（一十三种）
鸩鸟浆
藏器曰∶生江南林木下，高一、二尺，叶阴紫色，冬不凋，有赤子如珠。味甘，温，无
毒。能解诸毒，故名。山人浸酒服，主风血羸老。
颂曰∶鸩鸟威，生信州山野中，春生青叶，九月有花如蓬蒿菜，花淡黄色，不结实。疗
痈肿疖毒。采无时。
七仙草
藏器曰∶生山足。叶尖细长。主杖疮，捣枝叶敷之。
吉祥草
藏器曰∶生西域，胡人将来也。味甘，温，无毒。主明目强记，补心力。
时珍曰∶今人种一种草，叶如漳兰，四时青翠，夏开紫花成穗，易繁。亦名吉祥草。非
此吉祥也。
鸡脚草
藏器曰∶生泽畔，赤茎对叶，如百合苗。味苦，平，无毒。主赤白久痢成疳。
兔肝草
藏器曰∶初生细叶，软似兔肝。一名鸡肝。味甘，平，无毒。主金疮，止血生肉，解丹
石发热。
断罐草
藏器曰∶主疔疮。合白牙KT 菜、半夏、地骨皮、青苔、蜂窠、小儿发、绯帛等分。
五月五日烧灰。每汤服一钱。拔根也。KT ，音畜，羊蹄根也。
千金镉草
藏器曰∶生江南，高二、三尺。主蛇蝎虫咬毒，捣敷疮上，生肌止痛。
土落草
藏器曰∶生岭南山谷，叶细长。味甘，温，无毒。主腹冷气痛 癖。酒煎服，亦捣汁温
服。
倚待草
藏器曰∶生桂州如安山谷。叶圆，高二、三尺。八月采。味甘，温，无毒。主血气虚劳，
腰膝疼弱，风缓羸瘦，无颜色，绝阳无子，妇人老血。浸酒服，逐病极速，故名
药王草
藏器曰∶苗茎青色，叶摘之有乳汁。味甘，平，无毒。解一切毒，止鼻衄、吐血，祛
烦躁。
筋子根
藏器曰∶生四明山，苗高尺余，叶圆浓光润，冬不凋，根大如指。亦名根子。味苦，温，
无毒。主心腹痛，不问冷热远近，恶鬼气注刺痛，霍乱蛊毒暴下血。酒饮磨服。
颂曰∶根子生威州山中。味苦、辛，温。主心中结块，久积气攻脐下痛。
药
藏器曰∶生胡地，似干茅，黄赤色。味咸，温，无毒。主折伤内损血瘀，生肤止痛，治
五脏，除邪气，补虚损，产后血病。水煮服之，亦捣敷伤处。
时珍曰∶《外台秘要》∶治堕马内损，取 药末一两，牛乳一盏，煎服。
无风独摇草（《拾遗》）
曰∶生大秦国及岭南，五月五日采，诸山野亦往往有之。头若弹子，尾若鸟尾，两片
开合，见人自动，故曰独摇。性温，平，无毒。主头面游风，遍身痒，煮汁淋洗。
藏器曰∶带之令夫妇相爱。
时珍曰∶羌活、天麻、鬼臼、薇衔四者，皆名无风独摇草，而物不同也。段成式《酉阳
杂俎》言∶雅州出舞草，独茎三叶，叶如决明，一叶在茎端，两叶居茎之半相对。人近之歌
讴及抵掌，则叶动如舞。按此即虞美人草，亦无风独摇之类也。又按∶《山海经》云∶姑
KT之山，帝女死焉，化为KT 草。其叶相重，花黄，实如兔丝。服之媚人。郭璞注云∶
一
名荒夫草。此说与陈藏器佩之相爱之语相似，岂即一物欤？
(Thirteen kinds)
Zhen Bird Paste (Zhen Niao Jiang)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows under the forests in the south of the Yangtze River, one to two chi high. The underside of the leaves is purple, it does not wither in winter, and bears red fruits like pearls. Its taste is sweet, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It can detoxify various poisons, hence its name. Mountain people soak it in wine and drink it; it treats wind-blood deficiency leading to frailty and old age.
Su Song stated: Zhen Niao Wei grows in the mountains and wilds of Xinzhou. Green leaves sprout in spring; in September, flowers appear resembling Artemisia vulgaris, pale yellow in color, and it does not bear fruit. It treats carbuncles, sores, and boils. There is no specific time for harvesting.
Seven Immortals Grass (Qi Xian Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows at the foot of mountains. The leaves are pointed and slender. It treats whip wounds; crush the leaves and stems and apply externally.
Auspicious Grass (Ji Xiang Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in the Western Regions and was introduced by Hu people. Its taste is sweet, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It treats brightening the eyes and strengthening memory, and supplements heart qi and spirit.
Li Shizhen stated: Nowadays, people cultivate a type of grass whose leaves resemble Zhang Lan (a type of orchid), remaining green all year round. It produces purple flower spikes in summer and propagates easily. It is also called Auspicious Grass. This is not the same as the aforementioned Auspicious Grass.
