宣，去寒湿
苦燥湿，辛散风。去肠胃之热，益肝胆之气，养血荣筋（风药中润剂，散药中补剂）。
治风寒湿痹（经曰∶风寒湿三气杂至，合而为痹。风胜为行痹，寒胜为痛痹，湿胜为着
痹。痹在于骨则体重，在脉则血涩，在筋则拘挛，在肉则不仁，在皮则寒），通身挛急，（血
不荣筋），虚劳骨蒸（时珍曰∶手足阳阴经药，兼入肝胆。阳明有湿，则手足酸痛寒热，有
热则日晡潮热骨蒸。《圣惠方》治急劳烦热，秦艽、柴胡各一两，甘草五钱，为末，每服三
钱。治小儿骨蒸潮热食减瘦弱，秦艽、炙甘草各一两，每服一二钱，钱乙加薄荷五钱），疸
黄酒毒，肠风泻血，口噤牙痛（齿下龈属手阳明大肠经。张洁古曰∶秦艽能去下牙痛，及本
经风湿）。湿胜风淫之证，利大小便（牛乳点服，兼治黄胆，烦渴便赤）。
形作罗纹相交，长大黄白左纹者良。菖蒲为使，畏牛乳。
宣，去风湿
苦辛。生寒，熟温。
治肝肾风气，四肢麻痹，筋骨冷痛，腰膝无力，风湿疮疡。若痹痛由脾肾两虚、阴血不
足，不由风湿而得者，忌服（风药能燥血）。
江东人呼猪为 ，其草似猪咏臭，故名（唐·成讷有进 表。宋·张咏进 表云∶
其草金棱银线，素茎紫 ，对节而生，颇同苍耳。臣吃百服，眼目清明，即至千服，须发乌
黑，筋力轻健，效验多端）。以五月五日、六月六日、七月七日、九月九日采者尤佳。去粗
茎，留枝叶花实，酒拌蒸晒九次，蜜丸，甚益元气（ 辛苦气寒，故必蒸晒九次加以酒蜜
，则苦寒之阴浊尽去，而清香之美味见矣。数不至九，阴浊未尽，则不能透骨搜风而却病也
）。捣汁熬膏，以甘草、生地煎膏，炼蜜三味收之，酒调服尤妙。
宣散，祛除寒湿。
味苦能燥湿，味辛能散风。清除肠胃中的热邪，补益肝胆之气，养血以濡养筋脉（属于风药中的润剂，发散药中的补益剂）。
治疗风寒湿痹（《内经》说：风、寒、湿三种邪气混杂侵袭人体，结合而成痹证。风气偏胜的叫行痹，寒气偏胜的叫痛痹，湿气偏胜的叫着痹。痹邪在骨则身体沉重，在脉则血液涩滞，在筋则拘挛抽搐，在肉则麻木不仁，在皮则感觉寒冷），全身筋脉拘急（因血液不能濡养筋脉所致），虚劳骨蒸（李时珍说：秦艽是手足阳明经的药物，兼入肝胆经。阳明经有湿，则手足酸痛、忽冷忽热；有热则出现日晡时分潮热、骨蒸感。《圣惠方》治疗急劳烦热，用秦艽、柴胡各一两，甘草五钱，研为细末，每次服用三钱。治疗小儿骨蒸潮热、食欲减退、消瘦虚弱，用秦艽、炙甘草各一两，每次服用一二钱，钱乙在此基础上加薄荷五钱），黄疸、饮酒中毒，肠风便血，牙关紧闭、牙痛（下牙龈属于手阳明大肠经。张洁古说：秦艽能去除下牙痛，以及本经风湿之邪）。湿气偏胜、风邪淫溢的病症，通利大小便（用牛乳点服，兼治黄疸、心烦口渴、小便赤黄）。
药材形状呈罗纹相交，长得像大黄且白色中带有左旋纹理的质量好。菖蒲作为引经药，畏惧牛乳。
宣散，祛除风湿。
味苦、辛。生品性寒，熟品性温。
治疗肝肾风邪引起的四肢麻痹、筋骨冷痛、腰膝无力、风湿疮疡。如果痹痛是由于脾肾两虚、阴血不足引起，而非由风湿所致者，忌服（因为风药能燥伤血液）。
江东人把猪叫作“豨”，这种草的气味像猪臭，所以得名（唐代成讷曾进献豨莶表。宋代张咏进献豨莶表说：这种草金棱银线，白色的茎紫色的叶，对节而生，很像苍耳。臣食用一百次后，眼目清明；吃到一千次后，须发变黑，筋骨力气轻健，功效验证很多）。在五月五日、六月六日、七月七日、九月九日采集的效果尤其好。去掉粗硬的茎，保留枝叶花实，用酒拌后蒸晒九次，制成蜜丸，非常有益元气（豨莶辛苦气寒，所以必须蒸晒九次并加入酒和蜜，这样苦寒的阴浊之气才能完全去除，而清香的美味才能显现出来。次数不到九次，阴浊之气未尽，就不能透骨搜风从而祛病）。捣取汁液或熬成膏，用甘草、生地煎煮成膏，再用炼蜜将这三味药收拢，用酒调服效果更佳。
Dispersing, eliminating cold-dampness.
