一名釜煤。
辛温。治中恶蛊毒。吐血血晕。以酒或水温服二钱。亦涂金疮。止血生肌。消食积。舌
肿喉
痹口疮。阳毒发狂。(古方治伤寒、黑奴丸、用釜底墨、灶突墨、梁上尘三物、同合诸药为
丸、其功用相近尔。)
轻、止血消积。
辛温止血。(鼻衄者、水调涂之、红见黑则止、水克火也。)消积。治诸血病。伤寒阳毒
发狂
。疸膈疟痢。咽喉口舌白秃诸疮。(时珍曰∶皆兼取火化、从治之法。)灶突上烟煤。(其质
轻细、故谓之霜、魇寐卒死、水化吹鼻、白秃头疮、和猪脂涂之、诸疮以醋汤洗净、入腻粉
少许、生油调涂、愈。)
一名乌龙尾、轻、止血消积。
辛苦微寒。治腹痛噎膈。中恶鼻衄。小儿软疮。消食积。止金疮血出。齿龈出血。时珍
曰。
凡用倒挂尘。烧令烟尽。筛取末。入药。
泻、磨积去垢。
辛苦涩温。消食磨积。去垢除痰。治反胃噎膈。点痣 疣赘。(与圹灰等分、用小麦秆
灰汁
、煎干为末、针刺挑破、水调点之、一日三上、即去、须新合乃效。)发面浣衣多用之。取
蓼蒿之属。浸晒烧灰。以原水淋汁。每百斤入粉面二三斤。则凝定如石。
泻热生津、涩、收湿。
苦涩微寒。清上膈热。化痰生津。止血收湿。定痛生肌。涂金疮口疮。(硼砂等分。)阴
疳痔
肿。出南番。以细茶末纳竹筒。埋土中。日久取出。捣汁熬成。块小润泽者上。大而枯者次
之。以上土类。
Also known as Fu Mei.
Acrid and warm. Treats Zhong E (sudden severe illness due to evil qi), Gu Du (poisoning by magical means). Hematemesis, blood fainting. Take 2 qian with wine or warm water. Also applied externally to Jin Chuang (traumatic wounds from metal weapons) to stop bleeding, generate flesh, and digest food accumulation. Treats tongue swelling, Hou Bi (sore throat with difficulty in swallowing or breathing), mouth sores, Yang Du (yang toxicity) causing mania. (In ancient prescriptions for Shang Han, Hei Nu Wan uses Fu Di Mo, Zao Tu Mo, and Liang Shang Chen mixed with other herbs into pills; their functions are similar.)
Light in texture, stops bleeding and digests accumulation.
Acrid and warm, stops bleeding. (For Bi Nue [epistaxis], apply with water; redness stops upon contact with black, based on the principle that water overcomes fire.) Digests accumulation. Treats various blood diseases. Shang Han Yang Du causing mania. Dan Huang (jaundice), Ge Zheng (dysphagia/chest obstruction), Nue Ji (malaria), Li Ji (dysentery). Various sores including white lesions on throat, mouth, and tongue. (Li Shizhen said: All utilize the transformation of fire, employing the method of contrary treatment.) Soot from the stove chimney. (Its texture is light and fine, hence called Shuang. For Yan Mi Cu Si [death-like state from nightmare/suffocation], dissolve in water and blow into the nose; for Bai Tou Tou Chuang [white tinea capitis], mix with lard and apply; for various sores, wash with vinegar water, add a small amount of Ni Fen [calomel], mix with raw oil, and apply to heal.)
Also known as Wu Long Wei, light in texture, stops bleeding and digests accumulation.
Acrid, bitter, and slightly cold. Treats abdominal pain, Ye Ge (dysphagia/regurgitation). Zhong E, Bi Nue. Xiao Er Ruan Chuang (soft sores in children). Digests food accumulation. Stops bleeding from Jin Chuang. Gingival bleeding. Li Shizhen said: When using Dao Gua Chen, burn until smoke ceases, sieve the powder, and use in medicine.
Purging, grinding accumulation and removing filth.
Acrid, bitter, astringent, and warm. Digests food and grinds accumulation. Removes filth and resolves phlegm. Treats Fan Wei (vomiting/reflux) and Ye Ge. Moles and warts. (Mix equally with Kuang Hui, boil with wheat straw ash juice until dry, make into powder. Prick the lesion, apply with water mixture three times a day, remove immediately; must be freshly prepared to be effective.) Used extensively for leavening dough and washing clothes. Take plants like Liao Hao, soak, dry, and burn to ash. Leach with original water to obtain juice. Add 2-3 jin of flour per 100 jin; it solidifies like stone.
Clearing heat and generating fluids, astringent, absorbing dampness.
Bitter, astringent, and slightly cold. Clears upper diaphragm heat. Resolves phlegm and generates fluids. Stops bleeding and absorbs dampness. Relieves pain and generates flesh. Applied to Jin Chuang and mouth sores. (Equal parts with Peng Sha [borax]). Yin Gan (genital ulceration) and hemorrhoid swelling. Originates from Nan Fan (Southern regions). Place fine tea powder into a bamboo tube, bury in soil. After a long time, take out, crush, extract juice, and boil into paste. Small, moist pieces are superior; large, dry pieces are inferior. The above are all earth-derived substances.