MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE. 543 
359.—HB HB sung lo. P., XXXVIT 15. W ra oi F 
Comp. Classics, 450. 
Pen king :—Sung lo (parasite on fir trees). Taste bitter. 
Non-poisonous. _ 
Pie lu:—Other name: $¢ ¥¥ nui lo. The sung lo grows 
on the Hiung rh mountain [in Ho nan, App. 69] on sung 
(fir) trees. It is gathered in the 5th month and dried in the 
shade. 
T‘so Huna-Kine :—The plant is common in the eastern 
mountains, where it grows on various trees, but the genuine 
drug is that produced upon fir trees. In the Shé king the 
nao, together with the nd lo, is mentioned as growing on 
the fir tree. The niao is the true ki sheng growing upon 
mulberry trees. The other parasite growing on the fir tree is 
different from that found on the mulberry tree [see 354] and 
is not used in medicine. 
Li Sui-cuen :—The sung lo is also termed #8 |: 3 AE 
sung shang ki sheng. The nii lo has been variously identified 
by the ancient authors. Mao, in commenting upon the Shi 
king, says it is the t‘u sz‘ [Cuscuta. See 163]. Wu Pu 
[3rd cent.] says the ¢‘u sz‘ is the same as the sung lo 
[v. supra]. Tso Huna-Kina suggests that the niao of the 
Shi king is the plant growing upon the mulberry tree and 
sung lo the sort which grows upon fir trees. The P% ya 
[11th cent.] states :—The niao is a parasite ( Viscum) upon fir 
trees and Thuja, whilst the ni lo is a twining plant which 
climbs upon the fir tree. Others say :—The plant is called 
ni lo when it climbs on trees and ¢‘w sz‘ when it twines about 
herbaceous plants. The Cheng Tsiao T‘ung chi [12th — 
says :—There are two kinds of ki sheng,—the large is calle 
_ néao and the small ni lo. 
