old root is yellow outside, black within, 
With many holes. The ancient dictionary Shuo wen writes 
