茜，鲜也，可以染绛，西地最多。无毒。阴中微阳。主六极损伤，心肺停瘀，吐血、衄血、下血、尿血，
崩中带下。月经不止，产后血晕。
又治黄胆、风寒湿痹，排脓，治疮疖痔 、 折扑损瘀血，皆验。中蛊吐如烂肝者，称为最要。兼补中及膀胱
不足，止遗泄亦美药也。铜刀锉炒，勿犯铁、铅，畏鼠姑。
茅根
茅根无毒性甘平，逐瘀止血治淋难，消除客热医烦渴，灸疮血出用花安，针罨刀箭穿疮孔，烂茅止血敷疮
斑。
茅，冒也，毛也。冒然而生，为地之毛也。处处有之，春生苗，布地如针，夏开白花，六月采其根，洁白甘
美，至秋则枯。主除瘀血，血闭寒热，止诸血吐衄及妇人崩中漏下、月经不匀。利小便，下五淋，除客热在肠
胃，止渴坚筋，通血脉。劳伤中气虚羸者，亦可服之。花，性温，治吐血、衄血，及灸疮出血不止。茅针，一名
茅笋。性凉，可啖，甚益小儿。通小肠，止鼻衄及暴下血、溺血，罨刀箭金疮，止血止痛。凡痈毒软疖未溃不
作头脓，酒煮服之，一针一孔，二针二孔。烂茅，即茅屋上四角经霜久者。性平。止吐衄，酒煮服之。斑疮蚕
咬，和酱汁研敷。茅屋滴溜水，解云母毒。
蓟根
蓟根小大甘平论，破血还以养血元，大者能兼补下气，治带安胎消肿 ，小者专主九窍血，只宽胸隔退热
烦。
出北地蓟门者胜。蓟，冀也。热则冀凉，冷则冀和，弱则冀强，乱则冀治。大蓟，大有所冀也；小蓟，小
有所冀也。二蓟无毒。俱治吐呕衄血、暴下血、血崩及九窍出血，金疮流血不止，乃破瘀血，止新血之剂。故经
云∶养精保血。大蓟，治血之外兼能补养下气，治女子赤白沃带、胎动下血，疗痈恶疮。古有阴冷囊肿、疼痛
欲死、不眠，煮汁服之立瘥。叶，治肠痈腹脏瘀血、血晕、扑损，生擂酒并小便任服。小蓟，力微，治血之外
只能开胃，宽胸膈，退热烦及衄、鼻塞不能而已。大蓟，高三四尺，叶皱；小蓟，高一尺许，叶不皱为异，亦
可为蔬。四月采苗，九月采根，洗净阴干，微焙，亦可生捣汁服。
卷柏
卷柏无毒辛甘平，止血用炙破血生，血闭瘕淋阴内痛，咳逆风痿脱肛宁。
生石上，处处有之。卷屈如鸡足，青黄色，叶似柏。生用破血，炙用止血。主妇人经闭无子， 瘕，淋
结，阴中寒热痛。兼治咳逆、头中风眩、痿厥、脱肛、尸疰、五脏邪气，强阴益精，和颜色。七月采，去近石
沙土处，阴干用之。
茺蔚子
茺蔚子味甘辛温，行血养血解心烦，逐水去风止损痛，女药称仙号返魂，茎可洗疮花治带，叶敷诸疮可
无痕。
茺，充实也；蔚，盛貌。无毒。善行瘀血，养新血。治血逆心烦，益心力，逐水气浮肿，去风热疮毒。
治折伤内损有瘀，天阴则痛。兼能明目养精，除大热头痛。一名益母者，善救胎前因热病子死腹中，难产，
产后血胀血晕，产前诸疾，求嗣调经，无所不效，故曰妇人仙药。单用煎膏，号曰返魂丹，详七卷。茎，
煎汤，洗瘾疹瘙痒；若初生小儿浴之，不生疮疥。花，治妇人赤白带下，每末二钱，空心温汤下。叶，治小儿
疳痢垂死、大人痔疮，煮粥或取汁饮之。疔肿、乳痛、丹毒、诸恶疮疖、蛇毒，已破未破，捣汁内服、外敷。
面上风刺。为末，用面汤调，烧灰涂之。亦制硫黄。子、苗，入洗面药，令光泽。小儿 耳，取汁滴之。治马
咬，和醋炒为末封之。初春亦可取作菜食。治病，花、茎、子、叶同功。
刘寄奴
刘寄奴温苦味真，消瘀血治产余屯，通经宽胀愈腹痛，汤火金疮效若神。
无毒。主破瘀血。治产后余疾下血，止痛极效，更通妇人经脉， 结，下气，消水胀，止水泄，心腹疼
痛。又治汤火疮至妙，先用糯米饮刷患处，后用此为末糁之，不痛无痕。凡汤着处，先用盐末掺之，护肉不烂，然
后敷药。所
以名刘寄奴，宋高祖裕之小名也。俗用此止金疮出血如神，但多服令人利。生江南，苗、茎似艾蒿，有四棱，
高二三尺；叶青似柳，四月开小黄花，七月结实，似黍而细，一茎上有数穗互生；根紫大，七月采。苗、花、子
通用。雷公云∶去茎、叶，只用实。以布拭去上薄壳皮，酒拌蒸，日干用。
马鞭草
马鞭草凉味苦辛，活血行血利女人，通经破癖消膨胀，男子阴囊肿可伸。
苗类益母而茎圆，抽穗如马鞭梢，故名。无毒。活血行血，治妇人月经不通、气血腹胀、月候不匀，破
恶血 瘕痞块、肋胀欲死，并煎膏酒下。男子阴肿核痛，捣烂涂之。兼治水肿、久疟，喉痹、臊肿连颊及食鱼
脍生肉住膈，结成 瘕，并捣汁饮之。
白头翁
白头翁苦温无毒，鼻洪痢赤当先服，更止疟狂消瘕疝，项下瘿瘤头上秃。
处处有之，叶似芍药而大，有风则静，无风则摇，近根处有白茸，状似人白头，故名。可升可降，阴中
阳也。治鼻衄血、赤毒痢、蛊痢腹痛极效。又治温疟、狂徉寒热、阴疝偏坠、 瘕积聚、瘿瘤瘰 、头秃膻腥。
兼止金疮血出及痛、一切风气、百骨节痛，乃逐瘀解毒之剂也。七月采根，阴干，得酒良。茎、叶同功同。
鸡冠花
鸡冠花子凉无毒，泻肝热治肠脏风，更主血脓红白痢，妇人带下及崩中，
花形似鸡冠。子入药，微炒。
干漆
干漆辛温毒而益，破久瘀血年深积，治痹止咳及心痛，利疝祛虫通经脉。
木汁如水滴下，可以漆物，阴干如蜂房，孔孔隔者佳。有毒。降也。阳中阴也。东垣云∶破日久闭结之
瘀血，削年深坚固之沉积。兼治五缓六急、风寒湿痹，止咳嗽及九种心痛、腹肋积滞气、小肠膀胱疝痛，去蛔虫，
通经脉。丹溪云∶属金而有水与火，性急能飞，补用之中节，积去后补性内行。故经曰∶补中续筋填髓。《日华》
