\r成州葛根\pj132.bmp\r
\r海州葛根\pj133.bmp\r
成藤蔓旋长。春初发叶，秋后采根。入土深者力洪，去皮用之效速。杀野葛巴豆百毒，入胃
足阳明行经。疗伤寒发表解肌，治肺燥生津止渴。解酒毒卒中，却温疟往来。散外疮疹止疼
，提中胃气除热。花消酒不醉。壳治痢实肠。生根汁乃大寒，专理天行时
病。止热毒吐衄，去热燥消渴。
妇人热闷能苏，小儿热痞堪却。葛粉甘冷，醉后宜食。除烦热利大便，压丹石解鸠鸟
毒。叶敷金疮捣烂。
蔓祛喉痹烧灰。
\r石州威灵仙\pj134.bmp\r
\r宁化军威灵仙\pj135.bmp\r
草而生，茎方数叶相对。花开浅碧，根甚密稠。冬月采根荫干，日选丙丁戊己。去芦酒洗，
忌茗面汤。消膈中久积痰涎，除腹内 癖气块。散爪甲皮肤风中痒痛，利腰膝 踝湿
渗冷疼。盖性好走，能通行十二经，为诸风湿冷痛要药也。仍驱症瘕，尤疗折伤。虚者切禁
用之，多服疏人真气。
\r石州秦艽\pj136.bmp\r
\r宁化军秦艽\pj137.bmp\r
味苦、辛，气平微温。可升可降，阴中阳也。无毒。出甘松龙洞及河陕诸州。长大
黄
白色为优，新好罗纹者尤妙。用菖蒲为使，入太阳手经。养血荣筋，除风痹肢节俱痛，通便
利水。散黄胆遍体如金，除头风解酒毒。止肠风下血，去骨蒸传尸。
葛根藤蔓盘旋生长，细长蔓延。春季初生叶片，秋季之后采收根部。深入土壤的根部药效强劲，去除外皮后使用见效迅速。能解除野葛、巴豆及各类百毒，进入足阳明胃经并沿经脉运行。治疗伤寒，发散表邪，解除肌表之邪；治疗肺燥，生津液，止口渴。解除饮酒过量导致的中毒，驱除往来寒热的温疟。消散体表疮疹，缓解疼痛；提升中焦胃气，清除内热。葛花饮用后不易醉酒。葛壳治疗痢疾，使肠道结实。葛根生榨汁液性大寒，专门调理流行性时病。停止热毒引起的呕吐和鼻衄，去除热燥，消除消渴症。
妇女因热而胸闷烦乱可使其苏醒，小儿因热导致的心下痞满也可消除。葛粉味甘性冷，醉酒后适宜食用。能清除烦热，通利大便，压制丹石类药物引发的毒性，解鸠鸟（斑鸠）毒。葛叶捣烂外敷可治疗金创（金属利器造成的创伤）。
葛蔓烧成灰末可治疗喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞）。
威灵仙为草本植物，茎呈方形，叶片数片相对而生。花朵呈浅碧色，根部非常密集稠厚。冬季采收根部，阴干保存，选择丙、丁、戊、己日进行加工。去除芦头，用酒清洗，忌用茶水和面汤浸泡。能消除膈膜间久积的痰涎，除去腹内的癖气（指腹内结块之气）。消散指甲和皮肤受风引起的瘙痒疼痛，通利腰膝、脚踝因湿邪渗透导致的冷痛。因其药性善于走窜，能通行十二经脉，是治疗各种风湿冷痛的要药。仍能驱除症瘕（腹内结块），尤其擅长治疗跌打损伤。体虚者严禁使用，多服会耗散人的真气。
味道苦、辛，气平微温。既可升提又可下降，属于阴中之阳。无毒。产于甘松龙洞及河陕各州。以长大、黄色、白色者为优，新好且有罗纹纹理的尤为奇妙。使用时以菖蒲为使药，入太阳手经（手太阳小肠经）。养血滋润筋脉，祛除风痹导致的四肢关节俱痛，通利大便，渗泄水湿。消散黄疸，使遍体如金色般消退，清除头风，解除酒毒。停止肠风下血，去除骨蒸劳热和传尸痨病。
Ge Gen (Kudzu Root) from Chengzhou:
Ge Gen (Kudzu Root) from Haizhou:
The Ge Gen (Kudzu Root) vines spiral and grow long. Leaves emerge in early spring, and roots are harvested after autumn. Roots that penetrate deep into the soil possess potent efficacy; removing the peel ensures rapid therapeutic effects. It neutralizes the toxicity of wild kudzu, croton seeds, and various hundred poisons. It enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and travels along its pathway. It treats Taiyang disease (diseases of the Taiyang channel), releases the exterior, and resolves muscle-layer pathogens; it treats Lung dryness, generates body fluids, and relieves thirst. It resolves alcohol intoxication and sudden poisoning, and dispels warm malaria characterized by alternating chills and fever. It dissipates external sores and rashes, alleviates pain; it raises Middle Jiao Stomach Qi and clears heat. The flowers prevent drunkenness when consumed. The shell treats dysentery and consolidates the intestines. Freshly squeezed juice from the root is extremely cold in nature, specifically managing epidemic seasonal diseases. It stops vomiting and epistaxis caused by heat-toxin, removes heat-dryness, and eliminates Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome).
It revives women suffering from heat-induced oppression and stifling sensation, and resolves pediatric heat-stagnation causing epigastric fullness. Ge Fen (Kudzu Powder) is sweet and cold; it is suitable for consumption after drunkenness. It eliminates vexing heat and promotes bowel movements, suppresses toxicity from Dan Shi (mineral drugs), and antidotes the poison of turtle doves. Crushed leaves applied externally treat metal weapon injuries.
Burnt ash of the vine treats Hou Bi (obstruction of the throat).
Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root) from Shizhou:
Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root) from Ninghua Jun:
Wei Ling Xian (Clematis Root) is a herbaceous plant with square stems and opposite leaves. The flowers are pale green, and the roots are dense and thick. Roots are harvested in winter and shade-dried. Processing should be selected on Bing, Ding, Wu, or Ji days. Remove the rhizome (Lu), wash with wine, and avoid soaking in tea or flour water. It eliminates chronic phlegm-fluid retention in the diaphragm and removes Pi Qi (abdominal masses due to qi stagnation). It disperses wind-induced itching and pain in nails and skin, and benefits the waist, knees, and ankles by draining dampness and relieving cold pain caused by damp infiltration. Its nature is inherently mobile, capable of circulating through the Twelve Meridians, making it an essential herb for treating various rheumatic cold-pain conditions. It also expels Zheng Jia (abdominal masses) and is particularly effective for traumatic injuries. It is strictly contraindicated for deficient patients, as excessive use depletes True Qi.
Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) from Shizhou:
Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) from Ninghua Jun:
Taste is bitter and acrid; nature is neutral and slightly warm. It can ascend and descend, belonging to Yang within Yin. It is non-toxic. It originates from Gansong Longdong and various prefectures in He and Shan. Large, yellowish-white specimens are superior, and those with new growth and distinct ring patterns are especially excellent. Use Chang Pu (Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome) as a guiding herb; it enters the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. It nourishes blood and enriches sinews, dispels wind-bi causing pain throughout the limbs and joints, promotes bowel movement, and promotes urination to leach out dampness. It dissipates Jaundice (Huang Dan), resolving the golden-yellow discoloration of the whole body, clears Head Wind, and resolves alcohol toxicity. It stops intestinal wind bleeding and eliminates bone-steaming fever and infectious tuberculosis (Chuan Shi).