苦、辛，微寒。有毒。能下十二经水，荡涤胸中邪癖。治咽喉肿痛，顽痰咳逆。
炒令赤色用。气血弱者禁用。
（蔓草类三十七种）
得酒良。薯蓣、松脂为之使。恶 菌。
辛、甘、平。性温。入足三阴经血分。禀中和之气，凝正阳之性，温而不燥。益精髓，
坚筋
骨。治梦交泄精，尿血余沥，赤白带浊，腰疼膝冷，去风明目，止泻固精。得元参，补肾阴
而不燥。配熟地，补营气而不热。配麦冬，治赤浊。配肉豆蔻，进饮食。（胃暖则开。）佐益
智仁，暖卫气。使车前子，治横生。调鸡子白，治目暗。米泔水淘洗，酒浸四五日，蒸晒四
五次，研作饼，焙干用。补
肾气，淡盐水拌炒。暖脾胃，
黄精汁煮。暖肌肉，酒拌炒。治泄泻，酒米拌炒。孕妇，（其性滑。）血崩，（温能行血。）阳
强，便结，肾藏有火，阴虚火动，六者禁用。天碧草子形相似而味酸涩，不宜入药。
此物无根，假气而生。元精衰者，以此补之，所谓以假治假也。惟茎中寒、精自出者，
用此
温补之品，精得所养而自止。若缘虚火流遗，服之水益无定，愈补而愈溢矣。
苁蓉为之使。恶萎蕤。胜乌头。
皮肉甘、酸，核苦、辛，其性皆温。入手太阴经血分，兼入足少阴经气分。敛肺经耗散
之气
，归肾脏散失之元。收瞳子之散大，敛阴阳之汗溢。退虚热，止烦渴，定喘止嗽，壮水镇阳
。佐半夏，治痰。佐阿胶，定喘。佐干姜，治冬月寒嗽。佐参、 ，治夏季困乏。佐蔓荆子
，洗烂弦风眼。佐麦冬、五倍，治黄昏咳嗽。合吴茱萸，治肾泄。（即五更泻。）入醋糊为丸
，治胁背穿痛。黄昏嗽，乃火气浮入肺中，不宜用凉剂，宜五味子、倍子敛而降之。
痨嗽，宜用北者。风寒，宜用南者。滋补药，用熟。治虚火，用生。敛肺，少用。滋阴，
多
用。止泻，槌碎。益肾，勿研。润肺滋水，蜜可拌蒸。多用遏抑经道，则元气不畅，郁而为
火。嗽痢初起有实火者禁用。
仲景八味丸去附子、入五味子，以收摄真元，俾丹田暖热，熟腐五谷，最为稳妥。盖肾藏精
，精盛则火得所养而不散，较附子之助火以涸水，相去天渊。
[Ranghua (Adenophorae Radix)]
Bitter, pungent, slightly cold. Toxic. It can guide medicinal power downward to the water metabolism of the twelve meridians, sweeping away evil accumulations in the chest. It treats sore throat and swelling, stubborn phlegm causing cough and counterflow qi.
Use after stir-frying until reddish-brown. Contraindicated for those with weak Qi and Blood.
(37 species of vine herbs)
[Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus)]
Works well when used with wine. Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shuyu) and Pinus Resina (Songzhi) act as guides. Averse to Jun (fungi/mold).
