（《唐本草》）
【集解】恭曰∶生山谷中。苗似葡萄，长丈许。根紫色，大者径二、三寸。
保升曰∶所在皆有，今出雍州。叶似 。其根、皮、肉
月采根皮，日干。
大明曰∶紫葛有二种，此是藤生者。
颂曰∶今惟江宁府及台州有之。春生冬枯，似葡萄而紫色。
根皮
【气味】甘、苦，寒，无毒。
大明曰∶苦、滑，冷。烧灰，制硝石。
【主治】痈肿恶疮，捣末醋和封之（苏恭）。主瘫缓挛急，并热毒风，通小肠（大明）。
生肌散血（时珍）。
【附方】旧二。
产后烦渴，血气上冲也∶紫葛三两。水二升，煎一升，去滓呷之。
金疮伤损，生肌破血∶用紫葛二两。顺流水三盏，煎一盏半，分三服。酒煎亦妙。（并
《经验方》）
（《唐本草》）
【释名】五叶莓（弘景）、茏草（保升）、拔（《尔雅》）、茏葛（同）、赤葛（《纲目》）、
五
爪龙（同）、赤泼藤。
时珍曰∶五叶如白蔹，故曰乌蔹，俗名五爪龙。江东呼龙尾，亦曰虎葛。曰龙、曰葛，
并取蔓形。赤泼与赤葛及拔音相近。
【集解】弘景曰∶五叶莓生篱墙间，作藤。捣根敷痈疖有效。
恭曰∶蔓生平泽，叶似白蔹，四月、五月采之。
保升曰∶茎端五叶，开花青白色，所在有之，夏采苗用。
时珍曰∶塍堑间甚多。其藤柔而有棱，一枝一须，凡五叶。叶
长而光，有疏齿，面青背淡。七、八月结苞成簇，青白色。花大如粟，黄色四出。结实大如
龙葵子，生青熟紫，内有细子。其根白色，大者如指，长一、二尺，捣之多涎滑。傅滋《医
学集成》谓即紫葛，杨起《简便方》谓即老鸦眼睛草，《斗门方》谓即何首乌，并误矣。
【气味】酸、苦，寒，无毒。
【主治】痈疖疮肿虫咬，捣根敷之（弘景）。风毒热肿游丹，捣敷并饮汁（恭）。凉血解
毒，利小便。根擂酒服，消疖肿，
【附方】新五。
小便尿血∶五叶藤阴干为末。每服二钱，白汤下。（《卫生易简方》）
喉痹肿痛∶五爪龙草、车前草、马兰菊各一握。捣汁，徐咽。祖传方也。（《医学正传》）
项
下热肿，俗名虾蟆瘟。五叶藤捣，敷之。（《丹溪纂要》）一切肿毒，发背乳痈，便毒恶疮，
初起者∶并用五叶藤（或根）一握，生姜一块。捣烂，入好酒一碗绞汁。热服取汗，以渣敷
之，
即散。一用大蒜代姜，亦可。（《寿域神方》）
跌扑损伤∶五爪龙捣汁，和童尿、热酒服之，取汗。（《简便方》）
(From *Tang Bencao*)
[Collected Explanations] Su Gong stated: It grows in deep mountains and valleys. The vines resemble those of grapes, growing up to one zhang (approx. 3.3 meters) long. The roots are purple, with thick ones having a diameter of two or three cun (approx. 6-10 cm).
Kou Zongshi stated: It is found everywhere, but currently produced mainly in Yongzhou. The leaves resemble [text missing]; its root, bark, and flesh...
The root bark is harvested in specific months and dried in the sun.
Ma Zhi stated: There are two types of Zi Ge (Purple Vine), this being the vine-growing variety.
Su Song stated: It is now only found in Jiangning Prefecture and Taizhou. It sprouts in spring and withers in winter, resembling grapes but with a purple color.
Root Bark
[Aroma and Flavor] Sweet, bitter, cold, non-toxic.
Ma Zhi stated: Bitter, slippery, cold. When burned to ash, it can be used to refine Niter (Potassium Nitrate).
[Indications] Carbuncles, swellings, and malignant sores: Crush into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply as a poultice (Su Gong). Treats flaccid paralysis, spasms, and convulsions, as well as heat-toxic wind pathogens; unblocks the Small Intestine (Ma Zhi).
