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The leaves are short and narrow. Those flowering in spring are called Chunlan (Spring Orchid), and those flowering in autumn are called Qiulan (Autumn Orchid); both typically have one flower per stem. Varieties with multiple flowers on a single stem are called Jiujie Lan (Nine-Joint Orchid).
Those calyces without red spots and of pure color are called Caosu (Grass White), which is especially fragrant. For medicinal use, the variety with one flower per stem is considered superior.
Root: Treats rabies from mad dog bites. *Xingqie Jianmi* records: Take four taels of root, wash it clean, add two bowls of yellow wine, decoct until one bowl remains, and drink it all at once. The toxin will then be eliminated through urination and defecation in the form of blood.

There are purple and white varieties. The purple variety enters the Blood aspect, while the white variety enters the Qi aspect. The stems have thorns, and the leaves resemble those of Rosa chinensis but with more serrations. They can grow three to four chi high, and their flowers are purple. The medicinal part is the petal; avoid exposure to fire. *Baicao Jing* states: Rose buds should be harvested before Lixia (Start of Summer) when they are still closed, dried in the shade for use, and must not be exposed to fire.
It has an aromatic fragrance and warm nature, with a sweet and slightly bitter taste. It enters the Spleen and Liver meridians. It harmonizes and moves blood, regulates Qi, and treats wind-bi syndrome. *Yaoxing Kao* states: Rose has a warm nature, promotes blood circulation and breaks up accumulations. It is beneficial for treating pain due to trauma and blood stasis when soaked in wine and drunk.
Rose Paste for Treating Hematemesis: *Jiusheng Kuhai* records: Use one hundred rose flowers (remove the heart and pistil from freshly opened ones), add two bowls of river water, and decoct until half a bowl remains. Then add one bowl of river water, decoct until half a bowl remains, strain, and mix evenly. There should be one and a half bowls total. Decoct again until one bowl remains, add one jin of white sugar, and reduce to a paste. Take as needed.
For Jin Kou Li (Anorectic Dysentery), decoct shade-dried roses for oral administration.
For Ru Yong (Mastitis): Take seven rose flowers and seven cloves (Mother Clove), decoct in non-fermented wine, and drink. It will heal spontaneously.
For early-stage swelling and toxicity: *Baicao Jing* records: Take one qian of rose flowers (remove heart and pistil, bake dry, and grind into powder), and take with good wine.
For early-stage mastitis and depression syndromes: *Baicao Jing* records: Take thirty freshly opened, shade-dried rose flowers, remove the heart and pistil, decoct in aged wine, and take after meals.
For Liver-Stomach Qi Pain: Take shade-dried rose flowers, brew in water, and drink as tea.
For new or chronic Wind-Bi Syndrome: *Baicao Jing* records: Take three qian of rose flowers (remove stems, stamens, and pistils, dry in shade), one qian of Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius), and one qian of Quan Danggui (Angelica sinensis whole root). Decoct in water, strain, and take with good wine for seven doses to eradicate the root cause permanently.
For Tu Hong (Hemoptysis/Hematemesis): *Jiting* records: Use an appropriate amount of rose flowers, remove the pistil, crush to extract juice, and boil into a paste for storage in bottles. Every morning on an empty stomach, take four or five tea spoonsful, dissolve in boiling water, and drink. Recovery occurs within one or two days.
*Shaolin Boxing Classic* records: Rose flowers can treat traumatic injuries.
Wind-Bi Medicinal Wine: *Jiusheng Kuhai* records: Take one liang each of Baijin Hua (Hibiscus mutabilis flower), Dahong Yueji Hua (Red Rosa chinensis flower), and Rose flowers (remove pistil); five qian of Naoyang Hua (Datura metel flower); and one liang each of Fengqiahua Rou (Solanum torvum flower flesh). Soak in five hu of Shaoxing wine, seal for seven days, and steam over water. Place a pinch of white rice on top of the jar; when the rice cooks into rice, it is ready. Remove, and take two or three cups each time. Cover warmly and sleep, avoiding wind, and recovery will occur.
Baozhen Wan (Preserve Truth Pill): *Zhu Paishan Ganyuan Xiaoshi* records: Baozhen Wan can unblock meridians, harmonize all vessels, strengthen waist and kidneys, benefit spleen and stomach, increase appetite, improve gait, eliminate all chronic diseases, and consolidate the True Yuan (Original Qi).
Preparation method: Remove the pistil from rose flowers, pick the petals, place them in bags lined with bamboo paper, spread thinly, and sun-dry. Take one jin of the pure powder; avoid fire. The flower's color benefits blood, and its aroma tonifies Qi; its wonders are too numerous to describe. Take one jin of Buguzhi (Psoralea corylifolia), wash away soil, mix with five qian each of [missing character], Baizhu (Atractylodes macrocephala), Fuling (Poria cocos), and Gancao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), decoct in one bowl of water, mix with the herbs, sun-dry until dry, and stir-fry until the liquid is exhausted. Take one jin of Tusizi (Cuscuta chinensis), decoct with five qian each of Xiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong), Gui (Angelica sinensis), Shao (Paeonia lactiflora), and Shengdi (Rehmannia glutinosa), strain, and boil the Tusizi in the liquid until it exudes silk-like threads. Sun-dry and stir-fry. Take six liang of Hutaoren (Walnut kernel), crush with skin into a paste. Take four liang of Duzhong (Eucommia ulmoides), stir-fry with salt water to remove fibers. Take four liang of Jiu Zi (Allium tuberosum seed), wash clean, and stir-fry over low heat. Grind all into fine powders, bind with refined honey into pills the size of tung seeds. Take four qian every morning on an empty stomach with plain boiled water. Avoid mutton.
One formula adds four liang of Yubiao (Fish Maw), suitable for both men and women to promote conception; it is extremely effective. Alternatively, add Lujiaojiao (Deer Antler Glue) and Gouqi Zi (Lycium barbarum fruit).