\r石梅(务本附图)\pb154.bmp\r,生石上,此草非山梅、亦非家梅也。山梅树大,石
梅树小,仅高数寸至尺余。叶黄色,梗硬黑色,子甚细小。味酸,无毒。采叶为末,每服(三
钱) 用苦连翘汤下,治一切大疮毒、大麻风、诸般癞疾,神效。采子食之,治九种气疼。
采花止血,敷伤处,皆效。
──务本卷一上
芝麻菜,味甘、平,性微寒。治中风、中寒并暑热之症。
──务本卷一下
\r地精草(务本附图)\pb155.bmp\r,此草生于山中,形似板枝,枝上有飞藤缠绕,叶
绿色,紫梗,五月开小白花在枝上。味辣。有毒。用火炙过方可用。采取阴干为末,治头风
伤目,中风不语,口眼歪斜,伤寒发热,服之神效。
采,用开白花者。
羊奶地丁,味苦,性微寒。入肝经,退热。治寒热往来,子午潮热,发散风寒,解汗
。
(附方) 治男妇虚劳发热,忽寒忽热。
羊奶地丁(五钱) 水煨,点水酒、童便服。
──务本卷二
\r如意草(务本附图)\pb156.bmp\r,此草生于 山,形似小芭蕉,四叶无花,根似人
形。味甘、苦,性寒。治一切虚症。以此草酒浸,名坎离酒,服之,轻身耐老。
\r楼台草(务本附图)\pb157.bmp\r,此草生 山中,形似艾叶,软枝独苗。味酸、甘,
性热。无毒。主治一切筋骨痿软,脱阳、脱阴、夜多盗汗,妇人血崩即效。又治跌打损伤,
接骨如神。取叶烧灰,治一切小儿黑痘及顶陷,服之神效。梗,治绞肠痧、肚疼或阴症,研
末,酒服(三钱) 如神效。
Shimei (Illustration in Wuben), grows on rocks; this herb is neither Shanmei (Mountain Plum) nor Jiamei (Domestic Plum). Shanmei trees are large, whereas Shimei trees are small, only a few inches to over a chi tall. The leaves are yellowish, the stems are hard and black, and the fruits are very small. It tastes sour and is non-toxic. Collect the leaves, grind them into powder, take three qian per dose, and swallow with Ku Lianqiao Tang (Bitter Forsythia Decoction); it is miraculously effective for treating all kinds of severe sores and toxins, leprosy, and various skin diseases involving deformities. Consume the seeds to treat nine types of Qi pain. Collect the flowers to stop bleeding and apply to wounds; both are effective.
──Wuben, Volume 1, Upper Part
Sesame Arugula (Zhima Cai), tastes sweet and neutral, nature slightly cold. Treats wind-stroke, cold-strike, and symptoms of summer-heat.
──Wuben, Volume 1, Lower Part
Dijing Cao (Illustration in Wuben), this herb grows in mountains, resembling board branches, with flying vines winding around the branches. The leaves are green, the stems are purple, and small white flowers bloom on the branches in May. It tastes spicy and is toxic. It must be roasted over fire before use. After harvesting, dry it in the shade and grind into powder; it treats head-wind injuring the eyes, wind-stroke causing muteness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, and fever from cold damage, showing miraculous efficacy when taken.
When harvesting, select those that bear white flowers.
Yangnai Diding, tastes bitter, nature slightly cold. Enters the Liver Meridian, clears heat. Treats alternating chills and fever, tidal fever at Zi and Wu hours, disperses wind-cold, and resolves sweating.
(Attached Prescription) Treats deficiency-labor fever in men and women, characterized by sudden chills and fever.
Yangnai Diding (five qian): Simmer in water, mix with water wine and child's urine, and take.
──Wuben, Volume 2
Ruyi Cao (Illustration in Wuben), this herb grows in mountains, resembling a small banana plant, with four leaves and no flowers; the root resembles a human figure. It tastes sweet and bitter, nature cold. Treats all kinds of deficiency syndromes. Soak this herb in wine, named Kanli Jiu (Kan-Li Wine); taking it lightens the body and delays aging.
Lou Tai Cao (Illustration in Wuben), this herb grows in mountains, resembling mugwort leaves, with soft stems and single shoots. It tastes sour and sweet, nature hot. Non-toxic. Mainly treats all kinds of flaccidity of sinews and bones, Yang collapse, Yin collapse, night sweats, and is immediately effective for uterine bleeding in women. It also treats traumatic injuries and fractures, setting bones as if by magic. Burn the leaves to ash to treat all kinds of black acne in children and sunken fontanelles; taking it shows miraculous efficacy. The stem treats intestinal colic, abdominal pain, or Yin syndromes; grind into powder and take with wine (three qian) for miraculous results.