（《海药》）
【释名】自然谷（《海药》）、禹余粮。
【集解】藏器曰∶《博物志》云∶东海洲上有草名曰 。有实，食之如大麦。七月熟，
民敛获至冬乃讫。呼为自然谷，亦曰禹余粮。此非石之禹余粮也。
曰∶ 实如球子，八月收之。彼民常食，中国未曾见也。
时珍曰∶按∶《方孝孺集》有海米行，盖亦 草之类也。其诗云∶海边有草名海米，大
非蓬蒿小非荠。妇女携篮昼作群，采摘仍于海中洗。归来涤釜烧松枝，煮米为饭充朝饥。莫
辞苦涩咽不下，性命聊假须臾时。
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【气味】甘，平，无毒。
【主治】不饥，轻身（藏器）。补虚羸损乏，温肠胃，止呕逆。久食健人（李 ）。
（《本经》上品）
【校正】据《千金方》，自草部移入此。
【释名】解蠡（音礼。《本经》）、芑实（音起。《别录》）、赣米（《别录》。音感。陶氏作
珠，雷氏作 米）、回回米（《救荒本草》）、薏珠子（《图经》）。
时珍曰∶薏苡名义未详。其叶似蠡实叶而解散，又似芑黍之苗，故有解蠡、芑实之名。
赣米乃其坚硬者，有赣强之意。苗名屋 。《救荒本草》云∶回回米又呼西番蜀秫。俗名草
珠儿。
【集解】《别录》曰∶薏苡仁生真定平泽及田野。八月采实，采根无时。
弘景曰∶真定县属常山郡。近道处处多有，人家种之。出交趾者，子最大，彼土呼为
珠。故马援在交趾饵之，载还为种，人谗以为珍珠也。实重累者为良。取仁用。
志云∶今多用梁汉者，气劣于真定。取青白色者良。
藏器云∶取子于甑中蒸使气馏，曝干 之，得仁矣。亦可磨取之。
颂曰∶薏苡所在有之。春生苗茎，高三、四尺。叶如黍叶。开红白花，作穗。五、六月
结实，青白色，形如珠子而稍长，故人呼为薏珠子。小儿多以线穿如贯珠为戏。九月、十月
采其实。
曰∶凡使，勿用 米，颗大无味，时人呼为粳 是也。薏苡仁颗小、色青、味甘，咬
着黏人齿也。
时珍曰∶薏苡，人多种之。二、三月宿根自生。叶如初生芭茅。五、六月抽茎开花结实。
有二种∶一种粘牙者，尖而壳薄，即薏苡也。其米白色如糯米，可作粥饭及磨面食，亦可同
米酿酒。一种圆而壳浓坚硬者，即菩提子也。其米少，即粳 也。但可穿作念经数珠，故人
亦呼为念珠云。其根并白色，大如匙柄， 结而味甘也。
薏苡仁
【修治】赣曰∶凡使，每一两，以糯米一两同炒熟，去糯米用。亦有更以盐汤
【气味】甘，微寒，无毒。诜曰∶平。
【主治】筋急拘挛，不可屈伸，久风湿痹，下气。久服，轻身益气（《本经》）。除筋骨
中邪气不仁，利肠胃，消水肿，令人能食（《别录》）。炊饭作面食，主不饥，温气。煮饮，
止消渴，杀蛔虫（藏器）。治肺痿肺气，积脓血，咳嗽涕唾，上气。煎服，破毒肿（甄权）。
去干湿香港脚，大验（孟诜）。健脾益胃，补肺清热，去风胜湿。炊饭食，治冷气。煎饮，利
小便
【发明】宗 曰∶薏苡仁《本经》云∶微寒，主筋急拘挛。拘挛有两等∶《素问》注中，
大筋受热，则缩而短，故挛急不伸，此是因热而拘挛也，故可用薏苡；若《素问》言因寒则
筋急者，不可更用此也。
盖受寒使人筋急；寒热使人筋挛；若但受热不曾受寒，亦使人筋缓；受湿则又引长无力
也。此药力势和缓，凡用须加倍即见效。
震亨曰∶寒则筋急，热则筋缩。急因于坚强，缩因于短促。若受湿则弛，弛则引长。然
