\r菖蒲\p67.bmp\r
味辛，温，臣禹锡等谨按久风湿痹通用药云∶菖蒲，平。无毒。主风寒湿痹，咳逆
上
气，开心孔，补五脏，通九窍，明耳目，出音声，主耳聋，痈疮，温肠胃，止小便利，四肢
湿痹，不得屈伸，小儿温疟，身积热不解，可作浴汤。久服轻身，聪耳目，不忘，不迷惑，
延年，益心智，高志不老。一名昌阳。生上洛池泽及蜀郡严道。一寸九节者良，露根不可用
。五月、十二月采根，阴干。（秦皮、秦艽为之使，恶地胆、麻黄。）
陶隐居云∶上洛郡属梁州，严道县在蜀郡。今乃处处有，生石碛上， 节为好。在下湿
地大
根者，名昌阳，只主风湿，不堪服食。此药甚去虫并蚤虱，而今都不言之。真菖蒲叶有脊，
一如剑刃，四月、五月亦作小厘华也。东间溪侧又有名溪荪者，根形气色极似石上菖蒲，而
叶正如蒲，无脊。俗人多呼此为石上菖蒲者，
谬矣。此只主咳逆，亦断蚤虱尔，不入服御用。《诗》咏∶多云兰荪，正谓此也。臣禹锡等
谨按吴氏云∶菖蒲，一名尧韭。罗浮山记云∶山中菖蒲，一寸二十节，药性论云∶菖蒲，
君
，味苦、辛，无毒。治风湿 痹，耳鸣，头风，泪下，鬼气，杀诸虫，治恶疮疥瘙。石涧所
生坚小，一寸九节者上，此菖蒲亦名昌阳。日华子云∶除风下气，丈夫水脏、女人血海冷败
，多忘长智，除烦闷，止心腹痛，霍乱转筋，治客风疮疥，涩小便，杀腹脏虫及蚤虱。耳痛
作末炒，承热裹 甚验。忌饴糖、羊肉。石菖蒲出宣州，二月、八月采取。
图经曰∶菖蒲，生上洛池泽及蜀郡严道，今处处有之，而池州、戎州者佳。春生青叶，
长一
、
二尺许，其叶中心有脊，状如剑，无花实。五月、十二月采根，阴干。今以五月五日收之。
其根盘屈有节，状如马鞭大，一根傍引三、四根，傍根节尤密，一寸九节者佳，亦有一寸十
二节者。采之初虚软，曝干方坚实，折之中心色微赤，嚼之辛香少滓。人多植于干燥沙石土
中。腊月移之尤易活。古方亦有单服者，采得紧小似鱼鳞者，治择一斤许，以水及米泔浸各
一宿，又刮去皮，切，曝干捣筛，以糯米粥和匀，更入熟蜜，搜丸梧子大， 葛袋盛，置当
风处令干。每旦酒饮任下三十丸，临卧更服二十丸，久久得效，如《本经》所说。又蜀人用
治心腹冷气 痛者，取一、二寸捶碎，同吴茱萸煎汤饮之，良。黔、蜀蛮人亦常将随行，卒
患
心痛，嚼一、二寸，热汤或酒送亦效。其生蛮谷中者尤佳，人家移种者亦堪用，但干后辛香
坚实
不及蛮人持来者，此即医方所用石菖蒲也。又有水菖蒲，生溪润水泽中甚多。叶亦相似，但
中心无脊，采之干后轻虚多滓，殊不及石菖蒲，不堪入药用，但可捣末，油调涂疥瘙。今药
肆所货，多以两种相杂，尤难辨也。
雷公云∶凡使，勿用泥昌、夏昌，其二件相似，如竹根鞭，形黑、气秽、味腥，不堪用。
凡
使，采石上生者，根条嫩黄紧硬节稠，长一寸有九节者是真也。采得后，用铜刀刮上黄黑硬
节皮一重了，用嫩桑枝条相拌蒸，出曝干，去桑条，锉用。千金方∶日月未足而欲产者。
捣菖蒲
根汁一、二升，灌喉中。又方∶久服聪明益智。甲子日取菖蒲一寸九节者，阴干百日为末
。
服方寸匕，日三服，耳目聪明，不忘。又方∶治产后崩中下血不止。菖蒲一两半锉，酒二盏
，
煎取一盏去滓，分三服，食前温服。又方∶治好忘，久服聪明益智。七月七日取菖蒲酒服三
方寸
匕，饮酒不醉，好事者服而验之。不可犯铁，若犯之，令人吐逆。肘后方∶扁鹊云∶中恶与
卒
死，鬼击亦相类，已死者为治，皆参用此方。捣菖蒲生根，绞汁灌之立瘥。尸厥之病，卒死
脉犹动，听其耳中如微语声，股间暖，是也。亦此方治之。又人卧忽不寤，勿以火照，照之
害人。但痛啮其踵及足拇指甲际，而唾其面，即活。又菖蒲末吹鼻中，桂末纳舌下。又方∶
耳聋。菖蒲根一寸，巴豆一粒去心，二物
合捣，分作七丸。绵裹塞耳，日着一丸效。又方∶卒胎动不安，或腰痛胎转抢心，下血不止
，
菖蒲根汁三升服之。又方∶若下血不止。菖蒲三两，酒五升，煮取二升，分三服。经验方∶
治痈
肿发背，生菖蒲捣贴。若疮干，捣末以水调涂之。《孙用和方》同。子母秘录∶治胎动劳热
不
安，去血手足烦。菖蒲捣取汁服，二升分三服。产书治产后下血不止。菖蒲二两，以酒二升
煮，分作二服，止。夏禹神仙经∶菖蒲薄切，令日干者三斤，以绢囊盛之，玄水一斛清者，
玄
水者酒也。悬此菖蒲密封闭一百日，出视之如绿菜色，以一斗熟黍米纳中，封十四日间，出
