VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 147 



DATURA STRAMONIUM. — IL ff ^ Feug-ch'ieh- 

 erh), 302. The Chinese do not distinguish between this and 

 Datura alba (see that article for medicinal uses). The term 

 f^ ^n 3i (Fo-ch'ieh-erh), which was used by HofFman and 

 Schultes and is given in Giles's Dictionary, was not found 

 in any Chinese or Japanese lists consulted. It is probably a 

 mistake. 



DAUCUS CAROTA.— i^ H ff (Hu-lo-po), The carrot 

 is well described in the Pentsao. The red and yellow varieties 

 are there spoken of, and the names ^I ^ ^ (Hung-lo-po) and 

 ^ II ^ (Huang-lo-po), which are in common use, refer to 

 these. This vegetable is one of those which are said to have 

 originally come from the country of the Western Tartars. 

 The seeds of the plant probably appear in commerce under the 

 name of ^ ^j tl (Lo-po-jen), 751. The root is considered to 

 be in every way beneficial to the digestive tract, increasing the 

 appetite and acting as a carminative. The seeds are used 

 in chronic dysentery. There is a wild variety, known as 

 ^ H M (Yeh-lo-po), the hispid fruit of which is used by 

 the Chinese as the basis of the vermilion-pad for their seals 

 and stamps. 



DAVALLIA TENUIFOUA.— .^ ^ ( Wu-chiu), This is 

 a fern, to which the following alternative names are given : 



;5 f^ (Shih-hsii), IS ^ (Shih-i), ;5 ^ (Shih-t'ai), :s ^ (Shih- 



hua), ;5' % ,l|g (Shih-ma-tsung), and % ^ (Kwei-li). Some 

 of these may refer to different species, or even to different 

 genera. This plant is said to resemble Lycopodium. It grows 

 among the stones in mountainous districts, and is considered 

 to be nou-^oisonous. Cooling and demulcent properties are 

 ascribed to it, and it is prescribed in feverish conditions, 

 bladder difficulties, as an application in burns, and to promote 

 the growth and preserve the black color of the hair. 



DENDROBIUM NOBILE.— ;^ ^ (Shih-hu), 1148. 

 China is very rich in orchidaceous plants, of M^hich this is one 

 genus. The above is the term given in the P^nisao^ under 



