味苦辛,微温,无毒。主伤寒,补不足,金疮痈伤折跌,续筋骨,妇人乳难,崩中漏
血,金疮血内漏,止痛,生肌肉及 伤,恶血,腰痛。《药性论》云∶君。主绝伤,去诸温
毒,能宣通经脉。日华子云∶助气,调血脉,补五劳七伤,破症结瘀血,消肿毒,肠风痔
,乳痈,瘰 ,扑,妇人产前后一切病,面黄损虚肿,缩小便,止泄精,尿血,胎漏,子宫
冷。地黄为之使。恶∶雷丸。
味苦,微寒,无毒。主心腹邪气,肠鸣,寒热积聚,破螈除瘕,止烦满,益气,养血
去心腹痼疾结气,腰脊强,脚痹,除风邪留热。《药性论》云∶臣。平。能治脚弱疼痹,
中恶,治百邪鬼魅。日华子云∶养神定志,通利关脉,治冷热
脓止痛,生肌长肉,破宿血,补新生血,安生胎,落死胎,止
血邪心烦,又治恶疮疥癣,瘿赘肿毒,丹毒,头痛,赤眼。反∶
味酸,温,无毒。主益气,咳逆上气,劳伤羸瘦,补不足,强阴,益男子精,养五
除热。《药性论》云∶君。能治中下气,止呕逆。日华子云∶明目,暖水脏,治风,下
消食,霍乱转筋, 癖奔豚冷气,消水肿,反胃,心腹气胀,止渴,除烦热,解酒毒,
骨。苁蓉为之使。恶∶葳蕤,胜乌头。
味甘,温,无毒。主益气,去面 黑色,媚好。其根味辛。主腹中寒热邪气,利小便
又云∶根主续筋也。陈脏器云∶取根苗捣汁服之,主丹毒热。根主续筋骨,合金疮。一名
金沸,一名美草。生∶豫州平泽。五月采,阴干。
【旋花】味苦、辛,性微温,无毒。主治伤寒病,补益身体不足,治疗金创(金属利器造成的创伤)、痈疽(化脓性感染)、跌打损伤骨折,接续筋骨,治疗妇女乳汁不通,崩漏(非经期大量出血或淋漓不尽),金创导致血液内渗,止痛,促进肌肉生长及伤口愈合,消除瘀血,治疗腰痛。《药性论》记载:为君药。主治严重外伤,去除各种温热毒邪,能宣通经脉。日华子记载:辅助气机,调和血脉,补益五劳七伤(泛指多种虚损病症),破除症结瘀血,消肿解毒,治疗肠风痔疾(痔疮出血)、乳痈(乳腺炎)、瘰疬(颈部淋巴结结核)、跌扑损伤,以及妇女产前产后所有疾病,面色萎黄、虚损浮肿,缩小便,止泄精,治疗尿血、胎漏(妊娠期阴道少量出血),子宫寒冷。以地黄为引经药。畏雷丸。
【续断】味苦,性微寒,无毒。主治心腹部的邪气,肠鸣,寒热积聚,破除癥瘕(腹部肿块),消除烦闷胀满,益气,养血,去除心腹部的顽固疾病和结气,治疗腰脊僵硬,脚部痹痛,去除风邪留滞之热。《药性论》记载:为臣药。性平。能治疗脚弱疼痛痹阻,中恶(突受邪气侵袭),治疗百种邪气鬼魅之病。日华子记载:养神定志,通利关脉,治疗冷热引起的脓疡疼痛,生肌长肉,破除陈旧瘀血,补益新生血液,安胎,下死胎,止血,治疗邪气心烦,又治疗恶疮疥癣,瘿赘肿毒(甲状腺肿等),丹毒,头痛,赤眼。反乌头。
【巴戟天】味酸,性温,无毒。主治益气,咳嗽气逆,劳伤导致的消瘦,补益不足,强壮阴精,增益男子精气,滋养五脏,清除虚热。《药性论》记载:为君药。能治疗中下焦气机不畅,止呕逆。日华子记载:明目,温暖水脏(肾),治疗风邪,下消食积,霍乱转筋(小腿抽筋),癖块奔豚冷气(腹中气聚攻冲),消除水肿,反胃,心腹部气胀,止渴,除烦热,解酒毒,强骨。以肉苁蓉为引经药。畏葳蕤,胜过乌头。
【金沸草】味甘,性温,无毒。主治益气,去除面部黑斑,使面容美好。其根部味辛。主治腹中寒热邪气,通利小便。又记载:根部主治接续筋骨。陈脏器云:取根苗捣汁服用,主治丹毒热。根部主治接续筋骨,治愈金创。又名金沸,又名美草。产地:豫州平泽。五月采集,阴干。
[Convolvulus (Xuanhua)] Bitter and acrid, slightly warm, non-toxic. Primarily treats Shanghan (Cold Damage), tonifies deficiencies, and addresses metal wounds (Jinchuang), carbuncles (Yong), fractures from falls, continuing tendons and bones, treating women's difficulty in lactation, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (Bengzhong Louxue), internal bleeding from metal wounds, relieving pain, generating flesh, healing wounds, eliminating blood stasis, and treating lower back pain. *Yaoxing Lun* states: It serves as the Sovereign drug. It primarily treats severe injuries, dispels various warm toxins, and can unblock and circulate the meridians. Ri Huazi states: It assists Qi, harmonizes the blood vessels, tonifies the five labors and seven injuries (general terms for various deficiency syndromes), breaks up masses and blood stasis, reduces swelling and detoxifies, treats intestinal wind hemorrhoids, mastitis (Ruyong), scrofula (Luoli), traumatic injuries, and all diseases before and after childbirth in women, sallow complexion with deficiency edema, reduces urination, stops seminal emission, treats hematuria, threatened abortion (Tailou), and cold uterus. Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang) is its guiding herb. It is incompatible with Polyporus Umbellatus (Leiyuan).