云∶治传尸，生者去长虫。凡使，干者须捣碎炒烟出，不尔，损人肠胃，湿者煎干。素畏漆者忌服。或毒发，
饮铁浆及甘豆汤并蟹解之。半夏为使，畏鸡子，忌油腻。验漆以物蘸起，细而不断，断而急收，又涂干竹上阴
之，速干者得真。二圣丸∶干漆末一两，湿漆一两，熬食饭久，和丸如梧子大。每一丸，酒下无时。治妇人不
曾生长气血，脏腑痛甚，男子疝痛牙紧，灌下即安。
棕榈子
棕榈子苦平无毒，止血养血须炒熟，泻滑痢久可涩肠，皮又破 烧灰服。
棕，形如马鬃，闾阎多植此为用。子如鱼子，初生黄色者可淹为果，成熟黑色者入药。炒用，上止鼻洪
吐血，下止崩带肠风便血，兼涩肠止泻及赤白痢。皮入药，烧灰存性，破 止血与子同。
卫矛
卫矛气寒苦且涩，通经止崩下乳汁，破 结除心腹疼，杀虫祛风邪难入。
在处有之。茎长四五尺许，其干上三面如锋刃箭羽，故又名鬼箭羽，人家多蟠之以卫祟。无毒。主通月
经，止血崩带下，能堕胎，下乳汁及产后血绞腹痛，破陈血 结、蛊疰中恶，腰腹心胸胀满，去白虫，消皮肤
风毒，令阴中解，杀百邪鬼魅。八月采，阴干，只用箭头，拭去赤毛，酥炒用。
虎杖
虎杖甘平破瘀血，通经能散暴 结，止痛排脓利小便，暑渴煎令冰冷彻。
在处有之。茎如竹笋状，上有赤班点如虎斑纹，初生便分枝丫，根皮黑色，破开即黄，亦有高丈余者。
无毒。主破留血、月候不通、产后恶血不下、心腹胀满、血晕暴结、 瘕、扑损、肠痔，疮疖、痈毒、恶疮、
排脓止痛。治大热烦躁，止渴，利小便，压一切热毒。夏月和甘草同
煎为膏，如琥珀色，令冷彻如水，服之极解暑毒。兼破风毒结气及风在骨节间，孕妇禁用。八月采，根和叶裹
一宿，取出晒干，或浸酒服之，效尤速。
蜜蜡
蜜蜡甘温炼去黄，止血益气续绝伤，下痢胎漏金疮妙，长肉生肌浓胃肠。
蜡，猎也。蜂猎百花酿蜜，渣为蜡。初极香软，经酒、醋煮炼便黄赤，再煎炼，水中烊十数过即白。无毒。
主下痢脓血后重，妊孕胎动，漏血不绝欲死，金疮出血，皆能止之。兼补中益气，续绝伤，小儿尤宜。久服耐
老不饥。恶芫花、文蛤。治雀目方∶黄蜡溶化，入蛤粉相和得所，每二钱以猪肝二两批开，糁药在内扎定，
煮熟取出，乘热熏眼至温冷，并肝食之，以平为度。
蛴螬
蛴螬咸温在桑枯，瘀闭胁坚不可无，汁点眼翳开喉痹，木刺痛疮碎捣敷。
蛴，齐也，无头尾之分；螬，曹也，曹曹踊动貌。无毒。主破恶瘀在胸腹不去、吐血，通月经血闭，下乳
汁，破骨 折、血在胁下、坚满疼痛。汁点目中淫肤、青翳、白膜，点喉痹止痛消肿。竹木刺入肉，捣碎敷之
立出。痈疽痔 ，赤白游风，丹疹，取汁涂之。生桑柳树中内外洁白者佳，生积粪中者，皮黄色暗，止可敷疮疽。
冬月或临时采，阴干，糯米同炒，米焦黑取出，去口畔并身上肉毛黑尘，作三四截研粉用。蜚蠊为使。治禾芒入
目，以新布覆目上，持蛴螬从布上摩之，其芒自出。
代赭石
代赭石寒甘且苦，养气血精又善止，镇肝健脾治惊疳，辟贼风邪及疰蛊。
出代郡；赭，红黑之间色也。无毒。入手少阴、足厥阴经。养气血，除五脏血脉中热，血痹，血瘀。止吐血、
鼻衄、肠风、痔 、翻胃、泻痢、尿血、遗溺、脱精、女子赤沃漏下、带下、月经不止、产难、胞衣不出、
堕胎、大人小儿惊气入腹、阴痿不起。经云∶怯则气浮，重以镇之。怯者，惊也；肝气，浮也。小儿惊痫疳疾，
服之健脾。兼治贼风瘾疹痒疼，鬼疰蛊毒。赤红青色如鸡冠有泽，上文头有如浮沤丁者，谓之丁头代赭，最胜。
火醋淬七次，研粉水飞用。干姜为使。畏附子、天雄。无真者，以牡蛎代之。
乱发
乱发苦温极补阴，止血止咳通闭淋，利水治风医霍乱，产难惊热敛疮淫。
发，拔也，拔跃而出。无毒。丹溪云∶发补阴之功甚捷。止鼻衄汗血、大小便下血、血痢、血闷、血晕。
止咳嗽，转脬，五淋，关格不通。利水，消黄胆、女劳疸。治中 ，破伤风及沐发后中风。定霍乱烦躁，催生
及胎衣不下，小儿惊热痫症。煎膏，长肉消瘀。治痈肿骨疽，金疮杂疮。不拘新剪旧落，或自己发，或无病患
发，或童男胎发并好。用皂角水洗净，入罐内烧存性。止血，或吹鼻，或酒下，或入补药丸。单发灰散∶烧为末，
温水或酒下二钱，治血淋甚效。又合鸡子黄煎之，消为水服，治小儿热痰，疗百病。如胎热生疮，蔓延遍身，
啼号不乳者，用此涂上，随以苦参粉糁即愈。又和蜂房、蛇蜕烧灰，酒下一钱，治疮口不合，效。人发敷痈疽
立愈。
乳汁
乳汁甘寒润发肤，填补五脏点睛珠，老病口疮女经闭，惟有脏寒不可哺。
妇人血下为月经，上为乳汁。无毒。治瘦悴，悦皮肤，润毛发，补五脏，点眼止泪，消赤肿痛，老人虚热，
口疮不食，妇人血枯经闭。昔张苍常服，身肥白，年享百岁有余。但性属阴，脏寒人食之则泻。服乳法∶取
甘香者入银器内，加梨汁一半，锅内顿滚，五更热服。消痰润肺，补虚生血，兼梨汁亦可，但服须吸入气脘乃佳。
又和豉汁饮之，解猪肝、牛肉毒，极效。晒乳粉法∶遇有乳汁若干，即下银锅内煎成膏，用大瓷盘盛于日下
晒之，以水浸于盘下，乃未济之妙也。不然，其乳久晒不干。
秋石
秋石丹霜体若金，阳炼壮阳阴补阴，洞髓还元无不治，点肉调汤味更深。
味咸，无毒。治色欲过度，羸弱久嗽，眼昏头眩，腹胀喘满，腰膝酸疼，遗精白浊，洞入骨髓，无所不
治，真还元卫生之宝也。只一小锅可炼体若金石，永不暴润。阳炼法∶童便不拘多少，入铜锅内熬干，如铁坚
