味甘寒。主瘀血血瘕欲死。下血止血。利小便。久服轻身耐老。一名麦句姜。一名
虾蟆蓝。一名豕首。生川泽。
豕首彘颅。义难研括。气厌狐臊。功称鹿活。面皱非吹。衣粘不脱。通化瘀痂。长嬴采
掇。
尔雅。 豕首。名医曰。一名彘颅。五月采。陶弘景序。研括烦省。李时珍曰。嫩苗
绿色
。似皱叶菘芥。微有狐气。一名皱面草。结实如蒿子。狐气最黏人衣。苏恭曰。即活鹿草也
。尔雅。夏为长嬴。
味咸平。主青盲。目淫肤赤白膜。眼赤痛泪出。久服益精光轻身。生川泽。
龙门嘉种。香雾盈畦。金钱无数。翠羽初齐。青披细角。绿印簇蹄。黑甜一枕。明决昏
。
名医曰。生龙门。黄庭坚诗。后皇富嘉种。吴宽诗。畦间香雾正氤氲。杜甫诗。 叶满
枝翠
羽盖。开花无数黄金钱。李时珍曰。结角如初生豉豆。角中子数十粒。参差相连。状如马蹄
。青绿色。以明目之功而名。苏轼诗。一枕黑甜余。虞淳熙诗。午夜失昏 。
味苦微寒。主心腹邪气。肠鸣幽幽如走水。寒热积聚。破症除瘕。止烦满益气。一名
蝉草。生山谷。
自抱丹心。方棱青叠。独干丛根。一枝五叶。肠罢辘轳。身轻蹀躞。红紫纷纷。飞蛾形
接。
吴融诗。皇恩自抱丹心报。苏颂曰。茎方有棱。青色。一苗数根。李时珍曰。一枝五叶。
小
花成穗如蛾形。红紫色。陆龟蒙诗。愁因辘轳转。苏轼诗。蹀躞身轻山上走。萧炳曰治风软
脚可逐奔马。故名奔马草。列子。形接为事。
味甘，性寒。主治瘀血、血瘕（腹内结块）濒临死亡之症。能通下瘀血并止血。利小便。长期服用可使人身体轻盈、延缓衰老。又名麦句姜。又名虾蟆蓝。又名豕首。生长于山川沼泽地带。
“豕首”与“彘颅”含义难以概括。气味令人厌恶如狐臊。功效被称为“鹿活草”。面部皱纹并非因吹拂所致。衣物沾染后不易脱落。能疏通化瘀痂。在夏季（长嬴）采摘。
《尔雅》记载：“豕首。”名医称之为：“一名彘颅。”五月采集。陶弘景序言中提到：研括（概括研究）繁琐省略。李时珍说：嫩苗绿色。类似皱叶菘芥。微有狐臭气味。又名皱面草。果实像蒿子。狐气最易粘附在人衣服上。苏恭说：就是活鹿草。《尔雅》说：夏季称为长嬴。
味咸，性平。主治青盲（视力减退或失明）。目翳、眼睑红肿、白膜、眼睛红痛流泪。长期服用可益精明目、身体轻盈。生长于山川沼泽地带。
龙门地区的优良种子。香气雾气充满田畦。金钱般的花朵无数。翠绿的羽毛般的叶子刚刚整齐。青色披覆着细角。绿色印在簇拥的蹄状叶片上。黑甜的一觉醒来。明亮决断昏花。
名医说：生长在龙门。黄庭坚诗云：“后皇富嘉种。”吴宽诗云：“畦间香雾正氤氲。”杜甫诗云：“叶满枝翠羽盖。开花无数黄金钱。”李时珍说：结出的角像初生的豆豉豆。角中有数十粒种子。参差不齐相连。形状像马蹄。青绿色。因明目的功效而得名。苏轼诗云：“一枕黑甜余。”虞淳熙诗云：“午夜失昏。”
味苦，微寒。主治心腹邪气。肠鸣幽幽如水流动。寒热积聚。破除癥积、消除瘕块。止烦闷、益气。又名蝉草。生长于山谷中。
自我怀抱丹心。茎方棱青色重叠。独干丛生根。一枝五片叶。肠鸣辘轳声停止。身体轻盈跳跃。红紫纷纷。飞蛾形态相接。
吴融诗云：“皇恩自抱丹心报。”苏颂说：茎方形有棱。青色。一苗数根。李时珍说：一枝五叶。小花成穗如蛾形。红紫色。陆龟蒙诗云：“愁因辘轳转。”苏轼诗云：“蹀躞身轻山上走。”萧炳说：治疗风软脚病可驱逐奔马。所以名叫奔马草。《列子》说：形体相接为事。
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Primarily treats blood stasis and blood masses (abdominal masses) approaching death. Promotes the discharge of blood and stops bleeding. Facilitates urination. Long-term consumption makes the body light and delays aging. Also known as Maijujiang (Wheat-branch Ginger). Also known as Xiamalan (Toad Blue). Also known as Shishou (Pig Head). Grows in mountains, rivers, and marshes.
