【川文蛤】入肾。为润下之味。止渴。利小便。治咳逆、胸痹、腰痛、胁急、鼠 、崩中等证。
【蚕蜕】（又名马鸣脱。微炒用。即老蚕眠起所脱之皮。今以出过蚕之纸为马鸣退。非也。）治目中
翳障。较之蝉蜕更捷。惜乎一时难觅。
【密蒙花】入肝经血分。润肝燥。为搜风散结目疾专药。治青盲、昏翳、赤肿、多眵泪。消目
中赤脉。及小儿痘疹余毒。疳气攻眼。
【川木贼】能发散解肌。升散火郁风湿。专主眼目风热。暴翳止泪。取其能发散肝肺风邪。
多用令人目肿。（久翳及血虚者。伤暑与暴怒赤肿者忌用。）
【白蒺藜】（酒浸炒焦去刺）入肝、肾。治痰。消痈肿。搜肾脏风气。为治风明目要药。风
入心、肾、心胞络者。此为响导。目疾为风木之邪。风盛则目病。风去则目明矣。其性苦能泄。温能
宣。辛能润。故专治恶血。破 结积聚。治喉痹乳痈。
【草决明】（又名决明子。炒研。）能清热明目。治青盲目淫。眼赤泪出。不宜久服。久服令
人患风。相感志云。园中种决明。蛇不敢入。
【石决明】（九孔者佳。面包煨熟。研。水飞过用。反云母石。）入肝、肾。为磨翳消障之
专药。又治风热入肝。烦扰不寐。游魂无定。不宜久服。恐消乏过当。令人寒中。
【金银花】入脾、通肺。主下痢脓血。为内外痈肿之要药。解毒祛脓。泻中有补。痈疽溃后之
圣药。能消肿。又能利风虚。（气虚脓清。食少便泻者忌用。）
【紫背浮萍】（又名水萍）入肺。其性轻浮。入肺经。达皮肤。故能发扬邪汗。为祛风专药。发汗胜
于麻黄。下水捷于通草。恶疾 风遍身者。浓煎浴半日多效。本经主暴热身痒者。以其专疏肌表
之风热也。下水气者。以其兼通胃、大肠肉理也。胜酒者。谓胃与大肠通达。而能去酒毒也。长须
发者。谓毛窍利而血脉荣也。止消渴者。谓经气和而津液复也。去风丹。治大麻风、癞风。一切有
余风湿、香港脚及三十六种风皆验。（元气本虚人服之。未有不转增剧者。至于表虚自汗者。尤为戈
戟。用者须慎。）附治风丹方 红萍为末。蜜丸。弹子大。以豆淋酒下一丸。并附豆淋酒法
黑豆半升。炒令烟出。以酒三升浸之。去豆。以酒听用。
【苦参】直入肾经。凡内有实湿者。足以当之。若湿热既去而更用之。必致苦寒伤肾。定生
腰重脚弱之疾。
【威灵仙】性善下走。通十二经。故能宣通五脏。治胃脘积痛、脚胫痹湿痛风之要药。消水。
破坚积。朝服暮效、痘疹毒壅于上。不能下达。腰上胫膝起灌迟者。用为引下立效。其性利下。病
人壮实者。诚有殊功。但能耗血走气。气虚者服之。必虚泻而成痼疾。（血虚不因风湿者忌用。）
【白菊花】去风热之要药。治诸风头眩肿痛。目欲脱。泪出。又治皮肤死肌。恶风湿痹。久服
利风血。
【石菖蒲】入心胞络、肾经。心气不足者宜之。主风寒湿痹。咳逆上气。开心孔。补五脏。通
九窍。明耳目。出声音。主耳聋痈疮。温肠胃。止小便利。久服不忘不惑。
【胡黄连】大伐脏腑。骨髓邪热。小儿肾气实。犹可当之。肾脏不足者。用之夺人天元。性能
直达下焦。善搜淫火之毒。（忌猪肉。犯之漏精。）
【川郁金】入心、及心胞络。治吐血、衄血、唾血、血腥。破恶血、血淋、尿血。妇人经水逆行。
产后败血冲心。及宿血心痛。
【川姜黄】入脾。（有二种。蜀川生者。色黄质嫩。有须。折之中空有眼。切之分为两片者。为
片子姜黄。江广生者。质粗形扁如干姜。仅可染色。不入汤药。今药肆混市误人。徒有耗气之患。
而无治疗之功也。）治血中之气。又治风寒湿气手臂痛。又治 瘕、痈疽。通经。消肿毒。
【僵蚕】祛风化痰。治惊痫夜啼。去三虫。灭黑 。男子阴疡。又治咽喉肿痛、喉痹，立愈。又
治风痰结核。头风。皮肤风瘾。丹毒作痒。疳蚀金疮。疔肿风疾。皆取其散结化痰之义也。
【天麻】肝经气分药。肝虚不足。用以补之。诸风掉眩。眼黑头旋。风虚内作者。非此不治。
小儿惊痰风热。服之即消。凡久服。则遍身发出红斑。是其定风之验也。（血虚无风。火炎头痛。口
干便闭者。不可妄投。）
【远志】入肾。非心药也。能强志益精。
【酸枣仁】入肝胆、兼入脾经。酸枣、味酸性收。其仁、则甘润而性温。故能散肝胆二经之
滞。炒熟用。则收敛津液。故疗胆虚不得眠、及烦渴虚汗之证。生用。则导虚热。故疗胆热、好眠、
