音甜、一名 菜。泻热通阳。
甘苦凉滑。微毒。利五脏。通心膈。解风热毒。疗时行壮热。（俱捣汁饮。）止热毒痢。
（夏
月以菜作粥。）又捣敷禽兽伤。禹锡曰。食之动气。冷气人食之。必破腹。子、醋浸。揩面
去粉滓。润泽有光。
古名蕺。泻热解毒。
辛微寒。有小毒。散热毒痈肿。疮痔脱肛。断 疾。解 毒。敷恶疮白秃。（淡竹筒内
煨捣
。）
泻热利水。
甘寒滑。去暴热。利水道。（时珍曰∶性冷而滑、泄阳气、降而不升、耗人真元也。）作
蔬味
甘滑。亦可醋食。（采取嫩茎、以灰汤煮去涎滑、晒干。）澄粉甚滑美。（其根紫色
、皮肉有白粉、捣烂、再三洗澄、取粉。）
宽胃通肠。
辛平滑。有小毒。（宜与姜同煮、换水再煮、方可食之。）宽胃口，通肠闭。和鱼煮食，
甚下
气调中。梗、擦蜂螫。良。
熟、浓肠胃、生、解药毒。
甘辛寒。有小毒。煮熟食。浓肠胃。止热嗽。生研水服。解诸药毒。（当吐出恶物便止。）
俗
名香芋。
一名薯蓣。补脾肺、涩精气。
色白入肺。味甘归脾。补其不足。清其虚热。润皮毛。化痰涎。（姜汁拌炒。）固
肠胃。止泻痢。肺为肾母。故又益肾强阴。治虚损劳伤。脾为心子。故又益心气。（子能令
母实。）治健忘遗精。（性涩。）生捣敷痈疮。消肿硬毒。色白而坚者佳。（形圆者、为西山药
、形扁者、为怀山药、入药为胜、俱系家种、野生者更胜。）勿同面食。零余子。（山药藤上
所结子。）甘温。功用强于山药。益肾强腰脚。补虚损。食之不饥。（小便数多、山药用矾水
煮过、白茯苓等分为末、每米饮服二钱。）
[Shan Yao (Dioscorea Opposita)] Sweet in taste, also known as Shu Yu. It clears heat and unblocks yang.
Sweet and bitter, cool and slippery in nature, slightly toxic. It benefits the five zang organs, unblocks the heart and diaphragm, resolves wind-heat toxicity, and treats epidemic high fever. (All are taken as fresh juice.) It stops dysentery caused by heat-toxin. (In summer, it is cooked with vegetables into porridge.) It is also mashed and applied externally to treat bites or wounds from birds and beasts. Yuxi stated that consuming it moves qi; those with cold constitution who eat it will inevitably suffer from abdominal pain and diarrhea. Its tubers, soaked in vinegar, can be rubbed on the face to remove cosmetic powder residue, leaving the skin moist and radiant.
[Huang Hua Cai (Hemerocallis Citrina)] Also known as Huang Hua Cai. It unblocks stagnation and promotes intestinal function.
Sweet, slightly bitter and slightly cold. It unblocks stagnant qi and benefits the stomach and intestines.
[Ji (Houttuynia Cordata)] Ancient name: Ji. It clears heat and resolves toxicity.
Pungent, slightly cold, slightly toxic. It dissipates heat-toxin and abscesses, treats sores, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, interrupts malaria, resolves various toxins, and is applied externally to malignant sores and tinea capitis. (It is roasted inside a light bamboo tube and then mashed.)
[Ge Gen (Pueraria Lobata)] It clears heat and promotes urination.
Sweet, cold, and slippery. It removes sudden heat and promotes the water passages. (Li Shizhen said: Its nature is cold and slippery, it drains yang qi, descends rather than ascends, and depletes the body's true yuan.) As a vegetable, it is sweet and slippery, and can also be eaten with vinegar. (The tender stems are harvested, boiled in ash water to remove slime, and dried.) The extracted starch is very smooth and delicious. (The root is purple, with white powder on the skin and flesh; it is mashed, washed repeatedly to clarify, and the starch is collected.)
[Yu Tou (Colocasia Esculenta)] It relaxes the stomach and unblocks the intestines.
Pungent, neutral, and slippery, slightly toxic. (It should be boiled with ginger, the water changed, and boiled again before consumption.) It opens the appetite and unblocks intestinal obstruction. Boiled with fish, it strongly directs qi downward and harmonizes the middle jiao. The stem rubbed on bee stings is effective.
[Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Erubescens)] When cooked, it thickens the stomach and intestines; when raw, it resolves drug toxicity.
Sweet, pungent, and cold, slightly toxic. Cooked and eaten, it thickens the stomach and intestines. Taken orally as a raw powder, it resolves various drug toxicities. (Stop when foul matter is vomited.) Commonly known as Xiang Yu.
[Shan Yao (Dioscorea Opposita)] Also known as Shu Yu. It tonifies the spleen and lungs, and astringes essence and qi.
White color enters the lung; sweet taste returns to the spleen. It tonifies deficiencies, clears deficiency heat, moistens skin and hair, and transforms phlegm and saliva. (Stir-fried with ginger juice.) It consolidates the stomach and intestines and stops diarrhea and dysentery. Since the lung is the mother of the kidney, it also benefits the kidney and strengthens yin, treating deficiency and consumptive diseases. Since the spleen is the child of the heart, it also benefits heart qi. (The child can make the mother full.) It treats forgetfulness and seminal emission due to its astringent nature. Raw mashed application treats carbuncles and sores, reducing swelling and hard toxicity. Those that are white and firm are superior. (Round ones are called Xi Shan Yao; flat ones are called Huai Shan Yao, both suitable for medicinal use, cultivated varieties are common, but wild ones are even better.) Do not consume together with wheat flour products. Ling Yu Zi (Tubercles formed on the vine). Sweet and warm. Its efficacy is stronger than Shan Yao. It benefits the kidney, strengthens the waist and legs, tonifies deficiency, and prevents hunger after eating. (For frequent urination, boil Shan Yao in alum water, mix with equal parts of Bai Fu Ling powder, and take two qian with rice water.)