椿莢

椿莢

主大便下血。今近道處處有之。夏中生莢,樗之有花者無莢,有莢者無花,常生臭樗上,未見椿上有莢者。然世俗不辯椿、樗之異,故俗中名爲椿莢,其實樗莢耳。

衍義曰:椿木葉,椿、樗皆臭,但一種有花結子,一種無花不實。世以無花不實,木身大,其榦端直者爲椿。椿用木葉,其有花而莢,木身小,榦多迂矮者爲樗。樗用根葉莢,故曰未見椿上有莢者。惟樗木上有,又有樗雞,故知古人命名曰不言椿雞,而言樗雞者,以顯有雞者爲樗,無雞者爲椿,其義甚明。用椿木葉、樗木根葉莢者,宜依此推窮。

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