\r苏木\pq76a.bmp\r
味甘咸而平性。入心肝以达脾。活血行瘀。消风散肿。（苏木此物专走血分。活血行
血而无别用。虽味甘咸平无毒之品。然血中无滞者。仍属不宜。能治风。亦血行风自灭耳。
）
\r干漆\pq76.bmp\r
破血消瘀。能续绝和伤。通行肝络。辛温有毒。除痹风寒湿。善杀虫疮。（干漆。漆
乃树之津液。干漆者。即漆店中桶内所结之漆也。辛苦咸温。有大毒。观其能烂人肌肤。或
生漆疮。可知。本经称其能续绝伤。安五脏。久服轻身延年等语。盖荡炼邪滞。则脏腑安。
犹除暴即所以安良也。总之干漆乃破血化积之品。杀虫尤其余事耳。）
\r五加皮\pq77.bmp\r
治下焦痹湿风寒。苦辛兼备。强腰膝虚羸痿 。肝肾咸温。（五加皮其树一枝五叶
。有交加之象。故名。辛苦温无毒。入肝肾。祛散下焦风寒湿痹。腰膝疼痛。香港脚痿弱等证
。邪去则肝肾强。筋骨利。故能益精补虚。此物虽无纯补之功。亦无损正之害。是以有久服
轻身之说也。如肝肾虚。下部无风寒湿邪而有火者勿用。）
\r蔓荆子\pq78a1.bmp\r
宣肺家风热于上焦。头目均沾清利益。散肝脏湿淫于肌表。功能皆赖苦辛平。（蔓
荆子辛苦性平。虽属子而体质轻浮。入肺经上行宣散。故能清利头目。解表疏风。能搜肝风
者。不特风气通于肝即风药亦能入肝也。又能治湿者。风能胜湿也。）
苏木
味甘、咸，性平。入心经和肝经，进而通达脾经。具有活血行瘀、消风散肿的功效。（苏木这一药物专入血分，主要作用是活血行血，没有其他特别的用途。虽然它属于味甘、咸、平、无毒的药物，但对于血液中没有瘀滞的患者，仍然不适合使用。它能治疗风证，也是因为血行通畅则风邪自灭的道理。）
干漆
具有破血消瘀的功效，能够接续断绝的筋骨、调和损伤。通行肝经络脉。味辛、温，有毒。能祛除风寒湿痹，善于治疗杀虫疮。（干漆，漆是树木的津液，干漆就是漆店中桶内凝结形成的漆。味辛、苦、咸，性温，有大毒。看它能够腐蚀人的肌肤，或者引起生漆疮，就可以知道了。《本经》称它能接续断绝的损伤，安养五脏，长期服用能轻身延年等话语，大概是因为荡涤炼除邪气滞积，脏腑就能安宁，这就像铲除暴乱就是为了安抚良民一样。总之，干漆是一种破血化积的药物，杀虫只是它的次要功效罢了。）
五加皮
治疗下焦的风寒湿痹。味苦、辛兼备。能强健腰膝，改善虚羸痿弱。入肝肾二经，性温。（五加皮这一植物一枝有五片叶子，有交错叠加的景象，所以得名。味辛、苦，性温，无毒。入肝肾二经，祛散下焦的风寒湿痹，以及腰膝疼痛、香港脚（足部肿痛）、痿弱等症状。邪气去除后肝肾就会强健，筋骨就会灵活，所以能够益精补虚。这种药物虽然没有纯粹的补益功效，也没有损害正气的害处，因此有长期服用能轻身的说法。如果肝肾虚弱，下部没有风寒湿邪而有火热者，不要使用。）
蔓荆子
宣散上焦肺经的风热，头目都能得到清利的益处。疏散肝脏湿气浸淫于肌表，功能都依赖于其味苦、辛，性平。（蔓荆子味辛、苦，性平，虽然它是种子但体质轻浮，入肺经上行宣散，所以能清利头目，解表疏风。能搜剔肝风的道理，不仅是风气通应于肝，而且风药也能入肝。又能治疗湿证的道理，是因为风能胜湿。）
Sudan Wood (Suxmu)
The flavor is sweet and salty, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Heart and Liver meridians to reach the Spleen. It invigorates blood and moves stasis, dissipates wind and reduces swelling. (Sudan wood specifically acts in the Blood aspect, invigorating blood and moving stasis without other special uses. Although it is a substance with sweet, salty, neutral, non-toxic properties, it is still unsuitable for those whose blood has no stagnation. Its ability to treat Wind conditions is also based on the principle that when blood flows smoothly, wind naturally extinguishes.)
Dried Lacquer (Ganqi)
It breaks blood and eliminates stasis, can reconnect severed tendons and bones and harmonize injuries. It unblocks the collaterals of the Liver meridian. The flavor is pungent and warm, and it is toxic. It removes Bi syndrome caused by Wind-Cold-Dampness and is good at treating parasitic skin sores. (Dried lacquer: Lacquer is the sap of trees; dried lacquer refers to the lacquer condensed inside the barrels in lacquer shops. It has pungent, bitter, salty flavors and is warm in nature, possessing great toxicity. Observing its ability to corrode human skin or cause lacquer dermatitis makes this clear. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* states that it can reconnect severed injuries, calm the Five Zang organs, and with long-term use, lighten the body and prolong life. This is likely because by scouring away evil stagnation, the Zang organs become tranquil, just as eliminating violence is the way to pacify the good. In short, dried lacquer is a substance that breaks blood and resolves accumulations; killing parasites is merely a secondary function.)
Acanthopanacis Cortex (Wujiapi)
It treats lower Jiao Bi syndrome caused by Wind-Cold-Dampness. It possesses both bitter and pungent flavors. It strengthens the waist and knees, addressing deficiency, emaciation, and flaccidity. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians and is warm in nature. (Acanthopanacis cortex gets its name from the tree's branch having five leaves, presenting an image of interlacing. It has pungent, bitter flavors and is warm in nature, non-toxic. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians, dispelling Wind-Cold-Dampness Bi syndrome in the lower Jiao, as well as symptoms like pain in the waist and knees, podagra-like swelling, and weakness. When the pathogenic factors are removed, the Liver and Kidneys strengthen, and the sinews and bones become flexible, thus benefiting essence and tonifying deficiency. Although this substance lacks pure tonifying power, it does not harm healthy Qi, hence the saying that long-term use lightens the body. If there is Liver and Kidney deficiency but no Wind-Cold-Dampness pathogens in the lower part, yet there is Fire, it should not be used.)
Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi)
It disseminates Wind-Heat of the Lung meridian in the Upper Jiao, bringing clearing benefits to both the head and eyes. It disperses Dampness overflowing from the Liver into the muscle surface; its functions all rely on its bitter and pungent flavors and neutral nature. (Vitex fruit has pungent and bitter flavors and is neutral in nature. Although it is a seed, its physical quality is light and floating. Entering the Lung meridian, it ascends and disseminates, thus being able to clear and benefit the head and eyes, release the exterior, and disperse Wind. The reason it can search out Liver Wind is not only because Wind pathways connect to the Liver, but also because Wind-dispersing herbs can enter the Liver. Its ability to treat Dampness is due to the principle that Wind can overcome Dampness.)