味苦,平。主骨节热,胫重酸疼。久服,令人身轻。一名飞轻(已以上四字,原本黑字)。
生川泽。
《名医》曰∶一名伏兔,一名飞雉,一名木禾,生河内,正月采根;七月、八月采花。
阴干。
案∶《广雅》云∶伏猪,木禾也。飞廉,漏芦也。陶弘景云∶今既别有漏芦,则非。此
别名耳。
味酸,温。主益气,咳逆上气,劳伤羸瘦。补不足,强阴,益男子精(《御览》引云∶
一名会及。《大观本》作黑字)。生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶五味子,一名元及(《御览》)。
《名医》曰∶一名会及,一名元及。生齐山及代郡,八月采实,阴干。
案∶《说文》云∶ ,猪也。 , 猪草也。 , 也。《广雅》云∶会及,五味也。
《尔
雅》云∶ , 。郭璞云∶五味也。蔓生子,丛在茎头。《抱朴子·仙药篇》云∶五味者,
五行之精,其子有五味。移门子服五味子十六年,色如玉女,入水不沾,入火不灼也。
味甘,温。主益气,去面 (《御览》作 )黑,色媚好(《御览》作令人色悦泽)。其
根
味辛。主腹中寒热邪气,利小便。久服,不饥、轻身。一名筋根华,一名金沸(《御览》引
云∶一名美草,《大观》本作黑字)。生平泽。
《名医》曰∶生豫州,五月采,阴干。
案∶陶弘景云∶东人呼为山姜,南人呼为美草;《本草衍义》云∶世又谓之鼓子花。
[Felian]
Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature. Primarily treats heat sensation in bone joints and heaviness with soreness and pain in the shins (lower legs). Long-term consumption makes the body feel light. Also known as Feiqing (the above four characters were printed in bold/black type in the original text).
Grows in river valleys and marshes.
*The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica* records: Also known as Fubu, Feizhi, or Muhe. Grows in Henei Commandery; roots are harvested in the first lunar month; flowers are harvested in the seventh and eighth lunar months.
Dried in the shade.
Note: *Guangya* states: Fuzhu is Muhe. Felian is Lulu. Tao Hongjing says: Since there is now a separate herb named Lulu, this cannot be Lulu; it is merely an alias.
[Wuweizi / Schisandra Chinensis Fruit]
Sour in flavor, warm in nature. Primarily tonifies Qi, treats cough with rebellious Qi, and emaciation due to overstrain and injury. Tonifies deficiencies, strengthens Yin, and benefits male essence (cited from *Taiping Yulan*: also known as Huiji. The *Daguan Bencao* edition prints this in bold/black type).
Grows in mountain valleys.
*Wu Pu's Materia Medica* records: Wuweizi, also known as Yuanji (*Taiping Yulan*).
*The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica* records: Also known as Huiji or Yuanji. Grows in Qishan and Dai Commandery; fruits are harvested in the eighth lunar month and dried in the shade.
Note: *Shuowen Jiezi* states: [Character] means pig. [Character] is pig grass. [Character] is [Character]. *Guangya* states: Huiji is Wuwei. *Erya* states: [Character] is [Character]. Guo Pu comments: It is Wuwei. Vines bear fruit clustered at the stem tips. *Baopuzi · Chapter on Immortal Drugs* states: Wuwei is the essence of the Five Elements; its fruit possesses five flavors. Yimenzi consumed Wuweizi for sixteen years, his complexion became like that of a jade maiden; he could enter water without getting wet and fire without being burned.
[Xuanhua / Convolvulus Arvensis Root]
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature. Primarily tonifies Qi, removes dark spots/pigmentation on the face (as per *Taiping Yulan*, written as [Character]), making the complexion charming and beautiful (as per *Taiping Yulan*, "makes the person's complexion joyful and lustrous").
Its root is pungent in flavor. Primarily treats cold and hot pathogenic factors in the abdomen and promotes urination. Long-term consumption prevents hunger and makes the body feel light. Also known as Jinggenhua or Jinfei (cited from *Taiping Yulan*: also known as Meicao; the *Daguan Bencao* edition prints this in bold/black type).
Grows in plains and marshes.
*The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica* records: Grows in Yuzhou; harvested in the fifth lunar month and dried in the shade.
Note: Tao Hongjing says: People in the East call it Shanjiang; people in the South call it Meicao. *Bencao Yan Yi* states: The world also calls it Guzihua.