478 BOTANICON SINICUM. 
tree, Rhus vernicifera, L. P., XXXVa,17. T., CCLVIL 
Comp. Classics, 517. 
Pen king :—Ts‘i. The Index of the Pen hing has 8% 
kan is% (dried varnish). It is stated to be non-poisonous, : 
But subsequent writers say it is poisonous. The leaves and 
fruit of the tree are also used in medicine. i 
Pie lu:—The kan ts% grows in Han chung [S. Shen si, 
App. 54] in mountain - valleys, It is collected after mid- 
summer and dried. ae 
Cust. Med., p. 380 (523):—38 WG ts‘i han exported 1885 : 
from Canton 0.72 picul. E 
Further particulars in another part. 
319.— 4 tse, P., XXXVa, 20. 7., COXL. ; 
Comp. Rh ya, 293, Classics, 508. eS 
Pen king: —Tsz‘.. The white’ rind of the trec, FEA : 
tsz’ pat p‘i, is officinal. Taste bitter. Nature cold. Non- 
poisonous. 
Pie lu:—The tsz pai p% (white rind of the tse‘) 8 
produced in Ho nei [S.E. Shan si, App. 77] in mountain 
valleys, | 
T‘ao Hune-Kine :—This drug is the rind of the tse‘ tree 
There are three sorts. That employed for medical use ought 
to be firm, not rotten. e 
The Ts‘ ming yao shu [5th cent.], Chap. V, under the 
head of PK-#%, states:—That of a white colour (white bark : 
or timber) and with horns (long slender capsules) is called ; 
RE tsz4—that which resembles the ts‘iv, and likewise a 
horns is the fq #K kio (horn) ts‘iu, also called F- #K 8% — 3 
(?.e. which bears fruits),—that of a yellow colour, and which : 
does not bear fruit, is the #) Hk liu (willow) ts‘iu. As it ie 2 
a yellow wood it is also called Hi) RE A King huang ines 
yellow ts‘tu from King chou [Hu pei]. 
