（《别录》中品）
【释名】雀头香（《唐本》）、草附子（《图经》）、水香棱（《图经》）、水巴戟（《图经》）、
水莎（《图经》）、侯莎（《尔雅》）、莎结（《图经》）、夫须（《别录》）、续根草（《图经》）、
地
时珍曰∶《别录》止云莎草，不言用苗用根。后世皆用其根，名香附子，而不知莎草之
名也。其草可为笠及雨衣，疏而不沾，故字从草从沙。亦作蓑字，因其为衣垂 ，如孝子衰
衣之状，故又从
苔乃笠名，贱夫所须也。其根相附连续而生，可以合香，故谓之香附子。上古谓之雀头香。
按《江表传》云∶魏文帝遣使于吴求雀头香，即此。其叶似三棱及巴戟，而生下湿地，故有
水三棱、水巴戟之名。俗人呼为雷公头。《金光明经》谓之月萃哆。《记事珠》谓之抱灵居士。
【集解】《别录》曰∶莎草生田野，二月、八月采。
弘景曰∶方药不复用，古人为诗多用之，而无识者。乃有鼠蓑，疗体异此。
恭曰∶此草根名香附子，一名雀头香，所在有之，茎叶都似三棱，合和香用之。
颂曰∶今处处有之。苗叶如薤而瘦，根如箸头大。谨按∶唐玄宗《天宝单方图》，载水
香棱功状与此相类。云水香棱原生博平郡池泽中，苗名香棱，根名莎结，亦名草附子。河南
及淮南下湿地即有，名水莎。陇西谓之地 根。蜀郡名续根草，亦名水巴戟。今涪都最饶，
名三棱草。用茎作鞋履，所在皆有。采苗及花与根疗病。
宗 曰∶香附子今人多用。虽生于莎草根，然根上或有或无。有薄皲皮，紫黑色，非多
毛也。刮去皮则色白。若便以根为之，则误矣。
时珍曰∶莎叶如老韭叶而硬，光泽有剑脊棱。五、六月中抽一茎，三棱中空，茎端复出
数叶。开青花成穗如黍，中有细子。其根有须，须下结子一、二枚，转相延生，子上有细黑
毛，大者如羊枣而两头尖。采得燎去毛，曝干货之。此乃近时日用要药，而陶氏不识，诸注
亦略，乃知古今药物兴废不同。如此则本草诸药，亦不可以今之不识，便废弃不收，安知异
时不为要药如香附者乎？
根
【修治】 曰∶凡采得阴干，于石臼中捣之，切忌铁器。
时珍曰∶凡采得连苗曝干，以火燎去苗及毛。用时以水洗净，石上磨去皮，用童子小便
浸透，洗晒捣用。或生或炒，或以酒醋盐水浸，诸法各从本方，详见于下。又稻草煮之，味
不苦。
【气味】甘，微寒，无毒。宗 曰∶苦。颂曰∶《天宝单方》云∶辛，微寒，无毒，性
涩。
元素曰∶甘、苦，微寒，气浓于味，阳中之阴，血中之气药也。
时珍曰∶辛、微苦、甘，平。足厥阴、手少阳药也。能兼行十二经，入脉气分。得童子
小便、醋、芎 、苍术良。
【主治】除胸中热，充皮毛，久服利人，益气，长须眉（《别录》）。治心中客热，膀胱
间连胁下气妨。常日忧愁不乐，兼心忪者（苏颂）。治一切气，霍乱吐泻腹痛，肾气膀胱冷
气（李杲）。散时气寒疫，利三焦，解六郁，消饮食积聚，痰饮痞满， 肿腹胀，香港脚，止
心腹肢体头目齿耳诸痛，痈疽疮疡，吐血下血尿血，妇人崩漏带下，月候不调，胎前产后百
病（时珍）。
苗及花
【主治】丈夫心肺中虚风及客热，膀胱间连胁下时有气妨，皮肤瘙痒瘾疹，饮食不多，
日渐瘦损，常有忧愁心忪少气等证。并收苗花二十余斤锉细，以水二石五斗，煮一石五斗，
斛中浸浴，令汗出五、六度，其瘙痒即止。四时常用，瘾疹风永除（《天宝单方图》）。煎饮
散气郁，利胸膈，降痰热（时珍）。
【发明】好古曰∶香附治膀胱两胁气妨，心忪少气，是能益气，乃血中之气药也。本草
不言治崩漏，而方中用治崩漏，是能益气而止血也。又能逐去瘀血，是推陈也。正如巴豆治
大便不通而又止泄泻同意。又云∶香附阳中之阴，血中之气药，凡气郁血气必用之。炒黑能
止血治崩漏，此妇人之仙药也。多服亦能走气。
震亨曰∶香附须用童子小便浸过，能总解诸郁，凡血气必用之药，引至气分而生血，
此正阴生阳长之义。本草不言补，而方家言于老人有益，意有存焉。盖于行中有补理。天之
所以为天者，健而有常也。健运不息，所以生生无穷，即此理尔。今即香中亦用之。
时珍曰∶香附之气平而不寒，香而能窜。其味多辛能散，微苦能降，微甘能和。乃足厥
阴肝、手少阳三焦气分主药，而兼通十二经气分。生则上行胸膈，外达皮肤；熟则下走肝肾，
外彻腰足。炒黑则止血，得童溲浸炒则入血分而补虚，盐水浸炒则入血分而润燥，青盐炒则
补肾气，酒浸炒则行经络，醋浸炒则消积聚，姜汁炒则化痰饮。得参、术，则补气；得归、
，则补血；得木香，则疏滞和中；得檀香则理气醒脾，得沉香则升降诸气，得芎 、苍术
