治肠 。华,治不足。子,治伤中。根,治心腹逆气,止渴。十月采。
味苦。治水,身面痈肿。五月采。
味苦。主治恶疮,秃败疮,火气,杀三虫。一名蛊损,一名孟推。生方山山谷。
味苦,平,无毒。主治寒热,洗浴疥恶疮。生山陵,根似紫葳、叶如燕卢。采无时。
味辛,温,无毒。主治泄利肠 ,治心痛,破疝瘕。生深山谷中,叶如兰,实赤。
肠亦同。
味辛,平,无毒。主治伏虫、白癣、肿痛。生山谷,如藜芦,根白相连,九月采。
味辛,有毒。主治寒热。一名脱尾,一名羊草,生楚山。三月采根,根白而香。
味甘,无毒。主食诸虫。一名水昌,一名水宿,一名茎蒲。十月采。
味甘,无毒。主治腹痛。一名羊饴,一名陵渴。生山阴,二月华,兑蔓草上,五月实
中有核。三月三日采叶,阴干。
味辛,平,无毒。主治心腹积瘕。茎,主治恶疮。生泽中,大茎,细叶,香如 本。
味咸。主毒风头泄注。一名野葵。生高陵下地。三月三日采根,根如乌头。
Treats Changpi (dysentery). Hua (Flower), treats deficiency and insufficiency. Zi (Seed), treats damage to the Middle Jiao. Gen (Root), treats rebellious Qi in the heart and abdomen, stops thirst. Harvested in October.
Bitter flavor. Treats edema, carbuncles and swelling of the body and face. Harvested in May.
Sour flavor. Mainly treats Houbi (obstruction and pain in the throat), stops diarrhea and dysentery. Harvested in October, dried in shade.
Bitter flavor. Mainly treats Echuang (malignant sores), tuberculous ulcers, Fire Qi, kills three types of parasites. Also known as Gusun, also known as Mengtui. Grows in the valleys of Fangshan.
Bitter flavor, neutral nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats chills and fever, washes scabies and malignant sores. Grows on hills and mounds, roots resemble *Catalpae Flos* (Ziwei), leaves resemble Yanlu. Harvested at any time.
Pungent flavor, warm nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats diarrhea and dysentery, treats heart pain, breaks up Shanxia (abdominal masses). Grows in deep mountain valleys, leaves resemble orchids, fruits are red.
Changpi is treated similarly.
Bitter flavor, cold nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats malaria, skin chills and fever, sweating, causes transformation (Note: text may be incomplete or variant).
Pungent flavor, neutral nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats Fucho (hidden parasites), Baixuan (white tinea), swelling and pain. Grows in valleys, resembles *Veratrum nigrum* (Lilu), roots are white and connected, harvested in September.
Pungent flavor, toxic. Mainly treats chills and fever. Also known as Tuowei, also known as Yangcao, grows in Chushan. Harvest roots in March, roots are white and fragrant.
Sweet flavor, non-toxic. Mainly eats various parasites (anthelmintic). Also known as Shuichang, also known as Shuisu, also known as Jingpu. Harvested in October.
Sweet flavor, non-toxic. Mainly treats abdominal pain. Also known as Yangyi, also knowning Lingke. Grows in the shady side of mountains, flowers in February, climbing over creeping grass, bears fruit in May with seeds inside. Harvest leaves on the third day of the third lunar month, dry in shade.
Pungent flavor, neutral nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats XinFu Jixia (abdominal masses). Stem, treats malignant sores. Grows in marshes, large stems, fine leaves, fragrance similar to Bencao (specifically Gaoben).
Salty flavor. Mainly treats Toufeng Xiezhu (head wind accompanied by diarrhea). Also known as Yekui. Grows below high hills. Harvest roots on the third day of the third lunar month, roots resemble *Aconitum carmichaelii* (Wutou).
Pungent flavor, toxic. Mainly treats malignant sores, removes Bi Qi (obstructive pathogenic factors). Also known as Shilong. Grows in water.
Bitter flavor, neutral nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats Heart Qi, women's Yin Shan (hernia in the genital region), blood stasis. Also known as Chengye, also known as Yeguang. Harvested in March.
Bitter flavor, non-toxic. Mainly treats pediatric epilepsy, dispels evil, nourishes the fetus, wind-Bi, washes chills and fever, Qingyi (cataracts) during the month, women's leukorrhea. Grows where wood accumulates, resembling Chaosheng (a type of mushroom), forms a cap when it rains, yellowish-white. Harvested in April.