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CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA. 



"M M 'M M ^^ (T.ung-chia-chi-ch'ih-mu), the family 

 chicken perch is bunied, and the ashes taken with water for 

 aphonia. 



■^ Hij TfC (Ku-ssti-mu), the wood from an old privy is 

 incinerated, and the ashes used as a preventive of evil effluvia 

 and epidemics. It is a final resort in difficult labor and 

 cholera. 



"6" HJ -^ (Ku-ch 'en-pan) is the wood of an old coffin, the 

 older the better, and it is thought to drive away all evil 

 effluvia, especially if taken in decoction with an east-extending 

 branch of a peach tree. 



^ j^ 7fC (Chen-shao-mu) is the wood of a tree that has 

 been struck by lightning, and is given to those who have been 

 frightened by a conflagration. It is also hung at the door to 

 prevent the house catching fire. 



jp] 7^ /fc (Ho-pien-mu) is drift wood, and if placed in wine, 

 the latter will not cause intoxication. 



UNIDENTIFIED DRUGS.— The following plants and 

 medicinal substances are mentioned in the Pen/sao, but are of 

 lesser importance. Some of the Chinese names have already 

 been mentioned, but they are again placed here so that the list 

 mav be complete. And as the same name is often used for 

 different substances, notwithstanding the fact that a certain 

 name has already been mentioned, the product may be a totally 

 different one. The list suggests practical possibilities in 

 systematic botany. 



A-p'6-le 

 Cha-erh-ts'ao 

 Cha-mu-p'i 

 Ch'ai-tzti 

 Chan-t'ang-hsiang^ ^ 



mm 



m'p 



Ch'an-tzu 

 Ch'ang-li-chih- 



sh'eng 

 Che-k'uei 

 Che-shang-mu 

 Chen-niao-chiaug tl Mj '^ 

 Chi-chio-ts'ao 'M M M 





Chi-hou-ts'ai 



Chi-li-ts'ao 



Chi-mu 



Chi-nieh 



Chi-weng-t'eng 



Ch'i-p'o-t'eng 



Ch'i-ts'ao 



Ch'i-tun-kuo 



Ch'iao-ch'iao 



Ch'iao-i-ts'ao 



Ch'iao-mei 



Chieh 



m 



m B 



MM 



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