\r红蓝花\pb87.bmp\r，禀火与土之气，故味苦、辛，性温。无毒。阴中之阳，入心肝
二经，血分之药。本草亦谓之红蓝花、蓝叶红花，滇中处处有之。
噤、化痘斑、凉血热、稀痘疹。多用则入心养血，行血，活血而润燥也。
\r茼蒿菜\pb88.bmp\r，味辛、微苦，性微寒。行肝气，止疝气疼，治偏坠气疼，利小
便。
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\r苦蒿尖\pb89.bmp\r，用细叶者。味苦、辛，性温。凡尿遗不止良效。
（附方） 治尿遗症。
细叶苦蒿尖，捣烂挤汁点酒服。但愈后不可多服，恐收敛太甚转生他病，宜另服补气血
之药。
\r旱莲草\pb90.bmp\r，一名莲草。味咸，性寒。固齿，乌须，肾虚齿疼，焙为末，搽
牙龈上，痛立止。洗九种痔疮，良效。
\r苦龙胆草\pb91.bmp\r，一名地胆草。味苦，性大寒。治咽喉疼痛，洗疥疮肿毒。
（附方） 治肾囊有风瘙痒，或破流黄水，又名绣球风。
苦龙胆草 经霜桃叶 蜂房 藜芦 千张纸共为细末，芝麻油调搽。
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\r灯盏花\pb92.bmp\r，一名灯盏菊，细辛草。味苦、辛，性温。小儿脓耳，捣汁滴入
耳内。左瘫右痪，风湿疼痛，水煎，点水酒服。
灯盏花，治手生疔、手足生管，扯灯盏花一百朵。摘背角地不容，用瓦钟，用石杵捣烂，
加沙糖少许，入花捣烂。敷口，二、三次即愈。
Honglanhua (Carthamus tinctorius, Safflower), endowed with the qi of Fire and Earth, thus has a bitter and acrid taste, and is warm in nature. It is non-toxic. It belongs to Yang within Yin, enters the Heart and Liver meridians, and is a herb acting on the Blood level. Materia Medica also refers to it as Honglanhua or Lanye Honghua (Blue-leaf Red Flower); it grows everywhere in Yunnan.
(It is used for) treating trismus (lockjaw), resolving acne spots, cooling blood heat, and promoting the sparse eruption of chickenpox/rubella rashes. If used in large doses, it enters the Heart to nourish Blood, promotes Blood circulation, invigorates Blood, and moistens dryness.
Tonghao Cai (Chrysanthemum coronarium, Crown Daisy), has an acrid and slightly bitter taste, and is slightly cold in nature. It moves Liver Qi, stops hernia pain, treats testicular swelling pain (oblique hernia), and promotes urination.
── From *Wuben Juan San*
Kuhao Jian (Artemisia argyi tip, Mugwort Tip), using the variety with fine leaves. It has a bitter and acrid taste, and is warm in nature. It is highly effective for enuresis (involuntary urination).
(Attached Formula) Treating Enuresis.
Take fine-leaf Kuhao Jian, crush it thoroughly, squeeze out the juice, and take it mixed with wine. However, after recovery, do not consume it in excess, as excessive astringency may cause other diseases; it is advisable to take herbs that tonify Qi and Blood instead.
Hanlian Cao (Eclipta prostrata, False Daisy), also known as Liancao. It has a salty taste and is cold in nature. It strengthens teeth, darkens beard/hair, and treats toothache due to Kidney deficiency. When roasted and ground into powder, applied to the gums, pain stops immediately. Washing with it is effective for treating nine types of hemorrhoids.
Ku Longdan Cao (Gentiana scabra, Bitter Gentian Root), also known as Didanchao. It has a bitter taste and is severely cold in nature. It treats sore throat, and washing with it treats scabies sores and toxic swellings.
(Attached Formula) Treating Scrotal Wind Itch (Scrotal Eczema/Pruritus), characterized by itching due to wind in the scrotum, or breaking open and oozing yellow fluid, also known as Xiuxiu Feng (Embroidered Ball Wind).
Grind Ku Longdan Cao, Peach Leaves frosted over winter, Honeycomb, Veratrum nigrum, and Qianzhangzhi (Broussonetia papyrifera bark) into a fine powder. Mix with Sesame Oil and apply externally.
── From *Wuben Juan Er*
Dengzhan Hua (Erigeron breviscapus, Fleabane), also known as Dengzhan Ju (Lamp Chrysanthemum) and Xixin Cao. It has a bitter and acrid taste, and is warm in nature. For pediatric suppurative otitis media (pus-filled ear), crush and extract juice to drip into the ear. For hemiplegia (left paralysis right flaccidity) and rheumatic pain, decoct in water and take mixed with water wine.
To treat Ding Chuang (carbuncle/furuncle) on the hand, or abscesses on hands and feet: Take one hundred flowers of Dengzhan Hua. Pick Bei Jiao Di Burong (Aristolochia contorta root), place in a clay mortar, use a stone pestle to crush thoroughly, add a little brown sugar, put in the flowers, and crush together. Apply as a poultice to the affected area; it heals in two or three applications.