所在有之。苗似蛇莓而浓大。深绿色。根黑。若兽之牙。三八月采根。晒干用。（保
出建康及三辅。色白者善。（范计然）气味苦辛酸寒。有毒。 芜荑为之使。恶地榆。主
治邪气热气疥瘙。恶疡疮痔。去白虫。疗浮风瘙痒。煎汁洗恶疮。杀腹脏一切虫。止赤
方书治金疮出血。小便溺血。 心痛胃脘痛。属口食寒物于里者。同附子巴豆人参
之类温利之。
〔论〕 方书治虫。多言五脏劳热之伤。夫劳热之伤。其本固气虚也。（气虚者寒也）
以故劳
瘙疡痔
少阴。
气之损。
有水生陆生两种。水生者叶光而子圆。陆生者（有大毒）叶毛而子锐。只取水生一种
用。 产近水下湿地。高者尺许。其根如荠。其苗三月丛生。圆茎分枝。一枝三叶。叶青而
光滑。有三尖。多细缺。四五月开细黄花。结小实。如初生桑葚。青绿色。搓散则子甚细。
如
子（根皮同）
味苦酸咸。气平。 主治平肾胃气。补阴气不足。治失精茎冷。并除心热燥。
驱风寒湿痹。心腹邪气。利关节。泽皮肤。方书大菟丝子丸。治肾气虚损。劳伤诸
石龙芮乃平补之药。其功与枸杞覆盆相埒。（濒湖）
〔论〕石龙芮补阴气不足。与枸杞覆盆同功。惟能补阴气。而无失精茎冷之虚证。以故
心热
而
**She Lang Ya (Ranunculus ternatus):** Grows in various locations. The seedlings resemble *Duchesnea indica* (Snakeberry) but are denser and larger. The color is deep green. The root is black, resembling the teeth of a beast. The roots are harvested in the third and eighth months and used after sun-drying. (Source: *Bao Ming Ji*) It is produced in Jiankang and the Three Fu regions; those with white color are of superior quality. (Recorded by Fan Jiran) Its flavor is bitter, pungent, and sour, its nature is cold, and it is toxic. *Meliis Fructus* (Wuyi) serves as its guiding herb, and it is incompatible with *Sanguisorbae Radix* (Diyu). It governs evil qi, hot qi, scabies, itching, malignant sores, ulcers, and hemorrhoids. It expels white intestinal worms. It treats wind-induced skin itching. Decocting the juice for washing malignant sores kills all parasites within the abdomen and viscera. It stops bloody dysentery. In medical formularies, it is used to treat traumatic bleeding, hematuria, heart pain, and epigastric pain. For conditions caused by consuming cold foods leading to internal cold, it should be administered together with warming and purgative herbs such as *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fuzi), *Crotonis Fructus* (Badou), and *Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma* (Renshen).
**Shi Long Rui (Ranunculus japonicus):** There are two types: aquatic and terrestrial. The aquatic type has smooth leaves and round fruits; the terrestrial type (highly toxic) has hairy leaves and sharp fruits. Only the aquatic type is used. It grows in wetlands near water, reaching a height of about one chi. Its root resembles *Capsella bursa-pastoris* (Jicai). The seedlings emerge in clusters in the third month. The stem is round with branches; each branch bears three leaves. The leaves are green, smooth, with three tips and many fine serrations. In the fourth and fifth months, it opens small yellow flowers and bears small fruits, resembling young mulberries, which are greenish-blue. When rubbed apart, the seeds are very fine.
Its flavor is bitter, sour, and salty, and its qi is neutral. It governs the calming of Kidney and Stomach qi, tonifies insufficient Yin qi, treats spermatorrhea and cold penis, and clears Heart heat and dryness. It drives out Wind-Cold-Damp Bi obstruction, eliminates evil qi from the Heart and abdomen, benefits the joints, and moistens the skin. The *Da Tusi Zi Wan* (Large Dodder Seed Pill) in medical formularies is used to treat Kidney Qi deficiency and damage from overwork. Shi Long Rui is a mild tonic herb; its efficacy is comparable to that of *Lycii Cortex* (Gouqi) and *Rubiae Fructus* (Fupenzi). (Recorded by Li Shizhen)
[Discussion] Shi Long Rui tonifies insufficient Yin qi, sharing the same function as Gouqi and Fupenzi. However, it can only tonify Yin qi and lacks efficacy for deficiency syndromes such as spermatorrhea and cold penis. Therefore, regarding Heart heat... (Text ends abruptly)