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味甘，气平、微热。无毒。道傍田侧，处处有生。苗长七八寸余，实结四五颗止。
大若半弹而有蒂，（承之如柿蒂状。）微生黑毛而中虚。（去蒂中虚而白。）赤熟夏初，小儿竞
采。江南咸谓 子，《本经》易名覆盆。因益肾易收小便，人服之当覆溺器。由此为誉，大
能拯 。益气温中，补虚续绝。
安和五脏，悦泽肌肤。疗中风发热成惊，治肾伤精竭流滑。明目黑发，耐老轻身。男子久服
强阴，女人多服结孕。
叶绞汁，堪滴目中。止冷泪浸淫，去赤花盲暗。
又种蛇 ，附地而生。苗茎仅长寸余，茎端只结一实。小而光洁，略异覆盆。下
有蛇藏，切勿采食。敷蛇虫咬
毒最效，疗射工溪毒亦良。仍有蓬 ，甘酸咸味。茎粗叶疏类
树，枝枝有刺软柔。结实盈枝，亦熟而擎蒂中实；俗呼树 ，采食与覆盆同时。安五脏，益
精气。长阴悦颜色，强志力有子。
（谟）按∶覆盆、蓬 ，本系两种。《本经》不考，妄注蓬 即是覆盆，一种二名，则
甚误也
。殊不知蓬 枝茎类树而粗长，结实有百千颗；覆盆枝茎是草而短小，结实仅四五枝。蓬
赤熟，擎蒂中实而味酸；覆盆赤熟，蒂脱中虚而味甜。大相差殊，何得混指。故特别白，以
释其疑。
蓬蘽（一种悬钩子属植物）
味甘，气平、微热。无毒。道路旁和田间侧边，到处都有生长。茎苗长七八寸多，果实结四五颗为止。
大小如半个弹丸且有果蒂，（承接处像柿子的蒂状。）微微生有黑毛且中间是空的。（去掉果蒂后中间空心呈白色。）夏初变红成熟时，小孩子争相采摘。江南地区都叫它“蘽”，《神农本草经》改名为覆盆。因为它能益肾并容易控制小便，人服用它后应当倒置溺器（以防遗尿）。由此获得赞誉，大能拯救（虚损）。补益元气温中焦，补虚损续绝伤。
调和五脏，滋润肌肤。治疗中风发热导致的神惊，治疗肾虚精竭导致的滑泄。明目黑发，延缓衰老轻健身体。男子长期服用能强阴，女子多服用能助孕。
叶片绞取汁液，可以滴入眼中。止住冷泪浸淫，去除赤脉翳膜和视力昏暗。
又有一种蛇莓（一种蔷薇科植物），贴地而生。茎苗仅长一寸多，茎端只结一个果实。小而光洁，略微不同于覆盆。下面有蛇藏匿，千万不要采食。敷治蛇虫咬伤中毒最有效，治疗溪毒（水毒/寄生虫病）也很好。还有树莓（一种悬钩子属灌木），甘酸咸味。茎粗叶疏类似树木，枝条都有刺且柔软。果实挂满枝头，也是成熟时果蒂中实心；俗称为树莓，采摘食用与覆盆同时。安五脏，益精气。促进阴部发育悦颜色，增强意志力和生育能力。
（陈嘉谟）按语：覆盆和蓬蘽，本来属于两种不同的植物。《神农本草经》没有考证，错误地注释蓬蘽就是覆盆，一种植物两个名字，这就很错误了。殊不知蓬蘽的枝茎像树木一样粗壮修长，结实有千百颗；覆盆的枝茎是草类而短小，结实仅四五颗。蓬蘽红熟时，果蒂中实心且味道酸；覆盆红熟时，果蒂脱落中间空心且味道甜。差异很大，怎么能混淆指认。所以特别说明白，以解释疑惑。
Rubus chingii (Fushi Zi)
Pengli (A species of Rubus)
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral and slightly warm. Non-toxic. It grows everywhere along roadsides and field edges. The stems and leaves grow to more than seven or eight cun in length, bearing only four or five fruits.
The fruit is about half the size of a pellet with a calyx, (the receptacle resembles that of a persimmon.) It has slight black hairs and is hollow inside. (After removing the calyx, the interior is hollow and white.) It turns red and ripens in early summer, when children compete to pick it. In the Jiangnan region, it is commonly called "Lei" (Li), while the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica) renamed it Fushi Zi (Rubus chingii). Because it tonifies the Kidney and helps control urination, people believe that after taking it, one should invert the urinal (to prevent enuresis). Thus gaining its reputation, it greatly rescues deficiency. It benefits Qi, warms the Middle Jiao, tonifies deficiency, and repairs severe damage.
It harmonizes the Five Zang organs, nourishes and lusters the skin and hair. It treats wind-stroke fever leading to fright, and treats Kidney injury with essence depletion causing slippery discharge. It brightens the eyes and darkens the hair, delays aging, and lightens the body. Men who take it for a long time strengthen their Yin; women who take it frequently may conceive.
Juice extracted from the leaves can be dropped into the eyes. It stops cold tears flowing excessively, and removes red veins, nebulae, and dim vision.
There is also She Mei (Duchesnea indica), which grows close to the ground. Its stems are only slightly over one cun long, bearing a single fruit at the tip. It is small and smooth, slightly different from Fushi Zi. Snakes hide beneath it, so do not harvest or eat it. It is most effective for applying to snake and insect bites/poison, and is also good for treating stream poison (water-borne toxins/parasites).
Then there is Peng Tao (Tree Raspberry), with sweet, sour, and salty tastes. Its stems are thick and leaves sparse, resembling trees, with soft thorns on every branch. Branches are full of fruit, which are also solid inside the calyx when ripe; commonly called Tree Raspberry, harvested and eaten at the same time as Fushi Zi. It calms the Five Zang organs, benefits Essence and Qi. It promotes genital development, beautifies complexion, strengthens willpower, and aids fertility.
(Chen Jiamo) Commentary: Fushi Zi and Peng Li were originally two distinct species. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* failed to verify this, erroneously noting that Peng Li is Fushi Zi, treating one plant as having two names, which is very incorrect. One should not ignore that Peng Li has stem branches like trees, thick and long, bearing hundreds or thousands of fruits; whereas Fushi Zi has herbaceous stems, short and small, bearing only four or five fruits. Peng Li is red when ripe, solid inside the calyx, and tastes sour; Fushi Zi is red when ripe, the calyx falls off leaving it hollow inside, and tastes sweet. The differences are significant, how can they be confused? Therefore, I clarify this specifically to resolve doubts.