宣、辟秽杀虫。
辛温。宣阳气。行经络。治山岚瘴气。（明时征滇、深入瘴地、军中皆染病、独一营以
服烟
得免、由是遍传远迩、人皆服之矣。）寒湿阴邪。辟秽杀虫。（捣汁、可毒头虱、烟筒中水、
能解蛇毒。）其气入口。顷刻而周一身。令人通体俱快。（其性纯阳、能行能散。）用以代酒
代茗。终身不厌。（故一名相思草。）然火气熏灼。（最烁肺阴、今人患喉风咽痛、嗽血失音
之证甚多、未必不由嗜烟所致。）耗血损年。卫生者宜远之。闽中产者最佳。（质细、名金丝
、沈氏露书云∶吕宋国有草、名淡巴菰、漳州人自海外携来、莆田亦种之、今处处有之、不
独闽矣。
蔓草类
补益肝肾、调和气血、涩精气、化虚痰。
苦坚肾。温补肝。甘益阴。涩收敛精气。强筋益髓。养血祛风。（治风先治血、血行风
自灭
。）乌须发。（故名首乌。）强阳事。令人有子。为滋补良药。（补阴而不滞不寒、强阳而不燥
不热、禀中和之性、而得天地之纯气、所以为调补久病之圣药。）气血太和，则劳瘦、风虚
疮痔、瘰 痈肿。（营血调则痈肿消、赤者、外科称为疮帚。）腹中宿疾。（能化虚痰。）恶血
痿黄诸病自已。疗久痢恶疟。（益阴补肝、疟家要药。）调胎产崩带。止破伤出血。（邓笔峰
卫生杂典方、末敷神效。）年深大者。收采精制。久服延年。令人不老。有赤白二种。夜则
藤交。（故一名交藤。）有阴阳交合之象。以大如拳、五瓣而嫩润者良。老硬多筋者不用。三
百年者。大如栲栳。服之成地仙。凡使赤白各半。泔浸。竹刀刮皮。切片。用大黑
豆拌匀。入柳甑砂锅上。九蒸九晒。茯苓为使。忌诸血、无鳞鱼、葱、蒜、莱菔、铁器。（
与萝卜同食、令须发早白、犯铁器、损人。）
(Tobacco) has the functions of disseminating Yang Qi, dispelling foulness, and killing parasites.
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It disseminates Yang Qi and promotes circulation through the meridians. It is used to treat mountainous miasma (miasma prevalent in mountainous regions). (During the Ming Dynasty campaign in Yunnan, troops entered deep into miasmic areas where all soldiers fell ill, except for one camp that avoided infection by using tobacco. Consequently, its fame spread far and wide, and people began to use it.) It repels cold-damp Yin pathogens, dispels foulness, and kills parasites. (Crushed juice can poison head lice; water from tobacco pipes can detoxify snake venom.) Its aroma enters the mouth and circulates throughout the body within moments, making the whole body feel refreshed. (Its nature is purely Yang, capable of moving and dispersing.) It is used as a substitute for wine or tea, never tiring even after lifelong use. (Hence, it is also known as "Xiangsi Cao" [Love-Grass].) However, the fire qi scorches the lungs. (It easily consumes Lung Yin. Nowadays, many suffer from throat wind, sore throat, coughing with blood, and loss of voice, which may not be unrelated to the habit of smoking tobacco.) It depletes blood and shortens lifespan; those who value health should stay away from it. Tobacco produced in Fujian is the best. (Fine texture, named "Jinsi" [Golden Thread]. Shen's *Lushu* records: There is a herb in Luzon called "Tabaco," brought back by people from Zhangzhou from overseas, and planted in Putian. Now it is found everywhere, not just in Fujian.)
Vining Herb Category (Polygonum multiflorum / He Shou Wu).
It tonifies the Liver and Kidney, harmonizes Qi and Blood, astringes Essence and Qi, and transforms deficiency-phlegm.
Bitter in flavor, it strengthens the Kidney. Warm in nature, it tonifies the Liver. Sweet in flavor, it benefits Yin. The astringent property consolidates Essence and Qi, strengthens sinews, nourishes marrow, nourishes Blood, and expels Wind. (To treat Wind disorders, first treat the Blood; when Blood moves, Wind extinguishes itself.) It darkens hair and beard. (Hence the name "Shou Wu" [First Hair].) It enhances sexual potency and aids fertility. It is an excellent tonic. (Tonifying Yin without causing stagnation or coldness, strengthening Yang without causing dryness or heat, it possesses a neutral-natured quality and obtains the pure Qi of Heaven and Earth, thus serving as a sacred medicine for regulating and tonifying chronic illnesses.) When Qi and Blood are in great harmony, conditions such as emaciation due to overwork, wind-deficiency sores and hemorrhoids, scrofula, and carbuncles will heal. (When Ying-Blood is harmonized, carbuncles subside; red ones are called "Chuang Shu" [Sore Broom] in surgery.) Chronic diseases in the abdomen will be resolved. (Because it can transform deficiency-phlegm.) Conditions like stagnant evil blood and sallow complexion will naturally recover. It treats chronic dysentery and malignant malaria. (Benefiting Yin and tonifying the Liver, it is a key herb for treating malaria.) It regulates pregnancy, childbirth, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. It stops bleeding from traumatic injuries. (Applied externally at the end of Deng Bifeng's *Weisheng Zadian Fang*, the effect is miraculous.) Harvest large roots that have aged for many years and refine them carefully. Long-term use prolongs life and prevents aging. There are two types: red and white. At night, the vines intertwine. (Hence another name "Jiaoteng" [Intertwined Vine], resembling the union of Yin and Yang.) Choose roots about the size of a fist, with five lobes, tender and moist as superior quality. Old, hard, and fibrous roots should not be used. Three-hundred-year-old roots can be as large as a basket; consuming them makes one an earthly immortal. For preparation, use equal parts of red and white varieties. Soak in rice-washing water. Scrape the skin with a bamboo knife. Slice the pieces. Mix evenly with large black soybeans. Place in a willow steamer and clay pot. Steam nine times and sun-dry nine times. Use Poria (Fuling) as a guiding drug. Avoid all meats, scaleless fish, green onions, garlic, radish (Laifu), and ironware. (Consuming radish causes premature graying of hair and beard; contact with iron damages the human body.)