味甘，寒，无毒。去热烦，解毒，调中气，令人肥健。又主剥马血毒入肉，狂犬，牛
马热黄。捣绞取汁，和米粉作糗饵。食之甜美，止泄。捣叶汁敷蛇咬疮。生江南山林下，蔓
如葛。又有小叶尖长，气辛臭，捣敷小儿腹，除痞满闪癖。
味苦，小温，无毒。主妇人腹中血结，羸瘦，男子阴囊湿痒，强阳道，令人健行，
不睡，补虚，去痔 、瘰 、瘿瘤，作菜。生四明诸山，冬夏常有。叶似升麻，方茎，山人
取以为菜，一名孟母菜，一名厄菜。
味苦，平，无毒。主明目。崔知悌方云∶服之令人目明。地上衣如草，生湿处是。
味苦，平，无毒。主赤白久痢，小儿大腹痞满，丹毒，寒热。取根、茎煮服之。生
山泽间，三、四尺，叶作雁齿，如鬼针苗。
味辛，平，无毒。主赤白痢。取茎、子煎服。生江东温湿地。四、五月有子似杨梅
，苗如蓑草也。
味甘，平，无毒。主赤白久痢，煮服之。草高一尺，生茅中。叶有毛，如油腻黏人
手，子作角，中有小子也。
味辛，平，无毒。主破血，产后腹痛。煮汁服之，亦捣碎敷疔疮。生江南国荫地。似
益母，方茎，对节，白花，花中甜汁，饮之如蜜。
[Tian Teng] Sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It clears heat-induced irritability, detoxifies, harmonizes middle-jiao qi, and makes the body plump and strong. It also treats blood toxin entering the flesh from flayed horses, rabies, and heat-yellow disease in cattle and horses. Crushed and juiced, it is mixed with rice flour to make dry snacks. Eating them is sweet and stops diarrhea. Leaf juice applied externally treats snake bites. It grows in the forests of Jiangnan, with vines resembling Puerariae Radix (Ge Gen). Another variety has small, pointed, long leaves, a pungent and foul odor; when crushed and applied to a child's abdomen, it removes distension and accumulated masses.
[Yi Nai Cao] Bitter in flavor, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats blood stagnation in the abdomen of women, emaciation, dampness and itching of the scrotum in men, strengthens sexual function, promotes vigorous walking, prevents sleepiness, tonifies deficiency, and treats hemorrhoids, scrofula, and goiter. It can also be used as a vegetable. It grows in the mountains of Siming, remaining green throughout winter and summer. Its leaves resemble Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Sheng Ma), with a square stem. Mountain people harvest it as a vegetable; it is also known as Meng Mu Cai or E Cai.
[Western Medicine] Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It improves vision, enhances memory, and tonifies heart qi. It originates from Western Regions and was introduced by Hu people.
[Earth Skin] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It improves vision. According to Cui Zhiti's formula: "Taking it makes the eyes bright." This plant resembles moss or grass on the ground, growing in damp places.
[Yan Chi Cao] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats chronic dysentery with red and white discharge, abdominal distension in children, erysipelas, and alternating chills and fever. The roots and stems are boiled for oral administration. It grows between mountains and marshes, standing three to four chi tall, with leaves shaped like goose teeth, resembling the seedlings of Bidens Pilosa (Gui Zhen Miao).
[Jiangdong Herb] Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats dysentery with red and white discharge. The stems and seeds are decocted for oral administration. It grows in warm and humid areas of Jiangdong. In April and May, its fruits resemble Myrica Rubra (Yang Mei), and its seedlings resemble Sedge (Suo Cao).
[Mao Zhong Cao] Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats chronic dysentery with red and white discharge; it is taken as a decoction. The herb is one chi tall, growing among thatch grass. The leaves are hairy and sticky to the hands like grease; the fruit is pod-like, containing small seeds.
[Jiangnan Herb] Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It invigorates blood and resolves stasis, treating postpartum abdominal pain. A decoction of the juice is taken orally, or it is crushed and applied externally to treat carbuncles. It grows in shaded areas of Jiangnan. It resembles Leonurus Japonicus (Yi Mu Cao), with a square stem, opposite nodes, white flowers, and sweet nectar within the flowers that tastes like honey when drunk.
[Yongjia Herb] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats various difficult diseases (Wu Ye Ji Bing), rectal prolapse, and bleeding. It is roasted until fragrant, soaked in wine, and taken orally. It grows in the valleys of Yongjia. The leaves resemble Lysimachiae Herba (Ze Lan), the stem is red, and it stands two to three chi tall.