（《拾遗》）
藏器曰∶味苦，平，无毒。主五痔脱肛，止血。炙令香，浸酒服。生永嘉山谷，叶如泽
兰，茎赤，高二、三尺也。
（音柔。《别录》中品）
【校正】自菜部移入此。
【释名】香柔（《食疗》）、香茸（同上）、
香菜（《千金》）、蜜蜂草（《纲目》）。
时珍曰∶薷，本作 。《玉篇》云∶ 菜苏之类，是也。其气香，其叶柔，故以名之。
草初生曰茸，孟诜《食疗》作香戎者，非是。俗呼蜜蜂草，象其花房也。
【集解】弘景曰∶家家有此，作菜生食。十月中取干之。
颂曰∶所在皆种，但北土差少，似白苏而叶更细，寿春及新安皆有之。彼间又有一种石
香，生石上，茎叶更细，色黄而辛香弥甚，用之尤佳。吴人以为茵陈用之。
宗 曰∶香薷生山野间，荆湖南北、二川皆有之，汴、洛作圃种之，暑月亦作菜蔬。叶
如茵陈，花茸紫，连边成穗，凡四、五十房为一穗，如荆芥穗，别是一种香气。
时珍曰∶香薷有野生，有家莳。中州人三月种之，呼为香菜，以充蔬品。丹溪朱氏惟取
大叶者为良，而细叶者香烈更甚，今人多用之。方茎，尖叶有刻缺，颇似黄荆叶而小，九月
开紫花成穗。有细子细叶者，仅高数寸，叶如落帚叶，即石香薷也。
【修治】 曰∶凡采得去根留叶，锉曝干，勿令犯火。服至十两，一生不得食白山桃也。
时
【气味】辛，微温，无毒。
【主治】霍乱腹痛吐下，散水肿（《别录》）。去热风，猝转筋者。煮
为末水服，止鼻衄（孟诜）。下气，除烦热，疗呕逆冷气（大明）。春月煮饮代茶，可无热病，
调中温胃。含汁漱口，去臭气（汪颖）。主香港脚寒
【发明】弘景曰∶霍乱煮饮无不瘥者，作煎除水肿尤良。
颂曰∶霍乱转筋者，单煮服之。若四肢烦冷，汗出而渴者，加蓼子同煮服。
震亨曰∶香薷属金与水，有彻上彻下之功。解暑利小便，又治水甚捷，以大叶者浓煎丸
服。肺得之，清化行而热自降也。
时珍曰∶世医治暑病，以香薷饮为首药。然暑有乘凉饮冷，致阳气为阴邪所遏，遂病头
痛，发热恶寒，烦躁口渴，或吐或泻，或霍乱者。宜用此药，以发越阳气，散水和脾。若饮
食不节，劳役作丧之人，伤暑大热大渴，汗泄如雨，烦躁喘促，或泻或吐者。乃劳倦内伤之
证，必用东垣清暑益气汤、人参白虎汤之类，以泻火益元可也。若用香薷之药，是重虚其表，
而又济之以热矣。盖香薷乃夏月解表之药，如冬月之用麻黄，气虚者尤不可多服。而今人不
知暑伤元气，不拘有病无病，概用代茶，谓能辟暑，真痴前说梦也。且其性温，不可热饮，
反致吐逆。饮者惟宜冷服，则无拒格之患。其治水之功果有奇效。一士妻自腰以下 肿，面
目亦肿，喘急欲死，不能伏枕，大便溏泄，小便短少，服药罔效。时珍诊其脉沉而大，沉主
水，大主虚，乃病后冒风所致，是名风水也。用《千金》神秘汤加麻黄，一服喘定十之五。
再以胃苓汤吞深师薷术丸，二日小便长，肿消十之七，调理数日全安。益见古人方皆有至理，
但神而明之，存乎其人而已。
【附方】旧四，新六。
一切伤暑∶《和剂局方》香薷饮∶治暑月卧湿当风，或生冷不节，真邪相干，便致吐利，
或发热头痛体痛，或心腹痛，或转筋，或干呕，或四肢逆冷，或烦闷欲死，并主之。用香薷
一斤，浓朴（姜汁炙）、白扁豆（微炒）各半斤，锉散。每服五钱，水二盏，酒半盏，煎一
盏，水中沉冷，连进二服立效。《活人书》
水病洪肿∶胡洽居士香薷煎∶用干香薷五十斤（锉）。入釜中，以水淹过三寸，煮使气
力都尽，去滓澄之，微火煎至可丸，丸如梧子大。一服五丸，日三服，日渐增之，以小便利
则愈。（苏颂《图经本草》）
通身水肿∶深师薷术丸∶治暴水风水气水，通身皆肿，服至小便利为效。用香薷叶一斤，
水一斗，熬极烂去滓，再熬成膏，加白术末七两，和丸梧子大。每服十丸，米饮下，日五、
夜一服。（《外台秘要》）四时伤寒，不正之气。用水香薷为末，热酒调服一、二钱，取汗。
（《卫生易简方》）心烦胁痛，连胸欲死者。香薷捣汁一二升服。（《肘后》）
鼻衄不止∶香薷研末，水服一钱。（《圣济总录》）舌上出血如钻孔者。香薷煎汁服一升，
日三服（《肘后方》）。
口中臭气∶香薷一把，煎汁含之。（《千金方》）
小儿发迟∶陈香薷二两，水一盏，煎汁三分，入猪脂半两，和匀，日日涂之。（《永类
钤方》）
白秃惨痛∶即上方入胡粉，和涂之。（《子母秘录》）
(From *Bencao Shiyi* [Supplement to Materia Medica])
Chen Cangqi stated: Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids with prolapse and stops bleeding. Roast until fragrant, soak in wine, and take. It grows in the valleys of Yongjia; its leaves resemble those of *Lycopus lucidus* (Zelan), stems are red, and it is two to three chi tall.