硬，锅内亦放火，烧去臭气，乘热取出，打碎为末，再入锅内，清水煮化，用绵纸七重滤过，复入锅内熬干。
如此淋熬三次，白如霜雪，乃入砂罐内盐泥固济，火 一日夜，只取飞上铁灯盏者为末，枣肉丸如绿豆大。每服
五丸至十丸，空心酒下，久服壮阳起痿，脐下如火。诸般冷疾，久年虚损，劳惫甚者，服之皆验。阴炼法∶
童便不拘多少，入浓皂角汁少许，以杀其秽，以井水一半相和，旋搅百匝，令澄去清水，只留浊脚，再换新水，
如此澄搅数多，以白色无臭气为度，晒干，枣肉为丸。每服十丸，空心酒下，或以人乳汁和晒尤妙。此法去咸
味，不伤肺，大能滋阴降火。阴阳炼，即阴炼浊脚不晒，用火熬干，忌入罐内火 。治阴阳俱虚。
以上治燥通用。
天灵盖 乃天生盖，押一身之骨，未合即未有，只有囟门、顶骨中一片如三指阔，十字解者是。味咸平，
无毒。主传尸尸疰，鬼气伏连，久瘴痨疟，寒热无时及肺痿乏力，羸瘦，骨蒸盗汗，兼治犬咬。凡使，须军门
斩贼得之方可，不然，恶疾病死，诸毒聚顶，服之反害，不如以虎头骨及黄犬头骨代之。近时方士好用此入补
药，以为胜于滋阴壮阳之剂，不知尸气损神，且犯天条，罪祸莫测。其骨，男者色白，女者色赤，阳人使阴，
阴人使阳。采得后用溏灰火罨一伏时，待腥气尽，以檀香煎汤洗过，酥炙黄或烧黑研用。爪甲，催生，取细末
Qiancao (Radix Baphicacanthi Cusiae)
"Qian" means fresh; it can be used to dye crimson and is most abundant in the Western regions. It is non-toxic. Its nature is slightly yang within yin. It primarily treats "liu ji" (six extreme deficiencies) and bodily injuries, stagnant blood in the heart and lungs, hematemesis (vomiting blood), epistaxis (nosebleed), hematochezia (blood in stool), hematuria (blood in urine), metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, menorrhagia (prolonged menstruation), and postpartum blood vertigo.
It also treats jaundice, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, expels pus, and treats sores, boils, hemorrhoids, and traumatic injuries with blood stasis, all of which are effective. For those poisoned by gu poison who vomit material resembling rotten liver, it is considered the most crucial remedy. It also tonifies the middle jiao and bladder insufficiency, and is a fine medicine for stopping enuresis and seminal emission. When preparing, slice with a copper knife and stir-fry; avoid iron and lead, and beware of incompatibility with Shugau (Paeonia lactiflora).
Baigen (Rhizoma Imperatae Cylindricae)
Baigen is non-toxic, sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It drives out blood stasis, stops bleeding, and treats difficult cases of strangury (dysuria). It eliminates pathogenic heat to treat irritability and thirst. For moxibustion wounds that bleed, its flowers can be used to soothe. For wounds from needles, pressure, or arrow shafts penetrating the skin, crushed Baigen can stop bleeding and be applied to ulcerated spots.
