取粉用。枸杞为使。恶干姜，畏牛膝、干漆，反乌头。即栝蒌根也。秋月掘者有粉
，夏月掘者有筋无粉，不堪用。
甘，酸，微苦，寒，无毒。解消渴，除烦热，疗黄胆，治毒痈。排脓生肌，扑损血瘀。
发黄烦渴，蜜煎服之。（验方第一。）
一切烦渴水煎服。（第二。）
小儿发黄，同蜜服之。（第三。）
小儿壮热头痛，乳汁合末服。（第四。）
小儿囊肿，佐炙草水煎服。（第五。）
耳猝烘烘，削尖，以猪油煎三沸塞之。（第六。）
耳聋未久，用三十斤煮汁，如常酿酒服之。（第七。）
乳汁不下，酒水煎。（第八。）
痈肿初起，同赤小豆末醋合敷。（第九。）
折伤肿痛，热捣敷之。（第十。）
箭镞不出，捣敷日三易。（十一。）
针入肉中，方同上。（十二。）
痘后目障，同蝉蜕焙末，将羊肝批开，入药末，米泔煮熟食之。（十三。）
即王瓜。月令∶四月王瓜生。即此也。
味苦，微寒，无毒。入厥阴肝。通经瘀而破症结，利二便而消痈肿。
生鲁地平泽田野，及人家垣墙间。三月采根。三月生苗，其蔓多须，嫩时可茹。其叶圆
如马
蹄而有尖，面青背淡色而不光。六七月开五出小黄花成簇。结子，熟时有红黄二色。根如栝
蒌根之小者，澄粉甚白。须深掘二三尺乃得正根。
Use the powder. Gouqi (Lycii Fructus) as a guiding drug. It is incompatible with Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), fears Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) and Ganqi (Periplocae Radix), and is antagonistic to Wutou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata). This is also known as Gualualgen (Trichosanthis Radix). Those dug in autumn contain starch, while those dug in summer have only fibers without starch and are unsuitable for use.
Sweet, sour, slightly bitter, cold, non-toxic. Eliminates thirst, removes irritability and heat, treats jaundice, and manages toxic carbuncles. Expels pus, generates flesh, and treats traumatic blood stasis.
For yellowing of the body with irritability and thirst, decoct with honey and take. (Verified Formula 1.)
For all types of irritability and thirst, decoct with water and take. (Formula 2.)
For jaundice in children, take with honey. (Formula 3.)
For high fever and headache in children, mix the powder with breast milk and take. (Formula 4.)
For scrotal swelling in children, combine with Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata) and decoct with water. (Formula 5.)
For sudden tinnitus, cut into a sharp point, fry in lard for three boils, and insert into the ear. (Formula 6.)
For recent deafness, boil thirty jin (approx. 15 kg) of the root to make juice, and take it like wine. (Formula 7.)
For insufficient lactation, decoct with wine and water. (Formula 8.)
For early-stage abscesses and swellings, mix with Chi Xiaodou (Vigna umbellatae Semen) powder and vinegar, then apply externally. (Formula 9.)
For traumatic swelling and pain, crush while hot and apply externally. (Formula 10.)
For arrowheads retained in the body, crush and apply externally, changing three times daily. (Formula 11.)
For needles embedded in flesh, the method is the same as above. (Formula 12.)
For visual obstruction after smallpox, mix with Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum), roast and powder; slice sheep liver, insert the powder, cook in rice wash water, and eat. (Formula 13.)
This is Wanggua (Trichosanthes cucumeroides). The *Yueling* states: "In the fourth month, Wanggua grows." This refers to this plant.
Bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. Enters the Jueyin Liver meridian. Unblocks collateral stasis and breaks up masses, promotes urination and defecation, and reduces abscesses and swellings.
Grows in flat fields and marshes in Lu, as well as between walls of residences. Roots are harvested in March. Seedlings emerge in March; the vines have many tendrils and can be eaten when tender. Leaves are round like horse hooves with pointed tips, green on the front side, pale on the back, and not glossy. In June and July, clusters of small five-petaled yellow flowers bloom. Fruits form, turning red or yellow when ripe. Roots resemble smaller versions of Gualualgen (Trichosanthis Radix); the clarified powder is very white. One must dig two to three chi deep to obtain the main root.