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turn red, the fu ling is beneath it. The Kuang chi states that 
the fu shen [v. supra] is a product of the resin of fir trees and 
is superior to the fu ling. It is brought from Pu yang hien 
[in Chi li, App. 263]. 
‘Su Sune [11th cent.]:—It is found on the mountains 
Tai shan [in Shan tung, App. 322], Hua shan [in Shen si] 
and Sung shan [v. supra]. It clings to the roots of large 
fir trees. It produces neither leaves, flowers nor fruit, and 
forms underground nodular masses as large as a man’s fist, 
which sometimes weigh several pounds. ‘There are two 
sorts—the red and the white. Some say that the fw ling is 
the metamorphosed resin of the fir trees, and others that 
it grows from the spurious vapors of the fir tree [?].¥% The 
largest lumps which do not adhere to the root are called 
Ju ling. Those which clasp the root, and which are light and 
of a loose texture are called {f ffi fu shen. They are produced 
by the spurious vapors of the tree and are of a superior quality. 
In the chapter on Divination in the Shi ki [v. supra] it is 
stated that the fu ling grows beneath the t‘u sz‘ [Cuscuta, 
comp. 163]. In appearance it resembles a bird. ‘The place 
where the fu ling lies underground, sometimes from 4 to 7 feet 
deep, is discovered by burning the t‘u sz‘. 
Lr Sut-cHEn :—The fu ling is also called # jh sung yt 
(fat). By the ¢‘u sz‘. mentioned by the ancient authors in 
connexion with the fu ling we are not to understand, 
_ Li Sar-cuen says, the plant of this name (Cuscuta) but a — 
kind of subtile vapor hanging above the spot where the . 
fu ling lies underground. The mountain people know it 
The best sort is that in large lumps and as hard as a stone. 
The light sort of a loose texture is not much valued. 
The heart of the fu shen is called iil 7K shen mu (divine 
wood). It is likewise used in medicine, as also the bark 
the fu ling. 
BAB $8 Wi AE. 
