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味辛、甘,温、平、微寒,无毒。主五脏邪气,女子阴中寒热痛,症瘕,血
闭,绝子,止咳逆,治脱肛,散淋结,头中风眩,痿蹶,强阴益精。久服轻身和颜色,令人
好容体。一名万岁,一名豹足,一名求股,一名交时。生常山山谷石间。五月、七月采,阴
干。
陶隐居云∶今出近道。丛生石土上,细叶似柏,卷屈状如鸡足,青黄色。用之,去下近
石有
沙土处。臣禹锡等谨按范子云∶卷柏出三辅。吴氏云∶卷柏,神农∶辛,平。桐君、雷公
∶甘
。建康记云∶建康出卷柏。药性论云∶卷柏,君。能治月经不通,尸疰鬼疰,腹痛,去百邪
鬼魅。日华子云∶镇心治邪,啼泣,除面 ,头风,暖水脏。生用破血,炙用止血。
图经曰∶卷柏,生常山山谷间,今关、陕、沂、兖诸州亦有之。宿根紫色多须。春生苗,
似
叶而细碎,拳挛如鸡足,青黄色,高三、五寸。无花、子,多生石上。五月、七月采,阴干
。去下近石有沙土处,用之。
一种唐本余
Juanbai (Selaginella tamariscina)
Pungent, sweet, warm, neutral, or slightly cold; non-toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic qi in the five zang organs, cold-heat pain in the female yin, zheng jia (abdominal masses), blood obstruction, sterility, cough with reverse flow of qi, prolapse of the rectum, accumulation in lin syndrome (dysuria), wind-stroke dizziness of the head, wei jue (flaccidity and paralysis), strengthens the yin and benefits essence. Long-term consumption lightens the body, harmonizes complexion, and enhances facial beauty and bodily constitution. Also known as Wan Sui, Bao Zu, Qiu Gu, Jiao Shi. Grows in the rocky crevices of valleys in Changshan. Harvested in May and July, dried in the shade.
Tao Hongjing states: It is now produced in regions near the capital. It grows in clusters on rocks and soil, with fine leaves resembling those of cypress, curled like a chicken's foot, yellowish-green in color. When used, remove the sandy soil at the base near the rock. Ministers Yuxi et al. carefully note according to Fan Zi: Juanbai is produced in the Sanfu region. Wu Shi states: For Juanbai, Shennong considers it pungent and neutral; Tong Jun and Lei Gong consider it sweet. The Jiankang Record states: Jiankang produces Juanbai. Yao Xing Lun states: Juanbai is a sovereign herb. It can treat amenorrhea, shi zhu and gui zhu (chronic infectious diseases and mental abnormalities), abdominal pain, and dispel various evil spirits. Ri Hua Zi states: It calms the heart and treats evil pathogens, sobbing, removes facial pigmentation (mian gan), wind-head, and warms the water zang (kidneys and bladder). Raw use breaks blood; roasted use stops bleeding.
Tu Jing states: Juanbai grows in the valleys of Changshan; it is also found in Guan, Shan, Yi, and Yan prefectures. The perennial root is purple with many fibrous roots. Sprouts emerge in spring, with fine, fragmented leaves curled like a chicken's foot, yellowish-green, three to five cun high. It has no flowers or seeds and often grows on rocks. Harvested in May and July, dried in the shade. When used, remove the sandy soil at the base near the rock.
One variety from the Supplement to the Tang Bencao:
Bitter, very cold, non-toxic. Primarily resolves all toxins, eliminates phlegm, dispels severe heat, treats headache, and wards off epidemics. Also known as Bi She Lei. Its shape resembles coarse Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome, with eye-like nodes.
Forty-six varieties from the Supplement by Chen Cangqi:
Sweet, neutral, non-toxic. Resolves all toxins, stops epistaxis, hematemesis, and dispels irritability. The stems are green; when leaves are plucked, latex exudes. Crushing the plant for juice and drinking it is effective.