[WHOP.077] The 'White Horse Penis' entry of the SBJ [ZHB]

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Summary

This webpage discusses the SBJ entry titled 白马茎 bái mǎ jīng = "white horse penis", parsed into its sub-entries and their fields, and possible correspondences to parags of the SPS. The modern Mandarin reading of the text and an English translation are also shown. This entry may be referred as "WHOP" in tables.

The Shennong Bencaojing entry

Pinyin and translation

Here is the same entry, with punctuation added according to this parsing, the modern Mandarin readings in pinyin, and a somewhat literal English translation:

(A)  |  白马茎：　　　　  |  Bái mǎ jīng:  |  White horse penis:
(A1)  |  　［味］咸，平。  |  ..[wèi] xián, píng.  |  ··[Nature] salty, neutral.
(A3)  |  　［主］　　　　  |  ..[Zhǔ]  |  ··[Mainly for]
(A31)  |  　　伤中，　　　  |  ····shāng zhòng,  |  ····damage to digestive center,
(A32)  |  　　脉绝　　　　  |  ····mài jué  |  ····loss of pulse
(A321)  |  　　　阴不起，　  |  ······yīn bù qǐ,  |  ······preventing penis yin from rising,
(A33)  |  　　强志，　　　  |  ····qiáng zhì,  |  ····strengthening will,
(A34)  |  　　益气，　　　  |  ····yì qì,  |  ····boosting the vital energy,
(A35)  |  　　长肌肉　　　  |  ····zhǎng jī ròu  |  ····growing flesh and muscle
(A351)  |  　　　肥健，　　  |  ······féi jiàn,  |  ······thus making one stout and strong,
(A36)  |  　　生子。　　　  |  ····shēng zǐ.  |  ····fathering children.
(B)  |  眼：　　　　　　  |  Yǎn:  |  Eyes:
(B3)  |  　［主］　　　　  |  ..[zhǔ]  |  ··[Mainly for]
(B31)  |  　　惊痫，　　　  |  ····jīng xián,  |  ····fright epilepsy,
(B32)  |  　　腹满，　　　  |  ····fù mǎn,  |  ····abdominal fullness,
(B33)  |  　　疟疾。　　　  |  ····nüè jí.  |  ····intermittent fever.
(C)  |  悬蹄：　　　　　  |  Xuán tí:  |  Ergots:
(C3)  |  　［主］　　　　  |  ..[zhǔ]  |  ··[Mainly for]
(C31)  |  　　惊邪，　　　  |  ····jīng xié,  |  ····fright ailments,
(C32)  |  　　瘈疭，　　　  |  ····chì zòng,  |  ····convulsive spasms,
(C33)  |  　　乳难；　　　  |  ····rǔ nán;  |  ····difficult lactation;
(C34)  |  　　辟　　　　　  |  ····bì  |  ····warding off
(C341)  |  　　　恶气，　　  |  ······è qì,  |  ······evil energy,
(C342)  |  　　　鬼毒，　　  |  ······guǐ dú,  |  ······demonic poisoning,
(C343)  |  　　　蛊注，　　  |  ······gǔ zhù,  |  ······contagious poisoning,
(C344)  |  　　　不祥。　　  |  ······bù xiáng.  |  ······evil influences.
(A6)  |  　［生］平泽。　  |  ..[Shēng] píng zé.  |  ··[Habitat] level marshlands.

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