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[Tuma Zong]
Treats bone-steaming fever (Gu Re), restlessness, heat-toxin congestion (Re Du Yong), and epistaxis (Nu Bi). It is found on old walls in shady places everywhere. It grows luxuriantly in years with abundant rainfall. People sometimes mistake it for wall moss (Yuan Yi), which is incorrect. Wall moss grows on the sides of walls, whereas Tuma Zong grows on top of walls and is longer than wall moss; it is generally a type of moss (Tai). Because its substrate differs, its name and therapeutic indications also differ. When growing on roof tiles, it is called Wuyou or Watai; when growing on walls, it is called Yuan Yi or Tuma Zong; when growing on the ground, it is called Diyi; when growing in wells, it is called Jingtai; when growing on stones in water, it is called Zhili. Tuma Zong is commonly used in recent times, but previous texts did not record it, so this newly determined entry is attached. (Newly Determined)

Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats alopecia capitis (Tou Tu), malignant sores (E Chuang), heat sensation (Re Qi), scabies, pruritus, crusted lesions, tinea, and parasites (Jie Sao Jia Xuan Chong); treats dental caries (Qu Chi); treats internal injury in the female vagina (Nvzi Yinzhong Neishang); and treats solid accumulations in the skin (Pijian Shi Ji). Also known as Yangquan or Yangyi. Grows in valleys of Shu Commandery.
Taohongjing states: It is no longer used in prescriptions; local people occasionally collect and recognize it. The Commentary of Tang Bencao states: This herb is commonly known as Qigu. Leaves resemble chrysanthemum, flowers are purple, seeds resemble Lycii Fructus (Gouqizi), roots resemble Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi), hollow in the center but filled with powdery substance. The seedlings primarily treat pediatric convulsions (Xiao'er Jing), and also treat lacquer dermatitis (Qi Chuang), promote hair growth; found in plains and marshes everywhere.
Current analysis based on alternative commentaries states: Found everywhere, grows in shady and damp places; seedlings and leaves are harvested in March and April and dried in shade.

[Shuyangquan]
Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats various calculi causing five types of strangury (Wu Lin), and stops venom from tiger bites and snakebites.
The Commentary of Tang Bencao states: Seedlings resemble Batrachium (Shilongrui), leaves are glossy, flowers are white like plum blossoms, stems are purple; boiled juice is very slippery and edible. Er Ya · Shi Cao states: Also known as [missing character], found in plains and marshes everywhere, recognized by many in fields. Current analysis based on alternative commentaries states: For tiger bites, snakebites, and various sores, crush to extract juice for drinking, and apply to sores to detoxify and relieve pain; stems and leaves are harvested in June and July and sun-dried. (Attached from Tang Bencao First Edition) Minister Yuxi et al. respectfully analyze Er Ya stating: [missing character] is Tutui. Commentary states: Resembles Malva (Kui) but smaller, leaves shaped like Chenopodium (Li), hairy, eating it provides a smooth and unblocking sensation. [Missing character] means boiling.
Tu Jing details are recorded under the Dongkui entry in Volume 27.

[Tutui]
Yanyi states: Tutui has green leaves resembling yellow Malva (Huangshukui), flowers resembling Aoshuang (a white flower) are elegant, shape resembles the smallest single-leaf Malva (Shukui) just opening. Has sandalwood-colored stamens, color resembles the stamen of Mudan Yaohuang, thus it is Shukui. Liu Mengde of the Tang Dynasty returning to the capital said: Only Tutui and Aoyao, swaying in the spring wind, are these.