微温,无毒。主疗漆疮。
削作柿,煮以洗漆疮,无不即瘥。又有鼠查,生去地高尺余许,煮以洗漆多瘥。又有漆
姑,叶细细,多生石旁,亦
疗漆疮。其鸡子及蟹,并是旧方。
〔谨案〕杉材木,水煮汁。浸捋香港脚肿满,服之疗心腹胀
痛,去恶气。其鼠查、漆姑有
别功,别出下品。
味甘,无毒。主五痔,去三虫,蛊毒,鬼疰。生永昌。
今出东阳诸郡,食其子,乃言疗寸白虫。不复有余用,不入药方,疑此与前虫品彼子疗
说符同。
〔谨案〕此物是虫部
中彼子也。《尔雅》云∶彼杉也,其树大连抱,高数仞,叶似杉
,其树如柏,作松理,肌细软,堪为器用也。
味苦,温,无毒。主风寒湿痹,历节疼痛,除四肢厥气,膝痛。一名豕椒,一名猪椒,
一
中山川谷及丘冢间。采茎、根,煮酿酒。
山野处处有,俗呼为 ,似椒 ,小不香尔,一名 杀,可以蒸病出汁也。
主金创,止血。
出桂阳、邵陵诸处,亦呼作鸟樟,方家乃不用,而俗人多识此。刮根皮屑,以疗金创,
断血易合甚验。又有一草似
野狼牙,气辛臭,名地菘,人呼为刘 草,五月五日采,干作屑,亦主疗金疮,言刘 昔采用
之耳。
〔谨案〕钓樟,生柳州
山谷,树高丈余,叶似 叶而尖长,背
(Root Bark of *Cinnamomum* / Diaozhang) Nature: slightly warm; Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: treats lacquer dermatitis (漆疮).
Cut it into persimmon-shaped slices, boil in water, and wash the affected area for lacquer dermatitis; recovery is immediate without exception. There is another plant called "Shuzha" (Mouse Check), which grows about one chi above the ground; boiling its water for washing also cures most cases of lacquer dermatitis. There is also a plant called "Qigu" (Lacquer Pill), with fine leaves, often growing beside rocks, which can also treat lacquer dermatitis. The use of chicken eggs and crabs are methods from old prescriptions.
[Note by Tang Shenwei]: For Fir wood (Shancai), boil in water to obtain the juice. Soak and rub the swollen and distended areas of Hongxiangjiao (Hong Kong foot / tinea pedis with swelling); ingesting it treats abdominal fullness and pain, and expels evil qi. Shuzha and Qigu have other distinct functions and are listed separately in the Lower Grade.
(Fir Wood / Shancai) Nature: slightly warm. Indications: treats vomiting and diarrhea that do not cease due to Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome).
Cut into persimmon-shaped slices, boil in water, and ingest. When poor and lacking other medicines, this is used.
(Seed of *Fokienia* / Bizi) Taste: sweet; Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: treats five types of hemorrhoids (Wuzhi), expels three types of parasites, Gu poison (蛊毒), and Guizhu (ghostly consumption/tuberculosis). Originates from Yongchang.
Currently produced in various commanderies of Dongyang. People consume its fruit, claiming it treats Ascaris lumbricoides (inchworm tapeworm). It has no other uses, is not included in medicinal formulas, and it is suspected that this aligns with the previous discussion on Bizi treating parasites in the Insect category.
[Note by Tang Shenwei]: This item is the "Bizi" within the Insect category. *Erya* states: That fir tree (*Bi Shan*), its trunk is large enough to require two people to embrace, several ren high, leaves resemble fir leaves, the trunk resembles cypress, grain resembles pine, texture is fine and soft, suitable for making vessels.
(Porcine Pepper / Shijiao) Taste: bitter; Nature: warm; Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: treats Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness, severe joint pain (Lijie), eliminates cold extremities (Jueqi), and treats knee pain. Also known as Shijiao, also known as Zhujiao.
Grows in mountain valleys and between hills and tombs. Harvest stems and roots, boil to brew wine.
Found everywhere in mountains and wilds, commonly called [missing character], similar to Zanthoxylum (pepper), but smaller and less fragrant. Also known as [missing character] Sha, can be steamed to induce sweating and expel pathogens.
(Bird Camphor / Di Song etc.) Indications: treats metal wounds (Jinchuang), stops bleeding.
Produced in Guiyang, Shaoling, and other places; also called Niao Zhang. Physicians do not use it, but many laypeople recognize it. Scrape root bark shavings to treat metal wounds; hemostasis and healing are very effective. There is also a herb resembling Wild Wolf's Tooth (Yelangya), with a pungent and foul odor, named Di Song, referred to by people as Liu [missing character] Cao. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried and made into shavings; it also treats metal wounds, said to have been adopted by Liu [missing character].
[Note by Tang Shenwei]: Diaozhang grows in the valleys of Liuzhou; the tree is over one zhang high; leaves resemble [missing character] leaves but are pointed and long; the back...