\r菩萨草\pd558a.bmp\r
生江浙州郡，近京亦有之。味苦，无毒。中诸药食毒者，酒研服之。又治
诸虫蛇伤，饮其汁及研敷之，良。亦名尺二。主妇人妊娠咳嗽，捣筛，蜜丸服之，立效。此
草
赤子似 头，冬月采根用。
\r仙人掌草\pd559.bmp\r
生台州、筠州。味微苦而涩，无毒。多于石壁上贴壁而生，如人掌，故
以名之。叶细而长，春生，至冬犹青，无时采。彼土人与甘草浸酒服，治肠痔泻血。不入众
使
\r紫背金盘草\pd559a.bmp\r
生施州。苗高一尺以来，叶背紫，无花。根味辛、涩，性热，无毒。
采无时。土人单用此物，洗净，去粗皮，焙干，捣罗，温酒调服半钱匕。治妇人血气。
能消胎
鸡、鱼、湿面、羊血。
\r石逍遥草\pd560.bmp\r
生常州。味苦，微寒，无毒。疗摊缓诸风，手足不遂。其草冬夏常有，
无花实。生亦不多，采无时。俗用捣为末，炼蜜丸如梧子大，酒服三十粒，日三服，百日瘥。
有头疼，无害。
\r胡堇草\pd560a.bmp\r
生密州东武山田中。味辛，滑，无毒。主五脏营卫，肌肉皮肤中瘀血，止
疼痛，散血。绞汁涂金疮。枝叶似小堇菜。花紫色，似翘轺花。一枝七叶，花出三、两茎。
春
乳香、花桑柴炭、乱发灰同熬，如弹丸大。如有打扑损筋骨折伤
，及恶痈疖肿破，以热酒摩一弹丸服之，其疼痛立止。
菩萨草
生长在江浙各州郡，京城附近也有生长。味道苦，没有毒性。遇到各种药物或食物中毒时，用酒研磨后服用。又能治疗各种虫蛇咬伤，饮用其汁液或将药渣研碎外敷，效果很好。又名尺二。主治妇女妊娠期间的咳嗽，将草药捣碎筛粉，用蜂蜜制成丸剂服用，立即见效。这种草的根部形状像婴儿的头，冬季采集根部使用。
仙人掌草
生长在台州、筠州。味道微苦且涩，没有毒性。多生长在石壁上紧贴岩壁，形状像人的手掌，因此得名。叶子细长，春季生长，到冬天依然青翠，随时可以采集。当地人与甘草一起浸泡在酒中服用，治疗肠痔便血。不作为复方用药（此处原文“不入众使”疑为衍文或特定语境下的用法说明，意指单用或不在常规复方中使用，结合下文土人单用，译为不作为常规复方主要成分或单用）。
紫背金盘草
生长在施州。植株高约一尺左右，叶片背面呈紫色，不开花。根部味道辛、涩，性热，没有毒性。随时可以采集。当地人单独使用此物，洗净后去掉粗皮，焙干，捣碎过筛，用温酒调服半钱匕。治疗妇女气血病。能消除胎毒、鸡、鱼、湿面、羊血等引起的毒害（注：此处“消胎”及后续列举可能指解这些物质引起的毒或症，依原文直译）。
石逍遥草
生长在常州。味道苦，微寒，没有毒性。治疗风邪导致的肢体缓弱、手足不能随意运动。这种草冬夏常青，没有花果。生长也不太多，随时可以采集。民间用法是将其捣成粉末，炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸剂，用酒送服三十粒，每日三次，百日可痊愈。如果有头痛症状，服用也无害。
胡堇草
生长在密州东武山的田地里。味道辛，滑润，没有毒性。主治五脏营卫之气，以及肌肉皮肤中的瘀血，能止痛、散血。绞取汁液涂抹在金创（金属利器造成的伤口）上。枝叶像小堇菜。花朵紫色，像翘轺花（一种植物）。一枝七片叶子，花从两三根茎上长出。将乳香、花桑柴炭、乱发灰一同熬制，制成如弹丸大小的药丸。如果有跌打损伤导致筋骨骨折，以及恶性的痈疖破溃，用热酒磨化一丸药服用，疼痛立即停止。
Bodhisattva Grass (Pusa Cao)
Grows in various prefectures of Jiangzhe, and also near the capital. Taste is bitter, non-toxic. For poisoning by various medicines or foods, grind with wine and take orally. It also treats bites from various insects and snakes; drink its juice or apply the ground paste externally, which is effective. Also known as Chi'er (Ruler Two). Mainly treats cough during pregnancy in women; crush and sieve the herb, make into honey pills, and take orally for immediate effect. The root of this herb resembles an infant's head; harvest the roots in winter.
Cactus Grass (Zhangxiancao)
Grows in Taizhou and Yinzhou. Taste is slightly bitter and astringent, non-toxic. It mostly grows attached to rock walls, resembling a human palm, hence its name. Leaves are thin and long, sprout in spring, remain green until winter, and can be harvested at any time. Local people soak it with Licorice Root (Gancao) in wine and take it to treat intestinal hemorrhoids and bloody diarrhea. [Note: Text implies single use or exclusion from complex formulas].
Purple-Backed Golden Plate Grass (Zibeijinpancao)
Grows in Shizhou. The seedling is about one chi tall, leaves have purple backs, no flowers. Roots taste pungent and astringent, nature is hot, non-toxic. Can be harvested at any time. Locals use this herb alone: wash clean, remove coarse skin, bake dry, crush and sieve, mix with warm wine, and take half a qianbi dose. Treats blood and qi disorders in women. It can resolve toxicity from fetus retention, chicken, fish, wet dough, and sheep blood.
Stone Xiaoyao Grass (Shixiaoyao Cao)
Grows in Changzhou. Taste is bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. Treats flaccidity and various wind syndromes, including inability to move hands and feet. The herb remains green in both winter and summer, without flowers or fruits. Growth is not abundant, and it can be harvested at any time. Folk usage involves crushing it into powder, refining honey to make pills the size of mulberry seeds, taking thirty pills with wine, three times a day, for recovery within one hundred days. If headache is present, it causes no harm.
Hu Jin Grass (Hujincao)
Grows in the fields of Dongwu Mountain, Mizhou. Taste is pungent and slippery, non-toxic. Regulates the Ying and Wei Qi of the five zang organs, and resolves blood stasis in muscles and skin, stops pain, and disperses blood. Apply the expressed juice to metal weapon wounds. Branches and leaves resemble small Viola plants. Flowers are purple, resembling those of Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon). One stem has seven leaves; flowers emerge from two or three stems. Boil together Frankincense (Ruxiang), charcoal from flowering mulberry branches, and ash from tangled hair, forming pills the size of bullet shots. For injuries from falls or blows causing tendon damage and bone fractures, as well as malignant abscesses and boils that have ruptured, rub one pill-sized dose in hot wine and take orally; pain stops immediately.