MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 529 
Pie lu:—The mou (male) king shi (fruit) is produced in 
Ho kien [in Chi li, App. 75], Nan yang [in Ho nan, 
App. 231] and Yiian kit [in Shan tung, App. 415], also in 
P4ng shou [in Shan tung, App. 256] and Ta hiang [in Chi li, 
App. 369] in the high mountains, also in the fields. The 
fruit is gathered in the 8th and 9th months and dried in 
the shade. 
T‘ao Hune-xina:—The name siao (small) king is 
improperly applied to the mou king, for it is a tree and its 
fruit is larger than that of the man hing [see the neat]. The 
man king is the sort of king of which staves are made. Its 
fruit is small, in appearance like that of hemp, and is of a 
greenish yellow colour. But the fruit of the mou king, which is 
found in North China, is as large as a pea, globular and of a 
black colour. It is much used in prescriptions for promoting 
longevity. The leaves also are used in medicine. The twigs 
and the leaves of the mou king all stand opposite. 
Su Kune [7th cent.]:—The mou (male) king is improperly 
so called, for it bears fruit. The name therefore probably 
refers to its being a tree, whilst the man hing is a creeper. 
The latter has a large fruit, whilst the mow king has a small 
fruit and is therefore termed siao king. The mou king is fit 
for making sticks and lances. The fruit is small and of a 
yellow colour. It has a strong arborescent stem. In the 
History of the Han dynasty [chapter on Sacrifices] it is 
stated that the mou king is used for flag-staves for the funeral 
banners, not the man hing [as T‘ao Hunc-x1N@ intimates]. 
There are two sorts of mou king—the green and the red. The 
former is the best. The mou king is frequently confounded 
with the man king, but they are quite different. 
Su Sune [11th cent.]:—The mou king is now found in 
Mei chou and Shu chou [both in Sz ch‘uan, App. 219, a 
and in Pien king [in Ho nan, App. 248]. It is commonly 
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