\r山慈姑\pc84.bmp\r,味甘、微辛,性微寒。入脾、肺二经。收敛肺气。消阴分之痰,
止咳嗽,治喉痹,止咽喉痛,止血涩血,大肠下血,痔漏疮痈之症。
(单方) 治痔疮,漏下,脓血痈疽,毒疮红肿不出头者,有脓出头,无脓即散,水煨
点水酒服。
──丛本卷下
\r土茯苓\pc85.bmp\r,气味甘淡,无毒。
主治食之当谷不饥,调中止泄,健行不睡,健脾胃,强筋骨,去风湿,利关节,杨梅疮。
服之最良。或误服轻粉、水银毒,周身筋骨疼痛,同防风 银花 白鲜皮 煎服,月余神效,
轻则半月。滇中方可用。
──模板卷三
\r萆 \pc86.bmp\r,味苦、微酸,性平。入肝、脾、膀胱经。治风寒湿气,经络、腰
膝疼痛,遍身顽麻,利膀胱水道,赤白便浊。
──丛本卷中
\r水菖蒲\pc87.bmp\r,味辛、苦,性温。治九种胃气疼痛,用一寸九节者良,新瓦焙
黄为末,烧酒吃一钱,良效。
(又一方)
九节菖蒲(四两) 香附子(一两) 吴茱萸(二两)为丸,每服二钱,滚水点酒服。
──丛本卷下
\r山药\pc88.bmp\r,味甘,性温。无毒。治伤中,补虚羸,除寒热邪气,补中益气,
长肌肉,强阴。久服之,耳目聪明,轻身长肌,延年益寿。
──务本卷一上
Cigu (Bletilla striata), sweet and slightly pungent in taste, slightly cold in nature. Enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. Astringes Lung Qi. Resolves phlegm in the Yin aspect, stops coughing, treats Hou Bi (obstruction and pain in the throat), relieves sore throat, stops bleeding and astringes blood, indicated for lower rectal bleeding, hemorrhoidal fistula, and sores and carbuncles.
(Single herb prescription) Treats hemorrhoids, leukorrhea with discharge, abscesses with pus and blood, and toxic sores that are red and swollen but fail to suppurate; if pus is present, it promotes drainage; if no pus, it dissipates the swelling. Simmered in water and taken with a little rice wine.
── Congben, Lower Volume
Tufuling (Smilax glabra), sweet and bland in taste, non-toxic.
Mainly indicated for feeling full without hunger after eating, regulating the Middle Jiao to stop diarrhea, enhancing physical strength for walking without drowsiness, strengthening the Spleen and Stomach, fortifying sinews and bones, dispelling wind-dampness, benefiting joints, and treating Yangmei Chu (chancre).
It is most effective when taken alone. In cases of accidental poisoning from Qinfen (Calomel) or Shuiyin (Mercury) causing pain throughout the sinews and bones, decoct together with Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Yinhua (Honeysuckle Flower), and Baixianpi (Dictamnus Bark) and take orally. Divine efficacy is seen within one month, or half a month for milder cases. This method is applicable only in Yunnan.
── Moban, Volume Three
Bixie (Dioscorea hypoglauca), bitter and slightly sour in taste, neutral in nature. Enters the Liver, Spleen, and Bladder meridians. Treats wind-cold-dampness affecting the collaterals, causing pain in the waist and knees, generalized numbness, benefits the Bladder's water pathways, and treats Chi Bai Bian Zhuo (cloudy urine with or without blood).
── Congben, Middle Volume
Shuichangpu (Acorus tatarinowii), pungent and bitter in taste, warm in nature. Treats nine types of Stomach Qi pain. The best quality is one inch long with nine nodes. Roasted on a new tile until yellow, ground into powder, and taken with one qian using strong liquor for good effect.
(Another prescription)
Jijie Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, four liang), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, one liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, two liang) are made into pills. Take two qian per dose, dissolved in boiling water and taken with wine.
── Congben, Lower Volume
Shanyao (Dioscorea opposita), sweet in taste, warm in nature. Non-toxic. Treats internal injury, tonifies deficiency and emaciation, eliminates pathogenic cold and heat, tonifies Middle Qi, promotes muscle growth, and strengthens Yin. Long-term consumption makes the ears and eyes clear, the body light, muscles robust, and extends longevity.
── Wuben, Upper Volume One