辛、甘，大热。开郁消积，通膈除痰，祛寒截疟，杀虫驱瘴，辟邪逐秽。治水泄，止冷
痛，
滴耳中积垢结块。（半时辰即可钳出。）
得飞盐，治冷气心痛。和井水，治吐逆不止。和猪脂、香油、蜂蜜，治寒痰咳嗽。
同姜、蒜食生痔。（绿豆粉可解其毒。）
黄酒、烧酒，俱可治病，但最能发湿中之热。若贪饮太过，相火上炎，肺因火而痰嗽，
脾因
火而困怠，胃因火而呕吐，心因火而昏狂，肝因火而善怒，胆因火而发黄，肾因火而精枯，
大肠因火而泻痢，甚则失明，消渴呕血，痰喘肺痿，痨瘵，反胃噎隔，鼓胀螈 ，痈疽痔
，流祸不小，可不慎欤。
（荤辛类十四种）
辛，温。入足厥阴经，血中行气。入足少阴经，壮阳助肾。能散瘀血，逐停痰，宽胸膈，
治
反胃。开中风失音，消中恶腹胀，止遗精白浊，除胸腹 癖。得桔梗，治血留胃脘作痛。（
右脉涩，关脉沉。）得鼠粪为引，解至阴燥热。得盐少许，捣箍蛇犬伤。配半夏，治胸痹刺
痛。和五苓散，治肾气攻心。和姜汁，治产怒呕绿水。和童便，止经脉逆行。炙 鼠屎，治
阴阳易病。
生行血，熟补中。根汁下瘀血。治噎隔，用盐醋拌。治下痢，叶煮鲫鱼食。同牛肉食，
生寸
白虫。同蜜食，损人。病后食，多困。酒后食，昏神。久食多食，两目不明。
怪症∶发热有光，以手近之，如猛火烧炙，用韭汁一茶杯，和酒下，连进数服，吐如蛇
状即
愈。
韭黄
未出土者。多滞气，以其抑郁不伸也。食之伤人心气。治牙虫，烧烟熏。
韭子
伏乳香、石钟乳。
辛，温。入足厥阴经。补肝及命门。除梦交，止泄精溺血，及遗尿带浊，筋痿膝冷。得
龙骨
、桑螵蛸，治漏精。配破故纸，治强中。（玉茎强硬不痿，精流不住，时时如针刺，捏之则
痛，病名强中。）
拣净蒸熟，晒干去黑皮，炒用。治带浊，醋炒酒下。肾火盛而遗精者禁用。
辛味、甘味，性质大热。能开通郁结、消除积滞，疏通膈部、祛除痰饮，驱散寒邪、截断疟疾，杀虫、驱除瘴气，辟除邪气、驱逐秽浊之气。治疗水样腹泻，停止冷痛，滴入耳中可溶解耳垢结块。（约半时辰后即可用钳子取出。）
与飞盐配合，治疗冷气引起的心痛。与井水混合，治疗呕吐不止。与猪脂、香油、蜂蜜混合，治疗寒痰咳嗽。
黄酒、烧酒，都可以治病，但最能激发湿中之热。如果贪杯过量，相火就会上炎，肺因火邪而痰嗽，脾因火邪而困倦怠惰，胃因火邪而呕吐，心因火邪而昏狂，肝因火邪而易怒，胆因火邪而发黄，肾因火邪而精液枯竭，大肠因火邪而泻痢，甚至导致失明、消渴、呕血、痰喘、肺痿、劳瘵、反胃噎隔、鼓胀抽搐、痈疽痔疮等，祸患不小，能不谨慎吗？
甘味、辛味。温中暖胃、消食化积，去除生冷腥味。外敷跌打损伤，促进瘀血消散，敷治蛇咬等各种毒伤。
【米秕】
甘味，性平。归手阳明大肠经、足阳明胃经。制成蜜丸服用，能通肠开胃，下气磨积。
（荤辛类第十四种）
【韭菜】
辛味，性温。入足厥阴肝经，在血中行气。入足少阴肾经，壮阳助肾。能散瘀血，驱逐停聚之痰，宽胸膈，治疗反胃。开通中风失音，消除中恶腹胀，止遗精白浊，去除胸腹癖积。
与桔梗配合，治疗血留胃脘作痛。（右脉涩，关脉沉。）以鼠粪为引药，解除至阴燥热。加少许盐，捣烂箍贴蛇犬咬伤。配伍半夏，治疗胸痹刺痛。与五苓散合用，治疗肾气攻心。与姜汁合用，治疗产后因愤怒呕吐绿水。与童便合用，止经脉逆行。炙过的鼠屎，治疗阴阳易病。
生韭菜行血，熟韭菜补中。根汁可下瘀血。治疗噎隔，用盐醋拌食。治疗下痢，用叶煮鲫鱼食用。与牛肉同食，会生寸白虫。与蜂蜜同食，损害人体。病后食用，多感困倦。酒后食用，令人昏神。久食或多食，会导致两目不明。
怪症：发热伴有光芒，用手靠近感觉如猛火烧炙，用一杯韭汁，和酒送服，连续服用数剂，吐出如蛇状之物即愈。
【韭黄】
未出土者。多滞气，因其抑郁不伸也。食之伤心气。治牙虫，烧烟熏。
辛味，性温。入足厥阴肝经。补肝及命门。除梦交，止泄精溺血，及遗尿带浊，筋痿膝冷。得龙骨、桑螵蛸，治漏精。配破故纸，治强中。（玉茎强硬不痿，精流不住，时时如针刺，捏之则痛，病名强中。）
Acrid, sweet, extremely hot. Opens stagnation and resolves accumulation, unblocks the diaphragm and eliminates phlegm, dispels cold and arrests malaria, kills parasites and drives out miasma, expels evil and removes turbidity. Treats watery diarrhea, stops cold pain, drips into the ear to dissolve accumulated dirt and nodules (can be removed with forceps after half an hour).
