子炒用。甲指桃花。
苦，平，有小毒。透骨软坚，损齿通窍，催生落胎，攻积除噎。根苗主治略同。涂打扑
肿痛
齿牙欲去，为末，入砒少许，点疼根取之。（验方第一。）
咽中骨哽欲死者，研水，以竹筒灌入，其骨即软，勿着牙。又以末吹之。（第二。）
噎食不下，酒浸三宿，为末，酒丸绿豆大，每八丸酒下。（第三。）
催生，为末，水下二钱，勿近牙。再以蓖麻子敷足心。（第四。）
小儿痞积，凤仙子、水红花子、大黄、芒硝，为细末，白鸽一个，去毛、肠，剖腹，
勿犯水，以布拭净，将药末入内，用绵扎定，沙锅煮干，将鸽焙黄。早晨食之，日西时疾软
，三日便血而愈。（第五。）
打扑肿痛，取根叶捣敷。（第六。）
骨哽咽中，用根捣烂含咽后，以水漱之。（第七。）
误吞铜铁。同上。（第八。）
洗足令软，皮硝、凤仙子、石榴皮各五钱，茵陈四钱，煎水洗，不可用手洗，妇女洗之
易裹。
又方凤仙花连根捣烂，煎洗亦佳。（第九。）
醋炒用。决明为使，反甘草。
辛，苦，有毒。入足太阳经。泄水破气，逐饮涤痰。疗咳嗽而除上气，平痈疮而消腹满。
荛
花治同。
芫花生淮源川谷。春采花，秋采根。今在处有之。宿根旧枝茎紫，根白似榆根。苗叶似
柳。
二月开紫花作穗，又似藤花而细。今绛州出者花黄，谓之黄芫花。或日黄色者即荛花，或曰
生时色黄，干则白耳。
赘瘤焦法∶甘草熬膏，笔妆瘤之四围，上数次。次用芫花、大戟、甘遂为末，醋合。另
以笔
妆其中，勿近甘草。次日缩小，又以甘草膏妆小晕三次如前，仍上此药，自然焦缩。（验方
第一。）
便毒初起，用根捣出水煎服，以渣敷之，得下则消。（第二。）
瘰 初起，壮人，用芫根擂水服，大吐利则平。（第三。）
一点痛甚，背腿间，根末合醋敷，帛束之。（第四。）
鬼胎症瘕，经不通。以根炒末，桃仁汤下，下恶物为度。（第五。）
酒疸尿黄，同椒目烧末，每水下半钱。（第六。）
The seeds are used after stir-frying. "Jia" refers to Peach Blossom (Note: Contextually, this likely refers to Impatiens balsamina seed, but the text explicitly states "Jia points to Peach Blossom").
Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, slightly toxic. It penetrates bones and softens hardness, damages teeth and opens orifices, induces labor and aborts fetuses, attacks accumulations and relieves dysphagia. The root and sprouts have similar therapeutic indications. Applied topically for swelling and pain caused by contusions and bruises.
When a tooth is about to fall out, grind the drug into powder, add a small amount of arsenic trioxide, apply it to the painful root to extract the tooth. (Verified Formula 1.)
For severe bone impaction in the throat causing suffocation, grind the drug with water, instill it using a bamboo tube; the bone will soften immediately. Avoid contact with the teeth. Also, insufflate the powder into the throat. (Formula 2.)
For dysphagia where food cannot pass down, soak in wine for three nights, grind into powder, form pills the size of mung beans, take eight pills each time with wine. (Formula 3.)
To induce labor, grind the drug into powder, take two qian with water, avoiding contact with the teeth. Additionally, apply castor bean seeds to the soles of the feet. (Formula 4.)
For pediatric abdominal masses and accumulations, use Balsam Seed (Fengxianzi), Red Flower Seeds (Shuihonghua), Rhubarb (Dahuang), and Mirabilite (Mangxiao) ground into fine powder. Take one white pigeon, remove feathers and entrails, open the abdomen without touching water, wipe clean with cloth, insert the powder inside, tie tightly with cotton thread, boil in a clay pot until dry, then roast the pigeon until yellow. Eat in the morning; by evening the disease softens, and recovery occurs through bloody stool after three days. (Formula 5.)
For swelling and pain from contusions, crush the roots and leaves and apply externally. (Formula 6.)
For bone impaction in the throat, crush the root, hold in the mouth and swallow, then rinse with water. (Formula 7.)
For accidental ingestion of copper or iron objects. Same method as above. (Formula 8.)
To soften the feet for washing, use five qian each of Glauber's Salt (Pixiao), Balsam Seed (Fengxianzi), and Pomegranate Peel (Shiliupi), and four qian of Artemisia capillaris (Yinchen). Decoct and wash. Do not wash with hands, as women may experience wrapping/deformation of the limbs.
Another method: Crush Balsam Flowers with roots and decoct for washing, which is also effective. (Formula 9.)
Kudzu Root (Yuanhua) is used after vinegar stir-frying. Cassia Seed (Jueming) acts as an assistant herb; it is incompatible with Licorice (Gancao).
Acrid and bitter in taste, toxic. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Drains water and breaks qi stagnation, expels fluid retention and clears phlegm. Treats cough and eliminates rebellious qi, soothes carbuncles and reduces abdominal fullness.
Rauvolfia verticillata (Raohua) has the same therapeutic effects.
Kudzu Root grows in valleys of Huaiyuan. Flowers are harvested in spring, roots in autumn. It is now found everywhere. Perennial roots and old stems are purple; roots are white resembling elm roots. Leaves resemble willow leaves.
Purple flowers bloom in spikes in February, finer than vine flowers. Those from Jiangzhou are yellow, called Yellow Kudzu Root. Some say yellow ones are Rauvolfia; others say they are yellow when fresh but turn white when dried.
Method for cauterizing skin tags: Boil Licorice into paste, paint around the base of the tag with a brush several times. Then mix Kudzu Root, Great Euphorbia (Daji), and Kansui (Gansui) into powder, blend with vinegar. Paint the center separately, avoiding contact with Licorice. The next day, the tag shrinks. Apply Licorice paste to the smaller area three times as before, then reapply the medicinal powder. It will naturally become necrotic and shrink. (Verified Formula 1.)
For early-stage bubo, crush the root, extract juice, decoct and drink, apply dregs externally. Resolution occurs if toxins are discharged. (Formula 2.)
For early-stage scrofula in robust individuals, grind Kudzu Root with water and ingest. Severe vomiting and diarrhea indicate resolution. (Formula 3.)
For intense localized pain between the back and legs, apply root powder mixed with vinegar, bind with cloth. (Formula 4.)
For "ghost fetus" and mass disorders with amenorrhea, stir-fry roots into powder, take with Peach Kernel Decoction. Continue until foul matter is expelled. (Formula 5.)
For jaundice due to alcohol consumption with yellow urine, burn Pepper Seeds (Jiaomu) into powder, take half a qian with water. (Formula 6.)