寒与湿未尝不挟热。三者皆因于湿，然外湿非内湿启之不能成病。故湿之为病，因酒而鱼肉
继之。甘滑、陈久、烧炙并辛香，皆致湿之因也。
时珍曰∶薏苡仁属土，阳明药也，故能健脾益胃。虚则补其母，故肺痿、肺痈用之。筋
骨之病，以治阳明为本，故拘挛筋急风痹者用之。土能胜水除湿，故泄痢水肿用之。按∶古
方小续命汤注云∶中风筋急拘挛，语迟脉弦者，加薏苡仁。亦扶脾抑肝之义。又《后汉书》
云∶马援在交趾常饵薏苡实，云能轻身省欲以胜瘴气也。又张师正《倦游录》云∶辛稼轩忽
患疝疾，重坠大如杯。一道人教以薏珠用东壁黄土炒过，水煮为膏服，数服即消。程沙随病
此，稼轩授之亦效。《本草》薏苡乃上品养心药，故此有功。
颂曰∶薏苡仁，心肺之药多用之。故范汪治肺痈，张仲景治风湿、胸痹，并有方法。《
济生方》治肺损咯血，以熟猪肺切，蘸薏苡仁末，空心食之。薏苡补肺，猪肺引经也。赵君
猷言屡用有效。
【附方】旧七，新七。
薏苡仁饭，治冷气∶用薏苡仁舂熟，炊为饭食。气味欲如麦饭乃佳。或煮粥亦好。（《广
济方》）
薏苡仁粥，治久风湿痹，补正气，利肠胃，消水肿，除胸中邪气，治筋脉拘挛∶薏苡仁
为末，同粳米煮粥，日日食之，良。（《食医心镜》）
风湿身疼，日晡剧者，张仲景麻黄杏仁薏苡仁汤主之∶麻黄三两，杏仁二十枚，甘草、
薏
水肿喘急∶用郁李仁三两（研）。以水滤汁，煮薏苡仁饭，日二食之。（《独行方》）。
沙石热淋，痛不可忍∶用玉秫，即薏苡仁也，子、叶、根皆可用，水煎热饮。夏月冷冻饮料。
以通为度。（《杨氏经验方》）。
消渴饮水∶薏苡仁煮粥饮，并煮粥食之。
周痹缓急偏者∶薏苡仁十五两，大附子十枚（炮），为末。每服方寸匕，日三。（张仲景
方）。
肺痿，咳唾脓血∶薏苡仁十两（杵破），水三升，煎一升，酒少许，服之。（《梅师》）。
肺痈咳唾，心胸甲错者∶以淳苦酒煮薏苡仁令浓，微温顿服。肺有血，当吐出愈。（《范
汪方》）。
肺痈咯血∶薏苡仁三合（捣烂），水二大盏，煎一盏，入酒少许，分二服。（《济生》）
喉卒痈肿∶吞薏苡仁二枚，良。（《外台》）。
痈疽不溃∶薏苡仁一枚，吞之。（姚僧坦方）。
孕中有痈∶薏苡仁煮汁，频频饮之。（《妇人良方补遗》）。
牙齿 痛∶薏苡仁、桔梗生研末。点服。不拘大人、小儿。（《永类方》）。
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【气味】甘，微寒，无毒。
【主治】下三虫（《本经》）。煮汁糜食甚香，去蛔虫，大效（弘景）。煮服，堕胎（藏器）。
治卒心腹烦满及胸胁痛者，锉煮浓汁，服三升乃定（苏颂。出《肘后方》）。捣汁和酒服，治
黄胆有效（时珍）。
【附方】旧二，新二。
黄胆如金∶薏苡根煎汤频服。
蛔虫心痛∶薏苡根一斤（切），水七升，煮三升服之，虫死尽出也。（《梅师》）。
经水不通∶薏苡根一两，水煎服之。不过数服，效。（《海上方》）。
牙齿风痛∶薏苡根四两，水煮含漱，冷即易之。（《延年秘录》）
叶
【主治】作饮气香，益中空膈（苏颂）。暑月煎饮，暖胃益气血。初生小儿浴之，无
病（时珍。出《琐碎录》）。
（《海药本草》）
【释名】自然谷（《海药本草》）、禹余粮。
