214 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
So moku, XI, 42:—B Mf #8 Verbena offcinalis— 
Ibid., 1X, 9:—H§ fF EE Agrimonia viscidula, Bge. This 
drawing agrees with that sub lung ya ts‘ao in Ch., XII, 29. 
See also Kiu huang, LII, 17. 
117.—§E She han. P., XVI, 59. T., CLXVIL. 
Pen king :—She han, tie $f she hien (snake’s bridle). The 
leaves are officinal. Taste bitter. Nature slightly cold. Non- 
poisonous. 
Pie lu :—The she han grows in I chou [Yiin nan, App. 
102] in mountain-valleys. It is gathered in the 8th month 
and dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hune-K1ne :—The she hien is a common plant. 
There are two kinds, both grow on stony ground also in 
loamy soil, That generally used has small leaves and yellow 
flowers. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It grows in Hing chou [in 
Shen si, App. 66] and in other places. It grows on stony 
ground, also in damp places. In Shu (Sz ch‘uan) the people 
cultivate this plant. Snakes dislike it. There are two kinds 
of this plant, one with 5 leaves, the other with 7, on the same 
footstalk. The root is gathered in the 8th month and dried 
in the shade. . 
Cx‘en Jr-nva [author of the Sung dynasty] and Su ies 
[11th cent.]:—The stem and the leaves used in medicine. 
There is one kind in Shu (Sz ch‘uan) which is called “26 
Hi F tsz‘ pet lung ya [leaves purple underneath]. 
Lz Sui-cHEn :—There are two kinds of this plant. That 
with small leaves is the she hien, that with large leaves 8 
Be fi ung hien (dragon’s bridle). It is used for plasters. The 
purple she hien, which is smaller and has the back (of the leaf) 
of a purple colour is called the Jy $f 3F siao (small) lung y% 
