MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 197 
107.— 3 SE FR Shu yang ts‘uan. P., XVI, 36. 
f., CLXXVI. 
Pen king :—Shu (Sz ch‘uan) yang ts‘iian. The leaves 
are officinal. Taste bitter. Nature slightly cold. Non- 
poisonous. 
Pie lu :—Other names : 36 i yang ts‘ian, 32 $8 yang i. 
This plant grows in Shu (Sz ch‘uan) in mountain-valleys. 
T‘so Huna-x1ne :—It is not employed in medicine now. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—The vulgar name of this plant 
is 28 45 ts% ku. Its leaves resemble those of the hi (Chry- 
santhemum, Aster). Purple flowers. The fruit resembles 
that of the kow ki [Lycium. See 345]. The root is like 
that of the yian chi [Polygala. See 16]. 1t grows in shady 
moist places. The leaves are gathered in the 5rd and 4th 
months and dried in the shade. 
Ii Sut-cuen states that the name ts‘i ku is also applied 
to another plant. 
Ch. XI, 26:—Shu yang ts‘ian. Rude drawing. 
Perhaps a Solanum is intended. The drawing is taken from 
the Kiu huang [XLVII, 2], where this plant is figured 
under the names of $f #B ts‘ing ki or Shu yang ts‘iian. 
P. Smrrx, 200 :—Shw yang ts‘ian, Solanum dulcamara 
[arbitrary identification]. 
So moku, III, 51 :—3qy 342 5% Solanum lyratum. Thbg.— 
Ibid., Vill Sz :— jE hh BE Sagina maxima, A. Gray 
( Caryophyllacee). 
108.— ff 28 pai tsiang. P., XVI, 37. T., CLXI. 
Pen king:—Pai tsiang. The root is officinal. Taste 
bitter. Nature uniform. Non-poisonous, It is also called 
BE BB lu ch‘ang. 
