Plants / 042
Huáng Jí
黄棘
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Central Mountains
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A further twenty li east stands Mount Kǔ [苦]. There is a beast called Shān Gāo [山膏], shaped like Zhú [逐], red as cinnabar fire, and skilled at cursing. Above grows a tree called Huáng Jí [黃棘], with yellow blossoms, round leaves, and fruit like Lán [蘭]; taking it prevents childbearing. There is a plant with round leaves and no stem, red blossoms and no fruit, called Wú Tiáo [無條]; taking it prevents goitre.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
上有木焉，名曰黄棘，黄华而员叶，其实如兰，服之不字。Game card text
Enters with 3❁.
1❁ + Tap: Target an attacking Character, its controlling Player cannot play cards of the same name until the end of their next turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.