Pungent, sweet, neutral. Nature is warm. Enters the blood aspect of the three Yin meridians of the foot. Endowed with the Qi of harmony, condensing the nature of correct Yang, warming without being drying. Benefits essence and marrow, strengthens sinews and bones. Treats nocturnal emission during dreams, seminal emission, hematuria and dribbling, red and white turbid leukorrhea, lower back pain and cold knees, dispels wind and brightens eyes, stops diarrhea and secures essence. Paired with Scrophulariae Radix (Yuanshen), it tonifies Kidney Yin without dryness. Paired with Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudi), it tonifies Ying Qi without heat. Paired with Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), it treats red turbidity. Paired with Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou), it promotes appetite. (When the Stomach is warm, appetite opens.) Assisted by Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (Yizhiren), it warms Wei Qi. Guided by Plantaginis Semen (Cheqianzi), it treats difficult labor with transverse presentation. Harmonized with Album Ovi Galli (Jizibai), it treats dim vision. Washed with rice water, soaked in wine for four to five days, steamed and sun-dried four to five times, ground into cakes, baked dry for use. To tonify Kidney Qi, stir-fry with light salt water. To warm the Spleen and Stomach, decoct with Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (Huangjing) juice. To warm muscles, stir-fry with wine. To treat diarrhea, stir-fry with wine and rice. Contraindicated for pregnant women (due to its slippery nature), uterine bleeding (as warmth moves blood), persistent erection, constipation, Fire in the Kidney store, and Yin deficiency with hyperactive Fire; these six conditions are contraindications. The seeds of Tianbi grass look similar but taste sour and astringent, unsuitable for medicinal use.
This herb has no roots, growing by borrowing Qi. For those with depleted Yuan Jing (Essence), it is used to tonify, which is called "treating falsehood with falsehood." Only in cases of cold in the urethra and spontaneous seminal emission should such warming and tonifying agents be used, so that the essence receives nourishment and stops leaking spontaneously. If leakage is due to deficient Fire, taking it will cause fluids to become even more unstable, and the more one tonifies, the more it overflows.
Cistanches Herba (Congrong) acts as a guide. Averse to Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma (Weirui). Surpasses Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Wutou).
The skin and flesh are sweet and sour; the seed is bitter and pungent; all parts have a warm nature. Enters the blood aspect of the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, and concurrently enters the Qi aspect of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It astringes the dissipating Qi of the Lung channel, and gathers the lost Yuan Qi of the Kidney. It contracts dilated pupils, and astringes the overflow of Yin and Yang sweat. It reduces deficient heat, stops thirst and restlessness, calms asthma and stops coughing, strengthens Water to suppress Yang. Assisted by Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia), it treats phlegm. Assisted by Equisetum Herba (Ejiao - *Note: Standard WHO term for Ejiao is Asini Corii Colla, but context implies mucilage/stop bleeding, here likely referring to Donkey-hide gelatin or similar binding agent, assuming standard text context usually implies Asini Corii Colla*), it stabilizes asthma. Assisted by Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), it treats winter cold cough. Assisted by Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma [missing character in source, typically Renshen], it treats summer fatigue. Assisted by Viticis Fructus (Manjingzi), it washes rotting margin wind-eye. Assisted by Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong) and Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus (Wubeizi), it treats evening cough. Combined with Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), it treats Kidney diarrhea (i.e., dawn diarrhea). Made into pills with vinegar paste, it treats piercing pain in the hypochondrium and back. Evening cough is caused by floating Fire entering the Lung; coolants are inappropriate. Instead, Wuweizi and Wubeizi should be used to astringe and descend the Fire.
For consumptive cough, Northern Wuweizi is preferred. For Wind-Cold cough, Southern Wuweizi is preferred. For tonic medicines, use processed (ripe) form. For treating deficient Fire, use raw form. For astringing the Lung, use small doses. For nourishing Yin, use large doses. For stopping diarrhea, crush it. For benefiting the Kidney, do not grind it. For moistening the Lung and nourishing Water, it can be steamed with honey. Overuse may obstruct the meridians, causing Yuan Qi to stagnate and transform into Fire. It is contraindicated in the early stages of cough and dysentery if there is excess Fire.
Zhang Zhongjing's Ba Wei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill) removes Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) and adds Wuweizi to gather and secure the True Yuan, making the Dantian warm, aiding the digestion of grains, which is most safe and sound. This is because the Kidney stores Essence; when Essence is abundant, Fire is nourished and does not scatter. This differs vastly from Fuzi, which assists Fire and thereby depletes Water.