蜣螂 (畏羊角、石膏。)
蛇蜕 (畏磁石及酒。臣禹锡等谨按《蜀本》云∶酒熬之良。)
斑猫 (马刀为使,畏巴豆、丹参、空青、恶肤青。臣禹锡等谨按日华子云∶恶豆花。)
地胆 (恶甘草。)
马刀 (得水良。臣禹锡等谨按《唐本》云∶得火良。)
大枣 (杀乌头毒。)
莲花 (臣禹锡等谨按日华子云∶忌地黄、蒜。)
杏仁 (得火良,恶黄 、黄芩、葛根,解锡、胡粉毒,畏 草。)
杨梅 (臣禹锡等谨按日华子云∶忌生葱。)
冬葵子 (黄芩为使。)
葱实 (解藜芦毒。臣禹锡等谨按《药对》云∶杀百草毒,能消桂花为水。)
麻 、麻子 (畏牡蛎、白薇,恶茯苓。)
麻花 (臣禹锡等谨按《药性论》云∶ 虫为使。)
大豆及黄卷 (恶五参、龙胆,得前胡、乌喙、杏仁、牡蛎良,杀乌头毒。)
大麦 (蜜为使。)
豉 (臣禹锡等谨按《蜀本》并《药对》云∶杀六畜胎子毒。)
上二百三十一种相制使,其余皆无 三十四种续添
立冬之日,菊、卷柏先生时,为阳起石、桑螵蛸凡十物使,主二百草为之长。
立春之日,木兰、射干先生,为柴胡、半夏使,主头痛四十五节。
立夏之日,蜚蠊先生,为人参、茯苓使,主腹中七节,保神守中。
夏至之日,豕首、茱萸先生,为牡蛎、乌喙使,主四肢三十二节。
立秋之日,白芷、防风先生,为细辛、蜀漆使,主胸背二十四节。
上此五条出《药对》中,义旨渊深,非俗所究,虽莫可遵用,而是主统之本,故亦载之。
**Scarabaeus (Qiáng Láng):** Averse to Cornu Ovis (Yáng Jiǎo) and Gypsum Fibrosum (Shí Gāo).
**Ophichthus Skin (Shé Tuì):** Averse to Magnetitum (Cí Shí) and wine. Minister Yuxi et al., according to the *Shu Bencao* (Shu Compendium of Materia Medica), state: processing with wine is excellent.
**Mylabris (Bān Māo):** Uses *Aspasia* (Mǎ Dāo) as a guiding drug; averse to Radix Crotonis Seedis (Bā Dòu), Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dān Shēn), Azurite (Kōng Qīng); dislikes *Qing* skin (Fū Qīng). Minister Yuxi et al., according to Riyahua, state: dislikes bean flowers.
**Euphorbia kansui (Dì Chǎn):** Dislikes Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gān Cǎo).
**Aspasia (Mǎ Dāo):** Excellent when obtaining water qi. Minister Yuxi et al., according to the *Tang Bencao* (Tang Compendium of Materia Medica), state: excellent when obtaining fire qi.
**Jujube (Dà Zǎo):** Kills the toxicity of Aconitum carmichaelii (Wū Tóu).
**Lotus Flower (Lián Huā):** Minister Yuxi et al., according to Riyahua, state: contraindicated with Rehmanniae Radix (Dì Huáng) and Allii Sativi Bulbus (Suàn).
**Prunus armeniaca Kernel (Xìng Rén):** Excellent when obtaining fire qi; dislikes Phellodendri Cortex (Huáng Bò), Scutellariae Radix (Huáng Qín), Puerariae Radix (Gě Gēn); resolves tin toxicity and lead white (Hú Fěn) toxicity; averse to Thlaspidis Fructus (Tíng Lì Cǎo).
**Bayberry (Yáng Méi):** Minister Yuxi et al., according to Riyahua, state: contraindicated with raw Allium fistulosum (Shēng Cōng).
**Abelmoschi Semen (Dōng Kuí Zǐ):** Uses Scutellariae Radix (Huáng Qín) as a guiding drug.
**Allium fistulosum Fruit (Cōng Shí):** Resolves Veratrum nigrum (Lí Lú) toxicity. Minister Yuxi et al., according to the *Yao Dui*, state: kills the toxicity of hundred herbs; can dissolve Osmanthus fragrans (Guì Huā) into water.
**Ephedrae Herba (Má Huáng) and Cannabis Fructus (Má Zǐ):** Averse to Ostrea Concha (Mǔ Lì) and Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Bái Wēi); dislike Poria (Fú Líng).
**Ephedrae Herba Stamen (Má Huā):** Minister Yuxi et al., according to the *Yao Xing Lun*, state: uses insect [text unclear, likely referring to specific insects like Blatta orientalis or similar] as a guiding drug.
**Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dà Dòu) and Sojae Sprout (Huáng Juǎn):** Dislikes five Ginsengs (Wǔ Shēn) and Gentianae Radix (Lóng Dǎn); excellent when combined with Peucedani Radix (Qián Hú), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Wū Huì), Prunus armeniaca Kernel (Xìng Rén), and Ostrea Concha (Mǔ Lì); kills the toxicity of Aconitum carmichaelii (Wū Tóu).
**Hordeum Vulgare (Dà Mài):** Uses Honey (Mì) as a guiding drug.
**Fermented Soybean (Chǐ):** Minister Yuxi et al., according to the *Shu Bencao* and *Yao Dui*, state: kills the toxicity of livestock fetuses.
The above lists two hundred and thirty-one types of mutual restraint and guidance among drugs. The remaining three hundred and forty-four types are added subsequently.
On the day of Start of Winter, when Chrysanthemi Flos (Jú) and Selaginellae Herba (Juǎn Bǎi) first sprout, they serve as guiding drugs for Yangqishijie (Yáng Qǐ Shí) and Sangpiaoxiao (Sāng Piāo Xiāo), totaling ten items, acting as leaders for two hundred grasses.
On the day of Start of Spring, when Magnoliae Flos (Mù Lán) and Belamcandae Rhizoma (Shè Gān) first sprout, they serve as guiding drugs for Bupleuri Radix (Chái Hú) and Pinelliae Rhizoma (Bàn Xià), leading forty-five sections of headache treatments.
On the day of Start of Summer, when Blattidae (Fēi Lián) first appears, it serves as a guiding drug for Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Rén Shēn) and Poria (Fú Líng), leading seven sections of abdominal ailments, preserving spirit and guarding the center.
On the day of Summer Solstice, when Podocarpus macrophyllus seeds (Shǐ Shǒu, likely referring to Sappan Wood or similar contextually, but text says Pig Head/Soapberry) and Corni Fructus (Zhū Yú) first appear, they serve as guiding drugs for Ostrea Concha (Mǔ Lì) and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Wū Huì), leading thirty-two sections of limb ailments.
On the day of Start of Autumn, when Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bái Zhǐ) and Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fáng Fēng) first appear, they serve as guiding drugs for Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xì Xīn) and Polygala Root (Shǔ Qī), leading twenty-four sections of chest and back ailments.
These five points are from the *Yao Dui*. Their principles are profound and not explored by common people. Although they may not be strictly followed in practice, they represent the fundamental principle of leadership and guidance in materia medica, and thus are recorded here.