上五月实黑,中有核。三月三日采叶,阴根。
味甘,无毒。主疰,崩中,止血益气。生蜀郡山石阴地湿处,采无时。
味辛,平,无毒。主心腹积瘕。茎∶主恶疮。生泽中,大茎细叶,香如 本。
生山陵,三月四月采根,曝干。
味咸,无毒。主食肉得毒,能消除之。
味咸,主毒风头泻注。一名野葵。生高陵下地,三月三日采根,根如乌头。
味苦,平,无毒。主心气,女子阴疝,血结。一名承夜,一名夜光。三月采。
味苦,无毒。主小儿痫,除邪养胎,风痹,洗洗寒热,目中青翳,女子带下。生腐木积
草处,如朝生,天雨生盖,黄白色,四月采。
味甘,平,无毒。主益气,止渴,除热在腹脐,利筋。一名菅根,一名土筋。生泽中,
根有毛,三月生,四月实白,三月三日采根。
The first item: In the fifth month, it bears black fruits with a central pit. The leaves are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month, and the roots are dried in the shade.
Taste is sweet, non-toxic. It primarily treats Zhu disease (chronic infectious diseases), metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding), stops bleeding, and tonifies Qi. It grows in damp, shady places among rocks in Shu Commandery; it can be harvested at any time.
Taste is bitter, non-toxic. It primarily treats mental restlessness and stops sweating. Its growth habit resembles that of Paulownia root.
Taste is acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats abdominal masses and accumulations (Ji-Jia). The stem: treats malignant sores. It grows in marshes, with thick stems and thin leaves, and has an aroma similar to Libanotis Root (Gaoben).
It grows on hillsides; the roots are harvested in the third and fourth lunar months and sun-dried.
Taste is salty, non-toxic. It treats poisoning from consuming meat and can eliminate the toxin.
Taste is salty. It primarily treats toxic wind causing dizziness and diarrhea. Also known as Wild Hibiscus (Ye Kui). It grows in lowlands below high hills; the roots are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month, resembling Aconite Root (Wutou) in shape.
Taste is acrid, toxic. It primarily treats malignant sores and removes Bi syndrome (obstruction) pathogenic factors. Also known as Stone Dragon (Shi Long). It grows in water.
Taste is bitter, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats Heart Qi deficiency, female Yin Hernia (Yin Shan), and blood stasis. Also known as Cheng Ye, also known as Ye Guang. Harvested in the third lunar month.
Taste is bitter, non-toxic. It primarily treats pediatric epilepsy, expels evil pathogens to calm the fetus, treats Wind-Bi syndrome, alleviates alternating chills and fever, clears corneal opacities (Qing Yi) in the eyes, and treats leukorrhea in women. It grows where rotting wood and accumulated grass gather, resembling ephemeral mushrooms; after rain, caps emerge, yellowish-white in color. Harvested in the fourth lunar month.
Taste is sweet, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily tonifies Qi, relieves thirst, clears heat in the abdomen and umbilical region, and benefits the sinews. Also known as Jian Gen, also known as Tu Jin. It grows in marshes; the roots have hairs, sprout in the third lunar month, bear white fruits in the fifth month, and the roots are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month.
Taste is sweet, non-toxic. It primarily brightens the eyes, tonifies Qi, and promotes fertility. It grows on hillsides, appearing green like bi-stone.
Taste is sweet, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily lightens the body, tonifies Qi for longevity. It grows in the soil of hillsides, resembling horse teeth in shape.
It primarily treats pediatric epilepsy and alternating chills and fever. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
It primarily treats malignant sores and removes roundworms (Bai Chong). It grows near water, resembling Alisma Rhizome (Zexie) in shape.
Taste is sour. It treats internal hemorrhage and stops bleeding to correct insufficiency. It grows in Changyang Mountain; it can be harvested at any time.
Taste is bitter, toxic. It primarily treats malignant scabies and expels parasites. Also known as Nu Mu. It grows on high ground; the leaves are white and thorny, and the roots consist of dozens of connected tubers.
Taste is sweet, non-toxic. It treats cold syndromes, stops bleeding, and treats leukorrhea. It grows in Luoyang.