主毒肿，止小便利。
陶隐居云∶人家园庭亦有此草，小儿取挪汁，以捋蜘蛛网至粘，可掇蝉，疗蠼 溺也。
唐本
注云∶此草，即蘩蒌是也，剩出此条，宜除之。今按∶鸡肠草，亦在草部下品。唐注以为剩
出一条。详此主疗相似，其一物乎？今移附蘩蒌之下。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本云∶鸡肠草，平，
草，微寒。尔雅云∶KT ，KT KT 。释曰∶KT ，一名KT KT ，一名鸡肠
性论云∶鸡肠草亦可单用，味
苦。洗手足水烂，主遗尿，治蠼 尿疮，生挪敷三、四度
疗一切疮及风丹遍身如枣
大。痒痛者，捣封上，日五、
六易之。亦可生食，煮作菜食，益人。去脂膏毒瓦斯。又，烧敷疳 。亦疗小儿赤白痢，可取
汁一合，和蜜服之，甚良。
图经文具蘩蒌条下。
食疗∶温。作菜食之，益人。治一切恶疮，捣汁敷之，五月五日者验。肘后方∶治发背
欲
死。鸡肠草敷，良。食医心镜∶主小便利。以一斤于豉汁中煮，调和作羹食之，作粥亦得。
博物志
所著作疮。以汁敷之效。
味苦，寒，一云平。主补筋骨，利五脏，开胸膈拥气，通经脉，止脾气，令人齿白，
聪明，少睡。可常食之，患冷气人食，即腹冷，不至苦损人。产后不可食，令人寒中，小腹
痛。陈藏器云∶白苣如莴苣，叶有白毛。
莴苣 冷，微毒。紫色者入烧炼药用，余功同白苣。[（新补） 见孟诜、陈藏器、
萧炳。]
圣惠方∶治肾黄。用莴苣子一合，细研，水大一盏，煎至五分，去滓，非时服。外台秘
要
∶鱼脐疮，其头白似肿，痛不可忍方∶先以针刺疮上及四畔作孔，以白苣汁滴孔中，瘥。肘
后方∶
汁，瘥。孙真人∶白苣不可共饴食，生虫。丹房镜源∶莴苣用硫黄种结砂
衍义曰∶莴苣，今菜中唯此自初生便堪生啖，四方∶皆有，多食昏人眼，蛇亦畏之。虫
入耳
，以汁滴耳中，虫出。诸虫不敢食其叶，以其心置耳中，留虫出路，虫亦出。有人自长立禁
此一
主治毒肿，止小便频数。
陶弘景说：人家庭院里也有这种草，小孩取它的汁液，用来擦拭蜘蛛网直到粘手，可以捕捉蝉，治疗蠼螋尿（一种皮肤疮疡）。
《唐本草》注解说：这种草就是蘩蒌，多余列出了这一条，应当删除。现在考察：鸡肠草，也在草部下品中。唐代注家认为这是多余的一条。详细比较其主治功效相似，可能是同一种植物吗？现在将其附在蘩蒌条目之下。臣禹锡等谨按《蜀本》记载：鸡肠草，性平，属草类，微寒。《尔雅》说：KT，KT KT。解释说：KT，又名KT KT，又名鸡肠。《性论》说：鸡肠草也可以单用，味苦。洗手足的水导致皮肤溃烂，主治遗尿，治疗蠼螋尿疮，生捣敷用三、四次。治疗一切疮疡及风丹（荨麻疹）遍布全身如枣大。痒痛的，捣碎封贴患处，每天更换五、六次。也可以生吃，煮作菜食用，对人有益。去除脂膏毒瓦斯。另外，烧成灰敷治疳积。也治疗小儿赤白痢疾，可取汁一合，和蜜服用，效果很好。
《图经本草》的详细内容在蘩蒌条目下。
《食疗本草》：性温。作菜食用，对人有益。治疗一切恶疮，捣汁外敷，五月五日采集的效果显著。《肘后备急方》：治疗发背（背部痈疽）危重欲死。用鸡肠草外敷，效果好。《食医心镜》：主治小便频数。用一斤在豆豉汁中煮，调和作羹食用，作粥也可以。
《博物志》：所治疗的疮疡。用汁液外敷有效。
味苦，寒，一说性平。主治补益筋骨，通利五脏，开通胸膈郁结之气，疏通经脉，止脾气（此处疑为笔误或特定语境下的气机阻滞），使牙齿洁白，耳聪目明，减少睡眠。可以经常食用，患有冷气的人食用，会导致腹部寒冷，但不至于严重损害人体。产后不可食用，使人寒气入中，小腹疼痛。陈藏器说：白苣像莴苣，叶子有白色绒毛。
莴苣：性冷，微毒。紫色的用于烧炼药用，其余功效与白苣相同。[（新补充）见孟诜、陈藏器、萧炳。]
《太平圣惠方》：治疗肾黄。用莴苣子一合，细研，水一大盏，煎至五分，去渣，不拘时服用。《外台秘要》：鱼脐疮，其头白似肿胀，痛不可忍。方剂：先用针刺疮上及四周打孔，将白苣汁滴入孔中，痊愈。《肘后备急方》：汁液，痊愈。孙思邈：白苣不可与饴糖同食，生虫。《丹房镜源》：莴苣用硫磺种植结砂。
《衍义》说：莴苣，如今蔬菜中只有它从初生就可以生吃，四方都有，多吃昏花人眼，蛇也畏惧它。虫入耳，用汁液滴入耳中，虫出。各种虫子不敢吃它的叶子，把它的芯放在耳中，留出虫子的出路，虫子也会出来。有人自长立禁……（原文此处中断）
Indicated for toxic swelling, and to stop frequent urination.
