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Phon zo, XXX, 4:—R B, Cocculus Thunbergit, DC.— 
4,5 :— pe BR, Cocculus Thunbergii. Japonice: awa kadsura, 
female plant ; kampe, male plant. 
Phon zo, 6, 7:—[¥j EG. This Chinese name applied to 
Cocculus diversifolias, Menispermum dauricum and Stephania 
hernandifolia. All these plants belong to the order Meni- 
spermacece. 
From the Chinese descriptions of the fang ki [the authors 
describe only the root] it cannot be decided what plant is 
meant. According to Henry [Chin. pl., 71, 186], Cocculus 
Thunbergii is known by other Chinese names in Hu pei. 
184.—3 B.t‘ung ts‘ao. P., XVII), 25. T., CXI. 
Pen king:—T*ung ts‘ao, Bf SZ fu chi. The twigs and 
the fruit are officinal. Taste pungent. Nature uniform. 
Non-poisonous. 
Pie lu :—The t‘ung ts‘ao grows in Shi ch‘eng [in An hui, — 
App. 285] in mountain-valleys, also in Shan yang [in Shan 
tung, App. 270]. The twigs are gathered in the Ist and 
2nd months and dried in the shade. | 
T‘ao Hune-Kinc :—It is now produced in Mid China. 
The plant climbs on trees and contains a white juice. The 
stem shows [on a transverse section] small holes (or rather 
longitudinal tubes). If air be blown at one end of a section 
of it, it passes through it, whence the name [¢‘ung means 
“permeable”’]. Some say that it is the Zi J&R ¥ fu teng heng. 
" Wu Pu [83rd cent.] calls it J 3 téng weng. 
: Su Kune [7th cent.]:—It is, when full grown, 3 inches 
in diameter. 3 or 4 twigs (stalks) spring from each joint, 
each with 5 leaves (leaflets) at the end. The fruit is from 3 
to 4 inches long. It has a white pulp with black kernels, is 
edible and of an agreeable, sweet taste. The southern people 
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