糟茄
此即人家酱中食茄，入药宜陈年者佳。
治耳痒出脓 妙药方∶酱茄挤汁滴之。
治牙痛周氏家宝方∶酱茄烧灰存性为末，掩患处。
腹内鳖瘕 寿域方∶陈年酱茄烧存性，入麝香、轻粉少许，脂调贴之。
即广昌土瓜，出江西。常中丞宦游笔记∶广昌土瓜，本草不载，形甚拙，圆者如瓠，或
磊
如赘疣，无瓣无瓤，长沙土中，外污内洁，细肌密理，剖之白如冰玉，入口清甘无滓，消烦
释滞，或熟食之，亦佳，殆瓜中异品也；其性蔓生，春种而秋成，冬初始入市。无种，春深
后，切瓜连皮成小块，用沙土覆于室内，久之芽生，于是就沙地为窖，令深而宽，借以茅，
欲其中通而根可旁达；既长，密叶蔓生累累，插竹引之上行，培以鸡粪，乃繁硕，土人又名
玉瓜。抱朴子云∶五原蔡诞入山而还，语家人曰∶予至昆仑得玉瓜，以玉瓜井水洗之，乃软
可食，是岂其遗种耶。江西他县亦有产者，然小而渣多，惟广昌附郭五里内为佳。予食于元
宵后，喜其味美，至郡觅之，东风送暖，瓜即不可留矣。
味甘性平，调中益气，舒郁化滞消食，清大小肠火，生津滋血，和营卫，熟食补脾健胃。
糟茄
这就是普通人家在酱缸中腌制的茄子，入药宜选用陈年者为佳。
治疗耳痒流脓的妙药方：将酱茄挤出汁液滴入耳中。
治疗牙痛的周氏家宝方：将酱茄烧成灰并保留其药性（存性），研成粉末，敷于患处。
腹内鳖瘕（腹部结块如鳖形的癥瘕）寿域方：将陈年酱茄烧成灰并保留其药性，加入少许麝香、轻粉，用油脂调匀后贴敷。
《山海草函》记载：烧成灰保留药性，可治疗鹅口疳（婴儿口腔黏膜上的白色斑片）。
即广昌土瓜，产于江西。常中丞《宦游笔记》记载：广昌土瓜，本草典籍未收录，形状很笨拙，圆形的像葫芦，或堆叠如赘疣，没有瓣也没有瓤，生长在长沙的土壤中，外表污浊而内部洁净，肉质细腻纹理紧密，剖开白如冰玉，入口清甜无渣，能消除烦热、解除滞涩，或者煮熟食用也很好，大概是瓜类中的异品；它的性质是蔓生，春天种植秋天成熟，冬天初上市时才有。没有种子，春深之后，将瓜连皮切成小块，用沙土覆盖在室内，久而久之生出芽来，就在沙地挖窖，要求深而宽，上面覆盖茅草，希望其中通风且根部可以旁达延伸；既已生长，叶子茂密蔓生，果实累累，插竹竿引导向上攀爬，用鸡粪培土，便长得繁盛硕大，当地人又名为玉瓜。《抱朴子》说：五原人蔡诞进山回来，告诉家人说：我到了昆仑山得到玉瓜，用玉瓜井的水清洗它，就变软可以吃了，这难道是它的遗种吗？江西其他县也有出产的，但是小而且渣多，只有广昌县城附近五里内的最佳。我在元宵节后品尝过，喜欢它的美味，到郡城去寻找，东风送暖，瓜就不能留存了。
味道甘甜，性质平和，调理中焦、益气，舒展郁结、化解滞涩、消食，清除大小肠的火气，生津液、滋养血液，调和营卫，熟食补脾健胃。
《粤草志》记载：节瓜是冬瓜中的一种较小品种，白皮，蔓生在地面上，一节生一个瓜，吸收的水气最多，所以能解暑毒。止渴生津，驱除暑气、健脾，利通大小肠。
Zaoqie (Fermented Eggplant)
This refers to the eggplants pickled in sauce jars by ordinary households. For medicinal use, aged ones are preferred.
A miraculous prescription for treating itchy ears with pus discharge: Squeeze the juice from the fermented eggplant and drip it into the ear.
The Zhou Family Treasure Prescription for treating toothache: Burn the fermented eggplant to ash while preserving its medicinal properties (Cunxing), grind into powder, and apply to the affected area.
For "Bie Zha" (abdominal masses resembling a turtle) [a type of abdominal mass]: The Shouyu Prescription: Burn aged fermented eggplant to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, add a small amount of Moschus (Shexiang, 麝香) and Calomelas (Qingfen, 轻粉), mix with fat/oil, and apply as a patch.
*Shanhai Caohan* records: Burn to ash while preserving medicinal properties; treats "Ekou Gan" (oral thrush/infantile mouth sore).
It is also known as Guangchang Tugua (Wild Melon of Guangchang), produced in Jiangxi. Chang Zhongcheng's *Huanyou Biji* (Notes on Official Travels) records: Guangchang Tugua is not recorded in Materia Medica texts. Its shape is rather clumsy; round ones resemble gourds, or piled up like warts. It has no segments or pulp. Grown in the soil of Changsha, it is dirty on the outside but clean inside, with fine flesh and dense texture. When cut open, it is white as ice and jade, sweet and clear in the mouth without residue. It clears heat and relieves stagnation. Cooked and eaten, it is also excellent; it is likely an unusual variety among melons. Its nature is vining; planted in spring and matured in autumn, it appears in the market only in early winter. There are no seeds. After deep spring, cut the melon into small pieces with the skin, cover them with sand indoors. After a long time, sprouts will emerge. Dig pits in the sandy ground, making them deep and wide, cover with thatch to ensure ventilation and allow roots to spread laterally. Once growing, leaves become dense and vining, fruits hang in clusters. Insert bamboo poles to guide upward growth, fertilize with chicken manure to promote lush and large growth. Locals also call it Yugua (Jade Melon). *Baopuzi* states: Cai Dan from Wuyuan returned from entering the mountains and told his family: I went to Kunlun Mountain and obtained Jade Melons. Washing them with water from the Jade Melon Well made them soft and edible. Could these be their remnant seeds? Other counties in Jiangxi also produce them, but they are smaller and have more residue. Only those within five li of the county seat of Guangchang are the best. I tasted them after the Lantern Festival, pleased by their delicious flavor, and went to the prefectural city to seek them. With the east wind bringing warmth, the melons could no longer be kept.
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral. Regulates the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), benefits Qi, soothes depression, resolves stagnation, aids digestion, clears fire from the Large Intestine and Small Intestine, generates body fluids, nourishes blood, harmonizes Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) Qi. Cooked consumption tonifies the Spleen and strengthens the Stomach.
*Yuecao Zhi* records: Jiegua (Segmented Melon) is a smaller variety of Donggua (Winter Melon). It has white skin and grows vining on the ground. One melon grows per segment. It absorbs the most moisture, thus it can resolve summer-heat toxicity. Stops thirst, generates body fluids, dispels summer-heat, strengthens the Spleen, and promotes urination through the Large Intestine and Small Intestine.