"Mao" implies covering or hair. It grows abruptly, serving as the "hair of the earth." It is found everywhere. Sprouts emerge in spring, spreading over the ground like needles; white flowers bloom in summer. The roots are harvested in June, appearing clean, white, sweet, and delicious, and wither in autumn. It treats removing blood stasis, blood obstruction with cold and fever, and stops various types of vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and women's metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (irregular menstruation). It promotes urination, treats five types of strangury, removes pathogenic heat in the stomach and intestines, stops thirst, strengthens tendons, and unblocks blood vessels. Those suffering from labor injury with deficiency and emaciation of the middle qi may also take it. The flowers are warm in nature, treating vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and continuous bleeding from moxibustion wounds. Maozhen, also known as Maosun, is cool in nature and edible, benefiting children greatly. It unblocks the small intestine, stops nosebleeds and sudden heavy bleeding in stool or urine, and is applied to knife and arrow wounds to stop bleeding and pain. For carbuncles and soft boils that have not yet ruptured or formed pus heads, decocting with wine and taking it internally causes one puncture per lesion, two punctures for two lesions. "Lanmao" refers to parts of thatched roofs exposed to frost for a long time; it is neutral in nature. It stops vomiting and nosebleeds when decocted with wine. For pox or insect bites, grind with soy sauce for external application. Water dripping from thatched roofs can antidote Yunmu (mica) poisoning.
Jigen (Radix Cirsii Japonici)
Both large and small Jigen are sweet and neutral. They break blood stasis and nourish the blood source. The larger variety tonifies the lower qi, treats leukorrhea, calms the fetus, and reduces swelling; the smaller variety specifically treats bleeding from the nine orifices, only widening the chest and relieving heat and irritability.
