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peck measure. The reddish-brown, powdery spores are used as 

 a dusting powder for all sorts of ulcers. Mixed with honey 

 or water, they are used in sore throat, as well as in fever and 

 diseases of the lungs. 



LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM.— ^ i^ (Fan-shih), 

 /\ ^ ^ (Liu-yiieh-shih). The tomato is not indigenous to 

 China ; but, as the name indicates, is of foreign origin. Just 

 when it was introduced is uncertain ; but, as it is mentioned 

 in the Kuang-chihi-fang-pu^ this occurred before the beginning 

 of the XVIII century. It is not yet much cultivated, as the 

 Chinese do not seem to have learned its value as a vegetable. 



LYCOPODIUM. — Several species of this genus are found 

 in China and Japan. 3g ^ (Yii-po), for which ^ ^ ;fQ (Ch'ien- 

 nien-po) and ^ ^ :^ (Wan-nien-sung) are given in the Pen- 

 tsao as synonyms, is Lycopodiuvi japonicti^n. This grows 

 among stones to the height of five or six inches, and has a 

 purple " flower." The stalk and leaves are employed medicin- 

 ally. Their use gives lightness to the body, benefits the breath, 

 and quenches thirst. J^ ;^ (Shih-sung), 1158, is Lycopodium 

 clavatmn. It also grows plentifully in all mountains to the 

 length of one or two feet. The stalk and root are used in the 

 treatment of chronic diseases, and they are supposed to restore 

 health and vigor, moistening the skin and improving the com- 

 plexion. The Chinese do not seem to have learned to use the 

 sporules of these plants as dusting powders. In Japan, ^ ^ 1^ 

 (Ch'ien-nien-sung) is Lycopodium cernuimi^ and Faber identi- 

 fies Jili A 19 (Hsien-j^n-t'ao) as Lycopodium sieboldi. The 

 last character in the latter name is a way of writing f^ (T'ao). 

 This does not seem to be used in medicine, but is described in 

 the Kua7tg-chtin-fang-pu . The Customs lists give ^ |^ ^ 

 (Sheng-chin-ts'ao), 1131, as a term for Lycopodium^ but upon 

 what authority does not appear. 



LYCORIS RADIATA.— ;^|^ (Shih-suan), ^3lw (^-ao- 

 ya-suan), — ;{^ ^ (I-chih-chien). In Japan this is called 

 ^%i^\ (TMeh-se-chien), and this term is also found in the 

 Phitsao. It is an amaryllidaceous plant, the ^ (Suan) in the 