则总解诸郁，得栀子、黄连则能降火热，得茯神则交济心肾，得茴香、破故纸则引气归元，
得浓朴、半夏则决壅消胀，得紫苏、葱白则解散邪气，得三棱、莪术则消磨积块，得艾叶则
治血气暖子宫，乃气病之总司，女科之主帅也。飞霞子韩 云∶香附能推陈致新，故诸书皆
云益气。而俗有耗气之说，宜于女人不宜于男子者，非矣。盖妇人以血用事，气行则无疾。
老人精枯血闭，惟气是资。小儿气日充，则形乃日固。大凡病则气滞而馁，故香附于气分为
君药，世所罕知。臣以参、 ，佐以甘草，治虚怯甚速也。 游方外时，悬壶轻赉，治百病
黄鹤丹，治妇人青囊丸，随宜用引，辄有小效。人索不已，用者当思法外意可也。黄鹤丹乃
铢衣翁在黄鹤楼所授之方，故名。其方用香附一斤，黄连半斤，洗晒为末，水糊丸梧子大。
假如外感，葱姜汤下；内伤，米饮下；气病，木香汤下；血病，酒下；痰病，姜汤下；火病，
白汤下。余可类推。青囊丸乃邵应节真人祷母病，感方士所授者。方用香附（略炒）一斤，
乌药（略炮）五两三钱，为末，水醋煮面糊为丸。随证用引，如头痛，茶下；痰气，姜汤下；
多用酒下，为妙。
【附方】旧一，新四十八。
服食法∶颂曰∶唐玄宗《天宝单方图》云∶水香棱根名莎结，亦名草附子，说已见前。
其
根二大升，捣熬令香，以生绢袋盛，贮于三大斗无灰清酒中浸之。春三月后，浸一日即堪服
；冬十月后，即七日，近暖处乃佳。每空腹温饮一盏，日夜三、四次，常令酒气相续，以知
为度。若不饮酒，即取根十两，加桂心五两，芜荑三两。和捣为散，以蜜和为丸，捣一千杵，
丸
交感丹∶凡人中年精耗神衰。盖由心血少，火不下降；肾气惫，水不上升。致心肾隔绝，
营卫不和。上则多惊；中则塞痞，饮食不下；下则虚冷遗精。愚医徒知峻补下田，非惟不能
生水滋阴，而反见衰悴。但服此方半年，屏去一切暖药，绝嗜欲，然后习秘固溯流之术，其
效不可殚述。俞通奉年五十一，遇铁瓮城申先生授此，服之老犹如少，年至八十五乃终也。
因普示群生，同登寿域。香附子一斤（新水浸一宿，石上擦去毛，炒黄），茯神（去皮木）
四两，为末，炼蜜丸弹子大。每服一丸，侵早细嚼，以降气汤下。降气汤用香附子（如上法）
半两，茯神二两，炙甘草一两半，为末，点沸汤服前药。（萨谦斋《瑞竹堂经验方》）
一品丸∶治气热上攻，头目昏眩，及治偏正头痛。大香附子去皮，水煮一时，捣晒焙研
为末，炼蜜丸弹子大。每服一丸，水一盏，煎八分服。女人，醋汤煎之。（《奇效良方》）
升降诸气∶治一切气病，痞胀喘哕，噫酸烦闷，虚痛走注。常服开胃消痰，散壅思食。
早行山行，尤宜服之，去邪辟瘴。香附子（炒）四百两，沉香十八两，缩砂仁四十八两，炙
甘草一百二十两，为末。每服一钱，入盐少许，白汤点服。（《和剂局方》）
一切气疾∶心腹胀满，胸膈噎塞，噫气吞酸，痰逆呕恶，及宿酒不解。香附子一斤，缩
砂仁八两，甘草（炙）四两，为末，每白汤入盐点服。为粗末煎服亦可。名快气汤。（《和剂
局方》）调中快气，心腹刺痛。小乌沉汤∶香附子（擦去毛，焙）二十两，乌药十两，甘草
（炒）一两
心脾气痛∶白飞霞《方外奇方》云∶凡人胸膛软处一点痛者，多因气及寒起，或致终身，
或子母相传。俗名心气痛，非也，乃胃脘有滞尔。惟此独步散，治之甚妙。香附（米醋浸，
略炒为末），高良姜（酒洗七次，略炒为末）。俱各封收。因寒者，姜二钱，附一钱；因气者
，附二钱，姜一钱；因气与寒者，各等分，和匀。以热米汤入姜汁一匙，盐一捻，调下立止
。不过七八次除根。王 《百一方》云∶内翰吴开夫人，心痛欲死，服此即愈。《类编》
云∶梁混心脾痛数年不愈，供事秽迹佛，梦传此方，一服而愈，因名神授一匕散。
心腹诸病∶艾附丸∶治男女心气痛、腹痛、少腹痛、血气痛，不可忍者。香附子二两，
蕲
》）停痰宿饮，风气上攻，胸膈不利。香附（皂荚水浸）、半夏各一两，白矾末半两，姜汁面
糊丸梧子大。每服三四十丸，姜汤随时下。（《仁存方》）元脏腹冷及开胃。香附子炒为末，
每用二钱，姜、盐同煎服。（《普济方》）
酒肿虚肿∶香附子去皮，米醋煮干，焙研为末，米醋糊丸服。久之败水从小便出，神效
。（《经验良方》）
气虚浮肿∶香附子一斤，童子小便浸三日，焙为末，糊丸。每米饮下四、五十丸，日二。
（《丹溪心法》）老小 癖，往来疼痛。香附、南星等分，为末，姜汁糊丸梧子大，每姜汤下
