味苦辛，平、微温，无毒。主寒热邪气，寒湿风痹，肢节痛，下水，利小便，疗风无
问新久，通身挛急。《药性论》云∶差五种黄病，解酒毒，去头风。萧炳云∶疗酒黄，
疸，大效。日华子云∶味苦，冷。主传尸骨蒸，治疳及时气。菖蒲为之使。畏∶牛乳。
味甘，平，无毒。主邪气腹胀，心痛，利大小便，补中益气，除浮肿，胪胀，痞满，
热通身疼痛及乳难，喉痹。《药性论》云∶使。主百邪鬼魅，涕泣不止，除心下急满痛，
香港脚，热咳逆。日华子云∶安心，定胆，养五脏，杀虫毒，疗乳痈，发背，疮肿并产后血
晕疾。
味苦，寒，无毒。主消渴热中，除邪气肢体浮肿，下水，补不足，益气，疗伤寒久疟
热，胁下邪气。《药性论》云∶君。治心烦躁闷，骨热劳往来，产后蓐劳，肾气劳，憎寒
损，患人虚而口干加用之。日华子云∶治热痨、传尸疰病，通小肠，消痰止嗽，润心肺，
虚乏，安心止惊悸。
味辛苦，平、微寒，无毒。主伤寒烦热，淋沥，邪气疝瘕，喉痹乳难，金疮风痉，
腹中结实，心下满，恶风寒，目眩，项直，咳逆上气，止烦热渴，出汗，安五脏，利骨髓
《药性论》云∶臣。治虚热，主难产，胞衣不下，点眼去肤翳，主胸胁逆气，疗时疾黄胆，
与连翘同主项下瘿瘤。日华子云∶消痰，润心肺，止嗽。烧灰油敷人畜恶疮。浓朴、白薇为
使。恶∶桃花。畏∶秦艽、矾石、莽草。反∶乌头。
【秦艽】
味道苦、辛，药性平或微温，无毒。主治寒热邪气，寒湿风痹，肢体关节疼痛，通利水道，促进小便排泄，治疗风邪引起的全身拘挛抽搐，无论病程新久皆有效。《药性论》记载：能治愈五种黄病，解除酒毒，去除头风。萧炳记载：治疗酒疸，效果显著。日华子记载：味道苦，药性冷。主治传尸骨蒸劳热，治疗疳积和时行疫病。以菖蒲为引经药（使药）。忌与牛乳同用。
【贝母】
味道甘，药性平，无毒。主治邪气引起的腹胀，心痛，通利大小便，补益中气，消除浮肿、腹部胀大、痞塞满闷，以及全身热痛和乳汁不通、喉痹。《药性论》记载：作为君药使用。主治各种邪祟鬼魅所致病症，流泪不止，消除心下急迫满痛，脚气，热性咳逆。日华子记载：安心神，定胆气，滋养五脏，杀虫解毒，治疗乳痈、发背、疮肿以及产后血晕疾。
【知母】
味道苦，药性寒，无毒。主治消渴病和中焦热盛，消除邪气引起的肢体浮肿，通利水道，补益不足，益气，治疗伤寒日久引发的疟疾发热，以及胁下的邪气。《药性论》记载：作为君药使用。治疗心烦意乱、胸闷，骨蒸劳热往来，产后蓐劳，肾气劳，畏寒损伤，患者虚弱且口干时可加用此药。日华子记载：治疗热劳、传尸注病，通利小肠，消除痰液并止咳，滋润心肺，改善虚乏症状，安心神并制止惊悸。
【射干】
味道辛、苦，药性平或微寒，无毒。主治伤寒引起的烦热，淋证涩痛，邪气积聚形成的疝瘕，喉痹及乳汁不通，金创受风引起的痉挛，腹中结实，心下痞满，恶风寒，目眩，项部僵硬，咳逆上气，止烦热口渴，发汗，安五脏，利骨髓。《药性论》记载：作为臣药使用。治疗虚热，主治难产、胞衣不下，点眼去除眼部翳膜，主治胸胁逆气，治疗时行疾病黄疸，与连翘共同治疗颈部瘿瘤。日华子记载：消除痰液，滋润心肺，止咳。烧成灰后用油调敷治疗人和动物的恶疮。以浓朴、白薇为引经药（使药）。忌与桃花同用。畏秦艽、矾石、莽草。反乌头。
[Qin Jiao (Gentianae Radix)]
Taste: Bitter, acrid. Nature: Neutral or slightly warm. Non-toxic. Primarily treats pathogenic factors of cold and heat, wind-bi syndrome caused by cold-dampness, pain in limbs and joints, promotes urination and facilitates the flow of water, treats generalized muscle spasms and cramps caused by wind, regardless of whether the condition is new or chronic. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It cures five types of jaundice, resolves alcohol toxicity, and eliminates head wind. Xiao Bing states: It treats wine-induced jaundice with great efficacy. Ri Hua Zi states: Taste bitter, nature cold. It treats consumption fever (steaming bone disorder), gan disease, and epidemic febrile diseases. It acts as a guiding herb (Shi) when used with Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma). Contraindicated with cow's milk.
[Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus)]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Primarily treats abdominal distension due to pathogenic factors, heart pain, facilitates urination and bowel movements, tonifies the middle jiao and qi, reduces edema, abdominal distension, plenitude and fullness, generalized heat pain, difficult lactation, and throat obstruction (Hou Bi). *Yao Xing Lun* states: Used as a sovereign drug (Jun). It treats various disorders attributed to evil spirits, incessant weeping, relieves urgent fullness and pain in the epigastrium, beriberi, and rebellious qi causing heat-type cough. Ri Hua Zi states: Calms the mind, stabilizes the gallbladder, nourishes the five zang organs, kills parasites and detoxifies, treats breast abscess, back carbuncle, sores and swellings, and postpartum blood syncope.
[Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Cold. Non-toxic. Primarily treats thirst-heat disorder (Xiao Ke) and middle-jiao heat, eliminates limb edema caused by pathogenic factors, promotes urination, tonifies deficiencies, benefits qi, treats persistent malaria fever following severe cold damage, and pathogenic factors in the hypochondrium. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Used as a sovereign drug (Jun). It treats restlessness, irritability, and chest oppression; steaming bone labor with alternating chills and fever; postpartum confinement labor; kidney qi labor; chills from injury; it should be added for patients who are deficient and suffer from dry mouth. Ri Hua Zi states: Treats heat-labor and consumption disease (Zhuan Shi Zhu Bing), unblocks the small intestine, resolves phlegm and stops cough, moistens the lungs and heart, alleviates deficiency and fatigue, calms the mind, and stops palpitations and fright.
[She Gan (Belamcandae Rhizoma)]
Taste: Acrid, bitter. Nature: Neutral or slightly cold. Non-toxic. Primarily treats vexatious heat from severe cold damage, strangury with dribbling, pathogenic masses forming hernia and fibroma, throat obstruction and difficult lactation, wind-spasm from traumatic wounds, solid masses in the abdomen, epigastric fullness, aversion to wind and cold, vertigo, stiff neck, rebellious qi causing cough, stops vexatious heat and thirst, induces sweating, calms the five zang organs, and benefits the marrow. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Used as a minister drug (Chen). It treats deficiency heat, primarily difficult labor and retained placenta, removes corneal opacity when applied to eyes, treats rebellious qi in the chest and hypochondrium, treats epidemic jaundice, and together with Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus) treats goiter in the neck. Ri Hua Zi states: Resolves phlegm, moistens the lungs and heart, stops cough. Burned to ash and mixed with oil, it is applied externally to treat malignant sores in humans and animals. It acts as a guiding herb (Shi) when used with Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) and Bai Wei (Cistanchis Radix). Averse to Tao Hua (Peach Blossom). Incompatible with Qin Jiao, Fan Shi (Alumen), and Mang Cao (Artemisiae Anethifoliae Herba). Reversed against Wu Tou (Aconiti Radix).