味苦，微温，无毒。主风寒，湿痹，身重，四肢疼酸，寒邪历节痛。一名别枝，一名别
骑，一名鳖 。生兰田川谷。
二月、八月采。
方家时有用处，今俗亦绝耳。
味苦，温，无毒。主充肌肤，益气，令人暴肥，血脉满盛，不可久服。生田野，五月、
八月采。
方药不复用。
〔谨案〕齐头蒿也，所在有之。叶似防风，细薄无光泽。
味咸，平，有毒。主鬼疰，精物，邪恶气，杀百精，蛊毒，老魅注易，亡走，啼哭，悲
伤，恍惚。一名徐长卿，生
陇西池泽山谷。
此又名徐长卿，恐是误尔，方家无用。此处俗中皆不复识别也。
味辛，微温，无毒。主霍乱，腹痛，吐逆，心烦。生水中，五月采，曝干。
生小小水中。今人五月五日采，阴干，以疗霍乱，甚良。
味苦，寒，无毒。主五癃，破石淋，膀胱中结气，利水道小便。生南阳川泽。
一名烂石草，又云即马屎蒿。
味苦，寒，无毒。主惊气，伤寒，腹痛羸瘦，皮中有邪气，手足寒无色。生益州山谷。
畏玉札、蜚蠊。
味咸，平，无毒。主养心气，除心温温辛痛，浸 身热。可作盐花。生淮南平泽，七月
采。矾石为之使。
味苦，微温。主咳逆，五脏邪气，调中，益气，明目，杀虱。青符、白符、赤符、黑符、
黄符，各随色补其脏。白
符一名女木。生巴郡山谷。
方药皆不复用，今人并无识者。
Bitter in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats wind-cold, damp-bi (pain and numbness caused by obstruction of meridians by wind-dampness), heaviness of the body, soreness and pain in the four limbs, and joint pain caused by cold pathogenic factors invading the joints. Also known as Bie Zhi, also known as Bie Qi, also known as Die . Grows in the river valleys of Lantian.
Harvested in February and August.
Occasionally used by physicians; now it has completely disappeared from common practice.
Bitter in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily serves to fill out the flesh, tonify Qi, cause sudden obesity, and make blood vessels full and vigorous; should not be taken for a long time. Grows in fields; harvested in May and August.
No longer used in prescriptions.
[Note] This is Qitou Hao, found everywhere. The leaves resemble those of Fangfeng, being thin and lacking luster.
Salty in taste, neutral in nature, toxic. Primarily treats Gui Zhu (a disease with infectious or psychiatric symptoms), possession by spirits, evil qi, kills hundred essences, gu poison, Lao Mei Zhu Yi (mental confusion due to evil spirit attachment), running away uncontrollably, crying, sadness, and trance-like states. Also known as Xuchangqing, grows in the pools, marshes, and valleys of Longxi.
This place is also called Xuchangqing, which is likely an error; physicians do not use it. Common people here no longer recognize it.
Pungent in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats Huoluan (acute gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea), abdominal pain, vomiting and regurgitation, and vexation. Grows in water; harvested in May and dried in the sun.
Grows in small streams. Nowadays, people harvest it on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry it in the shade, and use it to treat Huoluan, which is very effective.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats Wu Long (five types of urinary retention), breaks Shi Lin (urinary calculi), resolves stagnant qi in the bladder, and promotes urination through the water passages. Grows in the rivers and marshes of Nanyang.
Also known as Lanshi Cao, and said to be the same as Mashi Hao.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats Jing Qi (startling qi), Shanghan (cold damage), abdominal pain with emaciation, evil qi in the skin, and cold, colorless hands and feet. Grows in the valleys of Yizhou.
Averse to Yuzha and Feilian (cockroach).
Salty in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily nourishes Heart Qi, removes the warm and burning pain in the heart, and alleviates body heat. Can be processed into salt flowers. Grows in the flat marshes of Huainan; harvested in July. Fanshi (Alumen) acts as its guiding herb.
Bitter in taste, slightly warm in nature. Primarily treats cough and reverse flow of Qi, evil qi in the five zang organs, harmonizes the middle jiao, tonifies Qi, brightens the eyes, and kills lice. Qing Fu, Bai Fu, Chi Fu, Hei Fu, and Huang Fu each tonify their corresponding zang organs according to their color. Bai Fu is also known as Nü Mu. Grows in the valleys of Ba Commandery.
No longer used in prescriptions; nowadays, no one recognizes it.