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Spirits. This is a remedy for fever, headache, and dysentery. 

 It is also considered lo be anhydrotic. 



Tinctiu^e of Amoumm zanthoidcs ; |{g ^) jg (So-sha-chiii). 

 Cardamon kernels are roasted, powdered, and digested in 

 spirits. This is a carminative preparation, used in digestive 

 difficulties. 



Tincture of Arctium lappa ; -^ ^ if (Niu-p'ang-chiu). 

 The root is sliced and digested in spirits. It is used in colds, 

 and to give strength to the back and legs. 



Tincture of Artemisia apiacea ; ^ % Jf (Ch'ing-liao- 

 chiu). The juice of the herb is expressed and fermented with 

 rice and leaven. It is used in general debility and chronic 

 malarial difficulties. 



Tincture of Artemisia capiUaris ,- "g |il ji (Yin-ch'en- 

 chiu). The herb is roasted to a yellow color, and then mixed 

 with rice and leaven and fermented in the usual manner. 

 Colds and muscular rheumatic pains are treated with this 

 preparation. 



Tincture of Asparagus lucidum ; ^ P^ ^ 'il (T'ien-men- 

 tung-chiu). The herb is decocted and the decoction fermented 

 with rice and leaven. This is considered to be tonic to the 

 viscera and the blood vessels, and quieting in nervous affec- 

 tions. It is used in alcoholic poisoning. 



Tincture of Atractylis ovata ; % ?! (Shu-chiu). The 

 drug is peeled and soaked in east-flowing water for thirty days. 

 The juice is taken and exposed to the dew for one night, and 

 then fermented with rice and leaven. It is prescribed in rheu- 

 matism and fever. 



Tincture of Banibusa leaves / f^" ^ ig (Chu-yeh-chiu). 

 A decoction of bamboo leaves is fermented in the usual manner, 

 and used in the treatment of fevers, and to clarify the intellect. 

 Tincture of Brasenia peltata ; \^ '1^ }@ (Hsien-mao-chiu). 

 The drug is steamed and dried nine times, and then digested 

 in spirits. It is considered to be strengthening to the virile 

 powers, and is used in the treatment of general debility and 

 wasting. 



Tincture of Cannabis sativa seeds ; ^ % ^'^ (Ma-jen- 

 chiu). There is more than one formula for this preparation, 

 but in the common one the kernels of the seeds are browned 



