MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 301 
170.— 38 & tsz* wei, P., XVIIIa, 29. 7., CVI. 
Rh ya, 164, 165.— Classics, 448. 
Pen king :—Tsz‘ wei, BE 2% ling t'iao, HE HE po hua. 
The flowers and the root are officinal. Taste sour. Nature 
slightly cold. Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The tsz‘ wei grows in Si hai [in Shan tung, 
App. 298] in river-valleys, also in Shan yang [in Shan tung, 
App. 270]. 
Wu P‘u [3rd cent] gives the synonyms § RR wu wei, 
BBE kw ling and He A kui mu. 
T‘ao Huna-kine takes the tsz‘ wei erroneously to be 
the root of the Yh ZE ki mai [ Dianthus. See 112], and is 
refuted by subsequent writers. 
Cuen Kuan [7th cent.] gives the synonym #& | ni wei. 
Su Kune [7th cent.] calls it o& FR FE ling siao hua. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is a common plant in the 
mountains and also much cultivated in gardens. It climbs on 
high trees up to the summit. It blossoms in the summer. 
Yellowish red (orange-coloured ) flowers. They are much 
collected for medical use, especially in diseases of women. 
Li Sai-cuen :—The ling siao grows wild. It first creeps, 
but having reached a tree it climbs up it. It has a very long 
stem. Several leaves (leaflets) are on the same [common ] 
stalk (pinnate leaves). The leaves are of a dark green colour 
and serrated. It blossoms from the beginning of summer till 
autumn. Racemes composed of numerous large flowers like 
those of the k‘ien niu [ Pharbitis. See 168]. The corolla is five- 
cleft, orange-coloured, with small spots. In autumn the 
colour becomes darker. The fruit, which appears in the 8th 
month, is a pod 3 inches and more long. The seeds are light, 
thin, and resemble those of the elm or the ma tou ling — 
[Aristolochia, See 54]. The root is long and resembles that 
