有小毒。主治恶疮、蜗疥，杀虫鱼。
出交广，形扁扁尔。捣以杂米，投水中，鱼无大小，皆浮出而死。人用苦酒摩，治疥亦
效
味酸，温，有毒。主治风瘙瘾疹，身痒，湿痹，可作浴汤。一名 草，一名芨，生田
野。春夏采叶，秋冬采茎、根。
田野墟村中甚多，绝治风痹痒痛，多用薄洗，不堪入服，亦有酒渍根，稍饮之者。（《大
观》卷十一，《政和》二六五页）
味酸，无毒。主下气，止烦满。可作浴汤，药色黄，生蜀郡，立秋取。
方药不用，世人无识者也。（《大观》卷三十，《政和》五四六页）
平。主治妇人崩中，吐痢血不止。
此是大 步典切 他盍切刮竹茹，以捏直萌切漏处者，取干煮之，亦烧作屑服之。（《大
观
平。主治筋溢、恶疮。
烧之蒲席，惟舡家用，状如蒲帆尔。人家所用席，皆是莞草；而荐多是蒲。方家有用也。
（《大观》卷十一，《政和》二七五页）
平。主治鬼疰精魅。
此是人所戴竹笠之败者也，取上竹烧，酒服之。（《大观》卷十一，《政和》二八六页）
味苦，平、寒，无毒。主治咳逆上气，寒热，鼠 ，恶疮，邪气。一名 。生丹水。今
人不识此鼠姑，乃牡丹又名鼠姑，罔知孰是。（《大观》卷三十，《政和》五四六页）
味甘，平、微寒，无毒。主治心腹鬼疰，精物老魅，咳逆，泄痢脓血，女子漏下，症瘕
坚结，小儿热气惊痫。治心腹烦满，四肢痿枯，汗出，夜卧自惊，恚怒，伏气在心下，不得
喘息，肠痈内疽阴蚀，止汗，小便利，溺血，养精神，定魂魄，安五脏。白龙骨∶治梦寤泄
精，小便泄精。 龙齿∶主治小儿大人惊痫，癫疾，狂走，心下结气，不能喘息，诸痉，杀
精物。治小儿五惊，十二痫，身热不可近人，大人骨间寒热，又杀蛊毒。（得人参、牛黄
，畏石膏。）角∶主治惊痫，螈 ，身热如火，腹中坚及热泄。畏干漆、蜀椒、理石。久服
轻身，通神明，延年。生晋地川谷，及太山岩水岸土穴石中死龙处，采无时。今多出益州、
梁州间，巴中亦有骨，欲得脊脑，作白地锦文，舐之着舌者，良。齿小强，犹有齿形。角强
而实。又有龙脑，肥软，亦断痢。云皆是龙蜕，非实死也。比来巴中数得龙胞，吾自亲见形
体具存，云治产难，产后余疾，正当末服之。（《新修》一八一页，《大观》卷十六，《政和》
三六八页）
[Wild Wolf's Paw (Ye Lang Ba Zi)]
Slightly toxic. Indicated for malignant sores, scabies-like eruptions, and killing fish.
Produced in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou regions; the shape is flat. When pounded mixed with rice and thrown into water, fish of all sizes float up and die. People use it rubbed with vinegar to treat scabies, which is also effective.
[Cao / Ji]
Acidic in taste, warm, toxic. Indicated for wind-induced skin itching with urticaria, body itching, damp-bi syndrome (numbness and pain caused by dampness obstruction), and can be used as a bath decoction. Also known as Cao or Ji, grows in fields and wilderness. Leaves are harvested in spring and summer; stems and roots in autumn and winter.
Very common in rural villages and field ruins. It effectively treats wind-bi itching and pain. Mostly used for thin washing, not suitable for internal consumption, though some soak the roots in wine and drink a little. (Da Guan Vol. 11, Zhenghe p. 265)
[Shu Gu / Peony]
Acidic in taste, non-toxic. Directs Qi downward, relieves fullness and irritability. Can be used as a bath decoction; the medicinal color is yellow. Grows in Shujun region, harvested at Start of Autumn.
