242 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
It is very dangerous, and injurious to life. The root of the 
ta ki is of a bitter, acrid taste, causes scratching in the 
throat. A popular name for it is FF FS fil Aza ma sien. 
Ch. XXIV, 13:—Ta ki. An Euphorbia figured. 
In the Cust. Med. the drug ta ki is noticed as imported 
into several ports,—p. 342 (55), hung ya ta ki (ta ki with 
red sprouts) exported 1885 from Canton 6 piculs. 
So moku, IX, 17-20:— FE BR Euphorbia lasiocaula, 
Boiss.— Kwa wi, 40. 
107.— 3 3H tse tsi. P., XVila, 20. 7., CAL. 
Pen king:—Tse ts (marsh varnish), #8 ¥€ ts heng 
(varnish stalk), The stem and the leaves are officinal. 
Taste bitter. Nature cold. Non-poisonous. [Later authors 
say “slightly poisonous.””] 
Pie lu:—Tse ts‘ is a name applied to the stem and the 
leaves of the ta ki [see 136]. The plant grows in T‘ai shan 
[in Shan tung, App. 322]. in marshes. Its stem and leaves 
are gathered on the 3rd day of the 3rd month or on the 
7th day of the 7th month and dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hunc-Kine :— Tse ts‘? is a name for the leaves and 
the stem of the plant ta ki. The fresh plant is of a purple 
colour and replete with a white, acrid juice. 
Ta Mine [10th cent.]:— Tse ts‘ consists of the flowers of 
the ta ki. It grows in marshes. Small yellow flowers. The 
young leaves eaten as a vegetable. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—This plant grows in Ki chou 
[in Chi li, App. 119], in Ting chou [in Hu nan, App. 341]; 
in Ming chou [in Che kiang, App. 224] and other localities 
in Mid China. 
Li Sxi-cHen :—All the above-quoted authors are wrong 
in stating that the names tse tsi and ta ki refer to the : 
same plant. The leaves of the ta ki are not edible. In the ie 
