大寒。主痈肿结热。
本出广州，今都下、东间并有。根叶无异，惟子不堪食尔，根捣敷热肿，甚良。又有五
叶莓，生人篱援间，作藤，
俗人呼为笼草。取其根捣敷痈疖，亦效。
〔谨案〕五叶，即为乌敛草也。其甘蕉根，味甘
寒，无毒。捣汁服，主产后
血胀闷，敷肿，去热毒，亦效。岭南者，子大，味甘冷，不益人。北间但有花汁无实。
味苦，平，无毒。主浸淫疥瘙疽痔，杀三虫。疗女子阴蚀。生东莱山谷。五月采，阴干。
处处有，布地生，花节间白，叶细绿，人亦呼为 竹。煮汁与小儿饮，疗蛔虫有验。
味酸，寒，无毒。主恶疮 ，捣敷之，杀诸小虫。生道旁。
叶如细萍，丛生，茎头有三叶。一名醋母草，一名鸠酸草。（新附）
味苦，平，无毒。主赤白冷热痢。散服饮之，吞一枚破痈肿。
一作KT 字，人取皮为索者。（新附）
味甘，平，无毒。主妇人乳痈肿，水煮汁饮之，及封之，立消。一名构耨草。
叶似苦苣，花黄，断有白汁，人皆啖之。（新附）
味辛、酸、平、有毒。主水胀疝瘕痹，熨除痈肿，杀鬼精物。疗胸中邪气，水肿，痿痹，
腹
气。如人形者，有神。一名 根，一名夜呼。生咸阳川谷。
近道处处有，方家不甚干用，疗水肿，切生根杂生鲤鱼煮作汤。道家乃散用及煎酿，皆
能去尸虫，见鬼神。其实亦
入神药。花名 花，优良。
〔谨案〕此有赤白二种∶白者入药用，赤
贴肿外用。若服之伤人，乃至
痢血不已而死也。
【甘蕉根】
性大寒。主治痈肿结聚发热。
原产于广州，如今京城及东部地区也有生长。其根和叶没有区别，只是果实不能食用罢了。将根捣碎后外敷于热肿处，效果很好。还有一种五叶莓，生长在人家篱笆周围，呈藤蔓状，俗人称之为笼草。取其根部捣碎后外敷治疗痈疖，也有效。
〔谨案〕五叶莓，就是乌敛草。甘蕉根，味甘、性寒，无毒。捣取汁液服用，主治产后血胀闷痛；外敷可消肿，去除热毒，也有效。岭南地区的甘蕉，果实较大，味甘冷，对身体无益。北方地区只有花汁而没有果实。
【商陆】
味苦，性平，无毒。主治浸淫疥疮、瘙痒、疽病、痔疮，能杀灭三虫。治疗女子阴部蚀烂。产于东莱山谷。五月采集，阴干。
各地都有，贴地生长，花节之间呈白色，叶子细绿，人们也称它为竹（注：此处原文可能有误或为别名，依原文直译）。煮汁给小儿饮用，治疗蛔虫有疗效。
【醋母草】
味酸，性寒，无毒。主治恶疮，捣碎后外敷，能杀灭各种小虫。生于道路旁边。
叶子像细小的浮萍，丛生，茎头有三片叶子。又名醋母草，又名鸠酸草。（新附）
【某草（原文缺字或讹误）】
味苦，性平，无毒。主治赤白冷热痢疾。散剂服用或煎汤饮下，吞服一枚可破除痈肿。
一作“KT”字，有人取它的皮制作绳索。（新附）
【构耨草】
味甘，性平，无毒。主治妇人乳痈肿，用水煮汁饮用，并外敷封贴，立即消散。又名构耨草。
叶子像苦苣菜，花黄色，折断后有白色汁液，人们都食用它。（新附）
【天南星/附子类植物（根据描述推测为某种有毒块根药，原文似指“天南星”或类似物，但描述中有“如人形者有神”，更接近“何首乌”或“人参”的某些神异描述，然结合“有毒”、“水胀疝瘕”，此处依原文翻译，不强行定名，仅译内容）】
味辛、酸，性平，有毒。主治水胀、疝气、瘕积、痹证，热敷可消除痈肿，杀灭鬼精之物。治疗胸中邪气、水肿、痿痹、腹中气滞。如果形状像人形的，具有神效。又名XX根，又名夜呼。产于咸阳川谷。
近道各处都有，医家不太干燥使用，治疗水肿时，切取生根与活鲤鱼一起煮成汤。道家则将其研粉使用或煎酿，都能去除尸虫，看见鬼神。其实也能入神药。花名为XX花，优良。
〔谨案〕此药有赤白两种：白色的入药用，红色的贴敷肿处外用。如果内服会伤害人体，甚至导致痢血不止而死。
[Banana Root]
Nature: Great Cold. Indications: Mainly treats carbuncles, swelling, and heat accumulation.
