无毒
淡竹叶主叶去烦热利小便清心根能堕胎催生(本草纲目)【名】根名碎骨子【地】(李时
珍曰)处处原野有之【时】春生苗高数寸八九月抽茎【质】细茎绿叶俨如竹米落地所生细竹
之茎叶其根一窠数十须须上结子与麦门冬一样但坚硬尔【用】俚人采其根苗捣汁和米作酒曲
甚芳烈【味】甘【性】寒【禁】孕妇勿服
无毒
迎春花(本草纲目)主肿毒恶疮阴干研末酒服二三钱出汗便瘥(卫生易简方)【地】(李
时
珍曰)处处人家栽插之【苗】丛生高者二三尺方茎浓叶叶如初生小椒叶而无齿面青背淡对节
生
】平
无毒
剪春罗(本草纲目)主火带疮绕腰生者采花或叶捣烂蜜调涂之为末亦可(证治要诀)【名】
剪红罗【苗】高尺余柔茎【时】二月生苗入夏开花【色】绿叶花深红色【质】花大如钱凡六
出周回如剪成可爱结实大如豆内有细子人家多种之为玩也又有剪红纱花茎高三尺叶似旋复夏
秋开花状如石竹花而稍大四围如剪鲜红可爱结穗亦如石竹穗中有细子方书不见用者计其功亦
应利小便主痈肿也【味】甘【性】寒
无毒
金盏草(救荒本草)主肠痔下血久不止(名医别录)【名】杏叶草长春花(李时珍曰)
金盏其
花形也长春言耐久也【地】(苏颂曰)杏叶草一名金盏草生常州蔓延篱下叶叶相对秋后有子
如
鸡头实其中变生一小虫脱而能行【时】中夏采花四时不绝【质】(周宪王曰)金盏儿花苗高
四
五寸叶似初生莴苣叶浓而狭抱茎而生茎柔脆茎头开花大如指头【色】金黄色【收】(李时珍
曰)夏月结实在萼内宛如尺蠖虫数枚蟠屈之状故(苏氏)言其化虫实非虫也【味】酸其叶酸
炸
熟水浸过油盐拌食【性】寒
无毒。
淡竹叶主要功效为去除烦热、通利小便、清心火;其根部具有堕胎和催生的作用(出自《本草纲目》)。【名称】根部称为“碎骨子”。【产地】(李时珍说)在原野各处都有生长。【时节】春季生出苗,高数寸,八九月抽茎。【质地】细茎绿叶,形状宛如竹子;米粒落地所生出的细竹之茎叶,其根一丛有数十条须,须上结的子实与麦门冬一样,只是更加坚硬罢了。【用法】民间采集其根苗捣汁,混合米来制作酒曲,气味非常芳香烈性。【味道】甘。【性质】寒。【禁忌】孕妇勿服。
无毒。
迎春花(出自《本草纲目》)。主要功效为治疗肿毒恶疮;阴干后研成粉末,用酒送服二三钱,出汗后即可痊愈(出自《卫生易简方》)。【产地】(李时珍说)在人家各处栽种插植。【苗形】丛生,高的二三尺,方形茎,浓叶,叶子像初生的小花椒叶但没有锯齿,正面青色背面淡色,对节生长。【性质】平。
无毒。
剪春罗(出自《本草纲目》)。主要功效为治疗火带疮(绕腰而生者),采集花朵或叶子捣烂,用蜂蜜调和涂抹,也可以研成粉末使用(出自《证治要诀》)。【名称】又称“剪红罗”。【苗形】高一尺多,柔茎。【时节】二月生苗,入夏开花。【颜色】绿叶,花深红色。【质地】花朵大如铜钱,凡六瓣,周围如同剪裁而成,可爱;结实大如豆子,里面有细籽,人家多种植作为观赏。又有剪红纱花,茎高三尺,叶子似旋复花,夏秋开花,形状像石竹花但稍大,四周如剪裁般鲜红可爱,结穗也像石竹穗,中有细籽。方书中不见记载使用,估计其功效也应能利小便、主治痈肿。【味道】甘。【性质】寒。
无毒。
金盏草(出自《救荒本草》)。主要功效为治疗肠痔下血久不止(出自《名医别录》)。【名称】杏叶草、长春花。(李时珍说)“金盏”是指其花形,“长春”言其耐久。【产地】(苏颂说)杏叶草一名金盏草,生长在常州,蔓延于篱下,叶子相对生长,秋后有子如鸡头实,其中变生一小虫,脱壳后能行走。【时节】中夏采花,四时不绝。【质地】(周宪王说)金盏儿花苗高四五寸,叶子像初生的莴苣叶,浓而狭,抱茎而生,茎柔脆,茎头开花大如指头。【颜色】金黄色。【采收】(李时珍说)夏月结实在萼内,宛如尺蠖虫数枚盘屈之状,所以(苏氏)说其化虫,其实并非虫子。【味道】酸。其叶炸熟用水浸过,油盐拌食。【性质】寒。
Non-toxic.
Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum Herb) primarily treats irritability and heat, promotes urination, and clears Heart fire; its root can induce abortion and facilitate delivery (Ben Cao Gang Mu). [Name] The root is called "Sui Gu Zi" (Bone-crushing Seed). [Origin] (Li Shizhen stated) It grows in fields and wilds everywhere. [Season] Sprouts emerge in spring, several inches high; stems shoot up in the eighth and ninth lunar months. [Texture] Slender stems with green leaves, resembling bamboo; the roots of fine bamboo sprouted from fallen rice grains have one clump with dozens of fibrous roots, on which seeds form similar to Ophiopogon tuber but harder. [Usage] Common people harvest its roots and shoots, crush them into juice, mix with rice to make wine starter; it is very fragrant and potent. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Cold. [Contraindication] Pregnant women should avoid taking it.
Non-toxic.
Ying Chun Hua (Jasminum nudiflorum Flower). Primarily treats swelling, toxicity, and malignant sores; dried in shade, ground into powder, taken with wine (2-3 qian), sweating ensues and recovery follows (Wei Sheng Yi Jian Fang). [Origin] (Li Shizhen stated) Planted and inserted by households everywhere. [Seedling] Grows in clusters, 2-3 chi high, square stem, thick leaves, leaves resemble young pepper leaves but without serrations, green on the front and pale on the back, growing opposite at nodes. [Nature] Neutral.
Non-toxic.
Jian Chun Luo (Lychnis coronaria Flower). Primarily treats Huo Dai Chuang (herpetic rash encircling the waist); collect flowers or leaves, crush into paste, mix with honey for topical application, or use as powder (Zheng Zhi Yao Jue). [Name] Also known as "Jian Hong Luo". [Seedling] Over one chi high, soft stem. [Season] Sprouts in February, blooms in summer. [Color] Green leaves, deep red flowers. [Texture] Flowers as large as a coin, six petals, edges appearing cut, lovely; fruits as large as beans containing fine seeds, widely planted by households for ornamentation. There is also Jian Hong Sha Hua, stem three chi high, leaves resembling Inula flower, blooming in summer and autumn, shape like Dianthus flower but slightly larger, bright red around the edges like cut fabric, lovely; seed heads like Dianthus, containing fine seeds. Not recorded in medical formularies, but estimated efficacy should include promoting diuresis and treating carbuncles. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Cold.
Non-toxic.
Jin Zhan Cao (Calendula Officinalis Herb). Primarily treats chronic bleeding from intestinal hemorrhoids (Ming Yi Bie Lu). [Name] Xing Ye Cao, Chang Chun Hua. (Li Shizhen stated) "Jin Zhan" refers to the flower shape; "Chang Chun" implies longevity/endurance. [Origin] (Su Song stated) Xing Ye Cao, also named Jin Zhan Cao, grows in Changzhou, spreading under fences, leaves opposite, fruits appear in autumn like cocklebur, inside which a small insect transforms and moves after shedding shell. [Season] Flowers harvested in mid-summer, available throughout the year. [Texture] (Prince Zhou Xian stated) Jin Zhan'er flower seedlings 4-5 cun high, leaves resembling young lettuce leaves, thick and narrow, clasping the stem; stem soft and brittle; flowers at stem tip as large as a finger. [Color] Golden yellow. [Harvest] (Li Shizhen stated) Fruits form within calyx in summer, resembling several curled inchworms; thus (Su Shi) claimed they transform into insects, but actually they are not insects. [Taste] Sour. Leaves blanched, soaked in water, mixed with oil and salt for food. [Nature] Cold.