饮酒。则一切三十六种风，有不治者悉效。汉武帝内传∶武帝上嵩山，忽见仙人，长可二丈
。
问之。曰∶吾九嶷山人也，闻中岳有石上菖蒲，一寸九节，食之长生，故来采之。忽然不见
。抱朴子∶南中多鹿，每一雄游牝百数，至春羸瘦，盖游牝多也。及夏，则唯食菖蒲一味，
却
肥，当角解之时，其茸甚痛。猎人逢之，其鹿不敢逸走，伏而不动，猎者先以绳系其茸截取
之，以其血未散，然后毙鹿。又韩丛服菖蒲十三年，身上生毛，日视书万言，皆诵之，冬袒
不寒。又
菖蒲须得石上，一寸九节，紫花尤善。别说云∶谨按今阳羡山中生水石间者，其叶逆水而
生
，根须略无，少泥土，根、叶极紧细，一寸不啻九节，入药极佳。今二浙人家，以瓦石器种
之，旦暮易水则茂，水浊及有泥滓则萎，近方多称用石菖蒲，必此类也。其池泽所生，肥大
节疏粗慢，恐不可入药，唯可作果盘，盖气味不烈而和淡尔。
衍义曰∶菖蒲，世又谓之兰荪，生水次，失水则枯，根节密者气味足。有人患遍身生热
毒疮
，痛而不痒，手足尤甚，然至颈而止，粘着衣被，晓夕不得睡，痛不可任。有下俚教以菖蒲
三
斗，锉，日干之，椿罗为末，布席上，使病疮人恣卧其间，仍以被衣覆之。既不粘着衣被，
又复得睡，不五、七日间，其疮如失。后自患此疮，亦如此用，应手神验。其石菖蒲根络石
而生者，节乃密，入药须此等。
味辛，性温。臣禹锡等人谨慎考证，引用久风湿痹通用药的说法称：菖蒲，性平。无毒。主治风寒湿痹，咳嗽气逆上冲，开通心窍，补益五脏，通利九窍，使耳目聪明，改善发声，主治耳聋，痈疮，温暖肠胃，止小便频数，治疗四肢湿痹，肢体不能屈伸，小儿温热疟疾，身体积热不解，可用作洗浴汤剂。长期服用可使身体轻健，耳目聪敏，记忆力强，不迷惑，延年益寿，益智增慧，志向高远而不衰老。又名昌阳。生长在上洛郡的池泽以及蜀郡严道县。一寸长有九节的品质优良，露出地面的根部不可使用。五月、十二月采集根部，阴干。（秦皮、秦艽作为其引经药，忌与地胆、麻黄同用。）
陶隐居说：上洛郡属于梁州，严道县在蜀郡。现在到处都有生长，生于石滩之上，节多者为好。生长在低湿地带且根粗大的，名叫昌阳，只主治风湿，不堪供内服食用。此药很能驱虫及跳蚤虱子，但现在都不提及了。真正的菖蒲叶中间有脊，就像剑刃一样，四月、五月也会开出小花。东方溪边又有一种叫溪荪的，根的形状、气味和颜色极像石上菖蒲，但叶子正像蒲草，没有脊。俗人多称呼它为石上菖蒲，这是错误的。这种只主治咳嗽气逆，也能驱除跳蚤虱子罢了，不入内服方剂使用。《诗经》中吟咏的多是兰荪，正是指这种植物。臣禹锡等人谨慎考证，引用吴氏的说法称：菖蒲，又名尧韭。罗浮山记记载：山中的菖蒲，一寸长有二十节。《药性论》记载：菖蒲，为君药，味苦、辛，无毒。治疗风湿痹痛，耳鸣，头风，流泪，鬼气（指精神异常或突发怪病），杀灭各种寄生虫，治疗恶疮疥癣。石涧所生的坚硬细小的，一寸九节的为上品，这种菖蒲也名叫昌阳。日华子说：祛除风邪，降逆气，治疗男子水脏病变、女子血海寒冷败坏，增强记忆并增长智慧，消除烦闷，止心腹痛，霍乱转筋，治疗客风疮疥，涩小便，杀灭腹脏虫及跳蚤虱子。耳痛将菖蒲研末炒热，包裹患处非常有效。忌食饴糖、羊肉。石菖蒲产于宣州，二月、八月采取。
《图经本草》说：菖蒲，生长在上洛郡的池泽以及蜀郡严道县，现在到处都有，但池州、戎州的品质较好。春天生出青叶，长约一、二尺左右，叶子中心有脊，形状像剑，不开花结果。五月、十二月采集根部，阴干。现在多在五月五日采收。其根盘曲有节，形状像马鞭粗细，一根旁边引出三、四根旁根，旁根的节尤其密集，一寸九节的为佳，也有一寸十二节的。刚采挖时虚软，晒干后才坚实，折断后中心颜色微红，咀嚼时辛香少渣滓。人们多将其种植在干燥的沙石土中。腊月移栽特别容易成活。古方也有单味服用的方法，采得紧小似鱼鳞状的，处理一斤左右，用水和米泔水各浸泡一夜，再刮去外皮，切碎，晒干捣碎过筛，用糯米粥调和均匀，再加入熟蜜，搓成梧桐子大小的丸药，用葛布袋盛装，放在通风处晾干。每天早晨酒送服三十丸，临睡前再服二十丸，久而久之见效，正如《本经》所说。另外蜀人用它治疗心腹冷气疼痛，取一、二寸捶碎，同吴茱萸煎汤饮用，效果很好。黔地、蜀地的蛮人也常随身携带，突然患心痛，嚼一、二寸，用热汤或酒送服也有效。生长在蛮族山谷中的尤佳，人家移种的也可以使用，只是晒干后辛香坚实程度不及蛮人带来的，这就是医方中所用的石菖蒲。又有水菖蒲，生长在溪流湿润水泽中很多。叶子也相似，但中心没有脊，采之晒干后轻虚多渣滓，远不如石菖蒲，不堪入药，只能捣成粉末，用油调涂治疗疥癣。现在药店所卖的，多以两种混杂，特别难以辨别。
