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Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats *xiaoke* (wasting-thirst disease, often corresponding to diabetes), high fever of the body, vomiting, various *bi* syndromes (obstruction syndromes characterized by pain and stiffness), promotes the rise of yin qi, and resolves various toxins. It treats headache caused by *shanghan* (cold damage) or wind-stroke, releases the muscle layer and induces sweating through the exterior, opens the interstices (*couli*), treats metal wounds (*jinchuang*), relieves pain, and addresses wind-pain in the hypochondrium. The fresh juice of Pueraria is extremely cold; it treats wasting-thirst and severe fever from *shanghan*. The seeds of Pueraria (*gegu*) primarily treat dysentery persisting for over ten years. White Pueraria, when burned to ash and applied to sores, stops pain and bleeding; its leaves primarily stop bleeding from metal wounds. Its flowers primarily resolve alcohol intoxication. It is also known as *Jiqigen*, *Luhuo*, and *Huangjin*. It grows in the mountains and valleys of Wen Mountain. The roots are harvested in May and dried in the sun.

It can neutralize the toxicity of wild Pueraria, croton seeds, and poisons from a hundred herbs. This refers to the current Pueraria root, which people typically steam and eat. One should select roots that penetrate deep into the soil and are large, break them open, and dry them. Fresh ones are crushed to extract juice for drinking, which resolves heat from warm diseases. A mixture of its flowers and small soybean flowers, dried and powdered, taken in a dose of one *cunbi* (a square-inch measure), prevents drunkenness after consuming alcohol. The best quality comes from the Nankang and Luling regions; they are fleshy with few fibers and taste sweet and delicious. However, for medicinal use, they are inferior to those from this region.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, Pueraria root is processed into powder. It is an essential medicine for stopping bleeding from metal wounds and is also effective for malaria and sores, yielding excellent results.

[Note] *Gegu* refers to the fruit/seeds of Pueraria, which Tao Hongjing did not mention. Although Pueraria can resolve toxins, the part of the root penetrating five to six cun into the soil is named "Ge Jing" (neck of Ge); ingesting it causes vomiting due to its slight toxicity. Root powder treats dog bites, and drinking its juice is beneficial. Vines burned to ash, taken orally with water in a dose of one *cunbi*, treat throat obstruction (*houbi*).

Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats phlegm-fullness, chest and hypochondriac stagnation, knotting of qi in the heart and abdomen, wind-induced headache, expels phlegm-solidity, and directs qi downward. It treats alternating chills and fever from *shanghan*, pushes out the old to generate the new, brightens the eyes, and benefits essence.

Roots are harvested in February and August and dried in the sun.

Pinellia (*Banxia*) acts as its guide drug; it is incompatible with soap pod (*Zaojia*) and fears veratrum (*Lilu*). *Qianhu* resembles *Chaihu* but is softer in texture, and its therapeutic effects are nearly identical. However, the *Shennong Bencao Jing* lists *Chaihu* among the upper grade but omits this herb. Later physicians began using it; there are also contraindications and mutual aversions, indicating that such interactions do not all originate from the *Bencao Jing*. This herb is commonly found along local roads, growing in damp places, originating from the Wu region...