神昏倦怠之证。又治心腹寒热、邪气结聚、酸痛血痹等证。皆生用以疏利肝脾之血脉。肝虚心烦。
不能藏魂。及伤寒虚烦多汗。与虚人盗汗者。皆炒熟用。以收敛肝脾之津液。
【青皮】入肝、脾、破滞气。削坚积。及小腹疝疼。凡久患疟而热甚者。必结痞块。宜多服。能
疏利肝邪。但伐肝太甚。中虚者忌用。恐伤生发之气。又最能发汗。汗多者忌用。
【山茱萸】止小便利。秘精气。治脑骨痛。疗耳鸣。补肾气。兴阳道。坚阴茎。添精髓。止老人
尿不节。治面上疮。能敛汗。（命门火旺。赤浊淋痛。及小便不利者。忌用。）
【柴胡】入胆经。本手少阳三焦、足少阳胆经药。若病手太阳小肠、足太阳膀胱。用此味太
早。则引寇入门。麻证所以始终忌也。其性升发。虚而气升呕吐者。及阴火炎上者。忌用。若阴虚
骨蒸服之。助其虚阳上逆。势必耗尽真阴而后已。麻证血多虚耗。故切为戒忌。操司命之权者。不
可不察。
【银柴胡】入肾、胃。性味与石斛不甚相远。不独清热。兼能凉血。虚劳宜用。且能推陈致
新。明目益精。麻后身热不除。日久 羸者。甚宜。
【九肋 甲】治 疟疟母。虚劳寒热。 瘕痞疾。经水阴疮。骨蒸劳热、自汗、等证。
【阿井胶】益肺补肾。治心腹内崩。劳极洒洒加疟状。腰痛。四肢酸疼。女子下血安胎。为诸
失血要药。劳证咳嗽喘急。肺痿、肺痈。润燥。滋大肠。治下痢便脓血。所谓阴不足者。补之以味
也。久服轻身益气。其辨真伪法。以顶上有鬃文极圆整者为真。折之沉壳不作屑。不作皮臭。以
蛤粉炒成珠。经月不软者为佳。东阿产者。虽假犹无妨害。其水胶入木煤赝造。有伤脾气。慎不
可用。
【五谷虫】（又名天浆子）治小儿诸疳积滞。腹大脚弱。翳膜遮睛。
【谷麦芽】消谷食。
【芡实米】益脾利湿。遗精。浊滞。小便不禁者宜之。
【白扁豆】助脾胃。和中下气。治霍乱。
【薏苡仁】升少降多。能清脾。祛肺热。及久虚劳嗽。肺痿、肺痈。虚火上乘。皆宜用为下引。
又能利筋去湿。治久风、湿痹拘急、不能伸屈之病。其功专于利水湿。此虚人小便不禁。如治水
湿。则生用。（津枯便秘。阴寒筋缩及妊娠禁用。以其性专下泄也。）
【六神曲】入胃。其功专于消化谷麦酒积。（脾阴虚胃火盛者忌用。）
【山楂肉】入肝、脾、胃。大能克化饮食。其功长于消肉积。行滞血。痢疾初起。多积垢。用姜
汁炒。
【生姜】入脾、肺。散风寒。止呕吐。化痰涎。消胀满。去臭气。通神明。治伤寒头痛、鼻塞、咳
逆、上气、呕吐等证。煨熟用。则降而不升。止腹痛泄泻。扶脾气。散郁结。
【红枣】脾经血分药。和荣卫。滋脾土。平肾气。（中满者忌用。）
【桔梗】清肺气。利咽喉。为肺部引经药。又能开提腠理。与甘草同为舟楫之剂。诸药有此一
味。不能下沉。但其性升。麻证最忌升发之味。甚不宜用。即痘疮下部不能起发。亦为之忌。盖
其能阻药力于上。不得下达也。
【甘草】（反海藻、大戟、芫花、甘遂。）主五脏六腑寒热邪气。坚筋骨。长肌肉。倍气力。解
金疮肿毒。炙用补中散表。虽能和药性。为常用之品。然能调补中气。故麻证切为禁忌。
【白芍药】（反藜芦。）用入脾药以酒炒。入止血药以醋炒。入和营药及下痢后重。血热痈
毒。俱以酒洗生用。性酸敛。膀胱得收敛愈闭。故小便不通者忌用。麻证最忌收敛之味。最宜利
小便之品。是以麻证切忌。
【赤芍药】性专下气止痛。而麻证亦忌
【槟榔】泄胸中至高之气。使之下行。性如铁石之沉重。能坠诸药至于下极。逆气里急。诸
气壅。腹胀。后重。胸腹蛊。食积滞作痛。下气消胀。逐水除痰。杀虫治痢。攻食破积。止疟疗疝。脚
气痞疠等候并治。
【大腹茸】散无形之滞。治痞满膨胀。水气浮肿。香港脚壅逆。
【浓朴】能破血中气滞。治中风、伤寒。头痛寒热。惊悸逆气。血痹死肌。去三虫。
【芜荑】辛散。能祛五内皮肤骨节湿热之病。去疳杀虫。及肠风、痔 、恶疮、疥癣。
【五灵脂】气腥。味苦酸。大伤胃气。虽有治目翳疗中脘疼痛之功。藜霍之人。稍可以用。膏
粱之士。大为不宜。麻证亦仅于香茱汤中用之。
【香附米】三焦肝经气分药。开郁。消痰食。止诸痛。散风寒。行血气。月候不调。胎产崩漏。
多怒多忧者之要药。治两胁气妨。心忪少气。生用则上行胁膈。外达皮毛。故能散风寒。熟用则下
走肝肾。外彻腰足。故能调气血。
