\r青箱子\pa33.bmp\r即鸡冠子。味甘、微苦，性微寒。入肝经，明目，泪涩难开，白
翳遮睛、花凌青翳，用之良效。
──丛本卷中
\r鸡冠花\pa34.bmp\r，味苦、微辛，性寒。花有赤、白。止肠风血热，妇人红崩带下。
赤痢下血，用红花效；白痢下血，用白花效。
──丛本卷中
\r五叶草\pa35.bmp\r，出京都者良，名老官草。治筋骨痰火症，河南卫辉亦出。味辛、
苦，性温。祛诸风皮肤发痒，通行十二经络。治筋骨疼痛，痰火痿软、手足筋挛麻木。利小
便，泻膀胱积热。攻散诸疮肿毒，退痨热发烧。治风火牙疼、疥癞、痘疹等症。兼解诸痨热，
其应如响。敷跌打损伤，能定痛治瘀。
（奇方）治妇人经行，预染风寒，风寒邪闭塞子宫，令人月经参差，前后日期不定，经
行发热，肚腹膨胀，腰肋作疼，不能受胎。服之即能调经受孕，以经行后月事断止。
和水煎，临卧时服。
五叶草（五钱） 川芎（二钱） 大蓟（二钱） 吴白芷（二钱） 引水酒一杯和水煎
服
晚间服后忌风，见风令人手足面目肿。小便利，自消。
──丛本卷下
六阳草，土名老鹳草。生太华山顶罗汉寺。叶似豌豆叶。味辛、苦，性温。入肝，行经
络。治半身不遂，筋骨疼痛，手足战摇、痿软等症。此草主治一切腰疼肚腹冷疼。
昔一人左手中风，半身不遂，手足痿软，筋骨疼痛，一人传此方服效。
六阳草（一两） 全归（一两） 川芎（五钱） 川石南藤（五钱） 八仙草（五分） 桂
枝（二钱） 川牛膝（二钱） 陈木瓜（五钱） 虎骨（五钱酥炙） 烧酒（五斤） 重汤
煎一炷香每服三
──务本卷三
六阳草，一名老鹳草。生北地者，枝硬叶细；产南方者，枝苗柔软，盖地气使然也。味
甘辛、苦，性温。主行经络，治半身不遂，筋骨疼痛、痿软等症，神效。北地老鹳草，花如
鸟首，故名老鹳草。
──模板卷九
老鹳草，南方老鹳草，气味辛、苦，无毒。主治舒筋和血暖骨，又润筋养血。滇中太华
山多生此草。
──模板卷九
Qingxi Zi (Achyranthes Seed)
Also known as Jiguanzi (Cockscomb Seed). Sweet and slightly bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature. Enters the Liver Meridian. Improves vision. Effective for symptoms such as astringent tearing difficult to open, white nebula obscuring the pupil, and flower-like nebula overlying green nebula.
── Congben, Middle Volume
Jiguan Hua (Cockscomb Flower), bitter and slightly acrid in flavor, cold in nature. The flowers are red or white. Stops intestinal wind with blood heat, and treats women's metrorrhagia and leukorrhea.
For bloody dysentery with blood discharge, red flowers are effective; for white dysentery with blood discharge, white flowers are effective.
── Congben, Middle Volume
Wuye Cao (Five-leaf Grass), those from the capital region are superior, also named Laoguan Cao (Old Official Grass). Treats phlegm-fire syndromes of muscles and bones; also produced in Weihui, Henan. Acrid and bitter in flavor, warm in nature. Dispels various winds causing skin itching, unblocks the twelve meridians. Treats pain in muscles and bones, flaccidity and weakness due to phlegm-fire, tendon spasms, numbness of hands and feet. Promotes urination, drains accumulated heat from the Bladder. Dissolves various sores, swellings, and toxins; reduces consumption fever and high fever. Treats wind-fire toothache, scabies, leprosy, smallpox, and other conditions. Also resolves various consumption fevers, with immediate effect. Applied externally to traumatic injuries, it can relieve pain and treat blood stasis.
(Unique Prescription) Treats women during menstruation who have previously contracted wind-cold. Wind-cold pathogens block the uterus, causing irregular menstruation, unpredictable timing, fever during menstruation, abdominal distension, pain in the waist and ribs, and infertility. Taking this prescription regulates menstruation and facilitates conception, after which menstrual flow ceases.
Decoct with water, take before bedtime.
Wuye Cao (5 qian), Chuanxiong Rhizome (2 qian), Great Thistle Root (2 qian), Wu Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica) (2 qian). Use one cup of medicinal wine as a guide, decoct with water, and take.
Avoid wind after taking at night; exposure to wind causes swelling of hands, feet, face, and eyes. Improved urination leads to spontaneous resolution.
── Congben, Lower Volume
Liuyang Cao (Six-Yang Grass), local name Laoguan Cao (Old Stork Grass). Grows atop Luohan Temple on Mount Taihua. Leaves resemble pea leaves. Acrid and bitter in flavor, warm in nature. Enters the Liver, moves through meridians. Treats hemiplegia, pain in muscles and bones, trembling and flaccidity of hands and feet, and other symptoms. This herb primarily treats all types of lower back pain and cold abdominal pain.
In the past, a person suffered stroke affecting the left hand, resulting in hemiplegia, flaccidity of hands and feet, and pain in muscles and bones. Another person passed down this prescription, which was effective upon use.
Liuyang Cao (1 liang), Quan Gui (Complete Angelica Sinensis) (1 liang), Chuanxiong Rhizome (5 qian), Chuan Shinan Teng (Stem of Aristolochia Manshuriensis) (5 qian), Baxian Cao (Eight-Immortal Grass) (5 fen), Guizhi Twig (2 qian), Chuan Niuxi (Achyranthes Root) (2 qian), Chen Mugua (Dried Fruit of Chaenomeles) (5 qian), Tiger Bone (roasted with rice wine, 5 qian), Sha Jiu (Distilled Liquor) (5 jin). Decoct using double-boiling method for the time it takes to burn one incense stick. Take three doses per serving.
── Wuben, Volume Three
Liuyang Cao, also known as Laoguan Cao (Old Stork Grass). Those growing in northern regions have hard branches and fine leaves; those produced in southern regions have soft stems and seedlings, due to regional climatic differences. Sweet, acrid, and bitter in flavor, warm in nature. Primarily moves through meridians, treats hemiplegia, pain in muscles and bones, flaccidity, etc., with miraculous efficacy. Northern Laoguan Cao has flowers resembling bird heads, hence the name Old Stork Grass.
── Moban, Volume Nine
Laoguan Cao (Old Stork Grass), Southern Laoguan Cao, acrid and bitter in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily relaxes tendons, harmonizes blood, warms bones, and moistens tendons while nourishing blood. Mount Taihua in Dian (Yunnan) produces much of this herb.
── Moban, Volume Nine