补劳，泻热
苦寒。补五劳七伤。
治 癖气块，天行温疾，蛇虫咬毒。杀虫疗蛊（缀衣领中，凡遇蛊毒，则闻其声而预知
之，故名），利便催生。
藤生，子如皂角，褐色光润。出蜀中，云亦难得。
一名鲤肠，又名金陵草
补肾
甘咸，汁黑。补肾止血，黑发乌髭（《千金》云∶当及时多收，其效甚速。《经疏》云
∶性凉不益脾胃，故《千金方》金陵煎丸用姜汁和剂）。
苗如旋复，实似莲房，断之有计，须臾而黑。熬膏良。
泻，破血，止血
苦温。破血通经，除症下胀，止金疮血。多服令人吐利。
一茎直上，叶尖长、糙涩，花白芯黄，如小菊花，有白絮如苦 絮，子细长亦似苦 子
。茎、叶、花、子皆可用（刘裕，小字寄奴。微时，曾射一蛇，明日，见童子林中捣药，问
之，答曰∶吾王为刘寄奴所伤，合药敷之。裕曰∶王何不杀之？童曰∶寄奴，王者，不可杀
也。叱之不见，乃收药回。每遇金疮，敷之立愈）。
泻，破血，消胀，杀虫
味苦微寒。破血通经，杀虫消胀。
治气血症瘕，痈疮阴肿（捣汁涂敷）。
墟陌甚多。方茎，叶似益母对生，夏、秋开细紫花，穗如车前草，类蓬蒿而细，根白而
小。
用苗、叶。
轻，明目
辛温轻浮。上行阳明（胃），兼入厥阴（肝）。明目退翳之功在菊花之上。亦治喉痹齿痛，
阳明风热。
收谷后，荒田中生。叶似嫩秧，花如白星（小儿雀盲者，羯羊肝一具，不洗，竹刀割开
，入谷精煮熟食之。或作丸，茶下）。
Tonify deficiency, drain heat.
Bitter and cold. Tonifies the five excesses and seven injuries (a general term for various types of deficiency and overwork syndromes).
Treats pi masses (abdominal masses), tianxing wenji (epidemic warm diseases), snake and insect bites/poisoning. Kills parasites and treats gu poison (when attached to the collar, one can hear a sound when encountering gu poison, thus predicting it, hence the name); promotes urination and facilitates childbirth.
Grows on vines; fruits resemble soap beans, brown and glossy. Produced in Shu region, said to be hard to obtain.
Also known as Licang, or Jinlingcao.
Tonify Kidney.
Sweet and salty; juice is black. Tonifies Kidney, stops bleeding, darkens hair and beard (Qianjin Fang states: collect abundantly in time, its effect is very rapid. Jingshu states: nature is cool and not beneficial to Spleen and Stomach, therefore Jinling Decoction Pill in Qianjin Fang uses ginger juice to harmonize the formulation).
Seedlings resemble Inulae Flos (Xuanfu); fruits resemble lotus seedpod; when broken, exudes juice that turns black shortly. Boiling into paste is excellent.
Drain, invigorate blood, stop bleeding.
Bitter and warm. Invigorates blood and unblocks menstruation, eliminates zheng masses and reduces distension, stops bleeding from metal wounds. Overconsumption causes vomiting and diarrhea.
One stem grows straight up; leaves are pointed, long, rough and astringent; flowers are white with yellow centers, resembling small chrysanthemums; have white floss like Sonchus floss; seeds are slender, also resembling Sonchus seeds. Stem, leaves, flowers, and seeds are all usable (Liu Yu, courtesy name Jinu. When humble, once shot a snake. The next day, saw a boy pounding herbs in the woods. Asked him, he replied: Our King was injured by Liu Jinu, preparing medicine to apply. Yu asked: Why doesn't the King kill him? Boy said: Jinu is a king, cannot be killed. Scolded him, he vanished, so collected the herbs. Whenever encountering metal wounds, applying them leads to immediate healing).
Drain, invigorate blood, reduce distension, kill parasites.
Bitter taste, slightly cold. Invigorates blood and unblocks menstruation, kills parasites and reduces distension.
Treats qi and blood zhengjia (abdominal masses), carbuncles and yin swelling (pound juice and apply externally).
Abundant in field paths. Square stems; leaves opposite like Leonurus Herba (Yimucao); opens small purple flowers in summer and autumn; spikes resemble Plantaginis Semen (Cheqiancao); similar to Artemisia capillaris (Penghao) but finer; roots white and small.
Use seedlings and leaves.
Light, brighten eyes.
Acrid, warm, light and floating. Ascends to Yangming channel (Stomach), also enters Jueyin channel (Liver). Its efficacy in brightening eyes and eliminating nebula exceeds that of Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua). Also treats houbi (sore throat) and toothache, Yangming wind-heat.
Grows in barren fields after grain harvest. Leaves resemble young rice seedlings; flowers resemble white stars (for pediatric night blindness, take one ram liver, unwashed, cut open with bamboo knife, cook with Gujingcao until done and eat. Or make into pills, taken with tea).