味苦辛。性平。无毒。禀金水之气以生。降也。阴也。
【主治】主破血止痛。疗金疮杖疮诸恶疮。痔漏猝下血。目中翳晕痛肤赤。（开宝）破
症
瘕宿
并入
【归经】入肝经。为散血消肿。定痛生肌之品。（通行十二经 散结气 消滞血）
【前论】寇氏曰。没药大概通滞血。血滞则气壅瘀。气壅瘀则经络满急而作痛。凡打扑
跌
肌。
【禁忌】经疏曰。凡骨节痛。胸腹胁肋痛。非由血瘀而由血虚者。产后恶露去多。腹中
虚痛
即冰片。味辛苦。性微寒。无毒。禀火金之气而生。升也。阳中阳也。
【主治】主心腹邪气。风湿积聚。耳聋。明目。去目赤肤翳。（本经）治惊痫痰迷。鼻
息。
喉
【归经】入肺经。兼入心脾二经。为散火通窍之品。（能透骨髓）
【前论】寇氏曰。此物大通利关膈热塞。大人小儿风涎闭塞。及暴得惊热。其为济用。
然非
若
用
向
【禁忌】经疏曰。凡中风非由外来风邪。而由气血虚。小儿吐泻后成慢脾惊。亦属虚寒。
非
味甘。性平。无毒。
【主治】主偏风口面 斜。毒风筋挛不语。心神惊掣。虚而健忘。（甄权）治香港脚痹痛。
诸筋
【归经】入肝经。为平木之品。
【前论】时珍曰。茯神木一名黄松节。圣济录有松节散。茯神木一两。乳香一钱。每末
二钱
鳌按、肝风内煽发厥。不省人事者。余每重用茯神木治之。无不神效。盖此症虽属肝。
而内
木。
[Myrrh]
Taste: Bitter, acrid. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Born from the qi of Metal and Water. Descending. Yin.
[Indications] Primarily treats breaking blood stasis and relieving pain. Treats metal wounds (trauma caused by sharp metal objects), cane wounds (injuries from beating with a stick), and various malignant sores. Treats hemorrhoids, fistulas, and sudden lower bleeding. Treats eye nebulae, dizziness, pain, and reddened skin. (From *Kaibao Bencao*) Breaks up zheng jia (abdominal masses; fixed and immovable is zheng, movable is jia) and old blood stasis accumulation.
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Liver Meridian. It is a substance that disperses blood stasis, reduces swelling, relieves pain, and generates flesh. (Circulates through the twelve meridians, dissipates knotted qi, eliminates stagnant blood.)
[Preliminary Discussion] Kou Zongshi said: Myrrh generally unblocks stagnant blood. When blood stagnates, qi becomes obstructed and瘀 (stagnant). When qi is obstructed and stagnant, the meridians become full and tense, causing pain. Whenever there are falls and bruises...
[Contraindications] Miao Xiyong in *Bencao Jing Shu* said: For bone and joint pain, or chest, abdomen, and hypochondriac pain, if not caused by blood stasis but by blood deficiency; after childbirth, if lochia discharge is excessive, and abdominal...
[Borneol / Longnao Xiang]
Also known as Bingpian (Borneol). Taste: Acrid, bitter. Nature: Slightly cold. Non-toxic. Born from the qi of Fire and Metal. Ascending. Yang within Yang.
[Indications] Primarily treats evil qi in the heart and abdomen, wind-dampness accumulation, deafness, brightens the eyes, removes redness of the eyes and skin nebulae. (From *Shennong Bencao Jing*) Treats convulsions, epilepsy, phlegm confusion, nasal... throat...
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Lung Meridian. Also enters the Heart and Spleen meridians. It is a substance that disperses fire and opens orifices. (Can penetrate into the bone marrow.)
[Preliminary Discussion] Kou Zongshi said: This substance thoroughly unblocks heat obstruction in the diaphragm. It treats wind-phlegm obstruction in adults and children, as well as sudden onset of convulsive fever. Its therapeutic utility... however, it is not... If... use... towards...
[Contraindications] Miao Xiyong in *Bencao Jing Shu* said: For stroke not caused by external wind pathogen but by qi and blood deficiency; slow spleen convulsion formed after infantile vomiting and diarrhea also belongs to deficiency-cold. Not...
[Fushenmu]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic.
[Indications] Primarily treats facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eyes). Treats toxic wind causing tendon spasms and inability to speak, mental fright and twitching, and deficiency-induced forgetfulness. (From Zhen Quan) Treats beriberi bi pain, all tendons...
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Liver Meridian. It is a substance that calms the Liver Wood.
[Preliminary Discussion] Li Shizhen said: Fushenmu is also called Huang Songjie (Yellow Pine Joint). *Shengji Zonglu* contains Songjie San. Fushenmu 1 liang, Ru Xiang (Olibanum) 1 qian. Each time, take 2 qian of powder...
Ao's Note (Xu Dacun's commentary): For conditions where internal stirring of Liver Wind leads to syncope and loss of consciousness, I often use heavy doses of Fushenmu to treat it, with miraculous effects. Generally, although this condition belongs to the Liver... internally... Wood.