【集解】藏器说：《博物志》记载：东海的洲岛上有一种草名叫薏苡（此处原文缺字，指代该草）。它有果实，吃起来像大麦。七月成熟，百姓收割直到冬天才结束。称之为自然谷，也叫禹余粮。这并不是石头的禹余粮。
李当之说：这种草的果实像球子，八月采收。当地百姓经常食用，中原地区从未见过。
李时珍说：查阅《方孝孺集》，其中有《海米行》这首诗，大概也是这类草。诗中说：“海边有草名海米，大非蓬蒿小非荠。妇女携篮昼作群，采摘仍于海中洗。归来涤釜烧松枝，煮米为饭充朝饥。莫辞苦涩咽不下，性命聊假须臾时。”
【气味】味甘，性平，无毒。
【主治】能使人不觉饥饿，身体轻盈（藏器）。补益虚弱消瘦、气血亏乏，温暖肠胃，止住呕吐逆气。长期食用能强身健体（李当之）。
（《神农本草经》列为上品）
【校正】根据《千金方》，从草部移入此部。
【释名】解蠡（音礼。《本经》）、芑实（音起。《别录》）、赣米（《别录》。音感。陶弘景写作珠，雷斅写作粳米）、回回米（《救荒本草》）、薏珠子（《图经》）。
李时珍说：薏苡的名称由来不详。它的叶子像蠡实的叶子但更舒展，又像芑黍的幼苗，所以有解蠡、芑实的名字。赣米是指其中坚硬的部分，有刚强之意。苗称为屋。（《救荒本草》说：回回米又称西番蜀秫。俗名草珠儿。）
【集解】《名医别录》说：薏苡仁生长在真定平原沼泽及田野中。八月采集果实，采集根没有固定时间。
陶弘景说：真定县属于常山郡。附近到处都有，人家种植它。出产在交趾的，果实最大，当地人称它为珠。所以马援在交趾时食用它，带回作为种子，有人进谗言说那是珍珠。果实层层重叠的是上好的。取其中的仁使用。
苏颂说：现在多用梁汉产的，药效不如真定产的好。选取青白色的是上好的。
藏器说：将果实放在甑中蒸熟使其气透，晒干后脱壳，就能得到仁了。也可以磨取。
苏颂说：薏苡各地都有。春天生苗茎，高三四尺。叶子像黍叶。开红白花，结成穗。五六月结实，青白色，形状像珠子但稍长，所以人们叫它薏珠子。小孩常用线穿起来像串珠一样玩耍。九月十月采集它的果实。
孟诜说：凡是用薏苡，不要用粳米，颗粒大且无味，当时人称为粳是也。薏苡仁颗粒小、色青、味甘，咬下去粘牙齿。
李时珍说：薏苡，人们多种植它。二三月宿根自发生长。叶子像初生的芭茅。五六月抽茎开花结实。有两种：一种粘牙的，尖而壳薄，就是薏苡。其米白色如糯米，可煮粥饭及磨面做面食，也可同米酿酒。一种圆而壳浓坚硬的，就是菩提子。其米少，就是粳米。只能穿成念经用的数珠，所以人们也叫它念珠。它的根都是白色的，大如匙柄，节结处味甘。
【修治】孟诜说：凡是用，每一两，用糯米一两同炒熟，去掉糯米只用薏苡仁。也有用盐汤处理的。
【气味】味甘，微寒，无毒。孟诜说：性平。
【主治】筋脉拘急挛缩，不能屈伸，久患风湿痹痛，降气。长期服用，能轻身益气（《本经》）。去除筋骨中的邪气导致的不仁，通利肠胃，消除水肿，让人能进食（《别录》）。做饭或做面食，主治不饥，温气。煮水喝，止消渴，杀蛔虫（藏器）。治疗肺痿肺气，积脓血，咳嗽涕唾，上气。煎服，破毒肿（甄权）。去除干湿脚气，效果显著（孟诜）。健脾益胃，补肺清热，祛风胜湿。做饭吃，治冷气。煎水喝，利小便。
【发明】寇宗奭说：薏苡仁在《本经》中说：微寒，主治筋急拘挛。拘挛有两类：《素问》注中，大筋受热，就会收缩变短，所以挛急不伸，这是因热而拘挛，所以可用薏苡；如果《素问》说的因寒则筋急者，不可再用此药。
