味辛温。主杀蛊毒。鬼注精物。辟恶气不祥。逐邪。解百毒。一名爵犀。一名马目毒
公。一名九臼。生山谷。
羞寒自蔽。八角灵奇。面青背赤。东向西垂。繁星侧比。巨眼斜窥。琼田芝熟。三臼忘
饥。
益都方物略记。根茎缀花蔽叶。自隐名为羞寒花。李时珍曰。丹炉家采根制汞。其叶八
角者
最灵。高启诗。灵奇务穷搜。丹房鉴源。茎端生叶。面青背赤。苏颂曰。一叶如伞。旦时东
向。及暮则西倾随日出没也。根如南星。八九枚侧比相叠。陶弘景曰。根白处如马眼而柔。
润山谷诗注。玉芝一名琼田草。即鬼臼。煮面皮。裹一臼吞之。数日不饥。啖三臼可辟谷也
。
味苦寒。主 热身暴赤色。风水。积聚。恶疡。除小儿热。一名鬼桃。一名羊肠。生
川谷。
苌楚纤柔。弱依林莽。细麦风摇。夭桃春荡。水漾滑涎。陆铺平掌。具酿 汤。揩磨
痒。
陶弘景曰。山野多有。诗。隰有苌楚即此。诗疏。其枝茎弱。过一尺引蔓于树上。尔雅
注。
子如小麦。亦似桃形。韩保升曰。花叶皆似桃。李时珍曰。其条浸水。有滑涎。叶大如掌。
陈藏器曰。根浸酒。治风热。苏恭曰。煮汁洗风痒效。黄庭坚诗。揩磨 痒风助威。
味辛平。主蛊毒。逐邪恶气。杀鬼温疟。辟不祥。一名雀瓢。
青殊萝 。是草非藤。苗经蛇啮。根亦龙腾。饮难瓢贮。系合囊承。蠲 攘秽。福禄胥
膺。
（莫卧切）
名医曰。蛇含根也。李时珍曰。女青有二。一是藤生。似萝 者。一是草生。即蛇含根
也。
又有大小二种。小者是蛇衔。用苗茎。叶大者为龙衔。用根。苏恭曰。子似瓢形。大如枣许
。葛洪曰。捣女青末三角。绛囊盛之。正月上寅日。悬帐中吉。陶弘景曰。带此一两。则疫
疠不犯。郝经诗。荡攘邪秽蠲 。陆云诗。福禄是膺。
[Guibai] (Arctostaphylos Fructus / Arisaema Rhizome variant - Note: Text describes a specific folk medicinal plant often identified with Arisaema or related species in ancient texts, literally "Ghost Palm")
Taste is acrid (Pungent), nature is warm. It primarily kills gu poison (parasitic disease caused by malevolent spirits). It repels Guizhu (a contagious disease attributed to spirit influence) and essence entities. It wards off evil qi and inauspiciousness. It drives away pathogenic factors. It resolves hundred toxins. Also known as Juexi. Also known as Muming Dougong. Also known as Jiujiu. Grows in mountain valleys.
Shame-cold hides itself. Eight-cornered spiritual wonder. Face green, back red. Facing east, drooping west. Like side-by-side stars. Giant eyes slanting to peek. Qiongtian fungus ripens. Three 'mortars' forget hunger.
*Yidu Fangwu Lueji* records: The rhizomes connect flowers covering leaves, hiding its name as Shame-flower. Li Shizhen said: Alchemists harvest the roots to refine mercury; those with eight-angled leaves are most efficacious. Gao Qi's poem says: "Spiritual wonders must be thoroughly searched." *Danfang Jianyuan* records: Leaves grow at the stem tips, green on the face and red on the back. Su Song said: One leaf like an umbrella, facing east in the morning, tilting west by evening, following the sun's rising and setting. The root resembles Nanxing (*Arisaema Rhizoma*), with eight or nine pieces overlapping side by side. Tao Hongjing said: The white part of the root resembles a horse's eye and is soft and moist. *Gushan Zhushi* records: Yuzhi is also called Qiongtian Cao, which is Guibai. Boil dough skin, wrap one 'mortar' and swallow it. After several days, one feels no hunger. Eating three 'mortars' allows for Bigu (grain avoidance).
[Yangtao] (Celastrus Seed / Celastrus Fructus variant - Text refers to *Changchu*, likely *Celastrus orbiculatus*)
Taste is bitter, nature is cold. It primarily treats body heat with sudden redness, Fengshui (wind-water edema), Jiju (accumulations and masses), Eyang (malignant sores). It clears pediatric heat. Also known as Weitao. Also known as Yangchang. Grows in river valleys.
Changchu is slender and soft. Weakly relying on forests. Fine wheat sways in wind. Young peach dances in spring. Water ripples with slippery saliva. Spread on land like a flat palm. Prepare to brew soup. Rub and grind for itching.
Tao Hongjing said: Abundant in mountains and wilds. The *Classic of Poetry* says: "In the wetlands there is Changchu," referring to this plant. *Poetry Commentary* records: Its branches and stems are weak, extending over a foot to climb trees via vines. *Erya Commentary* records: Seeds resemble wheat, also similar in shape to peaches. Han Baosheng said: Flowers and leaves resemble peach trees. Li Shizhen said: Its branches soaked in water produce slippery mucus. Leaves are large as a palm. Chen Cangqi said: Roots soaked in wine treat wind-heat. Su Gong said: Decoction washed on the skin effectively treats wind-induced itching. Huang Tingjian's poem says: "Rubbing and grinding aids the wind against itching."
[Nvqing] (Ophiopogon Root / Ophiopogonis Radix variant - Text distinguishes between vine and herb types, referencing Shehan/Snake Containment)
Taste is acrid (Pungent), nature is neutral. It primarily treats gu poison. It drives away evil qi. It kills Guiwen malaria (malaria attributed to ghost influence). It wards off inauspiciousness. Also known as Quepiao.
Qingshu Luohuo. This is grass, not a vine. Shoots bitten by snakes. Roots also dragon-rising. Difficult to store drinking in a gourd. Tied together in a bag to hold. Purge and expel filth. Blessings and fortune are jointly received.
(Mowō qie - phonetic transcription)
Famous physicians say: This is the root of Shehan (Snake Containment). Li Shizhen said: Nvqing has two types. One is vine-growing, resembling Luohuo (Metaplexis); one is herb-growing, which is the root of Shehan. There are also large and small varieties. The small one is Sheyan, using shoots and stems; the large-leaved one is Longxian, using roots. Su Gong said: Fruits resemble gourd shapes, size like dates. Ge Hong said: Pound Nvqing into powder, store in a triangular crimson bag. On the Yin day of the first lunar month, hang it in the tent for good luck. Tao Hongjing said: Wearing one liang of this prevents epidemics. Hao Jing's poem says: "Expelling evil filth purifies." Lu Yun's poem says: "Fortune and blessings are received."