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to both are stomachic, cooling, deobstrnant, and carminative. 

 They are both prescribed for a very large tnimber of exceed- 

 ingly dissimilar maladies, and seem to be in very great favor 

 with the Chinese in all sorts of prescriptions. The rind 

 of the fruit, the bark of the root, and the young leaves are 

 all used ; the latter being recommended in place of tea in 

 colds. A wine decoction of the root bark is recommended ia 

 toothache. 



Of the 1^ |§ (Kou-chii), which indeed may be ^gle 

 sepiaria^ the leaves, thorns, seeds, and bark of the tree are all 

 used in indigestion, fluxes, and dysentery. The flowers and 

 fruit of this, while resembling those of the orange, are not 

 fragrant. Porter Smith calls this Citrus bigaradia. 



The ^ ^^ (Hsiang-yiian), which is very common in some 

 parts of China, is a variety of citron, not so large as some others. 

 Its pulp is very sour and somewhat bitter, resembling in taste 

 the linie^ although the fruit is larger than that of Cit7'2cs acida. 

 It may be regarded simply as a variety of Citrus medica. The 

 lemon has been called by the same name by foreigners in 

 China, as well as by the names % f^ (Ning-meng) and ^ ^ (Li- 

 meng). But it is pretty certain that the lemon does not grow 

 in China proper, or at least has been but lately introduced, and 

 therefore it is not named. The Ktiang-chihi-fang-pu refers to a 

 small species of Citrus under the last name given above, as 

 having very acid fruit, but no medicinal properties are referred 

 to it. Mr. Eitel gives Jl ^ -^ (Tan-pu-lo) or "g^ ^ ^ (Chan- 

 p*o-lo) as the Chino-Buddhist name of the Citriis acida. 



CLATJSENA WAMPI.— ^ ^ =P rHuang-p'i-tzri), 519. 

 This is a Rutaceous plant, yielding the delicious yellow-skinned 

 fruit called jr Jf^ ^ i Huang-p'i-kuo) by the Chinese, and by 

 foreigners wampee^ It is common in southern China and the 

 Indian archipelago. The Pentsao gives its origin as Huang- 

 chou in Kuangsi, but says that it is also found in Kuangtung. 

 The fruit is sour, with a yellow, furry skin, and whitish pulp 

 surrounding several greenish-black seeds. If one has eaten too 

 many licJiis^ the wampee will counteract the bad effects. Lichis 

 should be eaten when one is hungry, and wampees only on a 

 full stomach. Their medical properties are stomachic, cooling. 



