味辛，性热，有毒。入肺、脾、胃三经。杏仁为使。畏款冬花、防风、附子、雄黄。闭
口者
害人。
温脾土，而击三焦之冷滞，补元阳，而荡六腑之沉寒。饮癖气症和水肿，累建奇功，杀
虫止
呕及肠虚，恒收速效。通血脉则痿痹消除，行肢节则机关健运。椒目∶“善消水肿，可塞耳
聋。”
椒禀纯阳之气、乃祛寒湿，散风邪，温脾胃，暖命门之良药。
命门火衰，中气寒冷者，宜之。若阴虚火旺之人，在所大忌。
味辛，性平，无毒。入肝经。酒浸，煨熟，焙干。
风虚眩晕，麻痹不仁。语言蹇謇涩，腰膝软疼。理风痫惊气。治恍惚失神。
肝为风木之脏，藏血主筋，独入肝经，故主治如上。
天麻，虽不甚燥，毕竟是风剂助火，若血虚无风者，不可妄投。
又名刺蒺藜。味苦、辛，性平，无毒。入肺、肝二经。
去刺用。孕妇不宜服。
祛风而皮肤搔痒可止，平肝而眼目翳膜能除。头疼眩晕堪定、鼻鼽，喷嚏无虞。
刺蒺藜主治肝肺、沙苑蒺藜主治在肾。刺者多治上部外部；沙苑者多治下部内部，是其
区别
。
味辛，性温，无毒。入肝经。白芷为使。畏黄连。
主头痛面风，泪出多涕。寒痹筋挛，去瘀生新。调经种子，长肉排脓。小者名抚芎，止
利且
开郁。
辛甘发散为阳，故多功于头面，血和则去旧生新，经调而挛痹自解，长肉排脓者，以其
为血
中气药也。抚芎之止利开郁，亦上升辛散之力。
芎 性阳味辛，凡虚火上炎，呕吐咳逆者，忌之。衍义云∶“久服令人暴亡，为其
辛喜
归肺，肺气偏胜，金来贼木，肝必受侮，久则偏绝耳。”
Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper): Pungent in taste, hot in nature, toxic. Enters the Lung, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. Xingren (Apricot Seed) serves as the guiding herb. It is incompatible with Duan Dong Hua (Winterflower Bud), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), Fu Zi (Aconite Lateral Root), and Xiong Huang (Realgar). Closed-mouth Shu Jiao is harmful to humans. It warms the Earth element of the Spleen and strikes cold stagnation in the San Jiao (Triple Burner); it tonifies Original Yang and sweeps away deep cold in the Six Fu organs. It has achieved remarkable results in treating Yin Pi Qi Zheng (Fluid retention and Qi stagnation syndrome) and edema; it kills parasites, stops vomiting, and treats intestinal deficiency diarrhea, often yielding rapid effects. By promoting blood circulation, it eliminates flaccidity and numbness; by moving limb joints, it ensures smooth joint movement. Jiao Mu (Pepper Seeds): "Excellent for eliminating edema and can treat deafness." Shu Jiao inherits pure Yang energy; it is a fine drug for dispelling cold-dampness, scattering wind pathogens, warming the Spleen and Stomach, and warming the Ming Men (Gate of Life). It is suitable for those with Ming Men Fire decline and middle Qi coldness. However, it is strictly contraindicated for individuals with Yin deficiency and hyperactive fire.
Tian Ma (Gastrodia Rhizome): Pungent in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Liver meridian. Soak in wine, bake until cooked, then dry. It treats dizziness and vertigo due to wind-deficiency, numbness and insensitivity of limbs. It addresses speech impediments (stammering/slurred speech), soreness and pain in the lower back and knees. It regulates wind-epilepsy and fright-Qi. It treats mental confusion and loss of spirit. The Liver is the organ of Wind-Wood, storing Blood and governing tendons. Since Tian Ma enters only the Liver meridian, its indications are as described above. Although Tian Ma is not very drying, it is essentially a wind-dispelling agent that aids fire. It should not be administered casually to those with Blood deficiency without wind pathogens.
Ci Ji Li (Tribulus Terrestris Fruit): Also known as Ci Ji Li. Bitter and pungent in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Lung and Liver meridians. Remove spines before use. Pregnant women should avoid taking it. Dispelling wind stops skin itching; calming the Liver removes eye nebulae (cataracts/opacities). It stabilizes headache and vertigo; nasal congestion (Bi Qiu) and sneezing are no longer a worry. Ci Ji Li mainly treats the Liver and Lung; Sha Yuan Ji Li mainly treats the Kidney. Ci Ji Li mostly treats upper and external conditions; Sha Yuan Ji Li mostly treats lower and internal conditions. This is their distinction.
Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome): Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Liver meridian. Bai Zhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) serves as the guiding herb. It is incompatible with Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome). It primarily treats headache and facial wind, excessive tearing and rhinorrhea. It resolves cold-bi tendon spasms, removes stasis and generates new tissue. It regulates menstruation and promotes conception, promotes flesh growth and drains pus. The small variety is named Fu Xiong, which stops diarrhea and opens depression. Pungent and sweet dispersing belongs to Yang, thus it benefits the head and face greatly. When blood harmonizes, old tissue is removed and new tissue generated; when menstruation is regulated, spasms and bi-syndrome resolve naturally. Promoting flesh growth and draining pus occurs because it is a Qi-moving herb within the Blood. Fu Xiong's ability to stop diarrhea and open depression also stems from its ascending, pungent, and dispersing power. Chuan Xiong has a Yang nature and pungent taste. It is contraindicated for those with deficient fire flaming upward, vomiting, or coughing/counterflow qi. Yan Yi states: "Long-term use causes sudden death, because its pungency favors entering the Lung. If Lung Qi becomes excessive, Metal attacks Wood, causing the Liver to suffer humiliation. Over time, this leads to extreme depletion."