（别录下品）
【气味】苦涩平，无毒。
【主治】主涩肠，止泻痢，肠风，崩中带下，及养血。
【核】曰∶川广甚多，江南亦有。初生时叶如白芨，高三四尺，干直无枝，其端数叶，
四散岐裂，叶色长青不凋。每长一节，即作一层，筋络丝毛，错综如织。可作索 ，及胡床
之藉，经久不烂。然岁必三剥，否则不长。三月木端出黄色重苞，此花之孕也，俗曰棕鱼，
亦曰棕笋。五月出苞，便成花穗，色黄白，结实累累然，生青熟黑，甚坚韧也。
【 】曰∶棕榈，草木之属，而非草非木，亦草亦木，草中之木，木中之草也。主治功
力，与庵 相反， 能使留者泄，棕榈能使泄者留，故名榈。榈，门榈也。榈门以成阖象
者也。
（筋络丝毛，错综如织，何等整密，反使留者泄，何也，以所留之物，不能条分缕析错
综如织耳。更观木端数叶，四散岐裂，每长一层，即作一节，界域井然，支分得所，不与混
淆留碍者反乎。）
（别录下品）
【气味】甘微寒，无毒。
【主治】主小儿寒热，十二惊痫。
【核】曰∶出建平、秦中、湖南、湖北、江南、江西山中皆有之。状似葡萄，藤长八九
尺，或一二丈，大如拇指而中空，折致酒瓮中，以气吸之，涓涓不断。茎间有刺，宛如钓钩，
色
【 】曰∶藤棘如钩，中虚而通，离明之象，借形以指事也。经云∶夏脉如钩，南方火
也。
，或支别络属，交循舛错，致十二惊痫为寒热病者，咸可通之整之，仍转如环之无端耳。更
能以法广之释之，功力真无尽藏，若仅疗小儿，是系小子，失丈夫矣。
（置酒瓮中，以气吸之，涓涓不断者，俗名过山龙。不独能通十二经气，并行十二经水
矣。广之以及支别络属，肉理筋膜，为用真无尽藏。）
(Bie Lu, Lower Grade)
[Flavor and Nature] Bitter, astringent, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications] Primarily astringes the intestines to stop diarrhea and dysentery, treats intestinal wind (blood in stool), metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, and nourishes blood.
[Analysis] States: Abundant in Sichuan and Guangdong, also found in Jiangnan. When first sprouting, leaves resemble Bletilla striata (Baiji), three to four chi high, with a straight trunk without branches. At the apex, several leaves spread out and split; the leaf color remains evergreen. Each growth node forms a layer, with veins and fibers interwoven like fabric. It can be used to make ropes or as padding for folding stools (Huchuang), durable and resistant to decay. However, it must be harvested three times a year, otherwise it ceases to grow. In March, yellow layered buds emerge at the tree tip, which are the gestation of flowers, commonly known as "Zongyu" or "Zongsun". In May, the buds open into flower spikes, yellowish-white in color, bearing abundant fruits that are green when raw and black when ripe, very tough.
[Eulogy] States: Zonglü belongs to the category of herbs and trees, yet is neither herb nor tree, but both—wood within grass, grass within wood. Its therapeutic efficacy is opposite to that of Anlü (Aristolochia debilis); while Anlü promotes the expulsion of stagnation, Zonglü retains what is leaking, hence named "Lü". "Lü" refers to the threshold or door panel. The character structure implies the image of closing (He).
(The veins and fibers are intricately woven, so orderly and dense, yet it expels stagnation? Why? Because the stagnant matter cannot be sorted and analyzed with such intricate order. Observing the leaves at the tip, spreading and splitting, each new layer forming a distinct segment with clear boundaries and proper branching, unlike chaotic retention.)
(Bie Lu, Lower Grade)
[Flavor and Nature] Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic.
[Indications] Primarily treats alternating chills and fever in children, and twelve types of convulsive epilepsy.
[Analysis] States: Found in the mountains of Jianping, Qinzhou, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangnan, and Jiangxi. Resembles grapevines, vines eight to nine chi long, or up to two zhang, thick as a thumb and hollow inside. When broken and placed in a wine jar, it sucks up liquid via air pressure, flowing continuously. Stems have thorns resembling fishing hooks, color...
[Eulogy] States: Vines with thorns like hooks, hollow and unobstructed within, representing the image of Li (Fire/Brightness), using form to indicate function. The Classics state: Summer pulse resembles a hook, corresponding to Southern Fire.
...or if branch collaterals are crossed and disordered, causing twelve types of convulsive epilepsy manifesting as chills and fever, this herb can unblock and regulate them, restoring the endless cycle. If its application is expanded according to principles, its efficacy is truly inexhaustible. Limiting it solely to pediatric use would be undervaluing it, missing its grand potential.
(Placing the cut vine in a wine jar, sucking up liquid continuously via air pressure, commonly called "Guoshanlong". It not only unblocks Qi in the Twelve Meridians but also regulates fluids. Extending its use to branch collaterals, muscle textures, and fascia, its applications are truly inexhaustible.)