74 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
The drug ts‘in kiao is unknown to me. I suppose the 
above identifications are both wrong. 
29.—$E Hl tse hu. P., XIU, 17. 7, CXLIX. 
Ben king -—Tsz* hu, Hy Be ti hin. The root is officinal. 
Taste bitter. Nature uniform. N on-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The ts‘zs hu leaves are called 32 2 yiin hao. 
They are of a pungent taste, fragrant, and can be eaten. 
The plant grows in Hung nung [in Ho nan, App. 99], 
in river valleys, and in Yiian kit [in Shan tung, App. 415]. 
The root is dug up in the 2nd and 8th months and dried in 
the sun. 
We Pv [3rd cent.] calls it [lj 38 shan ts‘ai (mountain 
vegetable) and $j BE ju ts‘ao (edible herb). 
T‘ao Hune-Kin@ :—It grows in Mid China, resembles the 
ts‘ten hu [ Angelica. See 30]. The Po wu chi [3rd cent. ] 
says: The leaves of the yiin hao resemble those of the 
sie hao™ (an umbelliferous plant). The young white shoots, 
which appear in spring and in autumn, and are from four to 
five inches long and fragrant, may be eaten. It is found in 
Ch‘ang an (present Si an fu in Shen si, App. 6] and Ho nei 
[in N. Ho nan, App. 77}. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—JE is the ancient form for 4 
chéat (firewood), and the name of the drug is more commonly 
written 52 BA ch‘ai hu, 
Su Sune [11th cent. :—This plant is common in North 
and Mid China. The best drug comes from Yin chow 
Lin Shen si, App. 407]. The plant is very fragrant. Its 
stem is purplish green, rigid, shows fine lines (is channelled). 
the leaves resemble bamboo-leayes but are narrower and 
" OBES P, Xxvi, 5s, 
