味辛苦，寒，大寒、无毒。主症瘕积聚结气，又治饮食寒热，破坚逐邪，通利水道，
膀胱水，伏留热气，皮间邪水上出，面目浮肿，身暴中风，热痱痒，利小腹，又疗肺壅上
气咳
利小
味咸甘，温、微温、冷利，有小毒。主结气，胁下满，惊悸，除水，去五脏间寒热
中，下气，消胸上痰结，唾如胶漆，心胁痰水，膀胱留饮，风气湿痹，皮间死肉，利大
通血脉。《药性论》云∶使。味甘，无毒。主肋胁气，下寒热水肿，开胃，止呕逆不下
日华子云∶明目，治头风，通血脉。叶∶止金疮血。
味苦，温、微寒，有大毒。主心痛，寒热，结气，积聚，伏梁，伤筋，萎，拘缓，利
水道，除阴下湿，风眩。《药性论》云∶使。味甘。能治风眩目转，疝瘕肠痛，伤寒时疾，
强阴。蜀漆为之使。恶∶莽草。生∶汉中山谷及冤句。二月、八月采，阴干。
味苦，寒，无毒。主疥瘙痂痒，恶疮，杀虱，留热在骨节间，明目。《唐本》注∶生
敷金疮，大止血，生肉，止疼痛良。陈脏器∶主鬼气尸疰伏连，妇人血气，腹内满及冷热
久
为
驻颜
亦用。
癣、风疹，杀虱，煎洗。又云∶臭蒿子，凉，无毒。治劳，下气，开胃，止盗汗及邪气鬼毒。
又名
治
之。
味辛苦，微温，有小毒。主胸胁痛如刀刺，腹满肠鸣，惊恐悸气，利五脏肠胃，补血
除寒热风痹，温中，消谷，疗咽喉痛，下蛊毒。《药性论》云∶臣。治下痢，破血，去
消积聚，痰涎，主肺气气促嗽逆，除腹中冷痛，主中恶及小儿惊痫。日华子云∶下一
止霍乱转筋，心腹胀痛，补五劳，养气，除邪辟温，补虚，消痰，破症瘕瘀血，排脓
漏，及喉痹。 毒，以白粥解。节皮为使。得∶牡蛎、远志，疗恚怒。得∶硝石、石
伤寒。畏∶白芨、龙眼、龙胆。生∶蒿高山谷，近道处处有。
[Tingli]
Pungent and bitter, cold, greatly cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats zhengzha (masses and accumulations) and stagnant qi; also treats cold-heat conditions caused by diet, breaks down firm accumulations, expels pathogenic factors, promotes the free flow of water passages, eliminates bladder water retention, clears latent and lingering heat, causes pathogenic water retained in the skin to be excreted, treats edema of the face and eyes; treats sudden wind-stroke affecting the body, as well as hot fei (pruritic skin eruptions); promotes urination in the lower abdomen.
[Jiegeng]
Salty and sweet, warm, slightly warm, with a cooling and purgative nature, slightly toxic. Primarily treats stagnant qi, fullness under the hypochondrium, palpitations, removes fluid retention, clears cold-heat between the five zang organs, directs qi downward, resolves phlegm accumulation in the chest (sputum sticky like glue or lacquer), treats phlegm-fluid in the heart and hypochondrium, retained fluid in the bladder, wind-damp bi syndrome, dead flesh in the skin, promotes bowel movements, and unblocks blood vessels. *Xiaoxing Lun* states: It serves as a guiding herb (Shi). Sweet, non-toxic. Primarily treats qi stagnation in the hypochondrium, treats cold-heat edema, opens the stomach, stops vomiting and inability to eat. Ri Hua Zi states: Brightens the eyes, treats head wind, unblocks blood vessels. Leaves: Stop bleeding from metal wounds.
[Shuqi]
Bitter, warm, slightly cold, highly toxic. Primarily treats heart pain, cold-heat, stagnant qi, masses and accumulations, fuliang (subdiaphragmatic mass), tendon injury, atrophy, spasticity or flaccidity, promotes the free flow of water passages, removes dampness in the genital area, treats wind-induced vertigo. *Xiaoxing Lun* states: It serves as a guiding herb (Shi). Sweet. Can treat wind-induced vertigo causing eye deviation, hernia and jia masses, intestinal pain, typhoid and seasonal diseases, strengthens yin. [Context implies another herb uses Shuqi as Shi]. Averse to: Caosheng. Grows in mountains and valleys of Hanzhong and Yuanju. Harvested in February and August, dried in shade.
[Chouhaozi / Other Artemisia species]
Bitter, cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats scabies, tinea crusta and itching, malignant sores, kills lice, clears lingering heat in bone joints, brightens the eyes. *Tang Ben Cao* annotation: Applied externally to metal wounds, it is excellent for stopping bleeding significantly, promoting tissue regeneration, and relieving pain. Chen Zangqi states: Treats ghost qi, corpse transmission, and lingering infections; women's blood and qi disorders, abdominal fullness, and chronic cold-heat dysentery. Also used for preserving youth. Treats tinea, wind-rash, kills lice, decocted for washing. It is also said: Chouhaozi, cool, non-toxic. Treats consumption, directs qi downward, opens the stomach, stops night sweats, evil qi, and ghost toxins. Also known as... treats... of it.
[Unnamed Herb]
Pungent and bitter, slightly warm, slightly toxic. Primarily treats stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondrium, abdominal fullness and borborygmus, fright and palpitations, promotes the free flow of the five zang organs and intestines/stomach, nourishes blood, removes cold-wind-hot-bi, warms the middle, aids digestion, treats sore throat, expels gu poison. *Xiaoxing Lun* states: It serves as a minister herb. Treats dysentery, breaks blood stasis, removes accumulations and phlegm-saliva, primarily treats lung qi urgency and cough with counterflow, removes cold pain in the abdomen, treats zhong'e (sudden severe illness) and pediatric convulsions. Ri Hua Zi states: Moves downward... stops cholera with muscle cramps, epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, tonifies the five deficiencies, nourishes qi, dispels evil and prevents warmth, tonifies deficiency, resolves phlegm, breaks jia-mass and blood stasis, discharges pus and leakage, and treats throat obstruction. Poisoning is treated with white rice gruel. The joint skin serves as a guiding herb (Shi). Synergizes with: Muli (Oyster Shell), Yuanzhi (Polygala Root), to treat anger. Synergizes with: Xiaoshi (Niter), Shi... to treat typhoid. Averse to: Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome), Longyan (Longan Aril), Longdan (Gentiana Root). Grows in high mountain valleys, found everywhere along roadsides.