经不言根，《图经》加根字。处处有。叶如菜中菠 ，但无歧，而色差青白。叶浓，
花与子亦相似。叶可洁擦 浦器，根取汁涂疥癣。子谓之金乔麦，烧炼家用以制铅汞。又锉
根，研，绞汁，取三二匙，水半盏，煎一二沸，温温空肚服。治产后风秘，殊验。
蒴 与陆英，既性味及出产处不同，治疗又别，自是二物，断无疑焉。况蒴 花白，
子初青如绿豆颗，每朵如盏面大，又平生，有一二百子，十月方熟红，岂得言剩出此条，孟
浪之甚也。
今又谓之郁臭。自秋便生，经冬不瘁。春开白花，中夏结子，遂枯。古方九烧灰，
合紧面药。初生嫩时作菜食之，须浸洗，淘去苦水，治瘰 鼠漏。
蚤休无旁枝，只一茎，挺生，高尺余，颠有四五叶，叶有歧，似虎杖。中心又起茎，
亦如是生叶，惟根入药用。
根微苦，经不言味，此草药也。《蜀本·图经》言∶“作木，高丈余”。此全非虎杖
，大率皆似寒菊。然花、叶、茎、蕊差大为异，仍茎叶有淡黑斑。自六七月旋旋开花，至九
月中方已。花片四出，其色如桃花差大，外微深。陕西山麓水次甚多，今天下暑月多煎根汁
为饮，不得甘草，则不堪饮。《药性论》云∶“和甘草煎，尝之甘美。”其味甘，即是甘草
之味，非虎杖也。论其攻治则甚当。
虎杖能治疗疥疮，对于马身上的疥疮效果尤其显著。但在服用类的方剂中，使用它的很少。
本草经典原文中没有提到根部，《图经》中增加了“根”字。虎杖各地都有生长。叶子像蔬菜中的菠菜，但没有分叉，颜色偏青白色。叶片厚实，花和种子也相似。叶子可以用来擦拭陶器（使其洁净），取根部的汁液涂抹治疗疥癣。种子被称为金荞麦，炼丹烧炼的人家用来制作铅汞制剂。另外，将根切碎、研磨、绞取汁液，取两三匙，加入半盏水，煮沸一两次，温热时空腹服用。治疗产后风秘（因风邪导致的产后便秘），效果非常显著。
蒴藋与陆英，既然药性味道及产地不同，治疗方法也各异，自然是两种不同的药物，断然没有疑问。况且蒴藋的花是白色的，种子初生时像绿豆颗粒大小，每朵花如杯盏面大，而且平时一朵花有一二百颗种子，直到十月才成熟变红，怎么能说剩下这一条内容（指前文关于某物的描述）呢？这是非常轻率鲁莽的说法。
现在又称之为郁臭（注：此处疑为笔误或异名，结合后文描述实指何首乌或类似植物，但依原文翻译）。从秋天就开始生长，经过冬天也不枯萎。春天开白花，仲夏结种子，随后枯死。古方中将它烧成灰，配合紧面药（一种美容固肤药）使用。刚长出嫩芽时可以作为蔬菜食用，必须浸泡清洗，淘去苦水，用于治疗瘰疬和鼠漏（淋巴结核等症）。
蚤休没有旁枝，只有一根茎，挺拔生长，高度一尺多，顶端有四五片叶子，叶子有分叉，形状像虎杖。中心又长出茎，也是这样长叶，只有根部入药。
根部微苦，经典原文未记载味道，这是一种草药。《蜀本·图经》中说：“长成树木状，高一丈多”。这完全不是虎杖，大体上都像寒菊。然而花、叶、茎、蕊差别很大，且茎叶上有淡黑色的斑点。从六七月开始陆续开花，到九月中才结束。花瓣四出，颜色像桃花但稍大，外侧颜色略深。陕西山脚水边非常多见，如今天下暑月很多人煎煮根部汁液作为饮料，如果没有甘草，则难以入口。《药性论》说：“和甘草一起煎煮，尝起来甘美。”那甜味就是甘草的味道，而不是虎杖的味道。论述其攻治功效则是很恰当的。
Polygonum cuspidatum (Huzhang) treats scabies, and is especially effective for scabies in horses. It is rarely used in formulas intended for ingestion.
The classic texts do not mention the root; *Tujing* adds the character "root". It grows everywhere. The leaves resemble spinach found in vegetables but lack lobes, and the color is a bluish-white. The leaves are thick, and the flowers and seeds are similar. The leaves can be used to scour pottery vessels; the juice extracted from the root is applied topically to treat scabies and tinea. The seed is called Jinqiaomai (Golden Buckwheat), and alchemists use it to process lead and mercury. Additionally, the root is chopped, ground, and juiced; two or three spoons of this juice are mixed with half a cup of water, boiled briefly, and taken warm on an empty stomach. This treatment is highly effective for postpartum wind-constipation (postpartum constipation caused by wind pathogen).
*Adenophora* (Shuobi) and *Sambucus javanica* (Luying) differ in nature, flavor, and place of origin, and their therapeutic applications are distinct; thus, they are undoubtedly two different substances. Moreover, the flowers of *Adenophora* are white, and its seeds are initially green like mung beans, each flower being as large as the surface of a cup, with one or two hundred seeds per flower, ripening red only in October. How can one claim that the remaining text refers to this item? Such a statement is extremely rash.
It is now also called Yuchou. It begins growing in autumn and does not wither through winter. It blooms white flowers in spring, bears fruit in midsummer, and then withers. Ancient formulas burn it to ash and combine it with facial tightening preparations. When young and tender, it can be eaten as a vegetable, but must be soaked and washed to remove bitter water; it is used to treat scrofula and rat-fistula (lymphatic tuberculosis).
Paris polyphylla (Zaoxiu) has no lateral branches, consisting of only a single stem growing erect, over a chi in height. At the apex are four or five leaves, which are lobed and resemble those of Polygonum cuspidatum. A new stem arises from the center, growing similarly. Only the root is used medicinally.
The root is slightly bitter; the classics do not record its flavor. It is a herbaceous plant. *Shuben Tujing* states: "It grows like a tree, over a zhang high." This is completely unlike Polygonum cuspidatum; it generally resembles Chrysanthemum indicum (Hanju). However, the flowers, leaves, stems, and stamens differ significantly, and the stems and leaves bear pale black spots. It blooms successively from June and July until mid-September. The petals are four-parted, colored like peach blossoms but slightly larger, with a deeper hue on the exterior. It is very abundant at the foot of mountains and near waters in Shaanxi. Nowadays, during the hot months, many people decoct the root juice as a drink; without Licorice Root (Gancao), it is unpalatable. *Yaoxing Lun* states: "Decocted with Gancao, it tastes sweet." That sweetness is the taste of Gancao, not of Polygonum cuspidatum. Its discussion regarding therapeutic action is quite appropriate.