三、三十丸。（《圣惠》） 疝胀痛及小肠气。香附末二钱，以海藻一钱煎酒，空心调下，
并、食海藻。（《濒湖集
腰痛揩牙∶香附子五两，生姜二两，取自然汁浸一宿，炒黄为末，入青盐二钱，擦牙数
次
血气刺痛∶香附子（炒）一两，荔枝核（烧存性）五钱，为末。每服二钱，米饮调下。
（《妇
女人诸病∶《瑞竹堂方》∶四制香附丸∶治妇人女子经候不调，兼诸病。大香附子（擦去
毛）一斤，分作四分∶四两醇酒浸，四两醇醋浸，四两盐水浸，四两童子小便浸。春三、秋
五、夏一、冬七日。淘洗净，晒干捣烂，微焙为末，醋煮面糊丸梧子大，每酒下七十丸。瘦
人加泽兰、赤茯苓末二两，气虚加四君子料，血虚加四物料。《法生堂方》∶煮附济
阴丸∶治妇人月经不调，久成症积，一切风气。用香附子一斤（分作四分，以童溲、盐水、
酒、醋各浸三日），艾叶一斤（浆水浸过，醋糊和作饼，晒干），晚蚕砂半斤（炒），莪术四
两（酒浸），当归四两（酒浸）。各焙为末，醋糊丸梧子大。每服七十丸，米饮下，日二。醋
附丸∶治妇人室女一切经候不调，血气刺痛，腹胁膨胀，心怔乏力，面色痿黄，头晕恶心，
崩漏带下，便血，症瘕积聚，及妇人数堕胎，由气不升降，服此尤妙。香附子米醋浸半日，
砂锅煮干，捣焙，石臼为末，醋糊为丸，醋汤下。《澹寮方》艾附丸∶治同上。香附子一斤，
熟艾四两（醋煮），当归（酒浸）二两，为末，如上丸服。妇人气盛血衰，变生诸症，头晕
腹满，皆宜抑气散主之。香附子四两（炒），茯苓、甘草（炙）各一两，橘红二两，为末。
每服二钱，沸汤下。（《济生方》）下血血崩，血如山崩，或五色漏带，并宜常服，滋血调气，
乃妇人之仙药也。香附子去毛炒焦为末，极热酒服二钱立愈。昏迷甚者，三钱，米饮下。亦
可加棕灰。（许学士《本事方》）赤白带下及血崩不止。香附子、赤芍药等分，为末，盐一捻，
水二盏，煎一盏，食前温
安胎顺气∶铁罩散∶香附子炒为末，浓煎紫苏汤服一二钱。一加砂仁。（《中藏经》）
妊娠恶阻，胎气不安，气不升降，呕吐酸水，起坐不便，饮食不进。二香散∶用香附子一
两，藿香叶、甘草各二钱，为末。每服二钱，沸汤入盐调下。（《圣惠方》）
临产顺胎∶九月、十月服此，永无惊恐。福胎饮∶用香附子四两，缩砂仁（炒）三两，
甘草（炙）一两，为末。每服二钱，米饮下。（《朱氏集验方》）产后狂言，血晕，烦渴不止。
生香附子去毛为末，每服二钱，姜、枣水煎服。（同上）
气郁吐血∶丹溪∶用童子小便调香附末二钱服。《澹寮方》∶治吐血不止。莎草根一两，
白茯苓半两，为末。每服二钱，陈粟米饮下。
肺破咯血∶香附末一钱。米饮下，日二服。（《百一选方》）
小便尿血∶香附子、新地榆等分各煎汤。先服香附汤三、五呷，后服地榆汤至尽。未效
再服。（《指迷方》）小便血淋，痛不可忍。香附子、陈皮、赤茯苓等分水煎服。（《十便良
方》）
诸般下血∶香附，童子小便浸一日，捣碎，米醋拌焙为末。每服二钱，米饮下。《直指
方》∶用香附以醋、酒各半煮熟，焙研为末，黄秫米糊丸梧子大。每服四十丸，米饮下，日
二服。戴原礼云∶只以香附子末二钱，入百草霜、麝香各少许，同服，效尤速也。
(Recorded in the Middle Category of *Bie Lu*)
[Names] Que Tou Xiang (from *Tang Ben Cao*), Cao Fu Zi (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*), Shui Xiang Leng (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*), Shui Ba Ji (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*), Shui Sha (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*), Hou Sha (from *Er Ya*), Sha Jie (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*), Fu Xu (from *Bie Lu*), Xu Gen Cao (from *Tu Jing Ben Cao*).
