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139.—#€ 38 lang tang. P., XVUa, 26. 7T., CXLVL 
Pen king:—Lang tang, Bi BE heng t'ang. The seeds 
and the root are officinal. Taste of the seeds bitter. Nature 
cold. Non-poisonous. ‘Taste of the root bitter and acrid. 
Poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The lang tang grows in the river-valleys of 
Hai pin [in Chi li, App. 49], also in Yung chou [in Shen si, 
App. 424]. The seeds are gathered in the 5th month. 
T‘ao Huna-Kine :—It is a common plant. The seeds 
somewhat resemble the kernels of the wu wet [Sehizandra. 
See 164], but are very small. 
Han Pao-snene [10th cent.]:—Its leaves resemble 
those of the sung lan [Isatis. See 123]. The whole plant 
is covered with fine hairs, White flowers. The covering 
of the seed (fruit) looks like a jar [perhaps a persistent 
calyx]. The seeds are small, flattened, as large as a millet- 
grain, of a greenish yellow colour. The seeds are gathered 
in the 6th and 7th months and dried in the sun. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—This plant is also called K lis 
t‘ien sien tsz*. It is common and grows from two to three feet 
high. Leaves like those of the & huang [Rehmannia. See 
100], the wang pu liu hing (Silene, also Physalis. See 113] 
ete., as broad as three fingers. Its purple flowers open in 
the 4th month, in the 5th the fruit is formed. The eovering 
of the fruit is like a jar, the fruit is like a small pomegranate, 
it is a capsule and contains very small greenish white seeds, 
like millet. The plant is covered with white hairs. 
Li Sart-cnen :—The name of the plant is also written 
TH YS lang tang. It is also called FF fF hing tang. The 
seeds when eaten cause one to become mad. 
Ch., XXIV, 49:—Lang tang. Rude drawing which 
does not permit of identification, 
