VEGETABLK KINGDOM. l6l 



EL^AGNUS LONGIPES. — ^ H ^ (Hu-t*ui-tzii). 

 This is an evergreen tree or shrub, growing in northern China 

 and Mongolia, bearing a drupe similar to that of Cornus 

 officinalis. Besides several names which are possibly translit- 

 erations of Turkic or Mongol names, it is called ^ §1 @^ 

 (Ch'iao-erh-su), '' bird-cheese," because the birds are fond of the 

 fruit. The parts used in medicine are the seeds, the root, and 

 the leaves. The fruit should not be us:d in fever, and is 

 prescribed only in watery diarrhoeas. The root is used in 

 decoction as a wash for foul sores and itch in man, and for 

 sores on dogs and horses. It is also administered as an 

 astringent in hemoptysis. The leaves are prescribed for coughs. 



EL^OCOCCA CORDATA. See Dryandra cordata. 



ELATOSTEMMA UMBELLATUM. — ^> % '^ 1^ 

 (Ch'ih-ch'e-shih-che). This is a red leaved, red stemmed, 

 purple rooted plant, growing in the central provinces, and 

 belonging to the foliage plants. The root is the part used. It 

 is acrid, bitter, and poisonous, and is prescribed for colds, 

 worm poison, and flatulence. It is said to improve the flesh 

 and the color of the skin, and is probably stomachic and tonic. 



ELSHOLTZIA CRISTATA.— :f ^ (Hsiaug-ju), 413a. 

 This plant occurs both in the wild and the cultivated states, 

 and seems to have its natural habitat in the central provinces. 

 It is grown in gardens, and is used as a pot-herb or condiment. 

 It is carminative, astringent, and stomachic, is prescribed in 

 fluxes, dropsy, and nausea, and if taken during the summer 

 months is supposed to ward off fevers. Nosebleed and burning 

 of the feet are treated with it. The plant has several other 

 names given to it in the PSntsao. 



EPHEDRA VULGARIS.— it % (Ma-huang), 801. This 

 is a common plant in north China and Mongolia. The prin- 

 cipal supply of the drug seems to have come from Honan 

 province. The plant, with its leafless branches, has a slight 

 resemblance to Equisetmn^ and in Japan as well as in China 

 has been confounded with this latter. It bears yellow flowers, 

 and produces red, edible berries, which have been likened to 



