气热温，味大辛。辛温，大热。有毒。
《象》云∶主邪气，温中，除寒痹；坚齿发，明目，利五脏。须炒去汗。
《心》云∶去汗，辛热，以润心寒。
《本草》云∶主邪气咳逆，温中；逐骨节皮肤死肌，寒湿痹痛；下气，除六腑寒冷，伤
寒温疟，大风汗不出，心腹留饮，宿食，肠 下痢，泄精，女子字乳余疾；散风邪瘕结水肿
，黄胆，鬼疰蛊毒，耐寒暑，开腠理。闭口者，杀人。恶栝蒌、防、葵。畏雌黄。
气热，味辛、苦，气味俱浓，阳中阴也。辛温大热。有小毒。
入足太阴经、少
《象》云∶食则令人口开目瞪，寒邪所隔，气不得上下。此病不已，令人寒中，腹满膨
胀，下利寒气，诸药不可代也。洗去苦味，日干，杵碎用。
《心》云∶去胸中逆气。不宜多用，辛热恐损元气。
《珍》云∶温中下气，温胃。
《本草》云∶主温中下气，止痛，咳逆寒热，除湿、血痹；逐风邪，开腠理，去痰冷，
腹内绞痛，诸冷实不消，中恶，心腹痛，逆气；利五脏。入足太阴、少阴、厥阴，震坤合见
，其色绿。
仲景云∶吴茱萸汤，当归四逆汤，大温脾汤，及脾胃药，皆用此也。
《衍义》云∶此物下气最速，肠虚人服之愈甚。蓼实为之使。恶丹参、硝石、白垩。畏
紫石英。
[Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao)]
Properties and Flavor: Qi is hot, taste is extremely pungent. Pungent and warm, extremely hot. Toxic.
*Zhang Xiang* states: It governs pathogenic factors, warms the middle jiao, dispels cold-bi; strengthens teeth and hair, brightens the eyes, and benefits the five zang organs. It must be stir-fried until oil exudes ("qu han").
*Li Xin* states: Remove the oil ("qu han"), it is pungent and hot, used to moisten the cold of the Heart.
*Bencao* states: It governs cough and qi reversal caused by pathogenic factors, warms the middle jiao; drives out dead flesh in bones, joints, and skin, and cold-damp bi pain; descends qi, dispels cold from the six fu organs, treats shanghan and wen-nue (malaria), wind disease with inability to sweat, retained fluid in the heart and abdomen, undigested food, intestinal dysentery, seminal emission, and residual diseases after childbirth; disperses wind-pathogens, masses, edema, jaundice, ghost consumption, and gu poison, enables endurance of cold and heat, opens the cou-li (pores). Those that do not open (closed seeds) are lethal. It is incompatible with Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), and Glehniae Radix (Fangkui). It fears Realgar (Cihuang).
[Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu)]
Properties and Flavor: Qi is hot, tastes pungent and bitter. Both qi and flavor are dense, belonging to yin within yang. Pungent, warm, and extremely hot. Slightly toxic.
Meridian Tropism: Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian... [Text implies entry into the three Yin meridians of the foot based on later context].
*Zhang Xiang* states: Ingestion causes the mouth to open and eyes to stare fixedly; this is due to cold pathogen obstruction preventing qi from moving up and down. If this condition persists, it leads to cold in the middle jiao, abdominal fullness and distension, diarrhea with cold qi, which no other medicine can replace. Wash away the bitter taste, dry in the sun, pound, and use.
*Li Xin* states: Disperses rebellious qi in the chest. It should not be used in large doses, as its pungency and heat may damage primordial qi.
*Zhen* states: Warms the middle jiao, descends qi, and warms the Stomach.
*Bencao* states: It governs warming the middle jiao, descending qi, relieving pain, treating cough and qi reversal with alternating cold and heat, dispelling dampness and blood-bi; driving out wind pathogens, opening the cou-li, dispelling phlegm-cold, colic in the abdomen, various cold-solid accumulations that do not digest, zhong-e (sudden severe illness from evil qi), heart and abdominal pain, rebellious qi; benefiting the five zang organs. Enters the Foot-Taiyin, Foot-Shaoyin, and Foot-Jueyin meridians. Zhen (Thunder) and Kun (Earth) combine, its color is green.
Zhongjing (Zhang Zhongjing) states: Wuzhuyu Tang, Danggui Sini Tang, Da Wenpi Tang, and formulas for regulating the Spleen and Stomach all use this herb.
*Yanyi* states: This herb descends qi most rapidly; those with deficient intestines will suffer worsened conditions upon taking it. Polygoni Multiflori Semen (Liaoshi) acts as its guide/enforcer. It is incompatible with Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen), Natrii Sulfas (Xiaoshi), and Kaolin (Baie). It fears Pyritum (Zishiyingshi).