(宋《图经》)
【集解】颂曰∶生宜州山林中。附石而生,作蔓,叶似大豆。其根形似莱菔,大者如三
升器,小者如拳。二月、八月采根,切片,阴干用。
【气味】苦,寒,无毒。
【主治】风热上壅,咽喉肿痛,及解蛮箭药毒,捣末酒服有效。亦消风热结毒赤肿。酒
摩涂之,立愈(苏颂)。
(《拾遗》)
【释名】承露仙。
【集解】藏器曰∶生四明天台山。蔓延生,叶圆薄似钱,根似鸟形者良。
【气味】苦,寒,无毒。
【主治】解百药毒,诸热烦闷,急黄,天行黄胆,疟瘴中恶,寒热头痛,疽疮。马黄牛
疫。水磨服之,新者尤佳。亦敷痈肿,与陈家白药同功(藏器)。
【附录】仰盆(《拾遗》) 藏器曰∶味辛,温,有小毒。水磨服少许,治蛊飞尸喉痹。
亦磨敷皮肤恶肿。生东阳山谷。苗似承露仙,根圆如仰盆状,大如鸡卵。
藏器曰∶主解诸药毒游风,手脚软痹。并生研服之,涂之。生岭南山石间。引蔓而生,
叶有三丫,花紫色。与伏鸡子同名承露仙,而伏鸡子叶圆。
时珍曰∶以根三两,磨汁或煎浓汁服。并解蛊毒。
(宋《开宝》)
【校正】自木部移入此。
【集解】藏器曰∶千金藤有数种,南北名模不同,大略主疗相似,或者皆近于藤也。生
北地者,根大如指,色似漆;生南土者,黄赤如细辛。舒、庐间有一种
藤,绕树生,冬青,亦名千金藤。江西林间有草生叶,头有瘿子,似鹤膝,叶如柳,亦名千
金藤。又一种似荷叶,只大如钱许,亦呼为千金藤,又名古藤,主痢及小儿大腹。千金者,
以贵为名。岂俱一物,亦状异而名同耶?若取的称,未知孰是?又岭南有陈思岌,亦名千金
藤。
【气味】缺
【主治】一切血毒诸气,霍乱中恶,天行虚劳疟瘴,痰嗽不利,痈肿大毒,药石发,癫
痫,悉主之(藏器)。
【附录】陈思岌(《拾遗》)
藏器曰∶出岭南山野。蔓生如小豆,根及叶辛香。一名石黄香,一名千金藤。其根味
辛,平,无毒。解诸药毒热毒,丹毒痈肿,天行壮热,喉痹蛊毒,并煮汁服之。亦磨涂疮肿。
曰∶味苦,平。浸酒服,治风,补益轻身。
(Song Dynasty *Tujing Bencao*)
[Ji Jie (Collected Explanations)] Su Song stated: It grows in the mountains and forests of Yizhou. It attaches to rocks and grows as a vine, with leaves resembling those of soybeans. Its root resembles a radish; large ones are as thick as a three-sheng vessel, while small ones are like a fist. The roots are harvested in February and August, sliced, and dried in the shade for use.
[Qi Wei (Flavor and Nature)] Bitter, cold, non-toxic.
[Zhu Zhi (Main Indications)] Treats wind-heat congestion causing sore throat and swelling, and resolves poison from barbarian arrows. When pounded into powder and taken with wine, it is effective. It also dissipates redness and swelling caused by wind-heat toxicity. Rubbed with wine and applied topically, it heals immediately (Su Song).
(Tang Dynasty *Bencao Shiyi*)
[Shi Ming (Name Explanation)] Cheng Lu Xian.
[Ji Jie (Collected Explanations)] Chen Cangqi stated: It grows on Tiantai Mountain in Sizhou. It spreads as a vine, with round, thin leaves resembling coins. Roots shaped like birds are considered superior.
[Qi Wei (Flavor and Nature)] Bitter, cold, non-toxic.
[Zhu Zhi (Main Indications)] Resolves poisoning from various medicines, treats heat-induced restlessness and oppression, acute jaundice, epidemic jaundice, malaria and miasma evil qi, chills and fever with headache, and carbuncles. Effective against epidemics in horses and cattle. Ground with water and taken orally; fresh material is especially good. It can also be applied externally to abscesses, with effects similar to Chen Family White Medicine (Chen Cangqi).
[Appendix] Yang Pen (from *Bencao Shiyi*) Chen Cangqi stated: Pungent, warm, slightly toxic. A small amount taken after grinding with water treats gu poison, feishi (flying corpse) sore throat. It can also be ground and applied to malignant skin swellings. Grows in valleys of Dongyang. The herb resembles Cheng Lu Xian, but the root is round like an inverted basin, about the size of a chicken egg.
Chen Cangqi stated: It primarily resolves poison from various medicines and wandering wind, treating softness and numbness in hands and feet. All parts are crushed raw for internal or external application. Grows among rocks in Lingnan. It climbs via vines, has trifoliate leaves, and purple flowers. Although sharing the name Cheng Lu Xian with Fu Ji Zi, the leaves of Fu Ji Zi are round.
Li Shizhen stated: Using three liang of the root, grind to extract juice or decoct into a concentrated liquid for oral administration. Both methods resolve gu poison.
(Song Dynasty *Kaibao Bencao*)
[Jiao Zheng (Correction)] Transferred from the Wood section to this section.
[Ji Jie (Collected Explanations)] Chen Cangqi stated: There are several types of Qianjin Teng, with different names in the north and south, but their general therapeutic effects are similar; perhaps they are all close to vine plants. Those growing in northern regions have roots as thick as fingers and color like lacquer; those in southern soils are yellow-red like Xixin (Asarum). In Shu and Luzhou, there is a vine that wraps around trees, remains evergreen in winter, and is also called Qianjin Teng. In Jiangxi forests, there is a grass-like plant with swollen nodes at the leaf tips resembling crane knees, with willow-like leaves, also called Qianjin Teng. Another type resembles lotus leaves but is only coin-sized, also called Qianjin Teng, or Gu Teng, mainly treating dysentery and abdominal distension in children. "Qianjin" implies preciousness. Are they all the same substance? Or do they share a name despite different shapes? If weighed accurately, it is unknown which is correct. Additionally, in Lingnan, Chensi Ji is also called Qianjin Teng.
[Qi Wei (Flavor and Nature)] Missing.
[Zhu Zhi (Main Indications)] Treats all blood toxins and various qi disorders, cholera with evil qi invasion, epidemic consumption and malaria/miasma, phlegm-cough with obstruction, large abscesses and severe toxins, drug toxicity eruptions, epilepsy, and all such conditions (Chen Cangqi).
[Appendix] Chensi Ji (from *Bencao Shiyi*)
Chen Cangqi stated: Found in the wilds of Lingnan. It grows as a vine like small beans, with pungent and fragrant roots and leaves. Also known as Shi Huang Xiang and Qianjin Teng. Its root is pungent, neutral, and non-toxic. It resolves various medicinal and heat toxins, erysipelas, abscesses, epidemic high fever, sore throat, and gu poison; all are treated by decocting and drinking the juice. It can also be ground and applied to sores and swellings. [Anonymous] stated: Bitter, neutral. Taken as wine infusion, it treats wind pathogens and tonifies the body, making one feel light.