无毒 丛生
鬼督邮主鬼疰卒忤中恶心腹邪气百精毒温疟疫疾强腰脚益膂力（名医所录）【名】独摇
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【苗】（唐本注云）苗唯一茎叶生茎端若 （音伞）根如牛膝而细黑今人以徐长卿代之非也
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本云）徐长卿赤箭之类亦名鬼督邮但主治不同宜审用也又图经云茎似细箭竿高二以已下叶生
茎端状伞盖根横而不生须花生叶心黄白色【地】（唐本注云）所在有之【时】（生）春初生苗
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二月
气之薄者阳中之阴【制】（雷公云）细锉捣用生甘草水煮一伏时漉出用
无毒 蔓生
白花藤主虚劳风热酒渍服之（名医所录）【苗】（唐本注云）蔓生苗似野葛叶有细毛花白
色
根似牡丹骨柔皮白而浓凌冬不凋（雷公云）菜花藤真似白花藤只是味不同菜花藤味酸涩不堪
用
白花藤味甘为异也【地】（图经曰）生岭南交州广州平泽【时】（生）春生新叶（采）无时【收】
阴干【用】茎【色】白【味】苦甘【性】寒泄【气】气薄味浓阴也【臭】香【主】退虚热【制】
（雷公云）去根细锉阴干用之【解】诸药菜肉中毒【赝】菜花藤为伪
无毒 蔓生
白花藤主虚劳风热酒渍服之（名医所录）【苗】（唐本注云）蔓生苗似野葛叶有细毛花白
色
根似牡丹骨柔皮白而浓凌冬不凋（雷公云）菜花藤真似白花藤只是味不同菜花藤味酸涩不堪
用
白花藤味甘为异也【地】（图经曰）生岭南交州广州平泽【时】（生）春生新叶（采）无时【收】
阴干【用】茎【色】白【味】苦甘【性】寒泄【气】气薄味浓阴也【臭】香【主】退虚热【制】
（雷公云）去根细锉阴干用之【解】诸药菜肉中毒【赝】菜花藤为伪
Non-toxic. Grows in dense clusters.
Guidouyou (Ghost Supervisor, *Aralia cordata* or similar) treats Gui Zhu (ghostly pestilence), sudden invasion by evil qi causing heart and abdominal discomfort, hundred spirits' toxicity, warm malaria, and epidemic diseases; it strengthens the waist and legs and increases physical strength. (Recorded by Famous Physicians)
[Name] Duyao Cao (Swaying Grass).
[Seedling] (Note from *Xinxiu Bencao*): The seedling has a single stem with leaves growing at the apex, resembling an umbrella. The root resembles *Achyranthes bidentata* (Niuxi) but is finer and blacker. Currently, people substitute it with *Cynanchum wilfordii* (Xuchangqing), which is incorrect. (*Shuben Yaowu* states): *Cynanchum wilfordii* belongs to the category of *Acanthopanax sessiliflorus* (Chijian) and is also called Guidouyou, but its therapeutic indications differ; one should carefully distinguish and use them. Furthermore, *Tujing* states: The stem resembles a thin arrow shaft, under two chi in height; leaves grow at the stem's apex, shaped like an umbrella cover; the root grows horizontally without fibrous roots; flowers and leaf centers are yellowish-white.
[Origin] (Note from *Xinxiu Bencao*): Found everywhere.
[Season] (Growth): Sprouts in early spring. (Harvest): February.
Nature and Flavor: Thin Qi, Yin within Yang.
[Processing] (Lei Gong states): Finely chop and pound for use. Boil in raw Licorice water for one shichen (two hours), then drain and use.
Non-toxic. Vining growth.
Baihua Teng (White Flower Vine) treats deficiency labor and wind-heat; soak in wine and take orally. (Recorded by Famous Physicians)
[Seedling] (Note from *Xinxiu Bencao*): Vining; the seedling resembles *Pueraria lobata* (Yege); leaves have fine hairs; flowers are white. The root resembles *Paeonia suffruticosa* (Mudan); the structure is soft, skin is white and thick, and it does not wither in winter. (Lei Gong states): Caohua Teng truly resembles Baihua Teng, only differing in taste. Caohua Teng tastes sour and astringent and is unsuitable for use; Baihua Teng tastes sweet, which is its distinctive feature.
[Origin] (*Tujing* says): Grows in the plains and marshes of Lingnan, Jiaozhou, and Guangzhou.
[Season] (Growth): New leaves sprout in spring. (Harvest): Any time.
[Storage]: Dry in shade.
[Medicinal Part]: Stem.
[Color]: White.
[Taste]: Bitter, Sweet.
[Nature]: Cold, draining.
[Nature and Flavor]: Thin Qi, strong Taste, Yin.
[Odor]: Fragrant.
[Indication]: Clears deficiency heat.
[Processing] (Lei Gong states): Remove roots, finely chop, dry in shade, and use.
[Antidote]: Resolves poisoning from various medicines, vegetables, and meats.
[Fake]: Caohua Teng is counterfeit.
Non-toxic. Vining growth.
Baihua Teng (White Flower Vine) treats deficiency labor and wind-heat; soak in wine and take orally. (Recorded by Famous Physicians)
[Seedling] (Note from *Xinxiu Bencao*): Vining; the seedling resembles *Pueraria lobata* (Yege); leaves have fine hairs; flowers are white. The root resembles *Paeonia suffruticosa* (Mudan); the structure is soft, skin is white and thick, and it does not wither in winter. (Lei Gong states): Caohua Teng truly resembles Baihua Teng, only differing in taste. Caohua Teng tastes sour and astringent and is unsuitable for use; Baihua Teng tastes sweet, which is its distinctive feature.
[Origin] (*Tujing* says): Grows in the plains and marshes of Lingnan, Jiaozhou, and Guangzhou.
[Season] (Growth): New leaves sprout in spring. (Harvest): Any time.
[Storage]: Dry in shade.
[Medicinal Part]: Stem.
[Color]: White.
[Taste]: Bitter, Sweet.
[Nature]: Cold, draining.
[Nature and Flavor]: Thin Qi, strong Taste, Yin.
[Odor]: Fragrant.
[Indication]: Clears deficiency heat.
[Processing] (Lei Gong states): Remove roots, finely chop, dry in shade, and use.
[Antidote]: Resolves poisoning from various medicines, vegetables, and meats.
[Fake]: Caohua Teng is counterfeit.