278 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Tao Houne-xing :—The name mang —- originally 
written Bj wang. [Some editions of the P. ities 
The K.D. does not say that these two characters —s 
identical.] This is now a common plant in the i: 2 
provinces. The people bruise the leaves, mix the po F 
with old millet-flour and throw it into the water to he 
fish, which are then easily caught and can be eaten withou 
any danger, | ee 
i Su oe [11th cent.]:—It is a common plant _ a ; 
southern provinces and in Shu [Sz ch‘uan]. It is a Be 
which resembles the shj nan [see 347], but the leaves Bs 
sparely produced, [t bears neither flowers nor fruit. 7 ? 
leaves are gathered in the dth and 7th months. Others say a 
that it is an herbaceous plant which climbs on trees. a : 
K‘ou Tsune-sur [12th cent.]:—It is a tree with = 
like the shi nan [v. supra] which have the smell of the ¢s 
Zarthorylon, See 288]. oe 
Li ips aes plant is poisonous. When eaten : | 
causes man to lose his senses, The mountain people gi 
for killing rats, whence the name Ee 38 shu (rat) mang. 
: é . f mang 
name ch‘un ts‘ao given in the Pie lu as a synonym 0 
ts‘ao is also applied to the plant pai wei [ Vincetoxicum. - 
See 44], ie 
For further particulars regarding this poisonous P Z 
see Bot. sin., Il, 464. In Japan the name mang ts‘ao 18 
‘ is @ 
applied to Llicium religiosum, but in China mang ts‘ao 18 
different plant, 
159.— BF 5 yin yn, P, XVIIb, 49. 7, OXLV. : 
Pen king :— Yin yé. The leaves are officinal. Tast 
bitter. Nature warm. Poisonous, ; 
Pie lu :—Other names : 52 HE kuan ts‘ao, Hk Ht pi hung: 
The By #§ yn ya grows in T‘ai shan [in Shan tung, App- 
