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and anthelmintic. The root of the plant also appears in com- 

 merce (520), but the Pentsao does not mention it. 



CLEMATIS GRAVEOLENS.— ^ |^ ^ (Huang-yao- 

 tzu), 524. Other names are /fv ^ -^ (Mu-yao-tzu), ^ ^ (Ta- 

 k'u), :^, ^ (Ch'ih-yao), and J^I ^ -^ (Hnng-yao-tzu). The 

 Pentsao says that the plant bears some resemblance to both 

 Glycyrrhiza glah-a and Mentha piperita^ but that it is neither. 

 It grows to the height of two or three feet, with a jointed stalk, 

 large leaves, white or pinkish flowers, and has a long root, 

 yellow in color. The root is the part used in medicine. Its 

 taste is exceedingly bitter and somewhat cooling. Its action is 

 regarded as antiseptic and cooling. It is prescribed as a gargle 

 in ulcerated throat, as an application in dog and serpent bites, 

 and to be taken in cases of hemorrhage from the stomach or 

 throat. Clematis florida (|^ |^ j||, Tieh-hsien-lien) is not 

 mentioned in any of the Chinese medical works consulted, and 

 neither is Cle^natis pate7is{^ ^ jH Chuan-tzu-lien). Loureiro 

 calls /f; 3iJ (Mu-t'ung) Clematis sinensis^ but the drug selling 

 under this name has been identified as Akebia qjiinnta (see 

 p. 22). The plant producing the drug, however, still needs 

 identification. 



CLEMATIS MINOR.— J^ ^ flJj (Wei-ling-hsien), 1443. 

 This plant grows in the northern provinces, especially in 

 Shensi. It bears jade-like white flowers in a panicle, and has 

 a long blackish root, which turns quite black when dry. Roots 

 of a lighter color are not regarded as genuine. The taste is a 

 sweetish-bitter. Its action is considered to be antimalarial, 

 diuretic, and antirheumatic, and is prescribed in all sorts of 

 muscular rheumatism, constipation, and difficulties due to 

 catching cold. 



CLEMATIS PANICULATA.— filj Ai^ (Hsien-jen-ts'ao). 

 A decoction of this plant is used to wash scrofulous sores in 

 children. It is reputed to be an antidote in vermillion poison- 

 ing, and the expressed juice is used in the treatment of corneal 

 opacities. 



CNICUS JAPONICUS.— >I> fi (Hsiao-chi), 433. This 

 is the identification of Maximowicz and the Japanese. Siebold 



