VKGHTABI.E KINGDOM. 393 



SALVIA PLEBIA.~fJ :^ (Ching-chieh), 175. This 

 Chinese name is nsed for various plants, such as Nepeta temii- 

 foliay Molsa lanceolata^ Origanum viilgare^ PhtheLrospermum 

 chinense^ Elsholtzia, and Melampyriim. It is described in the 

 Peiitsao under ^X j^ (Cliia-su), Teiicriun stolonifcruni (which 

 see), and is not distinguished medioiually from it. At Peking, 

 however, Ching-chieh is Salvia plebia. 



SALVINIA NATANS.— ^ vf. (Tzu-p'ing), see Lemna 

 minor. Salvinia vulgaris^ ^ ^W^ (Huai-yeh-p'in), see Hy- 

 drocharis morsiis rams and Marsilia quadrifolia. 



SAMBUCUS JAVANICA.— f^ -^ (Lu-ying). The de- 

 scription of this plant in the Pentsao is very vague, but its 

 identity is sufficiently established by observation. The leaves 

 and root are used in medicine, and are regarded as non-poison- 

 ous. It is prescribed for all diseases of bones, pain and numb- 

 ness, and rheumatic difficulties generally. 



SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA.— ^ f. % (Chieh-ku-mu), 

 90. This is the same as Sanibitcits sicbaldiana^ and is a real 

 woody elder. Other names are ,^ *^ /fC (Hsii-ku-mu) and 

 TfC M ^ (Mu-so-t'iao). It grows extensively throughout 

 China, and is a small tree from ten to fifteen feet high, and 

 has a hollow .stem. It is sometimes cultivated. The juice is 

 acrid and slightly emetic. It is used in broken bones, sprains, 

 colds, and carious teeth. The bark of the root is used in 

 dropsy, ague, and suppressed lochia. As it is emetic, care 

 .should be exercised in its use. The leaves are used in ague 

 fits, when adults use the juice of seven leaves and children that 

 of three leaves. This produces emesis, which is supposed to 

 break the attack. 



SAMBUCUS THUNBERGIANA.— ^ ^ (So-t'iao). 

 Also called ^ % '^ (Chieh-ku-ts'ao), 90. This is the same as 

 Sambuciis chinensis. It is a half-woody, half-herbaceous plant, 

 and grows quite commonly in waste ground. It has five- 

 parted leaves, white flowers, and berry-like fruits which 

 become red when ripe. The leaves, stem, and root are nsed in 



