纲目作木绵、俗呼棉花。
甘温。治血崩金疮。（白绵或布、烧灰。）子油、辛热微毒。治恶疮疥癣。然灯损目。有
草木
二种。（草本出南番、宋末始入江南、今则遍及江北与中州矣、不蚕而绵、不麻而布、利被
天下、其益大哉、木本出交州永昌等处。）
甘凉。治痔漏下血。赤白下痢。崩中。赤白带下。（分赤白用。）子治肠风泻血。赤白痢。
崩
中带下。（炒用。）苗治疮痔及血病。以花状命名。
补阴。
辛寒补阴。治吐血衄血。生江浙田塍间。一茎直上。叶对节生。如元宝向上。或三四层。
或
五六层。
泻热。
苦大寒。治咽喉急闭。（捣汁灌之、立效。）一名过冬青。生田塍间。如天名精而小。叶
布地
生。无枝梗。四时不雕。雪天开小白花。
泻热。
甘苦寒。治咽喉急闭。（捣汁、入米醋少许灌之、吐痰立苏。）一名千年 。子可催生。
一名糯米饭草。润、补肺。
甘平。润燥补肺。和中益胃。治劳伤肺气。吐血咳嗽。（不论根茎花叶、捣汁熬膏、入
上白
蜜、炼稠、贮瓷器、随时服。）又名 草。用花尤良。（花味甚甘、儿童常采以 其汁、故
名。）
通、利水。
甘淡寒。利小便。（小便利、则心火因之而清、故能兼除烦热。）有走无守。孕妇禁服。
春生
。苗高数寸。细茎绿叶。俨如竹。秋结小长穗。（根苗捣汁、和米作酒曲、甚芳烈。）
《本草纲目》中记载为木绵，民间俗称棉花。
味甘、性温。用于治疗血崩和金创。（将白色棉絮或棉布烧成灰使用。）棉籽油的味辛、性热且有微毒。用于治疗恶疮、疥癣和疥疮。但燃烧此油灯会损伤视力。
棉花分为草本和木本两种。（草本棉花产自南洋各地，宋代末年才传入江南地区，如今已遍及江北和中州等地，不靠养蚕而有丝绵，不靠种麻而有布匹，造福天下百姓，其益处真大啊！木本棉花产自交州、永昌等地。）
味甘、性凉。用于治疗痔疮漏管和下血。赤白痢疾。血崩。赤白带下。（根据病情是赤色还是白色来选用。）棉籽用于治疗肠风便血。赤白痢疾。血崩及带下病。（炒制后使用。）棉苗用于治疗疮疡痔疮及血证。因花朵形状而得名。
具有补阴功效。
味辛、性寒，能补阴。用于治疗吐血和鼻衄。生长在江浙地区的田埂间。一根茎干直立向上生长。叶子对生在节上。形状像元宝朝上。有的分三四层，有的分五六层。
具有泻热功效。
味苦、性大寒。用于治疗咽喉急闭症。（捣烂取汁灌服，立即见效。）又名过冬青。生长在田埂间。比天名精植物小一些。叶子贴着地面生长。没有枝梗。四季不凋谢。下雪天开出小白花。
具有泻热功效。
味甘、苦，性寒。用于治疗咽喉急闭症。（捣烂取汁，加入少许米醋灌服，吐出痰液后立即苏醒。）又名千年 。棉籽可以催生。
又名糯米饭草。质地滋润，能补肺。
味甘、性平。润燥并补肺。调和脾胃并益胃。用于治疗劳伤肺气。吐血咳嗽。（不论根、茎、花、叶，捣烂取汁熬制成膏，加入上等白蜜，炼至浓稠，储存在瓷器中，随时服用。）又名 草。使用花朵效果更佳。（花朵味道很甜，儿童常采集它来获取汁液，因此得名。）
具有通利、利水功效。
味甘、淡，性寒。利尿。（小便通畅后，心火随之清除，所以能兼除烦热。）药性有走散而无固守。孕妇禁止服用。春季生长。苗高几寸。细茎绿叶。看起来像竹子一样。秋天结出小的长穗。（根和苗捣烂取汁，与米混合制作酒曲，气味非常芳香烈性。）
*Bencao Gangmu* records it as *Mumian*, commonly known as cotton.
Sweet and warm. Treats metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding) and golden wounds (traumatic injuries). (Burn white cotton or cotton cloth to ash.) Seed oil: pungent, hot, slightly toxic. Treats malignant sores, scabies, and tinea. However, burning its lamp damages the eyes.
There are two types: herbaceous and arboreal. (The herbaceous type originates from the Southern Seas; it entered Jiangnan at the end of the Song Dynasty and is now widespread in Jiangbei and Zhongzhou. It provides silk without silkworms and cloth without hemp, benefiting the world greatly. The arboreal type originates from Jiaozhou and Yongchang.)
Sweet and cool. Treats hemorrhoidal fistulas with bleeding. Dysentery with red and white discharge. Metrorrhagia. Leukorrhea with red and white discharge. (Select based on whether the discharge is red or white.) Seeds treat intestinal wind with bloody stool. Dysentery with red and white discharge. Metrorrhagia with leukorrhea. (Use after stir-frying.) Sprouts treat sores, hemorrhoids, and blood diseases. Named for the shape of its flowers.
Nourishes Yin.
Pungent and cold. Nourishes Yin. Treats hematemesis (vomiting blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). Grows between field ridges in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. A single stem grows straight up. Leaves grow oppositely at nodes. Shaped like an ingot facing upward. Arranged in three to four layers, or five to six layers.
Drains Heat.
Bitter and very cold. Treats acute closure of the throat. (Crush and extract juice for administration; immediate effect.) Also known as *Guodongqing*. Grows between field ridges. Smaller than *Tianmingjing* (*Sonchus oleraceus*). Leaves grow flat on the ground. Without branches or stems. Evergreen throughout the four seasons. Blooms small white flowers during snowy weather.
Drains Heat.
Sweet and bitter, cold. Treats acute closure of the throat. (Crush and extract juice, add a little rice vinegar for administration; vomiting phlegm leads to immediate recovery.) Also known as *Qiannian [Yi]*. Seeds can facilitate childbirth.
Also known as *Nuomifancao*. Moistening, tonifies Lung.
Sweet and neutral. Moistens dryness and tonifies Lung. Harmonizes middle jiao and benefits Stomach. Treats lung qi injury due to overwork. Hematemesis and cough. (Regardless of root, stem, flower, or leaf, crush and extract juice, decoct into paste, add premium white honey, refine until thick, store in porcelain vessels, take as needed.) Also known as [Yi]cao. Using flowers is particularly effective. (Flowers taste very sweet; children often collect them for their juice, hence the name.)
Unblocks, promotes urination.
Sweet and bland, cold. Promotes diuresis. (When urination becomes smooth, Heart Fire is cleared thereby, thus it can also eliminate vexation and heat.) Its action moves outward without retaining. Contraindicated in pregnancy. Grows in spring. Seedlings are several inches high. Thin stems with green leaves. Resembling bamboo. Bears small, long spikes in autumn. (Roots and seedlings crushed for juice, mixed with rice to make yeast starter, very fragrant and potent.)