雷公说：凡是使用，不要用泥昌、夏昌，这两件相似，像竹根鞭，形状黑、气味秽臭、味道腥，不堪使用。凡是使用，要采石头上生长的，根条嫩黄紧硬节稠，长一寸有九节的是真品。采得后，用铜刀刮去上面黄黑硬节皮一层，用嫩桑枝条拌合蒸制，取出晒干，去掉桑条，锉碎使用。《千金方》记载：日月未足而想生产的人。捣菖蒲根汁一、二升，灌入喉中。又一方：长期服用聪明益智。甲子日取一寸九节的菖蒲，阴干一百天研为末。每次服一方寸匕，每日三次，耳目聪明，记忆力强。又一方：治疗产后崩中下血不止。菖蒲一两半锉碎，酒两盏，煎取一盏去渣，分三次服，饭前温服。又一方：治疗好忘，长期服用聪明益智。七月七日取菖蒲酒服三方寸匕，饮酒不醉，好事者服用验证过。不可接触铁器，如果接触，令人呕吐逆气。《肘后备急方》记载：扁鹊说：中恶与猝死，鬼击也相类似，已死者进行治疗，都参用此方。捣菖蒲生根，绞汁灌入立即痊愈。尸厥病，突然死亡脉象还在跳动，听其耳中有如微语声，大腿间温暖，就是这种病。也用此方治疗。另外有人睡觉忽然不醒，不要用火照，用火照害人。只要用力咬其脚跟及足大脚趾甲际，并向其面部唾沫，即可苏醒。又菖蒲末吹入鼻中，桂末纳入舌下。又一方：耳聋。菖蒲根一寸，巴豆一粒去心，两物合捣，分成七丸。绵裹塞耳，每天塞一丸有效。又一方：突然胎动不安，或腰痛胎位上抢心胸，下血不止，菖蒲根汁三升服用。又一方：如果下血不止。菖蒲三两，酒五升，煮取二升，分三次服。经验方：治疗痈肿发背，生菖蒲捣烂贴敷。如果疮口干燥，捣末用水调涂。《孙用和方》相同。《子母秘录》：治疗胎动劳热不安，去血手足烦热。菖蒲捣取汁服用，二升分三次服。《产书》治疗产后下血不止。菖蒲二两，以酒二升煮，分作两次服，血止。《夏禹神仙经》：菖蒲薄切，令日晒干的三斤，用绢囊盛装，玄水一斛清澈的，玄水就是酒。将此菖蒲密封一百日，取出看呈绿菜色，以一斗熟黍米放入其中，封十四日间，取出饮酒。则一切三十六种风，有不治者全部有效。《汉武帝内传》：武帝登上嵩山，忽然看见仙人，身高约二丈。询问他。他说：我是九嶷山人，听说中岳有石上菖蒲，一寸九节，吃了可以长生，所以来采摘。忽然不见了。《抱朴子》：南方多鹿，每一雄鹿游荡陪伴数百雌鹿，到春天瘦弱，大概是因为交配过多。到了夏天，就只吃菖蒲这一种食物，去除肥腻，当角脱落之时，其鹿茸很痛。猎人遇到它，鹿不敢逃跑，伏着不动，猎人先用绳子系住鹿茸截取下来，因为它的血未散，然后鹿死。还有韩丛服用菖蒲十三年，身上长出毛，每天看万言书，都能背诵，冬天光膀子也不冷。另外菖蒲必须得是石上的，一寸九节，开紫花的尤其好。《别说》记载：谨按现在阳羡山中生长在水石间的，其叶子逆水而生，根须几乎没有，少有泥土，根、叶极紧细，一寸不止九节，入药极佳。现在两浙人家，用瓦石器种植它，早晚换水则茂盛，水浑浊及有泥滓则枯萎，近方多称用石菖蒲，必定是这类。那些池泽所生的，肥大节疏粗慢，恐怕不可入药，只能做果盘，大概气味不烈而和淡罢了。
《衍义》说：菖蒲，世人又称之为兰荪，生长在水边，失水则枯，根节密的气味充足。有人患遍身生热毒疮，痛而不痒，手足尤其严重，然而到颈部停止，粘着衣被，早晚不得睡，痛不可忍。有乡野之人教他用菖蒲三斗，锉碎，晒干，椿罗为末，铺在席子上，让患病的人随意卧在其中，仍然用被衣覆盖。既不粘着衣被，又能入睡，不到五、七天间，其疮如同消失。后来自己患此疮，也如此使用，应手神验。那石菖蒲根络石而生的，节乃密，入药必须用这类。
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma)
