百合 참나리 (백합)

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

1. 性平, 味甘, 無毒一云小毒.

   Its nature is neutral and its taste sweet, with no toxicity, though some sources note a slight toxicity.

2. 療傷寒百合病, 利大小便.

   It treats the post-febrile restlessness known as lily disease and promotes both urination and bowel movement.

3. 治百邪鬼魅, 啼泣狂叫.

   It calms those tormented by malign spirits who weep without reason or cry out in delirium.

4. 殺蠱毒, 治乳癰發背及瘡腫.

   It dispels parasitic toxins and heals breast abscesses, carbuncles on the back, and various sores and swellings.

5. 生山野, 有二種.

   It grows in the mountains and fields, and comes in two main varieties.

6. 一種細葉, 花紅白色,

   One kind has slender leaves and bears flowers of a reddish-white hue.

7. 一種葉大, 莖長, 根麄, 花白色, 宜入藥用.

   The other has large leaves, a long stem, a thick root, and white flowers, and this one is suited for medicinal use.

8. 又一種花黃有黑斑, 細葉, 葉間有黑子, 不堪入藥.

   There is also a kind with yellow flowers spotted black, slender leaves, and dark seeds between the leaves, which is unfit for medicinal use.

9. 根如胡蒜, 數十瓣相累.

   The root resembles garlic, with dozens of scales stacked layer upon layer.

10. 二月八月採根, 暴乾.

    The roots are harvested in the second and eighth lunar months and dried in the sun.

11. 紅花者, 名山丹, 不甚良. 《本草》

    The red-flowered variety is called shandan and is not considered particularly effective. From the Bencao.

12. 其根, 百片累合而生,

    Its root grows as a hundred scales fused together, which gives the herb its name baihe, meaning hundred united.

13. 亦滲利中之美藥.

    It is also an excellent remedy among those that gently drain dampness from the body.

14. 花白者佳. 《入門》

    The white-flowered kind is the finest for medicinal use. From the Rumen.