配六药以糊成。性味辛甘。温中和胃。合五色而具备。消磨水谷。发表强脾。（神曲
用白面为君。再加赤豆杏仁青蒿苍耳野蓼六种。拌和作饼。如窨酱黄法。待发热。外生黄衣
。晒干收之。五味兼有。甘辛独多。性温入脾胃。消磨水谷。是其本功。发表者以其有郁蒸
之气。性能升发也。谷食去则脾胃和。自可健运如常。消导炒用。发表生用。各随其宜可也
。）
\r淮小麦\pq109.bmp\r
甘凉养胃气。润泽益心神。（淮小麦麦为心谷。故能入心。南麦性温。北麦性凉。
以淮产者为佳。故无壅滞生热之虑。却有凉心润燥之功。是以金匮甘麦大枣汤。治妇人脏燥
一证。可想见矣。）
治阴虚之不寐。性却甘凉。利肺壅以通肠。质偏粘腻。（秫即今之细米粟。以谓之粱米
。一云粟之粘者为秫。粳者为粟。亦犹黍稷粘者为黍。不粘者为稷。惟以上之物。皆可为粮
。皆可养脾胃。古人以秫为肺谷。肺病宜食之。秫性甘寒。故能养肺阴。利大肠。治阴虚不
眠等证。皆取益阴退阳。有粘缓之意也。）
涩精止利。虚邪气痛立时瘳。醒睡助阳。毒烈苦酸倾刻效。（阿芙蓉即鸦片土。以
罂粟花苞之津液炼成。本草皆言味酸温。然究属大苦大热。其毒烈之性。竟与花壳不同。一
物之性相反如此。亦异事也。此物可以治病。始于西人。故又谓之洋药。止泻痢。壮元阳。
通气血。却有神效。然吸食一法。不知何人创始。固无性命之虑。然每每病根未除。烟瘾已
上。为终身之累。追悔莫及耳。）
将六种药物配合，用糊状物粘合制成。其性味辛、甘，能温中调和胃气。汇聚五色而功能完备，能够消磨水谷。（神曲以白面为主要原料，再加入赤豆、杏仁、青蒿、苍耳、野蓼这六种药材，拌和做成饼块，制作过程如同酿制酱黄一样，待其发酵发热，表面长出黄色菌衣后，晒干收藏。它五味兼有，其中甘、辛味最重。药性温和，归入脾、胃经，消磨水谷是它的基本功效。所谓“发表”，是因为它具有郁蒸之气，性能升发。水谷得以消化去除，脾胃自然调和，就能像往常一样健运。消食导滞宜炒用，解表宜生用，各随病情适宜即可。）
淮小麦（109.bmp）
味甘、凉，能养胃气，润泽并补益心神。（淮小麦中的麦属于心之谷，所以能入心经。南方的麦子性温，北方的麦子性凉，以产于淮河一带的为佳，因此没有壅滞生热的顾虑，却有清心润燥的功效。由此可以想见《金匮要略》中的甘麦大枣汤治疗妇人脏躁证的效果。）
治疗阴虚导致的不寐，药性平和、甘凉。利用肺部的壅滞以通利肠道，质地偏于粘腻。（秫即现在的细米粟，被称为粱米。另一种说法认为粟米中粘性的是秫，不粘性的是粟，这也就像黍稷中粘性的是黍，不粘性的是稷一样。以上这些物品都可以作为粮食，都能滋养脾胃。古人将秫视为肺之谷，肺病适宜食用。秫性甘寒，所以能滋养肺阴，通利大肠，治疗阴虚失眠等证候，都是取其益阴退阳、具有粘缓之意。）
固涩精气、止泻痢，虚邪引起的疼痛立刻痊愈；醒睡助阳，毒烈苦酸之性顷刻见效。（阿芙蓉即鸦片土，由罂粟花苞的汁液炼制而成。本草书籍都说它味酸、温，但究其本质其实是大苦大热。它的毒性猛烈，竟然与花壳不同。同一物性质相反如此，也是奇异之事。此物可以治病，始于西方人，所以又称之为洋药。它能止泻痢，壮元阳，通气血，确有神效。然而吸食这种方法，不知是何人创始，虽然起初没有性命之忧，但往往病根未除，烟瘾已上，成为终身的累赘，追悔莫及。）
Paste six herbs to form cakes. Its nature is pungent and sweet, warming the middle and harmonizing the stomach. It possesses five colors and functions completely, digesting water and grain, releasing the exterior and strengthening the spleen. (Shenqu [Medicated Leaven] uses white flour as the chief ingredient, adding red beans, apricot kernels, mugwort, cocklebur, and wild smartweed, six types in total. They are mixed and made into cakes, similar to the method of fermenting soybean paste. Wait for it to heat up and grow a yellow mold on the surface, then dry and store it. It has all five flavors, with pungent and sweet being predominant. Its nature is warm, entering the spleen and stomach meridians; its primary function is to digest food. The term "releasing the exterior" refers to its ability to ascend and disperse due to its steaming qi. Once food is digested, the spleen and stomach harmonize and function normally. For digestion, use stir-fried Shenqu; for releasing the exterior, use raw Shenqu, according to suitability.)
Huai Xiaomai [Huai Wheat] (109.bmp)
Sweet and cool, nourishes stomach qi, moistens and benefits the heart spirit. (Wheat is considered the grain corresponding to the heart, thus it enters the heart meridian. Southern wheat is warm in nature, while northern wheat is cool. Huai wheat is considered superior, avoiding concerns of stagnation and generating heat, possessing instead the merit of cooling the heart and moistening dryness. From this, one can imagine the efficacy of Ganmai Dazao Decoction [Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction] from *Jin Gui Yao Lue* in treating Zang Zao [Organ Frustration] in women.)
Treats insomnia due to yin deficiency; its nature is mild, sweet, and cool. Clears lung congestion to unblock the intestines; its texture is somewhat sticky and greasy. (Shu [Millet] is now known as fine millet, also called Liang rice. Another view states that sticky millet is Shu, while non-sticky is Su, just as sticky panicum is Shu and non-sticky is Ji. All these items can serve as food and nourish the spleen and stomach. Ancients regarded Shu as the grain corresponding to the lungs, suitable for lung diseases. Shu is sweet and cold, thus it nourishes lung yin, benefits the large intestine, and treats conditions like insomnia due to yin deficiency, taking advantage of its yin-nourishing, yang-reducing, and soothing properties.)
Astringes essence and stops diarrhea; pain caused by deficient pathogens is cured instantly. Awakens sleep and aids yang; the toxic, bitter, and sour properties take effect promptly. (Afu Rong [Opium] is opium earth, refined from the juice of poppy capsules. Materia Medica texts state it is sour and warm, but essentially it is extremely bitter and hot. Its toxicity is fierce, differing significantly from the flower shell. Such opposite natures within one substance are indeed unusual. This substance can treat diseases, originating from Westerners, hence also called Yang Yao [Foreign Medicine]. It stops dysentery, strengthens primal yang, and promotes qi and blood circulation, showing miraculous effects. However, the method of smoking was invented by unknown persons. Initially posing no threat to life, often the root cause of illness remains while addiction takes hold, becoming a lifelong burden, beyond regret.)