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Partaken of in small quantities or in the dried form, they are 

 thirst relieving and beneficial to nutrition. But they are 

 specially recommended in all forms of gland enlargement and 

 tumors. The seeds, 701, are regarded as anodyne, aud are 

 prescribed in various neuralgic disorders and in orchitis. The 

 leathery external tegument of the fruit is used in decoction in 

 the distress caused by small-pox eruption, and also in fluxes 

 from the bowels. The flowers, bark, and root, 702, are 

 employed in decoction in angina and quinsy. 



NEPHEUUM LONGANA.— fl 0^ (Lung-yen). A num- 

 ber of other names are given for this plant, which resembles 

 the lichee^ but is smaller. On account of this inferiority it is 

 called ^ ;|^ ^ (Ivi-chih-nu), "slave of the lichee." Because 

 it is supposed to benefit the understanding, it is called g ^ 

 (I-chih), but it must not be confounded with Aiuonnim 

 amarum. The fruits are supposed to be counter-poison, 

 anthelmintic, and constructive. They act specially upon 

 the spleen, improve the mental faculties, and are regarded 

 as generally beneficial. The seeds are used in excessive 

 perspirations. The flowers, 793, and leaves, 794, are sold 

 on the markets, but are not mentioned in the Pentsao. . 



NEPHELIUM Sp. — H tl (Limg-li). This grows south 

 of the Meiling, and as its name implies, resembles both the 

 lichee and the lungyen. It is slightly poisonous, cannot be 

 eaten raw, but is cooked and used as food. If eaten in the 

 raw state, it produces a sort of frenzy, and causes one to have 

 hallucinations. This shows the narrow line between the 

 poisonous and non-poisonous Sapindacese. 



NEPHRODIUM FILIX MAS.— According to Henry, in 

 Hupeh ^ ^ ^ (Mao-kuan-chung) is the name for this viah' 

 fern^ as well as for Onoclea orientalis and Woodzvardia radi- 

 cans. It is not distinguished in the Pentsao from ^ ^ (Kuan- 

 chung). In Shantung, according to Fauvel, this last name is 

 applied to Aspidium jalcatiim ; while, according to Franchet, 

 in Japan it is applied to Lomaria japonica. Several Chinese 

 names are given in the Pentsao for this plant, among which 