Li Shizhen said: *Bie Lu* only mentions "Sha Cao" without specifying whether the shoots or roots are used. Later generations have used its root, naming it "Xiang Fu Zi", unaware that this is actually Sha Cao. This grass can be made into hats and raincoats; its texture is porous yet water-repellent, hence the character includes the radical for "grass" and "sand". It is also written as "Suo" because garments made from it hang down like the mourning clothes worn by filial sons, thus adding the radical for "mourning garment". "Tai" refers to a hat, which is essential for poor laborers. Its roots grow attached and continuously, and can be blended into incense, hence the name "Xiang Fu Zi". In ancient times, it was called "Que Tou Xiang".
According to *Jiang Biao Zhuan*: Emperor Wen of Wei sent an envoy to Wu to request Que Tou Xiang, referring to this herb. Its leaves resemble those of *Samari Triandra* (Sanleng) and *Morinda officinalis* (Bajix), growing in low-lying wet areas, hence the names "Shui Sanleng" and "Shui Bajix". Common people call it "Lei Gong Tou". *Jin Guang Ming Jing* calls it "Yue Cui Duo". *Ji Shi Zhu* calls it "Bao Ling Ju Shi".
[Collection and Explanation] *Bie Lu* states: Sha Cao grows in fields; harvest in February and August.
Tao Hongjing said: It is no longer used in modern prescriptions; ancients often mentioned it in poetry, but few could identify it. There is a plant called "Shuo Suo", whose therapeutic effects differ from this one.
Su Gong said: The root of this herb is named Xiang Fu Zi, also known as Que Tou Xiang, found everywhere. The stems and leaves resemble *Samari Triandra*, and it is used in compounding incense.
Su Song said: It is now found everywhere. The shoots and leaves are slender like *Allium chinense* (Xie), and the roots are as thick as chopstick heads. According to *Tian Bao Dan Fang Tu* of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the efficacy of Shui Xiang Leng is similar to this. It states that Shui Xiang Leng originally grew in the ponds of Bobing Commandery; the shoot is named Xiang Leng, the root is named Sha Jie, also called Cao Fu Zi. It exists in the low wetlands of Henan and Huainan, named Shui Sha. In Longxi, it is called Di Gen. In Shu Commandery, it is named Xu Gen Cao, also called Shui Bajix. Currently, Fuzhou has the richest supply, named Sanleng Cao. The stems are used to make shoes, available everywhere. Harvesting shoots, flowers, and roots treats diseases.
Kou Zongshi said: Many people now use Xiang Fu Zi. Although it grows on the Sha Cao root, the root may or may not have bark. Some have thin, cracked, purple-black skin, not hairy. After scraping off the skin, the color becomes white. Using the root directly would be a mistake.
Li Shizhen said: Sha leaves are hard like old leek leaves, glossy with a sword-like ridge. In May and June, a single stem emerges, three-sided and hollow, with several leaves re-emerging at the tip. It bears small blue flowers forming spikes like millet, containing fine seeds. The roots have hairs; beneath the hairs form one or two tubers that propagate continuously. The tubers have fine black hairs, the larger ones resembling sheep dates but pointed at both ends. After harvesting, burn off the hairs and dry them in the sun. This is an essential daily medicine in recent times, yet Tao Hongjing did not recognize it, and various annotations overlooked it, proving that the rise and fall of medicinal substances differ between ancient and modern times. Thus, we cannot discard herbs from the Compendium simply because they are unrecognized today; who knows if they will not become essential medicines like Xiang Fu Zi in the future?
[Preparation] Lei Xiao said: Dry the harvested material in the shade, pound it in a stone mortar, strictly avoiding iron tools.
