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(Nine types of miscellaneous weeds, and 153 herbs with names but unutilized functions).

Li Shizhen stated: These herbs are trivial in form. Some cannot be verified and thus cannot be classified elsewhere; together with the "unnamed and unused" herbs from *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica) and *Mingyi Bielu* (Record of Famous Physicians) that are difficult to omit, they are compiled here for reference and verification.

Baicao (Hundred Herbs) (from *Xinxiu Bencao Shiyi*)
Sun Zangqi stated: Collect one hundred types of herbs on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry them in the shade, burn them to ash, mix with calcined iron ore powder (Duanshi), form into pellets, grind, and apply externally to stop bleeding from metal wounds (Jinchuang); it can also be applied to dog bites.
Furthermore, it treats axillary osmidrosis (body odor). Burn the herbs to ash, mix with well water drawn at dawn (Jinghua Shui) to form pellets, dry until white, then mix with strong vinegar to make cakes. Place between the armpits, replacing when dry. One may experience generalized pain and stifling sensation; once sores erupt, cease application. Wash the area with urine; recovery occurs within three applications.

Li Shizhen stated: According to records, *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats acute dysentery by blowing Baicao ash into the lower orifice (anus). It is also used to treat scrofula (Luoli) that has already ulcerated; various weeds collected on the fifth day of the fifth month are boiled, and the juice is used to wash the lesion.

Baicaohua (Flowers of Hundred Herbs) (from *Xinxiu Bencao Shiyi*)
Sun Zangqi stated: It treats all diseases and promotes longevity akin to immortals; it can also be boiled to brew wine for consumption. According to *Yilei*: A man named Feng Gang from Yuyang often soaked various flowers in water, sealed them with mud, buried them for one hundred days, and decocted them into pills. For persons in apparent death, placing the pill in the mouth restores life. After consuming this medicine, Feng Gang...

Jingkoubian Cao (Herb by the Well Mouth) (from *Xinxiu Bencao Shiyi*)
Sun Zangqi stated: To treat infantile nocturnal crying, secretly place it under the sleeping mat without letting the mother know.

Sun Simiao stated: On the fifth day of the fifth month...

Shukongzhong Cao (Herb in Tree Holes) (from *Bencao Gangmu*)
Li Shizhen stated: It treats infantile abdominal pain and nocturnal crying; applying it secretly to the door frame stops the symptoms. (From *Taiping Shenghui Fang*)

Cao Shang Zhansi Furen Zhong (Herb on the Tomb of Women Who Died in Childbirth) (from *Xinxiu Bencao Shiyi*)
Sun Zangqi stated: Treats infantile head sores (Cu Chuang). When collecting the herb, do not look back. Decoct it for bathing; recovery occurs within three baths.

Yanru Cao (Swallow's Nest Grass) (from Song Dynasty *Jiayou Bencao*)
Sun Zangqi stated: This is the grass found in swallow nests. It is non-toxic. It treats enuresis during sleep. Burn it black, grind into powder, and administer with water using a measure of one cun cube (Fangcun Bi). It also stops hiccups (Yue).

Li Shizhen stated: *Qianjin Fang* records: To treat spontaneous hematuria in men and women, use grass from wild swallow nests, burn to ash, and take half a qian bi (measure) with wine. *Taiping Shenghui Fang* records: To treat Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting syndrome, similar to diabetes mellitus) with excessive thirst, take Yanru Cao (burned to ash) 1 liang, Oyster Shell (calcined) 2 liang, and one whole white sheep lung. Cut, dry, and grind into powder. After meals, mix 3 qian with fresh well water and ingest. It also eliminates persistent scar lesions. Mix Yanru Cao (burned to ash) and White Hawk Droppings in equal parts, blend with human milk, and apply topically three to five times daily.
It also treats Jinyin Chuang (oozing sores discharging yellow fluid) by applying burned ash externally.