甘,寒,无毒。散血止痛。
肠风下血,经霜茄子烧末,每酒下二钱。(验方第一。)
久患下血,老茄子三枚,湿纸包煨熟,以酒沃之,封闭三日取饮。(第二。)
磕扑青肿,切片煨末,酒下二钱,神效。(第三。)
热毒疮肿,用一枚,切去二分,去瓤二分,似罐子形,合疮上即消也。如已生脓,再用
取瘥。(第四。)
虫牙痛,烧末搽之。(第五。)
一切牙痛,茄花干之,烧末敷之立止。(第六。)
血淋痛,陈茄叶为末,每酒下二钱。(第七。)
肠风下血,同上,米饮下。(第八。)
久痢不止,茄根烧末,榴皮为末,沙糖水下。(第九。)
牙痛取牙,茄科以马尿浸三日,晒炒为末,用药点牙即落。(第十。)
夏月趾肿不能行,茄根日日煎洗。(十一。)
苦,寒,有小毒。逐水通尿。消水肿浮肿,疗鼻塞黄胆。消诸痈疽,兼疗恶疮。
黄胆肿满,取瓤如枣许,以童尿浸一时。取酸枣大,纳两鼻中,深吸气,黄水出愈。(验
方
第一。)
急黄病,苦瓠一枚,开孔,以水煮之,搅取汁,滴入鼻,取黄水愈。(第二。)
水肿腹满,头面洪大。取瓤捻丸如豆大,以面包煮一沸,空心服七枚,午时当出水,忌
咸物
百日。又方取瓤炒末,每日粥服。(第三。)
通身水肿,取瓤膜炒二两,葶苈子五分,捣丸豆大,每五丸,日三。又同大枣丸服,每
三丸。
又小鲜瓠拧子,水煎发汗。(第四。)
石水腹肿四肢瘦,同杏仁炒,丸豆大,每十丸,日三。(第五。)
水蛊洪肿,用瓤一枚,水煎至可丸,如豆大,每米饮下十丸。(第六。)
尿闭肿急,用子三十粒,土狗三个,炒末冷水下。(第七。)
风痰头痛,取膜汁,以苇管灌鼻,气冲脑门,出恶涎即愈。干者浸汁亦效。以子为末吹
入亦效。(第八。)
赤崩白崩,陈瓢、莲房同炒末,每水下二钱。(第九。)
汤火伤,陈瓢烧灰敷之。(第十。)
【黄茄子根及茎叶】
味甘,性寒,无毒。具有散瘀消肿的功效。可用于清洗冻疮引起的皮肤皲裂,治疗血淋和血痢。
【黄茄子】
味甘,性寒,无毒。具有散血止痛的功效。
治疗肠风下血:将经霜的茄子烧成炭末,每次用酒送服二钱。(验方第一。)
治疗长期患有的下血证:取老茄子三枚,用湿纸包裹后煨熟,浇上酒,密封三天后取汁饮用。(第二方。)
治疗跌打损伤导致的青紫肿胀:将茄子切片煨干研末,每次用酒送服二钱,效果显著。(第三方。)
治疗热毒疮肿:取一枚茄子,切去顶部二分,挖去内部瓤二分,使其形状似小罐子,扣在疮口上即可消退。如果已经化脓,再用此法可治愈。(第四方。)
治疗虫牙痛:将茄子烧成末外搽患处。(第五方。)
治疗各种牙痛:将茄花晒干,烧成末敷于患处,疼痛立即停止。(第六方。)
治疗血淋疼痛:取陈年的茄叶研成末,每次用酒送服二钱。(第七方。)
治疗肠风下血:同上法,改用米汤送服。(第八方。)
治疗久痢不止:取茄根烧成末,配合石榴皮末,用沙糖水送服。(第九方。)
治疗牙齿松动欲脱:取茄蒂(茄科),用马尿浸泡三天,晒干炒研成末,用药点涂牙齿,牙齿即脱落。(第十方。)
夏季脚趾肿胀无法行走:每日用茄根煎水清洗。(第十一例。)
【苦瓠子瓤】
味苦,性寒,有小毒。具有逐水通尿的功效。可消除水肿浮肿,治疗鼻塞、黄疸。可消除各种痈疽,兼治恶疮。
治疗黄疸伴身体肿胀:取瓤如枣核大小,用童子尿浸泡一个时辰。取出如酸枣大小,纳入两个鼻孔中,深吸气,流出黄水则痊愈。(验方第一。)
治疗急黄病:取苦瓠一枚,开孔,用水煮,搅拌取汁,滴入鼻中,流出黄水则痊愈。(第二方。)
治疗水肿腹满,头面部肿大:取瓤搓丸如豆大,用面包裹煮一沸,空腹服用七枚,午时当排出积水,忌食咸物百日。另一方法:取瓤炒成末,每日随粥服用。(第三方。)
治疗全身水肿:取瓤膜炒至二两,配伍葶苈子五分,捣碎制成如豆大的丸剂,每次五丸,每日三次。也可与大枣同制丸剂服用,每次三丸。又用小鲜瓠拧子,水煎以发汗。(第四方。)
治疗石水(腹部肿胀而四肢消瘦):与杏仁同炒,制成如豆大的丸剂,每次十丸,每日三次。(第五方。)
治疗水蛊(腹部巨大肿胀):取瓤一枚,水煎至可制成丸剂,如豆大,每次用米饮送服十丸。(第六方。)
治疗尿闭且肿胀急迫:取子三十粒,土狗三个,炒成末,用冷水送服。(第七方。)
治疗风痰头痛:取瓤膜之汁,用苇管灌入鼻中,气冲脑门,排出恶涎即愈。干燥者浸出汁液也有效。将种子研成末吹入鼻腔也有效。(第八方。)
治疗赤崩和白崩(妇科出血性疾病):取陈旧的瓢壳、莲房同炒成末,每次用水送服二钱。(第九方。)
治疗烫伤火伤:取陈旧的瓢壳烧成灰敷于患处。(第十方。)
[Root and Stems/Leaves of Yellow Eggplant]
Sweet, cold, non-toxic. Disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Used for washing frostbite-induced skin fissures; treats hematuria (blood in urine) and bloody dysentery.
[Yellow Eggplant]
Sweet, cold, non-toxic. Dispels blood and relieves pain.
For bleeding due to intestinal wind: Char the eggplant exposed to frost into powder, take 2 qian with wine per dose. (Verified Formula 1.)
For chronic lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Take three old eggplants, wrap in wet paper, bake until cooked, pour wine over them, seal tightly for three days, then drink the liquid. (Formula 2.)
