（宋《图经》）
【校正】自外类移入此。
【释名】谢婆菜（《图经》）、半边山。
【集解】颂曰∶水苦 生宜州溪涧侧。叶似苦 ，浓而光泽。根似白术而软。二、八、
九月采其根食之。
根
【气味】微苦、辛，寒，无毒。
【主治】风热上壅，咽喉肿痛，及项上风 ，以酒磨服（苏颂）。
（《救荒》）
【释名】鸡腿根（《救荒》）、天藕（《野菜谱》）。
时珍曰∶翻白，以叶之形名；鸡腿、天藕，以根之味名也。楚人谓之湖鸡腿，淮人谓之
天藕。
【集解】周定王曰∶翻白草高七、八寸。叶硬而浓，有锯齿，背白，似地榆而细长。开
黄花。根如指大，长三寸许，皮赤肉白，两头尖峭。生食、煮熟皆宜。
时珍曰∶鸡腿儿生近泽田地，高不盈尺。春生弱茎，一茎三叶，尖长而浓，有皱纹锯齿
，面青背白。四月开小黄花。结子如胡荽子，中有细子。其根状如小白术头，剥去赤皮，其
内白色如鸡肉，食之有粉。小儿生食之，荒年人掘以和饭食。
根
【气味】甘、微苦，平，无毒。
【主治】吐血下血崩中，疟疾痈疮（时珍）。
【附方】新七。
崩中下血∶用湖鸡腿根一两捣碎，酒二盏，煎一盏服。（《濒湖集简
方》）。
吐血不止∶翻白草，每用五七科 咀，水二钟，煎一钟
，空心服。
疟疾寒热∶翻白草根五七个，煎酒服之。
无名肿毒∶方同上。
丁毒初起，不拘已成、未成∶用翻白草十科，酒煎服，出汗即愈。
浑身疥癞∶端午日午时采翻白草，每用一握，煎水洗之。
疮溃烂∶端午日午时采翻白草，洗收。每用一握，煎汤盆盛，围住熏洗，效。（刘松
石《保寿堂方》）。
(Song Dynasty *Tujing Bencao*)
[Correction] Transferred from other categories to this entry.
[Names] Xiepo Cai (from *Tujing Bencao*), Banbian Shan.
[Collection and Explanation] Song said: Shuiku Mai grows beside streams in Yizhou. The leaves resemble those of *Ixeris polycephala* (Kumai), are thick and glossy. The root resembles *Atractylodis Rhizoma* (Baizhu) but is soft. Its roots are harvested for food in the second, eighth, and ninth lunar months.
Root
[Aroma and Flavor] Slightly bitter, pungent, cold nature, non-toxic.
[Indications] Wind-heat congestion ascending, causing sore throat and swelling, as well as wind obstruction in the neck and nape; taken after being ground with wine (Su Song).
(*Jiu Huang Bencao*)
[Names] Jitui Gen (from *Jiu Huang Bencao*), Tian Ou (from *Ye Caipu*).
Shizhen said: Fanbai Cao is named after the shape of its leaves; Jitui and Tian Ou are named after the taste of its root. People in Chu call it Hujitui, while people in Huai call it Tianou.
[Collection and Explanation] King Ding of Zhou said: Fanbai Cao is seven or eight cun high. The leaves are hard and dense, with serrated edges, white on the back, resembling *Sanguisorbae Radix* (Diyu) but thinner and longer. It bears yellow flowers. The root is about the thickness of a finger, approximately three cun long, with red skin and white flesh, pointed at both ends. Suitable for both raw consumption and cooking.
Shizhen said: Jitui'er grows near wetlands and fields, not reaching one chi in height. In spring, it produces weak stems, each bearing three leaves that are lanceolate, thick, wrinkled, and serrated, green on the surface and white underneath. In April, it opens small yellow flowers. The seeds resemble those of *Coriandri Fructus* (Husui), containing fine inner seeds. Its root resembles the head of a small *Atractylodis Rhizoma*, and when the red skin is peeled off, the interior is white like chicken meat and starchy when eaten. Children eat it raw; during famine years, people dig it up to mix with rice for food.
Root
[Aroma and Flavor] Sweet, slightly bitter, neutral nature, non-toxic.
[Indications] Hematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, malaria, carbuncles, and sores (Shizhen).
[Attached Prescriptions] Seven new prescriptions.
Metrorrhagia and hematochezia: Take one liang of Hujitui Gen, crush it, add two zhan of wine, decoct to one zhan, and take orally (*Binhu Jijian Fang*).
Unceasing hematemesis: Use Fanbai Cao, five to seven pieces per dose, chopped coarsely. Add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong, and take on an empty stomach.
Malaria with chills and fever: Decoct five to seven Fanbai Cao roots in wine and take orally.
Nameless swelling and toxicity: Same prescription as above.
Early stage of Ding Du (furuncle/carbuncle), whether formed or unformed: Use ten pieces of Fanbai Cao, decoct in wine and take orally. Recovery occurs upon sweating.
Generalized scabies and leprosy-like eruptions: Harvest Fanbai Cao at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Use one handful per dose, decoct in water, and wash the affected area.
Ulcerated sores: Harvest Fanbai Cao at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, wash and store. Use one handful per dose, decoct in water, place in a basin, and fumigate/wash the affected area surrounded by the basin. Effective (Liu Songshi, *Baoshoutang Fang*).