味苦，性寒，无毒。入脾、膀胱二经。
利膀胱，散恶疮。皮肤风热，可作浴汤。
其主用多在皮肤。其入亦在土脏，盖脾主肌肤也。即其利水兼能祛湿者欤。
土名掳萝藤。味甘苦，性寒，无毒。入肺、脾、大小肠四经。
润三焦，益五脏，主瘀血，清两肠，退恙后虚热，洗遍体疥疮。
根能治瘰 ，花；治虚劳盗汗。
此草随处有之，惜药肆不备，医家亦少知利用，乃农村易得之良药也。
（见外治）
味苦、性温。入心、脾二经。
破血去瘀，通经止痛。跌仆损伤，症结亦用。
此药为破血之品，多服令人吐利。故血气虚弱、无瘀滞者忌用。
味辛、性平，无毒。
续筋接骨，折伤者依然复旧。消瘀破滞，疼痛者倏尔消除。
自然铜，虽有接骨之功、颇多燥烈之性，宜慎用。
味甘、辛，性温，无毒。入心、肝、脾三经。畏菖蒲、海藻、生姜。酒洗，去芦。
去瘀生新，舒筋润肠。温中止心腹之痛，养营疗肢节之疼。外科排脓止痛，女科沥血崩
中。
心主血；脾统血；肝藏血，归为血药，故入三经，而主治如上。本经首言主咳逆上气，
辛散之勋也。头止血；尾破
血；身补血；全和血；能引诸血各归其所当归之经，故名当归。气血
昏乱，服之即定。
当归，善滑肠，泄泻者禁用。入吐血剂中，须醋炒之。
[Diagnosis: Difu Zi (Kochia Fruit)]
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Spleen and Bladder meridians.
Promotes urination via the Bladder, disperses foul sores. For wind-heat affecting the skin, it can be decocted as a bathing solution.
Its primary application is on the skin. Its action also extends to the Earth Zang organ (Spleen), for the Spleen governs the skin and muscles. This is likely due to its ability to promote water metabolism while dispelling dampness.
[Diagnosis: Luluoteng (Vine of Lulu)]
Local name: Luluoteng. Sweet and bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Spleen, Large Intestine, and Small Intestine meridians.
Moistens the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), benefits the Five Zang organs, treats blood stasis, clears the intestines, relieves deficiency heat after illness, and washes away scabies over the whole body.
The root treats scrofula (Luo Li) and tubercles; the flower treats consumptive disease with night sweats.
This herb grows everywhere, yet it is rarely stocked by pharmacies, and few physicians know how to utilize it effectively. It is actually an excellent medicine easily obtained in rural areas.
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[Herb Name Missing in Source]
Bitter in taste, warm in nature. Enters the Heart and Spleen meridians.
Breaks blood and removes stasis, unblocks collaterals and alleviates pain. Used for traumatic injuries and fixed masses.
This herb is a blood-breaking agent; excessive consumption causes vomiting and diarrhea. Therefore, it is contraindicated for those with Qi and Blood deficiency or without blood stasis.
[Ziran Tong (Fossilized Iron Ore)]
Acrid in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
Reconnects tendons and bones; fractures and injuries return to their original state. Eliminates stasis and breaks stagnation; pain is suddenly relieved.
Ziran Tong has the merit of setting bones but possesses strong drying and heating properties; it should be used with caution.
[Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root)]
Sweet and acrid in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen meridians. Averse to Changpu (Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome), Haizao (Sargassum), and Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger). Washed with wine, remove the radicle.
Removes stasis and generates new blood, relaxes tendons and moistens the intestines. Warms the middle and stops epigastric and abdominal pain, nourishes Ying (Nutritive) Qi and treats limb joint pain. In surgery, it discharges pus and stops pain; in gynecology, it treats leukorrhea and metrorrhagia.
The Heart governs blood; the Spleen controls blood; the Liver stores blood. As a blood-invigorating herb, Dang Gui enters these three meridians and thus treats the conditions mentioned above. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* first states it treats coughing and rebellious Qi, which is the merit of its acrid dispersing action. The head portion stops bleeding; the tail breaks stasis; the body tonifies blood; the whole root harmonizes blood. It can guide various types of blood back to their respective meridians where they belong, hence the name "Dang Gui" (Returning to the Proper Meridian). When Qi and Blood are chaotic, administration brings immediate stability.
Dang Gui tends to lubricate the intestines; it is contraindicated in cases of diarrhea. When included in formulas for hematemesis, it must be stir-fried with vinegar.