一名臭橘
辛，温。治下痢脓血后重，同萆 炒存性研，茶调服。又治喉 ，消肿导毒。煎汤，洗
病后
脚肿。
怪症∶咽喉生疮，层层如叠，不痛，日久有窍出臭气，废饮食。臭橘叶煎汤连服愈。
辛、苦，微寒。入足太阴、阳明经气分。破结气，消坚积，泄下焦湿热，除中脘火邪，
止上
气喘咳。治结胸痞满，痰癖症结，水肿胁胀，胸腹闭痛，呕逆泻痢。配芍药，治腹痛。配黄
，治肠风下血。佐大黄，推邪秽。佐蒌仁，消痞结。
麸炒炭用。大损真元，非邪实者，不可误用。孕妇及气血虚者禁用。
枳壳
苦、酸、微寒。入手太阴、阳明经气分。破气胜湿，化痰消食。泄肺气，除胸痞，止
呕逆，消肿胀，宽肠胃，治泻痢，疗痔肿，散风疹。得桂枝、姜、枣，治胁骨疼痛。得木香
，治呃噫。得黄连、木香，治赤白痢。得槟榔、黄连，治痞满。得甘草，治小儿二便秘涩。
佐川连、槐蕊，灭诸痔肿痛。佐石膏、蒌仁，祛时疫热邪。入黄 煎汤，浸产后肠出。
商州陈久者良。去穣核，以麸炒焦，去麸用。柑柚皮性寒，不宜入药。脾虚服之，气滞
作胀
。气血弱者禁用。
先儒常云∶去风莫如活血，血行风亦从之而去。然气闭于内，风邪无由外出，盖血随气
行，
气滞血不能流，血滞风亦不散。又曰∶内风无不从积气以化，气散而风自不生。活血之剂，
宜加枳壳佐之。医方云∶枳壳散肌肤之麻痒，殊有神效，所谓气行风自灭也。
[Zhi Shi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus)]
Pungent, sour, warm. Clears phlegm-fluids from the heart region; treats qi-stagnation pain in the epigastrium. Decocted in wine and drunk, it treats cough due to phlegm-qi.
[Jin Gan (Fortunella Crassifolia Fruit)]
Also known as Jin Gan. Sour, sweet, warm. Directs qi downward, relieves diaphragmatic fullness, stops thirst, resolves hangover, and repels foul odors.
[Chou Ju (Citrus Aurantium Peel)]
Also known as Chou Ju. Pungent, warm. Treats dysentery with pus and blood and tenesmus; stir-fried together with Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma (Bixie) until carbonized, ground into powder, and taken with tea. Also treats throat obstruction (Hou Bi), reduces swelling, and guides out toxins. Decoction for washing treats post-illness foot edema.
Strange Syndrome: Sores grow in the throat, layered like stacks, painless, but after a long time, orifices appear emitting foul odor, leading to inability to eat or drink. Continuous consumption of decoction made from Chou Ju leaves cures this.
[Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus)]
Pungent, bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Qi level of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Breaks up knotted qi, dissipates hard accumulations, drains damp-heat from the lower jiao, clears fire-pathogens from the middle jiao, stops wheezing and coughing. Treats Jie Xiong (chest binding) and fullness, Tan Pi (phlegm癖) and nodules, edema and hypochondriac distension, chest and abdominal closure-pain, vomiting, regurgitation, diarrhea, and dysentery. Combined with Shaoyao (Peony Root), treats abdominal pain. Combined with Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), treats intestinal wind bleeding. Assisted by Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), pushes out pathogenic filth. Assisted by Gualou Ren (Trichosanthes Seed), dissipates痞结 (痞结 -痞结 refers to palpable masses/fullness). Used when stir-fried with bran to charcoal. Greatly damages true yuan (vital energy); should not be used mistakenly if there is no excess pathogen. Contraindicated in pregnant women and those with qi-blood deficiency.
[Zhi Ke (Continued)]
Bitter, sour, slightly cold. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Breaks qi and overcomes dampness, transforms phlegm and aids digestion. Drains lung qi, removes chest fullness, stops vomiting and regurgitation, reduces swelling, broadens the stomach and intestines, treats diarrhea and dysentery, heals hemorrhoid swelling, disperses wind-rash. With Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), and Dazao (Jujube), treats costal bone pain. With Muxiang (Aucklandia Root), treats hiccups and belching. With Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) and Muxiang, treats red and white dysentery. With Binglang (Areca Seed) and Huanglian, treats fullness. With Gancao (Licorice Root), treats constipation in infants. Assisted by Chuanlian (Coptis Rhizome) and Huairui (Sophora Flower Bud), extinguishes swelling and pain of various hemorrhoids. Assisted by Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Gualou Ren, dispels epidemic heat pathogens. Decocted with Huangqi (Astragalus Root), used for soaking prolapsed uterus postpartum. Those from Shangzhou that are aged are superior. Remove the pith and seeds, stir-fry with bran until scorched, remove bran. Citrus and pomelo peels are cold in nature and unsuitable for medicinal use. If taken by those with spleen deficiency, it causes qi stagnation and distension. Contraindicated in those with weak qi and blood.
Ancient scholars often said: "Nothing disperses wind better than invigorating blood; when blood moves, wind follows." However, if qi is closed internally, wind pathogens have no way to exit externally. This is because blood follows qi; if qi stagnates, blood cannot flow, and if blood stagnates, wind also does not disperse. It is also said: "Internal wind invariably transforms from accumulated qi; when qi scatters, wind naturally does not arise." In formulas for invigorating blood, Zhi Ke should be added as an assistant. Medical texts state: "Zhi Ke disperses numbness and itching of the skin, possessing miraculous efficacy," which is what is meant by "when qi moves, wind is extinguished."