100 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
The udo is described by Kamprer, Amen. exot, [826] 
but the Chinese characters there and the names doku quatz, 
do sjen are erroneous, for they are applied to an Angelica 
[see 32]. 
47.—F5 88 hung Kiung. P., A1Va, 5. Fo Cx 
Pen king :—Kung kung. The root is officinal. Taste 
pungent. Nature warm. N on-poisonous. 
The plant kung k‘iung is repeatedly mentioned in the 
Shan hai king. 
Pie lu:—Other names : BY | hu kiung, FH Fe hiang 
kuo. Name of the leaves Bi AE mi wu. The kung kiung 
grows in the river valleys of Wu kung, also in Sie ku and 
Si ling [all in Shen si, App. 393, 309, 301]. The root is 
dug up in the 3rd and 4th months and dried in the sun. 
T‘ao Hune-xine :—The localities Wu kung, Sie ku 
Si ling are all near Ch‘ang an [in Shen si, App. 393, 309, 
301, 3]. The drug is now produced in Li yang [in An hui, 
App. 186]. The plant is also much cultivated. It has 
fragrant leaves which resemble those of the she ch‘uang 
[ Cnidium. See 49]. Large joints. The stem is slender, 
looks like a horse’s bit, whence the name §& #y | | ma en 
(horse’s - bit) kung kiung. That found in Shu (Sz ch‘uan) 
is smaller, 
Su Kune [7th cent. |:—-The drug kung k‘tung is now 
produced in Ts‘in chou [in Kan su, App. 358]. That from 
Li yang is no longer in use. The kung kiung is also 
cultivated. This drug (the root) represents large fleshy 
masses which contain much resin, That brought from the 
mountains is smaller in size, poor, and of a bitter, pungent 
taste. The best time for digging it up are the 9th and 10th 
months, : 
