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生商州及秦州。性温，无毒。主积血，逐气块，益筋节，补虚损，润颜色
，疗 泄腹痛。三月开花，五月结实，六、七月采根、苗，阴干用之。
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生筠州浅山及路旁。味苦、甘，寒，无毒。叶似菊叶而长，枝杆圆而青，
背有毛，春生苗，秋生茎叶，有花黄色，不结实。花无用。彼土人多与甘草煮作饮服，退热
明
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生筠州山岗上。味微苦，有小毒。解风劳，治身体痛。二月生苗，独茎，
高一尺。叶似艾叶，圆而长，背有白毛，面青。五月采。与甘草同煎服，不入众药用。
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生睦州。味甘。其叶凌冬不凋。采无时。彼土人以其根、叶、枝杆细锉，焙
干，捣罗为末。暖酒调服一钱匕，理一切肿痛风疾。
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生资州平田阴畦间。味甘，微寒，无毒。治走疰攻头面四肢，及阳毒伤寒
，壮热头痛，心神烦躁，利胸膈，俗用捣取自然汁饮之，及生捣贴肿毒。苗长三、四寸，作
丛
生茎叶，夏开紫白花，结黑细实。其味作生瓜气，故以为名。花实
无用。
无心草
生长在商州和秦州。药性温，无毒。主治瘀血积聚，驱除气滞形成的肿块，滋养筋骨关节，补益虚损，润泽面色，治疗腹泻引起的腹痛。三月开花，五月结果实，六、七月采集根和苗，阴干后使用。
千里光
生长在筠州的浅山及路边。味苦、甘，性寒，无毒。叶子像菊花叶但更长，枝干圆而青，背面有毛，春天生苗，秋天长茎叶，开黄花，不结果实。花没有药用价值。当地人多将其与甘草一起煮水饮用，以退热明目。
九牛草
生长在筠州的山岗上。味微苦，有小毒。解除风劳（因风邪导致的慢性劳损），治疗身体疼痛。二月生苗，独茎，高一尺。叶子像艾叶，圆而长，背面有白毛，正面青色。五月采集。与甘草同煎服用，不与其他药物配伍使用。
刺虎
生长在睦州。味甘。其叶子越冬不凋落。随时可采。当地人将其根、叶、枝干细细切碎，焙干，捣碎过筛成粉末。用温酒调服一钱匕，治疗各种肿痛痛风疾病。
生瓜菜
生长在资州的平田阴畦间。味甘，微寒，无毒。治疗走疰（一种游走性的疫病）攻冲头面四肢，以及阳毒伤寒，高热头痛，心神烦躁，通利胸膈。民间常用捣取自然汁饮用，或生捣敷贴肿毒。苗高三四寸，丛生茎叶，夏天开紫白色花，结黑色细实。其味道有生瓜的气味，因此得名。花和果实没有药用价值。
Wuxin Cao (Herba Cynanchi Bungei)
Grows in Shangzhou and Qinzhou. Nature is warm, non-toxic. Mainly treats accumulated blood stasis, expels qi stagnation masses, nourishes sinews and joints, tonifies deficiency and damage, moistens complexion, and treats abdominal pain due to diarrhea. Flowers in March, fruits in May. Roots and herbs are harvested in June and July, dried in shade for use.
Qianliguang (Herba Senecionis Scandentis)
Grows in shallow mountains and by roadsides in Junzhou. Taste is bitter and sweet, nature is cold, non-toxic. Leaves resemble chrysanthemum leaves but are longer; stems are round and green, with hairs on the back. Sprouts emerge in spring, stems and leaves grow in autumn, bearing yellow flowers but no fruit. The flower has no medicinal use. Locals often boil it with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) as a drink to reduce fever and improve vision.
Jiuniu Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae Orientales)
Grows on hills in Junzhou. Taste is slightly bitter, slightly toxic. Resolves wind-lao (chronic strain caused by wind pathogen), treats body pain. Sprouts in February, single stem, one chi high. Leaves resemble mugwort leaves, round and long, with white hairs on the back and green on the front. Harvested in May. Decocted with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), not used in compound prescriptions.
Cihu (Radix/Putative Herb of Uncertain Identification)
Grows in Mozhou. Taste is sweet. Leaves do not fall in winter. Harvest time is unrestricted. Locals finely chop roots, leaves, and stems, dry them by roasting, pound and sieve into powder. Mix with warm wine and take one qianbi dose to treat all types of swelling, gout, and wind-dampness diseases.
Shengguacai (Herba Cucumeris/Meloides)
Grows in shaded plots of flat fields in Zizhou. Taste is sweet, nature is slightly cold, non-toxic. Treats zouzhu (wandering epidemic disease) attacking head, face, limbs, as well as yang-toxin shaoyang syndrome, high fever, headache, mental restlessness, and unblocks the chest and diaphragm. Folk medicine uses fresh juice drunk internally or fresh paste applied externally to sores and swellings. Seedlings are three to four cun long, growing in clusters with stems and leaves. Purple-white flowers bloom in summer, bearing small black seeds. It smells like raw melon, hence the name. Flowers and fruits have no medicinal use.
Jianshui Cao (Herba of Fujian Region)
Grows in Fuzhou. Branches and leaves resemble mulberry, evergreen throughout the year. Locals harvest leaves, dry by roasting, grind into powder, and take with warm wine. Treats zouzhu-wind.