an antidote to all poison, xi. 77, 83;
gathered on the first day of the moon, xi. 78;
not to touch the earth, xi. 78, 80, 280;
a cure for epilepsy, xi. 78, 83, 84;
extinguishes fire, xi. 78, 84 sq., 293;
venerated by the Ainos of Japan, xi. 79;
growing on willow specially efficacious, xi. 79;
confers invulnerability, xi. 79 sq.;
its position as a parasite on a tree the source of superstitions about it, xi. 80, 81, 84;
not to be cut but shot or knocked down with stones, xi. 81 sq.;