MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. — 435 
Pie lw:—Other names: #§ | chu (pig) tsiao, FE | shi 
(pig) tsiao, HE ] chi (sow) tsiao and Fy } hou (dog) tsiao. 
The man tsiao grows in Yiin chung [in the Ordos, App. 422] 
in the mountains. The root and the leaves are used for 
fermenting wine. . 
T‘ao Hune-xinc :—It is a common mountain-plant. 
Its popular name is FB =F hiu tse’. It resembles the tsiao 
tang (Zanthoxylum) but is smaller and not aromatic. Other 
hame: ff | i (pig) tsiao. Used as a diaphoretic. 
In the 7%u king [11th cent.] it is called & | hin 
(gold) tsiao. 
Li Sui-cuen :—The man tsiao is a climbing plant. It 
exhales an offensive odour, wherefore it is called “ pig ts‘ao.” 
It has weak branches. The fruits (seeds) and the leaves 
resemble those of the tsiao. Used as food by the mountain 
people. The term kiu tsz‘, given to it by T‘ao HunG-KING, is 
a general name for the fruit of all sorts of tstao. 
Ch., XXXIII, 53 :—Man tsiao. It does not seem that 
the drawing represents a Zanthorylum. But the & $f in 
the Phon zo [LXX, 4, 5] isa Zanthorylum. 
291.33, ERY Wu chu ya [comp. 339]. P., XXXII, 12. 
7, COR ELK, | 
Comp. Rh ya, 329, Classics, 498. 
Pen king :— Wu chu yii (chu yit of the kingdom of Wn). 
The fruit, the leaves and the root with the white rind are used 
in medicine. Taste of the fruit pungent. Nature warm. 
Slightly poisonous. The leaves and the root are non-poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The Wu chu yi grows in Shang ku fin Chi ne 
App. 272] and in Yiian kii [in Shan tung, App. 415]. It is 
gathered on the 9th day of the 9th month and dried in the 
shade. The old (not fresh) drug is the best, 
