蜜水浸蒸焙用，畏碱。即玉竹，一名女萎。
味甘，气平，性缓无毒。疗虚劳寒热，治风温热汗。风淫四肢， 烂泪出，久服自效。
湿注腰痛，黑点面 ，浅尝无功。除风湿平剂，治虚疟缓药。
去面皱，和颜色，强筋骨，导气脉，兼治中风湿毒，用葳蕤根切碎，熬取汁，渣再焙末，
丸
弹大，每汤下一丸。（验方第一。）
目赤涩痛，同当归、赤芍、黄连煎洗。（第二。）
眼花赤痛，少佐薄荷、生姜煎服。（第三。）
发热口干、小便涩，水煎服。（第四。）
小便猝淋，同芭蕉根煎服。（第五。）
处处山中有之。茎叶如竹，亦如姜。亦可采根种之。
葳蕤汤 葳蕤 石膏 白薇 麻黄 独活 杏仁 大黄 甘草 青木香
治风温脉尺寸俱浮，沉之涩，常自汗，身重多睡，鼻息鼾，语难出。（诸方第一。）
酒炙上行，盐炙下润。忌铁。
味苦，气寒。入手太阴肺，足太阳膀胱。泻无根之肾火，疗有汗之骨蒸，止虚劳之热嗽，
治
久疟之寒热。止渴润燥，清金泄肺。败脾胃，泄大肠。大便不实者忌之。
生河内川谷，花叶如韭，二八月采。
嵌甲肿痛，烧研掺之。（验方第一。）
紫癜汗斑，醋合搽之。（第二。）
子烦不得卧，枣肉丸弹大，参汤下。（第三。）
妊娠腹痛如欲产，蜜丸豆大，粥饮下。（第四。）
久嗽气急，同杏仁煎服，继用莱菔子、杏仁丸服。（第五。）
白虎汤 石膏 知母 粳米 炙草
治伤寒脉滑而厥，里有热者。脉洪加参。又治三阳合病，腹满身重，难以转侧，口痹面垢，
谵语遗尿，有汗者。（诸方第一。）
桂枝白虎 白虎原方加桂枝。
治温疟脉如平，无寒但热，骨节烦痛，或呕者。（第二。）
枣仁汤 枣仁 甘草 知母 茯苓 川芎
治虚劳虚烦不眠。（第三。）
大补阴丸 知母 黄柏 熟地 龟板
蜜丸。治骨蒸盗汗，肺痿咳血。（第四。）
虎潜丸 龟板 黄柏 知母 熟地 牛膝 白芍 锁阳 虎骨 当归 陈皮 羊
肉
捣丸。治筋骨痿软，不能履步，肾阴不足也。（第五。）
滋肾丸 知母 黄柏 肉桂
水丸服。治小便闭，不渴，热在下焦也。（第六。）
Soaked in honey water, steamed, then dried by baking; adverse with alkali. It is Yuzhu (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma), also known as Nuwei.
Sweet in taste, neutral in qi, gentle in nature, non-toxic. Treats deficiency labor with alternating chills and fever; treats wind-warmth disease with spontaneous sweating. For wind pathogen invading the four limbs and tearing, long-term administration yields efficacy.
For lumbar pain caused by dampness pouring downward, and dark spots on the face, superficial use yields no merit. It is a balanced formula for dispelling wind-dampness, and a mild medicine for treating deficiency malaria.
Removes facial wrinkles, harmonizes complexion, strengthens sinews and bones, guides qi and vessels; additionally treats middle-jiao wind-dampness toxicity. Method: chop Weirui root, decoct to extract juice, bake the dregs again and powder them, make pills the size of a bullet, take one pill per dose with soup/water. (Verified Formula 1.)
Red, sore, and painful eyes: decoct together with Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chishao (Paeoniae Rubra Radix), and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) for washing. (2.)
Blurred vision with redness and pain: add a small amount of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma), decoct and take orally. (3.)
Fever with dry mouth and astringent urination: decoct in water and take orally. (4.)
Sudden stranguria: decoct together with Bajiaogen (Musaee Caulis) and take orally. (5.)
Grows in mountains everywhere. Stems and leaves resemble bamboo or ginger. Roots can be collected for planting.
Weirui Tang (Jade Bamboo Decoction): Weirui (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Baiwei (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Qingmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix).
Treats wind-warmth disease where pulse at cun, guan, and chi positions are all floating, rough upon deep pressure, with frequent spontaneous sweating, heavy body, excessive sleepiness, snoring respiration, and difficulty speaking. (All Formulas 1.)
Wine-fried directs action upward; salt-fried directs action downward to moisten. Adverse with iron.
Bitter in taste, cold in qi. Enters Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian. Drains rootless kidney fire; treats bone-steaming with sweating; stops heat cough from deficiency labor; treats chills and fever from chronic malaria. Stops thirst, moistens dryness, clears metal and drains lung. Damages spleen and stomach, drains large intestine. Contraindicated for those with loose stools.
Grows in rivers and valleys of He Nei; flowers and leaves resemble leeks; harvested in the second and eighth lunar months.
Ingrown toenail swelling and pain: burn, powder, and apply externally. (Verified Formula 1.)
Purpura and sweat patches: mix with vinegar and apply topically. (2.)
Pregnancy-related restlessness and inability to lie down: make pills the size of a bullet with jujube flesh, take with Ginseng soup. (3.)
Abdominal pain during pregnancy resembling labor: make honey pills the size of beans, take with rice drink. (4.)
Chronic cough with shortness of breath: decoct together with Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum); subsequently take pills made of Laifuzi (Raphani Fructus) and Xingren. (5.)
Baihu Tang (White Tiger Decoction): Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Jingmi (Oryzae Sativa Granum), Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Treats cold damage with slippery pulse and cold extremities, indicating interior heat. If pulse is surging, add Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma). Also treats combined disease of three yang meridians: abdominal fullness, heaviness of body, difficulty turning over, numbness of mouth, dirty complexion, delirium, and enuresis, in cases with sweating. (All Formulas 1.)
Guizhi Baihu Tang (Cinnamon Twig White Tiger Decoction): Original Baihu Tang plus Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus).
Treats warm malaria where pulse appears normal, without chills but with fever, vexing pain in bone joints, or vomiting. (2.)
Zaoren Tang (Ziziphus Seed Decoction): Zaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma).
Treats deficiency labor with deficiency vexation and insomnia. (3.)
Dabu Yin Wan (Great Supplement Yin Pill): Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Guiban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum).
Honey pills. Treats bone-steaming with night sweats, lung flaccidity with hemoptysis. (4.)
Huqian Wan (Tiger Crouching Pill): Guiban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Suoyang (Cynomorii Herba), Hugut (Pantheris Os), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Yangrou (Ovis/Capis Carnis).
Pounded into pills. Treats flaccidity of sinews and bones, inability to walk, due to insufficiency of kidney yin. (5.)
Zishen Wan (Nourish Kidney Pill): Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex).
Water pills. Treats urinary retention without thirst, due to heat in the lower jiao. (6.)