MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 175 
Kiu huang, LI, 22 :—#F Ff ts‘ang rh (green ear). 
Rude drawing representing Xanthium strumarium, L. It is 
said there that the fruit resembles a mulberry and is covered 
with prickles. The leaves are eaten. 
Ch., XI, 50:—Si rh. Good drawing of Xanthium 
strumarium. This is a very common weed all over China, 
called ts‘ang rh at Peking. 
, Tatar., Cat., 5:—Ts‘ang rh. Fructus Xanthit stru- 
marit.— Hans., Sc. pap., 233.—P. Smiru, 233. 
According to Parker [ Canton Plants] ts‘ang rh is also 
the Chinese name for this plant at Canton. 
Cust. Med., p. 372 (427):—Ts‘ang rh exported 1885 
from Canton 9.7 piculs,—p. 298 (353), from Amoy 1.23 
picul, — p. 350 (156), from Canton 0.25 picul of the root. 
Amen. exot., 892 :—#F HE soon, namome. Xanthium. 
Lappa minor. 
So moku, XX, 25:—Same Chinese name, Xanthium 
strumarium. 
But 4% HE [So moku, VIII, 71] is Cerastium glutinosum, 
Fries. 
93.—K 4 ij t'ien ming tsing. P., XV, 68. T., CLXXIV. 
Pen king:—Tien ming tsing, 2%] FE mai kit kiang, 
re 2 BE hia ma lan (frog blue), AR FA shi shou [pig’s head. 
Comp. 90]. Leaves and root officinal. Taste sweet. Nature 
cold. Non-poisonous. 
Comp. also Bot. sin., Il, 35. | 
Pie lu:—Other names: FE #8 FE tien man ts‘ing, 
A FL RF ten men tsing, Yk HR ti sung, EP HE ye men 
tsing, WE I BA shan chu lan (toad lan), # BR cht lu (pig's 
head). The ten ming tsing grows in marshes in the plain. 
_ It is gathered in the 5th month. 
