Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Volume 4

Leaves
These treat swollen toxins Refers to localized inflammatory swellings, infections, or boils. According to a formula passed down by the Fang family: dry the leaves in the sun and grind them into a powder. Mix this with vinegar and apply it as a poultice to a "Thunder Head" original: "雷頭" (leitou). Likely referring to a "Thunder Head Wind" headache or a specific type of painful cranial swelling/lump, and it will dissipate immediately. Alternatively, take two or three maceA traditional unit of weight, roughly 3.75 grams per mace. of the powder orally with wine.

According to Fu Dan’an’s Secrets of Herbs and Flowers: "The Golden Bean blooms with yellow flowers, and its seeds resemble mung beans. When added to boiling tea, the flavor is pure and fragrant. This is actually the Grass Cassia original: "草決明" (Cao jueming). Senna obtusifolia, often used for eye health and as a tea."

In Prince Ningxian’s Herbal for Relief of Famine original: "救荒本草" (Jiuhuang bencao), a 15th-century work by Zhu Xiao (Prince of Zhou) focused on edible wild plants for use during famines, there is a listing for "Mountain Flat Bean," which is the same as the Renmang Cassia original: "荏芒決明" (Renmang jueming). A variety of wild senna. Its flavor is sweet and "slippery" A texture associated with mucilaginous plants in traditional medicine, and it can be used to make wine starter original: "酒麴" (Jiuqu). A fermentation starter for alcohol. It is colloquially called "Vat Occupier" original: "獨占缸" (Duzhangang). The sprouts, leaves, flowers, and seeds can all be boiled as vegetables or steeped in tea for consumption. The physical description recorded there is identical to that of the Golden Bean.

However, in the Haohu Compendium original: "灝湖綱目" (Haohu gangmu), the entry for Renmang is appended to the section on Cassia, stating: "Its nature is balanced and non-toxic. When roasted over a fire and made into a drink, it is extremely fragrant. It eliminates phlegm, quenches thirst, prevents drowsiness, and regulates the 'Middle' The digestive system or Middle Jiao." This is the same plant that the Zen Master Sui Li collected to create the "Five-Colored Drink" to present to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty reigned 604–618 CE.

Because those earlier texts do not mention the treatment of swollen toxins or boils, I have preserved both sets of information here for comparative study and future verification.