味苦，寒。主头秃、疥瘙，除热，女子阴蚀（《御览》此四字作无字）。一名东方宿，一
名连虫陆，一名鬼目，生川泽。
《名医》曰∶名蓄。生陈留。
案∶《说文》云∶ 草也，读若厘。 ，厘草也。芨，堇草也。《广雅》云∶ ，羊蹄
也。《毛诗》云∶言采其 。陆德明云∶本又作蓄。陆玑云∶今人谓之羊蹄。陶弘景云∶今
人呼秃菜，即是蓄音之伪。《诗》云∶言采其蓄。案∶陆英，疑即此草之花，此草一名连虫
陆，又陆英，即蒴 ，一名 也。亦苦、寒。
味辛，平。主浸淫、疥瘙、疽痔，杀三虫（《御览》引云∶一名篇竹。《大观本》无文）。
生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶ 蓄，一名蓄辩，一名 蔓（《御览》）。
《名医》曰∶生东莱。五月采，阴干。
案∶《说文》云∶ ， 也， ， 也，藩水 。藩，读若督。《尔雅》云∶竹，
蓄。郭璞云∶似水藜，赤茎节。好生道旁。可食，又杀虫。《毛诗》云∶绿竹猗猗。《传
》云∶竹， 竹也。《韩诗》藩云∶藩， 也。《石经》同。
味辛，平。主咳逆上气，破积聚、饮食、寒热，水气、恶创，鼠 、疽蚀，鬼精、蛊毒，
杀飞鸟、走兽，一名续毒。生山谷。
《名医》曰∶生秦亭及奉高。二月、八月采根，阴干。
案∶《广雅》云∶野狼毒也（疑上脱续毒二字）。《中山经》云∶大KT 之山有草焉，其状
如
蓍而毛，青花而白实，其名曰 ，服之不夭，可以为腹病。
[Sheep's Hoof / Rumex crispus]
Bitter, cold. Primarily treats alopecia (hair loss), scabies and pruritus (scabies and itching), and eliminates heat. ("Wu zi" [no characters] in these four characters in *Taiping Yulan*). Also known as Dongfang Su, also known as Lianchong Lu, also known as Gui Mu, grows in river and lake areas.
*Famous Physicians' Records* states: Named Xu. Grows in Chenliu.
Textual Research: *Shuowen Jiezi* says: It is a grass, pronounced like "Li". [Character missing] is Li grass. Ji is Jin grass. *Guaya* says: [Character missing] is Sheep's Hoof. *Mao Shi* says: Go to harvest its [Character missing]. Lu Deming says: Originally also written as "Xu". Lu Ji says: People now call it Sheep's Hoof. Tao Hongjing says: People now call it Tu Cai (Bald Vegetable), which is the phonetic corruption of "Xu". *Shi Jing* says: Go to harvest its Xu. Textual Research: Luying, suspected to be the flower of this grass; this grass is also named Lianchong Lu; furthermore, Luying is also Shuque, also named [Character missing]. Also bitter, cold.
[Wild Wolf Poison / Phytolacca acinosa]
Pungent, neutral. Primarily treats impetigo (weeping sores), scabies and pruritus, carbuncles and hemorrhoids, kills three types of parasites (*Taiping Yulan* quotes: also named Pianzhu. *Daguan Ben* has no text here). Grows in mountain valleys.
*Wu Pu's Materia Medica* states: [Character missing] Xu, also named Xubian, also named [Character missing] Man (*Taiping Yulan*).
*Famous Physicians' Records* states: Grows in Donglai. Harvested in May, dried in shade.
Textual Research: *Shuowen Jiezi* says: [Character missing], is [Character missing], [Character missing], is [Character missing], Fan water. Fan, pronounced like "Du". *Erya* says: Zhu, is Xu. Guo Pu says: Resembles Shuilí, with red stems and nodes. Likes to grow by the roadside. Edible, and can kill insects. *Mao Shi* says: Green bamboo, lush and vigorous. *Zhuan* says: Zhu, is [Character missing] bamboo. *Han Shi* on Fan says: Fan, is [Character missing]. *Shijing* is the same.
[Wild Wolf Poison / Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis or similar toxic root]
Pungent, neutral. Primarily treats cough with rebellious qi, breaks up accumulations and masses, food stagnation, alternating chills and fever, fluid retention, malignant sores, scrofula (rat fistula), ulcerative sores, ghost essence, gu poison, kills flying birds and running beasts, also named Xudu. Grows in mountain valleys.
*Famous Physicians' Records* states: Grows in Qinting and Fenggao. Harvest roots in February and August, dry in shade.
Textual Research: *Guaya* says: Wild Wolf Poison (suspect "Xudu" two characters were omitted above). *Zhongshan Jing* says: On Mount Da KT, there is a grass, its shape resembles Shicao (Aster tataricus) but with hair, flowers blue and bears white fruit, its name is [Character missing], taking it prevents premature death, and can treat abdominal diseases.