人血气腹内满，及冷热久痢。止泻开胃明目，黑毛发。治劳瘦留热在骨节间，童便浸之良。
心痛热黄。（生捣汁服，并敷之。）泻痢。（饭饮调末五钱，或入生姜煎浓汁服。）骨蒸劳热。
（细锉，入童便浸大釜中，煎半去滓，再以微火煎成膏，丸如梧桐子大。空心。既卧，酒下二十丸。）
鬼气。（取子为末，酒服方寸匕。）恶疮臭肉。（烧灰，淋汁，和锻石煎。）
藜芦 味辛、苦，气寒。有毒。（黄连为之使。反细辛、芍药、五参。恶大黄。二月采
根，阴干。去芦头，微炒用。不入汤。）主蛊毒，咳逆泄痢肠 。头疡头秃，疥瘙恶疮。杀诸
虫毒，去死肌，疗喉痹不通，治马刀烂疮及马疥癣。吐上膈风痰，暗风痫病。（取一两浓煎，
防风汤浴过，焙干微炒作末，温水下半钱，吐为度。）
射干 （即鸟FS 根。味苦，气平，微温。有毒。（三月三日采根，阴干。）主咳逆上气，
咳唾，言语气臭。喉痹咽痛，不得消息。散结气，消肿毒，行太阴、厥阴之积痰，使结核自消，
甚捷。腹中邪逆，饮食大热，胸满腹胀。通女人月闭，消瘀血，久服令人虚。治便毒，足厥阴
湿气因劳而发。（取三寸与生姜同煎，食前服，利三两行，效。）
山豆根 味甘，（当作苦。）无毒。主解诸药毒。止痛，消疮肿。杀小虫，寸白虫，含
口中解咽喉痛肿。解毒，人马急发黄，咳嗽。患秃疮，水研敷之。
蛇含 味苦，气微寒。无毒。阴干。主惊痫，寒热邪气，除热。金疮疽痔，鼠 恶疮头
疡，丹疹。治蛇虫蜂虺咬。
白蔹 味苦、甘，气平，微寒。无毒，一云有毒。（代赭为之使，反乌头。）主痈肿诸
疮，散结气。止痛除热，目中赤。小儿惊痫温疟，女子阴中肿痛。杀火毒，汤火疮，刀箭疮。
白蔹、白芨，古今服饵方少用，多用于敛疮方中。疔肿发背。（水调末，敷之良。）
白芨 味苦、辛，气平。微寒。阳中之阴。无毒。（紫石英为之使，恶理石，畏杏仁。）
主痈肿恶疮败疽，伤阴死肌。胃中邪气，贼风鬼击，痱缓不仁。除白癣疥虫。
羊蹄 味苦，气寒。属水。无毒。（取根用）。主头秃疥瘙。除热。女子阴蚀。浸淫疽痔，
杀虫。醋磨贴肿毒，涂癣立效。
连翘 味苦、气平，微寒。气味俱轻，阳也。无毒。手、足少阳经、阳明经药，入手
少阴经。（阴干。）主寒热，鼠屡瘰 痈肿恶疮瘿瘤，结热蛊毒，有神功。泻心火，降脾胃湿热，
通利五淋及月经。除心经客热，尤宜
小儿。治血证以防风为上使，连翘为中使，地榆为下使。
百草灰 （五月五日采露取之一百种，阴干，烧灰，以井花水为团，或重炼，以醋
和为饼。）主腋臭及金疮。腋臭，（腋下挟之，干即易，当抽一身痛闷，疮出即止。以水及小
便洗之，不过三度愈。）金疮止血生肌。（刮敷疮上。）
FS 菇 味辛、酸，气寒。有小毒。（甘草为之使。恶麦门冬。五月采根，阴干。黑头者良。）
主蚀恶肉败疮死肌，杀疥虫，排脓恶血。除大风热气，善忘不乐。
金星草 味苦、气寒。无毒。（凌冬不凋，叶背冬生黄星点子两行，相对如金色。五月
和根采，风干。）主痈疽疮毒，大解硫黄及丹石毒。发背痈，结核，用叶和根，酒煎服之。先
服食，药悉下，毒去疮愈。或作末，冷水服及涂疮肿上，殊效。根碎之，浸油涂头，大生毛发。
老年人不可辄服。
紫葛 味甘、苦，气寒。无毒。（生山谷中，三月，四月采根皮，日干，不入方用。）
主痈肿恶疮，取根皮捣末，醋和封之。
蒲公英 （即黄花地丁。）味苦、气平，无毒。入阳明、太阴经。（四、五月采）。主妇
人乳痈肿，水煮汁饮之。捣封之立消。一名构耩耨草。叶如苦苣，花似小菊，先春开花，花罢飞絮。溃
坚散肿，消结核有奇功。解石毒，散滞气。
谷精草 味辛、气温，无毒。（二、三月谷田中采之。）主喉痹，牙齿风痛，口舌诸疮。
明目去翳。又喂驴马，主虫颡毛焦等病。
牛扁 味苦、气微寒。无毒。主身皮疮热，可作浴汤。杀牛虱小虫，又疗牛病。
夏枯草 味苦、辛，气寒。无毒。禀纯阳之气，得阴气则枯。（王瓜为使，四月采。）
主寒热瘰 ，鼠 头疮，破症散瘿，脚肿湿痹轻身。
鸭跖草 味苦，气大寒。无毒。（叶如竹，花深碧，有角如鸟嘴，花好为色。）主寒热
瘴疟，痰饮丁肿。小儿丹毒，发热狂痫，腹痞。又治热痢，蛇犬咬，痈疽等毒。
山茨菇根 有小毒。主痈肿疮 ，瘰 结核等，醋磨敷之。又取茎叶捣为膏，入蜜贴疮口
上，清血出效。
芮实 （KT 麻子也。）味苦，气平，无毒。主赤白冷热痢，炒为末，蜜浆水调服。各一枚，
破痈肿。（叶似苎，高四、五尺。秋间取皮为索。）
蠡实 （即马蔺子也。）味甘、平，温。无毒。除胃热，风寒湿痹。坚筋骨，利大小便，止烦满。
