味甘平。主邪气腹胀。心痛。利大小便。补中益气。生山谷。
蒜结莲含。夜深香引。四向旁歧。中逢合紧。味胜蹲鸱。化传结蚓。似柳如萱。莳连畦
畛。
陶弘景曰。根如胡蒜。尔雅翼。状如白莲花。陈淳诗。夜深香满屋。李时珍曰。此物花
叶根
皆四向。名医曰。一名中逢花。宋阙名诗。软温甚蹲鸱。岁时广记。或云是蚯蚓相缠结变作
之。群芳谱。山丹红花。叶如柳叶。卷丹。花如萱花。根俱似百合而迥别。石贯赋。致诚不
味于畦畛。
味苦寒。主消渴热中。除邪气。肢体浮肿。下水补不足益气。一名 母。一名连母。
一名野蓼。一名地参。一名水参。一名水浚。一名货母。一名 母。生川谷。
宿根分系。厥状虻 。呼聆众母。踵接群儿。蒸收火定。热濯阴滋。槐砧适性。镔铁相
违。
李时珍曰。宿根之旁生子根。如虻 之状。礼。子产犹众人之母也。名医曰。一名儿草。
又
名儿踵草。李杲曰。其用有四疗。有汗之骨蒸。泻无根之肾火。止虚劳之热。滋化源之阴。
雷论。凡使于槐砧挫细。勿犯铁器。
味辛平。主伤寒烦热。淋沥。邪气。疝瘕。喉痹。乳难。金创。风痉。一名空草。陟
彼阿邱。物融心会。叶接苗生。根连蒂荟。采候熟葫。聚陈编贝。精结丹龙。筋摧脉害。
诗。陟彼阿邱。诗注。采虻贝母也。主疗郁结之疾。江休复诗。心会境物融。苏颂曰。
叶随
苗出。诗疏。贝母子在根下。连累相着。苏恭曰。蒜熟时采之良。尔雅翼。大蒜为葫。陶弘
景曰。形似聚贝子。雷 论。贝母中有独颗者名丹龙精。误服令人筋脉不收。
Lily Bulb (Baihe): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats abdominal distension and heart pain caused by pathogenic factors; promotes urination and defecation; tonifies the middle jiao and supplements qi. Grows in mountain valleys.
The bulb resembles garlic and holds like a lotus flower. At night, its fragrance attracts attention; branches extend in four directions, tightly closed at the center where they meet. Its taste surpasses that of taro (Dunci). Legend has it that it transforms from entangled earthworms. It resembles willow leaves and daylilies. Cultivated in field ridges.
Tao Hongjing stated: The root resembles wild garlic. *Erya Yi* described it as resembling a white lotus. Chen Chun's poem said: "At night, the fragrance fills the room." Li Shizhen stated: The flowers, leaves, and roots of this plant all spread in four directions. Famous physicians called it Zhongfeng Hua (Flower Meeting in the Middle). An anonymous Song dynasty poem said: "Its texture is soft and warm, surpassing taro." *Sui Shi Guang Ji* mentioned: Some say it is formed by earthworms twisting and knotting together. *Qun Fang Pu* recorded: Red-flowered lily (Shandan) has willow-like leaves; Tiger Lily (Juandan) has daylily-like flowers; their roots resemble lily bulbs but are distinctly different. Shi Guan's fu wrote: "Maintaining sincerity is not confined to field ridges."
Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu): Bitter in taste, cold in nature. Primarily treats polydipsia (Xiaoke) and internal heat; eliminates pathogenic factors; treats limb edema; promotes water metabolism; tonifies deficiencies and supplements qi. Also known as Mu, Lianmu, Yeliao, Dican, Shuican, Shuijun, Huomu, and [missing character] mu. Grows in river valleys.
Perennial roots produce lateral sub-roots, resembling the larvae of horseflies. Calling out various "mother" names, succeeding one another like a group of children. Processed through steaming and drying with fire fixation; washed with hot water to nourish yin. Suitable for processing on a locust wood cutting board; incompatible with wrought iron.
Li Shizhen stated: Sub-roots grow beside the perennial roots, resembling horsefly larvae. *Book of Rites* stated: "Zi Chan was like the mother of the common people." Famous physicians called it Ercao (Child Grass) and Erzhangcao (Child Heel Grass). Li Gao stated: It has four main therapeutic effects: treating bone-steaving fever with sweating; draining rootless kidney fire; stopping heat from consumptive disorders; and nourishing the yin of the source of transformation. Lei Xiao's treatise on processing stated: When using Anemarrhena, crush it on a locust wood board; do not let it touch iron vessels.
Fritillaria Bulb (Beimu): Pungent in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats vexatious heat from cold damage (Shanghan); dysuria; pathogenic factors; hernia and masses; throat obstruction (Houbi); difficulty in lactation; traumatic injuries; wind-induced spasms. Also known as Kongcao.
Ascending that high hill, objects melt and the mind comprehends. Leaves emerge with the shoots; roots connect and gather at the stem. Harvest when the garlic (Hu) is ripe; gather old, shell-like medicinal materials. The essence condenses into Danlong Jing (Dragon Essence); mistaken ingestion causes tendons and vessels to lose tone.
The *Classic of Poetry* states: "Ascending that high hill." The commentary on the poem states: Collecting Fritillaria is primarily for treating stagnation and knotting diseases. Jiang Xiufu's poem states: "The mind comprehends, the realm and objects merge." Su Song stated: Leaves emerge following the shoots. Commentary on the *Classic of Poetry* stated: The fruit of Fritillaria grows under the root, attached and connected. Su Gong stated: It is best harvested when garlic matures. *Erya Yi* stated: Garlic is called Hu. Tao Hongjing stated: Its shape resembles clustered shells. Lei Xiao's treatise on processing stated: Among Fritillaria, single bulbs are named Danlong Jing; mistaken ingestion causes flaccidity and inability to contract tendons and vessels.