味辛平。主水胀。疝瘕痹。熨除痈肿。杀鬼精物。一名 根。一名夜呼。生川谷。
占爻。刚柔贯综。事鬼焉能。象人而用。杂鲤汤烹。摘蔬畦种。赤目摧筋。功难决
壅。
易疏。苋陆 。刚上柔下也。王肃曰。苋陆。一名商陆。何承天书。贯综幽明。论语。
焉
能事鬼。苏恭曰。赤者能见鬼神。孟子。为其象人而用之也。名医曰。如人形者有神。陶弘
景曰。切根杂鲤鱼煮汤。疗水肿。李时珍曰。昔人以为蔬。取白根及紫色者。擘破作畦栽之
。雷 论。一种赤目苗叶相类。伤筋骨不可服。陈嘉谟曰。疗水贴肿。其效如神。中论。决
壅导滞。
味苦寒。主头秃疥搔除热女子阴蚀。一名东方宿。一名连虫陆。一名鬼目。生川泽。
野行采 。黄赤盈蹊。秋冬心茂。花叶颜齐。牛舒长舌。羊奋歧蹄。洁 制 。炼士能
稽。
诗。我行其野。言采其 。诗疏。 牛 。今之羊蹄也。李时珍曰。根长近尺。赤黄色。
入
夏起苔花。叶一色。夏至即枯。秋深即生。凌冬不死。叶长尺余。似牛舌之形。寇宗 曰。
叶可洁治。 石子名金荞麦。烧炼家用以制 。
味辛平。主浸淫。疥搔疽痔。杀三虫。生山谷。
扁蔓绵延。道周细洁。藜植赤茎。麦含粉节。饵误研丹。灰犹炼雪。呷醋童婴。顿苏蛔
啮。
吴普曰。一名扁蔓。韦应物诗。绵延稼盈畴。新论。好行细洁。尔雅注。似小藜赤茎节。
好
生道旁。苏颂曰。苗似瞿麦。李时珍曰。节间有粉。方士呼为粉节草。烧灰炼霜用。孟诜曰
。服丹石冲眼者。捣汁服之。小儿蛔咬心。醋煎空心服。
[Phytolacca acinoides / Radix Phytolaccae]
Pungent, neutral. Primarily treats water distension (edema), hernia masses (lump formations in the abdomen), and bi syndrome (painful obstruction). External application removes carbuncles and swellings. Eliminates evil spirits and strange entities. Also known as "Gen", also known as "Ye Hu". Grows in mountains and valleys.
Divination verse: Hard and soft interweave; how can one serve ghosts? Its shape resembles a human, thus it is used; cooked mixed with carp soup. Picked as vegetables, planted in garden beds. The red-eyed variety damages sinews and bones; its efficacy in resolving blockage is difficult to judge.
Yi Shu (Commentary on I Ching): Xian Lu [Phytolacca]. Hard above, soft below. Wang Su said: Xian Lu is another name for Shang Lu. He Chengtian's book states: It connects the dark and the bright. Lun Yu (Analects) states: How can one serve ghosts. Su Gong said: The red kind can see ghosts and spirits. Meng Zi (Mencius) states: Because it resembles a human, it is used. Famous physicians say: Those resembling humans possess spirit. Tao Hongjing said: Sliced root boiled with carp soup treats edema. Li Shizhen said: In ancient times it was considered a vegetable. White and purple roots were selected, broken apart, and planted in rows. Lei Xiao's discussion: There is a variety with similar leaves but red eyes; it injures sinews and bones and must not be taken. Chen Jiamo said: Applied externally for water swelling, its effect is miraculous. Zhong Lun states: Resolves blockages and guides out stagnation.
[Rumex crispus / Folium et Radix Rumicis]
Bitter, cold. Primarily treats scalp alopecia, scabies, itching, clears heat, and treats female genital erosion. Also known as "Dong Fang Su", also known as "Lian Chong Lu", also known as "Gui Mu". Grows in rivers and marshes.
Wild gathering: Yellow and red fill the paths. In autumn and winter, the heart leaves are lush. Flowers and leaves have uniform color. Ox stretches its long tongue; sheep lifts its cloven hooves. Purification and preparation: Alchemists can examine it.
Shi Jing (Book of Songs) states: I walk along the wild, gathering its leaves. Shi Shu (Commentary on Book of Songs) states: This is the current Yang Ti (Sheep Sorrel). Li Shizhen said: The root is nearly a chi long, reddish-yellow. In early summer, flower spikes emerge; leaves are of one color; they wither after Summer Solstice; they grow again in late autumn; they survive through winter. Leaves are over a chi long, shaped like an ox's tongue. Kou Zongshi said: Leaves can be used for cleansing treatment. Shi Zi is named Jin Qiao Mai (Golden Buckwheat); alchemists use it to process medicines.
[Polygonum aviculare / Herba Polygoni Avicularis - *Note: Text describes characteristics, likely referring to this herb or similar*]
Pungent, neutral. Primarily treats impetigo, scabies, carbuncles, and hemorrhoids. Kills three types of parasites. Grows in mountains and valleys.
Creeping vines extend continuously; fine and clean around the roads. Chenopodium-like plants have red stems; wheat contains powdery nodes. If mistakenly ingested, grind pills; ashes resemble refined snow. Children sip vinegar; immediately relieved from roundworm biting pain.
Wu Pu said: Also known as Bian Man. Wei Yingwu's poem states: Continuous crops fill the fields. Xin Lun states: Prefers walking on fine and clean grounds. Er Ya commentary states: Resembles small chenopodium with red stems and nodes. Prefers growing by the roadside. Su Song said: Seedlings resemble Dianthus superbus (Qiu Mai). Li Shizhen said: Nodes contain powder; alchemists call it Fen Jie Cao (Powder-Node Grass); burned to ash and refined into frost. Meng Shen said: For those whose eyes are injured by taking mineral pills, crush and drink the juice. For children with roundworms biting the heart, decoct with vinegar and take on an empty stomach.