(Pronounced "Rou". Listed as Medium Grade in *Mingyi Bielu* [Record of Famous Physicians]).
[Correction] Transferred from the Vegetable Section to this section.
[Names] Xiangrou (from *Shiliao* [Dietary Therapy]), Xiangrong (ibid.), Xiangcai (from *Qianjin Fang* [Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold]), Beemicao [Bee Grass] (from *Bencao Gangmu* [Compendium of Materia Medica]).
Li Shizhen stated: "Ru" was originally written as "Fei". *Yupian* states: It is a type of vegetable similar to Su. Its aroma is fragrant, and its leaves are soft, hence the name. Young grass is called "Rong"; Meng Shen's *Shiliao* writing it as "Xiangrong" is incorrect. The common name Bee Grass describes the appearance of its flower heads.
[Collection of Explanations] Tao Hongjing stated: Every household has it, eaten raw as a vegetable. Dried in the tenth month.
Su Song stated: Planted everywhere, though less so in the north. It resembles *Perilla frutescens* (Baizu) but with finer leaves. Found in Shouchun and Xin'an. There is another variety there called Stone Xiangru, growing on rocks, with even finer stems and leaves, yellowish in color, and significantly more pungent and aromatic, making it superior for use. People in Wu treat it as Yinchen.
Kou Zongshi stated: Xiangru grows in mountains and wilds, found in Jinghu North and South, and the Two Rivers regions. Planted in gardens in Bian and Luo, used as vegetables during summer months. Leaves resemble Yinchen, flowers form purple spikes, with forty to fifty florets per spike, resembling Jingjie spikes but with a distinct aroma.
Li Shizhen stated: Xiangru exists in both wild and cultivated forms. In the Central Plains, it is planted in March, called Xiangcai, and used as vegetables. Zhu Danxi preferred large leaves, but fine-leaved varieties have stronger aroma and are now commonly used. Stems are square, leaf tips are notched, resembling small Huangjing leaves. Purple flowers form spikes in September. A variety with fine seeds and leaves, only a few cun high, with leaves resembling *Clerodendrum bungei* (Luozhu), is Stone Xiangru.
[Preparation] Lei Xiao stated: Upon harvesting, remove roots and keep leaves, chop and dry in the sun, avoiding fire. If taken up to ten liang, one must never eat Baishantao (white mountain peach) in their lifetime.
[Aroma and Taste] Pungent, slightly warm, non-toxic.
[Indications] Treats cholera with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea; dissipates edema (*Mingyi Bielu*). Dispels wind-heat, treats sudden muscle cramps. Boil into powder and take with water to stop epistaxis (Meng Shen). Directs Qi downward, clears irritability and heat, treats vomiting and cold Qi (Tang Dynasty - Da Ming). Brewed as tea in spring prevents heat diseases, harmonizes the middle and warms the stomach. Swish juice in mouth to remove bad breath (Wang Ying). Treats Hongkong foot [podagra/gout-like condition] coldness.
[Elucidation] Tao Hongjing stated: For cholera, boiled and drunk without fail to cure; made into decoctions to remove edema is especially good.
Su Song stated: For cholera with cramps, boil alone and take. If limbs are irritable and cold, sweating and thirsty, add Polygonum seeds and boil together.
