瓠匏，长大如冬瓜者名瓠，圆矮似西瓜者名匏，腰细头锐者名葫芦，柄直底圆者名
瓢子，为菜。惟取甜者入药。甜苦两用，苦能下水令吐，消面目四肢浮肿，甜可利水，
通淋除心肺烦热，消渴。滴汁鼻内，即来黄水，尤退急黄。
禀地中一阴之气 外受南方热入之阳，故其花实皆紫。虽去甘寒，然外赤里白，阳
包乎阴，属冷利滑润之性，虽云主寒热，去五劳，皆非正治，所以有久服生小疥动大便
发痼疾之戒，虚人冷人切勿进食，止堪仗其属土，甘寒之意以敷冻疮，消痈肿之需，治
乳头裂用茄子自裂老黄者烧灰敷之。鲜茄蒂、鲜何首乌等分煮饮，治对口疮有神。
茄子，有紫黄白数种，惟黄茄子拯 。主寒热，去五种劳。若食多发痼疾，生小
芥，动大便。自裂茄烧灰敷乳成痈绽裂。苦茄摩醋，痈肿亦敷，根及枯茎叶煎汤，冬月
冻脚疮可渍，亦追风湿，煮醇酒早晚频吞，脚膝痹曲伸如旧。丹溪曰∶茄属土，故疳用治疮毒故效。
味甘，寒。生食有毒。古一甲士食之，觉心中淡淡成疾，后吐一小蛇，悬之屋前渐
干，蕨成可见，宜戒矣。
蕨味甘，性寒，能去暴热。甘能利小便，气壅经络者全驱，毒延筋骨者易痊，但
衰阳事，落发，仍痿脚膝昏眸。
一名水英。味辛、微苦、性温、平，无毒。辛能入肺而益气，香能入胃而助食，苦
能退黄，除热利二便也。其叶下常有虫子，视之不见，倘误食不免为殃，凡采务须洗
净，堪作齑可置酒酱。
水芹，能益气养精，令肥健嗜食，止烦渴，杀诸石药毒，保血脉，退五种急黄，利
大小二肠，亦利口齿，止赤沃带下，仍止崩中，小儿身暴热可驱，大人酒后热可解。勿
和醋食，损齿须防。八月食之，患蚊龙蛊，其时龙带精入芹中故也。
瓠（葫芦科植物瓠的果实），长得像冬瓜那样大的叫做“瓠”，又圆又矮像西瓜那样的叫做“匏”，腰部细、头部尖的叫“葫芦”，柄直底圆的叫“瓢子”，这些都可以作为蔬菜食用。只有甜味的那种可以入药。甜的和苦的两种用途不同：苦味的水芹能导水下行并引起呕吐，消除面部、眼睛、四肢的浮肿；甜味的水芹能利尿，通淋止痛，清除心肺的烦热，治疗消渴病（多饮多尿症）。将汁液滴入鼻腔内，能引出黄水，尤其能退去急黄（急性黄疸型肝炎等重症）。
水芹禀受地中阴气，外受南方热入之阳气，所以它的花和果实都是紫色的。虽然它性味甘寒，但外皮赤红、内部洁白，是阳包裹着阴，属于冷利滑润的性质。虽然古籍说它能主治寒热，去除五劳（五种虚损），但这都不是它的正治功效，所以有长期服用会长小疥疮、导致大便异常、诱发陈旧疾病的戒律，体虚的人和体质偏寒的人千万不要食用。它只适合凭借属土、甘寒的特性来敷治冻疮，消除痈肿的需要。治疗乳头裂开，用自然裂开的老黄色茄子烧成灰敷贴即可。新鲜的茄子蒂和新鲜何首乌各等分煮水饮用，治疗对口疮（颈后正中部的痈疽）有神奇效果。茄子有紫、黄、白几种，其中黄茄子能主治寒热，去除五种劳损。如果吃多了会诱发陈旧疾病，长小疥疮，导致大便异常。自然裂开的茄子烧成灰敷在乳头上，可治乳房痈肿裂开。苦茄子磨醋，也可敷治痈肿。茄子的根以及枯死的茎叶煎汤，冬天冻脚疮可以浸泡，也能驱逐风湿，煮在纯酒中早晚频繁吞服，可使脚膝痹痛弯曲伸展恢复如常。朱丹溪说：茄子属土，所以治疗疳积疮毒有效。
味道甘甜，性寒。生吃有毒。古代有一名士兵吃了它，觉得心中淡淡不适而生病，后来吐出一条小蛇，悬挂在屋前逐渐变干，形状像蕨菜一样可见，应当以此为戒。
蕨菜味道甘甜，性寒，能去除暴热。甘味能通利小便，气机壅塞在经络中的能被完全驱除，毒素蔓延到筋骨中的容易痊愈，但它会损伤阳气，导致性功能减退，脱发，以及脚膝痿软、视力昏花。
水英（即水芹的古称或别名），味道辛、微苦，性温、平，无毒。辛味能入肺经而补益肺气，香气能入胃经而助消化，苦味能退黄，清除热邪并通利大小便。它的叶子下面常有虫子，肉眼看不见，如果误食难免遭受祸殃，凡是采摘务必洗净，可以做咸菜下酒或做酱料。
水芹，能补益元气、滋养精血，使人肥壮健壮、食欲旺盛，止住烦渴，杀灭各种石药（矿物药）的毒性，保护血脉，退去五种急黄，通利大小肠，也有利于口齿健康，止住赤沃（痢疾脓血）和带下病，仍能止住崩中（妇女非经期大量出血），小儿突发高热可以驱除，大人酒后发热可以解除。不要和醋一起吃，以免损伤牙齿，必须防备。八月吃它，会患上蚊龙蛊（一种寄生虫病或中毒反应），这个时候龙带着精气进入芹菜中的缘故。
Hulu (the fruit of *Lagenaria siceraria*), when large like a winter melon, is called "Hu"; when round and short like a watermelon, it is called "Pao"; when narrow in the waist and sharp at the head, it is called "Hulu" (gourd); when the stem is straight and the base round, it is called "Piaozi". These can be used as vegetables. Only the sweet variety is suitable for medicinal use. The bitter and sweet varieties have different uses: the bitter type promotes water downward and induces vomiting, eliminating edema of the face, eyes, and limbs; the sweet type promotes urination, relieves strangury, clears irritability and heat from the Heart and Lungs, and treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst syndrome). Dripping its juice into the nasal cavity induces the discharge of yellow fluid, which is particularly effective in retreating Ji Huang (Acute Jaundice).
Water celery inherits Yin Qi from the earth and receives Yang Qi from the southern heat externally; therefore, its flowers and fruits are all purple. Although its nature is sweet and cold, with red skin and white interior, representing Yang enveloping Yin, it possesses a cold, purgative, slippery, and moistening property. Although ancient texts state that it mainly treats chills and fever and removes Wu Lao (Five Exhaustions), these are not its primary therapeutic actions. Hence, there are warnings against long-term consumption, which may cause small scabies, bowel irregularities, and trigger chronic diseases. Persons with deficiency