味甘,平,无毒。主头风,小腹拘急。一名木蜜。其木皮,温,无毒。
主五痔,和五脏。以木为屋,屋中酒则味薄,此亦奇物。
唐本注云∶其树径尺,木名白石,叶如桑柘。其子作房似珊瑚,核在其端,人皆食之。
(唐本先附)臣禹锡等谨按蜀
本云∶字或单作枸(音矩)。云木名,出蜀,近酒能薄酒味,江南
人呼谓之木蜜也。
图经文具接骨木条下。
食疗云多食发蛔虫。昔有南人修舍用此,误有一片落在酒瓮中,其酒化为水味。荆楚岁
时记云《诗》有 羞。《广雅》
枳实如珊瑚,十一月采,是白石木子,山中多有之。盐荷裹一冬储备,又以辟虫毒。
味甘,温,无毒。主一切风虚赢冷,手足疼痹,无论老幼轻重,浸酒及煮汁服之。
日,觉皮肤间风出如虫行。
生天目山、四明山。树如栀子,冬不凋,野兽食之。更有木天蓼,出山南。大树。今市人货
之云∶久服促寿,当是其逐
风损气故也。《本经》有木天蓼
天蓼。江淮南山间,有木天蓼。
痹,腰脚疼冷。取皮酿酒即是苏引为天蓼注者。夫如是,则
有三天蓼,俱能逐风,其中优劣,小者最为胜。(今附)
图经文具木天蓼条下。
味苦,大寒,无毒。主口疮疳 ,杀诸虫,去心腹中热气。一名山石榴。
唐本注云∶其树枝、叶与石榴无别,但花异,子细黑圆如牛李子尔。生山石间,所在皆
有,襄阳岘山东者为良。陶
于柏木附见二种,其一是此。陶云皮黄,其树乃皮白。今太常所贮乃叶多刺者,名白剌柏,
非小柏也。今注陈藏器本草
云∶凡是柏木皆皮黄。今既不黄,而自然非柏。小 如石榴,皮黄,子赤如枸杞子,两头尖,
人锉枝以染黄。若云子黑
而圆,恐是别物,非小柏也。(唐本先附)
图经文具柏木条下。
[Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange)] Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats Toufeng (headache caused by wind pathogen) and Juji (spasmodic tightness of the lower abdomen). Also known as Mimi (Wood Honey). Its bark is warm in nature and non-toxic. It primarily treats Wuzhi (five types of hemorrhoids) and harmonizes the Zang-Fu organs. When used to build houses, wine stored inside becomes thin in taste; this is indeed a wondrous substance.
The *Tang Bencao* annotation states: The tree has a trunk diameter of one chi, the wood is named Baishi (White Stone), leaves resemble those of mulberry or ziziphus. Its fruit forms chambers resembling coral, with the seed at the tip; people generally eat it.
(Attached from *Tang Bencao*) Minister Yuxi et al. respectfully note: The Shu version says: The character is sometimes written singly as Gou (pronounced ju). It is said to be a tree name, originating from Shu, which can thin the taste of wine when near it; people in Jiangnan call it Mimi.
*Tu Jing Ben Cao* details are found under the entry for Jiegu Mu (Aralia chinensis).
*Shi Liao Ben Cao* states that excessive consumption induces roundworms. In the past, southerners building houses used this wood; accidentally, a piece fell into a wine jar, turning the wine into water-like taste. *Jingchu Suishi Ji* mentions "Xiu" in the *Classic of Poetry*. *Guang Ya* states Zhishi resembles coral, harvested in November; these are seeds of the Baishi tree, abundant in mountains. Wrapped in salt and stored for a winter reserve, it also repels insect toxins.
[Xiaotianliao (Small Polygonum)] Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats all conditions of wind-deficiency, emaciation, and coldness, as well as pain and numbness in hands and feet. Suitable for both young and old, regardless of severity, it can be soaked in wine or boiled as a decoction for administration. The next day, one feels wind exiting through the skin like insects crawling.
It grows in Tianmu Mountain and Siming Mountain. The tree resembles Gardenia, does not shed leaves in winter, and is eaten by wild beasts. There is also Mutianliao (Tree Polygonum), originating from South of the Mountains. It is a large tree. Merchants now claim that long-term use shortens lifespan, likely because it expels wind but damages Qi. *Ben Jing* includes Mutianliao and Xiaotianliao. In the southern mountains between Jianghuai, there is Mutianliao. It treats Bi syndrome (obstruction syndrome), cold pain in the waist and legs. Taking the bark to brew wine corresponds to the annotation by Su Yin for Tianliao. Thus, there are three types of Tianliao, all capable of expelling wind; among them, the small one is superior. (Now attached)
*Tu Jing Ben Cao* details are found under the entry for Mutianliao.
[Xiaobai (Small Cypress)] Bitter in flavor, very cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats Kou Chuang Gan (oral ulcers and gingival rot), kills various parasites, and clears heat from the heart and abdomen. Also known as Shanshiliu (Mountain Pomegranate).
The *Tang Bencao* annotation states: The branches and leaves of this tree are indistinguishable from pomegranate, differing only in flowers; the fruit is small, black, round, like a bull plum. It grows among rocks and is found everywhere; the best comes from Xianshan Mountain in Xiangyang. Tao Hongjing mentioned two varieties alongside Cypress wood, one of which is this. Tao stated the bark is yellow, but this tree has white bark. What is currently stored by the Taichang Temple has thorny leaves and is named Baici Bai (White Thorn Cypress), not Xiaobai. Current annotations cite Chen Cangqi's *Bencao*: All cypress trees have yellow bark. Since this is not yellow, it is naturally not cypress. Xiaobai resembles pomegranate, has yellow bark, red fruits like goji berries, pointed at both ends; people crush the branches to dye yellow. If described as having black, round fruits, it is likely a different plant, not Xiaobai. (Attached from *Tang Bencao*)
*Tu Jing Ben Cao* details are found under the entry for Bai Mu (Cypress Wood).