气味苦平，无毒。主治暴热火疮赤气，疥瘙，疽痔，马鞍热气。
（败酱俗名苦菜，处处原野皆有。春初生苗，深冬始凋，野人多食之。）
败酱味苦性寒，故主治暴热火疮赤气，而疥瘙疽痔，马鞍热气，皆为火热之病。马者，
火之
畜也。《金匮》方有薏苡附子败酱散，亦主肠痈而消热毒。
气味苦寒，无毒。主治头风，黄胆，咳逆，淋沥，女子阴中肿痛，湿痹死肌，不
可屈伸起止行步。
（白藓出河中江宁、滁洲、润州皆有之，以川蜀者为胜。苗高尺余，茎青叶稍白，四月
开花紫白色，根皮白色，根
心内实，其气腥膻。）
白藓臭腥色白，气味苦寒，禀金水之精，而治风热之证，主治头风，金能制风也。治黄
疸，
水能清热也。禀金气而益肺，故治咳逆。禀水气而益膀胱，故治男子淋沥，女子之阴中肿痛
。燥气属金，故治湿痹之死肌。水气主骨，故治骨属不可屈伸，及不可起止行步也。
气味辛温，无毒。主治明目，温中，耐风寒，下水气，面浮肿，痈疡。
（蓼近水滨及下湿处皆有，其类甚多，有青蓼、香蓼、水蓼、马蓼、紫蓼、赤蓼、木蓼
七种。又一种味极辛辣，谓
之辣蓼。今时浸水和面， 面是为神曲，又取燥末拌糯米饭一团，作
之者鲜矣。）
气味苦平，无毒。主治风湿痹，历节痛，惊痫，吐舌，悸气，贼风，鼠 ，痈肿。（
薇音眉。）
（薇衔生汉中川泽及冤句，邯郸。丛生，叶似茺蔚。有毛赤茎，《本经》名麋衔，一名
鹿衔，言麋鹿有疾，衔此草即
瘥也。又名吴风草。李时珍曰∶按郦道元《水经注》云∶魏兴、
锡山多生薇衔草，有风不偃，无风独摇，则吴风当作无风乃通。）
按∶月令五月鹿角解，十一月麋角解，是麋鹿有阴阳之分矣。此草禀少阴水火之气，是
以麋
鹿咸宜，犹乌药之治猫狗也。《素问》黄帝问曰∶有病身热懈惰，汗出如浴，恶风少气，此
为何病？岐伯曰∶病名酒风，治之以泽泻、术各三分，麋衔五分，合以三指撮，为后饭（后
饭
，先服药也）。此圣方也。而后世不知用之，诚缺典矣。
[Baijiang (Patrinia Herb)]
Odor and Flavor: Bitter, Neutral, Non-toxic.
Indications: Acute fire-heat sores, redness and qi stagnation, scabies and itching, carbuncles and hemorrhoids, heat sensation in the saddle area of horses.
(Patrinia vulgarly known as bitter vegetable, is found in fields and wilderness everywhere. It sprouts in early spring and withers only in deep winter; wild people often consume it.)
Baijiang has a bitter taste and cold nature, thus treating acute fire-heat sores and redness. Scabies, carbuncles, hemorrhoids, and the heat sensation in the horse's saddle area are all diseases caused by fire-heat. The "horse" is considered an animal associated with fire. In the *Jingui Yaolue*, there is a formula called Yiyi Fuzi Baijiang San (Coix Seed and Aconite Decoction with Patrinia), which also treats intestinal abscesses and dissipates heat toxins.
[Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex)]
Odor and Flavor: Bitter, Cold, Non-toxic.
Indications: Head wind, jaundice, cough and reverse flow of qi, dysuria, swelling and pain in the female genitalia, damp-bi syndrome with necrotic muscle, inability to flex, extend, stand, or walk.
(Baixian grows in Hezhong, Jiangning, Chuzhou, Runzhou, etc., with those from Sichuan being superior. The plant is over a chi tall, with green stems and slightly white leaves, blooming purple-white flowers in April. The root bark is white, the root heart is solid inside, and it has a fishy, mutton-like odor.)
Baixian has a fishy odor, white color, bitter taste, and cold nature. It inherits the essence of Metal and Water, thereby treating wind-heat syndromes. It treats head wind because Metal controls Wind; it treats jaundice because Water clears Heat. By inheriting Metal qi, it benefits the Lung, thus treating cough and reverse flow of qi. By inheriting Water qi, it benefits the Bladder, thus treating dysuria in men and swelling/pain in the female genitalia. Dryness belongs to Metal, so it treats necrotic muscle caused by damp-bi. Water governs bones, so it treats skeletal joints that cannot flex or extend, and the inability to stand or walk.
[Liao (Polygonum Herb/Seed)]
Odor and Flavor: Pungent, Warm, Non-toxic.
Indications: Improves vision, warms the Middle Jiao, resists wind-cold, promotes urination for water retention, reduces facial edema, treats carbuncles and ulcers.
(Polygonum grows near water banks and damp places, with many varieties including Qingliao, Xiangliao, Shuiliao, Maliao, Ziliao, Chiliao, and Muliao. Another variety is extremely pungent, called Laliao. Currently, some soak it with water and flour to make Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), while others take dried powder mixed with glutinous rice to form a ball for food preparation, a practice that is quite novel.)
[Weixian (Dichondrae Herba)]
Odor and Flavor: Bitter, Neutral, Non-toxic.
Indications: Wind-damp bi syndrome, joint pain throughout the body, convulsions and epilepsy, protrusion of the tongue, palpitations due to qi disturbance, thief wind, scrofula (rat fistula), carbuncles and swellings. ("Wei" is pronounced like "Mei".)
(Weixian grows in Hanzhong, wetlands, Yuanju, and Handan. It grows in clumps, leaves resemble Chenwei (Perilla frutescens). Stems have hairs and are reddish. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* names it Mixian, also known as Luxian, meaning sika deer or roe deer carry this herb when sick to recover. It is also called Wufeng Cao (Wu Wind Grass). Li Shizhen stated: According to Li Daoyuan's *Shuijing Zhu*, Weixian grows abundantly in Weixing and Xishan; it does not bend in the wind but sways alone without wind. Thus, "Wu Feng" should be read as "Wu Feng" (No Wind) to make sense.)
Note: The *Yueling* records that deer antlers shed in the fifth month and sika deer antlers shed in the eleventh month, indicating a yin-yang distinction between them. This herb inherits the Qi of Shaoyin Fire and Water, making it suitable for both sika deer and roe deer, just as Wuyao (Lindera Root) is used for cats and dogs. In the *Suwen*, the Yellow Emperor asked: There is a patient with fever, lethargy, sweating like bathing, aversion to wind, and shortness of breath. What disease is this? Qibo replied: The disease is named Jiufeng (Alcohol Wind), treated with Zexie (Alisma Rhizome) and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 3 parts, and Mixian (Dichondrae Herba) 5 parts. Combined and taken as a pinch of three fingers, administered after meals (Houfan means taking medicine before eating). This is a sage's formula, yet later generations did not know to use it, which is indeed a missing canonical practice.