酒浸用。生用下行，焙用滋补。畏白前，忌牛肉。
酸，苦，无毒。入肾肝二经。补肝肾，益筋骨，逐恶血，破症结。强足补精，疗腰膝之
实痛
；祛湿解痹，伸筋骨之拘挛。淋痛尿血之剂，喉痹齿痛之药。痈肿恶疮悉疗，金疮折伤皆医
。操通经落胎之权，擅补中续绝之能。同乳香止茎中之痛，引诸药至足膝之地。
处处有之，以川中人家栽莳者为良。方茎暴节，叶皆对生。秋月开花，作穗结子，如小
鼠负
虫，有涩毛，皆贴茎倒生。九月取根。宋时以怀庆者为良。
消渴不止，为末五两，生地汁浸，日晒夜浸，蜜丸服。（验方第一。）
下痢先赤后白，此肠蛊也。酒渍二两，每服一两。（第二。）
女人血块，酒煎服。（第三。）
女人阴痛，酒每煎一两服。（第四。）
胞衣不下，二两，冬葵一两，水煎服，三服下。（第五。）
产后尿血，水煎常服。（第六。）
口舌疮烂，酒渍含漱，或煎服。（第七。）
牙痛，煎末漱之。（第八。）
金疮痛，捣敷立止。（第九。）
猝得恶疮，人不识者，捣敷之。（第十。）
风瘙瘾疹及 ，为末酒下。（十一。）
万病丸 牛膝酒浸一宿，焙末 干膝炒令烟尽
用生地汁熬，令可丸，豆大。每五丸。治经淋经闭。又治绕脐疝痛。又治产后症结。（诸
方第一。）
Soak in wine before use. Raw usage directs the action downward, while roasted usage provides tonification. It is incompatible with *Baiqian* (Adenophorae Radix) and beef should be avoided.
Acidic and bitter in taste, non-toxic. Enters the Kidney and Liver meridians. Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, benefits the sinews and bones, expels evil blood, and breaks up masses. Strengthens the feet, replenishes essence, and treats excess pain in the lower back and knees; dispels dampness, resolves bi-syndrome, and extends sinews and bones to relieve contracture. It is a formula for treating strangury pain and hematuria, and a medicine for treating throat obstruction and toothache. It cures carbuncles, sores, and malignant ulcers, and heals metallic wounds and fractures. It holds the power to unblock menstruation and induce abortion, and excels in tonifying the center and reconnecting severed tissues. Combined with *Ruxiang* (Frankincense), it stops pain in the glans penis; it guides other herbs to the area of the feet and knees.
It is found everywhere, but those cultivated by households in Sichuan are considered superior. The stem is square with distinct nodes, and leaves grow oppositely. Flowers bloom in autumn, forming spikes that bear seeds resembling mice carrying insects, covered with prickly hairs that grow inverted along the stem. Roots are harvested in September. During the Song Dynasty, those from Huaqing were deemed the best.
For unceasing xiao-ke (wasting-thirst), grind five liang into powder, soak in juice of *Shengdi Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix), sun-dry during the day and soak at night, then form into honeyed pills. (Verified Formula 1.)
For dysentery presenting first with blood and then with mucus, this is chang-gu (intestinal parasite/disease). Soak two liang in wine, take one liang per dose. (Formula 2.)
For blood clumps in women, decoct in wine and take. (Formula 3.)
For vulvar pain in women, decoct one liang in wine and take per dose. (Formula 4.)
For retained placenta, use two liang of Niuxi and one liang of Dongkuizi (Malvae Semen), decoct in water and take; after three doses, the placenta will be expelled. (Formula 5.)
For hematuria postpartum, decoct in water and take regularly. (Formula 6.)
For oral and lingual ulcers, soak in wine for gargling or decoct and take. (Formula 7.)
For toothache, decoct, grind into powder, and rinse mouth. (Formula 8.)
For pain from metallic wounds, crush and apply topically for immediate relief. (Formula 9.)
For sudden onset of malignant ulcers unrecognized by others, crush and apply topically. (Formula 10.)
For wind-induced pruritus and urticaria [text missing], grind into powder and take with wine. (Formula 11.)
Wanbing Wan (Ten-Thousand-Disease Pill): Soak Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) in wine overnight, roast, and grind into powder; roast Ganxi (Dry Knee/Root) until smoke ceases. Use juice of *Shengdi Huang* (Rehmanniae Radix) to decoct and bind into pills the size of beans. Take five pills per dose. Treats menstrual strangury and amenorrhea. Also treats peri-umbilical hernia pain. Also treats postpartum masses. (First of Various Formulas.)