MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 519 
Phon zo, LXXXVIII, 11, 12 :— fi Fe, Evonymus alatus, 
Thbg. Same identification in Sres., Icon. ined., III. 
Evonymus alatus is a shrub with quadrangular winged 
branches, frequent in the Peking mountains, where it is 
known by the name pq #% #f sz‘ leng shu (four-edged tree), 
also AE #E | cha ye shu. An infusion of the flowers is 
employed as a substitute for tea. 
344.— Fr I) wu kia. P., XXXVI, 44. 7., CCCVIL. 
Pen king:—Wu kia, | | JE wu kia pt and HH 
ch'ai ts‘i (wolf varnish). The bark of the root is officinal. 
Taste pungent. Nature warm. Non-poisonous. ; 
Pie lu:—3 BR ch‘ai tsie. The five-leaved wu kia p% 
is the best. It is produced in Han chung [South Shen si, 
App. 54] and in Yiian kii [in Shan tung, App. 415]. The 
' stem is gathered in the 5th and 7th months and the root in 
the 10th and dried in the shade. 
T’so Huna-xinc :—It is common in Mid China. In 
Eastern (hina there is the four-leaved sort. _ It is also good. 
Let Hrao [5th cent.]:—The wu kia tree is properly the 
EK Ht pa (white) ts‘iu shu." 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is common in all prefectures 
of Kiang and Huai [Kiang su and An hui, App. 124, 89] 
and Hu nan. It is a climbing plant with a red stem, from 
three to five feet high, and with black spines. The leaves 
are quinate. This is the best sort. Frequently there are 
: _ only four or three Icaflets on a common petiole. These 
are inferior sorts. At the base of every leaf is a spine. It 
blossoms in the 3rd or 4th month. White flowers. The 
a - fruits are at first green and become black in the 6th month. 
a sicinifolium. 
Comp, sub 319, Hl) ARE HK tex tatin shee, Acanthopanac ricinif 
