药有温热,又当审详。欲温中以荜茇,用发散以生姜。五味子止嗽痰,且滋肾水,腽肭
脐疗劳瘵,更壮元阳。原夫川芎祛风湿,补血清头;续断治崩漏,益筋强脚。麻黄表汗以疗
咳逆,韭子助阳而医白浊。川乌破积,有消痰治风痹之功;天雄散寒,为祛湿助精阳之药。
观夫川椒达下,干姜暖中。
葫芦巴治虚冷之疝气,生卷柏破症瘕而血通。白术消痰壅,温胃兼止吐泻;菖蒲开心气,
散冷更治耳聋;丁香快脾胃而止吐逆,良姜止心气痛之攻冲。肉苁蓉填精益肾,石硫黄暖
胃驱虫。胡椒主去痰而除冷,秦椒主攻痛而治风。吴茱萸疗心腹之冷气,灵砂定心脏之怔忡
。盖夫肾冷,助脾胃,须荜澄茄;疗心痛,破积聚,用蓬莪术。
缩砂止吐泻安胎,化酒食之剂;附子疗虚寒翻胃,壮元阳之力。白豆蔻治冷泻,疗痈止
疼于乳香;红豆蔻止吐酸,消血杀虫于干漆。岂不知鹿茸生精血,腰脊崩漏之均补;虎骨壮
筋骨,寒湿毒风之并祛。檀香定霍乱,而心气之痛愈;鹿角秘精髓,而腰脊之疼除。消肿益
血于米醋,下气散寒于紫苏;扁豆助脾,则酒有行药破血之用;麝香开窍,则葱为通中发汗
之需。尝观五灵脂治崩漏,理血气之刺痛。
麒麟竭止血出,疗金疮之伤折;麋茸壮阳以助肾;当归补虚而养血;乌贼骨止带下,且
除崩漏目翳;鹿角胶住血崩,能补虚羸劳绝。白花蛇治瘫痪,除风痒之癣疹;乌梢蛇疗不仁
,去疮疡之风热。图经云乌药有治冷气之理,禹余粮乃疗崩漏之因。巴豆利痰水,能破积热
;独活疗诸风,不论久新。山茱萸治头晕遗精之药,白石英医咳嗽吐脓之人。浓朴温胃而去
呕胀,消痰亦验;肉桂行血而疗心痛,止汗如神。是则鲫鱼有温胃之功,代赭乃镇肝之剂。
沉香下气补肾,定霍乱之心疼;桔皮开胃去痰,导壅滞之逆气。此六十种药性之热,又当博
本草而取治焉。
Medicinals possess warm and hot properties, which must be carefully examined. To warm the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner, primarily referring to the Spleen and Stomach), use *Bibai* (Long Pepper); to disperse exterior pathogens, use *Shengjiang* (Fresh Ginger). *Wuweizi* (Schisandra Fruit) stops coughing and phlegm, and nourishes Kidney Water; *An'niqi* (Fossa Mongolica / Sea Dog Penis) treats consumptive disease (Laozai), further strengthening Yuan Yang (Primary Yang).
As for *Chuanxiong* (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome), it dispels wind-dampness, nourishes blood, and clears the head; *Xuduan* (Dipsacus Root) treats metrorrhagia (abnormal uterine bleeding) and tonifies tendons while strengthening the legs. *Mahuang* (Ephedra Herb) induces sweating to treat rebellious Qi causing cough and wheezing; *Jiu Zi* (Allium Tuberosum Seed) assists Yang and treats white turbidity (milky urine). *Chuanwu* (Aconitum Carmichaelii Lateral Root) breaks up accumulations, possessing the efficacy of resolving phlegm and treating wind-bi syndrome; *Tianxiong* (Aconitum Kusnezoffii Root) disperses cold and serves as a medicinal for dispelling dampness and assisting essence and Yang.
Observing that *Chuanjiao* (Sichuan Pepper) reaches the Lower Jiao, and *Ganjiang* (Dried Ginger) warms the Middle Jiao. *Huluba* (Trigonella Foenum-graecum Seed) treats hernia caused by deficiency-cold; raw *Juanbai* (Selaginella Tamariscina Herb) breaks up masses and fibromas (Zhengjia) and unblocks blood vessels. *Baizhu* (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) resolves phlegm congestion, warms the Stomach, and stops vomiting and diarrhea; *Changpu* (Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome) opens Heart Qi, disperses cold, and treats deafness; *Dingxiang* (Clove) promotes the free flow of the Spleen and Stomach and stops vomiting and reflux; *Liangjiang* (Galangal Rhizome) stops attacking pain in the Heart region. *Roucongrong* (Cistanche Stem) fills essence and tonifies the Kidney; *Shi Liuhuang* (Native Sulfur) warms the Stomach and expels parasites. *Hujiao* (Black Pepper) mainly removes phlegm and dispels cold; *Qinjiao* (Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Pericarp) attacks pain and treats wind disorders. *Wuzhuyu* (Evodia Fruit) treats cold Qi in the Heart and Abdomen; *Lingsha* (Prepared Cinnabar) stabilizes palpitations (Zhengtong) of the Heart.
