无毒 蔓生
白花藤主虚劳风热酒渍服之（名医所录）【苗】（唐本注云）蔓生苗似野葛叶有细毛花白
色
根似牡丹骨柔皮白而浓凌冬不凋（雷公云）菜花藤真似白花藤只是味不同菜花藤味酸涩不堪
用
白花藤味甘为异也【地】（图经曰）生岭南交州广州平泽【时】（生）春生新叶（采）无时【收】
阴干【用】茎【色】白【味】苦甘【性】寒泄【气】气薄味浓阴也【臭】香【主】退虚热【制】
（雷公云）去根细锉阴干用之【解】诸药菜肉中毒【赝】菜花藤为伪
无毒 蔓生
白花藤主虚劳风热酒渍服之（名医所录）【苗】（唐本注云）蔓生苗似野葛叶有细毛花白
色
根似牡丹骨柔皮白而浓凌冬不凋（雷公云）菜花藤真似白花藤只是味不同菜花藤味酸涩不堪
用
白花藤味甘为异也【地】（图经曰）生岭南交州广州平泽【时】（生）春生新叶（采）无时【收】
阴干【用】茎【色】白【味】苦甘【性】寒泄【气】气薄味浓阴也【臭】香【主】退虚热【制】
（雷公云）去根细锉阴干用之【解】诸药菜肉中毒【赝】菜花藤为伪
无毒附汁叶花 蔓生
葛根（出神农本经）主消渴身大热呕吐诸痹起阴气解诸毒○葛谷主下痢十岁以上（以上
朱
字神农本经）疗伤寒中风头痛解肌发表出汗开腠理疗金疮止痛胁风痛○生根汁大寒疗消渴伤
寒壮热○叶主金疮止血○花主消酒（以上黑字名医所录）【名】鸡齐根 鹿藿 黄斤 葛
【苗】（图经曰）春生苗引藤蔓长一二丈紫色叶颇似楸叶而青七月着花似豌豆花不结实根形
如
手臂紫黑色以入土深者为佳（唐本注云）葛谷即是实尔葛虽除毒其根入土五六寸以上者名葛
（胫也）服之令人吐以其有微毒也【地】（图经曰）生汶山川谷及成州海州今处处有之（道
地）
江浙南康庐陵【时】（生）春生苗（采）五月五日午时取根【收】曝干【用】根叶花谷汁【质】
形如手臂而长【色】皮紫黑肉白【味】甘【性】平缓【气】气味俱轻阳中之阴【臭】香【主】
止烦渴解肌热【行】足阳明经手阳明经【制】刮去皮或捣汁用【治】（疗）（药性论云）治天
行
上气呕逆开胃下食止烦渴熬屑治金疮（日华子云）去胸膈热心烦闷热狂止血痢通小肠排脓破
血
敷蛇虫啮（衍义曰）除中热酒渴（汤液本草云）益阳生津（图经曰）生根汁除 腰痛及金创
中风痉
欲死者灌之瘥○叶主金刃疮及山行伤刺血出不止（陶隐居云）生根汁解温病发热亦疗疟及疮
（唐本注云）汁主 狗啮○蔓烧灰主喉痹【合治】合黄芩黄连治大热解肌开腠理○汁合豉治
时
气头痛壮热○合藕汁治热毒下血或因吃热物发动者【解】野葛巴豆百药毒酒毒 箭毒食诸菜
中毒
无毒。蔓生。
白花藤：主治虚劳风热，用酒浸泡后服用（名医所录）。【苗】（《唐本草》注云）：蔓生，幼苗似野葛，叶有细毛，花白色。根似牡丹，骨节柔韧，皮白且厚，经冬不凋。（雷公云）：菜花藤与白花藤极相似，只是味道不同。菜花藤味酸涩，不堪使用；白花藤味甘，此为异处。【地】（《图经》曰）：生于岭南、交州、广州的平泽之地。【时】（生长）：春季生新叶。（采收）：随时可采。【收】：阴干。【用】：茎。【色】：白。【味】：苦、甘。【性】：寒，泄。【气】：气薄味浓，属阴。【臭】：香。【主】：退虚热。【制】：（雷公云）：去根，细锉，阴干后使用。【解】：解诸药、菜、肉中毒。【赝】：以菜花藤为伪品。
无毒。附汁、叶、花。蔓生。
葛根（出自《神农本草经》）：主治消渴，身体大热，呕吐，各种痹证，起阴气，解诸毒。○葛谷（葛的种子）：主治痢疾，十岁以上患者可用（以上朱字标注，出自《神农本草经》）：治疗伤寒、中风引起的头痛，解肌发表，发汗，开腠理，治疗金疮止痛，胁部风痛。○生根汁：大寒，主治消渴，伤寒壮热。○叶：主治金疮止血。○花：主治解酒毒（以上黑字标注，名医所录）。【名】：鸡齐根、鹿藿、黄斤、葛。【苗】（《图经》曰）：春季生苗，引藤蔓长一二丈，紫色。叶颇似楸叶但色青，七月开花，似豌豆花，不结实。根形如手臂，紫黑色，以入土深者为佳。（《唐本草》注云）：葛谷即是果实。葛虽能除毒，但其根入土五六寸以上的称为“葛”（即胫），服用令人呕吐，因其有微毒。【地】（《图经》曰）：生于汶山川谷及成州、海州，如今处处都有。（道地药材产地）：江浙、南康、庐陵。【时】（生长）：春季生苗。（采收）：五月五日午时取根。【收】：曝晒干燥。【用】：根、叶、花、谷、汁。