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Indicated for toxic swelling, and to stop frequent urination.
Tao Hongjing stated: This herb is also found in household courtyards. Children take its juice, rub it on spider webs until sticky, to catch cicadas, and treat Qu Su Niao (a type of skin ulcer).
*Bencao Tang* commentary notes: This herb is actually Fan Lou (Achyranthes bidentata), and this entry is redundant; it should be removed. Upon examination: Ji Chang Cao (Polygonum aviculare) is also listed under the inferior category of herbs in *Bencao*. The Tang commentator considered it a redundant entry. Detailed comparison shows similar indications; could they be the same substance? It is now appended under the Fan Lou entry. Ministers Yu Xi et al. respectfully note according to *Shu Ben*: Ji Chang Cao is neutral in nature, classified as grass, slightly cold. *Erya* states: KT, KT KT. Explanation: KT, also known as KT KT, also known as Ji Chang. *Xing Lun* states: Ji Chang Cao can be used alone, with a bitter taste. For skin erosion from washing hands and feet, it indicates enuresis, treats Qu Su Niao ulcers; apply fresh crushed juice 3-4 times. Treats all sores and Feng Dan (urticaria) covering the body like dates. For itching and pain, crush and apply topically, changing 5-6 times daily. Can also be eaten raw or boiled as a vegetable, beneficial to humans. Removes toxic vapors from fatty substances. Additionally, burnt ash applied treats Gan accumulation (pediatric malnutrition/parasitic disease). Also treats pediatric red and white dysentery; take one he of juice, mix with honey and ingest, very effective.
*Tujing Bencao* details are under the Fan Lou entry.
*Shiliao* states: Warm in nature. Eating as a vegetable is beneficial. Treats all malignant sores; apply crushed juice, most effective when harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*: Treats severe Back Carbuncle (back abscess) nearing death. Apply Ji Chang Cao externally, effective. *Shiyi Xin Jing*: Indicates frequent urination. Boil one jin in soybean ferment broth, mix into soup or porridge.
*Bowuzhi*: Effective for treating sores by applying juice.

Bitter in taste, cold in nature, some say neutral. Indicated for tonifying sinews and bones, benefiting the five zang organs, opening chest and diaphragm qi stagnation, unblocking meridians, stopping spleen qi [note: likely textual error or specific context], whitening teeth, improving hearing and vision, reducing sleep. Can be consumed regularly. Those with cold qi consuming it may experience abdominal coldness but not severe harm. Not suitable postpartum as it causes cold invasion and lower abdominal pain. Chen Cangqi stated: Bai Ju resembles Wo Ju (Lactuca sativa), with white hairs on leaves.
Wo Ju: Cold in nature, slightly toxic. Purple varieties are used for alchemical processing; others share functions with Bai Ju. [(New supplement) See Meng Shen, Chen Cangqi, Xiao Bing.]
*Taiping Shenghui Fang*: Treats Kidney Jaundice. Use one he of Wo Ju seeds, finely ground, decoct in one large cup of water until reduced to two-fifths, strain, take at any time. *Waitai Miyao*: Fish Umbilicus Ulcer, head white and swollen, unbearable pain. Formula: First puncture the ulcer and surrounding area with needles, drip Bai Ju juice into holes, cures. *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*: Juice, cures. Sun Simiao: Bai Ju should not be eaten with Yi Tang (maltose), causes worms. *Danfang Jingyuan*: Wo Ju planted with sulfur forms sand.
*Yanyi* states: Wo Ju, among current vegetables, only this can be eaten raw from sprouting, available everywhere, excessive consumption blurs eyes, snakes fear it. Insect entering ear, drip juice, insect exits. Various insects dare not eat its leaves; place its heart/core in the ear to provide an exit path, insects will emerge. Someone self-long-standing prohibited... [Text ends abruptly]