味苦平。主腰背强关机缓急。周痹寒湿。膝痛。颇利老人。一名百枝。生川谷。
强扶百枝。舒拳如蕨。赤脉簇须。金茸歧骨。髀膂偾盈。筋骸超越。黄 康强。清秋健
鹘。
名医曰。一名强膂。一名扶筋。李时珍曰。叶似大叶蕨。苏轼诗。韭芽戴土拳如蕨。吴
普曰
。叶端圆。青赤。皮白有赤脉。雷 论。凡修事火燎去须。苏颂曰。根黑色。多歧。似狗脊
骨。陈鉴赋。髀膂偾盈。剧谈录。田膨郎且善超越。诗。黄 台背。书。身其康强。苏舜钦
诗。气劲健鹘横清秋。
味苦平。主风寒湿痹。心腹邪气。利关节。止烦满。久服轻身。明目不老。一名鲁
果能。一名地椹。生川泽石边。
连丛泉石。阴湿潜涵。堇滑涤 。葚熟咀甘。劣区河北。胜选山南。天雄名假。亦共龙
参。
刘孝胜诗。连丛去本叶。李时珍曰。多生近水下湿地。方言。潜涵沉也。掌禹锡曰。尔
雅言
苦堇即此。礼。堇萱粉榆兔 以滑之。苏恭曰。实如桑椹。故又名地椹。山南者粒大。
河北者细劣于山南。又天雄亦名石龙芮。韩维诗。插芳咀甘。李白诗。龙参若护禅。
味甘寒。主劳伤虚羸。补中益气。除瘀血血闭。寒热。利小便。其苗主下水。一名兰
根。一名茹根。生山谷田野。
猗彼菅茅。白华洁质。三脊标灵。连茹汇吉。诱喻麇包。光留萤出。布地针穿。春郊比
栉。
诗。白华菅兮。白茅束兮。易疏。白茅用洁白之茅。史记书。江淮之间。一茅三脊。吕
岩说
。有灵茅赋。易。拔茅茹以其汇征吉。诗。野有死麇。白茅包之。有女怀春。吉士诱之
。李时
珍曰。其根夜视有光。腐则变为萤火。苏颂曰。春生茅。布地如针。俗谓之茅针。诗。其比
如栉。
[Goldthread Rhizome / Cibotium Barometz]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Indications: Mainly treats stiffness of the waist and back, and laxity or spasticity of the joints (Guanji). Treats Zhou Bi (generalized Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness) and knee pain due to cold-damp pathogens. Particularly beneficial for the elderly. Another name: Bai Zhi (Hundred Branches). Habitat: Grows in rivers and valleys.
Strongly supporting the hundred branches. Unfurling fists like young ferns. Red veins clustering around the rhizomes. Golden down covering the bifurcated bones. Thighs and spine muscles full and robust. Sinews and bones vigorous, capable of leaping. The sallow and weak become strong and healthy, like a falcon vigorous in clear autumn.
Famous physicians state: Also known as Qiang Lv (Strengthen Spine), also known as Fu Jin (Support Sinew). Li Shizhen states: Leaves resemble large-leaf ferns. Su Shi's poem: "Garlic sprouts wearing soil, curled like ferns." Wu Pu states: Leaf tips are round, greenish-red; skin is white with red veins. Lei Xiao's *Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun* states: When processing, use fire to burn off the rhizomal hairs. Su Song states: Roots are black, highly branched, resembling dog spine bones. Chen Jian's fu: "Thighs and spine muscles full and robust." *Ju Tan Lu* records: Tian Panglang was skilled in leaping. Poem: "Yellow hair and wrinkled back" (referring to the elderly). *Book of Documents*: "May your body be strong and robust." Su Shunqin's poem: "Vigorous spirit like a falcon resting in clear autumn."
[Stone Dragon Bud / Batrachium sceleratum]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Indications: Mainly treats Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness. Evil qi in the heart and abdomen. Promotes joint mobility. Relieves irritability and fullness. Long-term consumption lightens the body, brightens the eyes, and prevents aging. Another name: Lu Guo Neng, also known as Di Shen (Earth Mulberry). Habitat: Grows beside rocks in rivers and marshes.
Clusters near springs and stones. Hidden and nourished in shade and dampness. Aconite-like smoothness cleanses. Ripe berries sweet to chew. Those from Hebei are inferior to those from Shannan. Tian Xiong is a false name, also shared with Long Shen.
Liu Xiaosheng's poem: "Clusters departing from their roots." Li Shizhen states: Mostly grows in wetlands near water. Dialect: "Qian Han" means sinking. Zhang Yuxi states: *Erya* says Ku Jin is this plant. *Book of Rites*: "Aconite, daylily, starch, elm, and rabbit fur used to lubricate." Su Gong states: Fruits resemble mulberries, hence the name Di Shen. Those from Shannan have larger grains; those from Hebei are smaller and inferior to those from Shannan. Additionally, Tian Xiong is also called Shi Long Rui. Han Wei's poem: "Insert fragrance, chew sweetness." Li Bai's poem: "Long Shen protects Chan."
[Imperata Rhizome / Imperata cylindrica]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Cold. Indications: Mainly treats deficiency and emaciation due to labor injury. Tonifies the Middle Jiao and boosts Qi. Removes blood stasis and blood obstruction. Treats alternating chills and fever. Promotes urination. Its shoots mainly treat edema/water retention. Another name: Lan Gen, also known as Ru Gen. Habitat: Grows in valleys and fields.
Lush imperata grass. White flowers, pure quality. Three ridges mark its spirituality. Rhizomes connected, gathering auspiciousness. Alluding to deer wrapped in white grass. Light remains where fireflies emerge. Spreading on the ground like needles piercing. In spring suburbs, arranged like comb teeth.
*Classic of Poetry*: "White flowers of imperata, bound white thatch." *I Ching* commentary: "White thatch uses pure white imperata." *Records of the Grand Historian*: "Between the Yangtze and Huai rivers, one stalk of thatch has three ridges." Lu Yan says: There is a *Fu on Spiritual Thatch*. *I Ching*: "Pulling up imperata rhizomes together brings good fortune." *Classic of Poetry*: "In the wild, a dead roe deer, wrapped in white thatch. A maiden loves in spring, a gentleman courts her." Li Shizhen states: Its roots glow at night; when rotting, they transform into fireflies. Su Song states: Imperata grows in spring, spreading on the ground like needles, commonly called Mao Zhen (Marrow Needle). *Classic of Poetry*: "Arranged like comb teeth."