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juice in freckles and sunburn. The seeds are eaten as an 

 anthelmintic remedy. 



In Japan, CJiciiopoduun ambrosoidcs is called Ji ^ ^ 

 (T'u-ching-chieli) ; whether this includes the variety anthel- 

 mintiaivi or not is not stated, nor has it been possible to discover 

 whether or not zvormsecd is met with in China or Japan. 



CHIMONANTHUS FRAGRANS. — il ^ (La-mei), 

 ]^ 'fS ^ (Huang-mei-hua). This plant has several common 

 names in Chinese. It blooms in the Chinese twelfth moon, 

 and its flowers are strung on fine wire and made into hair 

 ornaments, which are much worn by the women. They have 

 a very pleasant odor, and their color and texture are also 

 pleasing. The bark is also fragrant, but not so much so as 

 some other shrubs of the same order, the bark of which is 

 sometimes used as a substitute for cinnamon. The Chinese 

 soak the wood of this tree in water, and then polish it by 

 rubbing to a brilliant, black surface. The flowers are used in 

 medicine as a cooling and sialagogue remedy. 



CHLORANTHUS INCONSPICUUS.— 3t W (Chu-lan), 

 ^ .T^ ^ 'f-E (Chi-chao-lan-hua). In Japan this is called 

 ^ J^ ^ (Chin-su-lan). The flowers of this plant, which is 

 of a tropical genus, are used to scent tea, which is consequently 

 called ^ '"^ i^ (Chu-lan-ch'a). Directions are given that, 

 after having imparted their fragrance to the tea, the petals 

 should be carefully sifted out, as their use is considered to be 

 deleterious. Among scented teas, this is in most favor, 

 although that scented with the petals of Jas7ninuin sanibac is 

 preferred by some. The bruised root is recommended as a 

 poultice in boils and carbuncles. Its action is sudorific and 

 stimulant, and its use is suggested in malarious fevers, since 

 according to Blume, the root of a very similar species is 

 extensively used in Java in the intermittent fevers of that island. 



. CHLORANTHUS SERRATUS.— ^ S (Chi-chi). This 

 is the same as ChlorantJms japonia/s and Tricercandra 

 quadrifolia. Its leaves are said to be of the shape of a deer's 

 ear and its root like that of Asariim. For these reasons it is 

 called 3^ iPl Is ^ (Chang-erh-hsi-hsin). It grows in shady 



