MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 463 
313.—8R & FH su ho hiang. P., XXXIV, 53. 7., CCCXVI 
Pie lu:—The su ho hiang (perfume) is produced in 
Chung t‘ai [see App. 32] in river-valleys. 
T‘ao Huna-K1nc :—People say that the sw ho hiang is 
the excrement of lions, but the foreigners assert that this 
is not true. Now this drug is brought to China from the 
western countries. It is not used as a medicine, but rather 
as a perfume. 
The Kuang chi [6th cent.] says:—This fragrant sub- 
stance is produced in the country of Su ho, whence the name. 
Tn Sanserit books it is #E # ZE i] tu lu se kien. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—Now this drug is brought from 
Si yi (Western Asia) and K‘un lun [Pu lu Condore. See 
App. 171}. It is of a purplish red colour, resembles the 
true ¢sz* ¢‘an,® is hard, very fragrant, and heavy like a stone. 
When of a good quality the ashes left after burning it are 
ofa white colour. [The author seems to speak of a wood. ] 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—There is now in Kuang chou 
a su ho hiang which is a kind of su mu, not fragrant at 
all, But the su ho hiang which is used in medicine is a 
substance of the consistence of an ointment, very fragrant 
and hot. Regarding this T‘ao Hune-Kkine states that 
it is the excrement of lions. According to the History 
of the Liang dynasty [A.D. 502-557] the su ho hiang 
comes from Chung T‘ien chu (Mid India), and is not an 
original product but is prepared by mixing together and 
boiling several fragrant things. Others say that it is a 
natural drug collected by the people of Ta Ts‘in, who by 
boiling the sap prepare a fragrant substance like an ointment 
: =< ig. Now the name of a precious wood—Dailbergia? 
= BK > Sapan-wood. 
