宣、祛风热、补肺肾、明目。
甘苦微寒。备受四气。（冬苗、春叶、夏蕊、秋花。）饱经霜露。得金水之精。能益肺肾
二脏
。以制心火而平肝木。木平则风息。火降则热除。故能养目血。去翳膜。（与枸杞相对、蜜
丸久服、永无目疾。）治目泪头眩。散湿痹游风。家园所种。杭产者良。（花小味苦者、名苦
薏、非真菊也、景焕牧竖闲谈云∶真菊延龄、野菊泻人。）有黄白二种。单瓣味甘者入药。
点
术、
枸杞子、地骨皮为使。
菊青叶。救垂危疔毒。（以叶捣烂、入酒绞汁饮之、其渣敷于毒上、神效。）
轻、明目。
辛温轻浮。功善明目退翳。兼治头风喉痹。牙疼疥痒。田中收谷后多有之。田低而谷为
水腐
。得谷之余气结成。（谷精草为末、热面汤服二钱、治鼻衄不止。）
一名青葙子。泻肝明目。
味苦微寒。除风热。治一切目疾。虫疥恶疮。能动阳火。瞳子散大者勿服。
类鸡冠而穗尖长。
决明子（泻肝明目。）
甘苦咸平。祛风热。（作枕、能治头风。）治青盲内障。翳膜遮睛。赤肿眶烂。泪出羞明
。状如马蹄。以能明目。故名。捣碎煎。叶作菜食。利五脏。明目。
轻、发汗、退目翳。
甘苦而平。治目疾迎风流泪。翳膜遮睛。（翳乃肝邪郁遏、不能上通于目。）去节者能发
汗。
中空而轻。有升散火郁风湿之功。多服损肝。（舌鞭出血、木贼煎水、漱之即止。）
To promote circulation, dispel wind-heat, tonify the Lung and Kidney, and brighten the eyes.
Sweet, bitter, slightly cold. It possesses the qi of the four seasons. (Sprouts in winter, leaves in spring, flowers and stamens in summer, fruits in autumn.) It is saturated with frost and dew. It absorbs the essence of Metal (Lung) and Water (Kidney). It can benefit the two zang organs of the Lung and Kidney. Thereby restraining Heart Fire and pacifying Liver Wood. When Liver Wood is pacified, wind ceases. When Fire descends, heat is eliminated. Thus, it can nourish the blood of the eyes and remove nebulae (cataracts/opacities). (When used relative to Gouqi Zi [Lycii Fructus], made into honey pills and taken for a long time, eye diseases will never occur.) It treats weeping eyes and dizziness. It disperses damp-bi and wandering wind. Those planted in home gardens, especially those produced in Hangzhou, are of good quality. (Those with small flowers and bitter taste are named Ku Yi [Bitter Chrysanthemum], not true Chrysanthemum. Jing Huan said in *Mushu Xiantan*: True Chrysanthemum prolongs life, wild Chrysanthemum purges the body.) There are yellow and white varieties. The single-petaled ones with sweet taste are used for medicine.
Used with Baizhu [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma], Gouqi Zi [Lycii Fructus], and Digupi [Lycii Cortex] as assistants.
Qing Ye [Green Leaves of Chrysanthemum]. Rescues critical Ding Du [carbuncles/furuncles]. (Pound the leaves, mix with wine, squeeze out the juice to drink, and apply the residue to the sore; it is miraculous.)
Light, brightens the eyes.
Acrid, warm, light and floating. Its function excels at brightening the eyes and eliminating nebulae. It also treats Tou Feng [headwind/headache due to wind], Hou Bi [sore throat], toothache, and scabies/itching. It is often found after harvesting rice in fields. It grows in low fields where rice rots in water. It forms from the residual qi of the rice. (Grind Gujing Cao [Eriocauli Flos] into powder, take 2 qian with hot noodle soup, to treat persistent epistaxis.)
Also known as Qingxiang Zi [Pharbitidis Semen]. Purges the Liver and brightens the eyes.
Bitter, slightly cold. Dispels wind-heat. Treats all kinds of eye diseases, insect-related scabies, and malignant sores. It can stir up Yang Fire. Do not use if the pupil is dilated.
Resembles a cockscomb but has a long, pointed spike.
Jue Ming Zi [Cassiae Semen] (Purges the Liver and brightens the eyes.)
Sweet, bitter, salty, neutral. Dispels wind-heat. (Making pillows can treat Tou Feng [headwind/headache due to wind].) Treats Qing Mang Nei Zhang [amblyopia/internal cataract], nebulae obscuring vision, redness and swelling of the eye sockets, tearing, and photophobia. Shape like a horse's hoof. Named for its ability to brighten the eyes. Crush before decocting. Leaves can be eaten as vegetables. Benefits the five zang organs. Brightens the eyes.
Light, induces sweating, eliminates eye nebulae.
Sweet, bitter, neutral. Treats eye diseases with tearing upon exposure to wind. Nebulae obscuring vision. (Nebulae are caused by Liver pathogen stagnation and obstruction, preventing upward communication to the eyes.) Removing the nodes allows it to induce sweating.
Hollow and light. It has the function of ascending and dispersing Fire stagnation and wind-dampness. Overuse damages the Liver. (For stiff tongue with bleeding, rinse mouth with Mu Zei [Equiseti Herba] decoction to stop immediately.)