白芷为使，畏黄连。状如雀脑者谓雀脑芎；出关中者呼为西芎；出蜀中者为川芎；
出天台山者为台芎；出江南者为抚芎。
辛，温，无毒。入足厥阴经。去风除湿，补血清头，开郁润燥，止痛散瘀，湿泻血痢之
疾，
寒痹筋挛之 ，泪淋涕出之症，风攻气郁之邪。调经脉而破经结，疗诸疮而止诸血。平息头
痛之妙剂，驱除面风之良药。虚火上炎，呕吐咳逆者勿用。
生武功、斜谷西岭。九月、十月采取。以蜀川者为胜。四五月生叶，如水芹、胡荽、蛇
床辈
，作丛而茎细。其叶倍香，名蘼芜是也。七八月间开碎白花。时珍曰∶蜀地少寒，人多栽莳
，深秋茎叶亦不萎也。
一切心痛，酒下末。（验方第一。）
诸般头痛和末煎丸俱可。（第二。）
头风旋晕，佐天麻丸之。（第三。）
验胎是否，为末艾汤下，腹微动者胎也。又醋煎艾叶，腹大动者胎也，不动者非胎。（第
四。）
胎损子死，为末酒下立出。（第五。）
血崩不止，酒煎。（第六。）
酒癖胁胀，时呕，腹有声，同三棱末，葱汤下。（第七。）
小儿脑热，好闭目或太阳痛，或目赤肿，同薄荷、芒硝吹鼻。（第八。）
齿败口臭，水煎含之。（第九。）
两乳忽胀疼痛或过小腹名乳悬，当归、川芎各一斤，以半斤煎服，以半斤烧烟，令口鼻
吸之，未愈再作，仍
当归（一钱） 川芎（一钱） 酒芍（一钱） 生地（一钱） 香附（一钱） 丹皮（八
分） 柴胡（八
分） 黄柏（八分） 知母（八分） 黄芩（八分） 牛膝（八分） 焦术 桃仁 红花
治虚人闭经，或兼咳嗽发热。室女去知、柏、膝、桃、红。有虚冷者不用，或加干姜亦可。
（宜用十服，诸方第一。）
见风泪出，不赤不痛∶当归（二钱） 白芍（一钱） 防风（一钱） 蒺藜（一钱） 川
芎（五分）
熟地（二钱） 木贼（一钱）
水煎（第二。）
一切头痛∶川芎 乳香 没药 雄黄 白芷 火硝
为细末吹鼻。并治牙痛赤眼耳鸣鼻塞，脑泻及蜈蚣所伤。口含凉水，以药吹鼻。（第三。）
Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) serves as the guiding herb, and it is incompatible with Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). Those resembling a sparrow's brain are called Que Nao Xiong (Sparrow Brain Ligusticum); those from the Guanzhong region are referred to as Xi Xiong (Western Ligusticum); those from Shu are known as Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Ligusticum);
those from Tiantai Mountain are called Tai Xiong (Tiantai Ligusticum); and those from Jiangnan are termed Fu Xiong (Fushan Ligusticum).
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. It dispels wind and removes dampness, nourishes blood and clears the head, resolves depression and moistens dryness, alleviates pain and dissipates stasis. It treats diseases such as damp-type diarrhea and bloody dysentery,
cold bi syndrome causing tendon spasms, symptoms of tearing and runny nose, and pathogenic factors of wind invasion and qi stagnation. It regulates the meridians and breaks menstrual clots, treats various sores and stops bleeding. It is an excellent remedy for relieving headaches and a good medicine for expelling facial wind. It should not be used for patients with deficiency fire flaming upward, vomiting, or coughing with rebellious qi.
It grows in Wugong County and the western slopes of Xiegu. It is harvested in September and October. The variety from Sichuan is considered superior. In April and May, leaves emerge, resembling those of water celery (Oenanthe javanica), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), and snake bed seeds (Cnidium monnieri), growing in clusters with slender stems. Its leaves have double the fragrance; this is also known as Mi Wu. In July and August, small white flowers bloom. Li Shizhen stated: "Shu has little cold, so people plant it extensively; even in late autumn, the stems and leaves do not wither."
For all types of heart pain, take the powder with wine. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For various types of headaches, grinding into powder, decocting, or making pills are all acceptable. (No. 2.)
For headache wind causing dizziness, combine with Tian Ma Gouteng Decoction (Gastrodiae Rhizoma Pill). (No. 3.)
To verify pregnancy, take the powder with Mugwort Decoction (Artemisiae Argyi Folium Tea); if the abdomen trembles slightly, it is a fetus. Alternatively, decoct Mugwort leaves with vinegar; if the abdomen moves significantly, it is a fetus; if there is no movement, it is not a fetus. (No. 4.)
For fetal damage and death of the child, take the powder with wine to expel it immediately. (No. 5.)
For unstoppable metrorrhagia, decoct with wine. (No. 6.)
For alcohol accumulation causing hypochondriac distension, frequent vomiting, and borborygmus, combine with San Leng Powder (Sparganii Rhizoma) and take with Scallion Decoction. (No. 7.)
For pediatric cerebral heat, preference for closing eyes, temporal headache, or red and swollen eyes, combine with Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) and Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) and insufflate into the nasal cavity. (No. 8.)
For dental deterioration and halitosis, decoct with water and gargle. (No. 9.)
For sudden swelling and pain in both breasts or extension to the lower abdomen, known as Ru Xuan (Breast Suspension), use Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), one jin each. Decoct half a jin for oral administration, and burn the other half jin to inhale the smoke. If not cured, prepare again, still using
Dang Gui (One Qian) Chuan Xiong (One Qian) Jiu Shao (Wine-processed White Peony Root) Sheng Di (Rehmanniae Radix) Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma) Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) Jiao Zhu (Charred Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Tao Ren (Persicae Semen) Hong Hua (Carthami Flos)
To treat amenorrhea in deficient individuals, or accompanied by cough and fever. For unmarried women, remove Zhi Mu, Huang Bo, Niu Xi, Tao Ren, and Hong Hua. Do not use for those with deficiency-cold; adding Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) is also an option.
(It is advisable to take ten doses; First among all formulas.)
For tearing upon exposure to wind, without redness or pain: Dang Gui (Two Qian) Bai Shao (White Peony Root) Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Ji Li (Tribuli Fructus) Chuan Xiong (Five Fen)
Shu Di (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix) Mu Zei (Equiseti Herba)
Decoct with water. (No. 2.)
For all types of headaches: Chuan Xiong Ru Xiang (Frankincense) Mo Yao (Myrrh) Xiong Huang (Realgar) Bai Zhi Huo Xiao (Saltpeter)
Grind into fine powder and insufflate into the nasal cavity. Also treats toothache, red eyes, tinnitus, nasal congestion, cerebral discharge, and injuries from centipede bites. Hold cool water in the mouth while insufflating the drug into the nose. (No. 3.)