Combined with flying salt, treats heart pain caused by cold qi. Mixed with well water, treats incessant vomiting. Combined with lard, sesame oil, and honey, treats cough due to cold phlegm.
Eaten raw with ginger and garlic, induces hemorrhoids (mung bean powder can resolve its toxicity).
Yellow wine and distilled liquor can both treat diseases, but they are most capable of stirring up heat within dampness. If one drinks excessively, ministerial fire flares upward: the lung suffers from fire-induced phlegmy cough, the spleen suffers from fire-induced fatigue and lethargy, the stomach suffers from fire-induced vomiting, the heart suffers from fire-induced confusion and mania, the liver suffers from fire-induced irritability, the gallbladder suffers from fire-induced jaundice, the kidney suffers from fire-induced depletion of essence, the large intestine suffers from fire-induced dysentery, and even blindness, xiao ke (wasting-thirst), hematemesis, phlegmic wheezing, fei wei (lung atrophy), lao zhai (consumption), fan wei ye ge (regurgitation and dysphagia), gu zhang (tympanites), convulsions, yong ju (carbuncles and sores), and hemorrhoids may occur. The disaster is not small; can one not be cautious?
Sweet, acrid. Warms the middle and promotes digestion, removes cold and neutralizes fishy odors. Applied externally to contusions to promote blood circulation and resolve stasis, applied to snake bites and various toxic injuries.
[Mi Bi]
Sweet, neutral. Enters the Hand-Yangming and Foot-Yangming meridians. Taken as honey pills, it unblocks the intestines, opens the stomach, directs qi downward, and grinds down accumulation.
(14th Category of Meat and Acrid Herbs)
[Jiu Cai / Chinese Chive]
Acrid, warm. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver meridian, moves qi within the blood. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney meridian, strengthens yang and assists the kidney. It can dissipate blood stasis, drive away retained phlegm, broaden the chest and diaphragm, and treat regurgitation. Opens wind-stroke aphonia, eliminates abdominal distension due to malignant qi, stops spermatorrhea and leukorrhea, and removes abdominal masses.
Combined with Jie Geng (Platycodon Root), treats pain in the epigastrium due to retained blood (Right pulse is choppy, Guan pulse is deep). Using Shu Fen (Rat Feces) as a guiding herb, resolves extreme yin dryness and heat. With a little salt, pounded and applied to bind snake or dog bites. Paired with Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber), treats stabbing pain in chest bi (obstruction). Combined with Wu Ling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria), treats kidney qi attacking the heart. Combined with ginger juice, treats postpartum vomiting of green water due to anger. Combined with tong bian (child's urine), stops retrograde flow of menstrual blood. Roasted Shu Fen treats yin-yang yi disease (disease transmission between partners after sexual contact during illness).
Raw jiu cai moves blood; cooked jiu cai tonifies the middle. Root juice reduces blood stasis. For treating dysphagia, mix with salt and vinegar. For treating dysentery, boil leaves and eat with crucian carp. Eaten with beef, causes tapeworms. Eaten with honey, damages the body. Consumed after illness, causes much fatigue. Consumed after drinking alcohol, clouds the spirit. Long-term or excessive consumption leads to blurred vision.
Strange Syndrome: Fever accompanied by light; when touched, it feels like being roasted by fierce fire. Take one cup of jiu cai juice mixed with wine, taken orally for several doses. Vomiting something resembling a snake indicates recovery.
[Jiu Huang / Yellow Chives]
Those that have not emerged from the soil. Tend to cause qi stagnation due to depression and lack of expansion. Consuming them damages heart qi. To treat dental worms, burn to smoke and fumigate.
[Jiu Zi / Chive Seed]
Fufu Xiang (Frankincense), Shi Zhong Ru (Hematite).
Acrid, warm. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver meridian. Tonifies the liver and Mingmen (Gate of Life). Eliminates nocturnal emissions during sleep, stops seminal emission, hematuria, enuresis, and leukorrhea, and treats sinew flaccidity and cold knees. Combined with Long Gu (Dragon Bone) and Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case), treats leakage of essence. Paired with Po Gu Zhi (Cibotium Rhizome), treats qiang zhong (priapism). (Priapism: rigid erection without detumescence, continuous semen discharge, frequent needle-like pain upon pinching, named qiang zhong.)
Select clean seeds, steam until cooked, sun-dry, remove black skin, and stir-fry before use. For treating leukorrhea, stir-fry with vinegar and take with wine. Contraindicated for those with excessive kidney fire causing spermatorrhea.