即广东万年青
今人呼为广东万年青。叶如建兰而深浓，入冬不凋，初茁芽，背作紫色，长则色青，夏
开紫
花成穗，亦如麦冬状。其根有子，分苗种，极易繁茂，以其出自粤中，故名。纲目有名未用
吉祥草下。濒湖所引吉祥草，即此也。亦呼吉祥草。时俗妇临蓐，以此草连盆移至产室，云
能解产厄及血晕。此草色泽翠润，叶叶劲直如箭。入产室，则叶皆软垂。色亦槁瘁，必经数
月，乃复鲜艳，亦一奇也。其根下子入药用。（海宁周世任云∶此草根下子大冷子宫。凡妇
欲断产，取子百粒捣汁服，永不再孕矣。）
性凉味甘，理血清肺，解火毒，为咽喉七十二症要药。
治急惊∶活人书∶用洋吉祥草根捣汁，加冰片少许，茶匙灌下三匙，立苏。
一名千年 。阔叶丛生，每枝独瓣无歧，梗叶颇青浓，夏则生蕊如玉黍状，开小花，丛
缀蕊
上，入冬则结子红色，性善山土，人家多植之。浙婚礼多用之伴礼函，取其四季常青有长春
之义。 百草镜∶四月八日浴佛日。杭俗，人家植万年青者，多剪其叶，弃掷街衢，云令人
踏之则易长，且发新叶茂密。入药采叶阴干，煎洗坐板痔疮极效。胜于他日采者。土宿本草
∶雁来红，万年青，皆可治汞。
甘苦寒，治咽喉急闭，捣汁入米醋少许灌之，吐痰而愈。（药镜云∶其根多作草熏气，
入腹
令人呕吐。）子可催生。（从新∶乳香汤吞一粒，男左女右，手中带出。）药性考云∶味苦微
甘，解毒，清胃，降火，能止吐血。同红枣七枚劈开煎饮，用嫩叶阴干。根疗喉痹，以养心
叶短尾圆者真。
白火丹∶祝氏效方∶万年青捣汁服。
痔漏∶ 家宝方∶万年青叶取汁，如无汁，即用根水少许，同捣取汁搽。
老幼脱肛∶慈航活人书∶万年青连根煎汤洗，用五倍子末敷上，立效。
一切跌打损伤∶活人书∶山芝麻，橡栗树花，万年青花，铁脚威灵仙汁为丸黄豆大，每
服一
头风∶嵩崖杂记∶霹雳丹，治头风如神。用万年青根削尖，蘸朱砂塞鼻孔内，左塞右，
右塞
左，两边痛者齐塞，神效。取清水鼻涕下，须一周时妙。
蛇毒∶德胜堂传方∶用万年青磨涂渣罨，皆妙。
阴囊大∶用万年青根捣汁，热冲陈酒服三次，即愈。
痔疮肿痛难行∶活人书∶猪腿骨去两头，同万年青入砂锅内，水煮一炷香，乘热熏温洗，
日
三次，数日愈，永不发。
缠喉风∶经验单方∶用万年青根头切碎打烂，绞汁灌下，吐出痰涎，即好。倘口闭，用
牙刷
挖开灌下，不吐，再用发梢进喉间探之。
汪连仕云∶万年青∶俗呼冬不凋草。治疮毒，收湿热，洗香港脚，汤泡火伤，天泡疮，白
蛇缠
，捣汁搽。
王安采药方∶治中满蛊胀，黄胆心疼，哮喘咳嗽，跌打伤。
李氏草秘∶万年青，今酒肆多种之，能解眼蛊，治白火丹。为末，酒服一二钱，即愈。
又治噎膈。
即广东万年青。
现在人们称它为广东万年青。叶片像建兰（一种兰花）但颜色更深浓，入冬不凋谢，刚发芽时背面呈紫色，长大后颜色变青，夏季开紫花成穗状，也像麦冬（植物名）的样子。它的根下有子实，通过分苗种植，极易繁茂，因为它出自粤中地区，所以得名。《本草纲目》在“吉祥草”条目下有名未用。李时珍所引用的吉祥草，就是这种植物。也称作吉祥草。当时习俗中，妇女临产时，将此草连盆移至产房，据说能解除难产及血晕之厄。此草色泽翠绿润泽，叶片劲直如箭。放入产房后，叶片都会软垂下来。颜色也变得枯槁憔悴，需要经过数月，才能恢复鲜艳，这也是一个奇特之处。其根下的子实可入药。（海宁周世任说：这种草根下的子实大寒子宫。凡是妇女想要断绝生育，取子实一百粒捣汁服用，将永远不再怀孕。）
性凉味甘，理血清肺，解火毒，是治疗咽喉七十二种病症的要药。
治疗急惊风（小儿急性惊厥）：《活人书》记载：用洋吉祥草根捣汁，加入少许冰片，用茶匙灌服三匙，立即苏醒。
一名千年 。阔叶丛生，每枝独瓣无歧，梗和叶颇青浓，夏季生蕊如玉黍（玉米）状，开小花，丛缀在蕊上，入冬结红色子实，性喜山土，人家多种植它。浙江婚礼多用它作为伴礼函的装饰，取其四季常青有长春之意。《百草镜》记载：四月八日浴佛日。杭州习俗，家里种植万年青的人，多剪下其叶，弃置街头，说让人踩踏则容易生长，且发出新叶茂密。入药采叶阴干，煎汤洗坐板痔疮极有效。胜于其他日子采摘的。《土宿本草》记载：雁来红、万年青，都可治汞中毒。
甘苦寒，治疗咽喉急闭，捣汁加入少许米醋灌服，吐出痰涎而愈。（《药镜》说：其根多有草熏气，入腹令人呕吐。）子实可催生。（从新记载：乳香汤吞服一粒，男左女右，手中带出。）《药性考》说：味苦微甘，解毒，清胃，降火，能止吐血。同红枣七枚劈开煎饮，用嫩叶阴干。根疗喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞），以养心叶短尾圆者为真品。
白火丹（一种皮肤病）：祝氏效方：万年青捣汁服用。
痔漏（痔疮瘘管）：家宝方：万年青叶取汁，如无汁，即用根水少许，同捣取汁搽涂。
老幼脱肛：慈航活人书：万年青连根煎汤清洗，用五倍子末敷上，立效。
一切跌打损伤：《活人书》：山芝麻、橡栗树花、万年青花、铁脚威灵仙汁为丸黄豆大，每服一……（原文此处似有缺漏，按语境应为剂量或用法，但依规则不增添内容，故仅译可见部分）
