MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 407 
Francuet refers the figures sub # in the So moku 
[XX, 22], Japonice shiov, and likewise [XX, 19] sub Jf ae XT, 
to Amarantus melancholicus, and Phon zo [XLVIILI, 17, 18] 
sub Hf to Am. mangostanus, L.— 
Mee BE EL yen lai hung in China is Am. melancholicus, also 
«lm. tricolor. As to the identification of the Japanese drawing 
in the So moku [XX, 22:—#¢], Francuer seems to be 
mistaken. I think it is A. Blitum, which is not found in 
Francuer’s Enum. Jap., but which has been reported from 
Japan [Journ. Bot., 1877, 297]. 
Stez., Gcon., 124 :—Amarantus oleraceus, $f (a.)—hiju 
caule foliisque viridibus ; (b.)—aka Jiju, caule foliisque pur- 
purascentibus. 
So moku [XX, 23]:—Bf Hi, Luzolus viridis. [Amarantus 
Blitum in Tuuns., Fl. jap., 57]. Japonice: no hiju. 
Stes., Zcon., 123. Amarantus japonicus, BF Fj. Japonice: 
no biju. 
Phon zo, XLVI, 20 :—3R Hj, Amarantus melancho- 
licus, also A. tricolor. 
257.7: 2B ku ts‘ai. P., XXVII, 14. 7, LIX. 
Comp. Rh ya, 24, Classics, 365. 
Pen king :—K‘u ts‘ai (bitter vegetable), 3 t‘u. Leaves, 
root and flowers used in medicine. ‘Taste of the leaves bitter. 
Nature cold. N on-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—Other name: #4 yu tung. The ku ts‘ae 
grows in I chou [Yiin nan, Sz ch‘uan, App. 102] in river- 
valleys, in the mountains and by waysides. It does not die 
in winter. Gathered on the 3rd day of the 3rd month and 
dried in the shade. 
The ancient Ts‘ai yao lu says :—The h*u ts‘ai begins to 
grow in the 3rd month, in the 6th month it has yellow 
