Night-Closing Gate

original: "夜關門" (Yeguanmen). Usually refers to Lespedeza cuneata, known in English as Chinese bushclover.

The leaves resemble those of the Chinese scholar tree original: "槐" (Huai); Sophora japonica. They close at night and open during the day. It produces yellow flowers. Many people in Jianqiao, Renhe A district in modern-day Hangzhou, cultivate it.

Yu Xiaoyuan A Qing dynasty physician or botanical scholar states: "There are two varieties, one herbaceous and one woody. The woody variety is actually the Silk Tree original: "合歡" (Hehuan); Albizia julibrissin." It has the power to "dispel wind" Dispel wind: In traditional medicine, this refers to relieving pain, numbness, or tremors believed to be caused by 'environmental' factors entering the body.. The bark is harvested to treat lung abscesses that refuse to heal. It can also be steamed into a medicinal paste and applied to "toxins" Refers to infected sores or boils to promote the growth of new flesh and close the wound.

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica original: "綱目" (Gangmu); referring to Li Shizhen's definitive 16th-century herbal, the leaves of the Sicklepod original: "馬蹄決明" (Mati jueming); Senna obtusifolia also resemble the scholar tree and close at night. Its leaves are small at the base and broader at the tip. It blooms with yellow flowers in late autumn. This "Night-Closing Gate" may indeed be a variety of Cassia. However, the Compendium does not mention "hernia" under its entry for Cassia seeds. Both accounts are preserved here for reference.

Pods Used to treat herniaoriginal: "疝氣" (Shanqi). In a historical context, this refers broadly to abdominal pain, swelling, or protrusions in the groin area..

Bone-Setting Immortal Peach

original: "接骨仙桃" (Jiegu xiantao); Veronica peregrina, also known as Neckweed or Persian Speedwell.

Also known as the Life-Snatching Elixir, Blood-Activating Elixir, or Flat Peach Herb. It grows in fields and wild areas and resembles the False Daisy original: "鱧腸草" (Lichangcao); Eclipta prostrata.