味甘，性寒，无毒。入肺、胃二经。
清肺胃火，生津止渴。治肺痈，除呕哕。胸中烦热，鲜者煎尝。牙疳腐烂，生饮其汁。
入太阳、阳明，清热下降，故主治如上。
芦芽，能解河 毒。按霍乱呕吐，由于寒者勿服。
味甘，性平，无毒。入肺、胃、肝三经。
通经络，行血脉。去风化痰、凉血解毒。风热袭络，项僵头木。喉闭龈肿， 腮时毒。
肠风
痔漏，下血危笃。乳汁不通，烧研酒服。
鲜丝瓜叶，可捣敷天泡疮。若和入碧玉散（即六一散加青黛）更妙。
丝瓜藤治鼻病，丝瓜作食疗、另列专条。
味甘，苦，性平，无毒。入肺、胃、脾、大肠四经。青色者佳，忌火。
解百毒，宣肌腠。辟疫瘴，止喉疼。头痛齿痛，口疮斑疹。散阳明风邪，升胃中清气。
禀极清之气而升，得阳气之全者也。故宣腠辟邪。头、喉、口齿皆在高巅之上，风邪、
斑疹
皆在清阳之分，总获其升清之益。凡气虚下陷，如泻痢崩淋，脱肛遗浊，须其升提，虚人之
气，升少降多。内经曰∶“阴精所奉其人寿，阳精所降其人天”。东垣取入补中汤，独窥其
微矣。
升麻属阳性升，凡吐血、鼻衄、咳嗽多痰、阴虚火动，气逆呕吐、怔忡癫狂，切勿
误投
。
味甘，性平，无毒。入心包、肝二经。
生用破瘀消肿，炒用补血止血，医血气心腹痛，外治涂耳与舌。舌胀满口，重舌生疮。
以此
频掺，平复如常。
此与五灵脂同行，名失笑散。乃应急之名方。
味甘，性寒，无毒。入肺、胃二经。
清肺胃火，生津止渴。治肺痈（肺部化脓性疾病），除呕哕（呕吐呃逆）。胸中烦热，鲜者煎尝。牙疳腐烂（牙龈溃烂坏死），生饮其汁。
入太阳、阳明，清热下降，故主治如上。
芦芽，能解河 毒。按霍乱呕吐，由于寒者勿服。
味甘，性平，无毒。入肺、胃、肝三经。
通经络，行血脉。去风化痰、凉血解毒。风热袭络，项僵头木。喉闭龈肿， 腮时毒。
肠风
痔漏，下血危笃。乳汁不通，烧研酒服。
鲜丝瓜叶，可捣敷天泡疮。若和入碧玉散（即六一散加青黛）更妙。
丝瓜藤治鼻病，丝瓜作食疗、另列专条。
味甘，苦，性平，无毒。入肺、胃、脾、大肠四经。青色者佳，忌火。
解百毒，宣肌腠。辟疫瘴，止喉疼。头痛齿痛，口疮斑疹。散阳明风邪，升胃中清气。
禀极清之气而升，得阳气之全者也。故宣腠辟邪。头、喉、口齿皆在高巅之上，风邪、
斑疹
皆在清阳之分，总获其升清之益。凡气虚下陷，如泻痢崩淋，脱肛遗浊，须其升提，虚人之
气，升少降多。内经曰∶“阴精所奉其人寿，阳精所降其人天”。东垣取入补中汤，独窥其
微矣。
升麻属阳性升，凡吐血、鼻衄、咳嗽多痰、阴虚火动，气逆呕吐、怔忡癫狂，切勿
误投
。
味甘，性平，无毒。入心包、肝二经。
生用破瘀消肿，炒用补血止血，医血气心腹痛，外治涂耳与舌。舌胀满口，重舌生疮。
以此
频掺，平复如常。
此与五灵脂同行，名失笑散。乃应急之名方。
Taste is sweet, nature is cold, non-toxic. Enters the Lung and Stomach meridians.
Clears Lung and Stomach Fire (Heat in the Lung and Stomach organs), generates fluids and relieves thirst. Treats Fei Yong (Lung Abscess), eliminates vomiting and hiccups. For heat and irritability in the chest, decoct fresh roots for consumption. For Ya Gan Rot (Noma/Gangrenous Gingivitis with tissue necrosis), drink the raw juice.
Enters the Taiyang (Greater Yang) and Yangming (Yang Brightness) meridians, clears heat and directs fire downward; thus it treats the conditions mentioned above.
Lu Ya (Reed Shoot) can resolve He Du (River Poison/Toxin). Note: For Huo Luan (Cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and diarrhea) due to Cold, do not use.
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver meridians.
Unblocks collaterals, promotes blood circulation. Dispels Wind, resolves phlegm, cools Blood, and detoxifies. For Feng Re Xi Luo (Wind-Heat invading collaterals) causing stiff neck and numb head. For Hou Bi (Throat Closure/Acute Epiglottitis) with swollen gums, and Ying Shi Du (Mumps/Seasonal Toxins).
Chang Feng (Intestinal Wind/Bleeding Hemorrhoids), Zhi Lou (Hemorrhoidal Fistula), severe lower GI bleeding. For blocked lactation, burn, powder, and take with wine.
Fresh Si Gua Ye (Luffa Leaf) can be crushed and applied topically for Tian Pao Chuang (Bullous Impetigo). If mixed with Bi Yu San (Jade Powder, i.e., Liu Yi San plus Qing Dai), it is even better.
Si Gua Teng (Luffa Vine) treats nasal diseases; Si Gua (Luffa Fruit) as food therapy is listed separately.
Taste is sweet and bitter, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, Spleen, and Large Intestine meridians. Green ones are preferred; avoid fire processing.
Resolves hundred toxins, ventilates muscle and interstices. Expels epidemic miasma, relieves sore throat. For headache and toothache, mouth ulcers and maculopapular rashes. Disperses Yangming Wind pathogen, raises clear Qi from the Stomach.
Endowed with extremely pure Qi that ascends, possessing the completeness of Yang Qi. Thus it ventilates the interstices and repels pathogens. The head, throat, and teeth are all located at the highest peak; Wind pathogens and maculopapular rashes all occur in the region of Clear Yang, ultimately benefiting from its ability to raise Clear Qi. In cases of Qi deficiency with sinking, such as dysentery, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding, rectal prolapse, and turbid urine, its ascending and lifting properties are required. For deficient persons, Qi ascends little and descends much. The Nei Jing states: "Those whose Yin Essence is upheld live long; those whose Yang Essence descends die young." Dong Yuan incorporated it into Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, uniquely perceiving its subtlety.
Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) belongs to the category of Yang-nature ascending herbs. In cases of hematemesis, epistaxis, cough with excessive phlegm, Yin deficiency with Fire hyperactivity, rebellious Qi with vomiting, palpitations, mania, and madness, it must never be mistakenly administered.
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Pericardium and Liver meridians.
Used raw to break stasis and reduce swelling; stir-fried to tonify Blood and stop bleeding. Treats Xue Qi Xin Fu Tong (Blood-Qi pain in the heart and abdomen); externally applied to ears and tongue. For swollen tongue filling the mouth, Chong She Sheng Chuang (Double Tongue with Ulcers).
Sprinkle this frequently, and it will return to normal.
When used together with Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopteri Dung), it is named Shi Xiao San (Laughing Out of Pain Powder). It is a famous emergency formula.