MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 219 
T‘ao Hune-xine :—It is a common plant near fields, in 
burial wastes and near villages. 
Su Kune [7th cent.] says, the so ¢%ao is the same as 
the lu ying, and refers to Rh ya, 134. 
K‘ou Tsune-sat [12th cent.]:—The so ¢‘ao has white 
flowers. The fruit is at first green, like the la tow (green 
bean, Phaseolus Mungo), arranged in clusters, several hundreds 
together, like a shallow cup. In the 10th month these berries 
become red. 
Lt Sat-cuEn adds :—Every leaf consists of 5 leaflets. It 
is also known by the name of $$ ff He tsie ku ts‘ao (plant 
which joins together [broken] bones). 
Ch., XI, 75 :—Lu ying or so tao. Representation of a 
plant with pinnate leaves, berry-like fruits. Hxznry [ Chin. 
pl., 80] means that it is Sambucus Chinensis, Lindl. 
There is in the P. [XX XVI, 74] a short account, from 
the Tang Pen ts‘ao [7th cent.], of the &% Ff 7K tsie ku mu 
or #8 EF 7K su ku mu [both these names mean wood (tree) 
which joins broken bones] also called 7x ¥j ZA mu (tree) so 
tao. Su Kuna says, the leaves and the flowers of the sie 
ku mu resemble those of the lw ying, but the tsie ku mu is a 
tree from 10 to 20 feet high [the lu ying is herbaceous]. Its 
wood is very light and empty, it has no heart. It is much 
cultivated. The tsie ku mu has the property of healing broken 
bones, whence the name. [It seems a decoction of the leaves 
is administered internally to that effect.) The skin of the 
root is also employed in medicine.—Cu‘sn Ts‘anc-K‘I [8th 
cent.] says that the tsie ku mu is slightly poisonous. 
The tste ku mu is figured in the Ch. [XXXVIII, 35], 
only leaves, rude drawing, and again XXXV, 15. HeEnay 
(Chin. pl., 81] means that it may be Sambucus Sieboldiana, 
Bl. (8. racemosa, L.). 
Cust. Med., p. 298 (374): -—Tsie ku ts‘ao exported 1885 
from ee! 1.45 Pay 
