MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 501 
Sz mA Srane su [2nd cent. B.C.] in one of his poems 
calls it fF SF sien (bright) chi. 
Pie lu:—Other name: @& fk Vue tao. The chi tse‘ 
grows in Nan yang [in Ho nan, App. 231] in river-valleys, 
The fruit is gathered in the 9th month and dried in the sun. 
T’ao Hune-xine :—It is a common plant. There are 
two or three kinds, which differ slightly one from another. 
The best drug is the seven-edged [he refers to the edges of 
the fruit]. It is gathered when hoar-frost first appears. It is 
more generally used as a dye than for medical purposes. 
Su Suye [11th cent.]:—It is common in all prefectures 
of South China and in Western Shu [Sz ch‘uan, App. 292]. 
It is a tree from 7 to 8 feet high. Leaves resembling those 
of the li (plum tree) but thick and hard, also similar to the 
chu p‘u tsz% Tt blossoms in the 2nd and 8rd months, 
White flowers with six-cleft corolla and very fragrant. Some 
believe that this is the JE Bj tan p‘u flower produced in 
Western countries, The fruit, which appears in summer and 
autumn, resembles the ho tsz‘ ( Terminalia chebula, Myrobalan). 
It is of a yellow colour when ripe. The kernels within are 
Were red., li is much. cultivated by the people in the South. 
_ After this the author repeats the quotation from the Shi kz 
[182]. 
For medical purposes the [lf ] | sian (mountain or 
Wild) chi tse‘ is employed. To physicians it is also known 
under the name of BE Wk Yue tao [peach of the kingdom of 
Yiie or Che kiang. See App. 418]. ik (the fruit or capsule) 
is globular and has a thin skin. It contains small kernels. The 
best sort is that with a seven-edged or nine-edged fruit. The 
mo Ee a ‘oned by MA Yune [first cent. J. 
+ Unknown to me. Mentioned by MA al 4 
PED, sub 9%, Pattaprun [ Chin, Russ. Dict.] says:—Ch'u p', 
Kind of game, 
” The first character is evident] istake for 124 chan, In Chinese 
y a mis ‘or fe o™ 
Buddhist works the above name is intended for Michelia Champaka, 
