气温。味辛。无毒。主产后血晕口噤。腹内恶血不尽绞痛。胎死腹中。并酒煮服。
亦主蛊毒。
红花气温。禀天春和之木气。入足厥阴肝经。味辛无毒。得地西方之金味。入手太阴肺
经。
气味俱升。阳也。肝为藏血之脏。生生之经。产后血晕口噤者。产后则肝血不藏。肝枯则风
炽。所以血晕而口噤也。治风先治血。血行风自灭。红花辛温润血。所以主之。腹内恶血不
尽绞痛。胎死腹中。皆血寒不行。不能养肝之故。红花辛温。活血畅肝。所以主之也。并酒
煎服者。借酒活血润血之力也。亦主蛊毒者。辛温则散而毒可解也。
制 方:
红花煎汁和童便服。治胞衣不下。产后血晕。同当归、生地、牛膝、白芍、益母、川芎、
延
胡索。治产后恶血不尽。
气微寒。味甘。无毒。除胸中热充皮毛。久服令人益气。长须眉。（醋炒）
香附气微寒。禀天深秋之金气。入手太阴肺经。味甘无毒。得地中正之土味。入足太阴脾经
。气降味和。阴也。胸中者肺之分也。皮毛者肺之合也。肺主气。气滞则热而皮毛焦。香附
甘寒清肺。所以除胸中热而充皮毛也。久服令人益气者。微寒清肺。肺清则气益也。须眉者
血之余。脾统血。味甘益脾。脾血盛。所以须眉长也。
制 方:
香附生则上行胸膈。外达皮毛。熟则下走肝肾。外彻腰足。炒黑则止血。童便炒则入血
分补
虚。盐水炒则入血分润燥。青盐炒则益肾。酒炒则行经络。醋炒则入肝。姜汁炒则化痰饮。
同
参、术则补气。同归、地则补血。同木香则去滞。同蔻仁则理气。同沉香则降气。同川芎、
苍术则解郁。同栀子、川莲则降火。同茯神则交心肾。乃十二经气分之要药也。童便炒为末
。醋汤服。治血崩。同茯神、甘草。治气逆。同沉香、砂仁、甘草。治痞胀噫酸。同砂仁、
甘草。治一切气滞症。同乌药、甘草。治一切心腹刺痛。同茯神、甘草、橘红。治妇人血滞
气虚之症。
[Honghua (Safflower)]
The qi is warm. The taste is pungent. It is non-toxic. It primarily treats postpartum blood dizziness and lockjaw, colic caused by incomplete expulsion of evil blood in the abdomen, and a dead fetus retained in the uterus. All are taken after decocting with wine.
It also treats gu poison.
Honghua has a warm qi, inheriting the mild wood qi of spring, entering the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its taste is pungent and non-toxic, acquiring the metal taste of the West, entering the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian.
Both its qi and taste ascend; it belongs to Yang. The Liver is the zang organ that stores blood and is the meridian of life generation. Postpartum blood dizziness and lockjaw occur because postpartum liver blood fails to be stored; when the liver becomes dry, wind flares up vigorously, thus causing blood dizziness and lockjaw. To treat wind, one must first treat the blood; when blood flows smoothly, wind extinguishes itself. Honghua is pungent and warm, nourishing and moistening the blood, thus treating these conditions. Colic from incomplete expulsion of evil blood in the abdomen and a dead fetus in the uterus are all due to cold-blood stagnation failing to flow, unable to nourish the Liver. Honghua is pungent and warm, invigorating blood and smoothing the Liver, thus treating these conditions. Decocting with wine is used to borrow the blood-invigorating and blood-moistening power of wine. Treating gu poison works because pungency and warmth disperse, allowing the poison to be resolved.
Prescriptions:
Decoct Honghua and mix the juice with urine from an uncircumcised boy to take. Treats retained placenta and postpartum blood dizziness.
Combined with Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Yimucao (Leonuri Herba), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), and Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma). Treats incomplete expulsion of postpartum evil blood.
[Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma)]
The qi is slightly cold. The taste is sweet. It is non-toxic. It clears heat in the chest and nourishes the skin and hair. Long-term use promotes qi and thickens beard and eyebrows. (Stir-fried with vinegar)
Xiangfu has a slightly cold qi, inheriting the metal qi of late autumn, entering the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its taste is sweet and non-toxic, acquiring the earth taste of the center, entering the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.
Its qi descends and its taste is harmonious; it belongs to Yin. The chest is the domain of the Lung. Skin and hair are the exterior correspondence of the Lung. The Lung governs qi; when qi stagnates, heat arises and skin and hair become scorched. Xiangfu is sweet and cold, clearing the Lung, thus clearing heat in the chest and nourishing skin and hair. Long-term use promotes qi because its slight coldness clears the Lung; when the Lung is clear, qi increases. Beard and eyebrows are the surplus of blood. The Spleen controls blood. Sweet taste benefits the Spleen; when Spleen blood is abundant, beard and eyebrows grow.
Prescriptions:
Raw Xiangfu ascends to the chest and diaphragm and reaches the exterior skin and hair; cooked Xiangfu descends to the Liver and Kidney and penetrates the waist and feet. Charred black, it stops bleeding. Stir-fried with urine from an uncircumcised boy, it enters the Blood aspect to tonify deficiency. Stir-fried with salt water, it enters the Blood aspect to moisten dryness. Stir-fried with green salt, it benefits the Kidney. Stir-fried with wine, it unblocks meridians. Stir-fried with vinegar, it enters the Liver. Stir-fried with ginger juice, it transforms phlegm-fluids. Combined with Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), it tonifies Qi. Combined with Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), it tonifies Blood. Combined with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), it removes stagnation. Combined with Doukourén (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), it regulates Qi. Combined with Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), it directs Qi downward. Combined with Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) and Cangzhu (Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma), it resolves depression. Combined with Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Chuanlian (Meliae Cortex or Coptidis Rhizoma depending on context, here likely Coptidis Rhizoma Huanglian for fire-clearing), it directs fire downward. Combined with Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), it connects Heart and Kidney. It is a key herb for the Qi aspect of the twelve meridians. Stir-fried with urine from an uncircumcised boy, ground into powder, and taken with vinegar soup. Treats metrorrhagia. Combined with Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). Treats rebellious Qi. Combined with Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). Treats epigastric fullness, distension, belching, and acid regurgitation. Combined with Sharen (Amomi Fructus) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). Treats all Qi stagnation syndromes. Combined with Wuyao (Linderae Radix) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma). Treats all stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen. Combined with Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum). Treats women's syndromes of blood stagnation and Qi deficiency.