（《拾遗》）
【校正】自木部移入此。
【释名】婆罗门皂荚（《拾遗》）、波斯皂荚。
时珍曰∶婆罗门，西域国名；波斯，西南国名也。
【集解】藏器曰∶阿勒勃生拂林国。状似皂荚而圆长，味甘好
时珍曰∶此即波斯皂荚也。按段成式《酉阳杂俎》云∶波斯皂荚，彼人呼为忽野檐，
拂林人呼为阿梨去伐。树长三、四丈，围四、五尺。叶似枸橼而短小，经寒不凋。不花而
实，荚长二尺，中有隔。
隔内各有一子，大如指头，赤色至坚硬，中黑如墨，味甘如饴可食，亦入药也。
子
【气味】苦，大寒，无毒。
【主治】心膈间热风，心黄，骨蒸寒热，杀三虫（藏器）。
炙黄入药，治热病，下痰，通经络，疗小儿疳气（李 ）。
【附录】罗望子 时珍曰∶按∶《桂海志》云∶出广西。壳长数寸，如肥皂及刀豆，色
正丹，内有二、三子，煨食甘美。
（《纲目》）
【集解】时珍曰∶按∶《吕氏春秋》云∶果之美者，沙棠之实。今岭外宁乡、泷水、罗
浮山中皆有之。木状如棠，黄花赤实，其味如李而无核。
实
【气味】甘，平，无毒。
【主治】食之，却水病（时珍。《山海经》）。
（音蟾。《拾遗》）
【集解】藏器曰∶ 子似梨，生江南，左思《
时珍曰∶ 、留，二果名。按薛莹《荆阳以南异物志》云∶ 子树，南越、丹阳诸郡
山中皆有之。其实如梨，冬熟味酢。刘子树生交广、武平、兴古诸郡山中。三月着花，结实
如梨，七、八月熟
实
【气味】甘，涩，平，无毒。
【主治】生食之，止水痢。熟和蜜食之，去嗽（藏器）。
(From *Haiyao Bencao* [Special Materia Medica of Foreign Drugs])
[Correction] Transferred from the Wood Category to this category.
[Names] Brahman Soap Pod (*Haiyao Bencao*), Persian Soap Pod.
Li Shizhen stated: "Brahman" is the name of a country in the Western Regions; "Persia" is the name of a country in the southwest.
[Collection of Explanations] Chen Zangqi stated: "Alebo grows in the Kingdom of Fulin. It resembles soap pods but is rounder and longer, with a sweet taste and good flavor."
Li Shizhen stated: "This is the Persian Soap Pod. According to Duan Chengshi's *Youyang Zazu*: 'Persian Soap Pod is called Hu Ye Yan by locals, and Ali Qu Fa by people of Fulin.' The tree is three or four zhang tall, with a trunk circumference of four to five chi. The leaves resemble those of Citrus medica (Xiangyuan) but are shorter and smaller, remaining evergreen through winter. It bears fruit without flowers; the pods are two chi long and have internal septa."
Inside each septum is a single seed, the size of a finger, reddish-brown and extremely hard, black inside like ink, tasting sweet as maltose and edible, also used in medicine.
Seed
[Flavor and Properties] Bitter, very cold, non-toxic.
[Indications] Wind-heat in the heart and diaphragm, Heart Yellow, bone-steaming tidal fever, kills three types of parasites (Chen Zangqi).
When roasted for medicinal use, it treats febrile diseases, expels phlegm, unblocks meridians, and treats pediatric malnutrition (Li ).
[Appendix] Tamarindus indica (Luozanzi) Li Shizhen stated: "According to *Guanghai Zhi*, it originates from Guangxi. The shell is several cun long, resembling soap and kidney beans, with a bright red color. Inside are two or three seeds, which are sweet and delicious when roasted."
(From *Bencao Gangmu*)
[Collection of Explanations] Li Shizhen stated: "According to *Lüshi Chunqiu*: 'Among beautiful fruits, the fruit of Shatang is supreme.' Today, it grows in Ningxiang, Longshui, and Luofu Mountain beyond the Five Ridges. The tree resembles a pear tree, bearing yellow flowers and red fruits, tasting like a plum but without a core."
Fruit
[Flavor and Properties] Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications] Eating it eliminates water retention diseases (Li Shizhen. *Shanhai Jing*).
(Pronounced like 'Chan'. From *Haiyao Bencao*)
[Collection of Explanations] Chen Zangqi stated: "The fruit resembles a pear, growing in Jiangnan, mentioned by Zuo Si in his *Wu Du Fu*."
Li Shizhen stated: "'Zi' and 'Liu' are names of two fruits. According to Xue Ying's *Yiwuzhi of Jingyang South*: 'Trees of Zi grow in the mountains of Nan Yue, Danyang, and other commanderies. Their fruit resembles a pear, ripening in winter with a sour taste.' Trees of Liu grow in the mountains of Jiaozhou, Guangzhou, Wuping, and Xinggu commanderies. They flower in the third month, bear fruit resembling pears, and ripen in the seventh and eighth months."
Fruit
[Flavor and Properties] Sweet, astringent, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications] Eating it raw stops watery diarrhea. When cooked and mixed with honey, it relieves coughs (Chen Zangqi).