or cold constitutions should absolutely avoid eating it. It is only suitable to rely on its Earth-associated, sweet-and-cold nature to treat frostbite and eliminate abscesses and swelling. For treating cracked nipples, burn naturally split old yellow eggplants (*Solanum melongena*) to ash and apply topically. Boiling fresh eggplant stems and fresh Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata (He Shou Wu) in equal parts and drinking the decoction is miraculous for treating Duikou Chuang (carbuncle at the back of the neck). Eggplants come in purple, yellow, and white varieties; the yellow eggplant mainly treats chills and fever and removes five types of exhaustion. Excessive consumption may induce chronic diseases, cause small scabies, and lead to bowel irregularities. Ash from naturally split eggplants applied to the nipple treats breast abscesses and cracking. Rubbing bitter eggplants with vinegar also treats abscesses and swelling. Decoctions of eggplant roots and withered stems/leaves can be used for soaking frozen foot sores in winter, expelling wind-dampness, and when boiled in pure wine and taken frequently morning and evening, they restore normal flexion and extension of painful and stiff knees and feet. Zhu Danxi said: Since eggplants belong to Earth, they are effective in treating gan-ji (infantile malnutrition) and sores/toxins.
The taste is sweet, and the nature is cold. Raw consumption is toxic. In ancient times, a soldier ate it and felt a vague discomfort leading to illness; later, he vomited a small snake, which was hung in front of the house and gradually dried out, resembling a fern. This serves as a warning.
Jue Cai (Bracken Fern) has a sweet taste and cold nature, capable of removing sudden heat. Sweetness promotes urination; Qi stagnation in meridians is completely expelled, and toxins spreading to sinews and bones heal easily. However, it damages Yang Qi, impairs sexual function, causes hair loss, and leads to flaccidity of knees and feet and blurred vision.
Shui Ying (an ancient name for Water Celery) tastes pungent and slightly bitter, with a warm and neutral nature, and is non-toxic. Pungency enters the Lung Meridian to benefit Qi; fragrance enters the Stomach Meridian to aid digestion; bitterness retreats jaundice, clears heat, and promotes urination and defecation. Its leaves often harbor invisible insects; accidental ingestion may cause harm. Harvested material must be thoroughly washed before being made into pickles for wine accompaniment or sauce.
Water Celery (*Oenanthe javanica*) benefits Yuan Qi (Primal Qi) and nourishes Jing (Essence), making one robust, healthy, and having a good appetite. It stops irritability and thirst, detoxifies various mineral medicines, protects blood vessels, retreats five types of acute jaundice, promotes the smooth flow of the Large and Small Intestines, benefits oral health, stops bloody dysentery and leukorrhea, and arrests metrorrhagia (profuse uterine bleeding). It dispels sudden high fever in children and resolves post-alcohol heat in adults. Do not consume with vinegar, as it may damage teeth. Eating it in the eighth lunar month may cause "Wenlong Gu" (a parasitic or toxic condition), because during this time, dragons carry essence into the celery.