MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 401 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is also called ki chang. It 
is a common plant in the fields, near the water and in damp 
places. Its leaves resemble those of the hang ts‘ai [ Limnan- 
themum. Bot. sin., I, 399] but are smaller. In summer 
and autumn it bears small white flowers. The stem is twin- 
ing, and when broken it shows fibres like floss. It is hollow, 
whence the name &i ch‘ang [v. supra]. The Pie lu considers 
that the ki ch‘ang and the Jan li are not identical. 
Lt Sut-cuen :~—-The fan lu is also called 2G HB 6 ch‘ang 
(goose’s bowels), but it is not the same as the ki ch‘ang. 
Another name for it is #% Fe tsz‘ ts‘ao (plant drawn out in 
length). It is very common in damp places. Leaves as 
large as the end of a finger. Tender, twining stem, hollow 
in the centre. When broken it shows a filament like floss.® 
It is a sweet, tender, palatable pot-herb. After the 
3rd month it opens its flowers with small white petals. 
The fruit is also small, not larger than a grain of the pai 
(Echinochloa). It contains minute seeds resembling those of 
the ting li [Sisymbrium. See 114]. Wo Suur [an author 
of the Mongol period] says, that with yellow flowers is the 
fan lit and the white flowered is the ki ch‘ang. These two are 
certainly distinct plants, although they resemble each other. 
Only the 6 chang (or fan li) is of a sweet taste, has a 
hollow stem with a filament and white flowers, whilst the sz 
ch‘ang is bitter and viscid, the stem has no filament within 
and is of a slightly purplish colour. The flowers are purple 
coloured. 
Ch, IV, 7:—Fan la. The figure seems to represent 
& Stellaria, See also Kiu huang, XLVII, 7, 6 ch‘ang.— 
Henry, Chin, pl., 524:—2B GA BE 6 rh ch‘ang, Stellaria 
aquatica, Fries, 
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