产后血晕，妇人崩中带下。止吐衄，消肿毒。一名荔实，《月令》云∶荔挺出是也。（注
云∶叶似蒲根，可为刷。）久服长肌肤，令人肥健。
Human Qi and blood are full in the abdomen, and chronic dysentery of cold or heat. Stops diarrhea, opens the stomach, brightens the eyes, and darkens hair. Treats consumption with lingering heat between bone joints; soaking in child's urine is beneficial.
Heart pain with heat and yellowing. (Crush fresh and take juice, also apply externally.) Diarrhea and dysentery. (Mix powder with rice water or wine, five qian, or add ginger and decoct into thick liquid to take.) Bone-steaming consumption fever.
(Cut finely, soak in child's urine in a large cauldron, decoct until half remains, remove dregs, then simmer over low heat to form a paste, pill like wu-tong seeds. Take on an empty stomach. After lying down, take twenty pills with wine.)
Ghost qi. (Take seeds, grind to powder, take one cun-bi with wine.) Foul ulcers and necrotic flesh. (Burn to ash, leach with water, mix with iron slag and decoct.)
Veratrum nigrum (Lilu) Acrid, bitter, cold in nature. Toxic. (Coptis chinensis (Huanglian) acts as its guide. Incompatible with Asarum (Xixin), Paeonia lactiflora (Shaoyao), and the Five Ginsengs. Dislikes Rheum palmatum (Dahuang). Harvest roots in February, dry in shade. Remove rhizome head, stir-fry slightly before use. Not for decoction.) Mainly treats gu poison, cough with counterflow, diarrhea and dysentery with intestinal prolapse. Head sores and baldness, scabies and foul ulcers. Kills various insect poisons, removes dead tissue, treats throat obstruction with blockage, manages horse-knife carbuncles and horse scabies/ringworm. Vomits wind-phlegm from the upper jiao, treats silent wind epilepsy. (Take one liang, decoct strongly, bathe in Fangfeng decoction, bake dry, stir-fry slightly to make powder, take half a qian with warm water, stop when vomiting occurs.)
