MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 85 
: Henry, Chin. pl., 190 :—K‘u shen in Hu pei is Sophora 
Krone’, Hance. : 
Cust. Med., p. 344 (68) :—K‘u shen root exported 1885 
from Canton 56 piculs,—p. 122 (83), from Chin kiang 
_ 4 piculs,—p. 294 (304), k*u shen seeds exported from Amoy 
— 8 piculs. 
So moku, XIV, 28 :—## 3B Sophora angustifolia, 8. & Z. 
According to the Ind. Fl. sin. [I, 202] this is identical 
with §. flavescens, Ait., a common plant in North and Mid 
China. §. Kronei has also been reduced to this species, 
which at Peking is called BF Af ye (wild) huai. 
0 E} $F pai sien. P., X11 36. 7., CLVUL 
Pen king :—Pai (white) sien (strong smell). The rind 
of the root is officinal. Taste bitter. Nature cold. Non- 
‘Poisonous. — 
Pie lu:—The rind of the pai sien (root) is produced in 
Shang ku [in Chi li, App. 272] in river valleys, also in 
-Yiian kit (in Shan tung, App. 415]. It is gathered in the 
4th and 5th months and dried in the shade. 
Tao Huna-Kine :—It is also called Fy 2 RF pat yang 
_ (goat) sien. These names refer to the white colour of the 
‘root and its strong smell, like the odor of goats. It is 
therefore also termed Fy #4 pad shen (the second character = 
Odor of goats). It is a common plant in Mid China. The » 
_ best sort is produced in Shu [Sz ch‘uan, App. 292]. 
_ Su Kuve [7th cent.]:—The plant grows more than a 
foot high. Its leaves resemble those of the Chu yii [ Boymea 
Tutecarpa. See 291]. The root has a white rind, is juicy. 
Purplish white (violet) flowers. The root should be dug 
Up in the second month, for in the 4th or 5th it has already 
lost its power, 
