\r天花菌(模板附图)\pc135.bmp\r，气味甘，性平。无毒。色白味佳。主治补中益气，
健脾宽中，亦治小儿五疳虫疾，食之可化。
凡煮菌者，入金银器同煮，不黑可食，黑者勿用。
此菌晒干研末，敷恶疮可消，溃烂出头者，敷其疮边，自可痊愈。
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\r竹菌(模板附图)\pc136.bmp\r，家园生者。气味咸，性寒。无毒。和姜、醋食最良。
主治能解五脏六腑热结。亦治赤、白痢疾。同猪肉食，益脾补中。
外有一种苦竹菌，有大毒，不可用，味苦、麻。
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\r人参\pc137.bmp\r，生山谷中。滇南所产者，肥大润实。春生苗，多在深山阴处。
初生时，小者三、四寸许，一桠五叶，叶细小。至十年生十数枝，枝上细叶。长至三十年，
其根有变人形者，故曰人参。味甘，微温。无毒。君药也。主补五脏，安神定魄，止惊除邪，
明目，开心益智，久服轻身延年。疗腹鼓痛，胸胁逆满，霍乱，调中。止消渴。治五劳七伤，
虚损痰弱，止呕哕，保中守神，消胸中痰，治肺痿及痫症，冷气上逆，伤寒不下食。治肺胃
阳气不足，肺气虚弱。
──务本卷一上
\r土人参\pc137.bmp\r，生 山谷，同辽东。其根形状如玉竹而润实，春生苗，产于
深山背阴湿润处，初生小者三、四寸许，一桠五叶。四、五年后生两桠、五叶，未有花，至
十年后生桠五叶。年深者四桠各有五叶，中心生一茎，俗名百尺杵。三月、四月有细花如粟，
蕊如丝，紫白色。秋后结子，或七、八枚如豆大，青熟自落，根如人形者，乃年深浸渐长成
者。气味甘，微温。无毒。君药也。
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天花菌，气味甘甜，性质平和。无毒。颜色洁白，味道鲜美。主要功效为补益中气、益气健脾、宽胸和中，也能治疗小儿的五种疳积虫疾，食用后可以化解病邪。
凡是煮食菌类时，应放入金银器皿中同煮，若菌色不发黑即可食用，变黑的则不可使用。
将此菌晒干后研成粉末，外敷于恶疮上可使疮毒消散；对于已经溃烂并长出脓头的疮口，敷在疮口边缘，自然可以痊愈。
──卷十二
竹菌，生长在园圃家园中。气味咸，性质寒凉。无毒。与生姜、醋一起食用效果最佳。
主要功效能解除五脏六腑的热结郁滞。也能治疗赤痢和白痢。与猪肉同食，能补益脾胃、充实中气。
另外有一种苦竹菌，有大毒，不可使用，味道苦涩且带有麻木感。
──卷十一
人参，生长在山谷之中。滇南地区所产的人参，肥大且质地润泽坚实。春季生出苗茎，多生长在深山的阴湿处。
刚出生时，小的约三、四寸长，一个分枝上有五片叶子，叶片细小。长到十年生有十几个分枝，枝条上长着细叶。长到三十年，其根部形态会变化得像人形，所以称为“人参”。味甘，微温。无毒。属于君药（主药）。主要功效为补益五脏，安神定魄，止惊祛邪，明目，开心益智，长期服用可轻身延年。治疗腹部胀满疼痛，胸胁气逆胀满，霍乱，调和中焦。止消渴症。治疗五种劳损和七种内伤，虚损痰弱，止呕逆，固护中气守住神志，消除胸中痰饮，治疗肺痿及癫痫症，冷气上逆，伤寒导致的不思饮食。治疗肺胃阳气不足，肺气虚弱。
──务本卷一上
土人参，生长在山谷中，产地同辽东地区。其根部形状像玉竹一样润泽坚实，春季生出苗茎，产于深山背阴湿润的地方，初生时小的约三、四寸长，一个分枝有五片叶子。四、五年后生出两个分枝，每枝五片叶子，尚未开花，直到十年后才生出五个分枝，每枝五片叶子。年代久远的有四根分枝，各有五片叶子，中心长出一根茎，俗称“百尺杵”。三月、四月开出细小的花，如粟米大小，花蕊如丝，呈紫白色。秋季后结子，或七八枚，如豆子大小，青色成熟后自然脱落，根部像人形的，是年代久远逐渐长成者。气味甘，微温。无毒。属于君药。
──卷三
Tianhuajun (Ceiba pentandra fruit/spike), with a sweet taste and neutral nature. Non-toxic. White in color and pleasant in flavor. Primarily indicated for tonifying the middle jiao and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and broadening the middle jiao. It also treats pediatric "five kinds of malnutrition" (Wugan) caused by parasites; consumption can help resolve these conditions.
