一名忍冬花，又名鹭鸶藤。感土之中气，禀天之春气。故味甘微温无毒。
金银花，补虚疗风，散热解毒。痈疽未成，能拨毒而散；已成能托毒而穿。解菌
毒，消疔肿，一切风症湿气皆除，血痢水痢皆治，实外科要宝。或捣汁和酒顿饮，或研
烂和酒浓敷，又云∶能治五种飞尸，兼驱鬼击作痛。久服轻身，长年益寿，解毒和血。
花力为优，煎丸皆用，祛风坚骨，藤力更大，蒸酒尤宜。
主治（痘疹合参） 解诸热毒，痘红紫毒盛者可用。消痘痈肿痛，故痘后余毒尤
宜。刮肠噤口痢疾亦效。
在地则得土金之气，在天则禀清肃之令，故味辛苦微寒，无毒。入手大阴、少
阴。辛以散结，苦以泄邪，寒以折热，故治热结痰结诸症。选大而白者去心用，胃寒者
粘米拌炒，米熟为度，或姜汁炒。
贝母，苦泻心火，辛散肺郁，消膈上稠痰，久咳嗽者立效，散心中逆气，多愁郁者
殊功，时疾黄胆疝瘕喉痹，清气化痰，除热解毒，吐血咯血，肺痿肺痈，散郁通乳，清
心润肺，恶疮诸毒并疗，乳痈瘿 必用，止消渴烦热，敷人面疮效，为散结除热解毒化
痰之要药。产难胞衣不出，并取研末酒服。但胃寒脾虚，寒痰停饮，痰厥头痛，恶心泄
泻者并忌之。
主治（痘疹合参） 消痰止渴，兼解热毒，利心肺，除风热，散心胸郁结热，痘后
痈毒尤妙，兼能外敷恶疮。
按∶贝母功专入肺，以治燥痰。久服非脾家所喜，俗以半夏燥而有毒，代以贝母，
不知贝母治肺金燥痰。盖肺为燥金，故宜润。半夏治脾土湿痰，脾为湿土，故宜燥。
一润一燥，势实天渊。彼此误投，为害不浅，何可代也！大者名土贝母，味大苦则性
寒，其解毒化痰，散郁除热之功居多。小粒者为川贝母，味则微苦，则寒凉之性亦减，
其清热解毒之功则不及，而润肺化痰之力尤优耳。
[Golden Flower (Jinyinhua)]
Also known as Honeysuckle flower (Rendonghua), and alternatively called Egret Vine (Lusiteng). It absorbs the central qi of the earth and inherits the spring qi of heaven. Therefore, its taste is sweet, nature is slightly warm, and it is non-toxic.
Golden Flower (Jinyinhua) tonifies deficiency, treats wind pathogens, dissipates heat, and resolves toxins. For carbuncles and sores (Yongju, 痈疽) that have not yet formed, it can draw out toxins and disperse them; for those already formed, it can support the body's righteous qi to expel toxins and promote ulceration. It resolves bacterial toxins, eliminates carbuncle swellings, removes all wind syndromes and dampness, treats bloody dysentery and watery dysentery, and is indeed a precious treasure in external medicine. One may crush it to extract juice and drink it with wine in one go, or grind it into a paste and apply it thickly with wine. It is also said to treat five types of "Flying Corpse" (Wuzhong Feishi, 五种飞尸 - sudden acute conditions attributed to evil spirits) and drive away pain caused by "Ghost Strike" (Guiji, 鬼击). Long-term consumption lightens the body, prolongs life, resolves toxins, and harmonizes blood.
The flowers are superior in efficacy; they can be used in decoctions or pills to dispel wind and strengthen bones. The vines possess greater strength and are particularly suitable when steamed into wine.
Indications (Integration with Smallpox/Rash Diseases): Resolves various heat toxins; usable for smallpox/rashes where the color is red-purple indicating severe toxin accumulation. Eliminates swelling and pain from rash-related carbuncles; thus especially suitable for residual toxins after rash diseases. Also effective for scaly intestine and locked-mouth dysentery (Guachang Jinkou Liji, 刮肠噤口痢疾).
[Fritillaria (Beimu)]
In the earth, it obtains the qi of Earth and Metal; in the sky, it inherits the clear and肃 (descending/clearing) command of the season. Therefore, its taste is pungent and bitter, nature is slightly cold, and it is non-toxic. It enters the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Pungency disperses nodules, bitterness drains pathogens, and coldness reduces heat; thus, it treats various conditions involving heat accumulation and phlegm accumulation. Select large, white bulbs, remove the heart, and use. For those with stomach cold, stir-fry with sticky rice until the rice is cooked, or stir-fry with ginger juice.
Fritillaria (Beimu), bitter flavor drains Heart Fire, pungent flavor disperses Lung stagnation, eliminates thick phlegm above the diaphragm, providing immediate relief for chronic cough; disperses rebellious qi in the heart, showing remarkable merit for those prone to melancholy and depression. It treats epidemic diseases, jaundice, hernia masses (Shanjia, 疝瘕), and throat obstruction (Houbi, 喉痹); clears qi and transforms phlegm, removes heat and resolves toxins; treats hematemesis and hemoptysis, lung atrophy (Feiwu, 肺痿), and lung abscess (Feiyong, 肺痈); disperses stagnation and promotes lactation, clears the heart and moistens the lungs; treats malignant sores and various toxins; essential for breast abscess (Ruyong, 乳痈) and goiter (Ying, 瘿); stops thirst and irritability due to heat; applying externally is effective for facial ulcers (Renmianchuang, 人面疮). It is a key herb for resolving nodules, removing heat, detoxifying, and transforming phlegm. For difficult labor with retained placenta, take Fritillaria powder and swallow with wine. However, it is contraindicated for those with stomach cold, spleen deficiency, retention of cold phlegm and fluids, headache due to phlegm syncope, nausea, and diarrhea.
Indications (Integration with Smallpox/Rash Diseases): Transforms phlegm and stops thirst, simultaneously resolves heat toxins, benefits the heart and lungs, dispels wind-heat, disperses heat from stagnation in the chest and heart, is excellent for post-rash carbuncle toxins, and can also be applied externally to malignant sores.
Note: Fritillaria's action specializes in entering the Lung meridian to treat dry phlegm. Long-term consumption is not favored by the Spleen. Common people, knowing that Pinellia (Banxia, 半夏) is drying and toxic, substitute it with Fritillaria, unaware that Fritillaria treats dry phlegm of Lung Metal. Since the Lung belongs to Dry Metal, it requires moistening. Pinellia treats damp phlegm of Spleen Earth; since the Spleen belongs to Wet Earth, it requires drying. One is moistening, the other is drying; the difference is vast, like heaven and earth. Misusing them causes significant harm; how can they be substituted! Large ones are called Earth Fritillaria (Tubemu, 土贝母); their great bitterness makes them cold-natured, possessing mostly functions of resolving toxins, transforming phlegm, dispersing stagnation, and removing heat. Small grains are Sichuan Fritillaria (Chuanbeimu, 川贝母); their slight bitterness reduces their cold nature. While their power to resolve toxins and clear heat is inferior, their ability to moisten the lungs and transform phlegm is superior.