味辛，温。生山谷。主五脏邪气，女子阴中寒热痛，症瘕、血闭、绝子。久服，轻身、
和
《吴普》曰∶卷柏，神农∶辛；桐君、雷公∶甘（《御览》引云∶一名豹足，一名求股，
一名万岁，一名神枝、时，生山谷）。
《名医》曰∶一名豹足，一名求股，一名交时，生常山，五月、七月采，阴干。
案∶《范子计然》云∶卷柏，出三辅。
味苦，寒。主解诸毒，杀蛊 、注鬼、螫毒。久服，头不白、轻身。生平泽。
《名医》曰∶其茎叶可以染青，生河内。
案∶《说文》云∶ ，马蓝也。蓝，染青草也。《尔雅》云∶ ，马蓝；郭璞云∶今
大叶冬蓝也。《周礼》掌染草，郑注云∶染草，蓝茜，象头之属。《夏小正》∶五月启灌蓝。
《毛诗》云∶终朝采蓝。《笺》云∶蓝，染草也。
味辛，温。主中风入脑，头痛，寒痹，筋挛缓急，金创，妇人血闭无子。生川谷。
《吴普》曰∶芎 （《御览》引云∶一名香果），神农、黄帝、岐伯、雷公∶辛，无毒，
扁鹊∶酸，无毒，李氏∶生温，熟寒，或生胡无桃山阴，或太山（《御览》作或斜谷西岭，
或太山）。叶香细青黑，文赤如 本，冬夏丛生，五月花赤，七月实黑，茎端两叶，三月采
。根有节，似马衔状。
《名医》曰∶一名胡 ，一名香果。其叶，名蘼芜。生武功斜谷西岭，三月、四月采根
，曝干。
案∶《说文》云∶菅，菅 ，香草也。芎，司马相如说∶或从弓；《春秋左传》云∶有山
鞠穷
乎。杜预云∶鞠穷所以御湿。《西山经》云∶号山，其草多芎 。郭璞云∶芎 ，一名江蓠。
《范子计然》云∶芎 生始无，枯者，善（有脱字）。《司马相如赋》有芎 。司马贞引
司马彪云∶芎 ，似 本；郭璞云∶今历阳呼为江蓠。
**Juanbai (Selaginella)**
Flavor: Pungent; Nature: Warm. Grows in mountain valleys. Indications: Pathogenic factors in the five Zang organs, cold and heat pain in the female genitalia, abdominal masses (Zheng Jia), amenorrhea (Xue Bi), and infertility (Jue Zi). Long-term administration lightens the body.
*Wu Pu Ben Cao* states: For Juanbai, Shen Nong considers it pungent; Tong Jun and Lei Gong consider it sweet. (*Tai Ping Yu Lan* cites: Also known as Bao Zu, Qiu Gu, Wan Sui, or Shen Zhi/Shi; grows in mountain valleys).
*Ming Yi Bie Lu* states: Also known as Bao Zu, Qiu Gu, or Jiao Shi. Grows in Changshan. Harvested in the fifth and seventh lunar months, and dried in the shade.
Note: *Fan Zi Ji Ran* states: Juanbai is produced in the Sanfu region.
**Lanshi (Indigo Fruit / Isatis Indigotica Fruit)**
Flavor: Bitter; Nature: Cold. Indications: Resolves various toxins, kills Gu poison, Zhu Gui (infectious miasma or evil spirits), and sting toxins (from insects or snakes). Long-term administration prevents graying of hair and lightens the body. Grows in flat marshes.
*Ming Yi Bie Lu* states: Its stems and leaves can be used to dye blue-green. Grows in Henei.
Note: *Shuo Wen Jie Zi* states: Song is Ma Lan (Isatis indigotica). Lan is a plant used for dyeing blue-green. *Er Ya* states: Song is Ma Lan. Guo Pu states: It is the current Da Ye Dong Lan (large-leaf winter indigo). *Zhou Li* mentions officials in charge of dyeing plants; Zheng Xuan's commentary states: Dyeing plants include Lan (Indigo), Qian Cao (Madder), and Xiang Dou, among others. *Xia Xiao Zheng* states: In the fifth month, begin irrigating the Lan plants. *Mao Shi* states: Gathering Lan throughout the morning. The commentary states: Lan is a dyeing plant.
**Xiongqiong (Chuanxiong / Ligusticum Chuanxiong)**
Flavor: Pungent; Nature: Warm. Indications: Wind stroke entering the brain, headache, Cold Bi (painful obstruction due to cold-dampness), spasmodic or flaccid tension of tendons, metal wounds (trauma from sharp instruments), and female amenorrhea with infertility. Grows in river valleys.
*Wu Pu Ben Cao* states: Xiongqiong (*Tai Ping Yu Lan* cites: Also known as Xiang Guo). Shen Nong, Huang Di, Qi Bo, and Lei Gong consider it pungent and non-toxic. Bian Que considers it sour and non-toxic. Li Shi states: Raw nature is warm, cooked nature is cold. Some grow in the Yin side of Wutao Mountain in Hu regions, others in Taishan (*Tai Ping Yu Lan* states: some in Xiegu Xiling, others in Taishan). Leaves are fragrant, small, blue-black, with red veins similar to Gaoben. It grows in clumps in winter and summer, flowers red in the fifth month, fruits black in the seventh month, with two leaves at the stem tip. Harvested in the third month. The root has nodes, resembling a horse bit.
*Ming Yi Bie Lu* states: Also known as Hu Qiong or Xiang Guo. Its leaves are called Mi Wu. Grows in Wugong Xiegu Xiling. Roots are harvested in the third and fourth months and sun-dried.
Note: *Shuo Wen Jie Zi* states: Jian is Xiongqiong, an aromatic herb. Xiong: Sima Xiangru states it may take the radical 'bow'. *Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan* asks: Are there Ju Qiong in the mountains? Du Yu states: Ju Qiong is used to resist dampness. *Xi Shan Jing* states: On Hao Mountain, the herbs are mostly Xiongqiong. Guo Pu states: Xiongqiong is also known as Jiang Li. *Fan Zi Ji Ran* states: Xiongqiong grows in Shiwu (place name, text may have omissions); the withered ones are of good quality. *Sima Xiangru Fu* mentions Xiongqiong. Sima Zhen cites Sima Biao stating: Xiongqiong resembles Gaoben. Guo Pu states: It is currently called Jiang Li in Liyang.