味辛，性温，无毒。入肺、胃、肾三经。忌见火。畏郁金。去丁盖。鸡舌香，是其别名。
母
丁香乃其大者。
温脾胃而呕呃可瘳，理壅滞而胀满宜疗。腹痛能止，口臭堪去。齿除疳 ，痘发白灰。
脾为仓廪之官，伤于饮食生冷，留而不去，则为壅胀，或为呕呃，暖脾胃而行滞气，则
胀呕
俱瘳也。
丁香辛热而燥，非属虚寒，概勿施用。
味辛，性热，无毒。入肺、脾二经。去挺，醋浸一宿，焙干，刮去皮，粟子令净。
温脾除呕逆，定泻理心疼。鼻渊牙痛，俱作外用。
古方用此，百中之一，以其辛热耗散，能动脾肺之火，多用损目也。
味苦辛，性大温，无毒。入脾、胃二经。干姜为使。
恶泽泻、硝石、寒水石。忌豆。色紫味辛者良，刮去粗皮，切片，姜汁炒。
辛能散风邪，温可解寒气，下气消痰，去实满而宽膨，温胃和中，调胸腹而止痛，吐利
交资
，惊烦共主。
温热之性，长于散结去满，温胃暖脾，故主食停痰滞，胀痛吐利等证，然但可施于元气
未虚
、邪气方盛，或客寒犯胃，湿气侵脾，若脾虚之人，虽有如上诸证，切勿沾唇。或一时未见
其害，而清纯冲和之气，潜伤耗矣。可不谨诸。李东垣云∶“苦能下气，故泄实满，温能益
气，故散实满”。
[Background Information]
Book: Bencao Zhengyao (Essentials of Materia Medica)
Author: Li Zhongzi
Dynasty: Ming
Chapter: (9) Astringing the Large Intestine / (2) Warming the Stomach and Strengthening the Spleen
Category: Materia Medica
[Original Text Translation]
Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Kidney meridians. Avoid exposure to fire. Incompatible with Curcuma aromatica (Yujin). Remove the calyx. Jishe Xiang (Clove Bud) is its alias.
Mu Dingxiang (Mother Clove) refers to the larger ones.
It warms the Spleen and Stomach, thereby curing vomiting and hiccups; it regulates stagnation, making it suitable for treating distension and fullness. It can stop abdominal pain and eliminate bad breath. For teeth, it treats dental caries; for smallpox, it aids in the eruption of white ash-like lesions.
The Spleen is the official responsible for granaries. If injured by raw or cold food, which remains undigested, it leads to obstruction and distension, or vomiting and hiccups. By warming the Spleen and Stomach and moving stagnant Qi, both distension and vomiting are cured.
Dingxiang (Clove) is pungent, hot, and drying. It should not be used unless the condition belongs to deficiency-cold.
Pungent in taste, hot in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Lung and Spleen meridians. Remove the stalk. Soak in vinegar overnight, bake until dry, scrape off the skin, and clean thoroughly like millet grains.
It warms the Spleen and eliminates regurgitation/vomiting; it stabilizes diarrhea and manages heart-stomach pain. For rhinitis (Bi Yuan) and toothache, it is used externally only.
In ancient prescriptions, its use was rare (one in a hundred), because its pungent and hot nature consumes and disperses, potentially stirring up Fire in the Spleen and Lungs; excessive use damages the eyes.
Bitter and pungent in taste, greatly warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians. Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) acts as an assistant herb.
Incompatible with Alisma orientale (Zexie), Niter (Xiaoshi), and Aragonite (Hanshuishi). Avoid beans. Those that are purple in color and pungent in taste are superior. Scrape off the rough skin, slice, and stir-fry with ginger juice.
Pungency can disperse Wind pathogens; warmth can resolve Cold qi. It directs Qi downward, resolves phlegm, removes excess fullness, and relieves bloating. It warms the Stomach, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, regulates the chest and abdomen, and stops pain. It is jointly indicated for simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea, and for palpitations and restlessness.
Its warm and hot nature excels at dissipating nodules and removing fullness, warming the Stomach and nourishing the Spleen. Therefore, it is primarily used for conditions such as food retention, phlegm stagnation, distending pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. However, it can only be applied when the Primordial Qi (Yuan Qi) is not yet deficient and the Pathogenic Qi is just becoming abundant, or when external Cold invades the Stomach and Dampness infiltrates the Spleen. For individuals with Spleen deficiency, even if they present with the aforementioned symptoms, they must absolutely avoid consuming it. Although harm may not be immediately apparent, the pure, mild, and harmonious Qi is secretly damaged and consumed. One must be cautious. Li Dongyuan stated: "Bitterness can direct Qi downward, thus draining excess fullness; warmth can benefit Qi, thus dissipating excess fullness."