The variety from Beidi Jimen is superior. "Ji" relates to "Ji" (hope). In heat, one hopes for coolness; in cold, for warmth; in weakness, for strength; in chaos, for order. Daji (Large Thistle) implies great hope; Xiaoji (Small Thistle) implies small hope. Both are non-toxic. Both treat hematemesis, epistaxis, sudden hematochezia, metrorrhagia, bleeding from nine orifices, and unceasing bleeding from metal wounds. They are agents that break blood stasis and stop new bleeding. Thus, the classics state: "Nourish essence and protect blood." Daji, besides treating blood disorders, can tonify the lower qi, treat women's red and white leukorrhea, fetal movement with bleeding, and malignant sores. Ancient texts mention that for cold scrotal swelling with excruciating pain and insomnia, decocting and drinking the juice brings immediate recovery. The leaves treat intestinal abscesses, abdominal organ blood stasis, blood vertigo, and traumatic injuries; raw leaves chewed with wine or urine can be taken freely. Xiaoji has weaker efficacy; besides treating blood, it only opens the appetite, widens the chest, relieves heat/irritability, and treats nosebleeds/nasal congestion. Daji grows three to four chi tall with wrinkled leaves; Xiaoji grows about one chi tall with smooth leaves, a distinction noted, and both can be eaten as vegetables. Harvest seedlings in April, roots in September. Wash, dry in shade, lightly roast, or crush fresh for juice.
Juanbai (Herba Selaginellae Tamariscinae)
Juanbai is non-toxic, pungent and sweet, neutral in nature. Used roasted, it stops bleeding; used raw, it breaks blood stasis. It treats blood obstruction, mass accumulation, strangury, internal genital pain, cough with reverse flow, wind-induced flaccidity, and rectal prolapse.
It grows on rocks and is found everywhere. It curls like a chicken's foot, is yellow-green, and has leaves resembling cypress. Raw use breaks blood; roasted use stops bleeding. It primarily treats female amenorrhea and infertility, mass accumulation, strangury, and cold-heat pain in the genitals. It also treats cough with reverse flow, wind-dizziness of the head, flaccidity and cold extremities, rectal prolapse, corpse-infection (chronic wasting disease), and evil qi in the five zang organs. It strengthens yin, benefits essence, and harmonizes complexion. Harvest in July, remove sandy soil near stones, and dry in the shade.
Chongweizi (Fructus Leonuri Japonici)
Chongweizi is sweet and pungent, warm in nature. It moves blood, nourishes blood, and relieves mental restlessness. It drives out water retention, dispels wind, stops pain, and is called the "Fairy Medicine for Women" or "Soul-Returning Pill." The stems wash sores, flowers treat leukorrhea, and leaves applied to sores leave no scars.
"Chong" means fullness; "Wei" means flourishing. It is non-toxic. It excels at moving blood stasis and nourishing new blood. It treats blood rebellion with mental restlessness, benefits heart power, drives out water qi causing edema, and dispels wind-heat skin toxins. It treats traumatic internal injuries with blood stasis, which hurt more on cloudy days. It also brightens eyes, nourishes essence, and clears severe headache fever. Also known as Yimucao (Motherwort), it saves cases where fetuses die in the womb due to heat diseases before birth, dystocia, postpartum blood distension and vertigo, and various pre-natal ailments. It aids conception and regulates menstruation, being universally effective, hence the title "Fairy Medicine for Women." Decocted alone into a paste, it is called Fanshun Dan (see Vol. 7). Stems decocted in water wash hives and itching; bathing newborns prevents sores and ringworm. Flowers treat red/white leukorrhea; take 2 qian powdered with warm water on an empty stomach. Leaves treat pediatric malnutrition dysentery nearing death and adult hemorrhoids; consume as porridge or juice. For carbuncles, breast abscesses, erysipelas, malignant sores, and snake venom (ruptured or not), crush for internal/external use. For facial acne, mix powder with noodle water or apply ash. It can also moderate sulfur. Seeds and shoots added to face-washing preparations improve luster. Juice dripped into ears treats pediatric ear issues. For horse bites, mix with vinegar, roast, powder, and apply. Early spring shoots can be eaten as vegetables. Flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves share similar therapeutic functions.
Liujinu (Herba Artemisiae Anomalous)
Liujinu is bitter and warm. It eliminates blood stasis, treats postpartum residual stagnation, unblocks menstruation, relieves distension and abdominal pain, and is miraculous for burns/scalds and metal wounds.
Non-toxic. Primarily breaks blood stasis. Treats postpartum residual diseases with bleeding, extremely effective for pain relief, unblocks female meridians, resolves nodules, directs qi downward, reduces water distension, stops diarrhea, and treats heart/abdominal pain. Excellent for burns/scalds: first brush the area with rice gruel, then dust with this powder; it stops pain and leaves no scars. For burn sites, sprinkle salt powder first to protect flesh from rotting, then apply medicine. Named after Liu Jinu, the childhood name of Emperor Gaozu of Song. Folk use stops metal wound bleeding miraculously, but excessive use causes diarrhea. Grows in Jiangnan; seedlings/stems resemble mugwort, square-stemmed, 2-3 chi high; leaves green like willow; small yellow flowers in April; fruits in July, slender like millet, multiple spikes per stem; purple thick roots, harvested in July. Seedlings, flowers, and fruits are all usable. Lei Gong states: discard stems/leaves, use only fruits. Wipe off thin shell, steam with wine, sun-dry.
