大寒。主胸腹大热不止。
陶隐居云∶园野亦多。子赤色，极似莓，而不堪啖，人亦无服此为药者。疗溪毒射工，
伤寒
大热，甚良。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶生下湿处。茎端三叶，花黄子赤，若覆盆子，撮
似
败酱。二月、八月采根，四月、五月收子，所在有之。日华子云∶味甘、酸，冷，有毒。通
月经， 疮肿，敷蛇虫咬。
食疗云∶主胸胃热气，有蛇残不得食。主孩子口噤，以汁灌口中，死亦再活。肘后方∶
治毒
攻手
足肿痛。蛇莓汁服三合，日三。水渍乌梅令浓，纳崖蜜饮之。伤寒类要治天行热甚，口中生
疮。饮蛇莓自然汁，捣绞一斗，煎取五升，稍稍饮之。
衍义曰∶蛇莓，今田野道旁处处有之，附地生。叶如覆盆子，但光洁而小，微有绉纹；
花黄
，比蒺藜花差大。春末夏初，结红子如荔枝色。余如《经》。
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味苦，寒，无毒。主痈疽疮毒，大解硫黄及丹石毒，发背痈肿结核。用叶和根酒煎
服之。先服石药悉下，又可作末冷水服，及涂发背疮肿上，殊效。根碎之浸油涂头，大生毛
发。西南州郡多有之，而以戎州者为上。喜生阴中石上净处及竹箐中不见日处，或大木下，
或古屋上。此草唯单生一叶，色青，长一、二尺。至冬大寒，叶背生黄星点子，两行相对如
金色，因得金星之名。其根盘屈如竹根而细，折之有筋，如猪马鬃。陵冬不凋，无花、实
。五月和根采之，风干用。（新定）
图经曰∶金星草，生关陕、川蜀及潭、婺诸州皆有之。又名金钏草。味苦，性寒，无毒。
叶
青
，多生背阴石上净处，或竹箐中少日色处，或生大木下及背阴多年瓦屋上。初出深绿色，叶
长一、二尺，至深冬背上生黄星点子，两两相对，色如金，因以为名。无花、实，陵冬叶不
凋。其根盘屈如竹根而细，折之有筋，如猪鬃。五月和根采之，风干。解硫黄及石毒，治发
背痈肿结核。用叶半斤和根锉，以酒五升银器中煎取二升，五更初顿服，丹石毒悉下。又捣
末，冷水服方寸匕，及涂发背疮上亦效。彼人用之，往往皆验。根又主生毛发，捶碎，浸油
涂头良。南人多用此草末，以水一升煎取半，更入酒半升，再煎数沸，温服，取下毒黑汁，
未下再服。但是疮毒皆可服之。然性至冷，服后下利须补治乃平复。老年不可辄服。
经验方∶治五毒发背。金星草和根净洗，慢火焙干，秤四两，入生甘草一钱，捣末分作
四服
。
每服用酒一升以来，煎三、二沸后，更以冷酒三、二升相和，入瓶器内封却，时时饮服。忌
生冷、油腻、毒物。
衍义曰∶金星草，丹石毒发于背，及一切痈肿。每以根叶一分，用酒一大盏，煎汁服。
不唯
下所服石药，兼毒去疮愈。如不欲酒，将末一、二钱，新汲水调服，以知为度。
【蛇莓】
性大寒。主治胸腹部持续的大热不退。
陶隐居说：在园圃和野外也生长很多。果实呈赤红色，极像草莓，但不能吃，人们也没有把它当作药物使用。（它）治疗溪毒、射工（一种水中毒虫）、伤寒引起的大热，效果很好。臣禹锡等人按照蜀本草图经记载说：生长在低湿的地方。茎端有三片叶子，花黄色，果实赤色，像覆盆子，撮取起来的样子像败酱。二月、八月采集根部，四月、五月收集果实，各地都有。日华子说：味甘、酸，性冷，有毒。能通月经，治疗疮肿，外敷用于蛇虫咬伤。
食疗类书籍说：主治胸胃热气，以及吃了被蛇残害过的食物导致的病症。主治小儿口噤（牙关紧闭），将汁液灌入口中，即使已死也能救活。肘后备急方：治疗毒气攻注导致的手足肿痛。服用蛇莓汁三合，每日三次。用水浸泡乌梅使其浓稠，加入崖蜜饮用。伤寒类要治疗天行热病（流行性热病）热势严重，口中生疮。饮用蛇莓自然汁，捣碎绞取一斗，煎煮取五升，少量多次饮用。
衍义说：蛇莓，如今田野道路旁到处都有，贴地生长。叶子像覆盆子，但光洁而小，微有皱纹；花黄色，比蒺藜的花稍大。春末夏初，结出红色的果实，颜色像荔枝。其余内容如《经》所述。
【金星草】
味苦，性寒，无毒。主治痈疽疮毒，解除硫黄及丹石（丹药矿物）的毒性，治疗发背痈肿结核。用叶子和根加酒煎服。先服用石药者，毒素会全部排出；也可以制成粉末用冷水服用，或者涂抹在发背疮肿上，效果极佳。将根捣碎浸泡在油中涂抹头部，能促进头发生长。西南各州郡多有生长，以戎州的为上品。喜欢生长在阴处的石头干净地方、竹林中不见阳光的地方，或者大树下、老屋顶上。这种草只单生一片叶子，颜色青绿，长一、二尺。到了冬天大寒时，叶背生出黄色的星点状斑点，两行相对，呈金色，因此得名金星草。其根盘曲像竹根但较细，折断后有筋，像猪马鬃毛。越冬不凋谢，无花、实。五月连根采挖，风干使用。（新定）
