代赭石为使，反乌头。
甘，苦，辛，平，无毒。除热散结，止痛生肌。解痈疽疮肿，疗金疮折伤。治小儿惊痫，
平
女子阴肿。肠风痔漏之疾，面疮瘰 之 。
生衡山山谷。二八月采根。江淮、荆、襄、怀、孟、商、齐诸处皆有之。二月生苗，多
在林
中生蔓，赤茎，叶如小桑。五月开花，七月结实。根如鸡鸭卵而长，三五枚同一窠，皮黑肉
白。一种赤蔹，花实功用皆同，但表里俱赤耳。
苦，寒，无毒。泻热解毒，消肿止痛。治咽喉风痈，疗心腹胀痛。诸疮皆医，五痔并疗。
解
人马之急黄，平蛇犬之暴伤。
生剑南及宜州、果州，广西忠州、万州诸处。苗蔓如豆，叶青，经冬不凋，八月采根。
赤白热痢，蜜丸服。（验方第一。）
喉风急痛，牙闭，同白药子煎含咽。（第二。）
五般急黄水下末。（第三。）
忌茶。
辛，咸，甘，平，无毒。入太阳经，通十二经络。祛风行气，宣通五脏。除腰膝之冷痛，
却
脏腑之滞积。破症瘕而退 癖，解宿脓而去恶水。黄胆浮肿之邪，皮肤大肠之风。
生商州上洛山及华山。今陕西、河东、河北、汴东、江湖皆有之。初生作蔓，状如钗股。
七
月生花六出，浅紫或碧白色。作穗似蒲苔子，亦有似菊花头者。其根丛须数百条，初时黄黑
色，干则深黑。此别有数种，根须一样，但色或黄或白，皆不可用。
腰脚诸痛，或末或丸酒下。（验方第一。）
腰脚膝沉重。同上，以利恶物为度。（第二。）
破伤风，半两，独头蒜一个，香油一钱，同捣烂，酒下汗出愈。（第三。）
手足麻痹痛，或瘫或打扑痛甚，同乌头、灵脂醋丸服。（第四。）
噎塞隔气，醋、蜜煎服，吐痰为度。（第五。）
停痰喘咳而呕，同半夏末、皂角，水丸姜下。（第六。）
大肠冷积，蜜丸姜水下。（第七。）
痔疮肿痛，水煎熏洗。（第八。）
诸骨哽咽，一两，砂仁一两，沙糖一两，水煎服。（第九。）
熏疥神方，威灵仙、白芥子、雄黄、山栀为末，卷纸烧熏之。（第十。）
味甘、苦、辛，性平，无毒。能清除热邪、消散结块，止痛并促进肌肉生长。可解除痈疽疮肿，治疗金创骨折损伤。治疗小儿惊风癫痫，平息女子外阴肿胀。对于肠风痔漏之疾，以及面部痤疮、瘰疬等病症均有疗效。
生于衡山山谷。在二月和八月采集根部。江淮、荆、襄、怀、孟、商、齐等地都有分布。二月生苗，多生长在树林中蔓延生长，茎为红色，叶子像小桑叶。五月开花，七月结果。根形状像鸡鸭蛋但较长，通常三五枚长在同一丛穴中，外皮黑色，肉质白色。有一种赤蔹，其花和果实的功效都相同，只是内外颜色都是红色的。
味苦，性寒，无毒。能泻除热毒，消肿止痛。治疗咽喉风热痈肿，疗治心腹胀痛。各种疮疡都能医治，五种痔疮一并治疗。解除人和马的急黄病，平息蛇犬咬伤的急性伤害。
生于剑南及宜州、果州，广西忠州、万州等地。苗蔓像豆类植物，叶子青色，经过冬天也不凋谢，八月采集根部。
治疗赤白痢疾，用蜂蜜制成丸剂服用。（验方第一。）
治疗喉风急痛、牙关紧闭，与白药子一起煎煮含漱咽下。（第二。）
治疗五般急黄病，用水磨成粉末服用。（第三。）
忌食茶叶。
味辛、咸、甘，性平，无毒。入太阳经，通达十二经络。祛风行气，宣通五脏。消除腰膝冷痛，去除脏腑内的积滞。破除症瘕积聚并消退癖块，化解宿脓并排出恶水。治疗黄疸浮肿之邪，以及皮肤和大肠的风邪。
生于商州上洛山及华山。如今陕西、河东、河北、汴东、江湖等地都有分布。初生时呈藤蔓状，形状像发钗的股部。七月开出六瓣花朵，颜色浅紫或碧白色。花穗像蒲苔的种子，也有像菊花头的样子。其根丛生须根数百条，起初是黄黑色，干燥后变成深黑色。这其中有几种不同的种类，根须形态一样，但颜色有的黄有的白，都不可使用。
治疗腰脚各种疼痛，研末或制成丸剂，用酒送服。（验方第一。）
治疗腰脚膝部沉重感。同上方法，以利出体内恶物为度。（第二。）
治疗破伤风，取半两威灵仙，一个独头蒜，一钱香油，一同捣烂，用酒送服，出汗即愈。（第三。）
治疗手足麻痹疼痛，或是瘫痪，或是跌打损伤疼痛剧烈，与乌头、五灵脂一起用醋制丸服用。（第四。）
治疗噎塞隔气，用醋和蜜煎煮服用，以吐出痰液为度。（第五。）
治疗停痰喘咳且伴有呕吐，与半夏末、皂角一起用水泛丸，用姜汤送服。（第六。）
治疗大肠冷积，用蜂蜜制成丸剂，姜汤送服。（第七。）
治疗痔疮肿痛，用水煎煮熏洗患处。（第八。）
治疗诸骨哽咽，取一两威灵仙，一两砂仁，一两沙糖，水煎服用。（第九。）
治疗疥疮的神效方，将威灵仙、白芥子、雄黄、山栀研成粉末，卷在纸里燃烧熏蒸患处。（第十。）
Dai Zhe Shi (Hematitum) is used as the envoy herb; it is incompatible with Wu Tou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata).