Origin: Originally from Guangzhou; now also found in the capital and eastern regions. The roots and leaves are indistinguishable, except that the fruit is inedible. Crushing the root and applying it externally to hot swellings is very effective. There is also a plant called Five-leaf Berry (Wuye Mei), growing among people's fences as a vine, commonly known by laypeople as Cage Grass (Longcao). Its root, crushed and applied externally, is also effective for treating boils and sores.
[Note]: Five-leaf Berry is the same as Polygonum multiflorum Vine (Wuliancao). Banana Root has a sweet taste and cold nature, and is non-toxic. Drinking its juice treats postpartum blood stasis and distension/stuffiness; external application reduces swelling and removes heat toxins, which is also effective. Those from Lingnan have larger fruits with a sweet-cold taste but offer no benefit to the body. In the north, only flower sap exists without fruit.
[Phytolacca acinosa / Shanglu]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Treats impetigo, scabies, itching, ulcers, and hemorrhoids; kills three types of parasites. Treats erosion of the female genitalia. Grows in the valleys of Donglai. Harvested in May and dried in the shade.
It is found everywhere, growing flat on the ground, with white nodes between flowers, and fine green leaves. People also call it Bamboo (Zhu). Boiling the juice and giving it to children is effective for treating roundworms.
[Cu Mu Cao]
Taste: Sour. Nature: Cold. Non-toxic. Indications: Treats malignant sores; crush and apply externally to kill various small insects. Grows by the roadside.
Leaves resemble tiny duckweed, growing in clusters, with three leaves at the stem tip. Also named Vinegar Mother Grass (Cu Mu Cao) or Dove Acid Grass (Jiu Suan Cao). (Newly added)
[Unnamed Herb]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Treats bloody and white dysentery of cold and heat types. Taken as a powder or decoction; swallowing one pill/cake breaks down abscesses and swellings.
One version writes it as "KT"; some take its bark to make ropes. (Newly added)
[Gou Nou Cao]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Treats breast abscesses and swelling in women. Boil in water, drink the juice, and apply externally as a poultice; it dissipates immediately. Also named Gou Nou Grass.
Leaves resemble Sonchus oleraceus (Ku Ju), with yellow flowers. When broken, it exudes white juice, and people eat it. (Newly added)
[Toxic Rhizome Herb]
Taste: Pungent, Sour. Nature: Neutral. Toxic. Indications: Treats water retention/distension, hernias, mass formations, and bi-syndrome. Hot compresses remove abscesses and swellings; kills evil spirits and entities. Treats pathogenic qi in the chest, edema, flaccidity-bi syndrome, and abdominal qi stagnation. If shaped like a human, it possesses spiritual efficacy. Also named XX Root and Ye Hu. Grows in the valleys of Xianyang.
Found everywhere near roads. Physicians rarely use the dried form; for treating edema, fresh root slices are boiled with live carp to make a soup. Daoists use it as powder or in decoctions/brews, all capable of removing corpse-worms and allowing one to see ghosts and deities. It can also be used in divine medicines. The flower is named XX Flower, considered excellent.
[Note]: There are two varieties: red and white. White is used internally for medicine; red is applied externally to swellings. Internal consumption harms the body, potentially leading to death from incessant bloody diarrhea.