微温。主通利月水，破留血症结。
田野甚多此，状如大马蓼，茎斑而叶圆。极主暴瘕，酒渍根服之也。
味咸、苦，微寒，有毒。主寒热恶疮大热，辟鬼气不祥。下三虫。一名丹草。生咸阳山
谷。
俗中虽时有采者，方药亦不复用。近道亦有，是细细草叶，花紫色尔。南中多生石岩下，叶
如光漆，高尺余，不与余草杂也。
〔谨案〕今市人用KT 筋草为之，叶似青葙，茎细劲
紫色，今太常用者是也。
味苦，微寒，无毒。主鼠 寒热，下痢脓血不止。白花者主白下，赤花者主赤下。一名
，一名陵翘。生平泽中。
四月采叶，七月采花，阴干。田野甚多，人采作滋染皂。又用疗下
服之。今人亦用作饮。
主下部KT 疮。
村墟陌甚多。茎似细辛，花紫色，叶微似蓬蒿也。
〔谨案〕苗似野狼牙及茺蔚，抽三、四
穗、紫花，似车前，穗类鞭鞘，
故名马鞭，都不似蓬蒿也。
味辛、平、无毒。主恶疮马疥。一名马庀。生园中久腐处。
俗人呼为马屁勃，紫色虚软，状如狗肺，弹之粉出，敷诸疮用之，甚良也。
(Snakeberry Juice) Slightly warm in nature. It primarily regulates menstruation and breaks up blood stasis accumulations (masses).
This plant is abundant in fields, resembling *Polygonum orientale* (Giant Knotweed), with spotted stems and round leaves. It is particularly effective for treating sudden abdominal masses; the root should be soaked in wine and taken orally.
(Another herb) Salty and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and toxic. It treats alternating chills and fever, severe malignant sores, and high heat; it wards off evil spirits and inauspicious influences. It eliminates three types of intestinal parasites. Also known as Dancǎo (Cinnabar Herb). It grows in the valleys of Xianyang.
Although occasionally gathered by common people, it is no longer used in medical prescriptions. Similar plants grow near roadsides; they are small herbs with fine leaves and purple flowers. In the south, they often grow under rock cliffs, with leaves shiny like lacquer, growing over a chi tall, distinct from other weeds.
[Verification] Currently, merchants use KT Jincao to pass it off. This plant has leaves resembling *Celosia argentea*, with slender, tough purple stems, and is the variety commonly used by the Imperial Medical Bureau.
(Another herb) Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and non-toxic. It treats lymphatic tuberculosis (Shuluo) causing chills and fever, and dysentery with persistent pus and blood. White-flowered varieties treat white dysentery; red-flowered varieties treat bloody dysentery. Also known as [missing character], and Lingqiao. It grows in marshes and lakes.
Leaves are harvested in April, flowers in July, and dried in the shade. It is abundant in fields; people gather it to dye soap black. It is also used to treat lower body conditions when taken orally. Nowadays, people also use it as a beverage.
(Another herb) Treats KT sores in the lower body.
It is very common in villages and along paths. The stem resembles *Asarum* (Wild Ginger), flowers are purple, and leaves slightly resemble *Artemisia vulgaris* (Mugwort).
[Verification] The seedling resembles *Leonurus japonicus* (Motherwort) and wild wolf's tooth. It produces three or four flower spikes with purple flowers, resembling *Plantago asiatica* (Plantain), with spikes similar to whip sheaths, hence the name Mabiancao (Horse Whip Grass); it does not resemble Mugwort at all.
(Another herb) Pungent in taste, neutral in nature, and non-toxic. It treats malignant sores and horse scabies. Also known as Ma Pi. It grows in decaying spots in gardens.
Commonly called Mapi Bo (Horse Fart Mushroom), it is purple, spongy and soft, resembling a dog’s lung; when tapped, powder comes out. Applied to various sores, it is very effective.
(Another herb) Treats toxic swelling and stops frequent urination.
This grass is also found in household courtyards. Children take its juice to rub spider webs until sticky; it can also be used to catch cicadas and treat Quwo Niao (a skin condition caused by earwig bites).
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(Another herb) Greatly cold in nature. It treats persistent high heat in the chest and abdomen.
It is also abundant in gardens and fields. The fruit is red, extremely resembling strawberries, but inedible, and people do not use it as medicine. It is very effective for treating Xi Du (stream poison), She Gong (water insect poison), and high fever from Shanghan (Cold Damage).