【乌药】散诸气。治中风中气诸证。能理七情郁结。上气喘急。能治气血凝滞。霍乱吐泻。痰
食稽留。但膏粱之辈。血虚内热者。忌用。
【吴茱萸】入肝行脾。散邪温中。下气止痛。咳逆寒热。除湿血痹。逐风邪。开腠理。定吐止
泻。理关格中满。香港脚疝瘕。制肝燥痹风。厥气上逆。阴寒膈寒。气不得上下。腹胀下痢。又治气逆
里急等证。
【藿香叶】入脾、肺。助脾醒胃。故能止呕逆。开胃进食。温中快气。去瘴气。止霍乱。治心腹
痛。凡时行疫疠。山岚瘴疟。用此醒脾健胃。则邪气无可容而愈。（阴虚火旺。胃虚作呕。内无留滞
者。忌用。恐伤正气。引邪入内。）
【川芎】入肝。血中理气药。搜肝气。初肝血。润肝燥。又治一切风气血气。及面上游风。目
疾多泪。俱宜。且上行头目。下行血海。为三焦、胆、心胞络、肝头痛及血虚头痛之圣药。助清阳之
气。去湿气在头。头痛必用之药。麻证若未收之前用之。反致头疼。故麻证忌用。血痢已通。而痛
不止。用之以行气。又治妇人血闭无子。（凡骨痛盗汗。阴虚火炎。咳嗽吐逆。及气弱之人不可服。
为其性辛散。令真气走泄。而阴愈虚也。）
【缩砂仁】脾、胃、肺、肾、大肠、小肠、膀胱七情之气药。能引诸药归丹田。治脾虚泄泻。宿
食不消。泻痢白沫。腹中虚痛。寒饮胀满。噎膈呕吐。和中行气。止痛安胎。用之悉效。又治血痢。
（火炎咳嗽忌用。）
【半夏】入胆。兼入胃、脾。虚而有痰气者。宜加用之。胃冷呕哕。最要之味。治心下坚。胸胀
咳逆。头眩。咽喉肿痛。又能利水开痰。故能治肠鸣。下气止汗。但其性悍燥。辛温有毒。能去湿、
豁痰、健脾。麻证故切禁之。
【南星】（又名虎掌）为开风痰之专药。能下气利膈。破坚积。除麻痹。散血堕胎。治风胜湿。除痰
攻积拔肿。又治口 舌糜。诸风口噤。但其味辛。而麻气温而燥。性紧而毒。故麻证禁用。
【人参】补五脏。安精神。定魂魄。止惊悸。除邪气。明目。开心。益智。补元气。止渴生津。和
营养卫。久服轻身延年。
【沙参】专泻肺气之热。喘嗽气壅。小便赤涩不利。金受火克。阴虚失血。或喘嗽寒热及肺
痿等候宜之。
【升麻】胃经本药。性升上行。治中恶腹痛。用以开发胃气。治喉痹口疮。用以升散大肠、
胃、三焦、胆、之大热。以其气发动热毒于上。为害莫测。故麻疹尤为切禁。误用喘满立至。惟麻后
口疮、牙疳、及脱肛等候。方可略施。张璐先生曰。按古方。麻疹升发药中。多用升麻。曷知升麻性
升。能升动阳气。每致邪热上浮。而作喘逆。当以紫苏、葱白代之。非但升麻当慎。即如桔梗。初起
之时。亦须酌用。恐其载引浊气于上也。
【白术】（又名山姜）入脾、胃。生用。除湿燥脾。消痰利水。治风寒湿痹。死肌痈疽。散腰脐问血。
及冲脉为病。逆气里急等证。制熟用。和中补气。止渴生津。止汗除热。进饮食、安胎等证。又主大
风在身而风眩、头通、目泪出。逐皮肤间风水结肿。除心下急满。及霍乱吐下不止。益津暖胃。消
谷嗜食。但其纯阳之气。而无益阴之能。故麻证禁用。〔附制法〕入诸补气药中。饭上蒸数次
用。入肺胃久嗽药中。用蜜汁拌蒸用。入脾胃痰湿药中。用姜汁拌晒用。入健脾药中。用土炒用。
入泻利虚脱药中。炒存性用。入风痹痰湿药中。利水破血药中。俱生用。
【苍术】可升可降。能径入诸经。疏泄大肠与胃之湿。而安脾肺。辟时行恶气。用米泔水浸
炒。故能除上湿发汗。能发汗、故能去风寒湿气。祛湿而去死肌痈疽。下气而消痰食饮癖。又能总
解诸郁。性虽开腠理。而辛热温燥。故麻证禁用。
[Chuan Wen Ge] (Clam Shell) enters the Kidney meridian. It belongs to the category of moistening and purgative agents. It can relieve thirst and promote urination. It treats cough with reverse flow of qi, chest bi syndrome, lower back pain, hypochondriac stiffness, scrofula, metrorrhagia, and other syndromes.
