味苦,温,无毒。主治邪气,湿痹,寒热,疽疮,除水坚积,血症,月闭,无子,小
不能行,诸恶疮,痈肿止腹痛,令女人有子。一名炭皮。生太山山谷,采无时。
无毒。主治头眩顶重,皮间邪风如蜂螫针刺,鱼子细起,热疮,痈疽,痔,湿痹,止
邪,咳嗽,下乳汁。久服益气,明目,不老。可煮可干。一名漏芦,一名天荠,一名伏猪
一名伏兔,一名飞雉,一名木禾。生河内。正月采根;七月、八月采花,阴干。(得乌头
恶麻黄。)
《本经》原文∶飞廉,味苦,平。主骨节热,胫重酸疼。久服令人身轻。一名飞轻。生
川泽。
微寒,有大毒。除阴下湿,风眩。生汉中及宛朐。二月、八月采,阴干。(蜀漆为之
恶莽草。)
《本经》原文∶虎掌,味苦,温。主心痛,寒热结气,积聚伏梁,伤筋痿拘缓,利水道。
生山谷。
味甘,有毒。主治癫狂风痫,癫倒拘挛。一名横唐。生海滨及雍州。五月采子。
《本经》原文∶莨荡子,味苦,寒。主齿痛出虫,肉痹拘急,使人健行见鬼。多食令
人狂走。久服轻身,
无毒。生汉中。五月采。(决明为之使。)
《本经》原文∶乐华,味苦,寒。主目痛,泪出伤 ,消目肿。生川谷。
微温,无毒。主治漆疮。
[Zhanshi] Bitter in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats pathogenic factors, damp-bi (joint pain and numbness caused by dampness), alternating chills and fever, carbuncles and sores; it eliminates water retention and hard accumulations, blood stasis, amenorrhea, infertility, difficulty in urination, various malignant sores, and abscesses; it also relieves abdominal pain and enables women to conceive. Also known as Tanpi. Grows in the valleys of Mount Tai; can be harvested at any time.
[Loulu] Non-toxic. It treats dizziness and heaviness in the head, skin sensations resembling bee stings or needle pricks due to wind-pathogens invading the skin, fish-egg-like small bumps on the skin, heat sores, abscesses, hemorrhoids, damp-bi; it expels pathogens, treats cough, and promotes lactation. Long-term use benefits Qi, brightens the eyes, and delays aging. Can be decocted or dried. Also known as Loulu, Tianqi, Fuzhu, Futu, Feizhi, and Muhe. Grows in Henei region. Harvest roots in January; harvest flowers in July and August, dry in shade. (Incompatible with Aconitum carmichaelii root lateralis preparata [Wutou] and Ephedrae Herba [Mahuang].)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Feilian, bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Treats heat in joints and heavy, sore legs. Long-term use makes the body feel light. Also known as Feiqing. Grows in rivers and marshes.
[Huzhang] Slightly cold, highly toxic. Treats dampness in the genital area and vertigo caused by wind. Grows in Hanzhong and Wanqu regions. Harvest in February and August, dry in shade. (Xuechi is incompatible with it; Caoshen is also incompatible with it.)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Huzhang, bitter in taste, warm in nature. Treats heart pain, cold-heat qi stagnation, accumulations forming Fuliang disease, tendon injuries causing flaccidity and spasms, and promotes free flow of water passages. Grows in mountain valleys.
[Langdangzi] Sweet in taste, toxic. Treats mania, wind-phlegm epilepsy, and convulsions during epileptic seizures. Also known as Hengtang. Grows by the sea and in Yongzhou region. Harvest seeds in May.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Langdangzi, bitter in taste, cold in nature. Treats toothache with worms, flesh-bi with stiffness and urgency, causes vigorous walking and hallucinations. Excessive consumption leads to狂走 (running wildly). Long-term use lightens the body,
[Lehua] Non-toxic. Grows in Hanzhong. Harvest in May. (Cassiae Semen [Juemingzi] is its guiding herb/enhancer.)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Lehua, bitter in taste, cold in nature. Treats eye pain, tearing with injury, and reduces eye swelling. Grows in rivers and valleys.
[Bizi] Slightly warm, non-toxic. Treats lacquer dermatitis.
Slightly warm. Treats cholera-like syndrome with persistent vomiting and diarrhea.
Toxic. Grows in Yongchang.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Bizi, sweet in taste, warm in nature. Treats pathogenic factors in the abdomen, expels three types of parasites, snake bites, gu poison, Guizhu Fusshi (ancient term for certain chronic infectious or wasting diseases); grows in mountain valleys.