苦，辛，有小毒。治水肿而利小便，止崩带而除气喘。
手足心肿，风也。花椒、食盐为末，醋合敷。（验方第一。）
风牙痛，花椒醋煎含漱。（第二。）
囊痒，同葱头煎洗之。（第三。）
水气肿满，杵研酒下。（第四。）
崩中带下。同上。（第五。）
痞满肿痛，同上，水下。（第六。）
辛，大温，无毒。温中下气，祛痰除湿。止心腹之寒痛，暖肠胃之冷痢，解齿痛之浮热，
除胃寒之吐逆。消宿食而
止霍乱，破冷积而消阴毒。杀一切鱼肉毒，解诸般风冷气。毕澄茄主治略同，一类二种耳。
胡椒生西戎，今南番诸国及交趾、滇南诸地皆有之。蔓生附树，叶如扁豆、山药。正月
开黄
而生。
心腹冷痛，一岁一粒酒下。（验方第一。）
心下大痛，同乳香姜水下。（第二。）
虚寒反胃，醋丸服。（第三。）
发散寒邪，同丁香为末，葱白捣合。敷两手心，合掌握定，夹大腿内侧发汗。（第四。）
风虫牙痛，同绿豆捣碎，绵包咬痛处。（第五。）
汤浸炒用。蓼实为使，恶丹参、硝石、白垩，畏紫石英。
辛，温，有小毒。入足阳明、太阴、少阴、厥阴经。温中下气，止痛除湿，开郁化滞，
祛痹
杀虫。止心腹之冷痛，除腰脚之痿弱，住胃冷之吐泻，解遍身之痹痛，下产后之余血，退心
中之吞酸。平转筋而疗香港脚，消水肿而除疝气。肠风痔血最灵，舌苦口疮亦效。咽膈不通之
疾，胸胁痞满之 。
生上谷、冤句。九月采实。今处处有之。木高丈余，叶似椿而阔浓，紫色。三月开红紫
细花
似椒子。
酸心上攻，水煎服或嚼数粒，大效。（验方第一。）
转筋入腹，酒煎服。（第二。）
霍乱干呕，水煎服。（第三。）
赤白痢下，同黄连丸服。（第四。）
腹中症块，捣末酒煮，布包熨之，更番，消乃止。（第五。）
小儿口疮，醋合敷足心。（第六。）
咽痛。同上。（第七。）
阴下湿痒，水煎洗之。（第八。）
吴茱萸汤 吴茱萸 生姜 人参 大枣
治食谷欲呕。（诸方第一。）
当归四逆加茱萸姜汤 当归 白芍 桂枝 通草 细辛 甘草 大枣 吴茱萸
生姜
酒水煎服。治手足厥冷，脉微欲绝，内有久寒者。（第二。）
温经汤 当归 阿胶 白芍 川芎 桂枝 丹皮 人参 甘草 干姜 半夏 麦
冬吴茱萸
水煎服。治妇人带下，下痢不止，暮即发热，腹满里急，掌热口干。（第三。）
[Zhemu (Fruit Eye of Zanthoxylum)]
Bitter, pungent, slightly toxic. Treats edema and promotes urination; stops metrorrhagia and leukorrhea; relieves asthma.
Swelling of the palms and soles is due to Wind. Grind Sichuan Pepper (Huajiao) and salt into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply externally. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Wind-induced toothache: Decoct Sichuan Pepper in vinegar for gargling. (No. 2.)
Scrotal pruritus: Decoct Sichuan Pepper with green onion heads and wash the affected area. (No. 3.)
Edema and fullness due to Water Qi: Crush and grind Zhemu, take with wine. (No. 4.)
Metrorrhagia and leukorrhea: Same as above. (No. 5.)
Epigastric fullness, swelling, and pain: Same as above, take with water. (No. 6.)
[Hujiao (Black/White Pepper)]
Pungent, greatly warm, non-toxic. Warms the Middle Jiao, directs rebellious Qi downward, dispels phlegm and dampness. Stops cold pain in the heart and abdomen; warms the intestines and stomach to treat cold dysentery; resolves floating heat causing toothache; eliminates vomiting and regurgitation due to Stomach cold. Digests retained food to stop cholera-like symptoms; breaks up cold accumulations to dissipate Yin toxicity. Kills all fish and meat toxins; resolves various wind-cold pathogens. The indications for Bichengqie (Bibergut) are roughly the same; they are two species of the same genus.