头风（头痛）：嵩崖杂记：霹雳丹，治头风如神。用万年青根削尖，蘸朱砂塞鼻孔内，左塞右，右塞左，两边痛者齐塞，神效。取清水鼻涕下，须一周时妙。
蛇毒：德胜堂传方：用万年青磨涂渣罨，皆妙。
阴囊大：用万年青根捣汁，热冲陈酒服三次，即愈。
痔疮肿痛难行：《活人书》：猪腿骨去两头，同万年青入砂锅内，水煮一炷香时间，乘热熏温洗，日三次，数日愈，永不发。
缠喉风（急性喉炎等）：经验单方：用万年青根头切碎打烂，绞汁灌下，吐出痰涎，即好。倘口闭，用牙刷挖开灌下，不吐，再用发梢进喉间探之。
汪连仕说：万年青：俗呼冬不凋草。治疮毒，收湿热，洗香港脚（足癣），汤泡火伤，天泡疮（大疱性皮肤病），白蛇缠（带状疱疹），捣汁搽。
王安采药方：治中满蛊胀，黄胆心疼，哮喘咳嗽，跌打伤。
李氏草秘：万年青，今酒肆多种之，能解眼蛊，治白火丹。为末，酒服一二钱，即愈。又治噎膈（吞咽困难）。
It is Aglaonema commutatum (Guangdong Wannianqing).
Currently, people call it Guangdong Wansui Lily (Aglaonema commutatum). The leaves are like those of Jianlan (Cymbidium ensifolium var. longibracteatum) but darker and richer in color; they do not wither in winter. When first sprouting, the back is purple; as it grows, the color turns green. In summer, it opens purple flowers in spikes, resembling Ophiopogon japonicus (Maidong). Its roots have seeds; it propagates easily by dividing seedlings and thrives abundantly. Because it originates from the Yue region, it is named accordingly. It was listed under "Jixiangcao" in *Bencao Gangmu* with its name recorded but usage unknown. The Jixiangcao cited by Li Shizhen is this plant. It is also called Jixiangcao. In local custom, when women are about to give birth, this plant in its pot is moved into the delivery room, said to relieve difficult labor and postpartum blood syncope. The plant has a vibrant green luster, and its leaves are stiff and straight like arrows. When placed in the delivery room, the leaves become soft and drooping. Their color becomes withered and dull, requiring several months to regain their brightness, which is indeed a curiosity. The seeds under the root can be used as medicine. (Zhou Shirén of Haining stated: The seeds under the root of this plant are extremely cold to the uterus. For women wishing to terminate fertility, taking one hundred seeds crushed into juice will ensure permanent sterility.)
Its nature is cool, and its taste is sweet. It regulates blood, clears the lungs, resolves fire toxins, and is an essential herb for treating seventy-two types of throat disorders.
