（一）主寒热，五脏劳。不可多食。动气，亦发痼疾。熟者少食之，无畏。患冷人不可
食，发痼疾。〔嘉·证〕
（二）又，根∶主冻脚疮，煮汤浸之。〔证〕
（三）又，醋摩之，敷肿毒。〔嘉〕
（一）不用令人长食之，恐血尽。或云∶ 蒌即藤也，人恐白软草是。〔证〕
（二）又方，（治隐轸疮），捣蘩蒌封上。〔心〕
（三）煮作羹食之，甚益人。〔心 〕
（一）作灰和盐，疗一切疮及风丹遍身如枣大、痒痛者∶捣封上，日五、六易之。〔
嘉〕
（二）亦可生食，煮作菜食之，益人。去脂膏毒瓦斯。〔嘉·证〕
（三）治一切恶疮，捣汁敷之，五月五日者验。〔证〕
（四）又，烧敷疳 。亦疗小儿赤白痢，可取汁一合，和蜜服之甚良。〔嘉〕
（一）主补筋力。〔心〕
（二）利五脏，开胸膈拥塞气，通经脉，养筋骨，令人齿白净，聪明，少睡。可常常食
之。有小冷气人食之，虽亦觉腹冷，终不损人。〔心 〕
（三）又，产后不可食之，令人寒中，少腹痛。〔心 〕
（白苣）
（四）味苦寒（一云平）。主补筋骨，利五脏，开胸膈拥气，通经脉，止脾气。令人齿
白，聪明，少睡。可常食之。患冷气人食，即腹冷，不至苦损人。产后不可食，令人寒中，
小腹痛。〔嘉补〕
(1) It primarily treats alternating chills and fever (Hanre) and five-zang deficiency labor (Wuzang Lao). It should not be consumed in excess, as it may move qi (Qi) and trigger chronic diseases. Cooked eggplant can be eaten in small amounts without fear. Patients with cold syndromes (Han Zheng) should avoid eating it, as it may induce old ailments. [Jiayou Bencao; Zhenglei Bencao]
(2) Additionally, the root: It primarily treats frostbite sores on the feet (Dong Jiao Chuang); boil in water and soak the affected area. [Zhenglei Bencao]
(3) Additionally, rub with vinegar and apply externally to swollen toxins (Zhong Du). [Jiayou Bencao]
(1) Long-term consumption of lettuce (Bai Ju) is discouraged, lest it exhaust blood (Xue Jin). Some say "Lou" refers to vines, and people worry it refers to white soft grass. [Zhenglei Bencao]
(2) Another prescription: For treating hidden urticaria sores (Yin Zhen Chuang), crush Fanlou (Artemisia argyi or similar herb) and apply it to the lesion. [Qianjin Fang]
(3) Boil into a soup and consume; it is very beneficial to humans. [Qianjin Fang]
(1) Make ash and mix with salt to treat all kinds of sores and wind-dan (Feng Dan, resembling hives) covering the whole body like dates, which are itchy and painful: Crush and apply to the affected area, changing it five to six times daily. [Jiayou Bencao]
(2) It can also be eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable, which is beneficial to humans. It removes toxic vapors from fatty foods. [Jiayou Bencao; Zhenglei Bencao]
(3) To treat all kinds of malignant sores (E Chuang), crush and apply the juice. It is effective if collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. [Zhenglei Bencao]
(4) Additionally, burning it into ash and applying it externally treats gan accumulation (Gan Ji). It can also treat pediatric dysentery with red and white discharge (Chi Bai Li); take one he of juice, mix with honey, and ingest; this is very good. [Jiayou Bencao]
(1) It primarily tonifies tendon strength (Jin Li). [Qianjin Fang]
(2) It promotes the free flow of the five zang organs (Wu Zang), opens congestion in the chest and diaphragm (Xiong Ge Yong Sai Qi), unblocks meridians (Jing Mai), nourishes bones and tendons, makes teeth white and clean, enhances intelligence, and reduces sleep. It can be eaten regularly. People with slight cold qi (Leng Qi) who eat it may feel abdominal coldness, but ultimately it does not harm them. [Qianjin Fang]
(3) Additionally, it should not be consumed postpartum, as it causes coldness to enter the center (Han Zhong) and leads to lower abdominal pain (Shao Fu Tong). [Qianjin Fang]
(Lettuce / Bai Ju)
(4) Taste bitter, nature cold (some say neutral). It primarily tonifies bones and tendons, promotes the free flow of the five zang organs, opens congestion of qi in the chest and diaphragm, unblocks meridians, regulates spleen qi (Zhi Pi Qi - *Note: Literally "stop spleen qi", contextually implies regulating spleen function or stopping diarrhea*), makes teeth white, enhances intelligence, and reduces sleep. It can be eaten regularly. Those with cold syndromes who eat it will feel abdominal coldness, but it will not cause severe harm. It should not be consumed postpartum, as it causes coldness to enter the center and leads to lower abdominal pain. [Jiayou Bencao Supplement]