【气味】
寒咸无毒。
【主治】
妇人病及疗风下水。亦可催生。治瘿瘤结核功同海藻。
（晒干淘净再晒。可久收不坏。）
【气味】
甘辛温无毒。
【主治】
肠鸣。热中消渴。风痹瘾疹。炒黄袋盛浸酒。去风缓诸节不随。皮肤顽痹。冷血瘀
血。腰脚冷疼。及妇人血崩头风风赤眼。去风除湿。盖蚕属火。其性燥。燥能胜风去湿。故
主疗风湿之病也。
【气味】
甘辛平有毒。
【主治】
蝎产于东方。色青属木。足厥阴经药也。故治厥阴诸病。诸风掉眩。搐掣疟疾。寒
热耳聋无闻。皆属厥阴风木。故东垣云。凡疝气带下。皆属于风。蝎乃活风要药。俱宜加而
用之。
（先以汤浸去皮尖用。生蜜浸一宿。漉出阴干。研如膏用之。）
【气味】
酸平无毒。阴中之阳。脾经气分药也。
【主治】
大腹水肿。面目四肢浮肿。利小便水道。肠中结气。关格不通。泄五脏膀胱急痛。
宣腰胯冷脓。消宿食。下气破癖气。下四肢水。酒服四十九粒。能泻结气。破血润燥。专
治大肠气滞燥涩不通。研和龙脑点赤眼。盖郁李仁又甘苦而润。其性降。故能下气利水。
（一名麦芽。）
【气味】
咸温无毒。
【主治】
消食和中。破冷气。去心腹胀满。开胃。止霍乱。除烦闷。消痰饮。破症结。能催
生落胎。补脾胃虚。宽肠下气。腹鸣者用之。麦 谷芽粟 皆能消化一切米面诸果食积。其
麦芽神曲二药。胃气虚人宜服之。以代戊己腐熟水谷。豆蔻缩砂乌梅木瓜芍药五味子为之使
。但有积者能消化。无积而久服。则消人元气也。不可不知。若久服者。须同白术诸药兼用
。则无害矣。
[Odor and Flavor]
Cold in nature, salty in flavor, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Treats gynecological diseases and dispels wind while promoting diuresis. It can also be used to facilitate childbirth. Its efficacy in treating goiter (thyroid enlargement) and scrofula (subcutaneous nodules) is equivalent to that of Sargassum Herba (Haisei).
(Dried, washed clean, and dried again; it can be stored for a long time without spoiling.)
[Odor and Flavor]
Sweet and pungent in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Treats borborygmus (intestinal rumbling). Treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome) caused by heat in the middle jiao. Treats Feng Bi (wind-dampness bi-syndrome characterized by joint pain and numbness) and Yin Zhen (urticaria/hives). When stir-fried until yellow, placed in a cloth bag, and soaked in wine, it dispels wind and relieves immobility of various joints. It treats stubborn skin paralysis. It treats cold blood and blood stasis. It treats cold pain in the waist and legs, as well as women's metrorrhagia (profuse uterine bleeding), Tou Feng (head wind/headache and dizziness), and Feng Chi Yan (red eye disease). It has the effects of dispelling wind and removing dampness. Since silkworm belongs to Fire, its nature is drying; dryness can overcome wind and remove dampness. Therefore, it mainly treats wind-dampness diseases.
[Odor and Flavor]
Sweet and pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, toxic.
[Indications]
Scorpion is produced in the East, its color is green, it belongs to Wood, and it is a herb of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Therefore, it treats various diseases of the Jueyin meridian. Various conditions such as tremors, vertigo, convulsions, malaria, alternating chills and fever, and deafness are all attributed to Wind-Wood of Jueyin. Therefore, Li Dongyuan stated: All cases of hernia and leukorrhea belong to wind. Scorpion is an essential herb for treating internal wind (living wind); these conditions should all include its use.
(First soak in decoction, remove the skin and tips before use. Soak in raw honey overnight, strain out, dry in shade, and grind into a paste for use.)
[Odor and Flavor]
Sour in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Belongs to Yang within Yin; it is a herb entering the Qi aspect of the Spleen Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats massive abdominal edema, and edema of the face, eyes, and limbs. Promotes urination through the water passages. Treats knotted qi in the intestines and Guan Ge obstruction (blockage of both upper and lower orifices). Relieves acute pain of the five zang organs and the Bladder. Disperses cold pus from the waist and hips. Eliminates retained food. Descends qi and breaks up adverse qi accumulation. Drains water from the four limbs. Taken with wine, forty-nine seeds can drain knotted qi, break blood stasis, and moisten dryness. It specifically treats constipation and dryness due to qi stagnation in the the Large Intestine. Ground and mixed with Borneol (Long Nao) for instillation in red eyes. Because Prunus japonica Seed (Yuli Ren) is sweet, bitter, and moistening, and its nature is descending, it can descend qi and promote diuresis.
(Alias: Mai Ya [Malt].)
[Odor and Flavor]
Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Promotes digestion and harmonizes the middle jiao. Breaks up cold qi. Removes fullness and distension in the heart and abdomen. Opens the appetite. Stops cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea. Removes vexation and stuffiness. Transforms phlegm-fluid retention. Breaks up mass formations. Can facilitate childbirth and induce abortion. Tonifies deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Broadens the intestines and descends qi. Used for those with abdominal borborygmus. Wheat, Gu Ya (Rice Sprout), and Su Mi (Millet) can all digest accumulations of rice, flour, fruits, and other foods. Among them, Mai Ya (Malt) and Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) are suitable for people with weak Stomach Qi, serving to replace the Stomach's function of rotting and ripening food and fluids. Cardamom, Amomum fruit (Su Sha), Dark Plum (Wu Mei), Quince (Mu Gua), White Peony Root (Shao Yao), and Schisandra Berry (Wu Wei Zi) act as guiding herbs. They can digest only when there are accumulations; if taken for a long time without accumulations, they will consume the body's Yuan Qi. This must not be ignored. If taken for a long time, they must be used concurrently with Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) and other herbs to avoid harm.