Botanicon Sinicum: notes on Chinese botany from native and Western sources. Part 3, Botanical investigations into the materia medica of the ancient Chinese / [E. Bretschneider].

  • Emil Bretschneider
Date:
1895
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Credit: Botanicon Sinicum: notes on Chinese botany from native and Western sources. Part 3, Botanical investigations into the materia medica of the ancient Chinese / [E. Bretschneider]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pie lu:—Other names : ^ 3S wei iou, yX kiang li. The leaves of the kung Piung plant are the mi wu [_v. 47]. The mi wu is brought from the marshes of Yung chon [Mid Sheu si, App. 424] and Yiian kti [in Shan tung, App. 415]. The leaves are gathered in the 4th and 5th months and dried in the sun. T‘ao Hung-KING :—The plant is produced in Li yang [in An hui, App. 186] where it is much cultivated by the people. The leaves are fragrant, resemble those of the she cliluang (C nidi inn). The plant is frequently mentioned by poets but seldom used in medicine. Su Kung [7th cent.]:—There are two sorts, both fra- grant. One has the leaves of the Pin (Celery), the other resembles the she cPuang ( Cnidium). Li Shi-chen quotes an ancient author who states that the name kiang li is derived from the name of the provinces situated on the (lower) Kiang (Yang tsz‘ kiang), where the plant grows. The Pie lu gives kiang li as a synonym for mi wu, but Sz‘ MA Siang JU (the celebrated poet, who lived in the 2nd cent. B.C.) in one of his poems keeps them apart. The tender young leaves of the plant are called mi wu. The same plant, after the roots have developed, is called kung Piung. The mi wu has small leaves resembling the she cPuang. The kiang li is a variety of it. It has large leaves resembling the Pin (Celery). 4fJ.—she cPuang. P., XIVet, 10. 7'., CLXVII. Pen king:—She cPuang (serpent’s bed), she su (serpent’s millet), £*& ^j(: she mi (serpent’s rice). The seeds are officinal. Taste bitter. Nature uniform. Non-poisonous.