MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE, 381 
in another part. It is the so-called “nacked Barley,” the grain 
of which separates from the chaff scales after the manner of 
wheat. 
221.— tao. Rice. P., XXII, 29. T., XXV. 
Comp. Classics, 337, 338. 
The Pie lu notices only the name and the medical virtues. 
T‘ao Hune-xrna :—In Taoist prescriptions two kinds of 
rice are distinguished—the f§ I: tao mi and the FRI kenrg m- 
The tao mi is very white. In Kiang tung [ Kiang 8", 
Che kiang etc., App. 124] they have no tao mi, and apply 
this name to the keng mi [see the neat]. 
I have already referred to the fact [see Bot. sim, 
II, 838] that in ancient times the character tao, vegas 
common name for rice, was applied to the glutinous Te 
' Keng is the common rice. 
The grain, the culm, the awns, and the flower of the rice 
plant are all used in medicine. 
222.— $8 keng (the character is also written ffi). Common 
Rice, not glutinous. P., XXII, 34. - 
Comp. Classics, 338. 
The Pie lw notices only the name and the medical V siewue 
Tao Hune-xing:—The # 9 keng mi is the nee 
commonly eaten by the people. There are various sorts—the 
white, the red, the small, and the large. 
223.—B tsi. The common Millet, Panicum miliace¥™ L. 
P., XXII, 1. 7., XXIX. 
Comp. Classics, 343. a 
The Pie lu notices only the name and the medical ¥4 . 
