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味酸，平，无毒。主积年恶疮不愈。五月五日日中采，干用之。
陶隐居云∶此菜，人以作羹。五月五日采，曝干，烧作屑，疗杂疮，有效。亦杂百草取
之，
不必只此一种尔。唐本注云∶此草即是鸡肠也，俱非正经所出。而二处说异，多生湿地坑渠
之侧。流俗通谓鸡肠，雅士总名蘩蒌。《尔雅》物重名者，并云一物两名。今按∶陈藏器本
草云∶蘩蒌，主破血。产妇煮食之，及下乳汁。产后腹中有块痛，以酒炒绞取汁，温服。又
取曝干为末，醋煮为丸，空腹服三十丸，下恶血。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶叶青，花白，
采苗
。长服恶血尽出，治恶疮有神验之功。
图经曰∶蘩蒌（音缕），即鸡肠草也。旧不着所出州土，今南中多生于田野间，近京下
湿地，
亦或有之。叶似荇菜而小，夏秋间生小白黄花，其茎梗作蔓，断之有丝缕，又细而中空似鸡
肠，因得此名也。《本经》作两条，而苏恭以为一物二名。谨按《尔雅》KT （五高切），
KTKT
今南北所生，或肥瘠
用鸡肠及蘩KT 若菟
之。五月五日采，阴干用
范汪治淋，用蘩蒌满
食疗∶不用令人长食之，恐血尽。或云 蒌即藤也，人恐白软草是。外台秘要∶治淋。
取蘩蒌草满两手握，水煮服之。
衍义曰∶蘩蒌，鸡肠草，一物也。今虽分之为二，其鸡肠草条中，独不言性味，故知一
物也
。鸡肠草，春开小花如绿豆大，茎、叶如园荽，初生则直，长大即覆地。小户收之为齑，食
之乌髭发。
Fanlou (Polygonum aviculare)
Acid in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats chronic ulcers that do not heal over many years. Harvest at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and use after drying.
Tao Hongjing states: This vegetable is used by people to make soup. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried, burned into ash/powder, it effectively treats various sores. It may also be collected mixed with other herbs; it is not limited to this single species. The *Tang Bencao* annotation states: This herb is indeed *Jichang* (Chicken Intestine Herb), neither of which appears in the canonical texts. However, the descriptions in these two sources differ. They grow abundantly beside wet ditches and channels. Common folk generally call it *Jichang*, while scholars collectively name it *Fanlou*. According to *Erya*, when an object has duplicate names, it indicates one substance with two names. Current research based on Chen Cangqi's *Bencao* states: *Fanlou* primarily resolves blood stasis. Parturient women boil and consume it to promote lactation. For postpartum abdominal masses causing pain, stir-fry with wine, extract the juice, and take warm. Alternatively, dry the herb, grind into powder, mix with vinegar to form pills, and take thirty pills on an empty stomach to expel evil blood. Minister Yuxi et al., according to *Shu Ben Tu Jing*, state: Leaves are green, flowers are white; harvest the seedlings. Long-term consumption ensures complete expulsion of evil blood, treating malignant ulcers with miraculous efficacy.
*Tujing* states: *Fanlou* (pronounced 'lv'), which is *Jichang* grass. Old records do not specify its origin province. Currently, it grows abundantly in fields in the south, and also exists in low-lying wetlands near the capital. Leaves resemble those of *Xingcai* (Nymphoides peltata) but are smaller. In summer and autumn, small white-yellow flowers appear. The stems are vining; when broken, silk-like threads remain. They are thin, hollow, and resemble chicken intestines, hence the name. *Benjing* lists them as two separate entries, while Su Gong considers them one substance with two names. Consulting *Erya*... [Text corruption/missing characters in source] ...Harvest on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry in shade for use. Fan Wang treats strangury using a handful of *Fanlou*. *Shiliao* advises against long-term consumption, fearing excessive depletion of blood. Some say *Lou* refers to vines; people suspect it might be *Baoruancao*. *Waitai Miyao*: Treats strangury. Take a double handful of fresh *Fanlou* grass, boil in water, and drink.
*Yanyi* states: *Fanlou* and *Jichang* grass are the same substance. Although currently divided into two entries, the *Jichang* entry uniquely lacks flavor and nature descriptions, confirming they are one substance. *Jichang* grass blooms with small flowers like mung beans in spring. Stems and leaves resemble cilantro (*Yuansui*). Initially upright when young, it spreads along the ground when mature. Common households collect it as pickles; consuming it darkens hair and beard.