MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 467 
is much used in China as a perfume. There is’a preparation 
called Bj An si yu, a mixture of various fragrant 
substances. 
Wan Kr [16th cent. ]:—By burning the true An si 
hiang incense rats can be allured % (?). 
Wituiams, Chin. Commercial Guide, 93 :--# BF ngan 
si-hiang, ie. the quieting perfume, Benzoin or Benjamin, 
the concrete juice of the Styrax benzoin, which is cultivated 
in Borneo and Sumatra. It is almost tasteless, but when 
rubbed or heated gives off an extremely agreeable odour. 
The drug An si hiang which I procured from 8. China 
was Benzoin, but that which is sold at Peking under the 
above name in the perfume-shops is a composition of various 
perfumes. 
314,.— #2 PE B chan t‘ane hiang. P.. XXXIV, 55. 
f., OCOXVI. 
This drug is mentioned in the Pie lu, but only the name. 
T‘ao Huna-xinc :—It is produced in Tsin an [in Fu 
kien, App. 354] and Ch’en chou [App. 12]. Itis difficult 
to procure this drug in a pure state, for it generally contains 
particles of the bark and the dirt of the wood grub. 
The soft drug is the best. It is used as a perfume but 
not employed in medicine. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—The chan t'ang tree resembles 
an orange tree. The twigs and the leaves when burnt emit 
a fragrant smell. The drug resembles sand sugar and Is 
black.” Jt is produced in Kiao and Kuang [in Kuang 
tung, App. 132, 160] and farther south. It grows also in 
Tsin an [v, supra] and is commonly used. : 
“2 HRA Be. 
"REM UBM RES SUS Bim. 
