400 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
Wu Pu [8rd cent.] gives the synonyms #f A si mu, 
A yung mu and F EF ma ki.—In the Kuang ya itis” 
KB 2B ma sin, 
T‘ao Hune-xixa :—It is a common plant. It is also 
called ta tsi tsz. Little used in medicine. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—The names si ming and ta tsi 
are from the Rh ya. Another name is 3% 3#§ lao (old) tw. . 
Its taste is sweet, not pungent. 
Li Sui-cuen :—The si ming and the tsi [v. 251] areakin, — 
the smaller being the tsi and the larger the sé ming. The 
latter is covered with hair. The medical virtues of the seeds : 
are the same in both. The ting li [Sisymbrium. See 114) 
is likewise akin to the si ming, but the seeds of the latter — 
are sweet and it has white flowers, whilst the ¢‘ing Ui has : 
yellow flowers and bitter seeds. The si ming is sometimes : 
called tien (sweet) ting Li be 
The si ming or ta tsi described in the P. is probally 
Thlaspi arvense, L. For further particulars see Bot. My — 
II, 18. 
253.—9K HR fan la. P., XXVII, 6. 7, CXLIV. 
Comp. Rh ya, 81. oS 
Pie lu:—Fan li (entangled floss). It is gathered 
the 5th day of the 5th month at mid-day. Taste we 
Nature uniform. N. on-poisonous. Apparently the whole a6 
is used in medicine, oe 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—This is the #6 B * ies 
(chicken’s bowels), The plant is common in damp we 
and on the margins of ditches and canals. : the : 
Han Pao-suene [10th cent.]:—White flowers ~~ 
Whole plant is officinal, 