[Can Tui] (Silkworm Molt), also known as Ma Ming Tuo. Use after light stir-frying. It is the skin shed by old silkworms when they wake from sleep. Some currently refer to paper used for rearing silkworms as Ma Ming Tui, which is incorrect. It treats eye nebulae and obstructions. It acts more swiftly than Chan Tui (Cicada Slough). Unfortunately, it is difficult to find at times.
[Mi Meng Hua] (Flos Buddlejae Officinalis) enters the Blood level of the Liver meridian. It moistens Liver dryness. It is a specialized herb for dispelling wind and dissipating nodules in eye diseases. It treats amaurosis, dim vision with nebulae, redness and swelling of the eyes, excessive discharge and tearing. It eliminates red vessels in the eyes. It also treats residual toxins from smallpox/rubella in children, Gan syndrome attacking the eyes.
[Chuan Mu Zei] (Equiseti Herba) can disperse and release the muscle layer. It ascends and disperses fire stagnation and wind-dampness. It specifically governs wind-heat affecting the eyes, sudden nebulae, and tearing. Its action lies in dispersing wind pathogens of the Liver and Lungs. Excessive use causes eye swelling. Contraindicated for long-standing nebulae, blood deficiency, heat stroke, and acute anger-induced redness and swelling.
[Bai Ji Li] (Tribuli Fructus) (Soaked in wine, stir-fried until scorched, thorns removed). Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Treats phlegm. Dissipates carbuncles and swellings. Searches out wind pathogenic factors in the Kidneys. It is an essential herb for treating wind-related eye disorders and improving vision. When wind pathogens invade the Heart, Kidney, or Pericardium collaterals, this herb serves as a guide. Eye diseases are caused by wind-Wood pathogenic factors; when wind is excessive, eye disease occurs; when wind leaves, vision clears. Its nature is bitter, capable of draining; warm, capable of circulating; pungent, capable of moistening. Therefore, it specifically treats evil blood, breaks up stasis and accumulations. It treats throat obstruction and mastitis.
[Cao Jue Ming] (Cassiae Semen), also known as Jue Ming Zi. Stir-fried and ground. It can clear heat and improve vision. It treats amaurosis, excessive ocular discharge, red eyes, and tearing. It should not be taken for a long time. Long-term use causes wind diseases. Historical records state that planting Jue Ming in gardens prevents snakes from entering.
[Shi Jue Ming] (Haliotidis Concha) (Nine-hole variety is best. Wrap in dough, bake thoroughly, grind, and process with water flotation. Opposite to Yun Mu Shi). Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It is a specialized herb for grinding away nebulae and obstructions. It also treats wind-heat invading the Liver, causing restlessness, insomnia, and unsettled spirit. It should not be taken for a long time, lest it over-consumes and causes cold in the middle jiao.
[Jin Yin Hua] (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) Enters the Spleen meridian and connects to the Lung meridian. It primarily treats dysentery with pus and blood. It is an essential herb for treating internal and external carbuncles and swellings. It detoxifies and expels pus, draining while tonifying. It is a sacred herb for post-ulceration of carbuncles and sores. It reduces swelling and benefits wind-deficiency. Contraindicated for Qi deficiency with thin pus, poor appetite, and loose stools.
[Zi Bei Fu Ping] (Emplastrum Lemnae Minoris), also known as Shui Ping. Enters the Lung meridian. Its nature is light and floating, entering the Lung meridian and reaching the skin. Thus, it can induce sweating to expel pathogens. It is a specialized herb for dispelling wind. Its sweating effect surpasses Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba); its diuretic effect is faster than Tong Cao (Tetrapanacis Medulla). For severe diseases like leprosy affecting the whole body, decocting thickly and bathing for half a day is often effective. The *Ben Jing* states it treats sudden fever and itching because it specifically disperses wind-heat from the muscle surface. Its ability to move water qi comes from its connection to the Stomach and Large Intestine interstices. Its superiority over wine lies in the unblocking of the Stomach and Large Intestine, thereby removing alcohol toxicity. Its ability to grow hair and nails implies that hair follicles are open and blood vessels are nourished. Its ability to stop xiao ke (wasting-thirst) implies that channel qi is harmonized and fluids are restored. Qu Feng Dan treats leprosy and all excess wind-dampness, podagra, and thirty-six types of wind. Contraindicated for those with original Qi deficiency, as it will worsen the condition. Those with exterior deficiency and spontaneous sweating are especially contraindicated; users must be cautious. Attached Formula: Qu Feng Dan. Powder Red Duckweed, make pills with honey, size of a bean. Take one pill with Dou Lin Jiu (Black Bean Dripping Wine). Attached Dou Lin Jiu Method: Half sheng of black beans, stir-fry until smoke appears, soak in three sheng of wine. Remove beans, use the wine.
[Ku Shen] (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) Directly enters the Kidney meridian. It is sufficient for those with interior damp-heat excess. If damp-heat has been cleared and it is still used, it will inevitably damage the Kidney with its bitter-cold nature, leading to heavy waist and weak legs.
