味甘。性温。无毒。
【主治】主心痛。小肠气痛。以一枚煨存性。研末。新酒调服。(寇氏)治 疝气痛。
妇
人血
【归经】入肝肾二经。为散寒祛湿之品。
【前论】李 曰。荔枝核同牛膝、补骨脂、延胡索、合欢子、茴香、木瓜、杜仲、橘核、
萆
味缓甘。性温。无毒。得土中之阳气以生。可升可降。阳中阴也。
【主治】主清咽喉而主渴。浓肠胃而止泻。下气醒酒。消食除烦。解河豚毒。一切鱼鳖
毒。
【归经】入肺胃二经。为清解之品。
【前论】丹溪曰。橄榄性热。能致上壅。不可多食。
鳌按、橄榄之热。在乎两头。切去之。但用中段。便不热。以少盐腌之。便不上壅。
味苦。性寒。有小毒。感时令之火热。禀地中之伏阴而生。升也。阴中阳也。
【主治】主咳逆上气。及食诸果病在胸腹中。皆吐下之。(本经)去鼻中息肉。(别录)
治脑寒
疸。湿热
【归经】入肺脾胃三经。为涌吐之品。(阳明吐药 能吐风热痰涎上膈宿食)
【前论】东垣曰。难经云。上部有脉。下部无脉。其人当吐不吐者死。此饮食内伤。填
塞胸
之物
成
阴
鳌按、王祯云。瓜类不同。其用有二。供果者为果瓜、甜瓜、西瓜。供菜者为菜瓜、胡
瓜、
是俗
不辨。团
【禁忌】经疏曰。瓜蒂极苦而性上壅。能损胃伤血。耗气散神。凡胸中无寒。胃家无食。
皮
疸
以上宣剂果部
[Litchi Seed]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic.
[Indications] Mainly treats heart pain (cardiac pain) and Qi stagnation pain in the small intestine. Take one seed, roast it until the external carbonization remains but the internal properties are preserved (charred to retain efficacy), grind into powder, and take with newly brewed wine. (Kou Zongshi) Treats hernia pain. Women's blood...
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It is a substance that dispels cold and removes dampness.
[Preliminary Discussion] Li Shizhen said. Litchi seed combined with Achyranthes Root (Niuxi), Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi), Corydalis Rhizome (Yanhusuo), Albizia Flower (Hehuanzi), Fennel Fruit (Huixiang), Quince (Mugua), Eucommia Bark (Duzhong), Tangerine Seed (Juhe), and Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome (Bixie)...
[Olive]
Taste: Mildly sweet. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Born from the Yang Qi of the earth. Can ascend and descend. Yin within Yang.
[Indications] Mainly clears the throat and relieves thirst. Thickens the intestines and stops diarrhea. Directs Qi downward, awakens from intoxication, resolves food stagnation, eliminates vexation. Resolves Pufferfish toxicity and all fish and shellfish toxicities.
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Lung and Stomach meridians. It is a substance for clearing and resolving.
[Preliminary Discussion] Zhu Danxi said. Olive has a hot nature and can cause upward congestion; it should not be eaten in excess.
Ao's Note: The heat of the olive lies in its two ends. Cut them off. Use only the middle section, then it is not hot. Pickle it with a little salt, then it does not cause upward congestion.
[Melon Pedicel]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Slightly toxic. Influenced by the summer heat, born from the hidden Yin of the earth. Ascends. Yang within Yin.
[Indications] Mainly treats coughing with rebellious Qi and conditions caused by eating various fruits where pathology resides in the chest and abdomen; both vomiting and purging methods may be used. (Shennong Ben Cao Jing) Removes nasal polyps. (Bencao Jing Jizhu) Treats brain cold... jaundice. Damp-heat...
[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Lung, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. It is an emetic substance. (Yangming emetic; can vomit out wind-heat, phlegm-saliva, and retained food above the diaphragm)
[Preliminary Discussion] Li Dongyuan said. The Nanjing states: If there is pulse in the upper part but none in the lower part, the person should vomit; if they do not vomit, death ensues. This is due to dietary injury, filling and blocking the chest... substances... forming... Yin...
Ao's Note: Wang Zhen said. Melons differ. Their uses are twofold. Those provided as fruit include melon, sweet melon, watermelon. Those provided as vegetables include vegetable melon, cucumber... common people... fail to distinguish. Round...
[Contraindications] Miao Xiyong said. Melon pedicel is extremely bitter and has a nature that causes upward congestion. It damages the stomach, injures blood, consumes Qi, and scatters the spirit. Whenever there is no cold in the chest, no food retention in the Stomach, skin... jaundice...
Above are the dispersing agents from the fruit category.