药性考∶生雷琼，蔓生，无毒，土人春日视其苗，有一节，则一次有风。入药以无节者
浸酒
用，治一切风痹入骨，能拔之外出。
出台湾内山，形如黄连，色紫，多细须茸茸然，分歧如凤头。故名。
性平，治咽喉一切诸症。
活人书∶又名鬼蜡烛。新语云∶水蜡烛，草本，生野塘间，秋杪结实，宛与蜡烛相似。
有咏
者云∶风摇无弄影，煤具不燃烟，以其开花结实，俨似蜡烛，故名。芦苇荡中颇多，土人采
其实，以治金刃伤止血用。
治瘰 ∶蒲包草连根采来，洗去泥，切寸段。砂锅煎汤，代茶饮，不论男女皆愈。但妇
人服
此，愈后终不受孕。须服北京真益母丸四五两，可解之。
汪连仕采药书∶蒲萼即蒲草。南人呼莎草，北人呼板枝花，结实为鬼蜡烛，其粉即蒲黄。
采药录∶鬼扇草生石壁上，叶面青，有直纹如白果叶状，枝枝生如扇骨，人若打死在地，
捣
此草汁灌，入口即苏醒。
采药录∶ 鱼须草梗叶青色，面起直纹，叶叶有须二条，其根如竹鞭状。
治疔疮一切诸疮。
汪连仕云∶ 鱼须沿藤如豆，叶二丫，内生二须，根白而粗，专治外科一切疔疮肿毒，
罨之
立消。
采药录∶紫背生阴山，着地布苗，叶有两大两小，面灰色，有直纹，背微紫，若起心，
有藤
一二尺长，叶尖，对生。
治痘毒。用活草一斤作二服，酒煎下，已成速愈，未成立消。
《药性考》记载：知风草生长于雷州、琼州，呈蔓生状，无毒。当地人在春季观察其幼苗，若发现有一节，则预示接下来会有一次大风天气。入药时选用没有节的植株浸泡酒中使用，能治疗一切风邪痹阻深入骨髓的病症，能使病邪从体内拔除并排出体外。
紫背稀奇出自台湾内山，形状像黄连，颜色为紫色，有许多细密如茸毛般的须根，分叉处形似凤头，因此得名。药性平和，能治疗咽喉部的各种病症。
还有一种草药外形像肥皂，产于台湾。研磨后涂抹可治疗疔疮。
《活人书》记载：蒲包草又名鬼蜡烛。《新语》中说：水蜡烛是草本植物，生长在野塘之间，秋末结实，形状宛如蜡烛相似。有诗歌咏叹道：“风吹摇曳却无影子，燃烧虽似煤却不冒烟”，因其开花结果的样子极像蜡烛，所以得名。在芦苇荡中很多，当地人采集它的果实，用来治疗金刃创伤以止血。
治疗瘰疬（颈部淋巴结结核）：将蒲包草连根采来，洗净泥土，切成寸段。用砂锅煎汤，代替茶水饮用，无论男女服用皆可痊愈。但是妇女服用此药后，痊愈后将终身无法受孕。必须服用北京产的真益母丸四五两，才能解除这种副作用。
汪连仕《采药书》记载：蒲萼即蒲草。南方人叫它莎草，北方人叫它板枝花，结出的果实称为鬼蜡烛，其花粉即为蒲黄。
《采药录》记载：鬼扇草生长在石壁上，叶面青色，有类似白果叶状的直纹，枝条生长如同扇骨一般。人若被打死倒地，捣碎此草取汁灌服，入口即可苏醒。
《采药录》记载：鱼须草根茎和叶片呈青色，表面起有直纹，每片叶子都有两条须根，其根部形状像竹鞭一样。能治疗疔疮及一切其他疮疡。
汪连仕说：鱼须沿藤生长如豆类，叶子分为两丫，内生两条须根，根部白色且粗壮，专门治疗外科一切疔疮肿毒，外敷之后立刻消散。
《采药录》记载：紫背稀奇生长在阴山的向阳处，贴着地面蔓延生长，叶子有两片大两片小，叶面灰色，有直纹，叶背微紫。如果长出花心，会有长一二尺的藤蔓，叶子尖细，对生。能治疗痘毒。使用活草一斤分成两次服用，用酒煎煮送服，痘毒已成者迅速痊愈，未成者立即消除。
*Yao Xing Kao*: It grows in Leizhou and Qiongzhou, creeping with vines, non-toxic. Locals observe its seedlings in spring; if a node is found on one stem, it predicts a storm will occur once. For medicinal use, the nodes-free parts are soaked in wine to treat all types of wind-bi (Wind-Bi syndrome) penetrating into the bone, capable of extracting the pathogen from the body.
It originates from the inner mountains of Taiwan, resembling *Coptis chinensis* (Huanglian), purple in color, with many fine, hairy rootlets, branching like a phoenix's head. Hence the name. The nature is neutral, treating all disorders of the throat.
Another herb resembles soap, originating from Taiwan. Grinding and applying it externally treats ding sores (carbuncles).
*Huo Ren Shu*: Also known as Ghost Candle (*Guizhuzhao*). *Xin Yu* states: Water candle is a herbaceous plant growing in wild ponds, bearing fruit at the end of autumn, resembling a candle. A poem says: "Swayed by wind but casting no shadow, coal-like yet burning without smoke," named for its flowers and fruits resembling candles. Abundant in reed marshes, locals harvest its seeds to stop bleeding from knife wounds.
To treat scrofula (Luo Li): Harvest *Typha orientalis* (Pubao Cao) including roots, wash off mud, cut into inch-long segments. Decoct in a clay pot and drink as tea; effective for both men and women. However, women who take this medicine will become infertile after recovery. This side effect can be resolved by taking 4-5 liang of authentic Yimu Wan (Motherwort Pill) from Beijing.
Wang Lianshi's *Ca Yao Shu*: Pubo refers to *Typha orientalis*. Southerners call it *Shacao*, northerners call it Ban Zhi Hua. Its fruit is called Ghost Candle, and its pollen is Puhuang.
*Ca Yao Lu*: Guishan Cao grows on rock walls. The leaf surface is green with straight veins resembling *Ginkgo biloba* leaves; branches grow like fan ribs. If a person is beaten to death and lies on the ground, pouring the juice of this crushed herb into their mouth will revive them immediately.
*Ca Yao Lu*: Yuxu Cao has green stems and leaves with straight veins on the surface. Each leaf has two rootlets. The root resembles bamboo rhizomes. It treats ding sores and all other ulcers.
Wang Lianshi states: Yuxu vines grow like beans, with bifid leaves containing two internal rootlets. The root is white and thick, specifically treating all surgical ding sores and toxic swellings; applied externally, they dissipate instantly.
*Ca Yao Lu*: Zi Bei Xi Qi grows on sunny slopes of yin mountains, spreading along the ground. Leaves consist of two large and two small ones; the upper surface is gray with straight veins, the lower surface slightly purple. If flowering, vines of one or two chi long emerge, with pointed, opposite leaves. It treats variola toxin (smallpox/toxins). Use one jin of fresh herb divided into two doses, decocted in wine and taken orally; established cases heal rapidly, unestablished cases disappear immediately.