味甘，寒。主治浮热在皮肤，往来寒热，利小肠膀胱气。生屋上阴处。八月、九月采
有大毒。主治胁下积癖。生秦亭及奉高。二月、八月采根，阴干，陈而沉水者良。（
豆为之使，恶麦句姜。）
《本经》原文∶野狼毒，味辛，平。主咳逆上气，破积聚饮食，寒热水气，恶疮鼠 疽蚀，
鬼精蛊毒，杀飞鸟
微温，有毒。主治咳嗽喉结，风邪，烦惑，失魄，妄见，去目中肤翳，杀大毒，不入
一名天臼，一名解毒。生九真及宛朐。二月、八月采根。（畏垣衣。）
《本经》原文∶鬼臼，味辛，温。主杀蛊毒鬼注精物，辟恶气不祥，逐邪，解百毒。一
名爵犀，一名马目毒
无毒。主治女子阴蚀。生东莱。五月采，阴干。
《本经》原文∶ 蓄，味辛，平。主浸淫疥瘙疽痔，杀三虫。生山谷。
味酸，有毒。主治胸中邪气，水肿，痿痹，腹满洪直，疏五脏，散水气。如人形者，
神。生咸阳。
《本经》原文∶商陆，味辛，平。主水胀疝瘕痹，熨除痈肿，杀鬼精物。一名 根，一
名夜呼。生川谷。
有毒。蛇衔根也，生朱崖。八月采，阴干。
又，叶嫩时，似萝摩，圆端，大茎，实黑，茎叶汁黄白。雀瓢白汁，主虫蛇毒。
《本经》原文∶女青，味辛，平。主蛊毒，逐邪恶气，杀鬼温疟，辟不祥。一名雀瓢。
[Wuyou] Sweet in taste, cold in nature. It treats floating heat on the skin, alternating chills and fever, and promotes the Qi movement of the Small Intestine and Bladder. It grows in shady places on roofs. Harvested in August and September.
[Nvqing] Bitter in taste, cold in nature, toxic. It directs rebellious Qi downward, treats fullness and edema of the feet, dispels wind-toxicity, and promotes urination.
Highly toxic. It treats accumulations and masses under the hypochondrium. Grows in Qinting and Fenggao. The roots are harvested in February and August, dried in the shade; those that are aged and sink in water are considered superior. (It is guided by Dou [soybean], and its efficacy is antagonized by Maijujiang [Polygonum aviculare].)
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Yelangdu (Stellera root), pungent in taste, neutral in nature. It treats cough with upward rushing Qi, breaks up dietary accumulations, treats cold-hot fluid retention, malignant sores, rat-type fistulas and erosions, ghost essence and gu poison, and kills flying birds.
Slightly warm, toxic. It treats cough with laryngeal obstruction, wind pathogen, vexation and confusion, loss of spirit魄 (Pò), hallucinations, removes corneal opacities, kills severe toxicity, and should not be ingested internally. Also known as Tianjiu, also known as Jiedu. Grows in Jiuzhen and Wanqu. The roots are harvested in February and August. (Its efficacy is inhibited by Yuanyi [moss growing on walls].)
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Guijiu (Podophyllum peltatum), pungent in taste, warm in nature. It kills gu poison, gui zhu (infectious diseases), and jingwu (spiritual entities); wards off evil qi and inauspiciousness; expels pathogens; and resolves hundred toxins. Also known as Juexi, also known as Maimudu.
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. It treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), external heat, and stops frequent urination.
Greatly cold. It treats carbuncles, swellings, and accumulated heat.
Non-toxic. It treats erosion of the female genitalia. Grows in Donglai. Harvested in May, dried in the shade.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Xu (Persicaria perfoliata), pungent in taste, neutral in nature. It treats oozing sores, scabies, pruritus, furuncles, and hemorrhoids; kills three types of parasites. Grows in mountain valleys.
Sour in taste, toxic. It treats pathogenic factors in the chest, edema, flaccidity and bi-syndrome, abdominal fullness and distension, unblocks the Five Zang organs, and dissipates fluid retention. Those resembling the human form possess divine efficacy. Grows in Xianyang.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Shanglu (Phytolacca acinosa), pungent in taste, neutral in nature. It treats water distension, hernia, masses, and bi-syndrome; applied externally to remove carbuncles and swellings; kills ghost essence and spiritual entities. Also known as Gen, also known as Yehu. Grows in river valleys.
Toxic. It is the root of Sheyan (Patrinia villosa), growing in Zhuya. Harvested in August, dried in the shade.
Furthermore, when the leaves are tender, they resemble Luomo (Marsdenia tenacissima), with rounded tips, thick stems, black fruits, and yellowish-white sap in stems and leaves. The white sap of Quepiao treats insect and snake venom.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Nvqing (Aristolochia debilis or similar species), pungent in taste, neutral in nature. It treats gu poison, expels evil qi, kills ghost-related warm malaria, and wards off inauspiciousness. Also known as Quepiao.