甘,温,无毒。补气养血,润燥化痰。除腰脚之虚痛,定心腹之疝痛,疗虚寒之喘嗽。
止血
发痘疮。有火者勿服。
发热头痛无汗,同葱白、红茶、生姜水煎服出汗。(验方第一。)
老人喘嗽,同杏仁、生姜研膏,炼蜜丸弹子大,卧时服一丸,姜水下。(第二。)
久嗽不止,同人参、杏仁蜜丸弹大服。(第三。)
食物醋心,烂嚼,姜汤下,立止。(第四。)
误吞铜钱,多食之良。(第五。)
小肠气痛,胡桃肉一枚,烧炭末酒下。(第六。)
便毒初起,胡桃肉烧末,酒下三钱见效。又胡桃用二个,夹铜钱食之。(第七。)
一切痈肿初起,胡桃十个,煨熟去壳,槐花一两炒末,温酒调服。(第八。)
疔疮恶肿,平破取仁嚼烂,再安壳内,合在疮上,频易甚效。(第九。)
近世多用此伪麝香,不可不知。
甘,温,涩,无毒。入厥阴经。治男子 疝之肿大,疗妇人血气之刺痛。止心脾之疼痛,
除
闽、蜀二处皆有之,以闽中者为胜。木高二三丈,类桂木、冬青。绿色蓬蓬然,四时不
凋,
肾囊肿大,烧研酒服。或加青皮、茴香。(验方第一。)
心脾痛,为末醋下。(第二。)
小肠疝气,荔枝、小茴、枳壳、半夏、木香少许。(第三。)
元肉。
甘,平,无毒。开胃益脾,补虚长智。
蜀、闽二处出荔枝处皆有之。树似荔枝,叶如林檎,凌冬不凋,夏开细白花。七月实熟。
Walnut Kernel: Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It supplements qi and nourishes blood, moistens dryness and transforms phlegm. It eliminates deficiency pain in the waist and legs, stabilizes hernia pain in the heart and abdomen, and treats coughing and wheezing caused by deficiency-cold.
Hemostatic effect:
Promotes the eruption of smallpox/variolous sores. Those with internal heat/fire should not take it.
Verified Prescription 1: For fever, headache, and absence of sweating, decoct walnut kernels together with scallion white (Congbai), black tea, and fresh ginger in water to induce sweating. (Prescription 1)
Verified Prescription 2: For elderly patients with coughing and wheezing, grind walnut kernels together with apricot seeds (Xingren) and fresh ginger into a paste, refine honey to make pills the size of bullet seeds, take one pill before sleep, and swallow with ginger water. (Prescription 2)
Verified Prescription 3: For persistent chronic cough, combine walnut kernels with ginseng (Renshen) and apricot seeds, make honey pills the size of bullets, and take them. (Prescription 3)
Verified Prescription 4: For acid regurgitation due to improper diet, chew walnut kernels thoroughly and swallow with ginger water; symptoms will stop immediately. (Prescription 4)
Verified Prescription 5: If a copper coin is accidentally swallowed, eating many walnut kernels is beneficial. (Prescription 5)
Verified Prescription 6: For Qi pain in the small intestine, take one walnut kernel, burn it to charcoal powder, and take it with wine. (Prescription 6)
Verified Prescription 7: For early-stage inguinal abscess (Biandu), burn walnut kernels to powder, take three qian with wine for visible effect. Alternatively, take two walnut kernels and eat them sandwiched with a copper coin. (Prescription 7)
Verified Prescription 8: For the initial stage of all types of carbuncles and swellings, take ten walnut kernels, bake until cooked, remove the shell, mix with one liang of Sophora flower (Huaihua) stir-fried to powder, and take mixed with warm wine. (Prescription 8)
Verified Prescription 9: For ding sores and malignant swellings, split the walnut flat, take out the kernel, chew it thoroughly, place it back into the shell, apply it to the sore, and change frequently for excellent effect. (Prescription 9)
In recent times, this substance is often used as a counterfeit musk (Shexiang); this must be known.
Lychee Seed: Sweet in taste, warm in nature, astringent, non-toxic. Enters the Jueyin Meridian (Jueyin Jing). It treats enlargement due to hernia in men and stabbing pain due to blood and qi disorders in women. It stops pain in the heart and spleen.
Longan Aril: Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It opens the stomach and benefits the spleen, tonifies deficiency, and enhances intelligence.
Origin and Morphology: Produced in both Fujian and Sichuan, with those from Fujian being superior. The tree is two or three zhang high, resembling cinnamon trees and Ilex aquifolium. The leaves are lush green and do not fall throughout the four seasons.