\r苍耳子\pq36.bmp\r
上通脑顶。外达皮肤。因能发汗以祛风。故可宣痹而散湿。鼻渊头痛。均因苦降功
能。疥疾痒疮。又赖疏辛温润。（苍耳子此物能升能降。善发汗。辛苦温润。专入肺脾。治
风湿痹痛死肌疥疮等疾。洗服皆良。鼻渊初起属上焦湿热者。用此辛散苦泄。故可治之。）
\r刘寄奴\pq37a1.bmp\r
破血行瘀兼逐水。辛苦微温。和伤消肿并调经。肝脾两达。（刘寄奴苦辛微温。入
肝脾二经。专主破血下气。以及血化为水而成肿胀者。皆可服之。金疮折跌。敷服皆奇。）
辟瘟解毒能凉血。逐疫祛邪并杀虫。肝胃收功。苦寒降热。（板蓝根即靛青根。其
功用性味。与靛叶相同。能入肝胃血分。不过清热解毒。辟疫杀虫。四者而已。但叶主散根
主降。此又同中之异耳。一云即马兰根。未知孰是。）
\r甘蕉根\pq37a.bmp\r
外敷消肿。散热毒而性属阴寒。内服清烦。止消渴以蠲除烦闷。功能走肺胃。甘可
保阴津。（甘蕉根味甘大寒。一名芭蕉。即人家所种之甘芦也。主治消渴热狂。一切金石丹
毒。皆可捣汁饮之。外敷痈肿结热。以及疔毒走黄。喉痹实火等证。其泻热解毒之功可想。
）
\r苎麻根\pq37.bmp\r
益阴凉血。安胎则赖其退热之功。滑窍通淋。治病总不离下行之性。味甘寒而无毒
。入心主与小肠。（苎麻根甘寒养阴。长于滑窍凉血。血分有湿热者。亦属相宜。大抵胎动
因于血热者多。或因伤血瘀者亦有之。安胎之义。其即此乎。）
药气上通至头顶，外达于皮肤。因为它能发汗以祛除风邪，所以可以宣通痹阻并消散湿气。鼻渊（鼻窦炎）和头痛，都依靠它苦降的功能来治疗。疥疮瘙痒等皮肤病，又依赖它疏泄、辛散、温润的作用。（苍耳子这种药物既能升提又能下降，善于发汗，味辛苦且性温润，专门入肺经和脾经，治疗风湿痹痛、肌肉枯死、疥疮等疾病，内服外洗都有良效。鼻渊初起属于上焦湿热的，用此药辛散苦泄，所以可以治疗。）
能够破血行瘀兼逐水饮，味辛苦，性微温。能调和外伤消肿并调理月经，药力通达肝经和脾经。（刘寄奴味苦辛，性微温，入肝经和脾经，专门主治破血下气，以及因血化为水而形成的肿胀病，都可以服用。金创骨折跌打损伤，外敷内服都有奇效。）
能够辟除瘟疫、解毒并能凉血，驱逐疫气、祛邪并杀虫，功效归于肝经和胃经，味苦寒以降热。（板蓝根即靛青的根，其功用和性味与靛叶相同，能入肝经和胃经的血分，不过是清热解毒、辟除疫气、杀虫这四种作用罢了。但是叶子主发散，根部主降泄，这是相同中的不同之处。另一种说法认为它是马兰根，不知道哪种说法正确。）
外敷可消肿，散发热毒，性质属于阴寒；内服可清解烦闷，止消渴症以消除烦闷，功能走窜肺经和胃经，味甘可以保护阴津。（甘蕉根味甘大寒，一名芭蕉，就是人家种植的那种甘芦。主治消渴、热狂，一切金石丹药之毒，都可以捣汁饮用。外敷痈肿结热，以及疔毒走黄、喉痹实火等证候，其泻热解毒的功效可以想见。）
有益阴凉血的功效，安胎则依靠它退热的作用。滑利窍道、通淋，治病总离不开其下行的药性。味甘寒且无毒，入心包经和小肠经。（苎麻根甘寒养阴，长于滑利窍道和凉血，血分有湿热的情况，也相适宜。大致胎动不安多因血热引起，也有因伤血瘀滞引起的。安胎的意义，大概就在这里吧。）
Cang Er Zi (Xanthii Fructus)
The medicinal qi ascends to the top of the head and extends outward to the skin. Because it can induce sweating to dispel Wind, it can unblock Bi syndrome (obstruction causing pain) and dissipate Dampness. For Bi Yuan (nasal sinusitis with purulent discharge) and headache, it relies on its bitter descending function. For scabies and itchy sores, it relies on its dispersing, acrid, and warm-natured properties. (This herb Cang Er Zi can ascend and descend, is good at inducing sweating, has an acrid and bitter taste with a warm nature, specifically enters the Lung and Spleen meridians, treats Wind-Damp Bi syndrome, necrotic muscle, scabies, etc., and is effective whether taken internally or used externally for washing. When Bi Yuan initially arises due to Upper Jiao Damp-Heat, using this herb's acrid dispersion and bitter drainage makes it treatable.)
