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*The Lingnan Miscellaneous Records* states: It resembles an orange but is sour, also known as "Yi Mu Zi" (Suitable Mother Fruit). Wu Lai of the Yuan Dynasty wrote a song titled "Song of Yi Mu Zi Hot Water." Cantonese explanation: "Yi Nan Zi" (i.e., Yi Mu Zi) resembles a small orange, ripens in the second and third lunar months, has yellow skin, and tastes extremely sour. Pregnant women with liver blood deficiency who crave it are thus associated with the name "Yi Mu" (Suitable for Mothers). During the Yuan Dynasty, an imperial orchard was established at Lizhi Bay in Guangzhou, planting eight hundred Li Mu trees to make thirst-quenching beverages. Li Mu is indeed Yi Mu Zi, also called Li Meng Zi. Wu Lai's poem reads: "The garden official of Guangzhou presents thirst-quenching water; under the heavenly wind and summer heat, Yi Mu Zi [is used]; brewed from hundreds of flowers into sweet dew nectar, cooked in the South Garden into red dragon marrow." This likely refers to squeezing juice from Li Mu seeds and boiling it with sugar. The Mongols call it "She Li Bie," which is the thirst-quencher, also known as the medicinal fruit. When ripe, households compete to buy it, valuing large quantities that can be stored for long periods. Its juice can substitute for vinegar and dye fabric a deep red; food prepared with its juice is considered superior.

*Pharmacological Examination* records: Li Meng Zi is as large as a plum and shaped like an orange. It is suitable for pregnant women to eat, can ward off summer heat, and is the same as Yi Mu Zi. Pregnant women eating it can stabilize the fetus, hence the alternative name "Yi Mu." Consumed pickled, it directs qi downward and harmonizes the stomach; it is excellent for those experiencing restlessness during pregnancy. Made into a syrup, it resists severe summer heat and quenches thirst. Yi Mu Zi pickled with salt, after many years, changes color... (the original text here is incomplete or fragmented).

Suoluo Zi, also named Suoluo Zi, is highly effective in treating stomach pain. *Bencao Gangmu* omitted this indication in its main therapeutic section. *Tongya* records: Suoluo is a type of Jiaorang Wood from foreign lands; its leaves resemble..., its bark resembles Magnolia officinalis, is pale green-white, very clean, birds do not perch on it, insects do not breed in it, and its fruits can direct qi downward. *Yibu Fangwu Ji* records: It grows in Mount Emei, resembling Loquat, with several flowers forming one cluster, blooming in spring, with leaves on the outside and flowers inside; some say the root cannot be transplanted. *Wu Chuan Lu* records: The tree leaves resemble Pittosporum illicioides, similar to Yangmei, with red-and-white flowers blooming between spring and summer. *Chang'an Kehua* records: Inside the Temple of the Sleeping Buddha, there are two Suoluo trees; their fruits resemble acorns and can treat heart diseases. *Chenyuan Shilue* records: Suoluo flower buds are as large as fists, leaves resemble Loquats, with more than twenty leaves layered together holding them; the buds resemble Paulownia flowers, in clusters of over thirty, lasting a month before fading. *Liuqing Rizha* records: Suoluo trees originate from the seas of Xifan. When I was in Xunzhou, there was a very large specimen in an official garden; each branch bore seven leaves, with long flower spikes, yellow like chestnut flowers, bearing fruit in autumn resembling chestnuts, edible—this is precisely what is called the Horse Chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum). *Pharmacological Examination* records: Suoluo Zi branches have seven or nine leaves; buds resemble human faces, flowers resemble Peonies, white and fragrant.

The flesh of Suoluo Zi is bitter and slightly cool; it broadens the middle and directs qi downward, treating distension in the epigastrium and hypochondrium, malnutrition accumulations, malaria, dysentery, hematemesis, and consumptive injuries; it soothes the stomach and unblocks collaterals. Roasted into ash using Yin-Yang tiles, or stewed in wine and consumed, both are effective. Used alone, not combined with other herbs, or referred to as "Tian Shi Li" (Heavenly General Chestnut), is incorrect. *Ge Zu Yi Fang* records: Sweet, warm, non-toxic; treats cold pain in the heart and stomach, worm pain; warms nature and kills parasites.

Stomach Pain: *Baicao Jing* uses Suopo Zi, which is Suoluo Zi. Take one piece, remove the shell, crush it, decoct, and take orally; it causes worms to exit through the stool. Three doses eliminate the nine types of heart pain. Yang Chunya's verified prescription: Suoluo Zi, also known as Wuji, roasted into ash and taken with wine.