味苦寒。主疥搔痂痒。恶创。杀虱留热在骨间。明目。一名青蒿。一名方溃。生川泽
。
气早春阳。三秋余力。松桧香邻。蓬藜群植。美咏鹿鸣。臭含 息。庚伏元辰。悬庭充
食。
李时珍曰。青蒿得春木少阳之气最早。梦溪笔谈。此蒿深青如松桧之色。深秋余蒿并黄。
此
蒿犹青。礼藜莠蓬蒿并兴。诗。呦呦鹿鸣。食野之蒿。韩保升曰。其气息似 臭。故名 蒿
。月令通纂。伏内庚日。采青蒿悬于门庭辟邪。冬至元旦为末服。亦良。
味咸温。主结气。胁下满。惊悸。除水。去五脏间寒热。补中下气。一名金沸草。
一名戴椹。生川谷。
菊黄柳绿。善盗庚先。旋回罗叠。覆下钱圆。金垂滴滴。水近溅溅。香芬鼻观。目忌延
缘。
苏颂曰。叶似柳根细。六月开花如菊。深黄色。尔雅。 盗庚。李时珍曰。庚者金也。
夏开
黄花。盗窃金气也。寇宗 曰。花圆而覆下。故名旋复。群芳谱。一名叠罗金。李时珍曰。
花
形如金钱菊。水泽边生。俗传露水滴下即生。故名滴滴金。赵孟 诗。妙香清鼻观。酉阳杂
俎。李卫公言。嗅其花能损目。庄子。延缘苇间。
味辛寒。主蛊毒。咳逆。泄利。肠 。头疡。疥搔。恶创。杀诸蛊毒。去死肌。一名
葱苒。生山谷。
大叶微根。相连节短。黎裹棕心。白憨葱管。景仰山高。迟回水缓。吐嚏交通。顿驱风
瘅。
吴普曰。大叶小根相连。李时珍曰。黑色曰藜芦。裹黑皮故名。根际似葱。俗名葱管藜
芦。
北人谓之憨葱。苏颂曰。初生苗叶似棕心。又似葱白。此有二种。生高山者为佳。一种水藜
芦。生溪涧石上。不中药用。
凡使服钱许。则恶吐。又能通顶。令人嚏。李时珍曰。吐风痰者也。
[Cao Hao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba)]
Bitter, cold. Mainly treats scabies, crusts and itching caused by scratching. Treats malignant sores. Kills lice and clears residual heat in the bones. Brightens the eyes. Also known as Qinghao, also known as Fangkui. Grows in rivers and marshes.
In early spring when yang qi rises, and in late autumn when residual qi remains. It is near the fragrance of pines and cypresses, planted in groups with weeds like pennycress and lamb's quarters. Beautiful verses praise the deer's call; its odor contains a foul scent. On the Geng Fu day, it is hung in the courtyard for food or to ward off evil.
Li Shizhen said: Qinghao obtains the Shaoyang qi of spring wood earliest. *Mengxi Bitan* records: This mugwort is deep green like the color of pines and cypresses. In late autumn, other muggorts turn yellow, but this one remains green. *Liji* mentions that pennycress, barnyard grass, groundsel, and mugwort rise together. *Shijing* says: "The deer call 'you you', eating mugwort in the wild." Han Baosheng said: Its smell seems foul, hence named "Chou Hao" (Foul Mugwort). *Yueling Tongzuan* records: On Geng days within the Sanfu period, harvest Qinghao and hang it on doors and gates to ward off evil. Grinding it into powder and taking it on Winter Solstice and New Year's Day is also good.
[Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae Flos)]
Salty, warm. Mainly treats qi stagnation. Fullness under the ribs. Palpitations. Eliminates fluid retention. Removes cold and heat between the five zang organs. Tonifies middle qi, directs rebellious qi downward. Also known as Jinfei Cao, also known as Daishen. Grows in rivers and valleys.
Chrysanthemums yellow, willows green, it excels at flowering before the Geng day. Flowers rotate and overlap, covering the bottom like round copper coins. Golden petals drip down; near water, splashes are heard. Fragrance enters the nasal observation. The eyes should avoid staring at the edges for too long.
Su Song said: Leaves are thin like willow roots, flowers bloom in June like chrysanthemums, deep yellow. *Erya* calls it "Dao Geng". Li Shizhen said: Geng belongs to Metal. Blooming yellow flowers in summer is stealing metal qi. Kou Zongshi said: Flowers are round and cover downwards, hence named Xuanfu. *Qunfang Pu* calls it Die Luo Jin. Li Shizhen said: Flower shape resembles money chrysanthemum, grows by water margins. Folk legend says dew drops falling can cause it to grow, hence named Didijin. Zhao Mengfu's poem writes: "Wonderful fragrance clears the nasal observation." *Youyang Zazu* records: Li Weigong said smelling its flowers damages the eyes. *Zhuangzi* mentions: "Extending along the reeds."
[Li Lu (Veratri Rhizoma)]
Acrid, cold. Mainly treats gu poison. Cough and rebellious qi. Diarrhea and dysentery. Intestinal parasites. Head sores. Scabies and itching. Malignant sores. Kills various gu poisons. Removes dead flesh. Also known as Congran. Grows in mountains and valleys.
Large leaves, small roots, connected with short nodes. Outer wrapping like palm heart, inner white and simple like onion tube. Admiring the height of mountains, lingering by slow waters. Induces vomiting and sneezing, instantly driving away wind pathogenic factors and miasma.
Wu Pu said: Large leaves, small roots, connected. Li Shizhen said: Black ones are called Lulu, named because they wrap black skin. The root base resembles onions, commonly named Congguan Lulu. Northerners call it Hancong. Su Song said: Newly sprouted seedlings and leaves resemble palm hearts, also like scallion whites. There are two types; those growing in high mountains are superior. One type is Shuilu, growing on rocks in streams, not used in medicine.
Whenever a certain amount is taken, it causes severe vomiting. It can also reach the crown, causing sneezing. Li Shizhen said: It is a herb that induces vomiting of wind-phlegm.