Tao Hongjing stated: This herb is also found in household courtyards. Children take its juice, rub it on spider webs until sticky, to catch cicadas, and treat Qu Su Niao (a type of skin ulcer).
*Bencao Tang* commentary notes: This herb is actually Fan Lou (Achyranthes bidentata), and this entry is redundant; it should be removed. Upon examination: Ji Chang Cao (Polygonum aviculare) is also listed under the inferior category of herbs in *Bencao*. The Tang commentator considered it a redundant entry. Detailed comparison shows similar indications; could they be the same substance? It is now appended under the Fan Lou entry. Ministers Yu Xi et al. respectfully note according to *Shu Ben*: Ji Chang Cao is neutral in nature, classified as grass, slightly cold. *Erya* states: KT, KT KT. Explanation: KT, also known as KT KT, also known as Ji Chang. *Xing Lun* states: Ji Chang Cao can be used alone, with a bitter taste. For skin erosion from washing hands and feet, it indicates enuresis, treats Qu Su Niao ulcers; apply fresh crushed juice 3-4 times. Treats all sores and Feng Dan (urticaria) covering the body like dates. For itching and pain, crush and apply topically, changing 5-6 times daily. Can also be eaten raw or boiled as a vegetable, beneficial to humans. Removes toxic vapors from fatty substances. Additionally, burnt ash applied treats Gan accumulation (pediatric malnutrition/parasitic disease). Also treats pediatric red and white dysentery; take one he of juice, mix with honey and ingest, very effective.
*Tujing Bencao* details are under the Fan Lou entry.
*Shiliao* states: Warm in nature. Eating as a vegetable is beneficial. Treats all malignant sores; apply crushed juice, most effective when harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*: Treats severe Back Carbuncle (back abscess) nearing death. Apply Ji Chang Cao externally, effective. *Shiyi Xin Jing*: Indicates frequent urination. Boil one jin in soybean ferment broth, mix into soup or porridge.
*Bowuzhi*: Effective for treating sores by applying juice.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, some say neutral. Indicated for tonifying sinews and bones, benefiting the five zang organs, opening chest and diaphragm qi stagnation, unblocking meridians, stopping spleen qi [note: likely textual error or specific context], whitening teeth, improving hearing and vision, reducing sleep. Can be consumed regularly. Those with cold qi consuming it may experience abdominal coldness but not severe harm. Not suitable postpartum as it causes cold invasion and lower abdominal pain. Chen Cangqi stated: Bai Ju resembles Wo Ju (Lactuca sativa), with white hairs on leaves.
Wo Ju: Cold in nature, slightly toxic. Purple varieties are used for alchemical processing; others share functions with Bai Ju. [(New supplement) See Meng Shen, Chen Cangqi, Xiao Bing.]
*Taiping Shenghui Fang*: Treats Kidney Jaundice. Use one he of Wo Ju seeds, finely ground, decoct in one large cup of water until reduced to two-fifths, strain, take at any time. *Waitai Miyao*: Fish Umbilicus Ulcer, head white and swollen, unbearable pain. Formula: First puncture the ulcer and surrounding area with needles, drip Bai Ju juice into holes, cures. *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*: Juice, cures. Sun Simiao: Bai Ju should not be eaten with Yi Tang (maltose), causes worms. *Danfang Jingyuan*: Wo Ju planted with sulfur forms sand.
*Yanyi* states: Wo Ju, among current vegetables, only this can be eaten raw from sprouting, available everywhere, excessive consumption blurs eyes, snakes fear it. Insect entering ear, drip juice, insect exits. Various insects dare not eat its leaves; place its heart/core in the ear to provide an exit path, insects will emerge. Someone self-long-standing prohibited... [Text ends abruptly]