\r苋实\pj366.bmp\r
\r马齿苋\pj366a.bmp\r
味甘，气寒。无毒。园圃多种，夏月才生。入剂拯 ，惟取其实。除邪利大便小水，
明目退白翳青盲。杀蛔虫，去寒热。叶忌与鳖同食，又入血分通经。逐瘀血殊功，下
胎孕最
捷。孕妇临产，煮食易来。勿多食之，冷中损腹。 一种马齿苋性滑，野地最多；主
治与苋
实颇同，疮科尤善。杖疮敷散血，疔疮敷出根。（和梳垢封患处。一方∶用烧灰和陈醋滓先
灸后封，根即出。）痈疮、痘疮、风结疮，悉用敷愈；马咬、马汗、射工毒，并取涂痊。种
有两般，惟小叶节间有水银者妙（叶大者不堪用；）感多阴气，倘生食捣蒜先拌制过佳。
味辛，气温。微毒。此系熏菜，常种冬时。厌酒点茶，生啖最妙。善通气
小腹，能拔热四肢。开心窍，上止头疼；散沙疹，内消谷食。利五脏，顺二肠。豌豆疮出不
齐
，用之煎酒可喷。多食发香港脚腋臭，久食损精神健忘。食同邪蒿，令人汗臭。根食之发痼疾
，子煎油敷秃疮。
\r水 \pj367.bmp\r
味甘，气平。无毒。多生池泽，一名水英。叶似川芎甚香，花开白色无实。其叶下常
有虫子，（视之不见。）倘误取不免为殃。凡采之时，勿厌洗净。作 菹甘味爽口，置酒酱香
气熏人。能益气养精，令肥健嗜食。止烦渴，杀诸石药毒；保血脉，退五肿急黄。利大小二
肠，亦利口齿；止赤沃带下，仍止崩中。小儿身暴热可临，大人酒后热能解。勿和醋食，损
齿须防。八月食之，患蛟龙瘕。其时龙带精入芹中故也。
苋实
味甘，气寒。无毒。园圃中多种植，夏季才开始生长。入药使用，只取其实。能除邪气，通利大便和小便，明目，消除白翳和青盲（视力障碍）。杀蛔虫，去除寒热症状。叶子忌与鳖同食，又能进入血分，通经。对逐瘀血有显著功效，下胎产最快捷。孕妇临产时，煮食可促进分娩。不要多吃，以免寒凉伤中，损伤腹部。有一种马齿苋性滑，野地里最多；主治与苋实大致相同，在疮科尤为擅长。杖疮敷散血，疔疮敷出根。（用梳垢封患处。一方：用烧灰和陈醋渣先灸后封，根即出。）痈疮、痘疮、风结疮，都用敷治愈；马咬、马汗、射工毒，都取涂痊愈。种有两类，只有小叶节间有水银者妙（叶大者不堪用）；感多阴气，如果生食捣蒜先拌制过佳。
味辛，气温。微毒。这是熏菜，常在冬天种植。厌酒点茶，生吃最好。善通气小腹，能拔热四肢。开心窍，上止头疼；散沙疹，内消谷食。利五脏，顺二肠。豌豆疮出不齐，用它煎酒可喷。多吃发香港脚腋臭，久食损精神健忘。食同邪蒿，令人汗臭。根食之发痼疾，子煎油敷秃疮。
水芹
味甘，气平。无毒。多生在池泽，一名水英。叶似川芎甚香，花开白色无实。其叶下常有虫子，（视之不见。）如果误取不免为殃。凡采之时，勿厌洗净。作菹甘味爽口，置酒酱香气熏人。能益气养精，令肥健嗜食。止烦渴，杀诸石药毒；保血脉，退五肿急黄。利大小二肠，亦利口齿；止赤沃带下，仍止崩中。小儿身暴热可临，大人酒后热能解。勿和醋食，损齿须防。八月食之，患蛟龙瘕。其时龙带精入芹中故也。
Amaranth Seed (Xian Shi)
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Non-toxic. Widely cultivated in gardens, sprouting only in summer. For medicinal use, only the seed is taken. It eliminates pathogenic factors, promotes bowel movements and urination, brightens the eyes, and removes leukoma and amaurosis (vision impairment). It kills roundworms and alleviates alternating chills and fever. The leaves should not be consumed with turtle meat; they also enter the blood level to regulate menstruation. They are particularly effective in dispelling blood stasis and are most rapid in inducing abortion. Pregnant women near delivery may boil and eat them to facilitate labor. Do not consume excessively, as their cold nature may damage the spleen and stomach. A variety known as Purslane (Machi Xian) has a slippery nature and is most abundant in the wild; its indications are similar to Amaranth Seed, especially in treating sores. Applied externally, it disperses blood stasis for contusions from beating and draws out the root of carbuncles. (Apply hair combings to the affected area. Another prescription: burn to ash, mix with vinegar residue, moxa first then apply, the root will emerge.) Carbuncles, smallpox, and wind-induced sores are all cured by external application; bites from horses, horse sweat, and toxic exposure from "She Gong" (a mythical creature or environmental toxin) are healed by topical application. There are two types; those with small leaves and mercurial-like deposits at the nodes are superior (large-leaved varieties are inferior). As they absorb excessive Yin qi, if eaten raw, mixing with crushed garlic beforehand is recommended.
Pungent in taste, warm in nature. Slightly toxic. This is pickled mustard greens, commonly planted in winter. Avoid consuming with alcohol or tea; eating raw is best. It promotes Qi circulation in the lower abdomen and clears heat from the limbs. It opens the orifices of the heart, relieves headaches, dissipates sand-rash (miliaria), and aids digestion internally. It benefits the five Zang organs and regulates the intestines. For uneven eruption of chickenpox, decocting it in wine and spraying can help. Excessive consumption may trigger gout and axillary odor; long-term use damages spirit and causes forgetfulness. Consumed with Artemisia selengensis, it causes foul-smelling sweat. Eating the roots may aggravate chronic diseases; seeds boiled into oil can be applied to alopecia.
Water Dropwort (Shui Qin)
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Non-toxic. Grows abundantly in ponds and marshes, also known as Shui Ying. Leaves resemble Ligusticum wallichii (Chuan Xiong) and are very fragrant; flowers are white and fruitless. Insects often hide beneath the leaves (invisible to the naked eye). If accidentally ingested, misfortune may follow. When harvesting, do not neglect thorough washing. Pickled, it offers a sweet, refreshing taste; added to wine or sauce, it imparts a fragrant aroma. It tonifies Qi and nourishes essence, promoting robustness and appetite. It relieves thirst and irritability, detoxifies various mineral medicines, protects blood vessels, and reduces edema and acute jaundice. It benefits both large and small intestines and oral health; it stops bloody leukorrhea and metrorrhagia. It can treat sudden high fever in children and clear heat after alcohol consumption in adults. Do not consume with vinegar, as it may damage teeth. Eating it in the eighth lunar month may cause "Jiao Long Jia" (dragon-essence mass); this is because dragon essence enters the water dropwort during that time.