【质】：形如手臂而长。【色】：皮紫黑，肉白。【味】：甘。【性】：平缓。【气】：气味俱轻，属阳中之阴。【臭】：香。【主】：止烦渴，解肌热。【行】：足阳明经、手阳明经。【制】：刮去皮或捣汁使用。【治】（疗）（《药性论》云）：治疗天行上气呕逆，开胃下食，止烦渴；熬成屑治疗金疮。（《日华子》云）：去胸膈热心烦闷热狂，止血痢，通小肠，排脓破血，敷蛇虫咬伤。（《衍义》曰）：除中热、酒渴。（《汤液本草》云）：益阳生津。（《图经》曰）：生根汁除腰痛及金创中风痉厥欲死者，灌之痊愈。○叶：主治金刃疮及山行伤刺，血出不止。（陶隐居云）：生根汁解温病发热，亦治疗疟疾及疮疡。（《唐本草》注云）：汁主治狗咬伤。○蔓烧灰：主治喉痹。【合治】：合黄芩、黄连治疗大热，解肌开腠理。○汁合豉：治疗时气头痛壮热。○合藕汁：治疗热毒下血或因吃热物发动者。【解】：野葛、巴豆、百药毒、酒毒、箭毒、食诸菜中毒。
Non-toxic. Vining growth.
**Baihua Teng (White-flowered Vine)**: Mainly indicated for deficiency labor with wind-heat; taken after soaking in wine (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Seedling] (Note from *Tang Bencao*): Vining growth; seedlings resemble *Pueraria lobata* (Wild Kudzu); leaves have fine hairs; flowers are white. Roots resemble *Paeonia suffruticosa* (Tree Peony); bone structure is flexible, bark is white and thick, does not wither in winter. (Lei Gong says): Caohua Teng (Vegetable Flower Vine) is very similar to Baihua Teng, differing only in taste. Caohua Teng tastes sour and astringent and is unusable; Baihua Teng tastes sweet, which is the distinction. [Habitat] (*Tu Jing* says): Grows in flat marshes of Lingnan, Jiaozhou, and Guangzhou. [Season] (Growth): New leaves sprout in spring. (Harvest): Anytime. [Preservation]: Dried in shade. [Part Used]: Stem. [Color]: White. [Flavor]: Bitter, Sweet. [Nature]: Cold, draining. [Qi]: Qi is thin, flavor is strong, Yin. [Odor]: Fragrant. [Main Action]: Clears deficiency heat. [Processing] (Lei Gong says): Remove roots, finely chop, dry in shade before use. [Antidote]: Resolves poisoning from various medicines, vegetables, and meats. [Counterfeit]: Caohua Teng is used as a fake.
Non-toxic. Juice, leaves, and flowers attached. Vining growth.
