气味辛温，无毒。主治寒热鼠 ，瘰 生疮，破结聚气，下瘀血，除湿疸。
（荆芥《本经》名假苏，以其辛香如苏也，处处有之，本系野生，今多栽种，二月布子
生苗
，辛香可茹，方茎细叶，淡黄绿色，八月开小花，作穗成房，如紫苏。房内有细子黄赤色，
今采者，凡茎叶穗子一概收用。）
荆芥味辛，性温臭香，禀阳明金土之气，而整肃经脉之药也。寒热鼠 ，乃水脏之毒，
上出于脉，为寒为热也。本于水脏，故曰鼠，经脉空虚，故曰 ，此内因之 也。瘰 生疮，
乃寒邪客于脉中，血气留滞，结核生疮，无有寒热，此外因之 也。荆芥味辛性温，整肃经
脉，故内因之寒热鼠 ，外因之瘰 生疮，皆可治也。其臭芳香，故破结聚之气。破结聚，
则瘀血自下矣。阳明之上，燥气主之，故除湿。
气味辛平，无毒。主治伤寒烦热，淋沥邪气，疝瘕，喉痹，乳难，金疮风痉。
（贝母《尔雅》名 ，《国风》名虻。河中、荆襄、江南皆有，唯川蜀出者为佳，其子
在根下，内心外瓣，其色黄白，如聚贝子，故名贝母。）
贝母川产者味甘淡，土产者味苦辛。《本经》气味辛平，合根苗而言也。根形象肺，色
白味
辛，生于西川，清补肺金之药也。主治伤寒烦热者，寒邪在胸，则为烦为热。贝母清肺，故
胸中之烦热可治也。淋沥邪气者，邪入膀胱，不能随太阳而出于肤表。则小便淋沥。贝母通
肺气于皮毛，故淋沥邪气可治也。疝瘕乃肝木受病。治疝瘕，金能平木也。喉痹乃肺窍内闭
，治喉痹，通肺气也。乳难乃阳明津汁不通。金疮风 ，乃阳明经脉受伤，贝母色白味辛，
禀阳明秋金之气，内开郁结，外达皮肤故皆治之。
气味辛、温，无毒。主治寒热往来及鼠瘘（颈部淋巴结结核），瘰疬（颈部肿块）生疮，破除积聚之气，下行瘀血，祛除湿疸。
（荆芥在《神农本草经》中名为假苏，因其辛香类似紫苏而得名。它各地都有生长，原本是野生植物，现在多为人工栽种。二月播种种子后生出幼苗，气味辛香可以食用。茎呈方形，叶片细小，颜色为淡黄绿色。八月开出小花，花序呈穗状并结成果房，形状像紫苏。果房内有细小的种子，呈黄赤色。现在采集药材时，通常将茎、叶、花穗和种子全部采收使用。）
荆芥味辛，性温，气味芳香，禀受阳明金土之气，是能够整肃经脉的药物。寒热往来和鼠瘘，是水脏（肾）的毒邪，向上出于经脉，表现为寒或热的症状。病根在于水脏，所以称为鼠；经脉空虚，所以形成瘰疬，这是内因导致的病变。瘰疬生疮，是寒邪客居在脉中，导致血气留滞，凝结成块并生疮，没有明显的寒热症状，这是外因导致的病变。荆芥味辛性温，能整肃经脉，所以内因引起的寒热鼠瘘和外因引起的瘰疬生疮，都可以治疗。其气味芳香，所以能破除结聚之气。破除了结聚，瘀血自然下行。阳明经的上部由燥气主司，所以能祛除湿气。
气味辛、平，无毒。主治伤寒引起的烦热，淋沥不尽及邪气，疝气和癥瘕（腹内结块），喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞），乳汁不通，金创（金属利器造成的创伤）及风痉（惊风痉挛）。
（贝母在《尔雅》中名为夙，在《诗经·国风》中名为虻。黄河中游、荆襄地区、江南等地都有出产，只有川蜀产的质量最佳。它的种子长在根部下面，内部实心外部有瓣，颜色黄白，像聚集在一起的贝壳，所以名叫贝母。）
四川产的贝母味甘淡，本地产的贝母味苦辛。《神农本草经》记载其气味辛平，是结合根和苗而言的。根部形状像肺，颜色白味道辛，产于西川，是清补肺金的药物。主治伤寒烦热，是因为寒邪停留在胸中，导致心烦发热。贝母能清肺，所以胸中的烦热可以得到治疗。淋沥邪气，是指邪气进入膀胱，不能随着太阳经的气化作用排出体表，从而导致小便淋沥不畅。贝母能通过通调肺气于皮毛，所以淋沥邪气可以得到治疗。疝气和癥瘕是肝木受病。治疗疝气和癥瘕，是利用金能克木（平抑肝木）的原理。喉痹是肺窍内部闭塞，治疗喉痹，是为了通调肺气。乳汁不通是阳明经的津液汁浆运行不畅。金创和风痉，是阳明经脉受到损伤。贝母颜色白味道辛，禀受阳明秋金之气，内能开通郁结，外能通达皮肤，所以都能治疗。
The flavor is pungent and the nature is warm; it is non-toxic. It treats alternating chills and fever, shu lou (scrofula/cervical lymph node tuberculosis), lu li (cervical masses) with sores, breaks up accumulated qi, descends stasis blood, and removes damp jaundice.
