平。主妇人崩中，吐痢血不止。陶隐居云∶此是大KT （步典切）KT （他盍切）刮
竹茹以 （直萌切）漏处者。取干煮之，亦烧作屑服之。
千金方治妇人遗尿，不知出时。船故茹为末，酒调服三钱。子母秘录∶治无故遗血溺。
船中故竹茹干末，酒服三钱匕，日三服。
味甘，寒，无毒。根及苗主五淋。生煮服之。生江南泽地，丛生。茎圆，细而长直
。人将为席，败席煮服更良。（今附）
经验方治小儿夜啼。用灯心烧灰，涂乳上与吃。胜金方治破伤。多用灯心草烂嚼和唾贴
之，用帛裹，血立止。又方治小虫蚁入耳，挑不出者。以灯心浸油钓出虫。
衍义曰∶灯心草，陕西亦有。蒸熟，干则拆取中心穣然灯者，是谓之熟草；又有不蒸，
但生干剥取者，为生草。入药宜用生草。
味酸，平，无毒。根主痈疽，恶疮毒肿，赤白游疹，虫蚕蛇犬咬，并醋摩敷疮上，
亦捣茎、叶敷之。恐毒入腹，亦煮服之。生江东平地。花、叶如荞麦，根紧硬似狗脊。一名
五蕺，一名蛇罔。又别有蚕罔草，如苎麻与蕺同名也。（新补 见陈藏器。）
味甘，平，无毒。调中益气，止泄除痰，压时气，去热嗽。杂米粉作糗，食之甜美
。生平岗熟地，高尺余，叶有白毛，黄花。《荆楚岁时记》云三月三日取鼠曲汁，蜜和为粉
，谓之龙舌 ，以压时气。山南人呼为香茅，取花杂榉皮染褐，至破犹鲜。江西人呼为鼠耳
草。（新补 见陈藏器、日华子。）
Nature: Neutral. Indications: Primarily treats metrorrhagia (heavy uterine bleeding outside the menstrual period) in women, as well as persistent hematemesis (vomiting blood) and bloody dysentery. Tao Hongjing stated: This is the material obtained by scraping bamboo shavings from large bamboo to plug leaks. It can be taken after boiling when dried, or burned into ash and ingested.
*Qianjin Fang* treats urinary incontinence in women, where the timing of leakage is unknown. Powdered old bamboo shavings from boats are mixed with wine and taken in doses of three qian. *Zimu Milu*: Treats spontaneous bleeding and hematuria without obvious cause. Dry powder of old bamboo shavings from boats is taken with wine, three qian bi per dose, three times daily.
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Cold. Non-toxic. Roots and seedlings treat the five types of strangury (five categories of painful urination disorders). Taken boiled fresh. Grows in marshy areas in Jiangnan, in clumps. Stems are round, thin, long, and straight. People weave them into mats; boiling old mats for consumption is even more effective. (Added now)
Empirical formula for treating infant night crying: Burn rush stems (*Juncus effusus*) to ash, apply to the nipple/milk for the infant to ingest. *Shengjin Fang* for treating broken injuries: Chew rush stems thoroughly, mix with saliva, apply to the wound, wrap with cloth; bleeding stops immediately. Another method for removing small insects/ants from the ear that cannot be picked out: Soak rush stems in oil to fish out the insects.
*Yanyi* states: Rush grows in Shaanxi as well. After steaming and drying, the pith inside is extracted; this is called "cooked rush." Those not steamed but simply dried and peeled are called "raw rush." Raw rush is preferred for medicinal use.
Taste: Sour. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Roots treat carbuncles and sores, malignant ulcers, toxic swellings, erysipelas (red and white wandering rashes), and bites from insects, silkworms, snakes, and dogs. Apply crushed with vinegar topically to the sore. Alternatively, crush stems and leaves for topical application. If fearing toxin absorption into the abdomen, it may also be boiled and ingested. Grows on flatlands in Jiangdong. Flowers and leaves resemble buckwheat; roots are tight and hard, resembling *Cibotium barometz* (Dog's Back). Also known as Wuji or Shanwang. There is another plant called Canwang grass, which resembles ramie and shares the name with Ji. (Newly added, see Chen Cangqi.)
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Harmonizes the middle jiao, benefits qi, stops diarrhea, resolves phlegm, suppresses seasonal epidemic pathogens, and clears heat cough. Mixed with rice flour to make dry snacks; tastes sweet. Grows on mature plains, about one chi tall, with white hairs on leaves and yellow flowers. *Jingchu Suishi Ji* states: On the third day of the third lunar month, extract juice from *Gnaphalium affine* (Mouse Ear Daisy), mix with honey to make powder, called Longshe powder, to suppress seasonal epidemic pathogens. People in Shannan call it Xiangmao; flowers are mixed with oak bark to dye brown cloth, remaining vibrant even when worn out. People in Jiangxi call it Shuercao. (Newly added, see Chen Cangqi, Ri Huazi.)