When boiling mushrooms, they should be cooked together in gold or silver vessels. If the mushroom does not turn black, it is edible; if it turns black, do not use it.
After sun-drying this mushroom and grinding it into powder, applying it externally to malignant sores can eliminate them. For ulcers that have broken down and are discharging pus, applying the powder around the edges of the sore will lead to natural recovery.
── Volume 12
Zhujun (Bamboo Mushroom), grown in home gardens. With a salty taste and cold nature. Non-toxic. Best consumed with ginger and vinegar.
Primarily indicated for resolving heat accumulation in the five zang organs and six fu organs. It also treats bloody dysentery and white dysentery. Consumed with pork, it benefits the spleen and tonifies the middle jiao.
There is another variety called Kuzhujun (Bitter Bamboo Mushroom), which has high toxicity and must not be used; it tastes bitter and causes numbness.
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Renshen (Ginseng), grows in mountain valleys. The variety produced in Dian Nan (Yunnan) is plump, large, and moist/firm. Sprouts emerge in spring, mostly growing in deep mountain shaded areas.
When first sprouting, small ones are about three or four cun long, with one branch bearing five leaves, and the leaves are fine/small. After ten years, it develops over ten branches with fine leaves on each branch. After thirty years, its root may change shape to resemble a human figure, hence the name "Renshen" (Human Root). Sweet in taste, slightly warm. Non-toxic. It is a Sovereign herb (Jun Yao). Primarily indicated for tonifying the five zang organs, calming the spirit and stabilizing the soul, stopping fright and expelling evil pathogens, brightening the eyes, opening the mind and enhancing intelligence. Long-term consumption lightens the body and prolongs life. It treats abdominal distension and pain, chest and hypochondriac fullness with rebellious qi, cholera-like syndrome (Huoluan), harmonizes the middle jiao. Stops thirst (Xiaoke). Treats five types of fatigue and seven types of internal injury, deficiency and weakness with phlegm, stops vomiting and hiccups, protects the middle and preserves the spirit, eliminates phlegm from the chest, treats lung abscess/atrophy (Feiwei) and epilepsy (Xianzheng), rebellious cold qi, and inability to eat due to Cold Damage (Shanghan). Treats insufficiency of yang qi in the lungs and stomach, and weakness of lung qi.
── Wuben Volume 1 Upper
Turensen (Earth Ginseng), grows in mountain valleys, same as Liaodong region. Its root shape resembles Yuzhu (Polygonatum odoratum) but is moist and firm. Sprouts emerge in spring, produced in deep mountain shaded and humid places. When first sprouting, small ones are about three or four cun long, with one branch bearing five leaves. After four or five years, two branches grow, each with five leaves, without flowers. By ten years, five branches grow. In older plants, there are four branches, each with five leaves, and a single stem grows from the center, commonly known as "Baichichu" (Hundred-Foot Pestle). In March and April, tiny flowers appear like millet seeds, with thread-like stamens, purple-white in color. After autumn, seeds form, usually seven or eight per cluster, bean-sized, green when ripe and falling naturally. Roots resembling human figures are those that have gradually formed over many years. Sweet in taste, slightly warm. Non-toxic. It is a Sovereign herb (Jun Yao).
── Volume 3