受寒使人筋急；寒热夹杂使人筋挛；如果只受热不曾受寒，也会使人筋缓；受湿则会引长无力。此药力势和缓，凡是用必须加倍剂量才见效。
朱震亨说：寒则筋急，热则筋缩。急是因为坚强，缩是因为短促。如果受湿则弛缓，弛缓则引长。然而寒与湿未尝不挟带热。这三者都因于湿，然而外湿不是内湿引发不能成病。所以湿之为病，因饮酒而鱼肉继之。甘滑、陈久、烧炙并辛香，都是致湿的原因。
李时珍说：薏苡仁属土，是阳明经的药，所以能健脾益胃。虚则补其母，所以肺痿、肺痈用它。筋骨之病，以治阳明为本，所以拘挛筋急风痹者用它。土能胜水除湿，所以泄痢水肿用它。按：古方小续命汤注云：中风筋急拘挛，语迟脉弦者，加薏苡仁。也是扶脾抑肝的意思。又《后汉书》说：马援在交趾常食用薏苡实，说它能轻身省欲以胜瘴气。又张师正《倦游录》说：辛弃疾忽然患疝疾，重坠大如杯。一道人教他用薏珠用东壁黄土炒过，水煮为膏服用，几服即消。程沙随病此，辛弃疾传授给他也有效。《本草》认为薏苡乃上品养心药，所以有此功效。
苏颂说：薏苡仁，心肺的药多用它。所以范汪治肺痈，张仲景治风湿、胸痹，并有方法。《济生方》治肺损咯血，以熟猪肺切，蘸薏苡仁末，空腹吃。薏苡补肺，猪肺引经。赵君猷说屡用有效。
【附方】旧七，新七。
薏苡仁饭，治冷气：用薏苡仁舂熟，炊为饭食。气味要像麦饭才好。或者煮粥也好。（《广济方》）
薏苡仁粥，治久风湿痹，补正气，利肠胃，消水肿，除胸中邪气，治筋脉拘挛：薏苡仁为末，同粳米煮粥，日日吃，好。（《食医心镜》）
风湿身疼，日晡剧者，张仲景麻黄杏仁薏苡仁汤主之：麻黄三两，杏仁二十枚，甘草、薏苡仁……
水肿喘急：用郁李仁三两（研）。以水滤汁，煮薏苡仁饭，日二食之。（《独行方》）。
沙石热淋，痛不可忍：用玉秫，即薏苡仁也，子、叶、根皆可用，水煎热饮。夏月冷冻饮料。以通为度。（《杨氏经验方》）。
周痹缓急偏者：薏苡仁十五两，大附子十枚（炮），为末。每服方寸匕，日三。（张仲景方）。
肺痿，咳唾脓血：薏苡仁十两（杵破），水三升，煎一升，酒少许，服之。（《梅师》）。
肺痈咳唾，心胸甲错者：以淳苦酒煮薏苡仁令浓，微温顿服。肺有血，当吐出愈。（《范汪方》）。
肺痈咯血：薏苡仁三合（捣烂），水二大盏，煎一盏，入酒少许，分二服。（《济生》）
牙齿痛：薏苡仁、桔梗生研末。点服。不拘大人、小儿。（《永类方》）。
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【气味】味甘，微寒，无毒。
【主治】下三虫（《本经》）。煮汁糜食甚香，去蛔虫，大效（陶弘景）。煮服，堕胎（藏器）。治卒心腹烦满及胸胁痛者，锉煮浓汁，服三升乃定（苏颂。出《肘后方》）。捣汁和酒服，治黄疸有效（李时珍）。
【附方】旧二，新二。
蛔虫心痛：薏苡根一斤（切），水七升，煮三升服之，虫死尽出也。（《梅师》）。
经水不通：薏苡根一两，水煎服之。不过数服，效。（《海上方》）。
牙齿风痛：薏苡根四两，水煮含漱，冷即易之。（《延年秘录》）
叶
(Haiyao Bencao)
[Names] Ziran Gu (Natural Grain, Haiyao Bencao), Yuyuliang.
