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This is the tsz‘ pei lung ya of Su Sune. [Regarding lung ya 
see 116. ] 
Ch., XI, 65:—She han. Rude drawing, only leaves. 
Perhaps Potentilla is intended. 
— So moku, [X, 35 :—wké @ Potentilla inelinata, Vill. 
Phon zo, XIX, 7:—#E 2 Geum dryadoides, 8. & Z. 
Lbid., 7, 8:34 78 §8 3 BE Geum strictum, Ait. 
118.—& FH na ts‘ing. P., XVI, 60. T., CRXX. 
Pen king:—Na ts‘ing, 4 Bh tsio p‘iao (sparrow’s 
calabash). The root is officinal. Taste pungent. Poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The ni ts‘ing is the root of the she hien [see 
117]. It grows in Chu yai [App. 22], is gathered in the 8th 
month and dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hune-Kine objects to the statement of the Pe: lu 
that the ni ts‘ing is the root of the she hien. He considers it 
to be a distinct plant which has a root like the sw twan [see 
84] and very bitter leaves. The nit ts‘ing root is produced in 
King chou [Hu pei, App. 146]. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—The ni ts‘ing or tsio p‘iao grows 
in marshes. Its leaves resemble those of the lo mo (Metaplexis 
Stauntoni) and are opposite. The fruit has the appearance of a 
calabash, whence the name. It is about the size of a jujube. 
The root. resembles the pai wei [Vincetoxicum. See 44]. The 
stem and the leaves have an offensive odour. The she /ien is 
a different plant. 
The name nd ts‘ing is not found in the Ch., but [Ch., V, 
7] tsto p%ao is given as another name for ti shao kua, which is 
Vincetoxicum sibiricum, a small plant with linear lanceolate 
leaves and a large edible fruit. 
So moku, 1V, 39 :—# # Pederia fetida, L. This may 
be the ni ts‘ing described by Su Kune. 
