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[Non-toxic]. Vining growth.

*Luoyan Mu* (Falling-Goose Tree): According to Xu Biao's *Nanzhou Ji*, this tree grows in the mountains and wilds of Nanhai, growing as vines with sides as flat as if cut by a knife. In Yanmen, Daizhou, there are also vines over one zhang high; when geese fly past, they get entangled in them, hence the name "Falling-Goose Tree." It is also said that geese carry it to Yanmen, Daizhou, drop it, and let it grow, giving rise to the name. It is also produced in Yazhou, Shu. Flavor: mild; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: Wind-pain, trauma/fractures, podagra (Hongxiangjiao) swelling, abdominal fullness and deficiency distension. Boil the powdered wood together, dip and wash with the juice for immediate effect. Also indicates women's yin sores; boiling it with *Chunmu* (Toona sinensis bark) yields excellent results. ○ *Tujing* states: *Luoyan Mu* grows in Yazhou, flavor sweet, nature mild, non-toxic. Treats postpartum blood and qi pain, as well as fractures and internal injuries. Its seedlings grow as vines winding around large trees; the seedling leaves resemble tea in color and shape, without flowers or fruits. Locals harvest the seedlings in the fourth month for medicinal use.

*Zha Ji Mu Pi* (Bark of Zha Ji Tree): According to *Guangzhi*, it grows in the mountains and wild suburbs of Guangnan. The annotation in *Erya* states: *Zha Ji Mu* resembles the mulberry tree. Flavor: bitter; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: Cholera-like disorder with vomiting and diarrhea, infants spitting up milk, warming the stomach and supporting healthy qi. Suitable for decoction and oral administration.

*Wuming Mu Pi* (Bark of Wuming Tree): According to Xu Biao's *Nanzhou Ji*, it grows in the mountains and valleys of Guangnan. Greatly warm; non-toxic. Indications: Impotence of the yin and kidneys, dampness and itching under the scrotum. Suitable for decocting to obtain juice for local bathing, which is extremely effective. Its fruit is called *Wuming Zi*; Persians call it Amomum (likely referring to cardamom or similar spice), resembling hazelnuts, flavor pungent, non-toxic. Indications: Cold waist, weakness of yin and kidneys; commonly used by practitioners of sexual arts. Obtaining *Shan Zhuyu* (Cornus officinalis) from Mount Xiang is superior.

*Nuhui Zi*: According to *Shiyi*, it grows in various barbarian regions of the Western Regions, size similar to *Kuyao Zi*. Flavor: pungent; Nature: mild; Non-toxic. Indications: Infant innocent malnutrition (Wugu Gan), cold deficiency thirst, rectal prolapse, emaciation with visible bones, spleen and stomach failure to digest. Liu Wuniang's formula uses it decocted to treat infant emaciation.

*Longshou Teng* (Dragon Hand Vine): Flavor sweet; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: Hemiplegia with facial paralysis, flaccid paralysis of hands and feet. Tonifies deficiency, benefits yang, expels cold qi, removes wind-bi. Dosage adjusted appropriately; soak in pure wine, warm near fire, take on an empty stomach to induce sweating for relief. On sunny rocks in Lipu Mountain, the leaves resemble dragon hands, hence the name. Harvest time is not fixed.

*Fangzhang Mu*: Flavor sweet; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: All wind-blood disorders, regulating waist and legs, lightening the body, whitening skin, preventing aging. Soak in wine and take. Grows in the mountains of Wen, Kuo, Mu, and Wu. The tree resembles *Mutianliao*. Elderly people who take it can discard their walking sticks after one month, hence the name.

*Shisong* (Stone Pine): Flavor bitter and pungent; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: Chronic wind-bi, cold pain in feet and knees, insensitivity of skin, weakness of qi and strength. Long-term use improves complexion, whitens skin, prevents aging. Soaking in wine is beneficial. Grows on rocks in Tiantai Mountain, resembling pine, one to two chi high.

*Nainai Teng* (Milk Vine): Flavor sweet; Nature: warm; Non-toxic. Indications: In years of famine, eating it prevents hunger. Extract the powder from the vine and eat it. [Certain] roots cause hair loss; cattle like to eat it. Grows in deep mountains, tree-like in size.

*Zhenshao Mu*: Indicates fright from fire causing loss of heart/mind; decoct and take. Hanging it at doors and gates greatly suppresses fire disasters. This is also known as *Pili Mu* (Thunderbolt Wood).

*Muma*: Flavor sweet; Non-toxic. Indications: Old blood stasis, amenorrhea in women, wasting due to wind-pathogen, masses and accumulations. Long-term use promotes fertility. Grows in valleys, forests, and marshes in Jiangnan. Leaves resemble sesame seeds facing each other. Local mountain people use it to brew wine.

*Dixiu*: Prevents sorrow. Carrying it eliminates worry. Grows on Mount Shaoshi and Songshan. *Shan Hai Jing* states: On Mount Shaoshi, there is a tree named Dixiu, its branches have five directions, yellow flowers, black fruits. Consuming it prevents sorrow. Songshan should have this tree, though people do not yet recognize it; it can certainly be sought. It is like the Daylily (*Xuancao*) which forgets worries.

*Hebian Mu*: Prevents drunkenness when drinking alcohol. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take seven cun and throw into wine; drink twice, and one will definitely be able to drink without getting drunk.

*Tanhuan*: Flavor bitter; Nature: cold; Non-toxic. Indications: Promotes longevity and immortality, removes myriad diseases. Grind into powder, take one cubic inch spoonful orally; finishing one branch shows efficacy. This is the root of a hundred-year-old [plant], resembling *Tianmendong* (Asparagus cochinchinensis), three to four chi long, attached separately with small roots. Also named *Tanhuan Zhi*. The *Lingbao Fang* also mentions it.

*Mumi* (Tree Honey): Flavor sweet; Nature: mild; Non-toxic. Relieves thirst, removes irritability, moistens the five zang organs, promotes urination and defecation, clears heat above the diaphragm. Effects are like honey. The tree grows in the South; leaves and branches are edible, or can be decocted and eaten like malt sugar. Today, people call the white stone tree honey fruit *Zhi Ju* (Hovenia dulcis), which is sweet. *Benjing* states that Mumi is not the juice of this plant like honey. Cui Bao's *Gujin Zhu* states: Mumi grows in the South, whole and soft, edible, taste like honey. Decocting old branches yields double sweetness to relieve thirst.

*Langyu Pi* (Bark of Lang Yu): Flavor sweet; Nature: cold; Non-toxic. Indications: Clears heat stranguria, promotes water pathways, induces sleep. Grows in mountains, bark resembles elm, has slippery juice. Produces pods in autumn like northern elms. Tao Yuanming only annotated elms, assuming there were no elms in the southern lands.

[Na] Xixi: Flavor bitter; Nature: cold; Non-toxic. Indications: Accumulated heat, heat jaundice, difficult and red urination/defecation, toxicity from various heats, brightens eyes. Extract juice to wash eyes, indicating red rot and heat obstruction. Grows in various southwestern countries, also named *Longhua*.

*Huang Xie*: Flavor bitter; Nature: cold; Non-toxic. Indications: Heart and abdominal pain, cholera, breaks blood stasis. Decoct in wine and take; indicates alcoholic jaundice, yellow eyes, and "wild chicken disease" (dysentery-like condition). Decoct in water and take for hot dysentery with bloody stool. Comes from the southwest, boiled into powder/dust for yellow dyeing. The tree resembles *Tan* (Sandalwood).