The meanings of "Shishou" and "Zhilu" are difficult to summarize concisely. The odor is repulsive like fox musk. Its efficacy is praised as "Deer-Living Grass." Facial wrinkles are not caused by blowing. It sticks to clothes and does not easily detach. It unblocks and resolves blood stasis and scabs. Harvested during summer (Changying).
*Erya* records: "Shishou." Famous physicians call it: "Also known as Zhilu." Harvested in the fifth month. Tao Hongjing's preface mentions: Research and summarization are tedious and abbreviated. Li Shizhen states: The tender seedlings are green. They resemble wrinkled-leaf *Brassica rapa* var. *chinensis* or mustard greens. They have a slight fox-like odor. Also known as Zhumiancao (Wrinkle-Face Grass). The fruit resembles mugwort seeds. The fox-like odor adheres most strongly to human clothing. Su Gong states: It is the Deer-Living Grass. *Erya* states: Summer is called Changying.
Salty in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats Qingmang (blindness or severe visual impairment). Treats eye nebulae, eyelid redness and swelling, white membranes, red eyes, pain, and tearing. Long-term consumption benefits essence, improves vision, and makes the body light. Grows in mountains, rivers, and marshes.
Excellent seeds from Longmen. Fragrant mist fills the fields. Countless golden coins [flowers]. Emerald feather-like leaves are just becoming uniform. Green drapes over fine horns. Green prints on clustered hoof-shaped leaves. A black-sweet sleep awakens. Brightness resolves dimness.
Famous physicians state: Grows in Longmen. Huang Tingjian's poem: "The Lord and Heaven enrich with good seeds." Wu Kuan's poem: "Fragrant mist in the fields is just dense." Du Fu's poem: "Leaves fill branches with emerald feather canopies. Flowers bloom like countless golden coins." Li Shizhen states: The pods resemble newly formed fermented soybeans. Inside each pod are dozens of seeds. Irregularly connected. Shaped like horse hooves. Greenish-blue. Named for its brightening eye efficacy. Su Shi's poem: "After a black-sweet sleep." Yu Chunxi's poem: "Midnight loses dimness."
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature. Primarily treats evil qi in the heart and abdomen. Intestinal murmurs sounding like flowing water. Cold-heat accumulations. Breaks down malignant masses and eliminates soft masses. Stops vexation and fullness, benefits Qi. Also known as Chancacao (Cicada Grass). Grows in valleys and mountains.
Self-embracing red heart. Square stems with overlapping green layers. Single stalks with clustered roots. One branch with five leaves. Intestinal wheel-noises cease. Body moves lightly and leaps. Red and purple flowers fall profusely. Moth shapes connect.
Wu Rong's poem: "Imperial grace embraces red heart to repay." Su Song states: Stems are square with ridges. Green in color. One shoot has several roots. Li Shizhen states: One branch has five leaves. Small flowers form spikes like moth shapes. Red-purple in color. Lu Guimeng's poem: "Sorrow turns like a well-wheel." Su Shi's poem: "Lightly leaping, body moves lightly up the mountain." Xiao Bing states: Treats wind-induced soft feet, can chase running horses. Hence named Benmacao (Running-Horse Grass). *Liezi* states: Physical connection constitutes affairs.