Pungent, warm. Chen Yuxi and others carefully examined, citing the general use for chronic wind-cold-damp bi syndrome: Shichangpu is neutral. Non-toxic. It primarily treats wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, cough with rebellious qi, opens the heart orifices, tonifies the five zang organs, unblocks the nine orifices, clarifies the ears and eyes, improves voice production, treats deafness, carbuncles and sores, warms the stomach and intestines, stops frequent urination, treats damp-bi of the four limbs with inability to flex and extend, pediatric warm malaria, unresolved accumulated heat in the body, and can be used as a bath decoction. Long-term consumption makes the body light and agile, clarifies the ears and eyes, enhances memory, prevents confusion, prolongs life, benefits intelligence and will, keeping one youthful and vigorous. Also known as Changyang (Rhizoma Acori). Grows in the ponds and marshes of Shangluo Commandery and Yandao County of Shu Commandery. Those with nine nodes per inch are superior; those with exposed roots should not be used. Harvest roots in May and December, dry in shade. (Qinpi [Cortex Fraxini] and Qinjiao [Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae] act as guiding herbs; avoid using with Didan [Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus] and Mahuang [Ephedrae Herba].)
Tao Hongjing stated: Shangluo Commandery belongs to Liangzhou, and Yandao County is in Shu Commandery. Now it grows everywhere, thriving on rocky gravel, with more nodes being better. Those growing in low, wet areas with thick roots are named Changyang, which only treats wind-damp and is unsuitable for internal consumption. This herb is very effective against parasites, fleas, and lice, but this is no longer mentioned today. True Shichangpu leaves have a central ridge, resembling