图经说：金星草，在关陕、川蜀及潭州、婺州等州都有生长。又名金钏草。味苦，性寒，无毒。叶子青色，多生长在背阴石头的干净处，或竹林中少阳光处，或生长在大树下及背阴多年的瓦屋上。初出时深绿色，叶长一、二尺，到深冬背上生出黄色星点状斑点，两两相对，颜色如金，因此得名。无花、实，越冬叶子不凋谢。其根盘曲像竹根但较细，折断后有筋，像猪鬃。五月连根采挖，风干。能解硫黄及石毒，治疗发背痈肿结核。用半斤叶子和根切碎，用五升酒在银器中煎取二升，五更初一次性服用，丹石毒会全部排出。又制成粉末，用冷水送服一方寸匕，以及涂抹在发背疮上也有效。当地人使用，往往都见效。根又能促进头发生长，捶碎后浸油涂头很好。南方人多用此草粉末，用水一升煎取半升，再加入半升酒，再煎几沸，温服，可排出毒黑汁，未排出者可再服。凡是疮毒都可以服用。然而性质极冷，服用后若出现腹泻需补治才能平复。老年人不可随意服用。
经验方：治疗五毒发背。金星草连根洗净，慢火焙干，称四两，加入生甘草一钱，捣成粉末分成四服。每服用酒一升以上，煎三、二沸后，再加入冷酒三、二升混合，放入瓶器内密封，时时饮服。忌食生冷、油腻、毒物。
衍义说：金星草，治疗丹石毒发作于背部，以及一切痈肿。每次用根叶一分，用酒一大盏，煎汁服用。不仅能排出所服的石药，而且毒去疮愈。如果不想用酒，将粉末一、二钱，用新汲水调服，以见效为度。
[She Mei (Duchesnea indica)]
Nature: Great Cold. Indications: Mainly treats persistent great heat in the chest and abdomen.
Tao Hongjing stated: It is also abundant in gardens and wild fields. The fruit is reddish, extremely resembling strawberries, but inedible; people do not use it as a medicine. It is effective for treating "stream poison" (Shi Du), "shooting worker" (She Gong - a type of toxic aquatic insect), and the great heat caused by Shang Han (Cold Damage).
Chen Yuxi et al., according to the Shu Ben Tu Jing (Illustrated Materia Medica of Shu), recorded: It grows in low and damp places. There are three leaves at the stem tip, yellow flowers, and red fruits resembling Rubus chingii (Fupenzi); when gathered, it resembles Polygonum multiflorum (Baijiang). Roots are harvested in February and August, and fruits in April and May. It is found everywhere.
Rihua Zi stated: Flavor is sweet and sour, nature is cold, and it is slightly toxic. It promotes menstruation, treats carbuncles and swelling, and is applied externally for snake and insect bites.
Shi Liao (Food Therapy) stated: It mainly treats heat qi in the chest and stomach, and conditions resulting from eating food contaminated by snakes. It treats infant lockjaw (Kou Jin); pouring the juice into the mouth can revive even those who appear dead.