Bitter to dry dampness, pungent to disperse wind. Clears heat from the intestines and stomach, benefits Qi of the Liver and Gallbladder, nourishes blood to moisten sinews (a moistening agent among wind-dispelling herbs, a tonifying agent among dispersing herbs).
Treats Wind-Cold-Damp Bi syndrome (The Classic says: The three pathogens of Wind, Cold, and Dampness mix together to form Bi. Predominance of Wind leads to Moving Bi; predominance of Cold leads to Painful Bi; predominance of Dampness leads to Fixed Bi. If Bi is in the bones, body weight increases; if in the vessels, blood flow becomes stagnant; if in the sinews, there is spasmodic contraction; if in the flesh, there is numbness; if in the skin, there is cold sensation), general muscle spasms (due to blood failing to nourish the sinews), deficiency consumption with bone-steaming fever (Li Shizhen said: This herb enters the Hand and Foot Yangming meridians and also the Liver and Gallbladder meridians. Dampness in the Yangming meridian causes soreness, pain, and alternating chills and fever in the limbs; heat causes tidal fever at the You hour (3-5 PM) and bone-steaming sensation. *Shenghui Fang* treats acute consumption with vexation and heat using *Qinjiao* (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma) and *Chaihu* (Bupleuri Radix) each 1 liang, and *Gancao* (Licorice Root) 5 qian, ground into powder, taken 3 qian per dose. To treat pediatric bone-steaming tidal fever, reduced appetite, emaciation, and weakness, use *Qinjiao* and honey-fried *Gancao* each 1 liang, taken 1-2 qian per dose; Qian Yi added 5 qian of *Bohe* (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) to this formula), jaundice, alcohol toxicity, intestinal wind with bloody stool, trismus and toothache (the lower gums belong to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine meridian. Zhang Jiegu said: *Qinjiao* can relieve lower toothache and rheumatic conditions of this meridian). Conditions of dampness predominance and wind excess, promotes urination and defecation (taken with cow's milk, also treats jaundice, vexation, thirst, and red urine).
The shape resembles intersecting rosette patterns; those that are large, yellowish-white, with left-twisting veins are of good quality. *Changpu* (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) serves as an guiding herb; it fears cow's milk.
Dispersing, eliminating wind-dampness.
Bitter and pungent. Raw nature is cold, processed nature is warm.
Treats wind pathogen affecting the Liver and Kidney, causing limb paralysis, cold pain in sinews and bones, weakness in waist and knees, and wind-damp sores/ulcers. If Bi pain is caused by Spleen and Kidney deficiency and insufficient Yin-blood, rather than by wind-dampness, it is contraindicated (wind-dispelling herbs can dry out blood).
People in Jiangdong call the pig "Xi"; this herb smells like a pig, hence the name (Cheng Ne of the Tang Dynasty presented a memorial on Xi. Zhang Yong of the Song Dynasty presented a memorial saying: This herb has golden edges and silver lines, white stems with purple leaves, grows in opposite nodes, resembling *Cang'er* (Xanthii Fructus). After consuming it 100 times, my eyes and vision became clear; after 1000 times, my hair and beard turned black, and my sinews and strength became light and robust, with many verified effects). Harvested on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, 6th day of the 6th month, 7th day of the 7th month, and 9th day of the 9th month is especially good. Remove coarse stems, retain leaves, branches, flowers, and fruits; stir-fry with wine, steam, and sun-dry nine times, then make honey pills, which greatly benefits Yuan Qi (*Xi* is bitter, pungent, and cold in nature, so it must be steamed and dried nine times with wine and honey; this removes all bitter-cold turbid yin qualities, revealing its clear fragrance and delicious taste. If not done nine times, the turbid yin is not fully removed, and it cannot penetrate the bones to search for wind and dispel disease). Crush to extract juice or boil into paste; combine with paste made from decocting *Gancao* (Licorice Root) and *Shengdi* (Rehmanniae Radix), gather them with refined honey, and take mixed with wine for best results.