a sword blade, and produce small flowers in April and May. By streams in the east, there is another plant called Xisun (Iris pseudacorus), whose root shape, odor, and color closely resemble Shichangpu growing on rocks, but its leaves are exactly like cattail without a ridge. Laypeople often mistakenly call this "rock Shichangpu." This variety only treats cough and rebellious qi and can also repel fleas and lice, but it is not used in internal prescriptions. The *Classic of Poetry* mentions "Lansun" frequently, referring precisely to this plant. Chen Yuxi and others carefully examined, quoting Wu Shi: Shichangpu is also known as Yaojiu (Leek of Emperor Yao). *Records of Luofu Mountain* states: Shichangpu in the mountains has twenty nodes per inch. *Penetration of Drug Properties* records: Shichangpu is a sovereign herb, bitter and pungent, non-toxic. Treats rheumatic bi pain, tinnitus, headache due to wind, tearing, "ghost qi" (spiritual disturbances), kills various parasites, and treats malignant sores and scabies. Those growing in stone crevices that are hard and small, with nine nodes per inch, are of the highest grade; this Shichangpu is also called Changyang. Ri Huazi stated: Dispels wind, directs rebellious qi downward, treats male water-organ disorders and female cold-blood-sea degeneration, enhances memory and wisdom, relieves vexation, stops epigastric and abdominal pain, cholera with tendon twitching, treats external wind sores and scabies, astringes urination, kills abdominal parasites, fleas, and lice. For earache, grind into powder, stir-fry until hot, wrap and apply externally; highly effective. Avoid maltose and mutton. Stone Shichangpu originates from Xuanzhou, harvested in February and August.
*Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica* states: Shichangpu grows in the ponds and marshes of Shangluo Commandery and Yandao County of Shu Commandery, now found everywhere, but those from Chizhou and Rongzhou are superior. Green leaves emerge in spring, about one to two chi long, with a central ridge resembling a sword, producing no flowers or fruits. Roots are harvested in May and December and dried in shade. Currently, harvesting is often done on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The roots are knotted and nodular, resembling horse whips in thickness; one main root branches into three or four lateral roots, with even denser nodes on the lateral roots. Nine nodes per inch are excellent, though twelve nodes per inch also occur. Freshly dug roots are soft; they become firm after sun-drying. When broken, the center is slightly reddish; chewing yields a pungent aroma with little residue. People often plant them in dry sandy soil. Transplanting in the twelfth lunar month is particularly successful. Ancient formulas include single-herb usage: take tightly packed, scale-like roots, process about one jin, soak in water and rice wash overnight, scrape off the skin, slice, sun-dry, crush, and sieve. Mix with glutinous rice porridge, add cooked honey, roll into pills the size of wutong seeds, store in a ge cloth bag, and dry in a ventilated place. Take thirty pills with wine every morning, and twenty pills before bed; efficacy appears over time, as described in the *Classic of Materia Medica*. Additionally, people in Shu use it for cold qi pain in the heart and abdomen: crush one or two cun, decoct with Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), and drink the soup; effective. Barbarians in Qian and Shu often carry it with them; for sudden heart pain, chew one or two cun and swallow with hot water or wine; effective. Those growing in barbarian valleys are best; cultivated ones are usable but less pungent and firm than wild ones after drying. This is the Stone Shichangpu used in medical formulas. There is also Water Shichangpu, abundant in streams and wetlands. Leaves are similar but lack a central ridge; dried roots are light, hollow, and full of residue, far inferior to Stone Shichangpu, and unsuitable for medicine. They can only be ground into powder and mixed with oil to treat scabies. Modern pharmacies often mix the two, making identification difficult.
Lei Gong stated: When processing, do not use Ni Chang or Xia Chang. These two resemble each other, looking like bamboo rhizomes, black in color, foul-smelling, and fishy-tasting, and are unusable. Use only those growing on rocks; tender yellow, hard roots with dense nodes, having nine nodes per inch, are authentic. After harvesting, scrape off the outer yellow-black hard node skin with a copper knife, steam with tender mulberry branches, sun-dry, remove branches, and chop. *Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold* records: For premature labor desire before term. Crush Shichangpu root and extract juice, one to two sheng, pour into the throat. Another formula: Long-term use enhances intelligence. On a Jiazi day, take nine-node Shichangpu, dry in shade for one hundred days, grind to powder. Take one fangcun bi daily, three times a day; clarifies ears and eyes, enhances memory. Another formula: Treats postpartum metrorrhagia with continuous bleeding. Process 1.5 liang of Shichangpu, decoct in two cups of wine to obtain one cup, strain, divide into three doses, take warm before meals. Another formula: Treats forgetfulness; long-term use enhances intelligence. