Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Ju; Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1048, Entry 26 Pronounced ju (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): A fruit. Bencao (Materia Medica): Ju jiang (a pungent condiment). Nanfang Caomu Zhuang (Plants of the Southern Regions): Ju jiang is long pepper. It grows in Panyu, small and green, and is called ju. Annotations to the Shu Du Fu (Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu) by Zuo Si: Ju jiang grows by climbing trees. Its fruit resembles a mulberry catkin; when ripe it is strictly green, two to three inches long. It is preserved in honey and eaten. Tongzhi (Comprehensive Treatises): Ju jiang is also called fuliu. Also, Bencao: Junuo is another name for guiyu (devil's taro). Youyang Zazu (Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang): The root of the junuo is as large as a bowl. By autumn, its leaves drip dew, and seedlings sprout wherever the dew falls. Also, Jiyun (Rhyme Collection): Pronounced qu. Also, Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced ju (falling tone). The meaning is the same.