**Gegen (Kudzu Root)** (From *Shennong Bencao Jing*): Mainly indicated for Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), severe body heat, vomiting, various Bi syndromes (painful obstruction), raises Yin Qi, resolves various toxins. ○ **Ge Gu** (Kudzu Seeds): Mainly indicated for dysentery; usable for patients over ten years old (Marked in red characters, from *Shennong Bencao Jing*): Treats headache caused by Shang Han (Cold Damage) and Zhong Feng (Wind Stroke); releases the muscle layer and expels pathogens through sweating; opens Cou Li (pores/skin texture); treats Jin Chuang (metal wounds) and stops pain; treats Wind Pain in the hypochondrium. ○ **Raw Gen Zhi** (Juice of fresh root): Very cold; mainly indicated for Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), Shang Han Zhuang Re (severe fever due to cold injury). ○ **Ye** (Leaves): Mainly indicated for stopping bleeding from Jin Chuang (metal wounds). ○ **Hua** (Flowers): Mainly indicated for resolving alcohol toxicity (Marked in black characters, Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Names]: Jiqi Gen, Luhuo, Huangjin, Ge. [Seedling] (*Tu Jing* says): Seedlings sprout in spring, climbing vines grow one to two zhang long, purple. Leaves somewhat resemble *Catalpa ovata* (Chinese Catalpa) leaves but are greener; flowers appear in July, resembling pea flowers, do not set fruit. Roots resemble arms, purple-black; those penetrating deep into the soil are preferred. (Note from *Tang Bencao* says): Ge Gu is indeed the fruit. Although Ge can remove toxins, roots penetrating more than five or six cun into the soil are named "Ge" (meaning tibia/shin); consuming them causes vomiting because they have slight toxicity. [Habitat] (*Tu Jing* says): Grows in valleys of Mount Wen and in Chengzhou and Haizhou; now found everywhere. [Authentic Origin]: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Nankang, Luling. [Season] (Growth): Sprouts in spring. (Harvest): Harvest roots at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. [Preservation]: Sun-dried. [Part Used]: Root, leaves, flowers, seeds, juice. [Quality/Shape]: Resembles an arm but longer. [Color]: Bark purple-black, flesh white. [Flavor]: Sweet. [Nature]: Mild and even. [Qi]: Both Qi and flavor are light; Yang within Yin. [Odor]: Fragrant. [Main Action]: Stops thirst and irritability, releases muscle heat. [Meridian Tropism]: Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. [Processing]: Scrape off the bark or crush to extract juice. [Treatment] (Therapy) (*Yao Xing Lun* says): Treats Tian Xing Shang Qi (epidemic upper qi rebellion/vomiting), opens the stomach to promote digestion, stops thirst; roasted powder treats metal wounds. (*Ri Hua Zi* says): Removes heat and irritability in the chest and diaphragm, relieves stifling heat and mania, stops bloody dysentery, unblocks the Small Intestine, discharges pus, breaks blood stasis, applies to snake and insect bites. (*Yan Yi* says): Eliminates middle heat and alcohol-induced thirst. (*Tang Ye Ben Cao* says): Benefits Yang, generates fluids. (*Tu Jing* says): Raw root juice eliminates lower back pain and metal wounds; for Zhong Feng Jing Yue (wind stroke with spasms approaching death), administering it leads to recovery. ○ **Leaves**: Mainly treat metal blade wounds and scratches from mountain travel where bleeding does not stop. (Tao Hongjing says): Raw root juice resolves febrile diseases with fever, also treats malaria and sores. (Note from *Tang Bencao* says): Juice mainly treats dog bites. ○ **Vines burnt to ash**: Mainly treat Hou Bi (sore throat/swollen throat). [Combined Treatment]: Combined with Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root) and Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) to treat severe heat, release the muscle layer, and open Cou Li. ○ Juice combined with Chi Dou (Fermented Soybeans) treats Shi Qi Tou Tong Zhuang Re (seasonal epidemic headache with high fever). ○ Combined with Ou Zhi (Lotus Root Juice) treats Xia Xue (lower gastrointestinal bleeding) due to heat toxin or triggered by eating hot foods. [Antidote]: Antidotes for Ye Ge (Wild Kudzu), Ba Dou (Croton Seed), hundred drug toxins, alcohol poison, arrow poison, and poisoning from various vegetables.