MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 495 
Pie lu:—The wu ¢ grows in Tsin shan [App. 356] in 
river-yalleys. The fruit is gathered in the 3rd month and 
dried in the shade. 
T‘ao Hune@-xina:—This drug is now brought from 
Kao li (Corea, App. 116]. It resembles the fruit of the 
common elm,” and has a fetid odour. The people there 
prepare it in sauces for food. It is a vermifuge and is also 
used to drive away moths. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—Now the best drug comes from 
Yen chou and Tung chou [both in Shen si, App. 403, 
378]. 
Cu‘en Ts‘aAnG-K‘r [8th cent.]:—The wu i has a strong, 
fetid smell. It is the fruit of the mountain-elm. 
Ma Cut [10th cent.]:—It is common in Ho tung and 
Ho si [Shan si, App. 80, 79]. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is produced in Mid China. 
The best comes from T‘ai yiian [in Shan si, App. 325]. It is 
a kind of small elm, the frait of which ripens earlier than 
that of the common elm, and has a fetid odour. Mentioned in 
the Rh ya. The fruit is dried for use. The people pound 
it also and cook it as food. It is also preserved with salt. 
The salt destroys the disagreeable odour. It is not used as a 
medicine, 
Lt Sui-cuey :—There are two kinds of wu ?, the large 
and the small. The latter is the same as the fi Je Y# kia, or 
fruit of the common elm, which the people prepare into 
Sauces for food. The larger wu é is that used in medicine. 
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