Chicken Foot Grass (Ji Jiao Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows by the water's edge. The stem is red, with opposite leaves, resembling the seedlings of Lilium brownii. Its taste is bitter, nature is neutral, and it is non-toxic. It treats chronic dysentery (red and white) progressing into infantile malnutrition (gan syndrome).
Rabbit Liver Grass (Tu Gan Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: The newly grown leaves are fine and soft, resembling rabbit liver. Also known as Chicken Liver Grass. Its taste is sweet, nature is neutral, and it is non-toxic. It treats traumatic injuries from metal weapons, stops bleeding, promotes flesh regeneration, and resolves fever caused by cinnabar and realgar toxicity.
Pot-Breaking Grass (Duan Guan Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It treats ding sores (hard, painful skin infections). Combine equal parts of Bai Ya Xian (Speranskia tuberculata root), Pinellia ternata, Phellodendri Cortex, green moss, bee nests, children's hair, and red silk. Burn to ash on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Take one qian with decoction each time. It extracts the root of the disease. "KT" (Xu), pronounced 'xu', refers to the root of Rumex japonicus.
Qianjin Ge Grass (Qian Jin Ge Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in the south of the Yangtze River, two to three chi high. It treats poisoning from snake, scorpion, and insect bites; crush and apply to the sore to promote flesh growth and relieve pain.
Tu Luo Grass (Tu Luo Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in the valleys of southern Lingnan. The leaves are slender. Its taste is sweet, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It treats abdominal cold qi pain and fixed masses (pi). Decoct in wine and take, or crush and take the juice warm.
Yi Dai Grass (Yi Dai Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in the Ru'an Valley of Guizhou. The leaves are round, two to three chi high. Harvested in August. Its taste is sweet, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It treats blood and qi deficiency consumption, weak and painful waist and knees, flaccidity due to wind, emaciation, lack of luster, impotence with infertility, and old blood stasis in women. Soak in wine and drink; it expels pathogens extremely quickly, hence its name.
Medicine King Grass (Yao Wang Cao)
Chen Zangqi stated: The seedling stems are cyan; when leaves are plucked, milky sap flows out. Its taste is sweet, nature is neutral, and it is non-toxic. It detoxifies all poisons, stops epistaxis and hematemesis, and dispels irritability.
Jin Zi Root (Jin Zi Gen)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in Siming Mountain. The seedlings are over one chi high, with thick, glossy, round leaves that do not wither in winter. The roots are as thick as a finger. Also known as Gen Zi. Its taste is bitter, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It treats heart and abdominal pain, regardless of cold or heat, distant or recent onset, stabbing pain caused by evil ghost qi invasion, cholera, gu poison, and sudden bloody diarrhea. Grind with wine and take.
Su Song stated: Gen Zi grows in the mountains of Weizhou. Its taste is bitter and pungent, nature is warm. It treats nodules in the chest and pain below the umbilicus caused by long-standing qi accumulation attacking downward.
[Missing Name] Herb (Yao)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in Hu lands, resembling dry cogon grass, yellowish-red. Its taste is salty, nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It treats blood stasis from internal injury due to fractures or falls, promotes skin regeneration and pain relief, treats disorders of the five zang organs, eliminates pathogenic factors, tonifies deficiency, and treats postpartum blood diseases. Decoct in water and take, or crush and apply to the injured area.
Li Shizhen stated: *Waitai Miyao* records: To treat internal injuries from falling off a horse, take one liang of this herb's powder and one cup of cow's milk, decoct and take.
Windless Self-Shaking Grass (Wu Feng Du Yao Cao) (from *Bencao Shiyi*)
Chen Zangqi stated: It grows in Daqin (Roman Empire) and Lingnan. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month; it is also often found in various mountains and wilds. The head resembles a marble, the tail resembles a bird's tail, consisting of two leaves that open and close. It shakes automatically upon seeing people, hence the name "Self-Shaking." Its nature is warm and neutral, and it is non-toxic. It treats wandering wind on the head and face, generalized pruritus; boil the juice and wash externally.
Chen Zangqi stated: Carrying it makes husband and wife love each other.
Li Shizhen stated: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Guijiu (Podophylli Fructus), and Wei Xian (Asari Folium) are all named Windless Self-Shaking Grass, but they are different plants. Duan Chengshi's *Youyang Zazu* states: Yazhou produces Dancing Grass, which has a single stem with three leaves. The leaves resemble Cassia obtusifolia seeds; one leaf is at the stem tip, and two leaves are opposite each other in the middle of the stem. When people approach, sing, or clap their hands, the leaves move as if dancing. According to this description, it is the Mimosa pudica (or sensitive plant), which also belongs to the category of windless self-shaking plants. Furthermore, according to *Shan Hai Jing*: On Mount Gu KT, the daughter of the Emperor died and transformed into KT grass. Its leaves overlap, flowers are yellow, and fruits resemble Cuscuta chinensis. Consuming it makes one charming/alluring. Guo Pu's commentary states: Also known as Huangfu Grass. This description is similar to Chen Zangqi's statement about carrying it to foster love between couples. Could they be the same substance?