Belamcanda chinensis (Shegan) (Also known as Bird's Foot Root. Bitter, neutral in nature, slightly warm. Toxic. (Harvest roots on the third day of the third lunar month, dry in shade.) Mainly treats cough with counterflow Qi, coughing up saliva, foul breath odor. Throat obstruction with sore throat, inability to breathe freely. Dissolves stagnant Qi, reduces swelling and toxicity, moves accumulated phlegm in the Taiyin and Jueyin meridians, causing tubercles to dissolve spontaneously, very effective. Rebellious Qi in the abdomen, excessive dietary heat, chest fullness and abdominal distension. Unblocks menstrual closure in women, resolves blood stasis, long-term use causes deficiency. Treats perineal abscesses, dampness in the Foot Jueyin meridian triggered by labor. (Take three cun, decoct with ginger, take before meals, promotes urination of three liang, effective.)
Sophora flavescens (Shandougen) Sweet (should be bitter), non-toxic. Mainly resolves various drug poisons. Relieves pain, reduces swelling and sores. Kills small insects and tapeworms, hold in mouth to relieve throat swelling and pain. Resolves toxins, treats acute jaundice in humans and horses, cough. For tinea capitis, grind with water and apply.
Ophiopogon japonicus? (Shehan - likely referring to a specific herb, text says "Shehan") Bitter, slightly cold in nature. Non-toxic. Dry in shade. Mainly treats convulsions and epilepsy, pathogenic factors of cold and heat, clears heat. Golden wounds, carbuncles, hemorrhoids, rat-ear foul ulcers and head sores, erysipelas. Treats bites from snakes, insects, bees, and vipers.
Ampelopsis japonica (Bailian) Bitter, sweet, neutral in nature, slightly cold. Non-toxic, some say toxic. (Hematite (Daizhe) acts as its guide. Incompatible with Aconitum carmichaelii (Wutou).) Mainly treats carbuncles and various sores, dissipates stagnant Qi. Relieves pain and clears heat, redness in eyes. Pediatric convulsions and warm malaria, swelling and pain in the female vagina. Kills fire toxins, scalds, knife and arrow wounds. Bailian and Baidoukou are rarely used in ancient and modern ingestion prescriptions, mostly used in prescriptions for astringing sores. Carbuncles and back carbuncles. (Mix powder with water, apply externally, beneficial.)
Bletilla striata (Baiji) Bitter, acrid, neutral in nature. Slightly cold. Yin within Yang. Non-toxic. (Fluorite (Zhi Shiyin) acts as its guide. Dislikes Li Shi, fears Apricot kernel.) Mainly treats carbuncles, foul ulcers, gangrene, damaged Yin and dead tissue. Evil Qi in the stomach, thief wind and ghost strikes, flaccidity and numbness. Removes white tinea and scabies mites.
Rumex crispus (Yangti) Bitter, cold in nature. Belongs to Water. Non-toxic. (Use roots.) Mainly treats baldness and scabies. Clears heat. Female vaginal erosion. Oozing carbuncles and hemorrhoids, kills insects. Grind with vinegar and apply to swollen toxins, apply to ringworm for immediate effect.
Forsythia suspensa (Lianqiao) Bitter, neutral in nature, slightly cold. Both scent and flavor are light, Yang. Non-toxic. Herb of Hand and Foot Shaoyang meridians, Yangming meridian, enters Hand Shaoyin meridian. (Dry in shade.) Mainly treats chills and fever, scrofula, carbuncles, foul ulcers, goiter, clustered heat and gu poison, has miraculous efficacy. Drains Heart Fire, descends Damp-Heat in Spleen and Stomach, unblocks and benefits the five stranguries and menstruation. Clears guest heat in the Heart meridian, especially suitable for children. To treat blood disorders, Fangfeng is the superior guide, Lianqiao is the middle guide, Sanguisorba officinalis (Diyu) is the inferior guide.
Hundred Grass Ash (Harvest dew from one hundred types of herbs on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry in shade, burn to ash, form into balls with well water, or refine again, mix with vinegar to make cakes.) Mainly treats axillary odor and golden wounds. Axillary odor, (Place under armpit, change when dry, will draw out whole-body pain and stuffiness, stops when sores appear. Wash with water and urine, heals in no more than three times.) Golden wounds to stop bleeding and generate tissue. (Scrape and apply to sores.)
