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MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 2 
Fan Cu‘enc-ra, in his account of the southern provinces 
[end of the 12th century], states that the ling ling fest’ 1s ? 
common plant in I chou and in Yung chou [both in pie 
si, App. 103, 430] and other places. The plant ae 
making mats, pillows and matresses. The locality Ing tia 
[spoken of by earlier authors as producing ope so is see 
called Yung chou [in Hu nan, App. 425], but this p 
does not grow there. 
Lt ee :—In ancient times this plant was aa 
to make the spirits descend. Now the people of Wu ; ak 
su, App. 3889] cultivate it for sale. It is os e sth 
met 4 kuang ling ling hiang and 3X BE Ht huang 
ts‘ao, 
Regarding the identification of the hin ts‘ao or ling ling 
a. 
ts‘ao, which seems to be Ocimum basilicum, see Bot. sin., 
406, 467, 
F d 
61.—4 BE lan ts‘ao. P., XIV), 75. T.. LXXXI an 
LXXXIL wish 
Pen king :—Lan ts‘ao, 7K %& shui hiang (water per - * 
orm. 
The leaves are officinal, Taste pungent. Nature uni 
Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The lan ts‘ao grows in the ponds mH aso 
of Tai Wu. It (the leaves) is gathered in the 4th an 
months, Nie 
T‘ao Huno-xina:—It is not used now in Se on 
w 
Tai Wu is the kingdom of Wu [Kiang su, App. aed :, to 
Tai Po® lived. There is now in Tung men arn a 
Unknown to me] a plant used for making ee oa 
and which is called BA 2 lan hiang. This is the lan 
+ Chi d, Man., 243, 
* The founder of the state of Wu. See Mayers’ Chin. Rea ) 
"Hil FE GE. 
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