[Drynaria (Xuduan)] Bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats pathogenic factors in the heart and abdomen, borborygmus, accumulations of cold and heat, breaks up zheng and jia (abdominal masses), relieves vexation and fullness, benefits Qi, nourishes blood, removes stubborn diseases and qi stagnation in the heart and abdomen, treats stiffness of the waist and spine, numbness and pain in the legs, and dispels lingering heat from wind pathogens. *Yaoxing Lun* states: It serves as the Minister drug. Its nature is neutral. It can treat weakness and painful obstruction in the legs, sudden invasion by evil pathogens, and various diseases caused by malevolent spirits. Ri Huazi states: It nourishes the spirit and stabilizes the will, unblocks and benefits the joints and pulses, treats pus and pain caused by cold and heat, generates flesh, breaks up old blood, tonifies new blood, calms the fetus, expels a dead fetus, stops bleeding, treats vexation due to pathogenic factors, and also treats malignant sores, scabies and tinea, goiters and swellings, erysipelas, headache, and red eyes. It is antagonistic to Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Wutou).
[Morinda (Bajitian)] Sour, warm, non-toxic. Primarily benefits Qi, treats cough with rebellious Qi, emaciation due to overwork and injury, tonifies deficiencies, strengthens Yin, benefits men's essence, nourishes the five zang organs, and clears deficiency heat. *Yaoxing Lun* states: It serves as the Sovereign drug. It can treat disharmony of Qi in the middle and lower jiao, and stop vomiting and rebellious Qi. Ri Huazi states: It brightens the eyes, warms the water organ (Kidney), treats wind pathogens, promotes digestion, treats cholera with muscle cramps, abdominal masses and cold qi rushing upward (Ben Tun), reduces edema, treats regurgitation, abdominal distension due to Qi stagnation, relieves thirst, clears vexation and heat, resolves alcohol toxicity, and strengthens bones. Cistanches Herba (Congrong) is its guiding herb. It is incompatible with Polygonatum Odorati Rhizoma (Weirui) and is superior to Aconiti Radix (Wutou).
[Boehmeriae Folium (Jinfei Cao)] Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Primarily benefits Qi, removes dark spots on the face, and enhances beauty. Its root is acrid. It primarily treats cold and hot pathogenic factors in the abdomen, and promotes urination. Another record states: The root primarily continues tendons. Chen Zangqi states: Taking the juice of the crushed root and shoots treats erysipelas heat. The root primarily continues tendons and bones and heals metal wounds. Also known as Jinfei, also known as Meicao. Origin: Pingze in Yuzhou. Harvested in May, dried in the shade.