Liu Ji Nu (Artemisiae Annuae Herba)
It breaks blood stasis, promotes blood circulation, and expels water retention. With an acrid and bitter taste and slightly warm nature, it harmonizes injuries, reduces swelling, and regulates menstruation. Its action reaches both the Liver and Spleen. (Liu Ji Nu is bitter and acrid, slightly warm, enters the Liver and Spleen meridians, specifically governs breaking blood stasis and directing Qi downward, as well as swelling caused by blood transforming into water; all such conditions can be treated. For traumatic injuries, fractures, and dislocations, both external application and internal administration are miraculous.)
Ban Lan Gen (Isatidis Radix)
It wards off pestilence, detoxifies, and cools the Blood. It drives away epidemics, dispels pathogenic factors, and kills parasites. Its efficacy concludes in the Liver and Stomach, with a bitter and cold nature that descends Heat. (Ban Lan Gen is the root of Indigofera tinctoria, also known as Dian Qing Gen. Its functions and properties are identical to Dian Ye (Indigo Leaf). It can enter the Blood aspect of the Liver and Stomach meridians, serving only four purposes: clearing heat, detoxifying, warding off epidemics, and killing parasites. However, leaves primarily disperse while roots primarily descend; this is the difference within their similarities. Another claim states it is Ma Lan Gen (Kalimeris indica root), but it is unknown which is correct.)
Gan Jiao Gen (Musa Basjoo Rhizoma)
Externally applied to reduce swelling, it dissipates heat toxins and belongs to a Yin-Cold nature. Internally taken to clear vexation, it stops Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst) and eliminates mental restlessness. Its function travels through the Lung and Stomach; its sweet taste can preserve Yin fluids. (Gan Jiao Gen has a sweet taste and is greatly cold, also known as Ba Jiao, which is the Gan Lu planted by households. It mainly treats wasting-thirst, heat mania, and all kinds of toxicity from metals, stones, and elixirs, which can be drunk after crushing into juice. Externally applied to carbuncles, swellings, accumulated heat, Ding Du (carbuncle toxin spreading), and Shihuo Hou Bi (excess fire throat obstruction), its heat-draining and detoxifying power can be imagined.)
Zhu Ma Gen (Boehmeriae Radix)
It benefits Yin and cools the Blood. To calm the fetus, it relies on its heat-reducing function. It lubricates orifices and promotes urination to relieve strangury; treating diseases generally does not depart from its descending nature. It has a sweet and cold taste and is non-toxic. It enters the Pericardium and Small Intestine. (Zhu Ma Gen is sweet and cold, nourishes Yin, and is skilled at lubricating orifices and cooling the Blood. It is also suitable for cases where there is Damp-Heat in the Blood aspect. Generally, fetal movement due to instability is mostly caused by Blood Heat, though some cases are due to injured Blood and stasis. The meaning of calming the fetus lies precisely here.)