味酸温。主妇人蚀阴。疽痔恶血。坚筋骨。除头秃。能化金银铜铁奇物。生山谷。
尊比阳侯。矾精翕敛。焦土凝坚。温泉泻潋。猛着黄芽。光腾紫焰。金液丹成。因时稽
检。
葛洪曰。四黄惟阳侯为尊。吴普曰。是矾水石液烧令有紫焰者。易注。诤翕翕敛也。魏
书传
。悦般国。南界。有火山。山旁皆焦。溶流数十里乃凝坚。即石硫黄也。博物志。凡水有石
硫黄。其泉则温。赵冬曦赋。凿连岩而泻
潋。李时珍曰。其猛毒为七十二石之将。外家谓之阳侯。亦曰黄芽。泊宅编。金液丹。乃流
黄炼成。纯阳之物。痼冷者所宜。今夏至人多服之。反为大患。元史传。曹鉴稽检有方。
味辛平。主恶疮。头秃痂疥。杀毒虫虱。身痒邪气诸毒。炼之久服轻身。增年不老。
生山谷。
同山雌伏。武都之阴。变分连锡。熏藉精金。助功妇顺。避地群侵。纯黄不杂。土德层
深。
名医曰。生武都与雄黄同山生。其阴山有金。金精熏则生雌黄。后汉书传。赵温曰。焉
能雌
伏。丹房鉴源。雌黄变锡。史记传。长沙出连锡。陶弘景曰。仙经无单服法。惟以合丹
少雄黄
。飞炼成丹。土宿指南。阳石。相距五百年而结。造化有夫妇之道。故曰雌雄。雷 论。凡
修事勿令妇人鸡犬及臭秽之地犯之。钟会赋。纯黄不杂。韩保升曰。雌黄法土故色黄。水经
注。山岫层深。
[Shi Liu Huang (Stibnite / Realgar? Note: Text says "Shi Liu Huang" which usually refers to Sulfur, but context mentions "Yang Hou" and "Fan Jing". In ancient texts, Shi Liu Huang often refers to native sulfur or stibnite. Given "acid warm", "dissolves gold/silver", it aligns with Sulfur. However, "Shi Liu Huang" literally means Stone Yellow Sulfur. Let's stick to the text's implication of Sulfur/Mineral.)]
Taste is sour, nature is warm. It primarily treats erosion and ulceration of the female yin (vagina), carbuncles, hemorrhoids, and foul blood. It can strengthen bones and tendons, and treat alopecia capitis (head hair loss). It can melt gold, silver, copper, iron, and other strange substances. It grows in valleys.
It is revered as Yang Hou (Lord of Waves/Sun), the essence of alum stones, possessing a condensing and gathering property; it can make scorched earth solidify and harden, like water flowing from hot springs. Its potency is fierce, referred to as "Huang Ya" (Yellow Sprout), emitting purple flames when burning. After the Golden Liquid Elixir is formed, it must be inspected according to the season.
Ge Hong said: Among the four types of yellow minerals, Yang Hou is the most respected. Wu Pu said: This is the liquid of alum-water stone that produces purple flames when burned. Yi Zhu explains: "Zheng" means the state of gathering closely. The Biography in Wei Shu records: Yueban State is in the southern border, where there is a volcano. The land beside the mountain is all scorched black, melting and flowing for dozens of li before solidifying into a hard mass; this is Shi Liu Huang. Bao Wu Zhi records: Any spring containing Shi Liu Huang is a hot spring. Zhao Dongxi's fu writes: Chiseling through connected rocks to release the surging water. Li Shizhen said: Its fierce toxicity makes it the general among seventy-two stone minerals. Lay practitioners call it Yang Hou, also Huang Ya. Bo Zhai Bian records: Golden Liquid Elixir is refined from flowing yellow sulfur. It is a pure yang substance, suitable for those with chronic cold conditions. Nowadays, many people take it during the Summer Solstice, which instead causes great harm. The History of Yuan records: Cao Jian had proper methods for inspection and examination.
[Ci Huang (Orpiment)]
Taste is pungent, nature is neutral. It primarily treats malignant sores, scabies and tinea on the scalp due to alopecia, poisonous insects and lice, body itching, evil qi, and various toxins. Long-term consumption of refined Ci Huang can lighten the body, prolong life, and prevent aging. It grows in valleys.
It co-habits with Xiong Huang (Realgar) in the same mountain, located on the north side of Wudu Mountain. It is a variant of tin, fumigating and refining precious metals, assisting the virtue of wifely submission, avoiding invasion by groups underground. Its color is pure yellow without impurities, symbolizing the deep layers of Earth's virtue.
Famous physicians said: Ci Huang grows in the same mountain as Xiong Huang in Wudu. On the shady side of the mountain where there is gold, the essence of gold fumigates to produce Ci Huang. The Biography in Book of Later Han quotes Zhao Wen saying: How can one lie low like Ci Huang? Dan Fang Jian Yuan records: Ci Huang transforms into tin. The Records of the Grand Historian records: Lian Tin is produced in Changsha. Tao Hongjing said: Immortal classics do not prescribe single administration. It is only combined with a small amount of Xiong Huang and refined into elixir. Tu Su Zhi Nan records: Yang stones,结 (knot/form) after five hundred years apart. Creation has the way of husband and wife, hence called Yin (Female) and Yang (Male). Lei Xiao's Lun records: When processing, do not let women, chickens, dogs, or places of filth touch it. Zhong Hui's fu writes: Pure yellow without mixture. Han Baosheng said: Ci Huang follows the nature of Earth, hence its yellow color. Shui Jing Zhu records: The mountain peaks are layered and deep.