\r独脚仙\pd553.bmp\r
生福州。山林旁阴泉处多有之。春生苗，至秋冬而叶落。其叶圆，上青下
紫，其脚长三、四寸，夏采根、叶，连梗焙干为末，治妇人血块，酒煎半钱服之。
\r露筋草\pd553a.bmp\r
生施州。株高三尺以来，春生苗，随即开花结子，四时不凋。其子碧绿色
，味辛、涩，性凉，无毒。不拘时采其根，洗净焙干，捣罗为末。用白矾水调，贴蜘蛛并蜈
蚣
\r红茂草\pd554a.bmp\r
生施州。又名地没药，又名长生草，四季枝叶繁盛，故有长生之名。大凉
，味苦。春采根、叶，焙干，捣罗为末，冷水调，贴痈疽疮肿。
\r见肿消\pd554.bmp\r
生筠州。味酸、涩，有微毒。治狗咬疮，消痈肿。春生苗，叶、茎紫色，
高一、二尺，叶似桑而光，面青紫赤色，采无时。土人多以生苗叶烂捣，贴疮。
\r半天回\pd555.bmp\r
生施州。春生苗，高二尺以来，赤斑色，至冬苗叶皆枯。其根味苦、涩，
性温，无毒。土人夏月采之。与鸡翁藤、野兰根、崖棕等四味，洗净，去粗皮。焙干等分，
捣
疗妇人血气并五劳七伤。妇人服忌羊血、鸡、鱼、湿面；丈夫服
无所忌。
\r剪刀草\pd555a.bmp\r
生江湖及京东近水河沟沙碛中。味甘、微苦，寒，无毒。叶如剪刀形。茎
杆似嫩蒲，又似三棱。苗甚软，其色深青绿。每丛十余茎，内抽出一、两茎，上分枝，开小
白
大者如杏，小者如杏核，色白而莹滑。五月、六月、七月采叶，正
月、二月采根。一名慈菰，一名白地栗，一名河凫茨。土人烂捣其茎、叶如泥，涂敷诸恶疮
肿，及小儿游瘤丹毒，以冷水调此草膏，化如糊，以鸡羽扫上，肿便消退，其效殊佳。根煮
熟味甚甘甜。时人作果子常食，无毒。福州别有一种小异，三月生花，四时采根、叶，亦治
痈肿。
独脚仙
生长在福州。山林旁边的阴湿泉水处有很多。春天长出苗，到了秋冬季节叶子脱落。它的叶子圆形，上面青色下面紫色，根茎长三、四寸，夏天采集根和叶，连着梗焙干研成粉末，治疗妇女血块病，用酒煎煮半钱服用。
露筋草
生长在施州。植株高三尺左右，春天长出苗，随即开花结子，四季不凋谢。它的种子碧绿色，味道辛、涩，性质凉，无毒。不拘时候采集它的根，洗净焙干，捣碎过筛成粉末。用白矾水调和，贴敷蜘蛛咬伤和蜈蚣咬伤。
红茂草
生长在施州。又名地没药，又名长生草，四季枝叶繁盛，所以有长生的名字。性质大凉，味道苦。春天采集根和叶，焙干，捣碎过筛成粉末，用冷水调和，贴敷痈疽疮肿。
见肿消
生长在筠州。味道酸、涩，有微毒。治疗狗咬的疮，消除痈肿。春天长出苗，叶、茎呈紫色，高一、二尺，叶子像桑叶但光滑，正面青紫赤色，随时可以采集。当地人多将生苗叶烂捣，贴敷疮口。
半天回
生长在施州。春天长出苗，高二尺左右，有赤色斑纹，到了冬天苗叶都枯萎。它的根味道苦、涩，性质温，无毒。当地人在夏天采集它。与鸡翁藤、野兰根、崖棕等四味药一起，洗净，去掉粗皮。焙干后取等分，捣碎（制成散剂或膏剂），治疗妇女血气病以及五劳七伤。妇女服用忌食羊血、鸡、鱼、湿面；男子服用没有禁忌。
剪刀草
生长在江湖及京东靠近水河沟的沙石中。味道甘、微苦，性质寒，无毒。叶子像剪刀形状。茎杆像嫩蒲草，又像三棱草。苗很软，颜色深青绿。每丛十余茎，中间抽出一、两茎，上面分枝，开小白花。果实大的像杏，小的像杏核，颜色白而莹滑。五月、六月、七月采集叶子，正月、二月采集根。一名慈菰，一名白地栗，一名河凫茨。当地人将其茎、叶烂捣如泥，涂敷各种恶疮肿，以及小儿游瘤丹毒，用冷水调此草膏，化成糊状，用鸡毛扫在上面，肿胀便消退，效果很好。根煮熟味道非常甘甜。当时人把它当果子常吃，无毒。福州另外有一种小异品种，三月开花，四季采集根、叶，也治疗痈肿。
Du Jiao Xian (Single-Foot Immortal)
Grows in Fuzhou. It is abundant in shady, spring-water areas beside mountain forests. Sprouts emerge in spring, and leaves fall in autumn and winter. The leaves are round, green on the upper surface and purple underneath; the rhizome/stem base is three to four cun long. Roots and leaves are harvested in summer, dried with stems attached by baking, and ground into powder. It treats blood masses in women; half a qian is taken with wine decoction.