Hujiao originates from the Western Regions (Xirong). It is now grown in various southern countries, as well as Jiaozhi and southern Yunnan. It is a vine that climbs trees; leaves resemble those of common bean or yam. Yellow flowers bloom in the first lunar month before fruiting.
Cold pain in the heart and abdomen: For a one-year-old infant, administer one grain taken with wine. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Severe pain in the epigastrium: Take with Frankincense (Ruxiang) and ginger water. (No. 2.)
Reflux due to deficiency-cold: Form into pills with vinegar and take. (No. 3.)
Dispersing cold pathogens: Mix Powdered Hujiao with Clove (Dingxiang), mash with white parts of green onions, and apply to the palms. Clasp hands tightly and place between the inner thighs to induce sweating. (No. 4.)
Wind-worm toothache: Mash Hujiao with mung beans, wrap in cotton, and bite against the painful area. (No. 5.)
[Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit)]
Soak in decoction and stir-fry before use. Guided by Polygonum multiflorum seed (Liaoshi); adverse interaction with Salvia miltiorrhiza root (Danshen), Niter (Xiaoshi), and Kaolin (Baie); inhibited by Fluorite (Zishiying).
Pungent, warm, slightly toxic. Enters the Foot Yangming, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin meridians. Warms the Middle Jiao, directs Qi downward, alleviates pain, dispels dampness, opens stagnation, transforms retention, dispels Bi syndrome, and kills parasites. Stops cold pain in the heart and abdomen; eliminates weakness in the waist and legs; stops vomiting and diarrhea due to Cold in the Stomach; resolves systemic Bi pain; expels residual blood after childbirth; clears acid reflux originating from the Heart. Relieves muscle cramps and treats Hong Kong foot (Charley horse/podagra); reduces edema and treats hernia. Highly effective for intestinal wind and hemorrhoidal bleeding; also effective for bitter taste and oral ulcers. [Indicated for] disorders of obstruction in the pharynx and diaphragm, and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium.
Originates from Shanggu and Yuanju. Fruits are harvested in the ninth lunar month. Now found everywhere. The tree grows over one zhang high; leaves resemble Toona sinensis but are broader and denser, purple in color. Red-purple small flowers bloom in the third lunar month, resembling pepper grains.
Acid regurgitation attacking the heart: Decoct in water or chew several grains; highly effective. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Muscle cramps extending into the abdomen: Decoct in wine and take. (No. 2.)
Cholera with dry heaving: Decoct in water and take. (No. 3.)
Red and white dysentery: Take as pills combined with Coptis chinensis rhizome (Huanglian). (No. 4.)
Abdominal masses: Grind into powder, decoct in wine, wrap in cloth, and apply as a hot compress alternately; continue until the mass dissipates. (No. 5.)
Pediatric oral ulcers: Mix with vinegar and apply to the sole of the foot. (No. 6.)
Sore throat: Same as above. (No. 7.)
Dampness and itching in the genital region: Decoct in water and wash. (No. 8.)
[Wuzhuyu Tang (Evodia Decoction)]
Ingredients: Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu), Fresh Ginger Shengjiang, Ginseng Root Renshen, Jujube Date Dazao.
Indications: Desire to vomit after eating. (First among various formulas.)
[Danggui Sini Jia Zhuyu Jiangtang (Angelica Sinensis Decoction for Cooling Extremities plus Evodia and Ginger)**
Ingredients: Angelica Sinensis Radix (Danggui), White Peony Root Baishao, Cinnamon Twig Guizhi, Tetrapanax Pith Tongcao, Asarum Root Xixin, Licorice Root Gancao, Jujube Date Dazao, Evodia Fruit Wuzhuyu, Fresh Ginger Shengjiang.
Preparation: Decoct with wine and water.
Indications: Cold extremities, faint pulse nearly imperceptible, indicating chronic internal cold. (No. 2.)
[Wenjing Tang (Warming the Menses Decoction)**
Ingredients: Angelica Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Donkey-hide Gelatin Ejiao, White Peony Root Baishao, Szechwan Lovage Rhizome Chuanxiong, Cinnamon Twig Guizhi, Moutan Cortex Danpi, Ginseng Root Renshen, Licorice Root Gancao, Dried Ginger Ganjiang, Pinellia Tuber Banxia, Ophiopogon Tuber Maidong, Evodia Fruit Wuzhuyu.
Preparation: Decoct in water.
Indications: Leukorrhea in women, persistent dysentery, evening fever, abdominal fullness with tenesmus, heat in the palms, and dry mouth. (No. 3.)