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治小便淋及催生。又主诸恶疮脓水，久不瘥者，作末敷之即愈。近道处处有之。
春生苗叶，与蜀葵颇相似，叶尖狭，多刻缺，夏末开花，浅黄色，六、七月采之，阴干用。
（新定）
图经文具冬葵条下
经验后方∶治临产催产。以黄蜀葵子焙干为末，井华水下三钱匕。如无子，以根细切，
煎
汁令浓滑，待冷服。
衍义曰∶黄蜀葵花，与蜀葵别种，非为蜀葵中黄者也。叶心下有紫檀色，摘之，剔为数
处，
就晒干之；不尔，即 烂，疮家为要药。子，临产时，取四十九粒，研烂，用温水调服，良
久
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味甘，寒，无毒。久食钝人性灵。根及茎并主客热，利小便，散脓血恶汁。叶烧为末
，敷金疮。煮食，主丹石发，热结。捣碎，敷火疮。又叶炙煮，与小儿食，治热毒下痢及大
人丹痢。捣汁服亦可，恐腹痛，即暖饮之。
花 冷，无毒。治小儿风疹。子，冷，无毒。治淋涩，通小肠，催生落胎，疗水
肿，治一切
葵，一名KT
《尔雅》云∶ ，戎葵。释曰∶ ，一名戎葵。郭曰∶蜀葵也，似葵，华如槿华。戎、
蜀盖
其所自也，因以名之。[（新补）见陈藏器、日华子。]
图经文具冬葵条下。
圣惠方∶治妇人白带下，脐腹冷痛，面色痿黄，日渐虚困。以白葵花一两，阴干为末，
空
心温酒下二钱匕。如赤带下，用赤花。千金方∶治横生倒产。末葵花，酒服方寸匕。经验后
敷之。孙真人∶食之，狗咬疮不差。又能钝人情性。
衍义曰∶蜀葵，四时取红单叶者，根阴干。治带下，排脓血恶物，极验。
黄蜀葵花
治疗小便淋沥不畅及催产。又主治各种恶疮流脓水、久不愈合的情况，将其研成粉末外敷即可痊愈。近处道路两旁处处都有生长。
春季生出苗叶，与蜀葵颇为相似，叶片尖细狭长，多有刻缺状的边缘，夏末开花，花色浅黄，六、七月采集，阴干后使用。
（新定）
《图经本草》在冬葵条目下已有详细记载。
经验后方：治疗临产催产。取黄蜀葵子焙干研为粉末，用清晨第一次打的井水送服三钱匕。如果没有种子，可将根部细细切碎，煎煮汁液使其浓稠滑润，待冷却后服用。
《衍义》说：黄蜀葵花，是与蜀葵不同的品种，并非蜀葵中黄色的那种。叶片中心下方有紫檀色，采摘后，剔除几处，然后晒干；否则就会腐烂，是疮疡家的重要药物。种子，临产时，取四十九粒，研烂，用温水调服，效果很好。
味甘，性寒，无毒。长期食用会使人迟钝、灵性受损。根和茎都主治客热（外感热邪），通利小便，消散脓血恶汁。叶子烧成粉末，敷治金创（金属利器造成的创伤）。煮食，主治丹石发作、热结。捣碎外敷，治疗火疮。又将叶子炙烤煮熟，给小儿食用，治疗热毒引起的痢疾以及大人的丹毒痢。捣汁服用也可以，如果担心腹痛，就温热饮用。
花：性冷，无毒。治疗小儿风疹。
子：性冷，无毒。治疗淋证涩痛，通利小肠，催产落胎，治疗水肿，治疗一切……
葵，又名KT
《尔雅》说：……，即戎葵。解释为：……，又名戎葵。郭璞注：就是蜀葵，形状像葵，花朵像木槿花。戎、蜀大概是其产地来源，因此以此命名。[（新补）见陈藏器、日华子。]
《图经本草》在冬葵条目下已有详细记载。
《圣惠方》：治疗妇人白带下，脐腹冷痛，面色萎黄，日渐虚弱困倦。取白葵花一两，阴干研为粉末，空腹时用温酒送服二钱匕。如果是赤带下，就用红花。
《千金方》：治疗横生倒产（难产）。将葵花研末，用酒送服方寸匕。经验后方敷之。孙真人：食用它，狗咬的疮不会好。又能使人的性情变得迟钝。
Huangshu Kui Flower (Yellow Hibiscus Flower)
Treats strangury (painful, difficult urination) and facilitates childbirth. It also treats various malignant sores with purulent discharge that have not healed for a long time; grinding it into powder and applying it externally leads to immediate healing. It is found everywhere along nearby roads.
