收谷后。荒田中有之。一科丛生。叶似嫩谷秧。抽茎高四五寸。茎头有小白花。点
星。九月采花。阴干用。（濒湖）味辛甘。气温平。入足厥阴。又入足阳明经。补肝气之
药也。 治头风痛。目盲翳膜。痘后生翳止血。（濒湖） 体轻性浮。能上行阳明分野。凡
目中诸病。加而用之。明目退翳之功。似在菊花之上。（又） 谷精草得阳明燥金气化。体
轻
散结。
密蒙花生
谷精草二
谷精草为
〔论〕 谷精得谷气之余。较他辛味。止于入肝为散者有间。故洁古用药式。谓为入肝
补气
〔修治〕 忌铁。
江浙湖湘川陕皆有之。茎细如线。引于竹木上。高尺许。叶细如园荽而甚薄。背面
上多皱纹。皱处有沙子。状如蒲黄。不开花。细根坚强。其沙及草。皆可入药。（濒
味甘淡。气寒。小肠膀胱血分药。热在二经血分者宜之。 解热毒瓦斯。治湿热肿满。热
淋膏
亦气化
三钱。生
服二钱。
白术四
〔论〕 海金沙不开花。其专气钟于叶。叶上复钟此沙。黄赤色。夫沙不同于花实之吐。
惟
也。
赤非
水道
为病
矣。
其性淡渗。而无补益。诸淋由于肾水真阴不足者。勿服。（仲淳）
〔修治〕 七月收其全科。日中曝之。稍干。以纸衬承。用杖击之。有细沙落纸上。且
曝
After the rice harvest, it grows in wasteland. It grows in clumps from a single stem. The leaves resemble young rice seedlings. The stems grow four to five cun high, with small white flowers at the tips, dotted like stars. The flowers are harvested in the ninth lunar month and dried in the shade for use. (Li Shizhen) Flavor: pungent, sweet. Nature: neutral-warm. Meridian Tropism: Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian; also enters the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian. It is an herb that tonifies Liver Qi. Indications: Head wind pain, blindness with corneal opacity (Yi), post-varicella corneal opacity, and hemostasis. (Li Shizhen) The substance is light and floating in nature, capable of ascending to the Yangming meridian territory. For various eye diseases, it is added to prescriptions. Its efficacy in brightening the eyes and resolving corneal opacity seems superior to that of Chrysanthemum Morifolium Flos (Ju Hua). (Another source) Gu Jing Cao obtains the Qi transformation of Yangming Dry Metal; its light nature disperses nodules.
Mimeng Hua and Gu Jing Cao, two qian... Gu Jing Cao as... [Text fragmentary]
[Discussion] Gu Jing Cao retains the residual Qi of grain. Compared to other pungent herbs that merely enter the Liver to disperse, there is a distinction. Thus, Zhang Jiegu's prescription principles state that it enters the Liver to tonify Qi.
[Processing] Avoid iron.
It is found in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, and Shaanxi. The stems are thin as threads, climbing on bamboo or wood, about one chi high. The leaves are thin as cilantro but very slender, with many wrinkles on the back surface. Sand-like particles are present in the wrinkles, resembling Typhae Pollen (Pu Huang). It does not flower. The fine roots are strong. Both the sand and the herb can be used medicinally. (Li Shizhen) Flavor: sweet, bland. Nature: cold. It is a drug for the Blood aspect of the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians; suitable when heat resides in the Blood aspect of these two meridians. Resolves heat toxins and vapors; treats damp-heat swelling and fullness, hot strangury (Re Lin), and creamy strangury (Gao Lin). Also Qi transformation... three qian, taken raw, two qian per dose. Bai Zhu four... [Text fragmentary]
[Discussion] Hai Jin Sha does not flower; its specific Qi concentrates in the leaves, and this "sand" gathers upon the leaves, appearing yellow-red. Unlike flowers and fruits that emit/spit out their essence, this sand... Red is not... Water pathway disease... Its nature is bland and permeating, without tonifying benefits. For stranguries caused by deficiency of Kidney Water and True Yin, do not administer. (Chen Shigong/Zhong Chun)
[Processing] Harvest the whole plant in the seventh lunar month. Sun-dry it. When slightly dry, place it on paper and beat it with a stick so that fine sand falls onto the paper, then continue drying... [Text incomplete]