平。主中蛊毒,烧作灰,水服。
味甘,寒。主浮热在皮肤,往来寒热,利小肠膀胱气。生屋上阴处,八月九月采
味苦,平,无毒。主赤白冷热诸痢,断血破血,带下赤白,生肌肉。所在山谷
味苦,温。主破血下胀。多服令人痢。生江南。
味甘辛,寒,有小毒。主水肿香港脚,利大小便,消痰破癖,除积聚,消丁肿。
味辛苦,平,无毒。主金疮,止痛,断血,生肉,除诸恶疮,消浮肿。捣封之、汤渍、
散傅,并良。
味甘苦,寒,无毒。主痈肿恶疮。取根皮捣为末,醋和封之。生山谷中,不入方
味甘辛,平,有小毒。主水症,水研二十枚,服之,吐恶沫,加至三十枚,三日一服,
瘥则止。又主风虚寒热,身体疮痒浮肿,尸疰恶气,榨取油涂之。叶∶主香港脚,风肿不仁。
捣蒸傅之。
味甘苦,寒,无毒。主五淋,利小便,止水痢,除疟虚热渴。煮汁及生汁服之,生故墟
道旁。
味辛苦,温,有大毒。主蛊疰,诸毒痛疼等,生齐鲁山泽。
味辛苦,冷,有毒。主鬼疰,积聚,诸毒热肿蛇毒。水磨为泥封之,日三四,立瘥。水
煮一二两取汁服,吐蛊毒。
味苦,寒,有小毒。主蛊疥瘙,杀小蛊。
[Poached Drum Skin]
Nature: Neutral. Indications: Poisoning by Gu (a traditional concept of parasitic or toxic disease). Preparation: Burn to ash, administer with water.
[Wulianmei / Causis Japonica Herb - *Note: Text describes multiple herbs under one heading in source, translating as per sequence*]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Cold. Indications: Floating heat in the skin, alternating chills and fever, promoting Qi circulation in the Small Intestine and Bladder. Habitat: Grows in shady places on roofs. Harvest time: August and September.
[Unnamed Herb 1]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Dysentery with red and white discharge, cold and hot dysentery; stops bleeding, breaks blood stasis; treats leukorrhea with red and white discharge; promotes muscle regeneration. Distribution: Valleys everywhere.
[Unnamed Herb 2]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Toxic. Indications: Wind-cold pathogenic factors and Zhu diseases (infectious/parasitic diseases); Gu poisoning, Zheng and Jia masses (abdominal lumps), accumulated Qi in the Five Zang organs.
[Unnamed Herb 3]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Warm. Indications: Breaks blood stasis, reduces distension. Caution: Excessive intake causes diarrhea. Habitat: Jiangnan region.
[Unnamed Herb 4]
Taste: Sweet, Pungent. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Slightly toxic. Indications: Edema, Hongjiao (Gout/Foot-rot), promotes urination and defecation, resolves phlegm, breaks masses, removes accumulations, reduces Ding swelling (carbuncles).
[Unnamed Herb 5]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Toxic. Indications: Directs Qi downward, treats leg fullness and edema, eliminates wind toxicity, promotes urination.
[Unnamed Herb 6]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Metal wounds (Jinchuang), relieves pain, stops bleeding, generates flesh, eliminates various malignant sores, reduces edema. Application: Crushed for external application, decoction for soaking, or powder applied externally; all methods are effective.
[Unnamed Herb 7]
Taste: Sweet, Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Carbuncles and malignant sores. Preparation: Take root bark, crush into powder, mix with vinegar for external application. Habitat: Valleys. Note: Not used in prescriptions.
[Unnamed Herb 8]
Taste: Sweet, Pungent. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Slightly toxic. Indications: Water retention syndrome. Dosage: Grind twenty seeds, take with water to induce vomiting of foul foam; increase to thirty seeds, take once every three days, stop when cured. Also treats wind-deficiency with alternating chills and fever, body sores, itching, edema, Shi Zhu (corpse-transmission disease) and evil Qi. Application: Extract oil for topical application. Leaves: Treat Hongjiao (Gout), wind-induced swelling and numbness. Preparation: Crush, steam, and apply externally.
[Unnamed Herb 9]
Taste: Sweet, Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: The Five Lin syndromes (dysuria), promotes urination, stops watery dysentery, eliminates deficiency heat and thirst from Malaria. Preparation: Decoction or fresh juice taken orally. Habitat: Beside old ruins and paths.
[Unnamed Herb 10]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Highly toxic. Indications: Gu Zhu diseases, various toxic pains. Habitat: Mountains and marshes in Qilu region.
[Unnamed Herb 11]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Toxic. Indications: Gui Zhu diseases, accumulations, various toxic heat swellings, snake venom. Preparation: Grind with water into paste for external application, 3-4 times daily, cures quickly. Internal use: Decoct 1-2 liang, take juice to vomit out Gu poison.
[Unnamed Herb 12]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Slightly toxic. Indications: Gu scabies and pruritus, kills small Gu parasites.
[Unnamed Herb 13]
Taste: Sour, Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Wind-toxicity heat swelling, You Dan (erysipelas), snake bites. Preparation: Crush for external application and drink the juice.