主心急黄，（以百合）蒸过，蜜和食之。作粉尤佳。红花者名山丹，不堪食。〔证〕
（一）干者并煎者，（主）金疮，崩中，霍乱。止胎漏。春初采，为干饼子，入生姜煎
服，止泻痢。三月三日，可采作煎，甚治冷。若患冷气，取熟艾面裹作馄饨，可大如弹子许。
〔证〕
（二）（艾实）∶又治百恶气，取其子，和干姜捣作末，蜜丸如梧子大，空心三十丸服，
以饭三、五匙压之，日再服。其鬼神速走出，颇消一切冷气。田野之人与此方相宜也。〔嘉·
证〕
（三）又，产后泻血不止，取干艾叶半两炙熟，老生姜半两，浓煎汤，一服便止，妙。
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（一）小蓟根∶主养气。取生根叶，捣取自然汁，服一盏，立佳。〔证〕
（二）又，取菜煮食之，除风热。〔证〕
（三）根主崩中。又，女子月候伤过，捣汁半升服之。〔证〕
（四）叶只堪煮羹食，甚除热风气。〔心〕
（五）又，金创血不止， 叶封之即止。〔心·证〕
（六）夏月热，烦闷不止∶捣叶取汁半升，服之立瘥。〔证〕
（一）根，作脯食之良。〔证〕
（二）热毒肿，捣根及叶封之。〔证〕
（三）杖疮、金疮，取叶贴之，永不畏风。〔证〕
（四）又瘫缓及丹石风毒，石热发毒。明耳目，利腰膝∶则取其子末之，投酒中浸经三
日，每日饮三两盏，随性多少。〔证〕
（五）欲散支节筋骨烦热毒。则食前取子三七粒，熟 吞之，十服后甚食。〔证〕
（六）细切根如小豆大，拌面作饭煮食，（消胀壅）尤良。〔证〕
（七）又，皮毛间习习如虫行，煮根汁浴之。夏浴慎风。却入其子炒过，末之如茶，煎
三匕，通利小便。〔证〕
Lily Bulb (Baihe): Primarily treats internal restlessness and yellowing. Steam the lily bulb, mix with honey, and consume. Making it into powder is especially good. The variety with red flowers is called Shandan (Mountain Dan), which is unsuitable for consumption. [Zheng]
(1) Dried or decocted forms primarily treat metal wounds, metrorrhagia (sudden heavy uterine bleeding), and cholera-like symptoms. It stops fetal leakage (spotting during pregnancy). Harvest in early spring to make dried cakes; decoct with fresh ginger to stop diarrhea and dysentery. On the third day of the third lunar month, harvest to make decocted pastes, which are very effective for treating cold conditions. If suffering from cold qi, take cooked mugwort leaves wrapped in flour to make wontons, about the size of a marble. [Zheng]
(2) Mugwort seeds: Also treat various malignant qi. Take the seeds, crush them with dried ginger into powder, form pills the size of wu zi (Cocculus trilobus seeds) using honey. Take thirty pills on an empty stomach, followed by three to five spoons of rice to settle the medicine. Take twice daily. This expels demonic influences quickly and greatly reduces all kinds of cold qi. This prescription is particularly suitable for people in rural areas. [Jia · Zheng]
(3) Additionally, for postpartum hemorrhage that does not stop, take half liang of dried mugwort leaves roasted until cooked, and half liang of old fresh ginger. Decoct strongly to make a soup; one dose will stop the bleeding, which is miraculous. [Zheng]
(1) Small Thistle Root: Primarily nourishes qi. Take fresh roots and leaves, crush to extract natural juice, and drink one zhan (unit of volume); improvement is immediate. [Zheng]
(2) Additionally, boiling and eating the vegetable removes wind-heat. [Zheng]
(3) The root primarily treats metrorrhagia. Additionally, for women whose menstruation has been excessive and damaging, crush and drink half sheng (unit of volume) of juice. [Zheng]
(4) Leaves are only suitable for making soups/congee, effectively clearing heat and wind qi. [Xin]
(5) Additionally, for metal wounds with unceasing bleeding, applying leaves stops it immediately. [Xin · Zheng]
(6) In summer, when heat causes incessant restlessness and oppression: Crush leaves to extract half sheng of juice; taking it leads to immediate recovery. [Zheng]
(1) Roots, when made into jerky/dried meat, are excellent for consumption. [Zheng]
(2) For swelling caused by heat-toxin, crush roots and leaves to apply as a poultice. [Zheng]
(3) For beating injuries and metal wounds, apply leaves; one will never fear wind again. [Zheng]
(4) Additionally, for paralysis/flaccidity and Dan-shi wind-toxin, stone-heat toxin eruption: To clarify eyes and ears, and benefit waist and knees: Take seeds, grind into powder, soak in wine for three days. Drink two to three zhan daily, according to preference. [Zheng]
(5) To dissipate heat-toxin in joints and bones: Before meals, take seven to three seeds, swallow after cooking thoroughly. After ten doses, symptoms improve significantly. [Zheng]
(6) Finely chop roots into pieces the size of small beans, mix with flour to make rice/porridge, and cook/eat. This is especially good for eliminating distension and stagnation. [Zheng]
(7) Additionally, for itching sensations in skin and hair like insects crawling: Boil root juice for bathing. Be careful to avoid wind during summer baths. Alternatively, stir-fry seeds, grind into tea-like powder, decoct with three bi (spoonfuls), to promote urination. [Zheng]