[Wei Ling Xian] (Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma) Has a nature good at moving downward, penetrating the twelve meridians. Thus, it can circulate the five zang organs. It is an essential herb for treating epigastric accumulation pain, leg bi-syndrome with dampness, and gout. It reduces edema. Breaks hard accumulations. Morning administration yields evening results. For toxin stagnation of rubella/varicella blocking above, unable to descend, causing swelling and sluggishness from waist to knees, using it as a guiding agent works immediately. Its nature is draining downward. For robust patients, it indeed has special merits. However, it consumes blood and moves Qi. If taken by those with Qi deficiency, it will cause deficiency diarrhea becoming a chronic disease. Contraindicated for blood deficiency not due to wind-dampness.
[Bai Ju Hua] (Chrysanthemi Flos) An essential herb for dispelling wind-heat. Treats various wind-head dizziness and swelling pain, sensation of eyes falling out, tearing. Also treats dead skin,惡 wind-damp bi-syndrome. Long-term use benefits wind-blood.
[Shi Chang Pu] (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) Enters the Pericardium collaterals and Kidney meridian. Suitable for those with insufficient Heart Qi. Governs wind-cold-damp bi-syndrome, cough with reverse flow of qi. Opens the heart orifice, tonifies the five zang organs, opens the nine orifices, brightens ears and eyes, restores voice. Governs deafness, carbuncles, and sores. Warms the stomach and intestines, stops frequent urination. Long-term use prevents forgetfulness and confusion.
[Hu Huang Lian] (Picrorhizae Rhizoma) Greatly drains pathogenic heat in the zang organs and bone marrow. Children with solid Kidney Qi can still bear it. Those with Kidney insufficiency, if used, will deprive them of their heavenly origin. Its nature reaches directly to the lower jiao, good at searching out yin-fire toxins. Contraindicated with pork; violation causes leakage of essence.
[Chuan Yu Jin] (Curcumae Radix) Enters the Heart and Pericardium collaterals. Treats hematemesis, epistaxis, spitting blood, bloody sputum. Breaks evil blood, hematuria, blood in urine. Women's retrograde menstruation. Postpartum敗 blood rushing to the Heart, and old blood causing heart pain.
[Chuan Jiang Huang] (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma) Enters the Spleen meridian. (There are two types. Those from Shu-Chuan are yellow, tender, have roots, break with hollow centers and eyes, cut into two pieces, called Pian Zi Jiang Huang. Those from Jiang-Guang are coarse, flat like dried ginger, only suitable for dyeing, not for decoctions. Currently mixed in pharmacies misleading people, causing Qi consumption without therapeutic effect.) Treats Qi within blood. Also treats arm pain due to wind-cold-dampness. Also treats zheng jia masses, carbuncles and sores. Unblocks channels, reduces swelling and toxicity.
[Jiang Can] (Bombyx Batryticatus) Dispels wind and transforms phlegm. Treats convulsions, epilepsy, night crying. Removes three parasites. Eliminates black spots. Men's genital ulcers. Also treats sore throat, throat obstruction, curing immediately. Also treats wind-phlegm nodules, head wind, skin wind hives, erysipelas with itching, Gan erosion, metal wounds, carbuncles, wind diseases. All utilize its meaning of dissipating nodules and transforming phlegm.
[Tian Ma] (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) A Qi-level herb of the Liver meridian. For Liver deficiency and insufficiency, it is used to tonify. For various wind disorders causing tremors and dizziness, dark vision, and vertigo, where wind deficiency acts internally, nothing else cures it. For children's convulsive phlegm and wind-heat, taking it eliminates symptoms. Long-term use causes red spots all over the body, which is proof of its wind-stabilizing effect. Contraindicated for blood deficiency without wind, fire flaring causing headache, dry mouth, and constipation.
[Yuan Zhi] (Polygalae Radix) Enters the Kidney meridian. Not a Heart herb. It strengthens will and benefits essence.
[Suan Zao Ren] (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) Enters the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, and additionally the Spleen meridian. Sour jujube fruit is sour and astringent; its seed is sweet, moist, and warm. Thus, it can disperse stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder meridians. When stir-fried ripe, it converges fluids. Thus, it treats Gallbladder deficiency causing insomnia, and syndromes of vexation, thirst, and deficiency sweating. When raw, it guides deficiency heat. Thus, it treats Gallbladder heat, hypersomnia, mental confusion, and fatigue. Also treats heart/abdominal cold/heat, pathogenic factor aggregation, soreness, blood bi-syndrome, etc. All use raw form to circulate Liver/Spleen blood vessels. Liver deficiency causing vexation, inability to store Hun soul, and exanthematous diseases with deficiency vexation and profuse sweating, as well as deficiency individuals with night sweats, all use stir-fried ripe form to converge Liver/Spleen fluids.
[Qing Pi] (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) Enters the Liver and Spleen meridians. Breaks stagnant Qi. Reduces hard accumulations. And lower abdominal hernia pain. For those suffering from malaria for a long time with high fever,痞 masses must form; multiple doses are suitable. It can circulate Liver pathogens. But it attacks the Liver too severely; those with middle jiao deficiency are contraindicated. Feared to damage generating Qi. It also induces sweating most strongly; those with profuse sweating are contraindicated.
[Shan Zhu Yu] (Corni Fructus) Stops frequent urination. Secures essence and Qi. Treats brain and bone pain. Cures tinnitus. Tonifies Kidney Qi. Promotes sexual function. Firm penis. Adds essence and marrow. Stops elderly urinary incontinence. Treats facial sores. Can stop sweating. Contraindicated for Mingmen fire hyperactivity, red turbid painful urination, and difficulty urinating.
