气平。味甘。无毒。主心腹内崩劳极。洒洒如疟状。腰腹痛四肢酸疼。女子下血。
安胎。久服轻身益气。
阿胶气平。禀天秋收之金气。入手太阴肺经。味甘无毒。得地中正之土味。入足太阴脾
经。
气味降多于升。色黑质润。阴也。心腹者。太阴经行之地也。内崩劳极者。脾血不统。内崩
而劳极也。阴者中之守。阴虚则内气馁。而洒洒恶寒如疟状也。其主之者。味甘可以益脾阴
也。腰腹皆藏阴之处。阴虚则空痛。阿胶色黑益阴。所以止痛。四肢脾主之。酸疼者血不养
筋也。味甘益脾。脾统血。四肢之疼自止。女子下血。脾血不统也。味甘以统脾血。血自止
也。安胎者亦养血之功也。久服轻身益气者。气平益肺。肺主气。气充则身轻也。
制 方∶
阿胶同杜仲、杞子、白芍、山药、生地、人参、黄 、续断。治崩中漏下。同白芍、炙
草、
麦冬、生地、白胶、归身、杞子、杜仲、续断。治妇人胎漏下血。同川莲、黄芩、白芍、鸡
子黄。名黄莲阿胶汤。治少阴病。心烦不卧。同蒲黄、生地。治吐血衄血。同黄连、白茯丸
。治下痢赤白。
气寒。味咸。无毒。主明目。益气。起阴。去恶血注下。辟蛊毒。恶水不祥。常
不魇寐。
羚羊角气寒。禀天冬寒之水气。入足少阴肾经。味咸无毒。得地北方之水味。入足太阳
寒水
膀胱经。气味俱降。阴也。膀胱经起于目内 。气寒可以清火。火清则水足而目明矣。益气
者。咸寒益肾气之不足也。起阴者咸寒益肾。肾足则宗筋强也。味咸则破血。气寒则清热。
故主恶血注下也。蛊毒。湿热之毒也。咸寒可清湿热。所以主之。羚羊性灵通神。故辟恶鬼
不祥。咸寒益肾。肾水足。则精明。所以常不魇寐也。
制 方∶
羚羊角同犀角、丹砂、牛黄、琥珀、天竺黄、金箔、茯神、远志、竹沥、钩藤。治癫狂。
同
杞子、甘菊、谷精、生地、五味、女贞子、黄柏。治肝热目翳。
[Ajiao (Donkey-Hide Gelatin)]
The nature is neutral. The flavor is sweet. It is non-toxic. It primarily treats internal bleeding in the heart and abdomen, extreme exhaustion, chills resembling malaria, pain in the waist and abdomen, and soreness and pain in the four limbs. It treats metrorrhagia in women. It calms the fetus. Long-term consumption lightens the body and tonifies Qi.
Ajiao has a neutral nature, inheriting the metal energy of autumnal convergence, entering the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its sweet and non-toxic flavor obtains the central earth taste of the earth, entering the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.
Its descending action exceeds its ascending action; its color is black and texture moist, belonging to Yin. The heart and abdomen are areas traversed by the Taiyin Meridian. Internal bleeding with extreme exhaustion occurs because the Spleen fails to control blood, leading to internal hemorrhage and extreme debility. Yin is the guardian within; when Yin is deficient, internal Qi becomes lax, resulting in shivering and aversion to cold resembling malaria. It treats these conditions because the sweet flavor can tonify Spleen Yin. The waist and abdomen are places where Yin resides; Yin deficiency causes empty pain. Ajiao, being black, nourishes Yin, thus alleviating pain. The four limbs are governed by the Spleen; soreness and pain occur because Blood fails to nourish the sinews. The sweet flavor tonifies Spleen Qi; since the Spleen controls Blood, pain in the four limbs naturally ceases. Metrorrhagia in women results from the Spleen's failure to control Spleen Blood; the sweet flavor helps control Spleen Blood, stopping the bleeding. The ability to calm the fetus is also due to its function of nourishing Blood. Long-term consumption lightens the body and tonifies Qi because the neutral nature benefits Lung Qi; the Lung governs Qi, and when Qi is abundant, the body feels light.
Prescription:
Ajiao combined with Duzhong (Eucommia Bark), Gouqizi (Lycium Fruit), Baishao (White Peony Root), Shanyao (Dioscorea Rhizome), Shengdihuang (Rehmannia Root), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Huangqi (Astragalus Root), and Xuduan (Dipsacus Root) treats Bingzhong Louxia (uterine bleeding or prolonged spotting). Combined with Baishao, Zhigancao (Prepared Licorice Root), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Shengdihuang, Baijiao (Ajiao), Guishen (Angelica Sinensis Root), Gouqizi, Duzhong, and Xuduan, it treats Taixia Xuexue (vaginal bleeding during pregnancy). Combined with Chuanlian (Coptis Rhizome), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Baishao, and Jizihuang (Egg Yolk), named Huanglian Ejiao Tang (Coptis and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction), it treats Shaoyin Disease (disease of the Shaoyin channel characterized by heart-kidney imbalance), restlessness, and inability to sleep. Combined with Puhuang (Pollen Typhae) and Shengdihuang, it treats hematemesis (vomiting blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). Combined with Huanglian and Bai Fuling (Poria) made into pills, it treats Li Ji Chi Bai (dysentery with pus and blood in stool).
[Antelope Horn]
The nature is cold. The flavor is salty. It is non-toxic. It primarily brightens the eyes, tonifies Qi, raises Yin, removes stagnant blood flowing downward, wards off Gu poison, avoids water disasters and inauspicious events, and prevents nightmares for sound sleep.
Antelope horn has a cold nature, inheriting the water energy of winter cold, entering the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its salty and non-toxic flavor obtains the water taste of the north, entering the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian (the organ of cold water). Both its nature and flavor are descending, belonging to Yin. The Bladder Meridian originates at the inner canthus of the eye; its cold nature clears Fire. When Fire is cleared, Water is sufficient, and vision is bright. Tonifying Qi refers to the salty-cold property benefiting insufficient Kidney Qi. Raising Yin refers to the salty-cold property benefiting the Kidney; when Kidney essence is sufficient, the Zongjin (major tendons) become strong. The salty flavor breaks Blood stasis, and the cold nature clears Heat, thus treating the downward flow of bad blood. Gu poison is damp-heat toxicity; salty-cold properties clear damp-heat, hence its efficacy. Antelopes possess spiritual intelligence, thus warding off evil spirits and inauspicious signs. Salty-cold properties benefit the Kidney; when Kidney Water is sufficient, clarity and brilliance are achieved, preventing nightmares and ensuring sound sleep.
Prescription:
Antelope horn combined with Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn - note: use substitutes in modern practice), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Hupo (Amber), Tianzhu Huang (Bambusa Textilis Mucus), Jinbo (Gold Leaf), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Yuanzhi (Polygala Root), Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), and Gouteng (Uncaria Ramulus) treats Dian Kuang (mania and epilepsy). Combined with Gouqizi, Ganju (Chrysanthemum Flower), Gujingcao (Evodia Fructus), Shengdihuang, Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Nvzhenzi (Ligustrum Fruit), and Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark), it treats Gan Re Mu Yi (corneal opacity due to Liver Heat).