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resembling ZantJiox\hini piperitiini^ but having gray, dull 

 seeds, instead of black. The seeds are parched, and fed to 

 chickens and ducks. The carpels of this plant are mixed with 

 wild ginger and administered with wine as a remedy for 

 asthma and coughs. 



ZANTHOXYLUM Sp.—^ #J( (Wan-chiao). This is a 

 Yunnan species, is a creeper instead of a shrub, and is also 

 called If %l (Chu-chiao), "pig pepper," \% %% (Kou-chiao), 

 "dog pepper," and J^ ^j^ (Chin-chiao), "golden pepper." It 

 grows wild in thickets, and has a pliant stem. The natives 

 eat it. The fruit, root, and stem are all used medicinally in 

 colds, coughs, dropsy, and externally as as a wash to hemor- 

 rhoids. 



'M h\X (Ti-chiao). This is a still smaller creeper and 

 comes from Shangtang in Shansi. It has a very small stalk 

 and leaves, and purplish-white flowers. The leaves are boiled 

 with mutton to give a flavor. The medicinal properties of the 

 fruits are anodyne and anthelmintic. 



ZEA MAYS.— 3g ^ ^ (Yii-shu-shu) ; also called 3^ j^ 

 ^ (Yii-kao-liang). This came from the west, and the descrip- 

 tion given in the Pentsao is characteristic. Common names 

 for the Indian corn are A 5§- (Pa-lu) and -^ ^ (Liu-su), "the 

 sixth grain." The corn is regarded as nutritious and sto- 

 machic. A decoction of the root and leaves is used in urinary 

 difficulties, strangury, and gravel. 



ZELKOWA KEAKL— :^ flPXChii-liu). See Pterocarya 

 stenoptera. 



ZINGIBER MIOGA.— ^ ^ (Jang-ho). Henry refers 

 these characters to Liliiun giganteinn^ but without doubt the 

 description given in the Pentsao indicates Zingiber. There 

 seems to be two sorts, one with a red root, the other with a white. 

 The leaves are said to resemble those of the banana, and the 

 roots are like ginger roots, but more succulent. The roots are 

 often pickled in the same manner as ginger. They are con- 

 sidered to be slightly deleterious, and are prescribed in malaria, 



