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kou ku tree [which is an Ilex. See 342]. The bark is used 
inmedicine. Taste sweet. Nature uniform, Non-poisonous. 
The leaves and the flowers likewise are officinal. 
Pie lu:—It grows in I chou [in Yiin nan, App. 102]. 
TATAR., Cat., 6:—Hohuan. Acacia Nemu.—P. Surts, 2. 
Cust. Med., p. 154 (223):—He huan (flowers) exported 
1885 from Shang hai 0.18 picul. 
Further particulars regarding this well-known tree will 
be given in another part. ; 
825.— Ht. HE tsao kia. P., RXXVb, 4, Ti CGY, 
Pen king:—Tsao kia (black pod), The pod is officinal. 
Taste pungent and salt. Nature warm. Slightly poisonous. 
The seeds, thorns, bark of the trunk and of the root, and 
leaves are likewise used in medicine. 
Pie lu:—The tsao kia grows in Yung chou [Shen si, 
App. 424] and in the district Tsou hien in Lu [Shan tung, 
App. 365, 202]. The pod looks like the tusk of a boar. 
It is gathered in the 9th and 10th months and dried in the 
shade, 
The Kuang chi [5th cent] calls it AE ARF A st tse" 
(cock’s perch), 
T‘so Hune-Kine :—It is a common tree. The pod which 
is two feet long is the best. It is frequently worm-eaten, 
and then is injurious to man. 
Su Kung [7th cent. ]:—There are three kinds of isao kia. 
One is called Fie IF KA. BYE chu ya (boar’s tusk) tsao kia. It 
18 an inferior sort. The pod is crooked, thin, uncomely 
and not suceulent. When used for washing it does not 
remove the dirt. ‘That which is two feet long [v. supra] is 
Coarse and dry. The best is that which is only from six to 
