味辛温。入手厥阴少阳经。功专去风痰。得栀子治疝气。得干姜治阴毒伤寒。
得木香治冷气洞泄。
味辛温。入手厥阴少阳经。功专治一切风。得乌头、附子治元阳虚惫。得白术、
桂枝、龙骨疗男子失精。得乌头、黑豆。治大风恶癞。
味苦辛。入手厥阴少阳经。功专治诸风。得五灵脂治风湿痹水。得蛤粉、茴香治
结阴下血。得川椒、鸡子白治腹中症结。惟性至毒。不可轻投。姜汁炒或豆腐煮用。乌头三
个去皮脐为末。醋调。贴治腰脚冷痛。一名乌喙。一名射罔。煮箭头射兽。见血立毙。
味辛甘大热。入手厥阴少阳经。功专引药上行。治面上百病。作面脂。消瘢疵。
去游风。惟性燥毒。似中风证虽有痰。并小儿慢惊均忌。此药已无真者。今闻凉州尚有生者
。
味辛。入足少阴厥阴经。功专治肾冷精流。得菟丝子治下元虚惫。得杜仲、胡桃
治肾虚腰痛。得茯苓、没药定心补肾。得茴香治小便无度。得韭子治肾漏茎举。得肉果治脾
肾虚泄。得粟壳治洞泻久利。阴虚有热。大便闭结忌之。出南番者色赤。岭南者色绿。一名
补骨脂。酒浸蒸。或童便乳汁盐水拌炒用。得胡桃良。胡麻为使。恶甘草。忌羊肉、羊血、
芸苔。唐郑相国有青娥丸。
味淡。入足少阴经。功专补肾阴。菟丝补肾之阳。同用则生精补阳。骤用恐妨心
滑大便。功用与琐阳相仿。禁忌亦同。酒浸一宿。刷去浮甲劈破。除内筋膜。酒蒸半日酥炙
用。忌铁。草苁蓉功力稍劣。
[Chuan Wu Tou] (Aconiti Radix)
Taste: Pungent, Warm. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Pericardium Channel of Hand-Jueyin and the Sanjiao Channel of Hand-Shaoyang. Efficacy: Specializes in dispelling wind-phlegm. Compatibility: Combined with Gardeniae Fructus (Zhizi), it treats hernia; combined with Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang), it treats Yin-toxin Cold Damage; combined with Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang), it treats cold qi causing projectile diarrhea.
[Cao Wu Tou] (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix - inferred from context)
Taste: Pungent, Warm. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Pericardium Channel of Hand-Jueyin and the Sanjiao Channel of Hand-Shaoyang. Efficacy: Specializes in treating all types of wind syndromes. Compatibility: Combined with Aconiti Radix (Wutou) and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi), it treats deficiency and exhaustion of primal Yang; combined with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), and Ostreae Concha (Longgu), it treats seminal emission in men; combined with Aconiti Radix (Wutou) and Glycines Sojae Semen Nigrum (Heidou), it treats severe wind diseases and leprosy-like conditions.
[Tian Nan Xing / Fu Zi mix? Text mentions "She Wang" which is toxic aconite juice, but efficacy matches Arisaema or similar. Translating literally as per text structure.]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Pericardium Channel of Hand-Jueyin and the Sanjiao Channel of Hand-Shaoyang. Efficacy: Specializes in treating various wind syndromes. Compatibility: Combined with Trogopterori Faeces (Wulingzhi), it treats wind-damp bi syndrome with water retention; combined with Glandulae Bufonis Pulvis (Haifen) and Foeniculi Fructus (Huixiang), it treats bleeding from Jieyin (lower yin); combined with Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (Chuanjiao) and Albumen Ovi Galli (Jizi Bai), it treats abdominal masses/stagnation. Nature: Extremely toxic, must not be used lightly. Process with ginger juice stir-fry or boil with tofu. Usage: Take three Aconiti Radices (Wutou), remove skin and umbilicus, grind into powder, mix with vinegar, apply externally to treat cold pain in waist and feet. Aliases: Wu Hui, She Wang (poisonous juice of aconite used for arrow tips; kills beasts instantly upon contact with blood).
[Bai Fu Zi] (Typhonii Rhizoma - inferred from "leading drugs upward" and facial indications)
Taste: Pungent, Sweet, Very Hot. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Pericardium Channel of Hand-Jueyin and the Sanjiao Channel of Hand-Shaoyang. Efficacy: Specializes in guiding medicinal properties upward, treating hundred diseases of the face, making facial cosmetics, eliminating scars and blemishes, dispelling wandering wind. Nature: Dry and toxic. Contraindications: Even if phlegm is present in stroke-like syndromes, it is forbidden; also forbidden for infantile slow convulsions. Authentic specimens are now rare; it is said that growing specimens still exist in Liangzhou.
[Bu Gu Zhi] (Psoraleae Fructus)
Taste: Pungent. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Kidney Channel of Foot-Shaoyin and the Liver Channel of Foot-Jueyin. Efficacy: Specializes in treating kidney cold and seminal leakage. Compatibility: Combined with Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi), it treats deficiency and exhaustion of the lower yuan; combined with Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) and Juglans Mollis Semen (Hutao), it treats kidney deficiency lumbar pain; combined with Poria (Fuling) and Myrrha (Moyao), it calms the heart and tonifies the kidney; combined with Foeniculi Fructus (Huixiang), it treats urinary frequency without limit; combined with Allii Tuberosi Semen (Jiu Zi), it treats kidney leakage and penile erection issues; combined with Myristicae Semen (Rougu), it treats spleen-kidney deficiency diarrhea; combined with Papaveris Fructus (Suke), it treats projectile diarrhea and chronic dysentery. Contraindications: Forbidden for yin deficiency with heat and constipation. Origin: Those from Southern Fan are red; those from Lingnan are green. Alias: Bu Gu Zhi. Processing: Soak in wine and steam, or stir-fry with child's urine, milk, or salt water. Synergy: Good with walnuts. Assistant herb: Sesame. Incompatibility: Opposes Licorice. Dietary Taboos: Lamb meat, lamb blood, rapeseed. Historical Note: Tang Dynasty Chancellor Zheng created Qing'e Wan.
[Rou Cong Rong] (Cistanche Deserticola)
Taste: Bland. Meridian Tropism: Enters the Kidney Channel of Foot-Shaoyin. Efficacy: Specializes in tonifying kidney yin. Interaction: Tusizi tonifies kidney yang; used together, they generate essence and tonify yang. Caution: Sudden/heavy use may hinder the heart leading to seminal slip and loose stools. Similarity: Functions resemble Suoyang, with same contraindications. Processing: Soak in wine overnight, brush off floating shell, split open, remove internal membrane, steam in wine for half a day, then roast with butter. Taboo: Avoid iron. Comparison: Cao Rou Cong Rong has slightly inferior efficacy.