[Collection and Explanation] Canger states: "Bowuzhi" records that on the isles of the East Sea, there is a grass named [missing character]. It bears fruit, which tastes like barley. It ripens in July, and people harvest it until winter. It is called Ziran Gu, also known as Yuyuliang. This is not the stone Yuyuliang.
Li Dang says: The fruit of this grass is like a ball, harvested in August. Local people often eat it, but it has never been seen in China proper.
Li Shizhen says: According to "Fang Xiaoru Ji", there is a poem titled "Hai Mi Xing", which is likely a type of this grass. The poem says: "By the sea grows a grass named Hai Mi, larger than mugwort but smaller than shepherd's purse. Women gather in groups by day carrying baskets, picking and washing them in the sea. Returning home, they clean pots and burn pine branches, cooking rice for breakfast to relieve hunger. Do not complain of its bitterness making it hard to swallow; life relies on it for a fleeting moment."
[Aroma and Flavor] Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications] Relieves hunger, lightens the body (Canger). Tonifies deficiency, emaciation, and exhaustion; warms the stomach and intestines; stops vomiting and rebellious qi. Long-term consumption strengthens the person (Li Dang).
(Shennong Benjing, Upper Grade)
[Correction] Moved from the Grass section to this section based on "Qianjin Fang".
[Names] Jielü (pronounced Li, Benjing), Qishi (pronounced Qi, Bie Lu), Ganmi (Bie Lu, pronounced Gan; Tao Hongjing wrote Zhu, Lei Xiao wrote Jingmi), Huihuimi (Jiu Huang Bencao), Yizhuzi (Tujing).
Li Shizhen says: The origin of the name Yiyi is unclear. Its leaves resemble those of Lishi but are more spreading, and look like the seedlings of Qishu, hence the names Jielü and Qishi. Ganmi refers to the harder part, implying strength. The seedling is called Wu. "Jiu Huang Bencao" states: Huihuimi is also called Xifan Shusu. Commonly known as Caozhuer.
[Collection and Explanation] "Mingyi Bie Lu" states: Yiyiren grows in the plains and swamps of Zhending and in fields. Harvest the fruits in August; harvest the roots at any time.
Tao Hongjing says: Zhending County belongs to Changshan Commandery. It is abundant nearby, and households plant it. Those produced in Jiaozhi have the largest seeds, locally called Zhu. Thus, Ma Yuan consumed them in Jiaozhi and brought them back as seeds; slanderers claimed they were pearls. Fruits that are layered are superior. Use the kernels.
Su Song says: Currently, Lianghan varieties are mostly used, but their efficacy is inferior to Zhending ones. Select those that are greenish-white.
Canger says: Steam the seeds in a steamer until fragrant, dry them in the sun, and shell them to obtain the kernels. They can also be ground.
Su Song says: Yiyi grows everywhere. In spring, stems emerge, three to four chi high. Leaves resemble millet leaves. It opens red and white flowers, forming spikes. Fruits form in May and June, greenish-white, shaped like beads but slightly longer, hence called Yizhuzi. Children often string them like beads for play. Harvest the fruits in September and October.
Meng Shen says: When using Yiyi, do not use Jingmi, which has large grains and no taste, commonly called Jing. Yiyiren has small grains, is greenish, sweet in taste, and sticks to the teeth when chewed.
