甘,温。主疰忤,镇肝魂,疗劳怯之热,杀变幻之虫。治肠痔,消水胀。
即腽肭脐
咸,大热。入足少阴经。补精益肾。助阳气,暖腰膝,破症结,除积冷。
以汉椒、樟脑同收则不坏。酒浸煎熟用,或酒浸纸裹炙用。
肉
即老鼠
治儿疳鼠 。
胆
明目治聋。
脂膏
疗疮疡汤火伤。
粪
甘、咸、微寒。入足厥阴经。能引诸药入至阴之处,通阴舒阳,而解其热。凡阴阳劳复
者,此可治之。得栀子、枳壳、葱白、豆豉,治伤寒劳复。配乱发,等分烧灰,治疔疮恶肿
。(刺破疮头纳入,甚效。)配韭根,治男子阴易。配大黄、黍粥,涂乳痈。
两头尖者是雄鼠粪。
甘,寒。主咽喉痹痛,一切热气,含咽即效。
皮
得酒良。畏桔梗、麦门冬。
苦,平。治肠风,疗反胃,破畜血,止鼻衄。(以末吹鼻。)配磁石、桂心,治脱肛。
末涂
乳头饮儿,治小儿惊啼,状如物刺。和发炭,治犬伤。合穿山甲同烧,入肉果,治五痔下血。
锉细炒黑用。
肉
炙食肥下焦、理胃气。
脂
制五金八石。伏雄黄。
滴耳治聋。
胆
点痘后风眼。
(十种)
苦,微温。入手少阴、足厥阴经血分。消瘀(能去窍血。)生新,补阴甚捷。通关格,
疗惊痫
,除咳嗽,止诸血,托痈疽,长肌肉。介宾先生云∶壮肾益肺,阴中有阳,静中有动,为精
气中最要之药。得鸡冠花、柏叶末,治便血。配爪甲灰,治无故遗血。佐鸡子黄,治惊热。
调茅根汁,治诸血。合莲房、败棕烧炭,止窍血。入猪膏煎化,治阴吹。香油煎化,入鸡子
煮服,治广疮,并疗脓窠积年不愈。乱发头发,撩结口中,治胎衣不下。
二十来岁无疾病男子顶心头发,用皂角水洗净,苦参水浸一宿,去水,筑入瓷罐,黄坭
将罐
裹贮,文火 ,候开视成炭者佳。若未成炭,或已成灰,俱不入药用。
甘,温。主治注忤(中邪或感染疫疠之气所致的病证),镇摄肝魂,治疗虚劳怯弱之热,杀灭变幻莫测的毒虫。治疗肠痔,消除水胀。
即腽肭脐。咸,大热。入足少阴肾经。补精益肾。助益阳气,温暖腰膝,破除症结,祛除积冷。用汉椒、樟脑一同收藏则不腐坏。酒浸后煎熟使用,或用酒浸后以纸包裹炙烤使用。
肉。即老鼠。治疗小儿疳积鼠瘘。
胆。明目,治疗耳聋。
脂膏。治疗疮疡及汤火烫伤。
粪。甘、咸,微寒。入足厥阴肝经。能引导诸药进入至阴之处,通利阴气舒展阳气,从而解除热邪。凡是阴阳劳复(大病初愈因劳累而复发)者,此药可治。配合栀子、枳壳、葱白、豆豉,治疗伤寒劳复。配伍乱发,等分烧成灰,治疗疔疮恶肿。(刺破疮头纳入药末,效果极佳。)配伍韭根,治疗男子阴易(伤寒差后,男女交接,毒气相染所致之病)。配伍大黄、黍米粥,涂抹治疗乳痈。两头尖的是雄鼠粪。
甘,寒。主治咽喉痹痛,一切热气,含咽即见效。
皮。得酒良效。畏桔梗、麦门冬。苦,平。治疗肠风,治疗反胃,破除蓄血,止住鼻衄。(将药末吹入鼻腔。)配伍磁石、桂心,治疗脱肛。
末涂。乳头饮儿,治疗小儿惊啼,状如被物刺伤。与发炭同用,治疗犬咬伤。与穿山甲同烧,加入肉果,治疗五痔下血。锉细炒黑使用。
肉。炙食可肥润下焦,调理胃气。
脂。可制五金八石。可伏制雄黄。滴耳治疗耳聋。
胆。点痘后患风眼可用此治疗。
(十种)
苦,微温。入手少阴心经、足厥阴肝经血分。消除瘀血(能去除窍道之瘀血),生新血,补阴甚为快捷。通关格,治疗惊痫,消除咳嗽,止住各种出血,托举痈疽,生长肌肉。介宾先生说:壮肾益肺,阴中有阳,静中有动,是精气中最要紧的药物。配合鸡冠花、柏叶末,治疗便血。配伍爪甲灰,治疗无故遗血。佐以鸡蛋黄,治疗惊热。调茅根汁,治疗各种出血。合莲房、败棕烧成炭,止住窍道出血。加入猪膏煎化,治疗阴吹(阴道排气有声)。香油煎化,加入鸡蛋煮服,治疗广疮,并治疗脓窠多年不愈。乱发头发,撩结口中,治疗胎衣不下。二十来岁无疾病的男子头顶心头发,用皂角水洗净,苦参水浸泡一夜,倒去水,装入瓷罐,用黄泥将罐包裹贮存,文火煅烧,等到打开看成为炭状为佳。若未成炭,或已成灰,都不入药用。
Sweet, warm. Primarily treats Zhu Wu (disease caused by evil qi or pestilence), calms the Liver Shen (Spirit), treats heat deficiency in consumption and frailty, and kills metamorphic insects. Treats intestinal hemorrhoids, reduces water distension.