[Chai Hu] (Bupleuri Radix) Enters the Gallbladder meridian. Originally a herb for Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao and Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder meridians. If the disease is in Hand Taiyang Small Intestine or Foot Taiyang Bladder, using this too early invites the enemy inside. This is why it is strictly avoided throughout measles treatment. Its nature is ascending and developing. Contraindicated for deficiency with rising Qi causing vomiting, and for yin-fire flaring upward. If taken by those with yin deficiency and bone-steaming fever, it aids the deficient Yang to rebel upward, inevitably exhausting true Yin before stopping. Measles syndromes involve much blood depletion; thus, it is strictly forbidden. Those holding the power of life and death must examine this carefully.
[Yin Chai Hu] (Stellariae Radix) Enters the Kidney and Stomach meridians. Its nature and flavor are not very different from Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis). Not only clears heat but also cools blood. Suitable for consumptive fevers. It can push out the old and bring forth the new. Brightens eyes and benefits essence. Very suitable for persistent fever after measles and prolonged emaciation.
[Jiu Lei Bie Jia] (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) Treats malaria and malarial masses. Consumptive fever with alternating chills and heat. Zheng jia masses and痞 diseases. Menstrual issues and yin sores. Bone-steaming consumptive fever, spontaneous sweating, and other syndromes.
[E Jing Jiao] (Colla Corii Asini) Benefits Lung and tonifies Kidney. Treats internal rupture of heart and abdomen. Extreme fatigue with chills like malaria. Lower back pain. Soreness and pain in four limbs. Women's uterine bleeding and fetal calming. It is an essential herb for all hemorrhagic conditions. Consumptive cough with wheezing and urgency. Lung萎 and lung abscess. Moistens dryness. Nourishes Large Intestine. Treats dysentery with pus and blood. As stated, for yin insufficiency, tonify with flavor. Long-term use lightens the body and benefits Qi. Method to distinguish authenticity: Those with extremely round and neat bristle patterns on top are genuine. Breaking them reveals dense shells without powder. No leather smell. Fried with clam powder into pearls that do not soften after a month are best. Products from Dong-E, even if fake, cause no harm. Water-glue counterfeits made with wood coal ash damage Spleen Qi; beware, do not use.
[Wu Gu Chong] (Phasi Veruca), also known as Tian Jiang Zi. Treats various Gan syndromes and stagnation in children. Abdominal distension with weak legs. Nebulae covering the pupils.
[Gu Ya Mai Ya] (Hordei Fructus Germinatus & Maydis Fructus Germinatus) Digests grain food.
[Qian Shi Mi] (Euryales Semen) Benefits Spleen and promotes dampness removal. Suitable for seminal emission, turbid stagnation, and urinary incontinence.
[Bai Bian Dou] (Phaseoli Semen) Assists Spleen and Stomach. Harmonizes middle and directs Qi downward. Treats cholera.
[Yi Yi Ren] (Coicis Semen) Ascends little, descends much. Can clear Spleen. Disperses Lung heat. And long-term deficiency consumptive cough, lung萎, lung abscess, deficiency fire riding upward. All suitable for use as a descending guide. Also benefits sinews and removes dampness. Treats long-standing wind, damp-bi-syndrome with stiffness and inability to extend/flex. Its merit specializes in promoting water-dampness drainage. For deficiency individuals with urinary incontinence, if treating water-dampness, use raw. Contraindicated for fluid depletion with constipation, yin-cold sinus contraction, and pregnancy, as its nature is exclusively draining downward.
[Liu Shen Qu] (Massa Medicata Fermentata) Enters the Stomach. Its merit specializes in digesting grain, wheat, and alcohol accumulations. Contraindicated for Spleen yin deficiency with Stomach fire excess.
[Shan Zha Rou] (Crataegi Fructus) Enters Liver, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. Greatly digests food. Its merit excels at dissolving meat accumulations. Moves stagnant blood. For early-stage dysentery with much residue, stir-fry with ginger juice.
[Sheng Jiang] (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) Enters Spleen and Lung meridians. Disperses wind-cold. Stops vomiting. Transforms phlegm-fluid. Reduces fullness. Removes foul odor. Connects to spirit. Treats cold damage headache, nasal congestion, cough with reverse flow of qi, upper flow of qi, vomiting, etc. When baked, it descends rather than ascends. Stops abdominal pain and diarrhea. Supports Spleen Qi. Dissipates stagnation.
[Hong Zao] (Jujubae Fructus) A Blood-level herb of the Spleen meridian. Harmonizes Ying and Wei. Nourishes Spleen Earth. Calms Kidney Qi. Contraindicated for fullness in the middle.
[Jie Geng] (Platycodonis Radix) Clears Lung Qi. Benefits throat. It is a guiding herb for the Lung organ. It can also open and elevate interstices. Together with Gan Cao, it forms a boat-like agent. With this herb among others, medicines cannot sink. But its nature is ascending. Measles strictly forbids ascending-developing agents; it is highly unsuitable. Even for pustular eruptions below that cannot rise, it is contraindicated. Because it blocks medicinal power above, preventing descent.
[Gan Cao] (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (Opposite to Hai Zao, Da Ji, Yuan Hua, Gan Sui). Governs cold and heat pathogenic factors of the five zang and six fu organs. Strengthens sinews and bones. Lengthens muscles. Doubles strength. Resolves metal wound swelling and toxicity. Roasted, it tonifies middle and releases exterior. Although it harmonizes drug properties and is commonly used, it regulates and tonifies middle Qi; thus, it is strictly contraindicated in measles.