Li Shizhen says: People often cultivate Yiyi. In February and March, perennial roots sprout naturally. Leaves resemble young cogon grass. In May and June, stems shoot up, flower, and bear fruit. There are two types: one that sticks to the teeth, pointed with thin shells, is Yiyi. Its grain is white like glutinous rice, usable for porridge, rice, flour products, and brewing wine. The other is round with thick, hard shells, which is Bodizi. Its grain is scarce, i.e., Jingmi. It can only be strung into prayer beads, hence also called Nianzhu. Its roots are all white, as thick as a spoon handle, and sweet at the nodes.
Yiyiren
[Processing] Meng Shen says: For every qianliang, stir-fry together with one qianliang of glutinous rice until cooked, discard the glutinous rice, and use the Yiyiren. Some use salt water treatment.
[Aroma and Flavor] Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Meng Shen says: Neutral.
[Indications] Treats tendon stiffness and spasms, inability to flex or extend, chronic wind-damp bi syndrome, directs qi downward. Long-term use lightens the body and benefits qi (Benjing). Removes pathogenic factors from bones and tendons causing numbness, promotes gastrointestinal function, reduces edema, and improves appetite (Bie Lu). Cooking into rice or flour products treats lack of hunger and warms qi. Boiling for drinking treats thirst, kills roundworms (Canger). Treats lung abscess and pulmonary qi accumulation of pus and blood, cough with sputum, and rebellious qi. Decoction breaks toxic swellings (Zhen Quan). Effectively treats wet and dry podagra (Meng Shen). Strengthens spleen and benefits stomach, tonifies lung and clears heat, dispels wind and overcomes dampness. Eating as rice treats cold qi. Drinking decoction promotes urination.
[Elucidation] Kou Zongshi says: "Benjing" states Yiyiren is slightly cold and treats tendon stiffness and spasms. Spasms have two types: In the commentary of "Suwen", excessive heat in large tendons causes shortening and contraction, leading to stiffness and inability to extend; this is heat-induced spasm, so Yiyi can be used. If "Suwen" mentions cold-induced tendon stiffness, Yiyi should not be used.
Cold causes tendon stiffness; cold-heat complex causes tendon contraction; if only heat without cold affects the tendons, it causes laxity; dampness causes elongation and weakness. This herb has mild potency; doubling the dose is usually required for effectiveness.
Zhu Zhenheng says: Cold causes stiffness, heat causes contraction. Stiffness results from rigidity, contraction from shortness. Dampness causes laxity and elongation. However, cold and dampness often harbor heat. All three are caused by dampness, but external dampness cannot cause disease without internal dampness initiating it. Thus, damp diseases arise from alcohol followed by meat and fish. Sweet, slippery, aged, roasted, and pungent-aromatic substances are all causes of dampness.
Li Shizhen says: Yiyiren belongs to Earth and is a Yangming herb, thus strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach. Since deficiency requires tonifying the mother, it is used for lung abscess and pulmonary carbuncle. Diseases of bones and tendons are treated fundamentally via the Yangming channel, so it is used for spasms, stiffness, and wind-bi. Earth controls water and removes dampness, so it is used for diarrhea, dysentery, and edema. Note: The annotation for the ancient formula Xiao Xuming Tang states: For stroke with tendon stiffness and spasms, delayed speech, and wiry pulse, add Yiyiren. This also reflects the principle of supporting the spleen to suppress the liver. Additionally, "Hou Hanshu" records: Ma Yuan often consumed Yiyi fruits in Jiaozhi, stating they lighten the body and reduce desires to overcome miasma. Zhang Shizheng's "Juan You Lu" records: Xin Qiji suddenly suffered from hernia, heavy and cup-sized. A Daoist advised frying Yizhu with yellow earth from the east wall, boiling into a paste, and taking it; symptoms resolved after a few doses. Cheng Shasui suffered similarly, and Xin Qiji's method was effective. "Bencao" considers Yiyi an upper-grade heart-nourishing herb, hence its merit.
