味苦甘，微温，无毒。主乳妇内衄，中风余疾，大腹水肿，身面四肢浮肿，骨节
金疮痈肿疮脓，产后金疮内塞。一名虎兰，一名龙枣，一名虎蒲。生汝南诸大泽旁，三月
日采，阴干。
味苦甘酸，微寒，无毒。主妇人乳 痛，七伤，带下十二病，止痛，除恶肉，止汗，疗
金疮，止脓血，诸 恶疮，消酒，除消渴，补绝伤，产后内塞。可作金疮膏。生桐柏及冤句
山谷，二月八月采根，曝干。
味苦，平，无毒。主五脏邪气，寒湿痹，四肢疼酸，膝冷痛。疗百病，益气。吴名白功
草，楚名王孙，齐名长孙，一名黄孙，一名黄昏，一名海孙，一名蔓延。生海西川谷及汝南
城郭垣下。
味咸，寒，无毒。主腰脊痛，不得着床。俯仰艰难，除热。可作浴汤。生汉中川谷及田
野。
微温，有小毒。主咳嗽上气。
味苦，寒，无毒。主消渴内痹，瘀血月闭，寒热酸疼，益气愈聋。疗诸邪气，热
散痈肿留血，妇人带下不通，下乳汁，止小便数不禁，逐四肢骨节中水，疗马骨刺人疮
名土瓜。生鲁地平泽田野及人家垣墙间，三月采根，阴干。
味甘，寒，无毒。主解百药毒。
(Zelan) Bitter and sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats internal bleeding in postpartum women, residual conditions after wind-stroke, massive abdominal edema, edema of the body, face, and limbs, pain in bone joints, sores and abscesses from metal wounds with pus, and internal blood stasis blocking postpartum metal wounds. Also known as Hulan (Tiger Orchid), Longzao (Dragon Date), or Hubu (Tiger Cattail). Grows beside major marshes in Runan; harvested in March and dried in shade.
(Maxiaohao) Bitter, sweet, and sour in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats breast swelling and pain in women, seven injuries, twelve types of leukorrhea, relieves pain, removes foul flesh, stops sweating, treats metal wounds, stops pus and blood, cures various malignant sores, resolves alcohol toxicity, eliminates thirst (Xiao Ke), repairs severed injuries, and treats internal blood stasis postpartum. Can be made into a plaster for metal wounds. Grows in the valleys of Tongbai and Yuanju; roots are harvested in February and August and sun-dried.
(Wangsun/Baigongcao etc.) Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic factors in the five zang organs, cold-damp bi-syndrome, pain and soreness in the four limbs, cold pain in the knees. It treats hundred diseases and benefits qi. Known as Baigongcao in Wu, Wangsun in Chu, Changsun in Qi, also known as Huangsun, Huanghun, Haishun, or Manyan. Grows in the valleys of Haixi Chuan and beneath the city walls and ramparts of Runan.
(Some Herb) Salty in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats lower back and spine pain preventing lying down, difficulty in bending and stretching, clears heat. Can be used to make bath decoctions. Grows in the valleys of Hanzhong and in fields.
(Some Herb) Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats rebellious qi in the chest and hypochondrium, coughing with upward rushing qi.
(Some Herb) Slightly warm in nature, slightly toxic. It primarily treats coughing with upward rushing qi.
(Tugua) Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst) with internal obstruction, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, alternating chills and fever with soreness and pain, benefits qi, and cures deafness. It treats various pathogenic factors, dissipates heat, resolves abscesses and retained blood, treats obstructed leukorrhea in women, promotes lactation, stops frequent and uncontrollable urination, expels water-dampness from the four limbs and bone joints, and treats ulcers caused by horse bone splinters, named Tugua. Grows in the flat marshes and fields of Lu, and between house walls; roots are harvested in March and dried in shade.
(Some Herb) Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily detoxifies all medicines.
(Some Herb) Greatly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats sudden cold, cold reversal in the stomach, Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome) with abdominal pain.
(Mashihao) Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats Hanre Guizhu (alternating chills and fever with ghostly transmission), wind-cold-damp bi-syndrome, leukorrhea in women, and infertility. Also known as Mashihao (Horse Dropping Mugwort); grows in the rivers and marshes of Nanyang.