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IN an anonymous work in Chinese, “Tiau-sieh-lui-pien” (1), nine plants are named as frequently to assume the human or animal figures, viz. cypress, Nan-tree1, turnip, mustard, citron, Pachyma cocos, Lycium chinense, Phytolacca acinosa, and Panax Ginseng.2
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MINAKATA, K. The Mandrake. Nature 54, 343–344 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/054343a0
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