Lu Jin Cao (Exposed-Tendon Grass)
Grows in Shizhou. Plants reach about three chi in height. Sprouts emerge in spring, followed immediately by flowering and fruiting; it remains evergreen throughout the four seasons. The seeds are jade-green, acrid and astringent in taste, cool in nature, and non-toxic. Roots may be harvested at any time, washed clean, dried by baking, pounded, and sieved into powder. Mix with alum water and apply topically to treat spider and centipede bites.
Hong Mao Cao (Red Lush Grass)
Grows in Shizhou. Also known as Di Moyao (Earth Myrrh) or Changsheng Cao (Longevity Grass). Its branches and leaves flourish throughout the four seasons, hence the name "Longevity." It is very cool in nature and bitter in taste. Roots and leaves are harvested in spring, dried by baking, pounded, and sieved into powder. Mix with cold water and apply topically to treat carbuncles, ulcers, sores, and swellings.
Jian Zhong Xiao (See Swelling Disappear)
Grows in Yunzhou. Sour and astringent in taste, slightly toxic. Treats dog-bite wounds and dissipates carbuncle swellings. Sprouts emerge in spring; leaves and stems are purple, one to two chi high. Leaves resemble mulberry leaves but are smooth, with a green-purple-red hue. Harvestable at any time. Locals often pound fresh sprouts and leaves into a paste and apply to sores.
Ban Tian Hui (Half-Day Return)
Grows in Shizhou. Sprouts emerge in spring, reaching about two chi in height, with reddish spots. In winter, shoots and leaves wither. The root is bitter and astringent, warm in nature, and non-toxic. Locals harvest it in summer. Combined with four herbs: Ji Weng Teng (Rooster Vine Stem), Ye Lan Gen (Wild Orchid Root), and Ya Zong (Cliff Palm), wash clean, remove coarse bark, bake dry, take equal parts, and pound/grind. It treats women's blood and qi disorders as well as five exhaustions and seven injuries. Women taking it must avoid mutton blood, chicken, fish, and wet dough; men have no dietary restrictions.
Jian Dao Cao (Scissor Grass)
Grows in rivers, lakes, and sandy banks of streams near Jingdong. Sweet and slightly bitter in taste, cool in nature, and non-toxic. Leaves resemble scissors. Stems resemble tender cattail or sparganium. Seedlings are soft and deep green-blue. Each clump has over ten stems, from which one or two central stems emerge, branching above, bearing small white flowers. Fruits are large like apricots or small like apricot pits, white and glossy. Leaves are harvested in May, June, July; roots in January, February. Also known as Ci Gu, Bai Di Li, and He Fu Ci. Locals pound stems and leaves into a mud-like paste to apply to malignant sores and swellings, as well as pediatric migratory erysipelas/toxemia. Mix this herb paste with cold water to form a糊 (paste), apply with a chicken feather; swelling subsides quickly, showing excellent efficacy. Cooked roots are very sweet and can be eaten as fruit regularly without toxicity. A distinct variety grows in Fuzhou, flowers in March, and roots/leaves are harvested year-round to treat carbuncles.