味甘、酸，平，无毒。主血痢，针灸疮发，洪血不可止者，敷之立已。汁涂发眉，生速
而繁。生下湿地。
苗似旋 ，一名莲子草，所在坑渠间有之。（新附）
味辛，温，无毒。主下气温中，破痰积。生巴蜀。
《蜀都赋》所谓流味于番禺者。蔓生，叶似王瓜而浓大，味辛香，实似桑椹，皮黑肉白。
西
或谓二种。交州、爱州人云 酱，人家多种，蔓生，子长大，谓苗为浮留藤，取叶合槟榔食
之，辛而香也。又有荜拔，
丛生，子细，味辛烈于 酱，此当信也。（新附）
味甘、苦，微寒，无毒。主下气，止渴，去热，除虚劳，补不足。酒浸若水煮，丸散兼
用之。出肃州、巴西。
叶似苜蓿，花黄，根如远志。二月、八月采根，晒干。（新附）
味甘、辛，温，无毒。主虚劳。叶食之，功同于子。陆机云∶一名芄兰，幽州谓之雀瓢。
雀瓢，是女青别名，叶盖相似，以叶似女青，故兼名雀瓢。（新附）
味辛，温，无毒。主金疮，生肌，出原州，剪草，凉，无毒。疗恶疮、疥癣、风瘙。根
名
苣。四月抽赤茎，花白，根皮黄。八月叶落，九月枝折，采根，晒干。（
味辛，平，无毒。主诸 ，霍乱，及蛇伤。
叶似老胡荽，极细，茎粗，高五、六尺，丛生。（新附）
味辛、苦，寒，无毒。主血积，下气，生肌，止血，破恶血，血淋，尿血，金疮。
此药苗似姜黄，花白质红，末秋出茎，心无实，根黄赤，取四畔子根，去皮火干之。生
蜀地及西戎，马药用之。破
血而补。胡人谓之马 。岭南者有实似小豆蔻，不堪啖。（新附）
Taste: Sweet, sour; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Blood dysentery, eruption of sores after acupuncture or moxibustion, and massive hemorrhage that cannot be stopped; applied externally, it stops bleeding immediately. Juice applied to hair and eyebrows promotes rapid and abundant growth. Grows in low-lying wet areas.
The seedling resembles *Inula japonica* (Xuan Fu Hua), also known as Lotus Seed Grass (Lian Zi Cao), found in ditches and canals everywhere. (Newly added)
Taste: Pungent; Nature: Warm; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Regulates Qi in the lower jiao, warms the middle jiao, resolves phlegm accumulations. Grows in Ba and Shu regions.
As mentioned in the *Shu Du Fu* ("Flowing flavors to Panyu"). It is a vine; leaves resemble those of *Trichosanthes kirilowii* (Wang Gua) but are thicker and larger; taste is pungent and aromatic; fruit resembles mulberry, with black skin and white flesh.
Some consider them two different species. People in Jiaozhou and Aizhou call it *Piper longum* (Bi Bo); many households cultivate it; it is a vine with large fruits; the seedling is called "Floating Vine" (Fu Liu Teng); leaves are eaten together with betel nut, tasting pungent and aromatic. There is also *Piper longum* (Bi Ba), growing in clumps with small fruits, having a more intense pungency than *Piper cubeba*; this account should be trusted. (Newly added)
Taste: Sweet, bitter; Nature: Slightly Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Directs Qi downward, relieves thirst, clears heat, eliminates deficiency fatigue, tonifies insufficiency. Can be soaked in wine or boiled in water; used in pills and powders. Originates from Suzhou and Baxi.
Leaves resemble alfalfa (*Medicago sativa*); flowers are yellow; roots resemble *Polygala tenuifolia* (Yuan Zhi). Roots are harvested in February and August, then sun-dried. (Newly added)
Taste: Sweet, pungent; Nature: Warm; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Deficiency fatigue. Leaves, when eaten, have the same efficacy as the seeds. Lu Ji stated: Also known as Wan Lan, called Que Piao in Youzhou.
Que Piao is an alias for Nv Qing; their leaf coverage is similar; because the leaves resemble Nv Qing, it is also named Que Piao. (Newly added)
Taste: Pungent; Nature: Warm; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Metal wounds (Jin Chuang), promotes tissue regeneration. Originates from Yuanzhou. Jiancao is cool and non-toxic; treats malignant sores, scabies, tinea, and wind-induced pruritus. The root is named Ju. In April, red stems emerge; flowers are white; root bark is yellow. Leaves fall in August; branches break in September; roots are harvested and sun-dried.
Taste: Pungent; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Various distensions, cholera-like syndrome (Huo Luan), and snakebites.
Leaves resemble old coriander (*Coriandrum sativum*), very fine; stems are thick, 5–6 chi high, growing in clumps. (Newly added)
Taste: Pungent, bitter; Nature: Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Blood stasis, directs Qi downward, promotes tissue regeneration, stops bleeding, breaks severe blood stasis, treats hematuria due to damp-heat (Xue Lin), bloody urine, and metal wounds.
This herb's seedling resembles *Curcuma longa* (Jiang Huang); flowers are white with reddish texture; stems emerge in late autumn; the center is hollow/not solid; roots are yellow-red; the peripheral tuberous roots are taken, peeled, and dried over fire. Grows in Shu region and Western Regions; used in veterinary medicine for horses. Breaks blood stasis while tonifying. Hu people call it Ma Lin. Those from Lingnan have fruits resembling small cardamom, which are not suitable for consumption. (Newly added)