MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 157 
So moku, XI, 4:—Same Chinese name, Ajuga genevensis, 
L.—Ibid., 8 :—}R§ Ip] BF AE BE [ie hia ku ts‘ao from Ch‘u 
chou, ». supra], Prunella vulgaris. 
81.— fe FF 7E siian fi hua. PV AV, 65 Ti, ORs 
Pen king :—Siian fu hua, Sr ¥ BE kin fu ts‘ao. Flowers 
officinal. Taste saltish. Nature warm. Slightly poisonous. 
For other ancient names see Bot. sin., II, 139. 
Pie lw:—Other name: BY HE tat shen. The sian fu 
grows in low marshes and valleys. The flowers are gathered 
in the 5th month and dried 20 days. The root is also used 
in medicine. 
T‘ao Hune-xine :—It grows in Mid China in low, damp 
Places, and resembles the ku hua (Chrysanthemum) but is 
larger. It must not be confounded with the i H stan fu, 
the root of which plant is used in medicine. [{ Kalystegia. 
See 169.] | 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—This plant grows along the 
edge of the water. It resembles the hung lan (Carthamus 
tinctorius), but is not prickly. It grows from one to two feet 
high. Leaves like willow-leaves. Stem slender. In the 
6th month it opens its flowers, which resemble the Chrysan- 
themum, They are as large as a small copper coin, and of a 
deep yellow colour. The people of Shang tang [S.E. Shan 
si, App. 275], where it grows in fields, call it @ $3 7€ 
kin ts%en hua (gold coin flower). In Mid China it is much 
cultivated in gardens. 
Lt Sut-cuen :—The wild plant, which grows on the 
Margins of water-courses, has small single flowers resembling 
the kw. But when cultivated the flowers become large. 
The root is small and white. It is also called Bf 3M fia ka 
eg Chrysanthemum) and 39 #5 @& ti ti kin (dripping 
 *§old), ‘ 
