424 BOTANICON SINICUM, 
274.—¥R li. The Chestnut. P., XXIX, 28. 7., CCXXIL 
Comp. Classics, 494. 
Pie lu:—The li grows in Shan yin [in Che kiang, 
App. 271]. It is gathered in the 9th month. 
The 38 #% Ui fu, or thin inner skin of the nut, the 3 # 
li k‘o, or involucre of the fruit, the flowers, bark of the tree, 
and root are all officinal. 
P. Smirs, 60:—Chestnut.— Hank. Med., 24, li Ko, 
exported from Han kow. 
275.—FE tsao. The Jujube. Zizyphus vulgaris, Lam. 
MiB, 31. 7. COXXIL 
Comp. Rh ya, 272-282, 331, Classics, 484. 
Pen king :—¥é tsao. Index of the Pen hing KF 
ta (large) tsao, 
Pie lu:—The tsao grows in Ho tung [in Shan si, App 
80}. The ta tsao (or large Jujube) is also called # ] han 
(dried) tsao, 32 | mei tsao and Fz [ Liang tsao (excellent 
jujube). It is gathered in the 8th month and dried in ie 
sun. [Probably the large jujubes of the Shan tung province 
are meant. | 
The raw, fresh fruit, dried fruit, kernels of the stones, 
especially those which are three years’ old, leaves, centre ¢ 
the wood, bark and root are all used in medicine. 
P. Smarx, 125 :—Jujube. 
Cust. Med., p. 84 (177):—~—Tsao jen (jujube kernels) 
exported 1885 from Tien tsin 826 pieuls,—p. 78 (185), — 
Han kow 200 piculs,—p, 132 (157), from Chin kiang 48.56 
piculs,—p. 52 (84), from Chefoo 9 piculs. 3 
Thid., p. 194 (147) :—-T'sao _p'i (date-peel) exported from 
Ning po 15.60 piculs,-—p. 104 (89), from Wu hu 203 piculs. 
Further particulars in another part. 
