味酸,温,无毒。主治痿痹。一名类重。生田中高地,叶如天名精、美根。五月采。
杀鼠,益气,明目。一名百合。浓实,生木间,茎黄,七月实黑如大豆。
主治咳逆上气,益肺气,安五脏。一名 薰,一名玉荆。三月采,阴干。
味苦,无毒。主易耳。一名马耳。
味苦,平,无毒。主明目。实有刺,大如稻米。
味辛,平。治妇人漏血,白沃,阴蚀,湿痹,邪气,补中,益气。生晋平阳。
味甘,冷,无毒。主消渴,去热淋,利小便。生水中,即荇菜也,一名接余。五月
〔附〕
一名织女菀,一名苑。生汉中川谷,或山阳。正月、二月采,阴干。
味苦,微寒,无毒。主治伤寒,时气寒热,热在肌肤,温风注毒伏在骨间,除郁,
狂越,僻谬,及食噎不通。久服强筋骨,轻身,起阴,益气,利丈夫。生石城山及华
采无时。
《本经》原文∶零羊角,味咸寒。主明目,益气,起阴,去恶血注下,辟蛊毒恶鬼不
祥,安心气,常不魇
味苦,微寒,无毒。主治百节中结气,风头痛及蛊毒、吐血,妇人产后余痛。烧之
魅,辟虎野狼。生河西。取无时,勿使中湿,湿即有毒。(菟丝为之使。)羊髓,味甘,温
毒。主治男女伤中,阴气不足,利血脉,益经气,以酒服之。
【羊角】味酸,性温,无毒。主治痿痹(肢体软弱无力、关节疼痛麻木)。又名类重。生长在田地中的高燥处,叶片形状像天名精和美根。五月采收。
能杀灭老鼠,补益元气,明目。又名百合。果实饱满坚实,生长在树林间,茎呈黄色,七月时果实变黑如大豆。
主治咳嗽气逆,补益肺气,安定五脏。又名薰,又名玉荆。三月采收,阴干。
【羊耳草】味苦,无毒。主治耳聋(此处“易耳”通“翳耳”,指听力障碍或耳部疾病)。又名马耳。
【羊蹄草】味辛,性温,无毒。主治身体轻健,治疗痹证。五月采收,阴干,生长在上党地区。
【羊蹄草另一品种】味苦,性平,无毒。主治明目。果实有刺,大小如稻米。
【羊蹄草又一品种】味辛,性平。主治妇女漏下之血,白带过多,阴部蚀烂,湿痹,邪气侵扰,补益中气,益气。生长在晋地平阳。
【荇菜】味甘,性冷,无毒。主治消渴病,去除热淋,通利小便。生长在水中,即荇菜,又名接余。五月采收。
【附注:织女菀/苑】又名织女菀,又名苑。生长在汉中地区的川谷或山南向阳处。正月、二月采收,阴干。
味苦,微寒,无毒。主治伤寒,时行感冒引起的寒热往来,热气郁结在肌肤,温风毒邪潜伏在骨节之间,消除郁结,狂躁妄动,行为乖张谬误,以及饮食噎塞不通。长期服用可强健筋骨,使身体轻健,起阴气,补益元气,对男性健康有益。生长在石城山及华采山,随时可采。
《神农本草经》原文记载:零羊角,味咸,性寒。主治明目,益气,起阴,去除恶血下行,辟除蛊毒、恶鬼及不祥之气,安心神,使人常不做噩梦。
味苦,微寒,无毒。主治全身关节中的结聚之气,风邪头痛以及蛊毒、吐血,妇女产后余痛。烧灼此物可驱除魅惑,辟除老虎和野狼。生长在河西地区。随时可采,注意不要使其受潮,受潮后则有毒。(菟丝子为其引经药。)
[Sheep Horn] Sour in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats flaccidity and bi-syndrome (painful obstruction syndrome). Also known as Leizhong. Grows in high, dry areas of fields; leaves resemble those of *Badram* (Tianmingjing) and Meigen. Harvested in the fifth month.
Kills rats, benefits qi, and improves vision. Also known as Baihe. The fruit is dense and solid, grows among trees, stems are yellow, and fruits turn black like soybeans in the seventh month.
Mainly treats cough with rebellious qi, benefits lung qi, and calms the five zang organs. Also known as Xun, also known as Yujing. Harvested in the third month, dried in the shade.
[Sheep Ear Herb] Bitter in taste, non-toxic. Mainly treats ear deafness (Yi'er). Also known as Maer.
[Sheep's Hoof Herb] Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Mainly promotes lightness of the body and treats bi-syndrome. Harvested in the fifth month, dried in the shade, grows in Shangdang.
[Another Variety of Sheep's Hoof Herb] Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Mainly improves vision. The fruit has thorns and is as large as rice grains.
[Another Variety] Pungent in taste, neutral in nature. Treats metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding) in women, leukorrhea (white discharge), genital erosion, damp-bi syndrome, pathogenic factors, tonifies the middle jiao, and benefits qi. Grows in Pingyang, Jin region.
[Water Lettuce/Xingcai] Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats xiaoke (wasting-thirst diabetes), eliminates heat strangury, and promotes urination. Grows in water; it is Xingcai, also known as Jieyu. Harvested in the fifth month.
[Appendix: Zhi Nü Wan / Yuan] Also known as Zhi Nü Wan, also known as Yuan. Grows in valleys or sunny slopes in Hanzhong. Harvested in the first and second months, dried in the shade.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats shanghan (cold damage), epidemic febrile diseases with alternating chills and fever, heat lingering in the skin and muscles, toxic wind-heat lurking between bones, removes depression/stagnation, mania, aberrant behavior, and food dysphagia. Long-term use strengthens sinews and bones, lightens the body, raises yin, benefits qi, and is beneficial for men. Grows on Shicheng Mountain and Huacai Mountain; harvestable at any time.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Ling Yangjiao (Zero Sheep Horn), salty in taste, cold in nature. Mainly improves vision, benefits qi, raises yin, expels bad blood downward, wards off gu poison, evil spirits, and inauspicious influences, calms the heart spirit, and prevents nightmares.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats qi stagnation in all joints, wind headache, gu poison, hematemesis, and residual pain after childbirth in women. Burning it repels demons and wards off tigers and wild wolves. Grows in the Hexi region. Harvestable at any time; avoid moisture, as wetness renders it toxic. (*Cuscutae Semen*, Tusizi, acts as its guiding herb.)
[Sheep Marrow] Sweet in taste, warm in nature, toxic. Mainly treats internal injury in both men and women, insufficiency of yin qi, unblocks blood vessels, and benefits meridian qi. Taken with wine.