味辛，平，无毒。主五内邪气，散皮肤骨节中淫淫温行毒，去三虫，化食，逐寸白，
肠中 喘息。《药性论》云∶使。主积冷气，心腹症痛。日华子云∶治肠风痔 ，恶疮，
疥癣。《海药》云∶治冷痢心气，杀虫止痛，子宫风虚，孩疳泻。得诃子、豆蔻，良。《
方》∶久患脾胃气，泄不止。
紫 骐 竭，味甘咸，平，有小毒。主五脏邪气，带下，止痛，破积血、金疮，生
与骐 竭二物大同小异。日华子云∶紫 ，无毒。治驴马蹄漏，可溶补。又云∶骐 竭
无毒。得密陀僧，良。治一切恶疮疥癣久不合者，敷。此药性急，亦不可多使，却引
味苦，温、大温，无毒。主中风，伤寒头痛，寒热惊悸，气血痹，死肌，去三虫，温
益气，消痰下气，疗霍乱及腹痛胀满，胃中冷逆，胸中呕不止，泄痢，淋露，除惊，去留
热，心烦满，浓肠胃。《药性论》云∶臣。主疗积年冷气，腹内雷鸣，虚吼，宿食不消，除
痰饮，去结水，破宿血，消化水谷，止痛，大温胃气，呕吐酸水，主心腹满，病患虚而尿白
。日华子云∶健脾，主反胃，霍乱转筋，冷热气泻，膀胱泄，五脏一切气，妇人产前产后腹
脏不安，调关节，杀腹脏虫，除惊，去烦闷，明耳目。干姜为之使。恶∶泽泻、寒水石、硝
石。生∶交 。
[Wuyi]
Taste: Acrid. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs evil qi within the five zang organs, dissipates the lingering, warm, and moving toxic pathogens in the skin and bone joints, expels three types of intestinal parasites (San Chong), transforms food stagnation, drives out Taenia saginata (Cunbai), and relieves wheezing in the intestines. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as a guiding drug (Shi). It governs accumulated cold qi and abdominal masses with pain. Ri Huazi states: It treats Intestinal Wind Hemorrhoids (Changfeng Zhi), malignant sores, scabies, and tinea. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* states: It treats Cold Dysentery and Heart Qi pain, kills parasites and alleviates pain, treats Uterine Wind Deficiency, and infantile malnutrition diarrhea (Gan Ji Xie). It is effective when combined with Chebulae Fructus (Hezi) and Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus (Doukou). A certain formula states: It treats chronic Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency with incessant diarrhea.
[Ziqi Jie]
Taste: Sweet and Salty. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Slightly toxic. It governs evil qi in the five zang organs, leukorrhea (Dai Xia), pain, breaks up stagnant blood, treats metal weapon injuries (Jin Chuang), and promotes healing. Zi Zhi and Qi Jie are largely similar with minor differences. Ri Huazi states: Zi Zhi is non-toxic. It treats fistulas resulting from donkey or horse hoof ulcers and can dissolve and tonify. He also states: Qi Jie is non-toxic. It is effective when combined with Lead Monoxide (Miduoseng). It treats all malignant sores, scabies, and tinea that have not healed for a long time; apply externally as a poultice. This herb has an urgent nature and should not be used in large quantities; rather, it guides...
[Nongpu / Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Warm to Very Warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs Wind Stroke, Headache due to Cold Damage, alternating chills and fever, palpitations due to fright, Bi syndrome of Qi and Blood, necrotic muscle tissue, expels three types of intestinal parasites, warms and benefits Qi, eliminates Phlegm-Fluids and directs rebellious Qi downward, treats Cholera with abdominal pain and distension, Cold Rebellious Qi in the Stomach, incessant vomiting in the chest, dysentery, dribbling urine (Lin Lu), dispels fright, removes lingering Heat, irritability and fullness, and thickens the Spleen and Stomach (Nong Chang Wei). *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as an assistant drug (Chen). It treats chronic cold qi, borborygmus in the abdomen, empty roaring sounds, undigested food retention, eliminates Phlegm-Fluids, removes stagnant water, breaks old blood stasis, digests grains and beans, alleviates pain, greatly warms Stomach Qi, treats vomiting of sour fluid, and governs abdominal fullness. For patients who are deficient with white turbid urine. Ri Huazi states: It strengthens the Spleen, treats retrograde vomiting (Fan Wei), Cholera with muscle cramps (Zhuan Jin), diarrhea due to Cold and Hot Qi, Bladder leakage, all Qi disorders of the five zang organs, visceral unrest before and after childbirth in women, harmonizes joints, kills abdominal parasites, dispels fright, removes stuffiness and irritability, and clarifies the ears and eyes. Gingeris Rhizoma (Ganjiang) serves as a guiding drug (Shi). Incompatibilities: Avoid Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie), Halloysitum Rubrum (Hanshuishi), and Natrii Sulfas (Xiaoshi). Habitat: Grows in Jiaozhi.