Wellcome Collection
Ming herbal (painting): Ciliate desert grass
Unknown artist
Lettering: Ciliate desert-grass (wugong cao -- centipede grass, Eremochloa ciliaris/Pteris vittata?) is sweet, acid and pungent in sapor, neutral in thermostatic character, and non-poisonous. It is indicated for pain in the bones and sinews, paralysis on the left or right side of the body, hemiplegia, partial loss of movement and sensation. Conducted(?) by liquor, its efficacity seems magical.
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