[Bai Shao Yao] (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (Opposite to Li Lu). For Spleen-entering drugs, stir-fry with wine. For hemostatic drugs, stir-fry with vinegar. For herbs harmonizing Ying and for tenesmus after dysentery, blood heat, carbuncles, and toxicity, wash raw with wine. Nature is sour and astringent. Bladder becomes more closed with astringency; thus, contraindicated for urinary retention. Measles strictly forbids astringent agents; it prefers diuretics. Hence, strictly contraindicated in measles.
[Chi Shao Yao] (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) Nature specializes in directing Qi downward and stopping pain. Measles also forbids it.
[Bing Lang] (Arecae Semen) Drains the highest Qi in the chest, making it descend. Nature is heavy like iron and stone. Can weigh down all drugs to the lowest extreme. For rebellious Qi with tension, Qi stagnation, abdominal distension, tenesmus, abdominal gu-masses, food stagnation causing pain. Directs Qi downward, reduces distension, drives out water, eliminates phlegm. Kills parasites, treats dysentery. Attacks food, breaks accumulations. Stops malaria, treats hernia. Podagra,痞, and leprosy-like conditions are all treated.
Da Fu Rong (Arecae Pericarpium) Scatters formless stagnation. Treats痞-fullness and distension. Water qi edema. Podagra with rebellion.
[Nong Po] (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) Can break Qi stagnation in blood. Treats wind-stroke, cold damage. Headache with chills and heat. Palpitations and rebellious Qi. Blood bi-syndrome and dead flesh. Removes three parasites.
[Wu Yi] (Madhucae Flos) Pungent and dispersing. Can remove damp-heat diseases in the five viscera, skin, and joints. Removes Gan syndrome, kills parasites. And intestinal wind, hemorrhoids,恶 sores, scabies, and tinea.
[Wu Ling Zhi] (Trogopterori Faeces) Smells fishy. Taste bitter and sour. Greatly damages Stomach Qi. Although it has merit for treating eye nebulae and epigastric pain, those of humble status may use it slightly. Those accustomed to rich foods are greatly unsuitable. In measles, it is only used in Xiang Zhu Tang.
[Xiang Fu Mi] (Cyperi Rhizoma) A Qi-level herb of the Sanjiao and Liver meridians. Opens depression. Transforms phlegm and food. Stops various pains. Disperses wind-cold. Moves blood and Qi. Essential for irregular menstruation, postpartum flooding and spotting, and those prone to anger and worry. Treats Qi obstruction in hypochondrium. Palpitations with shortness of Qi. Raw usage ascends to hypochondrium/diaphragm and reaches exterior skin/hair, thus dispersing wind-cold. Cooked usage descends to Liver/Kidney and reaches waist/feet, thus regulating blood and Qi.
[Wu Yao] (Linderae Radix) Scatters various Qi. Treats wind-stroke and Qi-stroke syndromes. Can regulate seven emotions and depression. Upper asthma and urgency. Can treat Qi and blood stagnation. Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea. Phlegm and food retention. Contraindicated for those accustomed to rich foods with blood deficiency and interior heat.
[Wu Zhu Yu] (Evodiae Fructus) Enters Liver, moves Spleen. Disperses pathogens, warms middle. Directs Qi downward, stops pain. Cough with reverse flow, chills and heat. Removes dampness and blood bi-syndrome. Drives out wind pathogens. Opens interstices. Stabilizes vomiting, stops diarrhea. Regulates guan-ge and middle fullness. Podagra and hernia masses. Controls Liver dryness, bi-syndrome, and wind. Rebellious Qi upward. Yin-cold and diaphragmatic cold. Qi unable to ascend and descend. Abdominal distension and dysentery. Also treats rebellious Qi with tension, etc.
[Huo Xiang Ye] (Agastaches Folium) Enters Spleen and Lung meridians. Assists Spleen, awakens Stomach. Thus, it stops vomiting/rebellion. Opens appetite and promotes eating. Warms middle, pleases Qi. Removes miasma. Stops cholera. Treats heart/abdominal pain. For seasonal epidemics and mountain miasma malaria, using this to awaken Spleen and strengthen Stomach leaves no room for pathogens, leading to cure. Contraindicated for yin deficiency with fire hyperactivity, Stomach deficiency causing vomiting, and interior lack of retention. Feared to damage righteous Qi and draw pathogens inward.
[Chuan Xiong] (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Enters Liver. A Qi-regulating herb in blood. Searches Liver Qi. Nourishes Liver blood. Moistens Liver dryness. Also treats all wind-Qi-blood disorders, wandering wind on face. Eye diseases with tearing are all suitable. Ascends to head and eyes, descends to Sea of Blood. It is a sacred herb for Sanjiao, Gallbladder, Pericardium, Liver headaches, and blood deficiency headaches. Assists clear Yang Qi. Removes dampness in the head. An essential herb for headache. If used in measles before resolution, it反而 causes headache. Thus, contraindicated in measles. For blood dysentery that has passed but pain persists, use it to move Qi. Also treats women's blood closure and infertility. (Contraindicated for bone pain, night sweats, yin deficiency with fire flaring, cough with rebellion, and weak Qi individuals. Because its pungent-dispersing nature causes righteous Qi to leak, further injuring Yin.)
