辛，平，无毒。清风凉血，散热解毒；消肿排脓，行瘀止痛。一切痈疽良剂，恶疮灵丹。
处处有之。插条即生小木也。其干丛生，高者丈许。叶大如桐。秋花似牡丹、芍药，有红、
白、黄诸色。霜后取叶。
一切痈疽恶疮，已成未成，已穿未穿，俱可为末以蜜合敷之，神效。（验方第一。）
赤眼肿痛，为末，水合敷太阳穴。（第二。）
经血不止，同莲蓬壳为末，米饮下二钱。（第三。）
偏坠作痛，同黄柏为末，木鳖子仁醋磨合敷。（第四。）
杖疮肿痛，同皂角末、鸡子清合敷。（第五。）
酒浸蜜蒸用。
甘，平，微寒，无毒。足厥阴药也。治一切目疾。疗青盲而去浮翳，退赤脉而息羞明。
消赤
蜀中州郡皆有之。木高丈余，经冬不凋，花微紫色。春月采花。
目中障翳，（同黄柏丸服。）
苦，平，无毒。催生利窍。治鼠 ，疗黄胆。
处处山中有之。高者丈余，叶小而有细齿，其木及叶丫皆有针刺，经冬不凋。五月开细
白花
色。
鼠 ，作木皮一斤，水煎分服。（验方第一。）
柞木饮 柞木叶 干荷叶心中蒂 萱草根 甘草 地榆（各四两）
每水煎半两服。治一切痈疽发背，已成未成俱效。（诸方第一。）
\x去皮、木用。马兰为使，恶白蔹，畏地榆、雄黄、秦艽、龟
甘，平，无毒。入足阳明、太阴、少阴、膀胱经。开心益志，健胃暖脾，利水燥湿，泄
饮消
痰。善安惊悸，最解烦满。退胸胁之逆气；除心腹之结痛，消气水之肿胀，止水饮之燥渴。
淋癃泄利神品，呕吐遗带妙剂。治奔豚必用，安胎孕亦良。赤苓，破气结，利水道。茯苓皮
，消水肿，利水道。
[Fu Rong Ye (Hibiscus Leaf)]
Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Clears wind-heat, cools blood, dissipates heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling and discharges pus, promotes blood circulation to relieve pain. It is an excellent remedy for all kinds of carbuncles and sores (purulent infections of skin and subcutaneous tissues), and a miraculous pill for malignant ulcers.
It grows everywhere. Cuttings can easily sprout into small trees. The trunks grow in clusters, reaching heights of over one zhang (approx. 3.3 meters). Leaves are as large as those of the tung tree. Flowers bloom in autumn, resembling peony or peony-like flowers, in red, white, yellow, and other colors. Leaves are harvested after frost.
For all kinds of carbuncles and malignant ulcers, whether formed or unformed, ulcerated or intact, grind the leaves into powder, mix with honey, and apply externally. The effect is miraculous. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For red, swollen, and painful eyes, grind the leaves into powder, mix with water, and apply to the Taiyang acupoint (Ex-HN5). (No. 2.)
For incessant menstrual bleeding, mix with lotus pod shell powder, and take two qian (approx. 6 grams) with rice water. (No. 3.)
For pain due to unilateral scrotal swelling (orchitis/hydrocele), mix with Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai) powder, grind Semen Momordicae (Mubiezi) kernel with vinegar, and apply externally. (No. 4.)
For swelling and pain from beating injuries (traumatic wounds), mix with Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus (Zaojiao) powder and egg white, and apply externally. (No. 5.)
[Mu Fu Rong Hua (Hibiscus Flower)]
Use after soaking in wine and steaming with honey.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, slightly cold, non-toxic. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Treats all eye diseases. Cures blindness (Qingmang) and removes corneal opacity (Fuyi); clears conjunctival congestion (Chimai) and relieves photophobia (Xiuming).
Grows in all prefectures and counties of Sichuan. Trees grow over one zhang high, remain evergreen through winter, and bear slightly purple flowers. Flowers are harvested in spring.
For ocular opacities (Zhanyi), (take as pills mixed with Phellodendri Cortex/Huangbai).
[Mu Jin Hua (Hibiscus Cannabinus Flower)]
Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Promotes labor and opens orifices. Treats scrofula (Shulou), jaundice.
Grows in mountains everywhere. Plants reach over one zhang high; leaves are small with fine serrations; branches and leaf petioles have thorns; remains evergreen through winter. Small white flowers bloom in May.
For scrofula, use one jin (approx. 500 grams) of bark, decoct in water, and divide into doses for oral administration. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Zhaomu Yin Decoction: Zhaomu Ye (Tallowwood Leaf), Gan Heye Xin Zhong Di (Dried Lotus Leaf Midrib Tip), Xuangu Cao (Daylily Root), Gancao (Licorice), Diyü (Sanguisorba Root) (each four liang, approx. 120 grams).
Decoct in water and take half a liang (referring to dosage amount or preparation method) per dose. Effective for all kinds of carbuncles and back abscesses (Fabei), whether formed or unformed. (General Formulas No. 1.)
[Fu Ling (Poria)]
Remove the outer skin, use only the inner woody part. Ma Lan (Kalimeris Indica) serves as an assistant herb; incompatible with Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix); adverse reactions with Di Yu (Sanguisorba Root), Xiong Huang (Realgar), Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root), and Gui Ban (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis).
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, and Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Benefits the heart and enhances intelligence, strengthens the stomach and warms the spleen, promotes urination and dries dampness, resolves phlegm and transforms fluid retention. Excellent for calming palpitations and anxiety; best for relieving irritability and fullness. Directs rebellious qi downward in the chest and hypochondrium; eliminates nodular pain in the heart and abdomen; dissipates edema caused by qi and water stagnation; stops thirst caused by fluid retention. A divine agent for treating strangury (Linzheng), urinary retention (Longbi), diarrhea, and dysentery; a wonderful formula for vomiting, spermatorrhea, and leukorrhea. Essential for treating Ben Tun disease (a condition characterized by gas rushing upward from the lower abdomen to the chest); also good for securing pregnancy and nourishing the fetus. Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria) breaks qi stagnation and promotes urination. Fu Ling Pi (Poria Peel) reduces edema and promotes urination.