味苦，寒，有毒。主 热，身暴赤色，风水积聚，恶疡，除小儿热，去五脏五水大腹
，利小便，益气。可作浴汤。一名鬼桃，一名羊肠，一名苌楚，一名御弋，一名铫（音姚）
弋
。生山林川谷及生田野。二月采，阴干。
陶隐居云∶山野多有。甚似家桃，又非山桃子。小细，苦不堪啖，花甚赤。《诗》云∶
隰有
苌楚者即此也。方药亦不复用。唐本注云∶此物多生沟渠隍堑之间。人取煮以洗风痒及诸疮
肿，极效。剑南人名细子根也。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶生平泽中。叶、花似桃，子细
如
枣核，苗长弱即蔓生，不能为树。今处处有，多生溪涧。今人呼为细子根，似牡丹。疗肿，
尔雅云∶苌楚，铫弋。郭云∶今羊桃也。释云∶叶似桃，花白，子如小麦，亦似桃。陆机云
∶叶长而狭，华紫赤色。其枝茎弱，过一尺引蔓于草上。今人以为汲灌，重而善没，不如杨
柳也。近下根，刀切其皮，着热灰中脱之，可韬笔管也。
陈藏器云∶味甘，无毒。主风热羸老。浸酒服之。生蜀川川谷中。草高一尺，叶长小，
亦
云羊桃根也。肘后方∶治伤寒毒攻手足痛，煮羊桃汁渍之，杂盐豉尤好。
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味苦，微寒，无毒。主鼠 寒热，下痢脓血不止。白花者主白下。赤花者主赤下。
一名 （音 ），一名陵翘。生平泽中。四月采叶，七月采花，阴干。
陶隐居云∶田野甚多，人采作滋染皂。又用疗下 ，当浓煮取汁，今可丸服之，今人亦
用作
。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶所在下湿地有之。叶如蒿，茎端夏生四、五穗，穗若车前，
赤、白二种花。七月采苗，日干用之。尔雅云∶ ，鼠尾。释曰∶可以染皂草也。一名鼠尾
。陈藏器云∶鼠尾草，平。主诸痢。煮汁服，亦末服，紫花，茎、叶堪染皂。一名乌草，
又名水青也。
图经曰∶鼠尾草，旧不载所出州土，云生平泽中，今所在有之，唯黔中人采为药。苗如
蒿，
生，茎端作四、五穗，穗若车前，花有赤白二色。《尔雅》谓 ，鼠尾。云可以染皂草也。
四月采叶，七月采花，阴干。古治痢多用之。姚氏云∶浓煮汁如薄饴。饮五合，日三。赤下
用赤花，白下用白花，瘥。
圣惠方∶治久赤白痢不瘥，羸瘦。用鼠尾草捣为末，每服一钱，不计时候，以粥饮调下。
[She Tao (Prinsepia roxburghiana)]
Bitter in flavor, cold in nature, toxic. It primarily treats heat disorders, sudden reddening of the body, accumulation of wind-water (fluid retention due to wind and water pathogens), malignant sores, eliminates childhood heat, removes excessive fluid from the five zang organs and the great abdomen, promotes urination, and benefits qi. It can be used to prepare medicinal bath decoctions. Also known as Gui Tao (Ghost Peach), Yang Chang (Sheep Intestine), Chang Chu, Yu Yi, and Diao Yi (pronounced Yao). It grows in mountains, forests, rivers, valleys, and fields. Harvested in February, dried in the shade.
Tao Hongjing stated: It is abundant in mountainous and wild areas. It closely resembles cultivated peach but is not a wild peach variety. The fruit is small and thin, too bitter to eat, and the flowers are very red. The *Classic of Poetry* mentions "There are chang chu in the lowlands," referring to this plant. It is no longer used in prescriptions. The *Tang Ben Cao Zhu* noted: This plant often grows between ditches and moats. People boil it to wash away wind-induced itching and various swellings, with excellent efficacy. In the Jiannan region, it is called Xi Zi Gen (Fine Root). Ministers Yuxi et al., according to the *Shu Ben Tu Jing*, stated: It grows in flat marshes. Its leaves and flowers resemble those of the peach tree; its fruits are small like jujube pits; the stems are slender and weak, creeping along the ground rather than growing into trees. It is now found everywhere, mostly by streams. Currently, people call it Xi Zi Gen, resembling peony. For treating swellings, the *Erya* states: Chang Chu is also called Diao Yi. Guo Pu commented: It is the current She Tao. He explained: Leaves resemble peach leaves, flowers are white, fruits are like wheat grains, also resembling peaches. Lu Ji stated: Leaves are long and narrow, flowers are purple-red. Its branches and stems are weak, extending over one foot and creeping on grass. People now use it for making water buckets because it is heavy and sinks easily, unlike willow or poplar wood. The roots near the surface, when peeled with a knife and placed in hot ash to remove the skin, can be used to wrap pen tubes.
Chen Cangqi stated: Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. It primarily treats emaciation and weakness caused by wind-heat. It can be soaked in wine and taken. It grows in the river valleys of Shu. The herb is about one chi high, with small, elongated leaves; some also refer to its root as Yang Tao Gen. The *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*: To treat pain in hands and feet caused by toxic attack from typhoid fever, boil She Tao juice and soak the affected area; adding salted black beans is even better.
[Shu Wei Cao (Salvia miltiorrhiza or related species)]
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats shu lou (scrofula/lymphatic tuberculosis) characterized by alternating chills and fever, and persistent dysentery with pus and blood. White-flowered varieties treat white dysentery; red-flowered varieties treat red dysentery. Also known as [Name omitted in source], Ling Qiao. It grows in flat marshes. Harvest leaves in April, flowers in July, and dry in the shade.
Tao Hongjing stated: It is abundant in fields. People harvest it to dye hair black. It is also used to treat dysentery; it should be boiled strongly to extract the juice, which can now be made into pills. People also use it as a dye. Ministers Yuxi et al., according to the *Shu Ben Tu Jing*, stated: It is found in damp lowlands everywhere. Leaves resemble mugwort; at the stem tips in summer, four or five spikes emerge, resembling plantain spikes, with red and white flower varieties. Harvest the whole plant in July and sun-dry it. The *Erya* states: [Name omitted], Shu Wei. It is explained as a plant that can dye things black. Also named Shu Wei. Chen Cangqi stated: Shu Wei Cao is neutral in nature. It primarily treats various types of dysentery. Boil the juice to drink, or take it as powder. Purple-flowered varieties have stems and leaves suitable for dyeing black. Also known as Wu Cao (Black Grass) and Shui Qing (Water Green).
The *Tu Jing* stated: Shu Wei Cao was not recorded in older texts regarding its origin, stating it grows in flat marshes. It is now found everywhere, but only people in Qian region use it medicinally. The seedlings resemble mugwort, growing in clumps, with four or five spikes at the stem tips, resembling plantain spikes. Flowers are either red or white. The *Erya* calls it [Name omitted], Shu Wei, stating it can be used to dye black. Harvest leaves in April, flowers in July, and dry in the shade. It was frequently used in ancient times to treat dysentery. Yao Shi stated: Boil it strongly until the juice resembles thin malt syrup. Drink five he per dose, three times a day. Use red flowers for red dysentery and white flowers for white dysentery for recovery.
The *Sheng Hui Fang*: To treat chronic red and white dysentery that does not heal, resulting in emaciation. Grind Shu Wei Cao into powder. Take one qian each time, at any time, mixed with rice broth.