（《御览》作芨）
味苦，平。主痈肿、恶创、败疽，伤阴，死肌，胃中邪气，贼风鬼击，痱缓不收。一名
甘根，一名连及草。生川谷。
《吴普》曰∶神农∶苦；黄帝∶辛；李氏∶大寒；雷公∶辛，无毒。茎叶似生姜、藜芦
。十月花，直上，紫赤，根白连。二月、八月、九月采。
《名医》曰∶生北山及冤句，及越山。
案∶《隋羊公服黄精法》云∶黄精，一名白芨，亦为黄精别名。今《名医》别出黄精条
味苦，寒。主蛊毒、十二水，肿满急痛，积聚，中风，皮肤疼痛，吐逆。一名 钜（案∶
此无生川泽三字者，古或与泽漆为一条）。
《名医》曰∶生常山。十二月采根，阴干。
案∶《尔雅》云∶荞， 钜。郭璞云∶今药草之戟也。《淮南子·缪尔训》云∶大戟
味苦，微寒。主皮肤热，大腹、水气，四肢面目浮肿，丈夫阴气不足。生川泽。
《名医》曰∶一名漆茎，大戟苗也。生太山。三月三日、七月七日采茎、叶，阴
案∶《广雅》云∶黍茎，泽漆也。
味苦，温。主五脏邪气，心腹寒热，羸瘦如疟状，发作有时，诸关节风
《吴普》曰∶茵芋，一名卑共。微温，有毒。状如莽草而细软（《御览》）。
《名医》曰∶一名莞草，一名卑共，生太山。三月三日采叶，阴干。
味苦，微寒。主腹中邪热气，诸毒，杀三虫。一名贯节，一名贯渠，一名百头（《御览》）
作白），一名虎卷，一名扁符。生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶贯众，一名贯来，一名贯中，一名渠母，一名贯钟，一名柏芹，一名药藻，
一名扁符，一名黄钟。神农、岐伯∶苦，有毒；桐君、扁鹊∶苦；一经∶甘，有毒；黄帝∶
咸，酸；一经∶苦，无毒。叶黄，两两相对；茎，黑毛聚生。冬夏不老。四月花，八月实，
黑聚相连，卷旁行生。三月、八月采根，五月采药（《御览》）。
《名医》曰∶一名伯萍，一名药藻。此谓草鸱头。生元山及冤句、少室山。二月、八月
采根，阴干。
案∶《说文》云∶ 草也。《广雅》云∶贯节，贯众也。《尔雅》云∶泺，费众。郭璞云
∶叶，圆锐；茎，毛黑。布地，冬夏不死。一名贯渠。又上云∶扁符，止。郭璞云∶未祥。
据《经》云∶一名篇符，即此也。《尔雅》当云∶篇符，止；泺，贯众。
(Tai Ping Yu Lan writes it as "Ji")
Bitter, neutral in nature. Primarily treats carbuncles and sores (Yong Zhong), malignant ulcers (E Chuang), necrotic ulcers (Bai Ju), injury to the Yin aspect, dead flesh (Si Ji), pathogenic qi in the stomach, thief wind (Ze Feng) and ghost strikes (Gui Ji), and flaccidity with inability to control movement (Fei Huan). Also known as Gan Gen, also known as Lian Ji Cao. Grows in river valleys.
Wu Pu records: Shen Nong states it is bitter; Huang Di states it is acrid; Li Shi states it is greatly cold; Lei Gong states it is acrid and non-toxic. The stems and leaves resemble Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Li Lu (Veratris Rhizoma). Flowers in the tenth month, growing straight up, purple-red in color, with white connected roots. Harvested in the second, eighth, and ninth months.
Ming Yi Bie Lu records: Grows in Bei Shan, Yuan Ju, and Yue Shan.
Note: Sui Yang Gong's Method of Taking Huang Jing states: Huang Jing (Polygonati Rhizoma), also known as Bai Ji, is also an alias for Huang Jing. The current Ming Yi Bie Lu lists Huang Jing as a separate entry.
Bitter, cold in nature. Primarily treats gu poison (Gu Du), twelve types of water retention diseases, swelling and fullness with acute pain, accumulations (Ji Ju), wind stroke (Zhong Feng), skin pain, vomiting and regurgitation. Also known as Ju (Note: There are no three characters "Sheng Chuan Ze" here; in ancient texts, Ze Qi might have been listed in the same entry).
Ming Yi Bie Lu records: Grows in Chang Shan. Harvests the root in the twelfth month, dried in the shade.
Note: Er Ya states: Qiao, is Ju. Guo Pu comments: It is the戟 (Ji) herb used in medicine today. Huainanzi · Miucheng Xun states: Da Ji...
Bitter, slightly cold in nature. Primarily treats skin heat, abdominal swelling, water qi, edema of the four limbs and face, and insufficiency of yang qi in men. Grows in river marshes.
Ming Yi Bie Lu records: Also known as Qi Jing, which is the seedling of Da Ji. Grows in Tai Shan. Harvests the stems and leaves on the third day of the third month and the seventh day of the seventh month, dried in the shade.
Note: Guang Ya states: Shu Jing, is Ze Qi.
Bitter, warm in nature. Primarily treats pathogenic qi in the five zang organs, cold and heat in the heart and abdomen, emaciation resembling malaria, regular paroxysms, and wind pathogens in various joints...
Wu Pu records: Yin Yu, also known as Bei Gong. Slightly warm, toxic. Resembles Mang Cao but is finer and softer (cited from Tai Ping Yu Lan).
Ming Yi Bie Lu records: Also known as Wan Cao, also known as Bei Gong, grows in Tai Shan. Harvests the leaves on the third day of the third month, dried in the shade.
Bitter, slightly cold in nature. Primarily treats pathogenic hot qi in the abdomen, various toxins, and kills the three parasites (San Chong). Also known as Guan Jie, also known as Guan Qu, also known as Bai Tou (Tai Ping Yu Lan cites it as "Bai"), also known as Hu Juan, also known as Bian Fu. Grows in mountain valleys.
Wu Pu records: Guan Zhong, also known as Guan Lai, also known as Guan Zhong, also known as Qu Mu, also known as Guan Zhong, also known as Bai Qin, also known as Yao Zao, also known as Bian Fu, also known as Huang Zhong. Shen Nong and Qi Bo state it is bitter and toxic; Tong Jun and Bian Que state it is bitter; one transmission states it is sweet and toxic; Huang Di states it is salty and sour; one transmission states it is bitter and non-toxic. Leaves are yellow, opposite each other; stems have clustered black hairs. Does not wither in winter or summer. Flowers in the fourth month, fruits in the eighth month, fruits are black, clustered and connected, growing curled sideways. Harvests the roots in the third and eighth months, harvests the medicinal material in the fifth month (Tai Ping Yu Lan citation).
Ming Yi Bie Lu records: Also known as Bo Ping, also known as Yao Zao. This refers to Cao Chi Tou. Grows in Yuan Shan, Yuan Ju, and Shao Shi Shan. Harvests the roots in the second and eighth months, dried in the shade.
Note: Shuo Wen Jie Zi states: It is a grass name. Guang Ya states: Guan Jie, is Guan Zhong. Er Ya states: Luo, is Fei Zhong. Guo Pu comments: Leaves are round and sharp; stems have black hairs. Grows spreading on the ground, does not die in winter or summer. Also known as Guan Qu. Furthermore, the text above mentions: Bian Fu, stops bleeding. Guo Pu comments: Unclear. According to the Classic, also known as Pian Fu, this is it. Er Ya should state: Pian Fu, stops bleeding; Luo, is Guan Zhong.