Li Shizhen said: Dry the harvested material with the shoots. Burn off the shoots and hairs with fire. When using, wash with water, scrape off the skin on a stone, soak thoroughly in urine of a young boy, wash, dry, and pound. Use raw or stir-fried, or soak in wine, vinegar, or salt water; each method follows the specific prescription, detailed below. Boiling with rice straw makes the taste less bitter.
[Flavor and Properties] Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Kou Zongshi said: Bitter. Su Song said: *Tian Bao Dan Fang* states: Pungent, slightly cold, non-toxic, astringent nature.
Wang Haogu said: Sweet, bitter, slightly cold. Qi is stronger than flavor; it belongs to Yin within Yang, a Qi medicine within the Blood aspect.
Li Shizhen said: Pungent, slightly bitter, sweet, neutral. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver and Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao meridians. It can circulate through all twelve meridians, entering the Qi level of the vessels. It works well with urine of a young boy, vinegar, *Chuanxiong Rhizoma* (Chuanxiong), and *Atractylodis Rhizoma* (Cangzhu).
[Indications] Clears heat in the chest, nourishes the skin and hair, beneficial for long-term use, tonifies Qi, promotes growth of beard and eyebrows (*Bie Lu*). Treats latent heat in the heart, Qi obstruction connecting the bladder to the hypochondrium. For chronic sorrow and unhappiness accompanied by palpitations (Su Song). Treats all Qi disorders, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, cold Qi in the Kidney and Bladder (Li Gao). Disperses epidemic cold pathogens, benefits the Triple Burner, resolves the Six Stagnations, eliminates food accumulation, phlegm-fluid retention, fullness, edema, abdominal distension, beriberi, stops pain in the heart, abdomen, limbs, head, eyes, teeth, and ears, carbuncles, sores, ulcers, hematemesis, hematochezia, hematuria, uterine bleeding and leukorrhea in women, irregular menstruation, and various diseases before and after childbirth (Li Shizhen).
Shoots and Flowers
[Indications] Deficient wind and latent heat in the Heart and Lungs of men, occasional Qi obstruction connecting the bladder to the hypochondrium, skin itching and urticaria, poor appetite, gradual emaciation, chronic sorrow, palpitations, and shortness of breath. Collect over twenty jin of shoots and flowers, chop finely, boil in 25 dou of water until reduced to 15 dou, and bathe in the decoction in a large vat. Induce sweating five or six times; the itching will cease. Regular use in all seasons permanently removes urticaria and wind pathogens (*Tian Bao Dan Fang Tu*). Decocting and drinking disperses Qi stagnation, benefits the chest and diaphragm, and descends Phlegm-Heat (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation] Haogu said: Xiang Fu Zi treats Qi obstruction in the bladder and hypochondrium, palpitations, and shortness of breath; thus, it tonifies Qi and is a Qi medicine within the Blood aspect. Although the Materia Medica does not mention treating metrorrhagia, it is used in formulas for this purpose, indicating its ability to tonify Qi and stop bleeding. It also expels blood stasis, representing pushing out the old. This is analogous to *Crotonis Fructus* (Badou) treating constipation while also stopping diarrhea. Furthermore, Xiang Fu Zi is Yin within Yang, a Qi medicine within Blood; it must be used for Qi stagnation and Blood-Qi disorders. Charred, it stops bleeding and treats metrorrhagia; it is the immortal medicine for women. Excessive consumption may deplete Qi.
Zhenheng said: Xiang Fu Zi must be soaked in urine of a young boy to resolve all stagnations. It is a necessary medicine for Blood-Qi disorders, guiding substances to the Qi level to generate Blood, embodying the principle of Yin generating Yang. Although the Materia Medica does not mention tonification, physicians note its benefit for the elderly, implying tonification within movement. Heaven is Heaven because it is vigorous and constant. Vigorous operation without ceasing generates life endlessly; this is the same principle. It is even used in incense now.
