MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 81 
Ibid., p. 66 (11) Sz ch‘uan:—K‘iang huo exported from 
Han kow 1,821 piculs,—p. 58 (1), from I chang 383 piculs. 
z Amen. evot., 826 :—hh} YE doku quats, vulgo dosjen, 
oa udo. Frutex annuus, radice eduli, etc—Sies. & Zuce. 
ts FJap., I, p. 57] identify this plant, described by 
 Kawerer, with Aralia cordata, Thbg., or A. edulis, 8. & Z. 
: - Kewrrer is mistaken with respect to the Chinese and the 
first Japanese name, which do not belong to the plant he 
describes and which is Aralia edulis and has another Chinese 
tame. [See 46.] 
So moku, V, 34, 35 :—Rj JE Angelica japonica, A. Gray. 
eon zo, Vil, 16:—Same Chinese name, Archangelica 
Gmelin’, D.C. Japonice dokukwats [comp. supra, Kamprer]. 
___ The umbelliferous plant figured in the So moku [V, 37] 
and the Phon zo (VI, 16, 17] sub 3§ %& has not been 
identified by Francuer. 
33.—Ff Hi sheng ma. P., XII, 29. TT, CXLIX. 
- Pen king :—Sheng ma (ascending hemp). The root is 
‘Officinal. Taste sweet and bitter. Nature uniform, slightly 
oe cold. Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu :—Other names : JE) Wp chow ma or chou sheng ma 
[some believe (Kuana ya, Wu P‘v) that Chou here denotes 
the ancient state of Chou in Mid Shen si, on the Wei River]. 
The sheng ma grows in the mountain valleys of I chou 
in Sz ch‘uan, App. 102]. The root is dug up in the 2nd 
4nd 8th months and dried in the sun. 
Tso Hune-Kine :—In ancient times the best kind was 
= reckoned to be produced in Ning chou [Yiin nan, App. 234]. 
= The drug is small, black and firm. Now that from 1 chou 
a (Sz ch‘uan) is of a good quality. It is small, and after the 
Skin has been taken off shows a green colour. It is called 
Seen 
