MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 145 
Li Sui-cHen says that the shi is a kind of hao 
(Artemisia), a divine plant. 
For further particulars see Bot. sin., II, 428. 
Cust. Med., p. 8 (54, 55):—Shi exported 1885 from 
New chwang 760 piculs.® 
-wa, F., XV, 8. 7. OF. 
Comp. also Bot. sin., Il, 77, 429. 
Pie lu:—The ai is also called Ez © 7 ¢ts‘ao (vulnerary 
herb). The plant which yields the az leaves [used for 
cauterizing] grows in the fields. The leaves are gathered 
on the 8rd day of the 3rd month, and dried in the sun. 
Taste bitter. Nature slightly warm. Non-poisonous. 
Su Sune [11th cent. ]:—The ai is a common plant. The 
best sorts are produced in #8 3% Fu tao (elevated road) and 
PY BY Sz‘ ming (name of a monastery in Che kiang). The ai 
leaves are used for cauterizing, and therefore the plant is 
also called He EH hiu ts‘ao (moxa). It is a kind of hao 
(Artemisia). The leaves are white ( downy) underneath. The 
leaves must be gathered on the 3rd day of the 3rd month 
ron the 5th of the 5th month. 
Lt Sut-cnen :—In the Sung period that from Fu tao 
in Tang yin [in Ho nan, App. 335] and Sz‘ ming was 
Considered the best. The first was called 4& 3€ pei (northern) 
a, the other Ye | hai (sea) ai. Since the Ch‘eng hua 
Period (1465-1488) the drug from K4 chou [in Hu pei, 
App. 121] is much valued and known under the name of 
Bi SE kt ai. This plant is common on mountain plateaux. 
Perennial root, straight, white stem, four or five feet high. 
The leaves resemble those of the hao, are five-lobed with 
 *A mistake: the drug exported from New chwang is a kind of duans- 
_ hi-shih; in the Customs List = is a misprint for @ chit (ce. without 
the 140th radical)—A. Henry. 
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