微寒。主面目通身漆疮。
处处有之，伧人取茎生食之。五月五日采，曝干，烧作灰，以疗金疮，甚验。
〔谨案〕
今
味苦，寒，有毒。主 热，身暴赤色，风水积聚，恶疡，除小儿热。去五脏五水，大腹，
利
一名鬼桃，一名羊肠，一名苌楚，一名御弋，一名铫弋。生山林川谷及生田野，二月采，阴
干。
山野多有，甚似家桃，又非山桃。子小细，苦不堪啖，花甚赤。《诗》云隰有苌楚者，
即
〔谨
案〕此物，多生沟渠隍堑之间，人取煮以洗风痒及诸疮肿，极
效。剑南人名细子根也。
味苦，寒，无毒。主头秃疥瘙，除热，女子阴蚀。浸淫，疽痔，杀虫。一名东方宿，一
名
蓄。生陈留川泽。
今人呼名秃菜，即是蓄音之讹。《诗》云言采其蓄。又一种极相似而味酸，呼为酸模，
根亦疗疥也。
〔谨案〕实，
味苦、涩，平，无毒。主赤白杂痢。根，味辛、苦，有小毒。万华方云∶疗虫毒，今山野平
泽处处有之。
味苦，平，无毒。主蛊毒，女子腰腹痛不乐，肠痈，瘰 ，疡气。生汶山山谷。
药方不复用，人亦罕识。葛根之苗，又一名鹿藿。
〔谨案〕此草，所在有之，苗似豌
豆，有蔓而长大，人取以为
菜，亦微有豆气，名为鹿豆也。
味苦，微寒，无毒。主身皮疮热气，可作浴汤。杀牛虱小虫，又疗牛病。生桂阳川谷。
今人不复识此，牛疫代
代不无用之。既要牛医家应用，而亦无知者。
〔谨案〕此药，似三堇、石龙芮等，根如秦艽
而细。生平泽下湿地，田野人
名为牛扁。疗牛虱甚效。太常贮名扁特，或名扁毒。
[Ku (Bitter)]
Nature: Slightly cold. Indications: Mainly treats lacquer dermatitis affecting the face, eyes, and entire body.
Distribution: Found everywhere; coarse people pick the stems and eat them raw.
Collection & Usage: Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried in the sun, and burned to ash. Used to treat metal weapon injuries (Jinchuang), with very effective results.
[Commentary]
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Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Toxic. Indications: Treats heat diseases, sudden redness of the body, wind-water accumulation, foul ulcers, and clears childhood fever. Removes water retention from the five zang organs, treats abdominal distension (Da Fu), and promotes urination and defecation.
Synonyms: Also known as Gui Tao (Ghost Peach), Yang Chang (Sheep Intestine), Chang Chu, Yu Yi, and Diao Yi.
Habitat: Grows in mountains, forests, river valleys, and fields.
Collection: Picked in the second lunar month, dried in the shade.
Description: Abundant in wild areas, resembling domestic peach but distinct from mountain peach. The fruit is small and fine, bitter and astringent, not palatable; flowers are very red. As stated in the *Classic of Poetry* ("Xi you chang chu"), this refers to this plant.
[Commentary]
This plant often grows between ditches and moats. People boil it to wash away wind-induced itching and various swellings/ulcers, with extreme efficacy. In the Jiannan region, it is called Xi Zi Gen (Fine Root).
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Treats alopecia, scabies, and pruritus; clears heat; treats female genital erosion (Yin Shi); treats impetigo, carbuncles, and hemorrhoids; kills parasites.
Synonyms: Also known as Dong Fang Su, or Xu.
Habitat: Grows in the marshes of Chenliu.
Note: Currently called Tu Cai (Bald Vegetable), which is an erroneous pronunciation of "Xu". As stated in the *Classic of Poetry* ("Yan cai qi xu"). Another similar variety tastes sour and is called Suan Mo (Sorrel); its root also treats scabies.
[Commentary]
Fruit: Flavor bitter and astringent; nature neutral; non-toxic. Indications: Treats dysentery with mixed red and white discharge.
Root: Flavor pungent and bitter; slightly toxic. According to the *Wan Hua Fang*: treats insect poison. Found everywhere in mountains, plains, and marshes today.
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Treats gu poison (蛊毒), lower abdominal pain and melancholy in women, intestinal abscess (Chang Yong), scrofula (Luo Li), and ulcerative qi stagnation.
Habitat: Grows in the valleys of Wenshan.
Note: No longer used in medical formulas; rarely recognized by people. It is the sprout of Ge Gen (Kudzu Root), also known as Lu Huo.
[Commentary]
This herb is found everywhere. The sprouts resemble pea vines, growing long with tendrils. People harvest it as a vegetable; it has a slight bean aroma and is called Lu Dou (Deer Bean).
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Slightly cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Treats skin sores with heat sensation; can be made into a bath decoction. Kills cattle lice and small insects; also treats cattle diseases.
Habitat: Grows in the river valleys of Guiyang.
Note: Currently unrecognized by people, yet historically indispensable for treating cattle plagues. Although necessary for veterinary use, many remain ignorant of it.
[Commentary]
This medicine resembles San Jin (Three Aconites) and Shi Long Rui (Ranunculus ternatus); the root is like Qin Jiao (Gentiana macrophylla) but finer. Grows in flat marshes and low wetlands. People in the fields call it Niu Bian (Cow Flat). It is highly effective against cattle lice. The Taichang Temple stores it under the names Bian Te or Bian Du.