(Jingjie [Schizonepetae Herba], known as Jiasu in *Shennong Bencao Jing* because its pungent aroma resembles Perilla, grows everywhere. Originally wild, it is now mostly cultivated. Seeds are sown in February to produce seedlings; they have a pungent aroma and are edible. The stem is square, leaves are slender, color pale yellow-green. Small flowers bloom in August, forming spikes and capsules resembling Perilla. Inside the capsules are fine seeds, yellowish-red. Currently harvested materials include stems, leaves, flower spikes, and seeds collectively.)
Jingjie has a pungent flavor and warm nature with an aromatic odor. It inherits the Qi of Yangming Metal and Earth, serving as a herb that rectifies and regulates the meridians. Alternating chills and fever and shu lou stem from toxicity in the Water Zang (Kidney), emerging upward into the meridians, manifesting as cold or heat. Since the root lies in the Water Zang, it is called "shu" (rat); since the meridians are empty, it forms "lu li," representing internal etiology. Lu li with sores results from cold pathogens lodging in the meridians, causing stagnation of Qi and blood, leading to nodules and sores without obvious chills or fever, representing external etiology. Jingjie’s pungent and warm nature rectifies the meridians; thus, it treats both internal causes (chills, fever, shu lou) and external causes (lu li with sores). Its aromatic odor breaks up accumulated Qi. Breaking up accumulation allows stasis blood to descend naturally. The upper part of the Yangming meridian is governed by Dryness Qi; therefore, it removes dampness.
The flavor is pungent and the nature is neutral; it is non-toxic. It treats vexatious heat due to Shanghan (cold damage), dribbling dysuria and pathogenic factors, hernia and zhijia (abdominal masses), hou bi (sore throat/obstruction), difficulty in lactation, and wind spasms due to metal wounds.
(Beimu [Fritillariae Bulbus], known as Su in *Erya* and Meng in *Shijing*, is found in the middle Yellow River region, Jingxiang, and Jiangnan, but those from Sichuan-Shu are superior. The bulb is located under the root, solid inside with outer scales, yellowish-white in color, resembling clustered shells, hence the name Beimu.)
Beimu produced in Sichuan has a sweet and bland flavor, while locally produced Beimu has a bitter and pungent flavor. *Shennong Bencao Jing* describes its flavor as pungent and neutral, referring to both root and aerial parts. The root resembles the Lung in shape, is white in color and pungent in taste, grows in Western Sichuan, and is a herb that clears and tonifies Lung Metal. It treats vexatious heat from Shanghan because cold pathogens in the chest cause vexation and heat. Beimu clears the Lung, thus treating chest vexation and heat. Dribbling dysuria occurs when pathogens enter the Bladder and cannot exit via the skin surface through Taiyang transformation. Beimu connects Lung Qi to the skin and hair, thus treating dribbling dysuria. Hernia and zhijia involve pathology of Liver Wood. Treating them utilizes Metal to control Wood. Hou bi involves closure of the Lung orifice; treatment aims to unblock Lung Qi. Difficulty in lactation involves obstruction of fluids in the Yangming meridian. Wind spasms from metal wounds involve injury to the Yangming meridian. Beimu is white and pungent, inheriting the Autumn Metal Qi of Yangming; internally it opens depression and accumulation, externally it reaches the skin, thereby treating all these conditions.