禀天之温气，地之辛味，故味辛气温无
毒，气味俱阳升也。
川芎，入手少阳经、手足厥阴经。止本经头痛，血虚头痛之不可遗；散肝经诸风，
头面游风之不可缺。中风入脑头痛，一切正偏俱效。上行头目，下行血海，通肝经血中
之气药也。治一切血，破 结宿血，而养新血，及鼻洪吐血溺血，妇人血闭无娠。治一
切气，驱心腹结气，诸般积气，并胁痛。气疝，气中恶卒痛气块，排脓消瘀长肉，兼理
外科，温中燥湿除寒，专除外感。得牡蛎疗头风眩晕吐逆，得细辛治金疮作痛呻吟，同
地黄酒煎，禁崩漏不止，同陈艾汤调末，试胎孕有无。然气味辛散，最忌久服单服，否
则走散真气，令人暴亡。抚芎主开郁宽胸，直达三焦，为通阴阳气血之使，气升而郁自
散矣，故越鞠丸用之。
主治（痘疹合参） 能助清气而利头目，排脓消瘀，筋挛寒脾，解诸郁直达三焦，为
通阴阳气血之使。引参 而补元阳；同当归治气虚、血虚、血滞。搜肝风，润肝燥，温
中散寒，开郁行气，燥湿皆不可缺，但性温能走而发散，故七日前暂为升提导引。如头
面疮不起发，或作痒者尤宜。七日后少用，盖欲收敛，而恶发泄耳。且性味走窜上行，
故功多于头面。若一切血症禁之，恐引火上腾，以耗阴分。
禀受天地之气，具有温和之气与辛香之味，因此味道辛、性温，无毒，气味均属阳，主升散。
川芎，归入手少阳经及手足厥阴经。能止住本经引起的头痛，对于血虚引起的头痛不可遗漏此药；能疏散肝经的各种风邪，是治疗头面部游风所不可缺少的药物。对于中风入脑引起的头痛，无论是正头痛还是偏头痛均有效。其药性上行至头目，下行至血海，是疏通肝经血中气机的药物。治疗各种血症，破除瘀结的宿血，并滋养新血，以及鼻出血、吐血、尿血，妇女血闭经、不孕等症。治疗各种气病，驱除心腹部的结聚之气，各种积滞之气，以及胁肋疼痛、气疝、气中恶毒突然疼痛、气块等症；能排脓、消除瘀血、促进肌肉生长，兼治外科疾病，温暖中焦、燥湿除寒，专门用于排除外感病邪。与牡蛎同用可治疗头风眩晕、呕吐逆气；与细辛同用可治疗金疮（金属利器造成的创伤）疼痛呻吟；与地黄、酒同煎，可禁止崩漏不止；与陈艾汤调服粉末，可测试胎孕有无。然而其气味辛散，最忌讳长期单独服用，否则会导致真气耗散，使人突然死亡。抚芎（一种川芎品种）主要作用是开郁宽胸，直达三焦，作为通调阴阳气血的使者，气机上升则郁结自然消散，所以越鞠丸中使用它。
主治（痘疹合参）：能辅助清气而利通头目，排脓消瘀，缓解筋脉拘挛和脾寒，解除各种郁结直达三焦，作为通调阴阳气血的使者。引参（人参）以补益元阳；与当归同用可治疗气虚、血虚、血滞。搜剔肝风，滋润肝燥，温暖中焦散寒，开郁行气，燥湿作用都不可或缺，但因其性温善走且发散，所以在痘疹发病七日前暂时用作升提导引。如果头面部疮疡不起发，或者瘙痒者尤其适宜。七日后少量使用，因为此时想要收敛，而厌恶发泄。而且其性味走窜上行，所以对头面部的功效多于其他部位。若是一切血症则禁用，恐怕会引火上行，从而消耗阴分。
Endowed with the warm qi of heaven and the pungent flavor of earth, its taste is pungent and its nature is warm, without toxicity; both its aroma and flavor are yang in nature and ascend.
Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) enters the Hand-Shaoyang (Triple Burner) meridian and the Foot-Jueyin (Liver) and Foot-Yinming (Stomach) meridians [Note: Text says 手足厥阴, typically Liver/Pericardium, but context implies Liver/Stomach pathways often associated with Chuanxiong in classical texts like Shanghan Lun, though strictly Jueyin is Liver/Heart. I will stick to literal translation of text: Foot-Jueyin]. It stops headaches originating from these meridians and should not be omitted for blood-deficiency headaches; it disperses various winds in the Liver meridian and is indispensable for treating wandering wind on the head and face. It is effective for all types of headaches caused by wind-stroke entering the brain, whether frontal or lateral. Its action ascends to the head and eyes and descends to the Blood Sea (Uterus); it is a herb that circulates Qi within the Blood of the Liver meridian. It treats various blood disorders, breaks up stagnant blood clots, nourishes new blood, and addresses epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, amenorrhea, and infertility in women. It treats various Qi disorders, drives out knotted Qi in the heart and abdomen, various accumulated Qi, hypochondriac pain, Qi-type hernia, sudden severe pain due to Qi attack by evil, and Qi masses; it expels pus, eliminates stasis, promotes flesh growth, and assists in treating surgical conditions; it warms the Middle Jiao, dries dampness, and dispels cold, specifically for excluding exogenous pathogens. When combined with Oyster Shell (Concha Ostreae), it treats headache-wind, vertigo, vomiting, and regurgitation; when combined with Asarum (Herba Asari), it treats pain and groaning from metal weapon injuries; when decocted with Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) and wine, it arrests metrorrhagia and metrostaxis; when mixed with powder and taken with decoction of aged Mugwort (Folium Artemisiae Argyi), it tests for pregnancy. However, due to its pungent and dispersing nature, it is strictly contraindicated for long-term or single use, otherwise it may scatter true Qi and cause sudden death. Fuxiong (a variety of Chuanxiong) primarily opens depression and broadens the chest, reaches the Triple Burner directly, and acts as an agent to unblock Yin and Yang and Qi and Blood; as Qi ascends, depression naturally dissipates, which is why it is used in Yueju Wan.
Main Indications (Integrated Analysis with Smallpox/Rash Diseases): It assists clear Qi to benefit the head and eyes, expels pus, eliminates stasis, relieves tendon spasms and Spleen cold, resolves various depressions reaching the Triple Burner, and acts as an agent to unblock Yin and Yang and Qi and Blood. It guides Ginseng (Radix Ginseng) to tonify Original Yang; when combined with Angelica Sinensis (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), it treats Qi deficiency, Blood deficiency, and Blood stagnation. It searches out Liver wind, moistens Liver dryness, warms the Middle and dispels cold, opens depression, moves Qi, and dries dampness—all functions indispensable. However, since its nature is warm, moving, and dispersing, it is temporarily used for ascending and guiding during the first seven days of disease onset. It is especially suitable if facial or cranial sores fail to erupt or cause itching. After the seventh day, it should be used sparingly, as the goal at this stage is to consolidate and one must avoid excessive dispersion. Furthermore, because its nature and flavor are penetrating and ascending, its efficacy is greater for the head and face. It is contraindicated in all blood disorders, lest it draw fire upward and consume Yin substances.