味辛,无毒。主癣虫。
味咸,温,无毒。主轻身益气。一名彖尸。生水中泽旁,实大,叶长尺。五月采。
臣禹锡等谨按陈藏器云∶今东人呼田水中大叶如牛尔,亦呼为牛耳菜。
味甘,温,无毒。主头眩痛,益气,长肌肉。一名地黄。三月采,立夏后母死。
臣禹锡等谨按陈藏器云∶羊乳,根似荠 而圆,大小如拳,上有角节,剖之有白汁,人
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根当荠 ,三月采。苗作蔓,折有白汁。
味酸,无毒。主轻身益气。生丹阳陵地,高尺许,实如枣。
味酸,寒,有毒。主蚀恶疮,一名千雀。生海水石谷间。
陶隐居云∶叶与实俱如麦李。
味咸。主益气,明目。一名去母,一名更生。生蓝中,叶细黄,茎赤有刺。四月实兑
(音锐),黄中黑。五月采,阴干。
味甘,平,无毒。主明目,目中寒风,诸不足,水肿,邪气,补中,止泄痢,疗女
子白沃。一名阴洛。生鸡山,采无时。
味苦。主阴痿。一名乌葵。如兰香,赤茎,生山阳。五月十五日采,阴干。
味辛,无毒。主治癣虫(引起皮肤瘙痒、脱屑的寄生虫)。
味咸,性温,无毒。主治轻身益气(使身体轻盈,补益元气)。又名彖尸。生长在水边泽畔,果实较大,叶子长达一尺。五月采收。
臣禹锡等人谨按陈藏器的说法:如今东方人称呼生长在田水中的大叶植物如牛耳状,也称之为牛耳菜。
味甘,性温,无毒。主治头晕头痛,补益元气,促进肌肉生长。又名地黄。三月采收,立夏后母株枯萎死亡。
臣禹锡等人谨按陈藏器的说法:羊乳,根部类似荠菜但呈圆形,大小如拳头,上面有角状节,剖开后有白色汁液,人们采集其根时如同采集荠菜一样,在三月采收。幼苗长成藤蔓,折断后有白色汁液流出。
味苦,性寒。主治头部脱发及恶疮、疥疮、搔痒、痂癣(音同“癣”)。生长于蜀郡。
味咸,气味臭。主治小儿惊痫(惊风抽搐),奔豚气(一种自觉有气从少腹上冲胸咽的病证),以及大人的[病症缺失]。五月采收。
味酸,无毒。主治轻身益气。生长于丹阳陵地,植株高约一尺,果实像枣子。
味酸,性寒,有毒。主治腐蚀恶疮,又名千雀。生长在海边岩石沟谷之间。
陶隐居说:叶子和果实都像麦李。
味咸。主治补益元气,明目。又名去母,又名更生。生长在蓝草中,叶子细小呈黄色,茎赤色且有刺。四月果实成熟(音同“锐”),中间黄黑色。五月采收,阴干。
味甘,性平,无毒。主治明目,治疗眼中受风寒,各种虚损不足,水肿,邪气,补益中气,止泄痢,治疗女子白带过多(白沃)。又名阴洛。生长于鸡山,随时可采。
味苦。主治阳痿。又名乌葵。像兰香,茎赤色,生长于山南向阳处。五月十五日采收,阴干。
味酸,无毒。主治痹症寒冷,寒热往来,止咳。又名无心。生长在田地低洼处,叶子浓密,茎粗壮。
味酸,性平,无毒。主治去除瘀血,镇惊安神,治疗蛇痫(类似癫痫的一种病症)。生长在大水之北(阳面)。四月采收花,八月采收根。
Pungent in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats tinea vermis (parasitic worms causing tinea).
Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats lightening the body and benefiting qi (enhancing physical agility and replenishing vital energy). Also known as Tuanshi. Grows beside water marshes; fruits are large, leaves up to one chi long. Harvested in the fifth month.
Minister Yuxi et al. note according to Chen Zangqi: Nowadays, people in the East call the large-leaved plant growing in field water "Niuer Cai" (Cow Ear Vegetable) due to its resemblance to a cow's ear.
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats dizziness and headache, benefits qi, and promotes muscle growth. Also known as Dihuang. Harvested in the third month; the mother plant dies after Start of Summer.
Minister Yuxi et al. note according to Chen Zangqi: Yangru (Sheep Milk Vine), roots resemble those of Shepherd's Purse but are round, about the size of a fist, with horn-like nodes; when cut, white juice flows out. People harvest the roots similarly to how they harvest Shepherd's Purse, in the third month. The seedlings grow as vines, exuding white juice when broken.
Bitter in flavor, cold in nature. Primarily treats alopecia capitis (hair loss on the head), severe sores, scabies, pruritus, and tinea crustosa (pronounced "xuan"). Grows in Shu Commandery.
Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats strangury (difficulty or inability to urinate). Also known as Xingluo, also known as Niluo.
Salty in flavor, foul-smelling. Primarily treats pediatric convulsions and epilepsy (Jingxian), Ben Tun syndrome (a condition characterized by a sensation of gas rushing from the lower abdomen upwards), and [symptom missing] in adults. Harvested in the fifth month.
Acidic in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats lightening the body and benefiting qi. Grows in Danyang Lingdi; plants are about one chi high, fruits resembling dates.
Acidic in flavor, cold in nature, toxic. Primarily treats corrosive action on severe sores. Also known as Qianque. Grows among rocky valleys by the sea.
Tao Hongjing states: Leaves and fruits both resemble Mai Li (Wheat Plum).
Salty in flavor. Primarily benefits qi and brightens the eyes. Also known as Qumu, also knowneng Shenggen. Grows amidst Isatis plants; leaves are fine and yellowish, stems are red and thorny. Fruits mature in the fourth month (pronounced "rui"), yellow inside with black centers. Harvested in the fifth month, dried in shade.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily brightens the eyes, treats wind-cold affecting the eyes, various deficiencies, edema, pathogenic factors, tonifies the middle jiao, stops diarrhea and dysentery, and treats leukorrhea (Baiwo) in women. Also known as Yinluo. Grows at Jishan; harvestable at any time.
Bitter in flavor. Primarily treats impotence. Also known as Wu Kui. Resembles Lanxiang, with red stems, grows in mountainous southern exposures. Harvested on the fifteenth day of the fifth month, dried in shade.
Acidic in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats bi-syndrome with cold, alternating chills and fever, and cough. Also known as Wuxin. Grows in low-lying areas of fields; leaves are thick, stems are plump.
Acidic in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily removes retained blood, calms fright and qi, and treats She Xian (snake-like epilepsy). Grows on the sunny side of large waters. Flowers harvested in the fourth month, roots harvested in the eighth month.