Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms

Herbs and Trees, Volume 9: Tree Category

Continued collection by Wang Siyi, styled Yunmingfu, of Yunjian

Wang Siyi was the son of the primary editor Wang Qi. "Yunjian" is a classical literary name for the region of Songjiang, located near modern Shanghai.


Pine and Chinese Nutgalloriginal: 五倍 (Wubei). These are galls found on sumac trees, used for tanning and medicine.	Sour Jujube	Chinese Chaste Tree	Prinsepia Nut	Cherokee Rose	Areca Nut
Scholar Tree	Mulberry Wood	Three-leaf Chaste Tree	Clove	Luoyan Woodoriginal: 落雁木 (Luoyanmu). Literally "Falling Goose Wood," historically identified with various shrubs used in traditional remedies.	Gardenia
Cypress	Lacquer Tree	Eucommiaoriginal: 杜仲 (Duzhong). A tree whose bark is highly valued in traditional medicine for strengthening the bones and tendons.	Agarwood	Bamboo	Dragon's Bloodoriginal: 騏驎竭 (Qilin jie). A bright red resin obtained from certain tropical trees, used for its wound-healing properties.
Elm	Eleuthero Barkoriginal: 五加皮 (Wujiapi). Also known as Siberian Ginseng bark.	Maple Tree	Patchouli	Evodia Fruit	Borneol Camphor