Not used in official prescriptions; unrecognized by the general public. (Da Guan Vol. 30, Zhenghe p. 546)
[Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)]
Neutral in nature. Indicated for metrorrhagia (heavy uterine bleeding) in women, and continuous hematemesis or bloody dysentery.
This refers to scraping bamboo shavings from the inner layer of bamboo, drying them, boiling them, or burning them to ash for oral administration. (Da Guan)
[Cattail Mat (Pu Xi)]
Neutral in nature. Indicated for tendon overflow and malignant sores.
Burning cattail mats is only used by boatmen, resembling cattail sails. Mats used in households are made of rush grass (Guan Cao); cushions are mostly made of cattail. Used by herbalists. (Da Guan Vol. 11, Zhenghe p. 275)
[Old Bamboo Hat (Bai Zhu Li)]
Neutral in nature. Indicated for Gui Zhu Jing Mei (chronic wasting diseases or mental abnormalities attributed to evil spirits).
This is an old/broken bamboo hat worn by people. The bamboo from it is burned and taken with wine. (Da Guan Vol. 11, Zhenghe p. 286)
[Shu Gu (Peony)]
Bitter in taste, neutral/cold, non-toxic. Indicated for cough with rebellious Qi, alternating chills and fever, scrofula (lymph node tuberculosis), malignant sores, and pathogenic factors. Also known as [Name missing]. Grows in Dan Shui. Currently, people do not recognize this Shu Gu; they know Peony is also called Shu Gu, but do not know which is correct. (Da Guan Vol. 30, Zhenghe p. 546)
[Dragon Bone / Dragon Teeth / Dragon Horn]
Sweet in taste, neutral/slightly cold, non-toxic. Indicated for heart/abdominal Gui Zhu, spirit entities, cough with rebellious Qi, dysentery with pus and blood, leukorrhea in women, hard abdominal masses (Zheng Jia), pediatric heat-induced convulsions. Treats heart/abdominal irritability/fullness, flaccidity of four limbs, sweating, night terrors, anger, latent Qi under the heart preventing breathing, intestinal abscesses, internal ulcers, genital erosions, stops sweating, promotes urination, treats hematuria, nourishes spirit, stabilizes soul, calms five Zang organs.
White Dragon Bone: Treats seminal emission during dreams or waking, and urinary emission.
Dragon Teeth: Indicated for pediatric and adult convulsions, epilepsy, manic running, Qi knotting under the heart preventing breathing, various spasms, and killing spirit entities. Treats five types of pediatric fright, twelve types of epilepsy, high fever making the patient intolerable to touch, intercostal chills/fever in adults, and kills Gu poison. (Compatible with Ren Shen, Niu Huang; incompatible with Shi Gao.)
Horn: Indicated for convulsions, spasms, high fever like fire, hardness in abdomen, and hot diarrhea. Incompatible with Gan Qi, Shu Jiao, Li Shi. Long-term use lightens the body, enhances spiritual clarity, and prolongs life. Produced in river valleys of Jin region, rock shores of Mount Tai, soil caves, and places where dead dragons were found in rocks. Harvested anytime. Currently mostly produced between Yizhou and Liangzhou; bones also found in Bazhong. Desired qualities include spine/brain material with white ground and brocade patterns, sticking to the tongue when licked. Teeth are small and strong, retaining tooth shape. Horns are strong and solid. There is also Dragon Brain (Long Nao), which is fat and soft, and also stops dysentery. It is said these are dragon molts, not actual deaths. Recently, several dragon wombs have been obtained in Bazhong; I have personally seen their complete forms. They are said to treat difficult labor and postpartum ailments, best taken as powder. (Xin Xiu p. 181, Da Guan Vol. 16, Zhenghe p. 368)