通行血。
甘苦而平。其性行而不住。（虽有王命、不能留行、故名。）能走血分。通血脉。乃阳明
冲任
之药。（阳明多气多血。）除风去痹。止血定痛。利便通经。催生下乳。（气盛血滞者、可暂
用以行之、否则宜慎。）治金疮。（止血。）痈疮疔疮。（散血。）出竹木刺。失血后、崩漏家
及孕妇。并忌之。花如铃铎。实如灯笼。子壳五棱。取苗子蒸。浆水浸。
通、利水破血。
苦寒。降心火。利小肠。逐膀胱邪热。为治淋要药。（若产后淋、宜与蒲黄同用、五淋
大抵
皆属湿热、热淋、宜八正及山栀滑石之类、血淋、宜小蓟牛膝膏、肾虚淋、宜补肾、不可独
泻、老人气虚者、宜参术兼木通山栀、亦有痰滞中焦作淋者、宜行痰兼通利药、不可发汗、
汗之必便血。）破血利窍。决痈消肿。明目去翳。通经堕胎。（性利善下。）小肠虚者忌服。
恐心热未除。而小肠复病矣。当求其属以衰之。花大如钱。红白斑斓。色甚妩媚。俗呼洛阳
花。用蕊壳。丹皮为使。恶螵蛸。（竹木入肉、瞿麦为末、水服方寸匕、或煮汁、日饮三次
。）
一名扁竹。通淋杀虫。
苦平。利小便。治黄胆热淋。杀诸虫。治蛔咬腹痛。女子阴蚀。（煮服。）疥疮诸疾。（皆
去
湿热之功。）叶细如竹。弱茎蔓引。促节有粉。三月开红花。
Promotes the circulation of blood.
Sweet and bitter, neutral in nature. Its action is moving and does not stay. (Although it has the "king's command," it cannot remain stationary, hence the name.) It can enter the blood level. Unblocks the blood vessels. It is a herb for the Yangming channel and the Chong and Ren vessels. (The Yangming channel is abundant in qi and blood.) Dispels wind and removes bi-syndrome. Stops bleeding and relieves pain. Promotes urination and defecation, unblocks menstruation. Induces labor and promotes lactation. (For those with abundant qi and stagnant blood, it may be temporarily used to promote movement; otherwise, caution is advised.) Treats metal wounds. (Stops bleeding.) Carbuncles, sores, and ding-sores. (Disperses blood stasis.) Extracts bamboo or wood splinters. Contraindicated for those after hemorrhage, patients with metrorrhagia/metrostaxis, and pregnant women. The flowers resemble bells. The fruits resemble lanterns. The seed shells have five ridges. Harvest the herbs and seeds, steam them, and soak them in fermented rice water.
Dianthus superbus: Promotes urination and breaks blood stasis.
Bitter and cold. Descends heart fire. Promotes small intestine function. Drives out pathogenic heat from the bladder. It is an essential herb for treating lin-syndrome. (If it is postpartum lin-syndrome, it should be used together with Polygoni Multiflori Caulis [Puhuang]. The five types of lin-syndrome generally belong to damp-heat. For heat-lin, Ba Zheng San and herbs like Gardeniae Fructus [Shanzhi] and Talcum [Huashi] are suitable; for blood-lin, Little Thistle and Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix paste are suitable; for kidney-deficiency lin, tonifying the kidney is suitable, and it should not be purged alone; for elderly people with qi deficiency, Ginseng Radix and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma combined with Akebiae Caulis and Gardeniae Fructus are suitable; there are also cases where phlegm obstruction in the middle jiao causes lin-syndrome, where resolving phlegm combined with promoting urination is suitable, and sweating should not be induced, as inducing sweating will inevitably cause hematuria.] Breaks blood and opens orifices. Resolves carbuncles and reduces swelling. Brightens the eyes and removes nebula. Unblocks menstruation and induces abortion. (Its nature is slippery and tends to descend.) Contraindicated for those with small intestine deficiency. Lest heart heat remains unresolved while the small intestine becomes diseased again. One should seek the root of the disease to attenuate it. The flowers are as large as coins, with red and white spots, very charming. Commonly known as Luoyang flower. Use the stamens and calyx. Paeoniae Moutan Cortex [Danpi] is used as an assistant drug. Incompatible with Sepia Ecria [Piaoxiao]. (For bamboo or wood splinters embedded in flesh, grind Dianthus superbus into powder, take with water using a fangcun bi measure, or boil the juice and drink three times a day.)
Artemisia capillaris: Also known as Bianzhu. Promotes urination and kills parasites.
Bitter and neutral. Promotes urination. Treats jaundice and heat-lin. Kills various parasites. Treats abdominal pain caused by roundworm biting. Treats vaginal erosion in women. (Boil and take.) Scabies and other diseases. (These are all due to the effect of removing damp-heat.) Leaves are thin like bamboo, stems are weak and creeping, nodes are short and powdery. Blooms red flowers in March.