Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Volume 4 (1871) - Page 10

Treating Liver-Qi and Harmonizing the Stomach

The Collection of Heard Remedies original: "集聽" (Jiting) states that another name for this is the Eight-Trigrams Immortal Peach. This herb grows in wild fields; its leaves resemble pomegranate leaves, and its fruit is like a peach, but extremely small. Those that contain small insects inside are the genuine variety. One should harvest the fruit and use it together with the insect.

A Prescription: Specifically for treating Liver-Qi Liver-Qi: In traditional Chinese medicine, this refers to the functional energy of the liver; "stagnation" here often causes emotional distress or physical pain., Stomach-Qi Stomach-Qi: The energy responsible for digestion; its "rebellion" causes nausea or pain., and small intestinal hernia Hernia: Shan (疝), a term covering various lower abdominal pains or protrusions.. Use Immortal Peach Grass (the variety with insects), kumquat seeds, Fuzhou tangerine seeds, and Huadeng nightshade original: "華登茄" (Huadengqie) in equal parts. Grind these into a powder and mix with brown sugar to form pills the size of a mung bean. Every night, take about one qian Qian: A traditional unit of weight, roughly 3.75 grams or 0.13 ounces.. For even the most severe cases, two doses will "sever the root" of the illness.

Treating Overstrain and Physical Weakness

The Mirror of a Hundred Herbs original: "百草鏡" (Baicao jing) states: Take the Immortal Peach Grass containing insects and process it by soaking it thoroughly in boy’s urine original: "童便" (Tongbian); the urine of a prepubescent boy was historically used in Chinese medicine to "clear heat" and enhance the restorative properties of herbs.. It is then added to tonic medicines for use.

Treating the Vomiting of Blood

The Mirror of a Hundred Herbs states: Use the fresh Bone-knitting Immortal Peach Grass. Crush it to extract the juice, mix it with human milk, and ingest. Note: Most formulas for treating the vomiting of blood Hematemesis: the medical term for vomiting blood. utilize agents that "cool the blood," yet the nature of this medicine... The text here breaks off, but likely refers to the plant's unique property of "knitting" or stanching rather than just cooling.