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it to the extent of an ounce at a time as a stimulant to the 

 voice. A large pill, made in Canton, and which is called 

 ^ ^ % (Pai-la-wan), 687, is considered to be a very good 

 vulnerary and pectoral remedy. 



<^ LIIvIUM BROWNII. — ^ "5 -^ (Yeh-pai-ho) ; Lih'nm 



tigriniim. — % "g" ^ (Chia-pai-ho). The first term also includes 

 other wild growing species. In fact, the name "Q^ -^ (Pai-ho), 

 945, is applied to a number of species of lily, the bulbs of 

 which, resembling onions, are used as food. Several other 

 names are given in the Pentsao^ some of which refer to this 

 resemblance to the onion or garlic. Another name applied 

 to Liliiim tigrinnm^ the description agreeing very closely, is 

 ^ ^ (Chiien-tan), which refers to the way in which the flowers 

 roll up as they fade. The domestic varieties of this plant are 

 raised by manuring with the droppings of fowls. The wild 

 tinds are preferred by some. The bulbs are considered to be 

 tonic, eliminant, carminative, quieting, and expectorant. They 

 are used also in epiphora, suppression of milk, post-partum 

 neuroses, and externally in swellings and ulcers. The flowers 

 are dried, powdered, and mixed with oil for the treatment of 

 moist eczema and vesicular eruptions in children. The bulblets 

 in the axils of the leaves are steeped in wine and used in the 

 treatment of intestinal disorders. The dried bulbs of these 

 lilies appear in commerce as U '^ f^ (Pai-ho-kan), 945, while 

 the fresh bulbs are called g$ "H ^ (Hsien-pai-ho). A sort of 

 starch is also made out of the bulbs, which is_called "5 -^ ^ 

 (Pai-ho-fen), 946. 



LILIUM CONCOLOR. — llj ^ (Shan-tan). This is also 

 known as -foi "§" ^ (Hung-pai-ho) and ^ :^ % (Hung-hua- 

 ts'ai). The term ^ f} (Chiian-tan) is sometimes applied to 

 the flowers of this species, but it properly belongs to Lilumi 

 tigrimun. In the case of this plant the flowers are eaten as 

 well as the bulb, which latter is smaller than that of the "Q" ^ 

 (Pai-ho). The bulb is sweet and cooling, and is recommended 

 in uterine fluxes, choreic afifections, ulcers, and swellings. 

 The flowers are considered to be invigorating to the blood, and 

 are applied as a poultice to boils aud loul ulcers. 



