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with its leaves green on the upper side and white underneath. 
The leaves can be prepared for food. The seeds are of a 
brownish gray colour. Perennial root. 
The plant has the same Chinese name in Japan. For 
further particulars see Bot. sin., LI, 391. 
89.—K FF ta ts‘ing. P., XV, 54. T., CV. 
Pie lu:—Ta ts‘ing (great green). Its stem is gathered 
in the 8rd or 4th month and dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hune-Kine :—This plant is found in East China 
and in the border provinces. It has a purple stem about 
one foot high. Stem and leaves officinal. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is produced in all the pre- 
-fectures of Kiang tung [E. of the Kiang, App 124], in 
: King nan [Hu nan, App. 148], in Mei, Shu [Sz ch‘uan, 
App. 219, 292] and in Hao [in An hui, App. 59]. Stem 
purplish green, resembling the shi chu (Dianthus). Flowers 
purplish red, resemble those of the ma liao (Polygonum) and 
‘the yaan hua [ Daphne. See 156]. The root'is yellow. 
. It Sut-cuen :—It is a common plant, and grows from 
two to three feet high. Stem round. Leaves from three to 
four inches long, green on the upper side, paler underneath, 
Placed in pairs at the joints. In the 8th month small red 
flowers in corymbs. Fruit at first green, of the size of the 
tsiao (Zanthoxylon) fruit. In the 9th month it becomes red. 
"pees SHI-cHEN explains the name ta ts‘ing (great green) by 
the dark green colour of the stem. 
mw A, XE 88 -— 7a ts‘ing. A plant figured which is 
Unknown to me, 
ce Tar AR., Cat., {8 =. Th ts‘ing. Caules et folia Polygont 
oe. Suaru, 175. 