Also known as Panax arctogalidia (Fennec Fox Genital). Salty, extremely hot. Enters the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Benefits essence and tonifies the kidney. Assists Yang Qi, warms the waist and knees, breaks up mass formations, and eliminates accumulated cold. It does not spoil when stored together with Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Han Jiao) and Borneolum Syntheticum (Zhang Nao). Use after soaking in wine and boiling, or soak in wine, wrap in paper, and roast.
Meat. Also refers to Rattus norvegicus (Rat). Treats pediatric gan accumulation and scrofula.
Gallbladder. Brightens the eyes and treats deafness.
Fat/Ointment. Treats sores, ulcers, and burns/scalds.
Feces. Sweet, salty, slightly cold. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Can guide various herbs into the most Yin areas, unblocks Yin and soothes Yang, thereby resolving heat. For cases of Yin-Yang relapse due to overexertion (Lao Fu), this can be used. Combined with Gardenia jasminoides (Zhi Zi), Aurantium indicum (Zhi Ke), Allium fistulosum (Cong Bai), and Glycine max (Dou Chi), it treats Taiyang disease relapse due to overexertion. Paired with human hair (Luan Fa), equal parts calcined to ash, it treats ding sores and malignant swellings. (Puncture the sore head and insert the powder; highly effective.) Paired with Allium tuberosum root (Jiu Gen), it treats male Yin Yi (transmission of pathogenic heat through sexual intercourse after recovery from febrile disease). Paired with Rheum palmatum (Da Huang) and millet porridge, applied topically for mastitis. The feces pointed at both ends are from male rats.
Sweet, cold. Primarily treats throat obstruction and pain, and all types of excessive heat; holding it in the mouth and swallowing brings immediate relief.
Skin. Enhanced by wine. Incompatible with Platycodon grandiflorus (Jie Geng) and Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai Men Dong). Bitter, neutral. Treats wind in the intestines, treats regurgitation, breaks up stagnant blood, stops epistaxis. (Blow the powder into the nasal cavity.) Paired with Magnetitum (Ci Shi) and Cinnamomum cassia bark (Gui Xin), treats rectal prolapse.
Powder application. Applied to nipples for infants, treats pediatric fright crying, resembling sensation of being pricked by an object. Used with carbonized hair, treats dog bites. Calcined together with Manis pentadactyla (Chuan Shan Jia) and added with Myristica fragrans (Rou Guo), treats bleeding from five types of hemorrhoids. Finely chopped, stir-fried until black, then used.
Meat. Roasted and eaten, it nourishes the lower Jiao and regulates Stomach Qi.
Fat. Used to refine metals and minerals. Neutralizes Realgar (Xiong Huang). Dripped into ears to treat deafness.
Gallbladder. Used for wind-eye conditions after smallpox vaccination/inoculation.
(Ten Types)
Bitter, slightly warm. Enters the Blood aspect of the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Resolves stasis (can remove stasis from orifices), generates new blood, and tonifies Yin very rapidly. Opens blockages, treats fright epilepsy, eliminates cough, stops various bleeds, expels toxin from carbuncles and sores, and promotes tissue regeneration. Mr. Ji Bin stated: It strengthens the kidney and benefits the lung; within Yin there is Yang, within stillness there is movement. It is one of the most crucial medicines for essence and Qi. Combined with Celosia cristata flower (Ji Guan Hua) and Platycladi Cacumen powder (Bai Ye), treats hematochezia. Paired with nail ash, treats spontaneous bleeding without obvious cause. Assisted by Egg Yolk (Ji Zi Huang), treats fright-heat. Mixed with Imperata cylindrica juice (Mao Gen Zhi), treats various bleeds. Combined with Nelumbinis Semen (Lian Fang) and burnt palm frond (Bai Zong Tan), stops bleeding from orifices. Added to pig fat and melted, treats vaginal flatulence (Yin Chui). Melted in sesame oil, boiled with egg and taken orally, treats chancroid (Guang Chuang) and treats chronic non-healing pustular sores. Human hair tangled in the mouth, treats retained placenta. Hair from the vertex of a 20-something-year-old male without illness, washed clean with soap pod water, soaked overnight in Sophora flavescens water, drained, packed into a porcelain jar, wrapped in yellow mud, and calcined over gentle fire. It is best when opened and found to be charred. If not charred, or if already turned to ash, it is not suitable for medicinal use.