Promotes tissue regeneration and dispels blood stasis (Li Shizhen).
[Attached Prescriptions] Two old prescriptions.
Postpartum restlessness and thirst due to upward rushing of blood and qi: Zi Ge (Purple Vine) 3 liang. Add 2 sheng (approx. 400 ml) of water, decoct until 1 sheng remains, remove dregs, and sip slowly.
Metal wounds and injuries, promoting tissue regeneration and breaking blood stasis: Use Zi Ge (Purple Vine) 2 liang. Add 3 cups of running water, decoct until 1.5 cups remain, divide into three doses. Decocting with wine is also excellent. (Both from *Jingyan Fang*)
(From *Tang Bencao*)
[Names] Wu Ye Mei (Five-leaf Berry, Tao Hongjing), Long Cao (Kou Zongshi), Ba (*Erya*), Long Ge (same), Chi Ge (*Bencao Gangmu*), Wu Zhao Long (Five-claw Dragon, same), Chi Po Teng.
Li Shizhen stated: The five leaves resemble Bai Lian (White Bindweed), hence called Wu Lian (Black Bindweed); commonly known as Wu Zhao Long (Five-claw Dragon). In the Jiangdong region, it is called Long Wei (Dragon Tail) or Hu Ge (Tiger Vine). The terms "Long" and "Ge" both refer to its creeping vine shape. "Chi Po," "Chi Ge," and "Ba" have similar pronunciations.
[Collected Explanations] Tao Hongjing stated: Wu Ye Mei grows between fences and walls, forming vines. Crushing the root and applying it externally is effective for carbuncles and boils.
Su Gong stated: Vines grow in flatlands and marshes; leaves resemble Bai Lian (White Bindweed); harvested in April and May.
Kou Zongshi stated: Five leaves at the stem tip; flowers are blue-white; found everywhere; seedlings and leaves are harvested in summer for use.
Li Shizhen stated: It is very abundant in field ditches. Its vines are soft but angular, with one tendril per node, bearing five leaves. The leaves are long and glossy, with sparse serrated edges, green on the front and pale on the back. In July and August, buds form clusters, appearing blue-white. Flowers are large like millet seeds, yellow, and radiating outward. Fruits are large like Solanum nigrum berries, green when raw and purple when ripe, containing fine seeds. The roots are white, thick ones as large as a finger, 1-2 chi (approx. 33-66 cm) long; when crushed, they exude a slimy mucus. Fu Zi's *Yixue Jicheng* claims it is Zi Ge (Purple Vine); Yang Qi's *Jianbian Fang* claims it is Laoya Yanjingcao (Crow's Eye Grass); *Doumen Fang* claims it is Heshouwu (Polygonum multiflorum); all these are erroneous.
[Aroma and Flavor] Sour, bitter, cold, non-toxic.
[Indications] Carbuncles, boils, sores, and insect bites: Crush the root and apply externally (Tao Hongjing). Wind-toxic heat swellings and erysipelas: Crush and apply externally, and drink the juice (Su Gong). Cools blood, resolves toxicity, and promotes urination. Root ground and taken with wine reduces boil swellings.
[Attached Prescriptions] Five new prescriptions.
Hematuria: Dry Wu Ye Teng (Five-leaf Vine) in the shade, grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with plain boiled water. (*Weisheng Yijian Fang*)
Sore throat with swelling and pain: Wu Zhao Long Cao (Five-claw Dragon Herb), Cheqian Cao (Plantain Herb), Malan Ju (Kalimeris Indica) each one handful. Crush to extract juice, swallow slowly. This is an ancestral prescription. (*Yixue Zhengchuan*)
Heat swelling in the neck, commonly known as Hamawan (Mumps): Crush Wu Ye Teng (Five-leaf Vine) and apply externally. (*Danxi Zuanyao*) All types of toxic swellings, back carbuncles, breast abscesses, buboes, and malignant sores in the early stage: Use one handful of Wu Ye Teng (or root) and one piece of fresh ginger. Crush thoroughly, add one bowl of good wine, squeeze out the juice. Drink hot to induce sweating, and apply the residue externally to dissipate the swelling. Alternatively, garlic may replace ginger. (*Shouyu Shenfang*)
Falls and trauma: Crush Wu Zhao Long (Five-claw Dragon) to extract juice, mix with child's urine and hot wine, take orally to induce sweating. (*Jianbian Fang*)