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Slightly toxic.
Yeju (Wild Chrysanthemum) [Source: *Shiyi* section of *Ri Hua Zi Bencao*]. Its main actions are regulating the middle jiao, stopping diarrhea, and breaking blood stasis; it is suitable for treating old blood accumulation in the abdomen of women. It treats carbuncles, sores, scrofula, and eye diseases [Cited from *Bencao Gangmu*]. 【Name】 Kuyi (Li Shizhen said): "Yi" refers to the heart of the lotus seed. This herb tastes bitter like the lotus seed heart, hence its shared name. 【Habitat】 (Chen Cangqi said): Kuyi grows by the water margins. (Li Shizhen said): Kuyi is extremely abundant in fields and wilds everywhere. 【Physical Characteristics】 The stem resembles that of *Iris ensata*, and the flower resembles chrysanthemum, but while chrysanthemum is sweet, Kuyi is bitter (Li Shizhen said): Kuyi is indistinguishable from chrysanthemum, except that its leaves are thinner with more pointed tips, its flowers are smaller, and its florets are numerous, resembling a honeycomb structure. 【Taste】 (Li Shizhen said): Bitter, acrid, and intensely pungent. 【Nature】 Warm. 【Qi】 Acrid. 【Contraindications】 (Zhu Zhenheng said): Consuming Yeju severely damages the spleen and stomach. 【Indications】 All kinds of unclassified swelling and toxins (*Sun's Jixiao Fang*): Mash Yeju together with its stems and leaves, decoct with wine, take hot to induce sweating, and apply the dregs topically for immediate cure. ○ (*Ruizhutang Jingyan Fang*): For unruptured scrofula, mash the roots of Yeju, decoct with wine, take orally, and apply dregs topically; the lump will dissipate spontaneously or rupture if it does not dissipate. ○ Tianpao eczema: Wash the affected area with a decoction of Yeju and Zhaomu (Jujube wood). 【Combined Treatment】 (*Weisheng Yijian Fang*): Take one handful each of Yeju stems/leaves and Cang'ercao (Xanthium strumarium), mash them together, add one bowl of wine, squeeze out the juice, drink it, and apply the dregs topically; healing occurs upon obtaining the juice. Alternatively, collect Cang'er leaves on the 6th day of the 6th lunar month and Yeju on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, grind into powder, and take three qian with wine.

Non-toxic.
Qiannian Ai (Millennium Mugwort) mainly treats deficiency-cold in men and various pains caused by blood and qi disorders in women; decoct with water and take orally [Cited from *Bencao Gangmu*]. 【Habitat】 (Li Shizhen said): Qiannian Ai grows in Dahe Mountain, Wudang Mountain. 【Seedling Morphology】 The small stems are about one chi high; the root resembles *Artemisia lavandulaefolia*; the leaves are over one cun long, without pointed branches; it blooms yellow flowers in autumn resembling Wild Chrysanthemum, but the fruits are small and clustered, resembling green pearls and red cinnabar grains. 【Harvest Time】 Collect leaves during the Sanfu days and dry in the sun. 【Color】 Green on the surface, white on the back. 【Texture】 The leaves do not become fluff when rubbed like Mugwort (*Ai Ye*), but have the aroma of Mugwort and crumble easily when rubbed, unlike Mugwort leaves which form fluff. 【Taste】 Slightly bitter. 【Nature】 Warm. 【Qi】 Acrid.

Non-toxic.
Huanghua Hao (Yellow-flowered Sweet Wormwood) mainly treats wind-cold-induced convulsions and fever in children [Cited from *Bencao Gangmu*]. 【Name】 Chouhao (According to *Da Ming Bencao*): Chouhao is also known as Caohao. 【Texture】 (Li Shizhen said): Xianghao and Chouhao are collectively called Caohao, similar to Qinghao. 【Color】 This mugwort is green with a pale yellow tint. 【Taste】 Bitter. 【Nature】 Cool. 【Qi】 Acrid. 【Odor】 Pungent and foul odor, inedible; households use it to cover sauces, yellow wine, and yeast starters. Seeds (Non-toxic): Mainly treat consumptive disease, direct qi downward, open the appetite, stop night sweats, and expel evil qi and demonic toxins [Cited from *Da Ming Bencao*]. 【Nature】 Cool. 【Qi】