MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 277 
It Sui-cHEn suggests that this plant (jao hua) is the 
ytan hua with yellow flowers noticed by Su Suna as growing 
in Kiang chou [comp. 156]. The fresh flowers of the jao ua 
are yellow, but when dried they become white, wherefore 
T‘ao Huna-xK1ne states that the plant has white flowers. 
Ch, XXIV, 48:—Jao hua. Rude drawing. Only 
leaves. 
Phon z0, XXIV, 2, 3:—3¥%E. Two plants represented, 
one with yellow, the other with white flowers. Not identified 
by FRancuet. 
Sies., Jeon. ined., V1:—Passerina japonica, 8. & Z. 
[Wickstramia japonica, Mig.]. Sinice 3& 7E. 
Stes., eon., 182:—Same Chinese name, Stellera ganpi. 
E cortice conficitur charta ob firmitatem laudata. Ibidem, 
181, SteBoxp says the same with respect to Stellera japonica. 
This latter is the same as Wickstremia japonica, SIEBOLD’S 
Stellera (Passerina) ganpi is Wickstremia canescens, Meisn. 
In Horrm. & Scu., 415, A f 7E [Chinese pronuncia- 
tion yen p%] is given as the Chinese name for Passerina 
ganp:. This name is not found in the P. 
158.—Zs B mang ts‘ao. P., XVIIb, 47. T., CX. 
Comp. Rh ya, 147, Classics, 464. 
Pen king: —Mang ts‘ao. Leaves used in medicine. 
Taste pungent. Nature warm. Poisonous. 
Pie lu:—Other names :— Hit mi, FF Ht ch‘un ts‘ao, The 
mang ts‘ao grows in Shang ku [in N. Chi li, App. 272] in 
mountain-valleys, and in Yiian kii [in Shan tung, App. 415]. 
The leaves are gathered in the 5th month and dried in the 
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