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Pen king:—K*‘u hu (bitter bottle gourd). The pulpa 
with the seeds are officinal. ‘Taste bitter. Nature cold. 
Poisonous. Flowers and leaves likewise used in medicine. 
In the Kuo ya [5th cent. B.C. See Bot. sin., I, 408] 
it is called BF Hy k‘w (bitter) p‘ao. 
Pie lu:—The k‘u hu grows in the country of Tsin 
[Shan si, App. 353]. 
T‘ao Hune-Kine :—The k‘u hu is bitter like gall, not 
edible. It is not a distinct species of hu, but it happens 
that among the [sweet] hu there are some fruits which have a 
bitter taste. 
The hu or p‘ao is the Lagenaria or Bottle gourd. 
Further details in another part. 
265.—2& JI tung kua. P., XXVIIL 7., XLIV. 
Pen king:—Tung kua (winter gourd), Fy JK pai kua 
(white gourd) and 7k 3 shui chi. In the Index of the 
Pen king we have fy & | pai tung tse‘ (tung kuz seeds). 
The pulpa of the fruit and the seeds are officinal. Taste 
sweet. Nature slightly cold. Non-poisonous. [Subsequently 
the rind of the fruit and the leaves were also used in 
medicine. ] 
Pie lu:—The pai kua tsz‘, or the kernels (f=) of the 
tung kua, are produced in Sung kao [in Ho nan, App. 317}. 
The plant grows in marshes. ‘The seeds are gathered in the 
8th month. 
In the Kuang ya [3rd cent. ] it is called Hy 3% ti che. 
Tung kua is now the common name for Benincasa 
cervfera, Say., the White Gourd of India, much cultivated 
all over China, * » 
Tatar., Cat., 22 :—-Tung kua tsz‘. Semina Benincase 
cerifere.—P, Smiruy, 36. 
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