Generally, for Cold Kidney, one must use *Bichengqie* (Long Pepper Fruit) to assist the Spleen and Stomach; to treat Heart pain and break up accumulations, use *Peng'Ezhu* (Curcuma Zedoaria Rhizome). *Suosha* (Amomum Fructus / Cardamom) stops vomiting and diarrhea, calms the fetus, and transforms alcohol and food stagnation; *Fuzi* (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root) treats vomiting due to deficiency-cold (Fanwei) and has the power to strengthen Yuan Yang. *Baidoukou* (Cardamom Fructus Rotundus) treats cold diarrhea; *Ruxiang* (Frankincense Resin) treats carbuncles and stops pain; *Ganqi* (Drymarchon Coracinus / Black Lacquer Tree Exudate) dissolves blood stasis and kills parasites.
Is it not known that *Lurong* (Deer Antler Velvet) generates essence and blood, benefiting both lumbar-sacral metrorrhagia and general deficiency; *Hugu* (Tiger Bone) strengthens sinews and bones, simultaneously dispelling cold-dampness and toxic wind. *Tanxiang* (Sandalwood Wood) stabilizes cholera-like disorder (Huoluan) and cures Heart Qi pain; *Lujiaojiao* (Deer Antler Glue) secures essence and marrow, eliminating lumbar-sacral pain. *Micu* (Vinegar) reduces swelling and benefits blood; *Zisu* (Perilla Leaf) directs Qi downward and disperses cold; *Biandou* (Hyacinth Bean) assists the Spleen, thereby allowing Wine to promote medicinal action and break blood stasis; *Shexiang* (Musk) opens orifices, making *Congbai* (Scallion White) necessary for unblocking the interior and inducing sweating.
It has been observed that *Wulingzhi* (Trogopterus Dung) treats metrorrhagia and regulates stabbing pain in Blood and Qi. *Qilinjie* (Dragon's Blood) stops bleeding from wounds and treats traumatic injuries from metal weapons (*Jinchuang*); *Mirong* (Male Deer Antler Velvet) strengthens Yang to assist the Kidney; *Danggui* (Angelica Sinensis Root) tonifies deficiency and nourishes blood; *Wuzeigu* (Cuttlefish Bone) stops leukorrhea and eliminates eye nebulae caused by metrorrhagia; *Lujiaojiao* (Deer Antler Glue) arrests bloody leukorrhea and can tonify emaciation and consumptive exhaustion. *Baihuashe* (Bungarus Parvus) treats paralysis and removes wind-itchy tinea and rashes; *Wushaoshe* (Zaocys Dhumnades) treats numbness and removes wind-heat from sores and ulcers. *Tujing* (Illustrated Materia Medica) states that *Wuyao* (Lindera Root) has the principle of treating cold Qi; *Yuyuliang* (Halloysitum Rubrum) addresses the cause of metrorrhagia. *Badou* (Croton Seed) promotes the evacuation of phlegm-fluids and breaks up accumulated heat; *Duhuo* (Angelica Pubescens Root) treats various wind disorders, regardless of whether they are chronic or acute. *Shanzhuyu* (Cornus Fruit) is a medicinal for treating dizziness and spermatorrhea; *Baishiy ing* (Quartz) treats patients with coughing and expectoration of pus. *Nanpiao* (Magnolia Bark) warms the Stomach and eliminates vomiting and distension, and its phlegm-resolving effect is also verified; *Rougui* (Cinnamon Bark) moves blood and treats Heart pain, stopping sweat with miraculous effect.
Thus, *Jiyu* (Crucian Carp) possesses the function of warming the Stomach; *Daizhe* (Haematitum) is a formula for subduing Liver Yang. *Chenxiang* (Agarwood) directs Qi downward and tonifies the Kidney, stabilizing Heart pain caused by Huoluan; *Chenpi* (Citrus Reticulata Peel) opens the Stomach and removes phlegm, guiding stagnant rebellious Qi downward. These sixty kinds of medicinals with hot properties require consulting the Materia Medica extensively for treatment.