Mabiancao (Herba Verbenae Officinalis)
Mabiancao is bitter and pungent, cool in nature. It invigorates blood, moves blood, benefits women, unblocks menstruation, breaks masses, reduces distension, and extends swollen male scrota.
Seedlings resemble Motherwort but have round stems; tassels resemble horse whip tips, hence the name. Non-toxic. Invigorates/moves blood, treats female menstrual obstruction, qi/blood distension, irregular cycles, breaks evil blood masses/hard lumps, and rib distension causing death-like pain; decoct into paste with wine. For male scrotal swelling/pain, crush and apply. Also treats edema, chronic malaria, throat obstruction, swelling extending to cheeks, and food stagnation from raw fish/meat forming masses; crush and drink juice.
Baitouweng (Radix Pulsatillae Chinensis)
Baitouweng is bitter and warm, non-toxic. Epistaxis and bloody dysentery should take it first. It also stops malaria/manic fever, reduces masses/hernias, and treats neck goiters and scalp baldness.
Found everywhere. Leaves resemble peony but are larger; still in wind, shaking without wind. White down near roots resembles an old man's head, hence the name. Ascending and descending, yang within yin. Extremely effective for epistaxis, bloody toxic dysentery, and gu-dysentery with abdominal pain. Treats warm malaria, manic cold/heat, yin hernia with testicular descent, mass accumulation, goiters, lymphadenitis, scalp baldness, and foul odor. Stops bleeding/pain from metal wounds, all wind conditions, and bone/joint pain. It is a blood-stasis-driving and detoxifying agent. Harvest roots in July, dry in shade; best with wine. Stems/leaves have same efficacy.
Jiguanhua (Flos Celosiae Cristatae)
Jiguanhua seeds are cool and non-toxic. They drain liver heat, treat intestinal wind, and primarily treat bloody/purulent red-white dysentery, female leukorrhea, and metrorrhagia.
Flowers resemble a rooster's comb. Seeds used medicinally, lightly roasted.
Ganqi (Resina Rhois Verniciferae)
Ganqi is pungent and warm, toxic yet beneficial. It breaks long-standing blood stasis accumulated over years, treats bi syndrome, stops cough and heart pain, benefits hernias, expels parasites, and unblocks meridians.
Tree sap drips like water, used for lacquering. Dried in shade like honeycomb with perforations is best. Toxic. Descending, yin within yang. Dong Yuan stated: Breaks long-term closed blood stasis, cuts away deep-seated solid deposits. Treats five slackness/six urgency conditions, wind-cold-damp bi, stops cough and nine types of heart pain, abdominal/flank stagnant qi, small intestine/bladder hernia pain, expels roundworms, unblocks meridians. Dan Xi stated: Belongs to Metal but contains Water and Fire; nature is urgent and flying. In tonification, moderation is key; after deposits are removed, tonifying properties act internally. Classics say: Tonifies middle, reconnects sinews, fills marrow. Ri Hua stated: Treats transmission corpses (TB), raw form expels long worms. Preparation: Dry form must be crushed, stir-fried until smoke appears, otherwise damages intestines/stomach; wet form boiled dry. Those allergic to lacquer avoid it. If toxicity erupts, drink iron slurry, sweet bean soup, or crab to antidote. Banxia is the guide herb; incompatible with eggs; avoid greasy food. Test authenticity: dip object, thread should be fine/unbroken; if broken, retracts quickly; paint on dry bamboo, dries fast indicates true quality. Ersheng Wan: 1 liang Ganqi powder + 1 liang wet lacquer, cooked with rice paste, pill-sized as wuzi. Take one pill with wine anytime. Treats women lacking qi/blood growth, severe organ pain, men's hernia pain/jaw stiffness; pouring in brings relief.
Zongluzi (Fructus Trachycarpi)
Zongluzi is bitter and neutral, non-toxic. Stop bleeding/nourish blood by stir-frying until cooked. Astringes intestines for chronic slippery dysentery. Bark burned to ash also breaks stasis/stops bleeding.
Trunk resembles horse mane; planted widely in villages. Seeds like fish roe; young yellow ones pickled as fruit; mature black ones used medicinally. Stir-fried: upper body stops epistaxis/hematemesis; lower body stops metrorrhagia/leukorrhea/intestinal wind/hematochezia; also astringes intestines, stops diarrhea, treats red-white dysentery. Bark burned to retain nature, breaks stasis/stops bleeding like seeds.
Weimao (Ramulus Euonymi)
Weimao is cold, bitter, and astringent. Unblocks menstruation, stops metrorrhagia, induces lactation, breaks mass accumulation, removes heart/abdominal pain, kills parasites, dispels wind, and prevents evil invasion.