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take three fangcun bi with Shichangpu wine; prevents drunkenness, verified by enthusiasts. Avoid iron contact; if touched, causes vomiting. *Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies* records: Bian Que said: Zhong'e (sudden evil invasion) and sudden death are similar to Guiji (ghost strike); for those already dead, use this formula. Crush fresh Shichangpu root, extract juice, and instill; immediate recovery. Shijue (corpse stiffness) presents with sudden death but palpable pulse, faint whispering sounds in the ears, and warmth in the thighs; this formula also treats it. If someone falls asleep and does not wake, do not shine a light on them, as it harms. Bite firmly at the heel and the edge of the big toenail, and spit on their face; they will revive. Alternatively, blow Shichangpu powder into the nose and place Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui) powder under the tongue. Another formula: Deafness. One cun of Shichangpu root and one Cardamomi Semen (Badou) kernel (decentered), crush together, divide into seven pills. Wrap in silk, insert into ear, one pill daily; effective. Another formula: Sudden fetal restlessness, or back pain with fetus pressing on the heart, continuous bleeding. Drink three sheng of Shichangpu root juice. Another formula: If bleeding continues. Three liang of Shichangpu, five sheng of wine, decoct to two sheng, divide into three doses. Empirical Formula: Treats carbuncles and back abscesses; apply crushed fresh Shichangpu. If the sore is dry, mix powder with water and apply. Same as *Sun Yonghe's Formulas*. *Secret Records of Mother and Child*: Treats fetal restlessness with labor fever and anxiety, blood loss, and irritability of hands and feet. Extract juice from Shichangpu and drink, two sheng divided into three doses. *Book of Obstetrics*: Treats postpartum continuous bleeding. Two liang of Shichangpu, decoct in two sheng of wine, divide into two doses; stops bleeding. *Xia Yu's Immortal Classic*: Thinly slice three jin of Sun-dried Shichangpu, place in a silk bag, immerse in one hu of clear Xuan Shui (wine), seal tightly for one hundred days. Remove when it turns green like vegetables. Add one dou of cooked millet, seal for fourteen days, then drink the wine. Effective for all thirty-six types of wind diseases. *Inner Biography of Emperor Wu of Han*: Emperor Wu ascended Songshan Mountain and suddenly saw an immortal, about two zhang tall. He asked him. The immortal said: I am from Jiuyi Mountain. I heard there is Stone Shichangpu in the Central Peak with nine nodes per inch; eating it grants longevity, so I came to harvest it. Suddenly he vanished. *Baopuzi*: In the south, there are many deer. Each stag roams among hundreds of does. By spring, they are emaciated due to excessive mating. In summer, they eat only Shichangpu to reduce fat. When antlers shed, the velvet is painful. Hunters encounter them; the deer dare not flee, lying still. Hunters tie the velvet, cut it off, and since the blood hasn't dispersed, the deer dies. Han Cong consumed Shichangpu for thirteen years, grew hair on his body, could read and recite ten thousand characters daily, and did not feel cold in winter without clothes. Furthermore, Shichangpu must be from rocks, nine nodes per inch, with purple flowers being best. *Bieshuo* records: Carefully examining Shichangpu growing between water and stones in Yangxian Mountains, its leaves grow against the current, roots have few hairs, little soil, roots and leaves are extremely tight and fine, exceeding nine nodes per inch, excellent for medicine. Families in Zhejiang plant it in pottery or stone vessels; changing water morning and evening promotes growth, while turbid water and mud cause wilting. Recent formulas mostly use Stone Shichangpu, which must be this type. Those from ponds and marshes are large, sparse-noded, coarse, and slow-growing, likely unsuitable for medicine, perhaps only suitable as ornamental plants, as their flavor is mild and bland.
*Yanyi* states: Shichangpu is also called Lansun, growing by water; it withers if deprived of water. Dense nodes indicate sufficient medicinal properties. Someone suffered from widespread hot toxic sores, painful but not itchy, worse on hands and feet, stopping at the neck, sticking to clothes and bedding, unable to sleep day or night, unbearable pain. A rustic person advised using three dou of Shichangpu, chopped and sun-dried, ground into powder, spread on a mat, let the patient lie freely on it, covered with blankets. It no longer stuck to clothes/bedding, allowed sleep, and within five to seven days, the sores disappeared. Later, suffering from the same condition, used the same method with miraculous effect. Stone Shichangpu roots that grow clinging to rocks have dense nodes and are required for medicinal use.