味辛,无毒。主癣虫。
味咸,温,无毒。主轻身益气。一名彖尸。生水中泽旁,大叶长尺。五月采。
味甘,温,无毒。主头眩痛,益气,长肌肉。一名地黄。三月采,立夏后母死。
味酸,寒,有毒。主蚀恶疮。一名千雀。生海水石谷间。叶如李,实如麦李。
味咸。主益气,明目。一名去母;一名更生。生蓝中,叶细黄,茎赤有刺。四月实,实
兑黄中黑。五月采,阴干。
味甘,平,无毒。主明目,目中寒风,诸不足,水肿,邪气,补中,止泄痢,女子白沃。
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味苦。主阴萎。一名乌葵。如兰香,赤茎。生山阳,五月十五日采,阴干。
味酸,无毒。主痹寒,寒热,止咳。一名无心。生田中下地,浓华、肥茎。
味酸,平,无毒。主除留血,惊气,蛇痫。生大水之阳。四月采华,八月采根。
味咸,温,无毒。主轻身,益阴气,疗痹寒湿。生河水旁,如龙 ,冬、夏生。
味咸,平,无毒。主益气力,多子,轻身长年。生常山,七月、八月采实。
可使独守,叱咄人,寇盗不敢入门。生常山北共,八月采。
此亦奇草,计彼人犹应识用之。
Pungent in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats tinea (dermatophytosis/fungal skin infections).
Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily promotes lightness of the body and benefits qi (vital energy). Also known as Tuanshi. Grows beside water marshes; leaves are large and up to one chi long. Harvested in May.
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats dizziness and headache, benefits qi, and promotes muscle growth. Also known as Dihuang (a plant named Dihuang, distinct from Rehmanniae Radix). Harvested in March; withers and dies after Start of Summer.
Bitter in flavor, cold in nature. Primarily treats alopecia (hair loss), severe sores, scabies with itching, and crusty tinea. Grows in Shu Commandery.
Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats strangury (difficulty or inability to urinate). Also known as Xingluo; also known as Niluo.
Salty in flavor, foul odor. Primarily treats infantile convulsions and epilepsy, Ben Tun (a condition characterized by a sensation of gas rising from the lower abdomen to the chest and throat), [text missing], and adult tetanus/spasms. Harvested in May.
Acid in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily promotes lightness of the body and benefits qi. Grows in the hilly areas of Danyang; height is about one chi, fruits resemble dates.
Acid in flavor, cold in nature, toxic. Primarily cauterizes malignant sores. Also known as Qianque. Grows in rocky valleys near seawater. Leaves resemble plum leaves, fruits resemble wheat plums.
Salty in flavor. Primarily benefits qi and improves vision. Also known as Qumu; also knowneng Shenggen. Grows among Isatis plants; leaves are slender and yellow, stems are red and thorny. Bears fruit in April; fruits are yellow with black centers. Harvested in May, dried in shade.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily improves vision, treats wind-cold affecting the eyes, various deficiencies, edema, pathogenic factors, tonifies the middle jiao, stops diarrhea and dysentery, and treats leukorrhea in women. [Text "Yi Shi" appears ambiguous, likely a textual corruption or specific temporal marker].
Bitter in flavor. Primarily treats impotence. Also known as Wu Kui. Resembles Orchid fragrance, stems are red. Grows in Shanyang, harvested on the 15th day of the fifth month, dried in shade.
Acid in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats bi-syndrome with cold, alternating chills and fever, and cough. Also known as Wuxin. Grows in low-lying fields; flowers are dense, stems are thick.
Acid in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily removes retained blood, calms fright/qi, and treats snake epilepsy. Grows on the sunny side of large waters. Flowers harvested in April, roots harvested in August.
Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily promotes lightness of the body, benefits yin qi, and treats bi-syndrome with cold-dampness. Grows beside river waters, resembling Long [text missing]; grows in both winter and summer.
Salty in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily benefits qi and strength, increases fertility, promotes lightness of the body and longevity. Grows in Changshan, fruits harvested in July and August.
Can be used for solitary guarding; shouting and cursing causes bandits to dare not enter. Grows in the north of Changshan Gong [place name incomplete], harvested in August. This is also a miraculous herb; it is estimated that local people should recognize and use it.