按∶此药参见本书“大豆黄卷”条,《本经》首载此药。
《御览》卷九百八十九
一名小辛,一名细草。神农、黄帝、雷公、桐君∶辛,小温。岐伯∶无毒。李氏∶小寒
。如葵,叶赤色,一根一叶相连。二月、八月采根。
《御览》卷九百九十一
一名神草,一名阎狗。或生太山,或少室。茎如箭,赤,无叶,根如芋子。三月、四月
、八月采根,日干。治痈肿。
《御览》卷九百九十一
神农、雷公、桐君、岐伯∶苦,小温,无毒。李氏∶温。或生上党。叶青浓,两两相当
。七月华白,九月实黑。七月、九月、十月采。驴马食仙去。
《御览》卷九百八十
一名析目,一名荣冥,一名马驹。雷公、神农、扁鹊∶辛。李氏∶小温。四月采,干二
十日。生道旁。得细辛良,恶干姜、苦参。
《御览》卷九百八十
神农∶甘,无毒。生野田,五月五日采,阴干,治腹胀。
《御览》卷九百八十六
一名木芝。
《御览》卷九百八十九
一名豹足,一名求股,一名万岁,一名神投时。神农∶辛,平。桐君、雷公∶甘。生山
谷。
《御览》卷九百九十
一名香果。神农、黄帝、岐伯、雷公∶辛,无毒,香。扁鹊∶酸,无毒。李氏∶生温中
,熟寒。或生胡无桃山阴,或斜谷西岭,或太山。叶香、细、青黑,文赤如 本。冬夏 生
,五月华赤,七月实黑,附端两叶。三月采根,根有节,似如马衔状。
Note: This herb is also mentioned in the entry for "Da Dou Huang Juan" (Prepared Soybean) in this book, and was first recorded in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica).
*Tai Ping Yu Lan* (Comprehensive Mirror of the Great Peace), Volume 989
Also known as Xiao Xin (Little Pungent), also known as Xi Cao (Fine Grass). Shennong, the Yellow Emperor, Leigong, and Tongjun stated: Pungent, slightly warm. Qibo stated: Non-toxic. Li Shi stated: Slightly cold. Resembles Brassica campestris var. oleifera (Choy Sum), with red leaves; one root connected to one leaf. The roots are harvested in February and August.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 992
Shennong stated: Sweet, neutral. Bian Que stated: Sour. Li Shi stated: Cold.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 991
Also known as Shen Cao (Divine Grass), also known as Yan Gou. It grows either in Mount Tai or Mount Shaoshi. The stem is like an arrow, red, without leaves; the root resembles a taro tuber. The roots are harvested in March, April, and August, and dried in the sun. It treats carbuncles and swellings.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 991
Shennong, Leigong, Tongjun, and Qibo stated: Bitter, slightly warm, non-toxic. Li Shi stated: Warm. It grows in Shangdang. The leaves are dark green and dense, growing in pairs. It bears white flowers in July and black fruits in September. It is harvested in July, September, and October. Donkeys and horses that eat it become immortal.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 980
Also known as Xi Mu, also known as Rong Ming, also known as Ma Ju. Leigong, Shennong, and Bian Que stated: Pungent. Li Shi stated: Slightly warm. Harvested in April, dried for twenty days. It grows by the roadside. It works well with Xixin (Asarum); it is incompatible with Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) and Kushen (Sophora Root).
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 980
Shennong stated: Sweet, non-toxic. It grows in wild fields. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried in the shade. It treats abdominal distension.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 986
Also known as Mu Zhi (Wood Lingzhi).
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 989
Also known as Bao Zu, also known as Qiu Gu, also known as Wan Sui, also known as Shen Tou Shi. Shennong stated: Pungent, neutral. Tongjun and Leigong stated: Sweet. It grows in mountain valleys.
*Tai Ping Yu Lan*, Volume 990
Also known as Xiang Guo. Shennong, the Yellow Emperor, Qibo, and Leigong stated: Pungent, non-toxic, fragrant. Bian Que stated: Sour, non-toxic. Li Shi stated: Raw use warms the middle; cooked use is cold. It grows on the shady side of Mount Huwutao, on the west ridge of Xiegu, or in Mount Tai. The leaves are fragrant, fine, dark green-black, with red veins resembling Ben Cao (Atractylodes macrocephala). It remains evergreen in winter and summer; it bears red flowers in May and black fruits in July, attached to two terminal leaves. The roots are harvested in March; the roots have nodes and resemble a horse bit.