Zhu Zhenheng stated: Xiangru belongs to Metal and Water, possessing effects reaching from top to bottom. Resolves summerheat and promotes urination; also treats water retention very quickly. Use large leaves, decoct strongly into pills. When the Lung receives it, clearing transformation occurs and heat naturally descends.
Li Shizhen stated: Physicians today use Xiangru Yin as the primary medicine for summerheat diseases. However, summerheat illness can result from seeking coolness and drinking cold substances, causing Yang Qi to be suppressed by Yin pathogens, leading to headache, fever with aversion to cold, irritability, thirst, or vomiting/diarrhea/cholera. This drug should be used to vent Yang Qi, scatter water, and harmonize the Spleen. If caused by irregular diet or overwork in individuals suffering from summerheat with great heat, great thirst, profuse sweating like rain, irritability, panting, or vomiting/diarrhea, this is a syndrome of internal injury from fatigue. One must use Dong Yuan's Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang or Renshen Baihu Tang to drain fire and benefit Yuan Qi. Using Xiangru would further deficiency the exterior and add heat. Xiangru is an exterior-releasing drug for summer, akin to Ephedra in winter; those with Qi deficiency should especially avoid excessive use. Now, people do not know that summerheat damages Yuan Qi; regardless of illness, they generally use it as tea, claiming it wards off summerheat—this is truly foolish dreaming. Moreover, its nature is warm; hot ingestion causes vomiting. It should only be taken cold to avoid rejection. Its efficacy in treating water retention is indeed miraculous. A scholar's wife had edema from waist down and on face, panting desperately, unable to lie flat, loose stools, and scanty urine; medicines failed. I diagnosed her pulse as deep and large; deep indicates water, large indicates deficiency. This was caused by catching wind after illness, named Fengshui [Wind Edema]. Used Shenmi Tang from *Qianjin Fang* plus Mahuang; one dose reduced panting by half. Then used Weiling Tang to swallow Shenshi Ru Zhu Wan; within two days, urination increased, edema reduced by seventy percent, and after several days of regulation, full recovery occurred. This shows ancient formulas contain profound principles; their application depends on the practitioner's wisdom.
[Attached Formulas] Four old, six new.
All Summerheat Injuries: *Heji Jufang* Xiangru Yin: Treats lying in dampness and facing wind in summer, or irregular intake of cold/raw foods, where true pathogen interferes, causing vomiting/diarrhea, or fever/headache/body ache, or heart/abdominal pain, or cramps, or dry heaving, or cold extremities, or severe irritability. Use Xiangru one jin, Houpo (roasted with ginger juice) and Bai Biandou (lightly stir-fried) each half jin, chopped and crushed. Take five qian per dose, two zhan of water, half zhan of wine, decoct to one zhan, cool in water, take two doses consecutively for immediate effect. (*Huo Ren Shu*)
Water Disease with Massive Edema: Hu Qia Jushi Xiangru Jian: Use fifty jin of dried Xiangru (chopped). Put in cauldron, cover with water by three cun, boil until potency is exhausted, strain and clarify, simmer gently until pillable, roll into pills the size of Wuzi. Take five pills per dose, three times daily, gradually increasing until urination flows freely then cured. (Su Song *Tujing Bencao*)
Generalized Edema: Shenshi Ru Zhu Wan: Treats acute water, wind-water, qi-water, generalized swelling. Effective when urination increases. Use one jin Xiangru leaves, ten dou water, boil until extremely soft, strain, reduce to paste, add seven liang Baizhu powder, roll into Wuzi-sized pills. Take ten pills per dose with rice drink, five times daily, once at night. (*Waitai Miyao*) Four-season Shanghan, abnormal qi. Use water-grown Xiangru as powder, mix with hot wine, take one or two qian, induce sweating. (*Weisheng Yijian Fang*) Heart vexation and hypochondriac pain, extending to chest causing death-like sensation. Crush Xiangru, take one to two sheng of juice. (*Zhouhou*)
Unstopping Epistaxis: Powder Xiangru, take one qian with water. (*Shengji Zonglu*) Bleeding from tongue like drilled holes. Decoct Xiangru, take one sheng, three times daily. (*Zhouhou Fang*)
Bad Breath in Mouth: One handful of Xiangru, decoct juice and swish. (*Qianjin Fang*)
Delayed Hair Growth in Children: Two liang aged Xiangru, one zhan water, decoct to three fen juice, add half liang pig fat, mix well, apply daily. (*Yonglei Qianfang*)
White Tinea Capitis with Pain: Add Fennua (lead carbonate) to the above formula, mix and apply. (*Zimu Milu*)