按∶此药参见本书芎 条，《本经》首载此药。
《御览》卷九百九十一
一名百枝。
按∶此药参见本书“麻子中人”条，《本经》首载此药。
《初学记》卷二十七
一名水廉。生池泽水上。叶圆小，一茎一叶，根入水。五月华白，三月采，日干之。暴
热，下水气，利小便。
按∶此药参见本书大豆黄卷条，《本经》首载此药。
《御览》卷九百九十
一名水香。神农、黄帝、岐伯、桐君∶酸，无毒。李氏∶温。生下地水旁。叶如兰，二
月生苗，赤节，四叶相值枝节间。三月三日采。
《纲目》卷十九
一名昆布。酸、咸，寒，无毒。消瘰 。
《御览》卷九百九十一
一名解离，一名解燕。神农∶辛。黄帝、岐伯、桐君∶苦，无毒。李氏∶大寒。如葛茎
，蔓延如芄，白根，外黄似桔梗，内黑文，如车辐解。二月、八月、十月采根。
《类聚》卷八十一
十二月花，花黄白。
《御览》卷九百九十二
神农、岐伯∶辛。李氏∶小寒。雷公、桐君∶苦，无毒。黄帝∶苦，有毒。叶如蓬相值
，黄色。根如指，黑，中有核。二月采，八月采，日干。可食之，轻身益寿。
按∶此药参见本书桔梗条，《别录》载此药。
《御览》卷九百九十一
一名白苑，一名织女苑。
Note: This herb is referenced in the "Xiong" (Ligusticum) section of this book; it was first recorded in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica).
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 991
Also known as Baizhi (Hundred Branches).
Note: This herb is referenced in the "Mazi Zhongren" section of this book; it was first recorded in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica).
*Chuxue Ji* (Beginner's Records), Vol. 27
Also known as Shuilian (Water Curtain). Grows on the surface of water in ponds and marshes. Leaves are round and small, with one leaf per stem; roots enter the water. Flowers white in May; harvested in March and dried in the sun. Treats sudden heat (acute febrile disease), eliminates water qi (fluid retention), and promotes urination.
Note: This herb is referenced in the "Dadou Huangjuan" (Soybean Sprouts) section of this book; it was first recorded in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica).
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 990
Also known as Shuixiang (Water Fragrance). Shennong, Huangdi (Yellow Emperor), Qibo, and Tongjun state: Sour, non-toxic. Li Shi states: Warm. Grows beside water in low-lying areas. Leaves resemble orchids; seedlings emerge in February; nodes are red; four leaves oppose each other at the nodes. Harvested on the third day of the third lunar month.
*Bencao Gangmu* (Compendium of Materia Medica), Vol. 19
Also known as Kunbu (Kelp). Sour, salty, cold, non-toxic. Eliminates Luoli (scrofula/cervical lymphadenitis).
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 991
Also known as Xielí, also known as Jianyan. Shennong states: Pungent. Huangdi, Qibo, and Tongjun state: Bitter, non-toxic. Li Shi states: Greatly cold. Resembles the stem of Pueraria lobata (Kudzu), creeping like Periploca sepium (Wanlan); white root, yellowish exterior resembling Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower), black interior texture resembling spokes of a wheel. Roots harvested in February, August, and October.
*Yiwen Leiju* (Classified Gatherings of Literature), Vol. 81
Flowers in December; flowers are yellow-white.
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 992
Shennong and Qibo state: Pungent. Li Shi states: Slightly cold. Leigong and Tongjun state: Bitter, non-toxic. Huangdi states: Bitter, toxic. Leaves resemble Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) arranged oppositely, yellow in color. Roots finger-thick, black, with a core inside. Harvested in February and August, dried in the sun. Edible; lightens the body and prolongs life.
Note: This herb is referenced in the "Jiegeng" (Platycodon) section of this book; it is recorded in the *Bie Lu* (Additional Records by Famous Physicians).
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 993
When used together with Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, Ginger) and Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubrum, Red Halloysite), it treats [disease].
*Taiping Yulan* (Imperial Reader), Vol. 991
Also known as Baiyuan, also known as Zhinü Yuan.