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anthemum). The Ch. [XIV, 20, 21] has sub liu ki nu 
two rude figures, one of them seems to refer to a Composita. 
According to the Cust. Med., p. 874 (452), 202 (275), 286 
(183), this drug is exported from Canton, Ning po, Amoy, 
resp. 7, 2, 1 piculs. 
So moku, XVII, 40 :—Bl] ZF HR Solidago virgo aurea, L. 
(our common Golden Rod) and ibid, 48, same Chinese 
name, Senecio palmatus, Pall. 
87.— FRR Hie fei lien. P., XV, 50. 7., CXXXIV. 
Pen king :—Fei lien. Root and flowers officinal. Taste 
bitter. Nature uniform. Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—Other names: low lu [see 86], AR AR mu ho, 
We HE fei ki (flying cock), | We fei Ming (to fly and not 
heavy), (R HG fu tu, TRE fu chu, FH tien tsi. The 
fei lien grows in Ho nei [in Ho nan, App. 77]. In the 
Ist month the root is dug up, and in the 7th and 8th months 
the flowers are gathered and dried in the shade. 
T’ao Hune-x1ng :—It is a common plant and much 
Tesembles the ku yao [Cnicus. See 85], but its leaves 
are much incised (or sinuated or laciniated). The stem 
has skins (raised lines) which issue from the base of the 
: leaves and continue down the stem, resembling the wings of 
_ ® arrow. Purple flowers. This drug is not used now in 
Medicine, only Taoists consider the stem and the branches as 
Securing longevity. 
Sv Kune [7th cent.]:—There are two kinds of this 
plant. One grows in low marshes and is the plant described 
by Tao Huwne-Kinc. The other grows on the summits of 
‘Mountains. Its leaves resemble those of the first but are 
hot sinuated, and very downy. Its stem is red, not winged. 
The Toot goes straight down, has no lateral branches, the 
