味苦，微温，无毒。主灸百病，可作煎，止下痢，吐血，下部 疮，妇人漏血，利阴气，
生肌肉，辟风寒，使人有子。一名冰台，一名医草。生田野。三月三日采，曝干。作煎勿令
见风。
捣叶以灸百病，亦止伤血。汁，又杀蛔虫。苦酒煎叶，治癣甚良。（《大观》卷九，《政
和》二一七页）
味苦，温，无毒。主充肌肤，益气，令人暴肥，血脉满盛，不可久服。生田野，五月、
八月采。
方药不复用。（《新修》三六○页，《大观》卷三十，《政和》五四六页）
味辛，温，无毒。主治寒热，鼠 ，瘰 ，生疮，结聚气破散之，下瘀血，除湿痹。一
名鼠 ，一名姜芥。生汉中川泽。
方药亦不复用。（《新修》二七八页，《大观》卷二十八页，《政和》五一三页）
味辛、酸，寒，无毒。主治暴热身痒，下水气，胜酒，长须发，止消渴，下气。以沐浴，
生毛发。久服轻身。一名水花，一名水白，一名水苏。生雷泽池泽。三月采，曝干。
此是水中大萍尔，非今浮萍子。《药录》云∶五月有花，白色，即非今沟渠所生者。楚
王
味苦、咸，寒，无毒。主治瘿瘤气，颈下核，破散结气、痈肿、症瘕，坚气，腹中上下
鸣，下十二水肿。治皮间积聚暴溃，留气热结，利小便。一名落首，一名 。生东海池泽。
七月七日采，曝干。（反甘草。）
生海岛上，黑色如乱发而大少许，叶大都似藻叶。又有石帆，状如柏，治石淋。又有水
松
[Ai Ye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium)]
Bitter, slightly warm, non-toxic. Primarily indicated for moxibustion to treat various diseases; can also be prepared as a decoction to stop dysentery, hematemesis, sores in the lower body, and metrorrhagia in women; promotes the free flow of Yin Qi, generates flesh, expels wind-cold, and aids fertility. Also known as Bing Tai, or Yi Cao. Grows in fields. Harvested on the third day of the third lunar month and dried in the sun. When preparing the decoction, avoid exposure to wind.
Crushed leaves are used for moxibustion to treat various diseases and also to stop traumatic bleeding. The juice kills roundworms (Ascaris). Leaves boiled in vinegar are very effective for treating tinea (fungal skin infections). (Da Guan Bencao Vol. 9, Zhenghe Bencao p. 217)
[Haizao (Sargassum)]
Bitter, warm, non-toxic. Primarily indicated to nourish the flesh and muscles, tonify Qi, causing sudden weight gain, and filling the blood vessels with abundance, but should not be taken for long periods. Grows in fields. Harvested in May and August.
No longer used in later prescriptions. (Xinxiu Bencao p. 360, Da Guan Bencao Vol. 30, Zhenghe Bencao p. 546)
[Jiangjie (Ginger Mustard - Note: Text implies a specific herb, possibly incomplete title)]
Pungent, warm, non-toxic. Primarily indicated for alternating chills and fever, scrofula (tuberculous lymphadenitis), and scrofulous masses; treats sores; breaks up and disperses stagnant Qi, eliminates blood stasis, and removes damp-bi syndrome. Also known as Shu [Character Missing], or Jiangjie. Grows in the marshes of Hanzhong.
No longer used in later prescriptions. (Xinxiu Bencao p. 278, Da Guan Bencao Vol. 28, Zhenghe Bencao p. 513)
[Fuping (Lemna minor / Duckweed - inferred from description "Shuihua", etc.]
Pungent, sour, cold, non-toxic. Primarily indicated for sudden high fever with itching, promoting urination to remove water qi, resolving alcohol toxicity, promoting the growth of beard and hair, stopping polydipsia (wasting-thirst), and directing Qi downward. Used for bathing to promote hair growth. Long-term use makes the body feel light. Also known as Shuihua, Shuibai, or Shuisu. Grows in the ponds and marshes of Leize. Harvested in March and dried in the sun.
This is the large duckweed found in water, not the Fupingzi (duckweed seeds) of today. Yaolu states: It has white flowers in May; this is different from the kind growing in ditches today. King Chu...
[Haizao / Large Algae]
Bitter, salty, cold, non-toxic. Primarily indicated for goiter qi (thyroid enlargement), lumps under the neck, breaking up and dispersing stagnant Qi, carbuncles, masses (zheng jia), hardening Qi, borborygmus throughout the abdomen, and eliminating twelve types of edema. Treats sudden rupture of accumulations in the skin, lingering heat and Qi stagnation, and promotes urination. Also known as Luoshou, or [Character Missing]. Grows in the ponds and marshes of the East Sea.
Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and dried in the sun. (Incompatible with Gancao/Glycyrrhizae Radix.)
Grows on islands in the sea, black like messy hair but slightly larger, leaves resembling algae leaves. There is also Shifan, shaped like cypress, which treats stone lin (urinary calculi). There is also Shuisong...