补中气。
味苦酸平。益气充肌。明目。聪慧先知。久服不饥不老。（此神草也、故本经列之上品。）
叶
治痞疾。（腹中痞块、蓍叶、独蒜、穿山甲末、食盐同好醋、捣成饼、量痞大小贴之、以两
炷香为度、其痞化为血、从大便出。）
通肺气。
甘寒。利肺气。（圣济总录、治肺壅鼻衄、箬叶烧灰、白面各三钱、研匀、井花水调服
二钱
。）治诸血证。（并烧存性、温汤服一钱。）通小便。（百一选方、治五淋血淋尤妙、多年煮酒
、瓶头箬叶、每用七个、烧存性、入麝香一厘、陈米饮下、日三服。）疗喉痹。（集简方、治
咽喉闭痛、箬叶灯芯烧灰、等分、吹之甚妙。）消痈肿。（赵宜真济急仙方、治吹奶乳痈、五
月五日、粽箬烧灰、酒服二钱即散、累效。）愈目疾。（经验方、笼箬烧灰淋汁、洗之自效。
）
泻热解毒。
甘大寒。治一切肿毒。发背欲死。赤游风疹。风热头痛。（葛洪肘后方、并捣烂涂之。）
产后
血胀。（捣汁温服二三合。）消渴饮水。（骨节烦热、生捣汁、时饮一二合。）天行热狂。（同
上。）血淋涩痛。（圣惠方、旱莲草等分、煎服、日二。）疮口不合。（直指方、取汁抹之。）
通、治血淋。
甘寒。治小便不通。（同蛤粉各半两、为末、每服二钱。摘元方、苎根洗研、摊绢上、
贴
少腹、连阴际、须臾即通。）痰哮咳嗽。（虞搏医学正传方、 存性为末、生豆腐蘸三五钱食
、即效、未全可、以肥猪肉二三片蘸食、甚妙。）肛门肿痛。（生捣烂坐之。）脱肛不收。（捣
烂、煎汤熏洗。）疗血淋。（煎汤频服、亦治诸淋、藏器曰∶苎性破血、将苎麻与产妇枕之、
以
苎安腹上、即止也。）
Tonifies the Middle Qi.
Bitter, sour, and neutral in nature. It benefits Qi and fills the muscles, brightens the eyes, enhances wisdom and prescience, and with long-term use prevents hunger and aging. (This is a divine herb; therefore, it is listed in the Superior Grade of the *Shennong Bencao Jing*.)
Leaves
Treats Pi disease (abdominal masses). (For abdominal masses, mix leaves of *Artemisia capillaris*, single-clove garlic, powder of pangolin scales, and salt in good vinegar, pound into a paste, apply according to the size of the mass, for the duration of two incense sticks. The mass transforms into blood and is expelled through the stool.)
Unblocks Lung Qi.
Sweet and cold. Promotes Lung Qi. (*Shengji Zonglu* records treating Lung obstruction with epistaxis: burn bamboo sheath leaves to ash, mix with three qian of white flour, grind evenly, and take two qian mixed well water from a well.) Treats various bleeding disorders. (Burn until carbonized but retaining original properties, take one qian with warm water.) Unblocks urination. (*Baiyi Xuanfang* records that this is particularly effective for the five types of strangury and bloody strangury: take seven bamboo sheath leaves from the neck of a wine jar used for many years, burn until carbonized, add one li of musk, and take with aged rice decoction, three times daily.) Treats Hou Bi (throat obstruction). (*Jijian Fang* records treating throat closure and pain: burn bamboo sheath leaves and rush pith to ash in equal parts, insufflate into the throat, which is very effective.) Resolves carbuncles and swellings. (Zhao Yizhen's *Jiji Xianfang* records treating postpartum breast abscesses: on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, burn zongzi bamboo leaves to ash, take two qian with wine, which disperses the swelling immediately, with repeated efficacy.) Cures eye diseases. (Empirical formula: burn cage bamboo leaves to ash, leach with water, and wash the affected area for self-evident efficacy.)
Drains Heat and resolves toxicity.
Sweet and greatly cold. Treats all kinds of swellings and toxins, fatal back carbuncles, erysipelas-like rashes, and wind-heat headache. (Ge Hong's *Zhouhou Beifang*: pound fresh and apply externally.) Postpartum blood distension. (Pound fresh juice and take two or three he with warmth.) Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst) with excessive drinking. (For vexing heat in bone joints, crush fresh and drink one or two he occasionally.) Epidemic heat mania. (Same method as above.) Bloody strangury with painful difficulty in urination. (*Shenghui Fang*: equal parts of *Ecliptae Herba* (Hanliancao), decoct and take, twice daily.) Non-healing wound sores. (*Zhizhi Fang*: apply the juice directly.)
Unblocking, treats bloody strangury.
Sweet and cold. Treats inability to urinate. (Mix with half a liang of clam powder, grind into powder, take two qian per dose. *Zhaiyuan Fang*: wash and crush ramie root, spread on silk, apply to the lower abdomen and genital area, urination clears up shortly.) Phlegm-wheezing and cough. (Yu Bo's *Yixue Zhengzhuan* formula: burn ramie root until carbonized, grind into powder, dip raw tofu in three to five qian and eat, effective immediately; if not fully cured, dip fatty pork slices in the powder and eat, which is excellent.) Anal swelling and pain. (Pound fresh and sit on it.) Rectal prolapse that cannot retract. (Pound fresh, decoct in water, fumigate and wash.) Treats bloody strangury. (Decoct and take frequently; also treats various types of strangury. Cangqi states: Ramie has blood-breaking properties; parturient women should sleep on ramie placed over the abdomen to stop bleeding.)