Li Shizhen said: The Qi of Xiang Fu Zi is neutral and not cold; its fragrance allows it to penetrate. Its pungent flavor disperses, slight bitterness descends, and slight sweetness harmonizes. It is the chief medicine for the Qi level of the Foot Jueyin Liver and Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao, simultaneously communicating with the Qi level of all twelve meridians. Raw, it ascends to the chest and diaphragm and reaches the skin; cooked, it descends to the Liver and Kidneys and penetrates the waist and feet. Charred, it stops bleeding. Soaked in child's urine and stir-fried, it enters the Blood level to tonify deficiency. Soaked in salt water and stir-fried, it enters the Blood level to moisten dryness. Stir-fried with green salt, it tonifies Kidney Qi. Soaked in wine and stir-fried, it moves collaterals. Soaked in vinegar and stir-fried, it eliminates accumulations. Stir-fried with ginger juice, it transforms Phlegm-Fluid. With Ginseng and Atractylodes, it tonifies Qi; with Angelica and Rehmannia, it tonifies Blood; with Aucklandia, it regulates stagnation and harmonizes the middle; with Sandalwood, it regulates Qi and awakens the Spleen; with Agarwood, it ascends and descends all Qi; with Chuanxiong and Cangzhu, it resolves all stagnations; with Gardenia and Coptis, it clears fire and heat; with Poria, it harmonizes Heart and Kidney; with Fennel and Psoralea, it guides Qi back to the origin; with Magnolia Bark and Pinellia, it resolves obstruction and reduces distension; with Perilla and Scallion, it disperses pathogenic factors; with Curcuma and Edgeworthia, it dissipates masses; with Mugwort, it treats Blood-Qi disorders and warms the uterus. It is the general manager of Qi disorders and the commander of Gynecology. Han Zhihe of Feixia said: Xiang Fu Zi pushes out the old and generates the new, hence texts say it tonifies Qi. The folk notion that it depletes Qi and is suitable for women but not men is incorrect. Women rely on Blood; when Qi moves, there is no disease. The elderly have depleted Essence and closed Blood, relying solely on Qi. Children’s Qi fills daily, solidifying their form. Generally, illness causes Qi stagnation and weakness, so Xiang Fu Zi serves as the Sovereign drug for Qi disorders, a fact rarely known by the world. Using Ginseng and Astragalus as Ministers, Licorice as Assistants, treats deficiency rapidly. Traveling as a wandering physician, carrying a simple gourd, I treated hundreds of diseases with Huang He Dan and Qing Nang Wan for women, using appropriate guides as needed, always achieving minor effects. Those seeking more should ponder the meaning beyond the formula. Huang He Dan was transmitted by Zhu Yi Weng at Yellow Crane Tower, hence the name. The formula uses one jin of Xiang Fu Zi and half a jin of Coptis, washed, dried, powdered, and pillized with water paste to the size of wu zi pills. For external contraction, take with scallion and ginger soup; for internal injury, with rice drink; for Qi disorders, with Aucklandia soup; for Blood disorders, with wine; for Phlegm disorders, with ginger soup; for Fire disorders, with plain water. Others can be inferred similarly. Qing Nang Wan was received by Zhenren Shao Yingjie while praying for his mother’s illness, taught by a Daoist practitioner. The formula uses one jin of Xiang Fu Zi (lightly stir-fried) and five liang three qian of Lindera Root (lightly roasted), powdered, and pillized with flour paste boiled in water and vinegar. Use appropriate guides according to symptoms: for headache, take with tea; for Phlegm-Qi, with ginger soup; taking with wine is excellent.
[Attached Formulas] One old, forty-eight new.
Administration Method: Su Song said: *Tian Bao Dan Fang Tu* states: The root of Shui Xiang Leng is named Sha Jie, also called Cao Fu Zi, as mentioned above. Take two large sheng of the root, pound and roast until fragrant, place in a raw silk bag, and steep in three dou of clear wine without ash. After the spring months, steep for one day before use; after winter months, steep for seven days, preferably near warmth. Drink one cup warm on an empty stomach, three to four times a day, maintaining a continuous sensation of wine, stopping when feeling effective. If not drinking wine, take ten liang of root, add five liang of Cassia Twig, and three liang of Myristica Seed. Pound together into powder, mix with honey to form pills, pounding one thousand times.
Jiao Gan Dan: For middle-aged individuals with depleted Essence and spirit. This is due to insufficient Heart Blood, causing Fire not to descend; exhausted Kidney Qi, causing Water not to ascend. This leads to separation of Heart and Kidney, disharmony of Ying and Wei. Upper: frequent fright; Middle: obstruction and fullness, inability to eat; Lower: deficiency-cold and seminal emission. Ignorant doctors only know to strongly tonify the lower field, which not only fails to generate Water and nourish Yin but worsens decline. Taking this formula for half a year, avoiding all warming drugs, abstaining from desires, and practicing retention techniques yields indescribable effects. Yu Tongfeng was fifty-one when Mr. Shen from Tie Weng City taught him this. Taking it, he remained youthful in old age, living to eighty-five. He shared it with all beings to attain longevity. Xiang Fu Zi one jin (soaked overnight in fresh water, rubbed clean of hairs on stone, stir-fried yellow), Poria four liang (skin and wood removed), powdered, pillized with refined honey to the size of弹子. Take one pill early morning, chew finely, taken down with Jiang Qi Tang. Jiang Qi Tang uses Xiang Fu Zi half liang (as above), Poria two liang, Roasted Licorice one and a half liang, powdered, mixed with boiling water to take the previous medicine. (Sa Qianzhai, *Ruizhu Tang Jingyan Fang*)
Yi Pin Wan: Treats Heat-Qi attacking upward, dizziness of head and eyes, and lateral or central headaches. Peel large Xiang Fu Zi, boil in water for one hour, pound, dry, roast, and powder. Pillize with refined honey to the size of弹子. Take one pill, boil in one cup of water until reduced to eight parts, then take. For women, decoct with vinegar soup. (*Qixiao Liang Fang*)
Ascend and Descend All Qi: Treats all Qi disorders, fullness, bloating, wheezing, belching, acid regurgitation, vexation, and wandering deficiency pain. Regular use opens the stomach, eliminates Phlegm, dispels obstruction, and stimulates appetite. Especially suitable for morning walks and mountain travel, expelling evil and miasma. Xiang Fu Zi (stir-fried) four hundred liang, Agarwood eighteen liang, Amomum Fruit forty-eight liang, Roasted Licorice one hundred twenty liang, powdered. Take one qian per dose, add a little salt, and take with plain water. (*Heji Jufang*)
All Qi Disorders: Abdominal fullness, chest oppression, belching, acid regurgitation, rebellious Phlegm, nausea, and lingering alcohol intoxication. Xiang Fu Zi one jin, Amomum Fruit eight liang, Roasted Licorice four liang, powdered. Take with plain water and a pinch of salt. Can also be decocted as coarse powder. Named Kuai Qi Tang. (*Heji Jufang*) Regulates the middle, moves Qi, treats stabbing pain in heart and abdomen. Xiao Wu Chen Tang: Xiang Fu Zi (rubbed clean of hairs, roasted) twenty liang, Lindera Root ten liang, Roasted Licorice one liang.