Sprouts and leaves emerge in spring, resembling Shukui (Hollyhock) quite closely. The leaves are pointed, narrow, and deeply incised. Flowers bloom in late summer, light yellow in color. Harvested in the sixth and seventh lunar months, dried in the shade for use.
(Newly defined)
Detailed illustrations and descriptions are provided under the entry for Dongkui in *Tu Jing Ben Cao*.
Empirical Postnatal Formula: For facilitating childbirth at term. Roast Huangshu Kui seeds until dry, grind into powder, and take three *qian bi* (a traditional Chinese unit of volume/weight) with well water drawn at dawn. If seeds are unavailable, finely slice the root, decoct until the juice is thick and slippery, let cool, and then ingest.
*Yan Yi* states: Huangshu Kui flower is a different species from Shukui, not merely the yellow variety within Shukui. The center underside of the leaf has a purple-ebony hue. After picking, remove specific parts and sun-dry; otherwise, it will rot. It is an essential herb for treating sores. Seeds: At the time of delivery, take 49 grains, crush thoroughly, mix with warm water, and ingest. It is highly effective.
Shukui (Hollyhock)
Sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. Long-term consumption dulls mental acuity. Roots and stems both treat exogenous heat (*ke re*), promote diuresis, and dissipate pus, blood, and foul fluids. Leaves burned to ash and applied externally treat metal wounds (*jin chuang*). Boiled and eaten, it treats flare-ups caused by mineral pills (*dan shi*) and heat accumulation. Crushed and applied externally, it treats burns/fire sores. Leaves roasted and boiled, fed to children, treat dysentery caused by heat toxicity and adult *dan li* (dysentery resembling erysipelas). Juice can also be ingested; if abdominal pain is feared, drink it warm.
Flowers: Cold in nature, non-toxic. Treats infantile wind-rash (*feng zhen*).
Seeds: Cold in nature, non-toxic. Treats strangury with涩 (obstruction/difficulty), unblocks the Small Intestine, facilitates childbirth and expulsion of the fetus, treats edema, and treats all...
Kui, also known as KT
*Er Ya* states: ... is Rongkui. Explanation: ... is also called Rongkui. Guo Pu notes: It is Shukui, resembling Kui, with flowers like those of the Rose of Sharon (*Jin hua*). "Rong" and "Shu" likely refer to its place of origin, hence the name. [(Newly supplemented) See Chen Cangqi, Ri Hua Zi.]
Detailed illustrations and descriptions are provided under the entry for Dongkui in *Tu Jing Ben Cao*.
*Sheng Hui Fang*: Treats leukorrhea in women, cold pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, sallow complexion, and progressive weakness and fatigue. Take one *liang* of white Kui flowers, dry in the shade, grind into powder, and take two *qian bi* with warm wine on an empty stomach. For bloody leukorrhea, use red flowers.
*Qian Jin Fang*: Treats breech presentation or transverse lie (difficult labor). Grind Kui flowers into powder, take with wine using a *fang cun bi* (square-inch measure). Empirical post-treatment application. Sun Simiao: Consuming it does not heal dog bite wounds. It also dulls human temperament.
*Yan Yi* states: For Shukui, select single-leaf red varieties throughout the four seasons, dry the roots in the shade. It treats leukorrhea and expels pus, blood, and foul matter with extreme efficacy.