[Suo Sha Ren] (Amomi Fructus) A Qi herb for the seven emotions of Spleen, Stomach, Lung, Kidney, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Bladder. Can guide all drugs to the Dantian. Treats Spleen deficiency diarrhea. Undigested food. Dysentery with white mucus. Empty pain in abdomen. Cold fluid distension. Dysphagia and vomiting. Harmonizes middle, moves Qi. Stops pain, calms fetus. Effective in all uses. Also treats blood dysentery. (Contraindicated for fire-flaring cough.)
[Ban Xia] (Pinelliae Rhizoma) Enters Gallbladder. Additionally enters Stomach and Spleen. Suitable for addition in cases of deficiency with phlegm-Qi. Most essential for cold-Stomach retching. Treats hardness under heart, chest distension, cough with reverse flow of qi, vertigo, sore throat. Also promotes water metabolism and opens phlegm. Thus, treats borborygmus. Directs Qi downward, stops sweating. But its nature is fierce, dry, pungent-warm, and toxic. It removes dampness, resolves phlegm, strengthens Spleen. Strictly prohibited in measles.
[Nan Xing] (Arisaematis Rhizoma), also known as Hu Zhang. A specialized herb for opening wind-phlegm. Can direct Qi downward, benefit diaphragm. Break hard accumulations. Remove numbness. Disperse blood, induce abortion. Treats wind overcoming dampness. Removes phlegm, attacks accumulations, draws out swelling. Also treats oral/tongue ulceration. Various wind-mouth locking. But its taste is pungent, while measles medicine is warm and dry, nature tight and toxic. Thus, contraindicated in measles.
[Ren Shen] (Ginseng Radix) Tonifies five zang organs. Calms spirit. Stabilizes魂魄. Stops palpitations. Removes pathogenic factors. Brightens eyes. Opens heart. Increases wisdom. Tonifies primal Qi. Stops thirst, generates fluids. Harmonizes nutrition, protects Wei. Long-term use lightens body and prolongs life.
[Sha Shen] (Glehniae Radix or Adenophorae Radix) Specifically drains Lung Qi heat. Wheezing, cough, Qi oppression. Reddish, scanty, difficult urination. Metal受 fire克制. Yin deficiency with blood loss. Or wheezing/cough with chills/heat and lung萎 are suitable.
[Sheng Ma] ( Cimicifugae Rhizoma ) Original herb of the Stomach meridian. Nature ascends upward. Treats malignant abdominal pain. Used to develop Stomach Qi. Treats throat obstruction and mouth sores. Used to ascend and disperse great heat of Large Intestine, Stomach, Sanjiao, Gallbladder. Because its Qi stirs up heat-toxin upwards, harm is unpredictable. Thus, particularly strictly forbidden in measles. Misuse leads to immediate wheezing and fullness. Only for post-measles mouth sores, gum rot, and rectal prolapse can it be slightly applied. Mr. Zhang Lu said: According to ancient formulas, Sheng Ma is often used in measles ascending drugs. Who knows Sheng Ma's ascending nature can stir up Yang Qi, often causing pathogenic heat to float upward and cause wheezing/rebellion. Should substitute with Zi Su (Perillae Folium) and Cong Bai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus). Not only must Sheng Ma be cautious, but even Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) at the beginning must be used judiciously, fearing it carries turbid Qi upward.
[Bai Zhu] (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), also known as Shan Jiang. Enters Spleen and Stomach meridians. Raw use. Removes dampness, dries Spleen. Transforms phlegm, promotes water. Treats wind-cold-damp bi-syndrome. Dead flesh, carbuncles, sores. Scatters blood between waist and navel. And Chong Mai diseases, rebellious Qi with tension, etc. Processed/cooked use. Harmonizes middle, tonifies Qi. Stops thirst, generates fluids. Stops sweating, removes heat. Promotes diet, calms fetus, etc. Also governs large wind in body causing wind-dizziness, headache, tearing. Drives out wind-water knot-swelling in skin. Removes urgent fullness under heart. And cholera with continuous vomiting/diarrhea. Benefits fluids, warms Stomach. Digests grain, increases appetite. But its pure Yang Qi lacks ability to benefit Yin. Thus, contraindicated in measles. [Attached Processing Method]: In Qi-tonifying drugs, steam over rice several times. In Lung/Stomach long-cough drugs, mix with honey juice and steam. In Spleen/Stomach phlegm-damp drugs, mix with ginger juice and sun-dry. In Spleen-strengthening drugs, stir-fry with earth. In diarrhea/collapse drugs, stir-fry until carbonized but retaining nature. In wind-bi/phlegm-damp drugs, water-draining/blood-breaking drugs, all use raw.
[Cang Zhu] (Atractylodis Rhizoma) Can ascend and descend. Can penetrate all meridians directly. Drains dampness of Large Intestine and Stomach, thereby calming Spleen and Lung. Ward off seasonal evil Qi. Soak in rice water, stir-fry. Thus, it removes upper dampness and induces sweating. Since it induces sweating, it removes wind-cold-dampness. Removes dampness and treats dead flesh/carbuncles. Directs Qi downward, transforms phlegm/food/drinking癖. Can also resolve all depressions. Although nature opens interstices, it is pungent-hot-warm-dry. Thus, contraindicated in measles.