Heart-Spleen Pain: Bai Feixia’s *Fangwai Qifang* states: A point of pain in the soft part of the chest is mostly caused by Qi and Cold, potentially lifelong or hereditary. Folk name "Heart Qi Pain" is incorrect; it is actually stagnation in the epigastrium. Only this Dubu San treats it excellently. Xiang Fu Zi (soaked in rice vinegar, lightly stir-fried to powder), Galangal Root (washed seven times in wine, lightly stir-fried to powder). Store separately. For Cold: Galangal two qian, Xiang Fu Zi one qian; for Qi: Xiang Fu Zi two qian, Galangal one qian; for both Qi and Cold: equal parts, mixed evenly. Mix with hot rice water, one spoon of ginger juice, and a pinch of salt; take to stop pain immediately. Seven or eight doses cure the root. Wang’s *Baiyi Fang* states: Lady Wu Kai, wife of Neihan, suffered fatal heart pain; taking this cured her. *Leibian* states: Liang Hun suffered heart-spleen pain for years without cure; serving the Huiji Buddha, he dreamed of receiving this formula, cured after one dose, hence named Shenshou Yibi San.
Heart and Abdomen Diseases: Ai Fu Wan: Treats heart pain, abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, and Blood-Qi pain in men and women, unbearable cases. Xiang Fu Zi two liang, Qimoxi Mugwort one liang, powdered, pillized with wine and flour paste to wu zi size. Take fifty pills warm with wine on an empty stomach. (*Yangshi Jiancang Fang*) Retained Phlegm and old fluids, Wind-Qi attacking upward, chest discomfort. Xiang Fu Zi (soaked in soapberry water), Pinellia Tuber each one liang, Alum powder half liang, pillized with ginger juice and flour paste to wu zi size. Take thirty to forty pills with ginger soup as needed. (*Ren Cun Fang*) Cold Yuan Zang abdomen and opening stomach. Xiang Fu Zi stir-fried to powder, take two qian each time, decoct with ginger and salt. (*Pujifang*)
Alcohol Edema and Deficiency Edema: Peel Xiang Fu Zi, boil dry in rice vinegar, roast, powder, and pillize with rice vinegar paste. Over time, pathological water exits via urine, miraculous effect. (*Jingyan Liangfang*)
Qi Deficiency Edema: Xiang Fu Zi one jin, soak in urine of a young boy for three days, roast, powder, and pillize. Take forty to fifty pills with rice drink twice daily. (*Danxi Xinfa*) Old and young Pi masses, alternating pain. Xiang Fu Zi and Arisaema in equal parts, powdered, pillized with ginger juice paste to wu zi size. Take thirty pills with ginger soup. (*Shenghui*) Hernia swelling pain and Small Intestine Qi. Two qian of Xiang Fu Zi powder, decoct one qian of Sargassum in wine, take on empty stomach, and consume the Sargassum. (*Binhu Jijianfang*)
Lower Back Pain Tooth Rubbing: Xiang Fu Zi five liang, Ginger two liang, extract natural juice, soak overnight, roast yellow, powder, add two qian green salt, rub teeth several times.
