出广中，如大拇指，其形如茄而有棱，坚如石，击之不得碎，其蒂黄黑如酱色。一种牵
牛花
嫩子，苏人采为蜜饯入食品者，亦名天茄，大能破气，与此迥别。
胃脘痛 救生苦海∶水磨服之，每服一枚见效。
蝎毒 五杂俎记∶关中有天茄，可治蝎毒。
产琼州，一核者入口立死，两核者可以粪清解之。入外科膏药用、麻药用，此药只可外
敷，
高濂珍异药品云∶缅茄，一作沔茄，形如大栗，上有罩帽，如画皮样，出滇南缅甸地方，
坚
如石。 滇略∶缅茄枝叶皆类家茄，结实似荔枝核而有蒂，土人雕刻其上而系之，拭眼去翳
，亦解疮毒。 滇南杂记∶缅茄出缅甸，大而色紫，蒂圆整，蜡色者佳。 粤志∶广东高州
府出木茄，上有方蒂，拭眼去昏障，即缅茄也。水磨涂，治牙痛，抹眼眶，去火毒，又能解
百药毒。
治疔疮走黄 良朋汇集∶此方出宝坻张相公，百发百中，真神效方；凡疔疮走黄，毒攻
入内
，不知人事，但有气者可救。用缅茄一枚以瓷碗盛黄酒，将茄放碗内，磨得下磨不下，只管
于酒内磨一钟，约熟茶时，将酒装入长颈锡壶内；再入连须葱两根（牙咬不令断），白豇豆
七
粒，如荞麦开花时，加荞麦七粒，别时不用；又用小麦，令众人口嚼成面筋，封固壶口，放
水锅内，煮一炷香取出，热服，出汗即愈。
产于广东，果实如大拇指大小，形状像茄子但有棱角，质地坚硬如石头，敲击不能碎裂，其蒂部呈黄黑色，如同酱色。还有一种牵牛花的嫩种子，苏州人采集后制成蜜饯作为食品，也叫做天茄，具有极强的破气作用，与这种天茄截然不同。
治疗胃脘痛：《救生苦海》记载：用水磨成汁服用，每次服用一枚即可见效。
治疗蝎毒：《五杂俎》记载：关中地区有天茄，可以治疗蝎子咬伤引起的中毒。
产于琼州（今海南），如果果核有一颗，入口会导致立即死亡；如果有两颗果核，可以用粪清解毒。此药仅用于外科膏药和麻药的配制中，只能外用敷贴，不可内服。
高濂在《珍异药品》中说：缅茄，又写作沔茄，形状像大栗子，上面有类似帽子的覆盖物，像画皮一样，产于云南南部缅甸地区，质地坚硬如石头。《滇略》记载：缅茄的枝叶都像家生的茄子，结出的果实像荔枝核且有蒂，当地人将其雕刻后悬挂起来，用来擦拭眼睛去除翳膜，也能解除疮毒。《滇南杂记》记载：缅茄产自缅甸，个头大且颜色紫红，蒂部圆润完整，蜡黄色的品质最佳。《粤志》记载：广东高州府出产木茄，上方有方形蒂部，用来擦拭眼睛去除昏花障蔽，就是缅茄。用水磨成汁涂抹，可治疗牙痛，涂抹眼眶可去火毒，又能解各种药物中毒。
治疗疔疮走黄（疔毒内陷）：《良朋汇集》记载：此方出自宝坻张相公，百发百中，真是神效之方；凡是疔疮走黄，毒邪攻入体内，导致人事不省，但只要还有气息就可以救治。取缅茄一枚放在瓷碗中，加入黄酒，将茄子放入碗内研磨，无论下磨还是上磨，只管在酒中研磨一杯，大约相当于煮一壶茶的时间，然后将酒装入长颈锡壶中；再加入带须葱两根（牙齿咬住不要弄断），白豇豆七粒，如果是荞麦开花时节，再加荞麦七粒，其他季节不用；另外用小麦，让众人咀嚼成面筋状，封固壶口，放入水锅中，煮一炷香的时间取出，趁热服用，出汗后即可痊愈。
Produced in Guangdong, the fruit is the size of a thumb, shaped like an eggplant but with ridges, hard as stone and unbreakable by striking; its calyx is yellowish-black, resembling soy sauce color. Another variety refers to the tender seeds of *Ipomoea nil* (Morning Glory), which people in Suzhou harvest and preserve in honey for food; this is also called Tianqie (Heavenly Eggplant). It has a strong qi-breaking effect and is completely different from the aforementioned Tianqie.
For treating epigastric pain: *Jiusheng Kuhai* (Sea of Life-Saving Bitterness) records: Grind it with water and take orally; one fruit per dose is effective.
For treating scorpion venom: *Wuzazu* (Miscellaneous Morsels) records: In the Guanzhong region, there is Tianqie, which can treat scorpion stings.
Produced in Qiongzhou (modern Hainan). If the fruit contains one seed, ingestion leads to immediate death; if it contains two seeds, it can be detoxified using fecal urine (*Fenqing*). This drug is used only in external surgical plasters and hemp preparations; it may only be applied externally and not taken internally.
Gao Lian in *Zhenyi Yaopin* (Precious and Rare Medicinal Materials) states: Mianqie (Burmese Eggplant), also written as Mianqie, resembles a large chestnut, covered by a cap-like structure resembling painted skin. It originates from the Burma region in southern Yunnan and is hard as stone. *Dianlue* (Brief Records of Dian/Yunnan) notes: The branches and leaves of Mianqie resemble those of cultivated eggplants; the fruits resemble lychee seeds and have a calyx. Locals carve them and hang them up; they are used to wipe the eyes to remove nebulae (cataracts/opacities) and can also resolve carbuncle toxins. *Dunnan Zaji* (Miscellaneous Records of Southern Yunnan) states: Mianqie comes from Burma, is large and purple, with a round and intact calyx; those with a waxy yellow hue are of superior quality. *Yuezhi* (Records of Yue/Guangdong) states: Muqie (Wooden Eggplant) is produced in Gaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong, featuring a square calyx; it is used to wipe the eyes to clear visual obscurations, which is indeed Mianqie. When ground with water and applied topically, it treats toothache; applied to the eye orbits, it clears fire-toxin and can detoxify various medicines.
For treating Dingchuang Zouhuang (Carbuncle with systemic toxicity/toxic heat invading the interior): *Liangpeng Huiji* (Collection of Good Friends' Prescriptions) records: This prescription originated from Prime Minister Zhang of Baodi. It is 100% effective and truly a miraculous formula. Whenever Carbuncle Zouhuang occurs, where toxin attacks inward causing loss of consciousness, rescue is possible as long as breath remains. Take one Mianqie fruit, place it in a porcelain bowl with yellow wine, and grind the fruit within the wine until fully processed, equivalent to the time it takes to brew a pot of tea. Pour the wine into a long-necked tin pot. Add two green onions with roots intact (bit by teeth without breaking), seven white cowpeas, and if it is the season when buckwheat blooms, add seven buckwheat grains (not used in other seasons). Additionally, use wheat, chewed by multiple people into a glutinous paste (mianjin), to seal the mouth of the pot. Place the pot in a water bath and boil for the duration of one incense stick. Remove and drink hot; recovery follows sweating.