平。主妇人崩中,吐痢血不止。
此是大 (步典切) (他盍切)刮竹菇,以 (直萌切)漏处者,取干煮之,亦烧作
屑服之。
平。主中蛊毒。
此用穿败者,烧作屑水和服之。病患即唤蛊主姓名,仍往令其呼取蛊便瘥。白 荷亦然。
平。主鬼疰精魅。
此是人所戴竹笠之败者也,取上竹烧,酒服之。
微寒。主鬼疰、狂、邪气、恶毒。
此竹篱头水也,及空树中水皆可饮,并洗诸疮用之。
寒。主解中毒烦闷。
此掘地作坎,以水沃其中,搅令浊,俄顷取之,以解中诸毒。山中有毒菌,人不识,煮
食之,无不死。又枫树菌,
食之令人笑不止,惟饮土浆皆瘥,余药不能救矣。
味甘,寒。主浮热在皮肤,往来寒热,利小肠膀胱气。生屋上阴处。八月、九月采。
此瓦屋上青苔衣,剥取煮服之。
味苦,平,无毒。主赤白冷热诸痢,断血破血,带下赤白,生肌肉。所在山谷有之。
叶似萝摩,蔓生,根皮赤黑,肉黄赤。二月、八月采根,晒干。(新附)
味辛、苦,温,有毒。主风冷,邪疰,蛊毒,症瘕,五脏积气。
苗似香 、兰香,叶、茎赤,根紫赤色,生溪谷之阴,出襄州。八月、九月采根,晒干。
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Nature: Neutral. Indications: Metrorrhagia (abnormal uterine bleeding), continuous hematemesis, and dysentery with blood.
This is *Da Zhu Gu* (Bamboo Fungus), obtained from the crevices of large bamboo. It is taken dried and decocted, or burned to ash and ingested as powder.
Nature: Neutral. Indications: Gu poison intoxication.
Use broken, decayed bamboo, burn it to ash, mix with water, and ingest. The patient will call out the name of the Gu master; going to them and having them call out the name of the Gu leads to recovery. White lotus (*He Ye*) acts similarly.
Nature: Neutral. Indications: Gui zhu (chronic infectious disease attributed to evil spirits) and spirit possession.
This refers to the decayed material from worn-out bamboo hats. Take the bamboo from the hat, burn it, and ingest with wine.
Nature: Slightly Cold. Indications: Gui zhu, mania, evil qi, and malignant toxins.
This is the water collected in the heads of bamboo fences, or water found inside hollow trees. Both can be drunk and used to wash various sores.
Nature: Cold. Indications: Relieves toxicity-induced restlessness and oppression.
Dig a pit, pour water into it, stir until turbid, and take after a short while to relieve various toxicities. There are poisonous mushrooms in mountains that people do not recognize; if boiled and eaten, death is inevitable. Another type, fungus on maple trees, causes uncontrollable laughter upon ingestion. Only drinking soil slurry can cure this; other medicines cannot save the patient.
Flavor: Sweet. Nature: Cold. Indications: Floating heat in the skin, alternating chills and fever, promoting urination via the small intestine and bladder Qi. Grows in shady places on roofs. Harvested in August and September.
This is the green moss growing on tiled roofs. Peel it off, decoct, and ingest.
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Various types of dysentery (red, white, cold, hot); stops bleeding, breaks blood stasis; treats leukorrhea with red and white discharge; promotes flesh regeneration. Found in valleys everywhere. Leaves resemble *Metaplexis japonica* (*Luomo*), vine-like growth; root bark is reddish-black, flesh is yellowish-red. Harvest roots in February and August, dry in sun. (Newly added)
Flavor: Pungent, Bitter. Nature: Warm. Toxic. Indications: Wind-cold, Xie zhu (evil transmission), Gu poison, Zheng jia (masses in the abdomen), accumulation of Qi in the five zang organs.
Seedlings resemble *Elsholtzia ciliata* (*Xiangru*) and *Ocimum basilicum* (*Lanxiang*); leaves and stems are red; roots are purplish-red. Grows in shady valleys of streams, originates from Xiangzhou. Harvest roots in August and September, dry in sun.
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Warm. Indications: Breaks blood stasis, reduces distension; excessive intake causes diarrhea. Grows in Jiangnan.
Stems resemble *Artemisia argyi* (*Ai Hao*), three to four chi long; leaves resemble *Origanum vulgare* (*Lan Cao*), pointed and long; seeds resemble barnyard grass but finer; several spikes per stem.