Su Song says: Yiyiren is widely used for heart and lung conditions. Fan Wang treated lung abscess, and Zhang Zhongjing treated wind-damp and chest bi, both with specific methods. "Jisheng Fang" treats lung damage with hemoptysis by dipping sliced cooked pig lungs into Yiyiren powder and eating on an empty stomach. Yiyi tonifies the lung, and pig lung acts as a guiding herb. Zhao Junyou reports frequent success.
[Attached Prescriptions] Seven old, seven new.
Yiyiren Rice, treating cold qi: Pound Yiyiren thoroughly, cook as rice. The aroma should resemble wheat rice. Porridge is also good. (Guangji Fang)
Yiyiren Porridge, treating chronic wind-damp bi, tonifying righteous qi, promoting gastrointestinal function, reducing edema, removing pathogenic factors from the chest, treating tendon and vessel spasms: Grind Yiyiren into powder, cook with Jingmi as porridge, consume daily. Good. (Shiyi Xinjing)
Wind-damp body pain, worsening at dusk: Zhang Zhongjing's Mahuang Xingren Yiyiren Tang governs this: Mahuang 3 liang, Xingren 20 pieces, Gancao, Yiyiren...
Edema with panting and urgency: Use Yuliren 3 liang (ground). Filter water juice, cook Yiyiren rice, eat twice daily. (Duxing Fang).
Gravel-type hot strangury, unbearable pain: Use Yushu, i.e., Yiyiren. Seeds, leaves, and roots are all usable. Decoct and drink hot. In summer, drink chilled. Stop when unobstructed. (Yang Shi Jingyan Fang).
Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst) drinking: Cook Yiyiren into porridge for drinking and eating.
Zhou Bi with alternating severity and lateral preference: Yiyiren 15 liang, Da Fuzi 10 pieces (processed), grind into powder. Take one cunbi per dose, three times daily. (Zhang Zhongjing Fang).
Lung Abscess, coughing up pus and blood: Yiyiren 10 liang (crushed), water 3 sheng, decoct to 1 sheng, add a little wine, take. (Mei Shi).
Lung Carbuncle with coughing/sputum, rough skin on chest and heart: Boil Yiyiren in strong vinegar until thick, take warm in one dose. Blood in the lung should be vomited out to heal. (Fan Wang Fang).
Lung Carbuncle with hemoptysis: Yiyiren 3 he (mashed), water 2 large zhan, decoct to 1 zhan, add a little wine, divide into two doses. (Jisheng).
Sudden throat swelling/abscess: Swallow 2 Yiyiren seeds. Good. (Waitai).
Carbuncle/Furuncle not ulcerating: Swallow 1 Yiyiren seed. (Yao Sengtan Fang).
Abscess during pregnancy: Boil Yiyiren in water, drink frequently. (Furen Liangfang Buyi).
Toothache: Raw Yiyiren and Jiegeng, ground into powder. Apply/dose. No restriction for adults or children. (Yonglei Fang).
Root
[Aroma and Flavor] Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic.
[Indications] Expels three types of parasites (Benjing). Boil juice to make gruel, very fragrant, expels roundworms, highly effective (Tao Hongjing). Boiled and taken, induces abortion (Canger). Treats sudden epigastric/chest fullness and hypochondriac pain: Chop and boil concentrated juice, take 3 sheng to settle (Su Song, from Zhouhou Fang). Crush juice, mix with wine, treat jaundice effectively (Li Shizhen).
[Attached Prescriptions] Two old, two new.
Jaundice like gold: Decoct Yiyi root, drink frequently.
Roundworm heart pain: Yiyi root 1 jin (chopped), water 7 sheng, boil to 3 sheng, take; worms die and exit completely. (Mei Shi).
Amenorrhea: Yiyi root 1 liang, decoct in water and take. Effective within a few doses. (Hai Shang Fang).
Wind-toothache: Yiyi root 4 liang, boil in water, gargle, replace when cool. (Yannian Milu)
Leaf
[Indications] Makes tea fragrant, benefits the middle jiao (Su Song). Boil for drinking in summer, warms stomach, benefits qi and blood. Bathing newborn infants prevents illness (Li Shizhen, from Suoluo Lu).