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Excerpt from Dictionnaire Encyclop�dique des Sciences M�dicales, Vol. 1: Ube-Ut�
U - chu - U. On donne ce nom en Chine, d'apr�s Cunningham, � une racine qui se vend un prix tr�s-�lev� et � laquelle on attribue la propri�t� de prolonger la vie, de noircir les cheveux, etc. Il s'agit tr�s - probablement du Ginseng. Pl. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
