泻、破血。
辛寒。蚀恶肉。排脓血。杀疥虫。除热痹。破症瘕。（素问、同乌 骨、治妇人血枯。）
根如
莱菔。皮黄肉白。叶长微阔。折之有汁。结实如豆。一颗三粒。甘草为使。
一名地松、一名活鹿草、一名虾蟆蓝。泻热吐痰、破血解毒。
辛甘而寒。能破血。（一妇产后、口渴气喘、面赤有斑、大便泄、小便闭、用行血利水
药不
效、用天名精根叶、浓煎膏饮、下血一桶、小便通而愈。）能止血。吐痰除热、解毒杀虫。
治乳蛾喉痹。砂淋血淋。（苏沈良方云∶浓煎加乳麝少许、神效。）小儿牙关紧闭。急慢惊风
。（不省人事者、绞汁入好酒灌之、即苏、以醋拌渣、敷项下。）服汁吐疟痰。（喉蛾及惊风
服之、亦取其吐痰。）漱汁止牙痛。捣敷蛇虫螫毒。根名杜牛膝。功用相同。色白如短牛膝
。（煎汤洗痔、渣塞患处良。）地黄为使。（男女吐血、地松晒干为末、茅花汤调服二钱、效
。）
鹤虱（泻、杀虫。）苦辛。杀五脏虫。治蛔咬腹痛。（面白唇红、时发时止、为虫
痛、肥肉汁
调末服。）即天名精子。最黏人衣。有狐气。炒熟则香。（怪疾奇方、大肠虫出不断、断之复
生、行坐不得、鹤虱末水调半两服、自愈。）
泻热解毒。
甘微辛而寒。功颛清热散结。治痈疮疔肿，瘰 结核。（醋磨涂。）解诸毒。蛊毒。蛇虫
狂犬
伤。根类慈姑小蒜。去毛壳。（有毛壳包裹者真、故今人俱称为毛姑。）
Purgative, blood-breaking.
Acrid and cold in nature. Corrodes foul flesh, discharges pus and blood, kills scabies mites, eliminates heat-bi (painful obstruction due to heat), and breaks up masses and accumulations. (*Suwen* records that when used with black bone chicken, it treats female blood-kw deficiency.)
The root resembles radish. The skin is yellow, the flesh is white. The leaves are long and slightly broad; when broken, they exude juice. The fruit is bean-like, containing three seeds per pod. Licorice Root is used as a guiding herb.
Also known as Di Song (Ground Pine), Huo Lu Cao (Living Deer Grass), or Xia Ma Lan (Toad Blue). It purges heat, induces vomiting of phlegm, breaks blood, and resolves toxicity.
Acrid, sweet, and cold in nature; capable of breaking blood. (A postpartum woman presented with thirst, panting, red face with macules, diarrhea, and urinary retention. After blood-invigorating and diuretic herbs failed, she was treated with a concentrated decoction paste of Tian Ming Jing roots and leaves. She passed one bucket of clotted blood, her urination resumed, and she recovered.) It can also stop bleeding. By inducing vomiting of phlegm, clearing heat, and resolving toxicity while killing parasites, it treats Ru E Hou Bi (tonsillitis and throat bi-syndrome), Sha Lin (gravel strangury) and Xue Lin (blood strangury). (*Su Shen Liang Fang* states: concentrated decoction with a little Frankincense and Musk yields miraculous effects.) It treats infant lockjaw, acute and chronic convulsive disorders. (For those unconscious, fresh juice mixed with good wine is administered orally to restore consciousness; the dregs mixed with vinegar are applied to the neck.) Drinking the juice induces vomiting of malaria phlegm. (When treating throat bi and convulsions, its use relies on this phlegm-expelling property.) Gargling with the juice stops toothache. Crushed and applied externally, it treats snake and insect bites. The root is named Du Niu Xi (False Achyranthes), with identical functions, white in color like short Achyranthes Root. (Decoction for washing hemorrhoids; dregs inserted into the affected area are beneficial.) Rehmannia Root is used as a guiding herb. (For hematemesis in men and women, dry Di Song powder is taken with two qian, mixed with Thatch Flower water, which is effective.)
He Shi (Hedgehog Apple Fruit) (Purgative, antiparasitic.)
Bitter and acrid. Kills five-viscera parasites and treats abdominal pain caused by roundworms. (Pale face, red lips, intermittent pain indicates worm-pain; take powder mixed with fatty meat juice.) This is the seed of Tian Ming Jing. It adheres strongly to clothing and has a fox-like odor; it becomes fragrant when stir-fried. (*Guai Ji Qi Fang* records: persistent expulsion of large intestine worms that regenerate after cutting, causing restlessness; taking half liang of He Shi powder mixed with water leads to self-healing.)
Purges heat and resolves toxicity.
Sweet, slightly acrid, and cold in nature. Its function specializes in clearing heat and dissipating nodules. Treats carbuncles, sores, furuncles, and scrofula. (Apply with vinegar grinding.) Resolves various toxins, including gu poison, snake/insect bites, and rabies injuries. The root resembles Colocasia corm or small garlic; remove the hairy shell. (Those wrapped in a hairy shell are authentic, hence commonly called Mao Gu today.)