Found everywhere. Stems 4-5 chi long, three sides sharp like arrow feathers, hence also called Guijianyu (Ghost Arrow Feather); households weave them to ward off evil spirits. Non-toxic. Unblocks menstruation, stops metrorrhagia/leukorrhea, induces abortion, induces lactation, treats postpartum blood-cramping abdominal pain, breaks old blood nodules, gu-infection/evil qi, waist/abdomen/chest distension, expels white worms,消 skin wind toxins, relaxes genitals, kills evil spirits/demons. Harvest August, dry in shade; use only arrowhead tips, wipe red hairs, fry with butter.
Huzhang (Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati)
Huzhang is sweet and neutral, breaks blood stasis, unblocks menstruation, disperses sudden mass accumulation, stops pain, expels pus, promotes urination, and cooling decoction relieves summer-heat thirst thoroughly.
Found everywhere. Stems like bamboo shoots, red spots like tiger stripes, branching early, black root bark turning yellow when broken, some over 1 zhang high. Non-toxic. Breaks retained blood, menstrual obstruction, postpartum lochia retention, abdominal distension, sudden blood vertigo, masses, trauma, intestinal hemorrhoids, sores/boils/carbuncles/toxic sores, expels pus/stops pain. Treats severe heat/restlessness, stops thirst, promotes urination, suppresses all heat toxins. Summer decoct with Licorice into amber-colored paste, cool to water temperature, takes away summer-heat toxicity. Breaks wind-toxin qi accumulation and wind in joints; pregnant women forbidden. Harvest roots/leaves in August, wrap overnight, sun-dry or soak in wine for faster effect.
Mila (Cera Flava)
Mila is sweet and warm; refining removes yellow color. Stops bleeding, tonifies qi, reconnects severed injuries. Excellent for dysentery, fetal leakage, metal wounds; promotes flesh growth, generates muscle, thickens intestines/stomach.
"Wax" relates to hunting. Bees hunt flowers to make honey; residue becomes wax. Initially fragrant/soft; boiling with wine/vinegar turns it yellow-red; repeated boiling in water ten times makes it white. Non-toxic. Treats dysentery with pus/blood/tenesmus, fetal movement, continuous leaking blood nearing death, metal wound bleeding; all stopped. Tonifies middle/qi, reconnects injuries, especially suitable for children. Long-term use delays aging and hunger. Incompatible with Genkwa and Wen Ge. Recipe for night blindness: Melt yellow wax, mix with clam powder, spread inside sliced pork liver, boil, steam eyes while hot until warm-cool, eat liver.
Qicao (Larva Silphidae)
Qicao is salty and warm, found in dead mulberry wood. Essential for blood obstruction and hard hypochondriac pain. Juice drops treat eye cataracts and throat obstruction. Crushed for wood splinters/sores.
"Qi" means even/no head-tail distinction; "Cao" means groups jumping. Non-toxic. Breaks evil stasis in chest/abdomen, vomiting blood, unblocks menstruation/blood obstruction, induces lactation, breaks bone fractures, blood under ribs causing hardness/pain. Juice drops treat eye skin proliferation, blue/white cataracts, throat obstruction pain/swelling. Wood splinters embedded: crush and apply to extract immediately. Carbuncles/hemorrhoids/red-white wandering wind/erysipelas: apply juice. Best from inside/outside of living mulberry/willow trees (white/clean); dung-born ones have dark yellow skin, only for sores. Harvest winter/ad-hoc, dry in shade, stir-fry with glutinous rice until rice is charred-black, remove rice, clean hairs/dust, cut into pieces, powder. Blatta orientalis is guide. For barnyard grass awn in eye: cover eye with new cloth, rub Qicao over cloth to extract awn.
Daizhe Shi (Haematitum)
Daizhe Shi is cold, sweet, and bitter. Nourishes qi/blood/essence, excellent at stopping bleeding. Calms liver, strengthens spleen, treats infantile惊疳 (convulsions/malnutrition), wards off thief wind/evil qi and corpse-infection/gu poison.
From Dai Commandery; "Zhe" is intermediate color between red/black. Non-toxic. Enters Hand Shaoyin and Foot Jueyin meridians. Nourishes qi/blood, removes heat from five zang blood vessels, treats blood bi/stasis. Stops hematemesis, epistaxis, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, inverted stomach, dysentery, hematuria, enuresis, seminal loss, women's red discharge/leukorrhea/prolonged menstruation, difficult labor, retained placenta, abortion, adult/childish fright qi entering abdomen, impotence. Classics: "Fear causes qi floating, heaviness calms it." Fear = fright; Liver qi floats. Strengthens spleen for child convulsions/malnutrition. Treats thief wind/hives/itch/pain, ghost infection/gu poison. Reddish-blue like rooster comb with luster, top having bubble-like nodes called "Dingtou Daizhe," most superior. Quench seven times in fire/vinegar, powder, water-classified. Ginger is guide. Incompatible with Fuzi/Tianxiong. If genuine unavailable, substitute Oyster Shell.
Luafa (Capillus Humanus Carbonisatus)
Luafa is bitter and warm, extremely tonifies yin. Stops bleeding, stops cough, unblocks obstructed strangury, promotes urination, treats wind, cures cholera, difficult labor, fright-heat, heals sores.
