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Wild Langba Grass (growing in clumps): Wild Langba grass produces seeds in autumn, can dye black human beard and hair, making one not age. It grows by the mountain path. *Tu Jing* records: "Wild Langba grass treats blood dysentery in men, but does not treat women; if suffering from chronic childhood malnutrition dysentery for many years, use its root. Common people frequently take it with effect. For those suffering from blood dysentery, take two jin of the grass, crush and squeeze to obtain a small sheng of juice, add white flour and a little egg yolk, mix evenly, and take on an empty stomach in one dose. For extremely severe cases, no more than three doses are needed. If fresh grass is unavailable, simply collect the seedlings, dry them in the shade, and crush into powder. Those suffering from dysentery take one fangcun bi of powder, mixed with half zhan of honey water, which is effective." Now according to *Bie Lu*: "Wild Langba grass grows near roads, ancient prescriptions do not see its use. Although Chen Cangqi once said it blackens beard and hair and makes one not age, growing by the roadside, the description is not very detailed. The Emperor Taizong's imperial record describes its therapeutic effects as very precise. I respectfully include it in the external category chapter of Bencao Tu Jing saying:"

Che Xiang (pronounced qiè), fragrant, pungent and warm, treats ghostly qi, removes odors and insect/fish burrowing. Grows in Pengcheng, several chi high, with white flowers. *Erya* says: Che Yi (pronounced qì) (Guo Zhu notes it is a fragrant herb). *Guang Zhi* says: Yellow leaves, white flowers. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* says: "According to *Guang Zhi*, it grows in the valleys of Hainan. Chen Shi says it grows in Xuzhou. Nature slightly cold, non-toxic. Treats cholera, repels evil qi, fumigating clothes is very good. *Qimin Yaoshu* says: For any trees that are worm-eaten, boil this fragrance, cool it, and pour over it; it effectively prevents worming."

Zhaosheng Muduo Flower: Treats malignant sores, carbuncles, scabies, boils, ants, etc. Dry and powder it, mix with oil and apply. Grows in manure-rich places, head like pen paper color, born in morning, dies at dusk. Children call it Gou Ni Tai, also known as Guibi Jun. All emerging from the ground treat sores and scabies; black fungi on cow dung are especially good. There are also those burned to ash, fungi growing on soil after autumn rain, double-layered name Xianren Mao, large treating blood.

Chongdong Root: Bitter, neutral, non-toxic. Treats heat toxins, snake venom, large insect abscesses and other poisons, functions same as Chen Family Baiyao. Seedlings and vines are not similar. In Enzhou, Lingnan, roots are taken and dried in the shade. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* says: "Respectfully according to *Guangzhou Ji*, it grows in Lingnan and coastal areas, seedlings and vines resemble Tugua roots. Pungent, warm, non-toxic. Treats all kinds of toxic vapors and snake bites, and taking its root ground and taken internally should cause all various poisons to be vomited out."

Well-side Grass: Treats infant night crying, place under mother's mat, do not let mother know.

Tuner Grass: Treats stream toxins, Shexiang, squeeze juice to drink, dregs apply to sore until bleeding. *Bie Lu* says: "Tuner has many types, unknown which is. Songcai white-leaf type is also called Tuner. *Yanshi Jiaxun* Ma Xian is one name for Tuner, which is Portulaca oleracea. Also, Plantago leaves round type is also called Tuner."

Candlewick End Powder: Apply to metal wounds to stop bleeding, promote flesh growth, make sore black. Now candlewick falling indicates happy events, otherwise omens of getting money.

Qianjin KT Grass: Treats snake, scorpion, insect bites and other poisons, take grass, crush and apply to sore, promotes flesh growth and stops pain. Grows in Jiangnan, two or three chi high.

Duan Grass: Treats Ding sores, combine with Baiya KT (Chi Liu fan Yangti Cai), vegetable green moss, Banxia, Digupi, bee nest, infant hair, Feibo in equal parts, burn to ash, on the fifth day of the fifth month mix with other medicine powders, take one bi, roots come out.

Baicao Ash: Treats axillary odor and metal wounds. Collect dew on the fifth day of the fifth month from one hundred types, dry in shade, burn to ash, make into balls with well flower water, re-burn until white, mix with strong vinegar into cakes,夹 under armpit, change when dry, will draw out body pain and stuffiness, stop when sores appear, wash with urine water, no more than two or three times. Also treats metal wounds stopping bleeding and promoting flesh growth, take ash mix with Duanshi into balls, burn until white, scrape and apply to sore.

Grass on Tomb of Woman Who Died in Childbirth: Treats infant vinegar sores, take it without looking back, make bath soup to wash, no more than three times is good.

Ash of Filial Son's Shirt Lapel: Apply to face.

Shoes under Spirit Bed: Treats Honggangjiao.