（《日华》）
【集解】藏器曰∶剪草生山泽间，叶如茗而细，江东用之。
颂曰∶生润州。二月、三月采，曝干用。
时珍曰∶按∶许叔微《本事方》言∶剪草状如茜草，又如细辛。婺、台二州皆有之，惟
婺州者可用。其说殊详，今遍询访无识者。或云即茜草也，未有的据。
根
【气味】苦，凉，无毒。颂曰∶平。
【主治】诸恶疮、疥癣、风瘙， 蚀有虫，浸酒服（大明）。
【发明】元素曰∶上部血，须用剪草、牡丹皮、天门冬，麦门冬。
时珍曰∶许学士《本事方》云∶剪草治劳瘵吐血损肺及血妄行，名曰神传膏。其法∶每
用一斤净洗，晒为末，入生蜜二斤，和为膏，以器盛之，不得犯铁器，一日一蒸，九蒸九曝
乃止。病患五更起，面东坐，不得语言，以匙抄药四匙食之，良久以稀粟米饮压之。药只冷
服，米饮亦勿大热，或吐或下不妨。如久病肺损咯血，只一服愈。寻常嗽血妄行，每服一匙
可也。有一贵妇病瘵，得此方，九日药成。前一夕，病者梦人戒令翌日勿乱服药。次日将服
药，屋上土坠器中，不可用。再合成，将服，为猫覆器，又不得食。再合未就，而夫人卒矣。
此药之异有如此。若小小血妄行，只一啜而愈也。此药绝妙若此，而世失传，惜哉！
【附方】新二。
风虫牙痛∶剪草、细辛、 本等分，煎水热漱，少顷自止。（《中藏经》）
风疮瘙痒∶滑肌散∶治风邪客于肌中，浑身瘙痒，致生疮疥，及脾肺风毒攻冲，生疮干
湿，
日久不瘥∶用剪草七两（不见火），轻粉一钱。为末。掺之。干者，麻油调掺。（《和剂局方》）
(From *Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao*)
[Collected Explanations]
Chen Zangqi stated: Jiancao (Herba Siphonostegiae) grows between mountains and marshes. Its leaves resemble those of tea (*Camellia sinensis*) but are finer. It is used in the Jiangdong region.
Su Song stated: It grows in Runzhou. It is harvested in February and March, dried in the sun, and then used.
Li Shizhen stated: According to verification, Xu Shuwei in *Ben Shi Fang* recorded that Jiancao resembles Qiancao (Radix Rubiae) and also resembles Xixin (Radix Asari). It is found in both Wuzhou and Taizhou, but only that from Wuzhou is usable. His description was quite detailed; however, inquiries made everywhere have yielded no one who recognizes this herb. Some claim it is Qiancao, but there is no definitive evidence.
Root
[Aroma and Flavor]
Bitter, cool, non-toxic. Su Song stated: Neutral in temperature.
[Indications]
Various malignant sores, scabies, tinea, wind-induced pruritus, lesions corroded by parasites. Taken as a wine infusion. (From *Da Ming Ben Cao*)
[Elucidation]
Zhang Yuansu stated: For blood disorders in the upper body, Jiancao, Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan), Tiandong (Radix Asparagi), and Maidong (Rhizoma Ophiopogonis) must be used.
Li Shizhen stated: Scholar Xu in *Ben Shi Fang* recorded that Jiancao treats consumption with hemoptysis, lung injury, and reckless bleeding, named "Shenchuan Gao" (Divine Transmission Paste). The method is as follows: Take one jin (approx. 500g) of the clean herb, dry it into powder, add two jin of raw honey, and mix into a paste. Store in a vessel, ensuring no contact with iron. Steam once daily, repeating nine steaming and nine drying cycles. The patient rises at wugeng (3-5 AM), sits facing east, remains silent, and takes four spoonfuls of the medicine. Afterward, drink thin millet gruel to settle it. The medicine should be taken cold, and the millet gruel should not be too hot. Vomiting or diarrhea does not matter. For chronic lung damage with hemoptysis, one dose suffices for recovery. For ordinary coughing with blood or reckless bleeding, one spoonful per dose is sufficient. A noblewoman suffering from consumption obtained this prescription and took nine days to prepare the medicine. The night before completion, she dreamed someone warned her not to take the medicine rashlessly the next day. On the following day, just as she was about to take it, soil fell from the roof into the vessel, rendering it unusable. Upon remaking it, just as she was about to take it, a cat covered the vessel, preventing consumption. Before the second preparation was complete, the lady passed away. The miraculous nature of this medicine is such. For minor reckless bleeding, a single sip cures the condition. This medicine is so exquisite yet has been lost to the world; what a pity!
[Attached Prescriptions] Two new prescriptions.
Wind-worm toothache: Jiancao, Xixin, Gaoben (Rhizoma Ligustici) in equal proportions. Decoct in water and rinse the mouth while hot; the pain will cease shortly. (From *Zhong Zang Jing*)
Wind-sore itching: Huaji San (Slippery Muscle Powder): Treats wind pathogens lodging in the muscles, causing whole-body itching leading to sores and scabies, as well as spleen-lung wind-toxin attacking, causing dry or damp sores that do not heal over time. Use seven liang of Jiancao (not processed by fire) and one qian of Qingfen (Calomel). Grind into powder. Apply to the lesion. For dry lesions, mix with sesame oil before application. (From *He Ji Ju Fang*)