Treating acute infantile convulsions (Ji Jing Feng): *Huoren Shu* records: Use the root of Yang Jixiangcao (Aglaonema commutatum), crush it to extract juice, add a small amount of Borpian (Bingpian, borneol), and administer three tea spoons via spoon. The patient will awaken immediately.
Also known as Qiannian . It has broad leaves growing in clusters. Each stem bears a single petal without branching. The stems and leaves are quite dark green. In summer, it produces flower buds resembling corn ears, opening small flowers clustered on the buds. In winter, it bears red fruits. It thrives in mountain soil, and many households plant it. In Zhejiang weddings, it is often used to decorate gift boxes, symbolizing eternal youth due to its evergreen nature. *Baicao Jing* records: On the Buddha Bathing Day (the eighth day of the fourth lunar month), in Hangzhou custom, households planting Wansui Lily often cut off its leaves and discard them on the streets, believing that being trampled promotes growth and results in dense new foliage. For medicinal use, leaves are harvested and dried in the shade. Decoction for washing hemorrhoids caused by sitting on cold stools is highly effective, superior to harvesting on other days. *Tusux Bencao* records: Hongyelu (Amaranthus tricolor) and Wansui Lily can both treat mercury poisoning.
Sweet, bitter, and cold. It treats acute throat closure. Crushed juice mixed with a little rice vinegar administered orally induces vomiting of phlegm, leading to recovery. (*Yaojing* states: Its roots often have a grassy smoky odor; ingesting it causes vomiting.) The seeds can induce labor. (Congxin records: Swallow one pill with frankincense decoction; for males, hold in the left hand, for females in the right, and it will be expelled.) *Yaoxingkao* states: Bitter with a slight sweet taste, it detoxifies, clears the stomach, descends fire, and stops hematemesis. Boil seven halved red dates and drink the infusion using shaded-dried tender leaves. The root treats throat bi (sore throat with obstruction); the true variety is identified by short, round-tipped heart-shaped leaves.
White Huodan (a skin disease): Zhu's Effective Prescriptions: Crush Wansui Lily and take the juice orally.
Hemorrhoids and fistulas: Jiabao Fang: Extract juice from Wansui Lily leaves. If no juice is available, use a small amount of water with the root, crush together to extract juice, and apply externally.
Prolapsed rectum in elderly and children: Cihang Huoren Shu: Decoct Wansui Lily with roots and wash with the soup. Apply powder of Chinese Gall (Wubeizi) on top. Effect is immediate.
All kinds of traumatic injuries: *Huoren Shu*: Make pills the size of soybeans using juice from Shan Zhima (Sesamum indicum? Note: Text says Shan Zhima, usually Sesame, but context implies herbal mix), Oak Chestnut Tree Flower, Wansui Lily Flower, and Tieji Weilingxian (Dichroa febrifuga) juice. Take one... [Text fragment].
Head wind (Headache): Songya Zaji: Pili Dan is miraculous for treating head wind. Sharpen the root of Wansui Lily, dip it in Cinnabar (Zhusha), and insert into the nostril. Insert into the right if pain is on the left, and into the left if pain is on the right. For bilateral pain, insert into both. This is miraculous. Clear nasal discharge of watery mucus is required; the effect is wonderful after one week.
Snake venom: Deshengtang Chuanfang: Grind Wansui Lily into a paste, apply the residue as a compress. Both methods are excellent.
Scrotal enlargement: Crush the root of Wansui Lily to extract juice, mix with warm aged wine, and take three doses. Recovery follows.
Swollen and painful hemorrhoids making walking difficult: *Huoren Shu*: Remove both ends of a pig leg bone, place it in a clay pot with Wansui Lily, boil for the time it takes to burn one incense stick. While hot, fumigate and wash the area. Do this three times a day. Recovery occurs in a few days, and recurrence is prevented.
Coiling throat wind (Acute laryngitis/epiglottitis): Jingyan Danfang: Chop and crush the tip of the Wansui Lily root, squeeze out the juice, and administer orally. Vomiting of phlegm and saliva leads to improvement. If the mouth is closed, pry it open with a toothbrush to administer. If vomiting does not occur, stimulate the throat with hair tips to induce vomiting.
Wang Lianshi stated: Wansui Lily: Commonly called the Evergreen-in-Winter Grass. It treats sores and toxins, absorbs damp-heat, washes tinea pedis (Hong Kong foot), soothes burns from fire, treats bullous eruptions (Tianpao Chuang), and herpes zoster (Bai She Chan). Crush and apply the juice.
Wang An's Herb Collection Formula: Treats abdominal distension and ascites, jaundice and heart pain, asthma and cough, and traumatic injuries.
Li's Grass Secrets: Wansui Lily is now widely planted in taverns. It can resolve eye parasites and treat white huodan. Grind into powder, take 1-2 qian with wine, and recover quickly. It also treats dysphagia (Ye Ge).