甘，平，无毒。止汗。
盗汗，同牡蛎粉扑之。（验方第一。）
诸虚自汗，同牡蛎、小麦、黄 服。（第二。）
产后虚汗，同当归、黄 服。（第三。）
阴囊湿疹，同硫黄、米粉，末敷之。（第四。）
味甘，微苦，无毒。除目翳，消积块。止崩中赤白，疗肠风泻痢。提月水滑流，收大肠
脱肛
。解肌止泪而涩血，祛风除湿而治疝。
出秦、陇、华、成诸郡近水处，今所在近水地有之。苗长尺许，丛生，每根一杆，无花。
寸
寸有节，色青，凌冬不凋。采无时。
目昏多泪，与苍术末服或丸。（验方第一。）
舌硬出血，煎漱。（第二。）
血痢不已，煎服。（第三。）
脱肛，为末掺之。（第四。）
月水不断，炒，煎服。（第五。）
吞钱，为末，鸡子白合服。（第六。）
木贼散 木贼 香附 芒硝（等分）
为末，每二钱。治血崩，黑色酒下，红色水下。痛加乳没、当归。（诸方第一。）
以大米粉浆染过，晒干为末，入水澄之，浮者是灯心也，晒干用。以管收贮，连管
烧则成炭。
甘，寒，无毒。煎汤除水肿之癃闭，烧灰吹厄急之喉痹。通水气而利阴窍，降心火而治
诸淋
生江南泽地，陕西亦有之。丛生，茎圆细而长直。
破伤出血，嚼敷立止。（验方第一。）
鼻衄不已，为末，佐朱砂饮下。（第二。）
喉风痹塞，为末，佐硼砂吹之。（第三。）
夜不合目，代茶饮之。（第四。）
湿热黄胆，四两，水酒入瓶煮半日，露一夜，温服。（第五。）
[Radix Ephedrae]
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It stops sweating.
For night sweats (Dao Han), mix with Oyster Shell Powder (Muli Fen) and apply externally. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For spontaneous sweating (Zi Han) due to various deficiency syndromes, take together with Oyster Shell (Muli), Wheat (Xiaomai), and Astragalus Root (Huangqi). (No. 2.)
For postpartum spontaneous sweating due to deficiency, take together with Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui) and Astragalus Root (Huangqi). (No. 3.)
For eczema of the scrotum, mix with Realgar (Liuhuang) and rice flour, grind into powder, and apply externally. (No. 4.)
[Mu Zei / Equiseti Herba]
Sweet and slightly bitter in taste, non-toxic. It removes corneal opacities (Mu Yi) and dissipates accumulations. It treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (Beng Zhong Chi Bai), and intestinal wind diarrhea and dysentery (Chang Feng Xie Li). It addresses irregular menstruation or continuous vaginal discharge (Yue Shui Hua Liu), and retracts rectal prolapse (Tuo Gang). It releases the muscle layer, stops tearing, and astringes blood; it dispels wind and dampness and treats hernia (Shan).
It grows near water in Qin, Long, Hua, and Cheng commanderies. Currently, it is found in similar aquatic environments everywhere. The seedlings are about one chi long, growing in clumps, each with a single stem, without flowers. The stem has nodes every cun or two cuns, is green in color, and does not wither in winter. It can be harvested at any time.
For blurred vision with excessive tearing, take with Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu) powder or form into pills. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For a stiff tongue with bleeding, decoct and use for rinsing the mouth. (No. 2.)
For persistent bloody dysentery, decoct and take internally. (No. 3.)
For rectal prolapse, grind into fine powder and sprinkle on the affected area. (No. 4.)
For continuous menstrual flow, stir-fry, decoct, and take internally. (No. 5.)
For swallowing coins, grind into powder, mix with egg white, and take. (No. 6.)
Mu Zei San (Equisetum Powder): Consists of Equiseti Herba (Mu Zei), Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu), and Mirabilite (Mangxiao) in equal parts.
Grind into powder. Take two qian per dose. Treats metrorrhagia (Xue Beng); if the blood is dark, administer with wine; if red, with water. If pain is severe, add Frankincense (Ruxiang), Myrrh (Moyao), and Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui). (First of Various Formulas.)
[Deng Cao / Junci Medulla]
Soak in rice starch slurry, dry in the sun, grind into powder, clarify in water; the floating part is the pith of Juncus effusus (Deng Xin), dry it and use. Collect in tubes for storage; burning it inside the tube produces charcoal.
Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Decoction treats oliguria (Long Bi) caused by edema; ash blown into the throat treats acute pharyngitis (Hou Bi). It promotes water metabolism, benefits the genital organs, descends Heart Fire (Xin Huo), and treats various strangury syndromes (Lin Zheng).
Grows in marshy areas of Jiangnan; also found in Shaanxi. Grows in clumps, stems are round, thin, long, and straight.
For traumatic bleeding, chew and apply externally to stop bleeding immediately. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For persistent epistaxis (Bi Nu), grind into powder, mix with Cinnabar (Zhusha), and take orally. (No. 2.)
For wind-stroke obstruction of the throat (Hou Feng Bi Sai), grind into powder, mix with Borax (Pengsha), and blow into the throat. (No. 3.)
For insomnia (Ye Bu He Mu), drink as tea. (No. 4.)
For damp-heat jaundice (Shi Re Huang Dan), take four liang, boil in water and wine in a bottle for half a day, expose overnight, and take warm. (No. 5.)