"Fa" means pulling out. Non-toxic. Dan Xi: Hair has swift yin-tonifying power. Stops epistaxis, sweating blood, lower/upper GI bleeding, bloody dysentery, blood闷 (stagnation), blood vertigo. Stops cough, urinary retention, five stranguries, Guan-Ge obstruction. Promotes urination, resolves jaundice/woman-labor jaundice. Treats wind-stroke after washing hair, stabilizes cholera/restlessness, induces labor/resolves retained placenta, child fright-heat/convulsions. Paste promotes flesh/grows muscle, breaks stasis. Treats carbuncles/bone疽, metal wounds. Fresh/cut/fallen/self/healthy/boy's fontanel hair all good. Wash with Gleditsia water, burn in jar to retain nature. For bleeding: blow into nose, take with wine, or add to tonics. Dan Fa Hui San: Powder, 2 qian with warm water/wine, very effective for bloody strangury. Mix with egg yolk, melt to water, treat child phlegm-heat/100 diseases. For fetal heat sores spreading body/crying/refusing milk: apply, sprinkle Sophora powder. Mix with honeycomb/snake shed, burn to ash, 1 qian with wine, treats non-healing sores. Human hair applied to carbuncles heals instantly.
Ruzhi (Lactis Humanus)
Ruzhi is sweet and cold, moistens hair/skin, fills five zang, brightens pupils. Good for elderly mouth ulcers/female amenorrhea, but contraindicated for cold viscera.
Women's blood flows down as menstruation, up as milk. Non-toxic. Treats emaciation, beautifies skin, moistens hair, tonifies five zang, drops in eyes to stop tears,消 red/swelling/pain, elderly deficiency heat, mouth ulcers/anorexia, female blood-dry amenorrhea. Zhang Cang took it often, became fat/white, lived over 100. Nature is yin; cold-viscera people get diarrhea. Administration: Sweet milk in silver vessel, add half pear juice, boil, drink hot at dawn. Resolves phlegm, moistens lung, tonifies deficiency/generates blood. Pear juice also works but inhale into Qi cavity is better. Mix with fermented soybean juice to antidote pork/beef toxicity. Sun-dried powder method: Boil milk in silver pot to paste, spread on large porcelain plate in sun, place water under plate (Yi-Jing metaphor for balance); otherwise milk won't dry.
Qiushi (Urina Puerilis Depurata)
Qiushi resembles golden frost. Yang refinement strengthens yang; Yin refinement tonifies yin. Penetrates marrow, restores origin, treats all. Adds flavor to meat/soup.
Salty, non-toxic. Treats excessive lust, weakness/chronic cough, blurry vision/dizziness, abdominal distension/breathlessness, sore waist/knees, seminal emission/white turbidity, marrow-deep depletion. True treasure for restoring origin/health. Small pot refines to stone-like body, never damp. Yang Method: Child urine in copper pot, boil dry until iron-hard, keep fire to remove odor, take hot, powder, boil in clear water, filter through 7 layers cotton paper, boil dry again. Repeat leaching/boiling 3 times until white as snow. Put in clay pot sealed with salt mud, fire for day/night, collect sublimated powder on iron lamp base, pill with jujube meat size mung bean. 5-10 pills, empty stomach with wine. Long-term use strengthens yang/impotence, belly feels like fire. Cold diseases, chronic deficiency, severe fatigue all verified. Yin Method: Child urine, add soap pod juice to kill filth, mix half well water, stir 100 times, settle, discard clear water, keep turbid sediment, change water, repeat settling/stirring until white/odorless. Sun-dry, pill with jujube. 10 pills, empty stomach wine, or mix with human milk/sun-dry (better). Removes saltiness, protects lung, strongly nourishes yin/descends fire. Yin-Yang Method: Yin sediment not sun-dried, boiled dry, avoid fire in pot. Treats dual yin-yang deficiency.
Above are general treatments for dryness.
Tianlinggai (Calvaria Humana)
Natural skull cap, pressing bones of the body. Before closure, only fontanel/top bone piece, 3 fingers wide, cross-shaped suture. Salty neutral, non-toxic. Treats transmission corpse/corpse-infection, ghost qi latent connection, chronic malaria/wasting fever, irregular cold/heat, lung萎 (atrophy) with fatigue, emaciation, bone-steaming night sweats, dog bites. Must obtain from executed criminals via military gate; otherwise, death from bad disease/poison accumulation in head harms user. Better to use tiger head bone/yellow dog head bone. Modern alchemists use in tonics claiming superiority to yin/yang tonics, unaware corpse qi damages spirit and violates heavenly laws, unpredictable disaster. Male bone white, female red. Yang person uses yin (female), Yin person uses yang (male). After harvest, cover with damp ash fire for 1 fu period (2 hours) until fishy smell gone, wash with Sandalwood decoction, fry with butter until yellow or burn black, powder. Claws induce labor, take fine powder.