植生
鸡项草治下血（出图经）【名】千针草【苗】（图经曰）叶如红花叶上有刺青色亦名千针
草
根似小萝卜枝条直上三四月苗上生紫花八月叶凋【地】（图经曰）生福州【时】（生）春夏生
苗（采）十月取【用】根【制】取根洗净焙干碾罗为散服
植生
拳参捣末淋炸消肿气（出图经）【苗】（图经曰）叶如羊蹄根似海 黑色【地】（图经曰）
生
淄州田野【时】（生）春生苗（采）五月取
丛生
根子主心中结块久积气攻脐下（出图经）【地】（图经曰）生威州山中【时】（生）春生
苗（采）
无时取根【用】根【味】苦辛【性】温【气】气浓味薄阳中之阴
植生
杏参主腹脏风壅上气咳嗽（出图经）【苗】（图经曰）根似小菜根【地】（图经曰）生淄
州田
野【时】（生）春生苗叶（采）五月取【用】苗叶
植生
赤孙施治妇人血结不通每用一手握净洗细研暖酒调服之（出图经）【苗】（图经曰）叶如
浮
萍草四时常有【地】（图经曰）生福州【时】（生）春生新叶（采）无时
植生
田母草主烦热及小儿风热用之尤效（出图经）【苗】（图经曰）无花实【地】（图经曰）
生临
江军【时】（生）春生苗（采）二月取根【用】根【性】凉【气】气之薄者阴也
无毒 植生
铁线疗风消肿毒有效（出图经）【地】（图经曰）生饶州【时】（生）春生苗（采）三月
取根【收】
阴干【用】根【味】微苦【性】泄【气】味浓于气阴也
[Planting Habit] Clump-growing
Jixiangcao (Chicken-neck Grass): Treats lower gastrointestinal bleeding (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Name] Qianzhencao (Thousand-needle Grass).
[Foliage Characteristics] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Leaves resemble those of Safflower (*Carthamus tinctorius*), with thorns on the surface, green in color; also known as Qianzhencao.
[Root Characteristics]: The root resembles a small radish; stems grow straight upward. Purple flowers bloom on the seedlings in March and April; leaves wither in August.
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in Fuzhou.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings emerge in spring and summer.
[Harvest]: Collected in October.
[Medicinal Part]: Root.
[Processing Method]: Take the root, wash it clean, dry it by baking, grind it into powder, and sieve it to make a granular preparation for oral administration.
[Planting Habit] Solitary-growing
Quanshen (Polygonum bistorta): Crushed into powder, applied externally via washing or decoction to reduce swelling and dissipate qi stagnation (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Foliage Characteristics] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Leaves resemble those of *Rumex* (Sheep-sorrel); roots resemble seaweed, black in color.
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in the fields of Mizhou.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Collected in May.
[Planting Habit] Clump-growing
Genzi (Root Seed): Mainly treats nodules in the heart region and chronic qi accumulation attacking the area below the navel (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in the mountains of Weizhou.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Roots can be dug up at any time.
[Medicinal Part]: Root.
[Taste]: Bitter, Acrid.
[Nature]: Warm.
[Aroma and Taste Density]: Strong aroma, weak taste; belongs to Yin within Yang.
[Planting Habit] Solitary-growing
Xingshen (Apricot Root): Mainly treats wind-phlegm obstruction in the abdominal organs, rebellious qi, and cough (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Foliage Characteristics] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Roots resemble those of common vegetables.
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in the fields of Mizhou.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings and leaves emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Collected in May.
[Medicinal Part]: Seedlings and leaves.
[Planting Habit] Solitary-growing
Chisunshi (Red Grandson): Treats blood stasis and obstruction in women. Each dose consists of one handful, washed clean, finely ground, and mixed with warm wine for oral administration (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Foliage Characteristics] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Leaves resemble duckweed (*Lemna minor*); present throughout the four seasons.
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in Fuzhou.
[Seasonality]: New leaves emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Can be collected at any time.
[Planting Habit] Solitary-growing
Tianmucao (Field Mother Grass): Mainly treats irritability, heat, and pediatric wind-heat; particularly effective when used (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Foliage Characteristics] (*Tujing Bencao* states): No flowers or fruits.
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in Linjiang Jun.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Roots collected in February.
[Medicinal Part]: Root.
[Nature]: Cool.
[Aroma and Taste Density]: Weak aroma; belongs to Yin.
Non-toxic. [Planting Habit] Solitary-growing
Tiexian (Iron Wire): Treats wind-induced swelling and toxicity; effective (Source: *Tujing Bencao*).
[Origin] (*Tujing Bencao* states): Grows in Raozhou.
[Seasonality]: Seedlings emerge in spring.
[Harvest]: Roots collected in March.
[Preservation]: Dried in the shade.
[Medicinal Part]: Root.
[Taste]: Slightly bitter.
[Nature]: Purgative/Dispersing.
[Aroma and Taste Density]: Stronger taste than aroma; belongs to Yin.