Blood-Qi Stabbing Pain: Xiang Fu Zi (stir-fried) one liang, Litchi Seed (charred retaining nature) five qian, powdered. Take two qian mixed with rice drink. (*Funu Daquan Liangfang*)
Women’s Various Diseases: *Ruizhu Tang Fang*: Si Zhi Xiang Fu Wan: Treats irregular menstruation in women and girls, plus various diseases. Large Xiang Fu Zi (rubbed clean of hairs) one jin, divided into four parts: four liang soaked in pure wine, four liang in pure vinegar, four liang in salt water, four liang in urine of a young boy. Spring three days, Autumn five days, Summer one day, Winter seven days. Wash clean, dry, pound, lightly roast, powder, pillize with vinegar and flour paste to wu zi size. Take seventy pills with wine. For thin people, add two liang of Glehnia and Red Poria powder; for Qi deficiency, add Si Junzi ingredients; for Blood deficiency, add Si Wu ingredients. *Fashengtang Fang*: Zhu Fu Ji Yin Wan: Treats irregular menstruation, long-standing masses, and all Wind disorders. Xiang Fu Zi one jin (divided into four parts, soaked in child's urine, salt water, wine, vinegar for three days each), Mugwort one jin (soaked in fermented grain water, mixed with vinegar paste into cakes, dried), Silkworm excrement half jin (roasted), Curcuma four liang (soaked in wine), Angelica four liang (soaked in wine). Roast each to powder, pillize with vinegar paste to wu zi size. Take seventy pills with rice drink twice daily. Cu Fu Wan: Treats all irregular menstruation in women and maidens, Blood-Qi stabbing pain, abdominal and hypochondriac distension, palpitations, fatigue, sallow complexion, dizziness, nausea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, hematochezia, masses, and frequent miscarriages due to failing Qi ascent and descent; taking this is especially good. Xiang Fu Zi soaked in rice vinegar for half a day, boiled dry in clay pot, pounded, roasted, powdered in stone mortar, pillized with vinegar paste, taken with vinegar soup. *Danyao Fang* Ai Fu Wan: Same indications. Xiang Fu Zi one jin, Prepared Mugwort four liang (boiled in vinegar), Angelica two liang (soaked in wine), powdered, pillized as above. For women with excess Qi and deficient Blood, transforming into various symptoms, dizziness, and abdominal fullness, Yi Qi San is indicated. Xiang Fu Zi four liang (stir-fried), Poria and Roasted Licorice each one liang, Tangerina Peel two liang, powdered. Take two qian with boiling water. (*Jisheng Fang*) For bleeding and metrorrhagia, blood gushing like a waterfall, or five-colored discharge, regular use nourishes Blood, regulates Qi, and is the immortal medicine for women. Xiang Fu Zi remove hairs, char, powder, take two qian with extremely hot wine for immediate cure. For severe coma, take three qian with rice drink. Can also add palm charcoal. (Xu Xueshi, *Benshi Fang*) Red and white leukorrhea and unstoppable metrorrhagia. Xiang Fu Zi and Red Peony Root in equal parts, powdered, add a pinch of salt, two cups of water, decoct to one cup, take warm before meals.
An Tai Shun Qi: Tie Zhao San: Xiang Fu Zi stir-fried to powder, take one or two qian with strong decoction of Perilla Leaf. Add Amomum Fruit. (*Zhongzang Jing*)
Gastric Disturbance in Pregnancy, Unstable Fetal Qi, failing Qi ascent and descent, vomiting sour water, difficulty rising and sitting, poor appetite. Er Xiang San: Xiang Fu Zi one liang, Agastache Leaf and Licorice each two qian, powdered. Take two qian mixed with boiling water and salt. (*Shenghui Fang*)
Smooth Delivery at Term: Take in the ninth and tenth months, forever free from fear. Fu Tai Yin: Xiang Fu Zi four liang, Amomum Fruit (stir-fried) three liang, Roasted Licorice one liang, powdered. Take two qian with rice drink. (*Zhushi Jiyuan Fang*) Postpartum delirium, blood晕 (syncope), unceasing thirst. Raw Xiang Fu Zi remove hairs, powder, take two qian, decoct with ginger and jujube water. (Same source)
Qi Stagnation Hematemesis: Danxi: Take two qian of Xiang Fu Zi powder mixed with urine of a young boy. *Danyao Fang*: Treats unceasing hematemesis. Sha Cao root one liang, White Poria half liang, powdered. Take two qian with aged millet drink.
Lung Rupture Hemoptysis: One qian of Xiang Fu Zi powder. Take with rice drink, twice daily. (*Baiyi Xuanfang*)
Hematuria: Xiang Fu Zi and Fresh Sanguisorba in equal parts, decoct separately. First take three to five sips of Xiang Fu Zi decoction, then finish the Sanguisorba decoction. Repeat if ineffective. (*Zhimi Fang*) Bloody stranguria, unbearable pain. Xiang Fu Zi, Tangerina Peel, and Red Poria in equal parts, decoct and take. (*Shibian Liangfang*)
Various Lower Bleeding: Xiang Fu Zi, soak in urine of a young boy for one day, pound, mix with rice vinegar, roast, and powder. Take two qian with rice drink. *Zhizhi Fang*: Cook Xiang Fu Zi half with vinegar and half with wine, roast, powder, pillize with yellow sorghum paste to wu zi size. Take forty pills with rice drink twice daily. Dai Yuanli said: Simply take two qian of Xiang Fu Zi powder, add a little Baicao Shuang and Musk, take together, effect is even faster.