Colchicum autumnale? (FS Gu - likely Colchicum or similar) Acrid, sour, cold in nature. Slightly toxic. (Licorice (Gancao) acts as its guide. Dislikes Ophiopogon japonicus (Mendong). Harvest roots in May, dry in shade. Those with black heads are good.) Mainly erodes foul flesh, decaying sores, and dead tissue, kills scabies mites, drains pus and foul blood. Clears severe wind-heat, forgetfulness and unhappiness.
Jinxing Cao Bitter, cold in nature. Non-toxic. (Does not wither in winter, yellow star-like spots grow in two rows on the back of leaves in winter, facing each other like gold. Harvest with roots in May, air dry.) Mainly treats carbuncles and sores, greatly resolves sulfur and Dan Shi toxins. Back carbuncles, tubercles, use leaves and roots, decoct in wine to take. Eat first, then take medicine, all toxins descend, toxins leave and sores heal. Or make into powder, take with cold water or apply to swollen sores, very effective. Crush roots, soak in oil, apply to head, greatly generates hair. Elderly people should not take it casually.
Zige Sweet, bitter, cold in nature. Non-toxic. (Grows in mountain valleys, harvest root bark in March and April, sun dry, not used in prescriptions.) Mainly treats carbuncles and foul ulcers, take root bark, grind to powder, mix with vinegar and seal/apply.
Taraxacum mongolicum (Pugongying) (Also known as Yellow Flower Didang.) Bitter, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Enters Yangming and Taiyin meridians. (Harvest in April and May.) Mainly treats breast carbuncles in women, boil in water, drink juice. Crush and apply externally, disappears immediately. Also named Gou Jiang Nuo Cao. Leaves resemble bitter lettuce, flowers resemble small chrysanthemums, blooms before spring, flies catkins after flowering. Breaks hardness, dissipates swelling, eliminates tubercles with miraculous efficacy. Resolves stone toxins, dissipates stagnant Qi.
Eriocaulon buergerianum (Gujingcao) Acrid, warm in nature, non-toxic. (Harvest in grain fields in February and March.) Mainly treats throat obstruction, wind-pain in teeth, various sores in mouth and tongue. Brightens eyes and removes nebula. Also fed to donkeys and horses, treats diseases like worm-infested throats and scorched fur.
Niubian Bitter, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats skin sores and heat, can be made into bath soup. Kills cattle lice and small insects, also treats cattle diseases.
Prunella vulgaris (Xiakucao) Bitter, acrid, cold in nature, non-toxic. Possesses pure Yang Qi, withers when receiving Yin Qi. (Trichosanthes cucumerina (Wagua) acts as its guide, harvest in April.) Mainly treats chills and fever, scrofula, rat-ear head sores, breaks masses and dissipates goiters, leg swelling and damp bi, lightens the body.
Commelina communis (Yazhicao) Bitter, very cold in nature, non-toxic. (Leaves like bamboo, flowers deep blue-green, have horns like bird beaks, flowers prefer color.) Mainly treats chills, fever, miasma malaria, phlegm-fluids and hard lumps. Pediatric erysipelas, fever with manic epilepsy, abdominal fullness. Also treats heat dysentery, snake and dog bites, carbuncles and other toxins.
Smilax riparia? (Shancigu Gen) Slightly toxic. Mainly treats carbuncles, sores, scrofula, tubercles, etc., grind with vinegar and apply. Also take stems and leaves, crush into paste, add honey, apply to sore opening, clear blood comes out, effective.
Ruishi (KT Hemp Seeds.) Bitter, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats red and white cold and heat dysentery, stir-fry to powder, mix with honey and water to take. One seed each, breaks carbuncles and swelling. (Leaves resemble ramie, four to five chi high. Harvest bark in autumn to make ropes.)
Lishi (Also known as Iris lactea var. chinensis seeds.) Sweet, neutral, warm. Non-toxic. Clears stomach heat, wind-cold-damp bi. Strengthens bones and tendons, benefits urination and defecation, stops irritability and fullness. Postpartum blood fainting, women's metrorrhagia and leukorrhea. Stops vomiting and epistaxis, reduces swelling and toxicity. Also named Lizhi, "Monthly Ordinances" says: Lizhi emerges. (Note: Leaves resemble iris roots, can be used as brushes.) Long-term use nourishes skin and flesh, makes one fat and strong.