Grasp a typical example and you will grasp the whole category.; to reason by analogy; to single out one thing and bring out its interrelationships; to draw parallels from its inference

释名 名茨、屈人、止行、休羽、升推。

气味 （子）苦、温、无毒。（白蒺藜：甘、温、无毒）

主治 1、腰脊痛。用蒺藜子捣成末，加蜜做成丸子，如胡豆大，每服二丸，酒送下。一天服三次。