82 BOTANICON SsINICUM. 
RE | | ki ku (chicken-bones’) sheng ma. Another 
sort is produced in Pei pu [see App. 244]. It is juiceless, 
large and of a yellow colour. A third sort, which comes 
from Kien p‘ing [App. 139], is also large, of a feeble taste 
and not much used. It is known by the name of $§ 37 @ 
lo sin fu and reputed for neutralizing poison. A decoction 
of the leaves is used in infantile diseases. 
Cu‘en Ts‘anc-xr [8th cent.]:—The lo sin fu is now 
more commonly called the fy Ff fff siao (little) sheng ma. 
Medical virtues the same as those of the sheng ma. 
Ma Cat [10th cent.]:—The sheng ma which is brought 
from Sung Kao [in Ho nan, App. 317] is of a green colour. 
It has less power than the drug from Shu [Sz ch‘uan, 
App. 292}. 
Su Sone [11th cent.]:—The sheng ma is produced all 
over Mid China. The best sort comes from Shu ch‘uan 
[Sz ch‘uan, App. 292]. The plant grows three feet high. 
Its leaves resemble hemp-leaves. In the 4th or 5th month 
it produces white flowers arranged in a spike like that of 
the su (Setaria). The fruit is black. The root is like the 
root of the hao (Artemisia) of a purplish black colour, 
covered with hair (radical fibres). 
Li Sui-cuen :—The name sheng ma is derived from the 
resemblance of the leaves to hemp-leaves. Its common 
name nowadays is Jj] Ff jie ch‘van sheng ma (sheng ma from 
Sz ch‘uan), 
Ch., VII, 18 :—Sheng ma. Rude drawing. 
The name sheng ma seems to be applied to various 
ranunculaceous and saxifragaceous plants. 
The sheng ma is noticed in Groster’s Chine [LUI, 349, 
chine ma], 
Taran., Cat. 53:—Sheng ma. Radix. 
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