Taste: sweet, bitter, pungent. Nature: neutral. Non-toxic. Clears heat and dissipates nodules, relieves pain and promotes tissue regeneration. Resolves carbuncles, sores, ulcers, and swellings; treats metal wounds and fractures. Treats pediatric convulsions and epilepsy; alleviates vulvar swelling in women. Effective for intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, and fistulas, as well as facial acne and scrofula.
Grows in the valleys of Mount Heng. Roots are harvested in the second and eighth lunar months. Found in Jianghuai, Jing, Xiang, Huai, Meng, Shang, and Qi regions. Sprouts appear in the second month, often growing vines in forests; stems are red, leaves resemble small mulberry leaves. Flowers in the fifth month, fruits in the seventh. The root resembles a chicken or duck egg but is longer; typically three to five roots grow from one cluster. The skin is black, the flesh is white. There is a variety called Chi Lian (Red Lian); its flowers and fruits have identical functions, differing only in that both the exterior and interior are red.
Taste: bitter. Nature: cold. Non-toxic. Purges heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and relieves pain. Treats wind-heat abscesses in the throat; cures abdominal distension and pain. Treats all types of sores and all five kinds of hemorrhoids. Resolves acute jaundice in humans and horses; mitigates sudden injuries from snake and dog bites.
Grows in Jiannan, Yizhou, Guozhou, Zhongzhou, and Wanzhou in Guangxi. Vines resemble those of beans; leaves are green and remain evergreen through winter. Roots are harvested in the eighth month.
For dysentery with red and white discharge, take as honey pills. (Verified Formula 1.)
For urgent sore throat pain and trismus, decoct with Bai Yao Zi (Stemonae Radix), hold in mouth, and swallow. (Formula 2.)
For the five types of acute jaundice, take as water-milled powder. (Formula 3.)
Avoid tea.
Taste: pungent, salty, sweet. Nature: neutral. Non-toxic. Enters the Taiyang meridian, unblocks the twelve meridians. Disperses wind and moves qi, unblocks the five zang organs. Eliminates cold pain in the waist and knees; removes stagnation and accumulation in the zang-fu. Breaks up masses and eliminates phlegm accumulations; resolves old pus and expels pathological fluids. Treats pathogenic factors causing jaundice and edema, as well as wind pathogens in the skin and large intestine.
Grows on Shangluo Mountain in Shangzhou and Mount Hua. Currently found in Shaanxi, Hedong, Hebei, Biandong, and Jianghu regions. Initially grows as vines, resembling the shaft of a hairpin. Flowers appear in the seventh month, six-petaled, pale purple or jade-white. Flower spikes resemble cattail seeds, some resembling chrysanthemum heads. The root has hundreds of fibrous roots; initially yellow-black, turning deep black when dry. There are several varieties with similar root structures but varying colors (yellow or white); these are unusable.
For various pains in the waist and legs, take as powder or pills with wine. (Verified Formula 1.)
For heaviness in the waist, legs, and knees. Use the same method, stopping when pathological matter is expelled. (Formula 2.)
For tetanus, use half liang of Wei Ling Xian (Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma), one single-clove garlic, and one qian of sesame oil. Pound together into a paste, take with wine until sweating occurs and recovery ensues. (Formula 3.)
For numbness and pain in hands and feet, paralysis, or severe pain from trauma, take pills made with Wu Tou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) and Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterori Faeces) using vinegar. (Formula 4.)
For dysphagia and qi obstruction, decoct with vinegar and honey, taking until phlegm is vomited. (Formula 5.)
For retained phlegm causing wheezing, cough, and vomiting, combine with Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) powder and Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus Spina), make water pills, and take with ginger juice. (Formula 6.)
For cold accumulation in the large intestine, take as honey pills with ginger water. (Formula 7.)
For swollen and painful hemorrhoids, decoct in water for fumigation and washing. (Formula 8.)
For foreign bodies stuck in the throat, use one liang of Wei Ling Xian, one liang of Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), and one liang of rock sugar. Decoct in water and take. (Formula 9.)
Divine prescription for scabies: Powder Wei Ling Xian (Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen), Xiong Huang (Realgar), and Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus). Roll in paper and burn for fumigation. (Formula 10.)