Zhou Hou Fang (Essential Prescriptions Kept Up My Sleeve): Treats painful swelling of hands and feet caused by toxic qi attack. Take 3 he of She Mei juice, three times daily. Soak Wumei (Mume Fruit) in water until concentrated, add cliff honey, and drink.
Shang Han Lei Yao (Classified Essentials of Cold Damage): Treats severe heat in epidemic fevers with oral ulcers. Drink natural juice of She Mei; crush and squeeze one dou, decoct to obtain five sheng, and drink slowly in small amounts.
Yan Yi (Supplementary Meanings) stated: She Mei is found everywhere in fields and along roadsides today, growing close to the ground. Leaves resemble Rubus chingii but are smoother, smaller, and slightly wrinkled; flowers are yellow, slightly larger than Tribulus terrestris flowers. In late spring and early summer, it bears red fruits like lychees. Other details are as described in the Classics.
[Jin Xing Cao (Lysionotus pauciflorus)]
Flavor: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats carbuncles, sores, and toxins; detoxifies sulfur and Dan Shi (mineral drugs); treats back carbuncles and nodules. Decoct leaves and roots in wine and take orally. For those who have taken mineral drugs, this helps expel them completely. It can also be powdered and taken with cold water, or applied topically to back carbuncles and swellings, showing excellent efficacy. Crush roots, soak in oil, and apply to the head to promote hair growth. It is common in southwestern prefectures, with those from Rongzhou being superior. It prefers clean stones in shady areas, bamboo groves without sunlight, under large trees, or on old roofs. This herb has only a single leaf per stem, green in color, one to two chi long. In deep winter cold, yellow star-like spots appear on the back of the leaves, arranged in two opposing rows, golden in color, hence the name Jin Xing Cao. The root is coiled like bamboo rhizomes but finer; when broken, fibrous strands remain, resembling pig or horse bristles. It remains evergreen through winter, with no flowers or fruits. Harvested with roots in May and dried in the wind. (Newly Defined)
Tu Jing (Illustrated Canon) stated: Jin Xing Cao grows in Guan-Shaanxi, Chuan-Shu, and prefectures such as Tan and Wu. Also known as Jin Chuan Cao. Flavor bitter, nature cold, non-toxic. Leaves are green, mostly growing on clean stones in shady places, in bamboo groves with little sun, under large trees, or on old shaded tiled roofs. Initially dark green, leaves are one to two chi long. In deep winter, yellow star-like spots appear on the back, opposite each other, golden in color, hence the name. No flowers or fruits; leaves do not wither in winter. Roots are coiled like bamboo rhizomes but finer, with fibrous strands like pig bristles when broken. Harvested with roots in May and dried. It resolves sulfur and stone toxicity, and treats back carbuncles and nodules. Use half a jin of leaves and chopped roots, decoct in five sheng of wine in a silver vessel to obtain two sheng. Take all at once at dawn (Wu Geng); Dan Shi toxins will be expelled. Powdered form taken with cold water (one cun bi) or applied topically to back sores is also effective. Locals use it, often with verified results. Roots also promote hair growth; crushed and soaked in oil for topical application is good. Southerners often use the powder of this herb: decoct one sheng of water to half a sheng, add half a sheng of wine, boil briefly, and take warm to expel black toxic fluid; repeat if necessary. It can be used for any sore toxin. However, its nature is very cold; if diarrhea occurs after taking it, supplementation therapy is needed to restore balance. Elderly people should not take it casually.
Jing Yan Fang (Experienced Prescriptions): Treats Five Toxins Back Carbuncle. Wash Jin Xing Cao with roots clean, dry over slow fire, weigh four liang, add one qian of raw Gancao (Licorice Root), pulverize, and divide into four doses. For each dose, use more than one sheng of wine, boil three or two boils, then mix with three or two sheng of cold wine, seal in a bottle, and drink occasionally. Avoid raw/cold, greasy, and toxic foods.
Yan Yi (Supplementary Meanings) stated: Jin Xing Cao treats Dan Shi toxicity manifesting on the back, and all kinds of carbuncles and swellings. Each time, use one part root and leaf, decoct in one large cup of wine, and take the juice. It not only expels ingested mineral drugs but also removes toxicity and heals sores. If wine is not desired, take one or two qian of powder mixed with fresh well water, adjusting dosage until effect is achieved.