味辛，微温。主大风邪气，阴痿不起，强筋骨，安五脏，补中，增志
《名医》曰∶生巴郡及下邳。二月、八月采根，阴干。
味甘，寒。主寒热、八疽、消渴，补中益气。久服，轻身、延年。一名谷菜（元本误作
黑字），生山谷。
《名医》曰∶一名白草。生益州。春，采叶；夏，采茎；秋，采花；冬，采根。
案∶《尔雅》云∶苻，鬼目。郭璞云∶今江东有鬼目草，茎似葛，叶圆而毛，子如耳
也，赤色丛生。《唐本》注白英云∶此鬼目草也。
味甘，平。主五脏邪气，风寒湿痹，补中益气，长毛发，令黑，疗心悬、少食、常饥。
轻身、耳目聪明、不老。生川泽。
《名医》曰∶生中山，二月采。
案∶《说文》云∶蘩，白蒿也；艾，冰台也。《广雅》云∶蘩母，蒡 也。《尔雅》云∶
艾，冰台。郭璞云∶今艾，白蒿。《夏小正》云∶二月采蘩。《传》云∶蘩，由胡。由胡者，
繁母也。繁母者，旁勃也。《尔雅》云∶蘩，皤蒿。郭璞云∶白蒿。又蘩，由胡，郭璞云∶
未详。《毛诗》云∶于以采蘩。《传》云∶蘩，皤蒿也。又采蘩祁祁。《传》云∶蘩，白蒿也；
陆玑云∶凡艾，白色者，为皤蒿；《楚词》王逸注云∶艾，白蒿也。按∶皤、白，音义皆相
近。艾，是药名，《本草经》无者，即白蒿是也。《名医》别出艾条，非。
Pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature. Primarily treats severe wind-pathogenic factors (severe pathogenic factors caused by wind), erectile dysfunction (impotence characterized by inability to achieve erection), strengthens sinews and bones, stabilizes the Five Viscera, tonifies the Middle Jiao, and enhances willpower.
*Famous Physicians' Additional Records* states: Grows in Ba Commandery and Xiapi. Roots are harvested in February and August, then dried in the shade.
Sweet in flavor, cold in nature. Primarily treats alternating chills and fever, eight types of carbuncles (various suppurative sores), xiaoke (symptoms similar to diabetes mellitus), and tonifies middle Qi. Long-term consumption makes the body light and prolongs longevity. Also known as Gucai (Yuan edition erroneously printed as Heizi), grows in mountain valleys.
*Famous Physicians' Additional Records* states: Also known as Baicao. Grows in Yizhou. Leaves are harvested in spring; stems in summer; flowers in autumn; roots in winter.
Research note: *Erya* states: Fu is Guimu. Guo Pu states: Currently, in Jiangdong, there is a plant called Guimu grass, with stems resembling kudzu, round and hairy leaves, and ear-sized red fruits growing in clusters. *Tang Bencao* annotates Baiying saying: This is Guimu grass.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature. Primarily treats pathogenic factors in the Five Viscera, bi-syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness (joint pain and numbness caused by wind, cold, and damp pathogens), tonifies middle Qi, promotes hair growth, darkens hair, treats heart suspension sensation (empty discomfort in the heart), reduced appetite, and frequent hunger.
Makes the body light, sharpens hearing and vision, and delays aging. Grows in river marshes.
*Famous Physicians' Additional Records* states: Grows in Zhongshan, harvested in February.
Research note: *Shuowen Jiezi* states: Fan is Baihao; Ai is Bingtai. *Guaya* states: Fanmu is Bang. *Erya* states: Ai is Bingtai. Guo Pu states: Current Ai is Baihao. *Xiaoxiaozheng* states: Harvest Fan in February. *Zhuan* states: Fan is Youhu. Youhu refers to Fanmu. Fanmu refers to Pangbo. *Erya* states: Fan is Pohao. Guo Pu states: Baihao. Again, Fan is Youhu, Guo Pu states: Unclear. *Mao Shi* states: Where to harvest Fan. *Zhuan* states: Fan is Pohao. Again, harvesting Fan qiqi. *Zhuan* states: Fan is Baihao; Lu Ji states: Any white Ai is called Pohao; Wang Yi's annotation on *Chu Ci* states: Ai is Baihao. According to analysis: Po and Bai have similar pronunciation and meaning. Ai is a medicinal name; what is absent in *Bencao Jing* is exactly Baihao. *Famous Physicians' Additional Records* separately lists Ai strip, which is incorrect.