For bruising and swelling from trauma: Slice the eggplant, bake until dry, grind into powder, take 2 qian with wine per dose; highly effective. (Formula 3.)
For heat-toxin carbuncles and swellings: Take one eggplant, cut off the top two fen, remove the pulp inside by two fen to form a jar-like shape, place it directly over the sore to resolve the swelling. If pus has already formed, use this method again to achieve cure. (Formula 4.)
For toothache caused by worms: Char the eggplant into powder and apply externally. (Formula 5.)
For all types of toothache: Dry eggplant flowers, char into powder, and apply to the affected area; pain stops immediately. (Formula 6.)
For painful hematuria: Grind aged eggplant leaves into powder, take 2 qian with wine per dose. (Formula 7.)
For bleeding due to intestinal wind: Same as above, but take with rice water. (Formula 8.)
For chronic dysentery that does not stop: Char eggplant root into powder, mix with powder of pomegranate peel, take with sugar water. (Formula 9.)
For loose teeth: Soak the eggplant stalk (pedicel) in horse urine for three days, sun-dry, stir-fry, and grind into powder; apply to the tooth to cause it to fall out. (Formula 10.)
For swollen toes in summer making walking impossible: Decoct eggplant root daily for washing. (Case 11.)
[Pulp of Bitter Bottle Gourd]
Bitter, cold, slightly toxic. Drains water and promotes urination. Reduces edema and general swelling; treats nasal congestion and jaundice. Resolves various abscesses and sores; also treats malignant ulcers.
For jaundice with swelling: Take pulp the size of a jujube pit, soak in child's urine for one shichen (two hours). Take an amount the size of a sour jujube, insert into both nostrils, inhale deeply; discharge of yellow fluid indicates cure. (Verified Formula 1.)
For acute jaundice: Take one bitter bottle gourd, make a hole, boil in water, stir and extract juice, drip into nostrils; discharge of yellow fluid indicates cure. (Formula 2.)
For edema with abdominal fullness and massive swelling of the head and face: Shape pulp into pills the size of beans, wrap in dough, boil once. Take seven pills on an empty stomach; water will be discharged at noon. Avoid salty foods for 100 days. Alternative method: Stir-fry pulp into powder, take daily with congee. (Formula 3.)
For generalized edema: Stir-fry 2 liang of pulp membrane, mix with 5 fen of Lepidium seed (Tinglizi), grind into bean-sized pills. Take five pills, three times daily. Alternatively, combine with large dates to make pills, take three pills per dose. Another method: Decoct young bitter gourd seeds in water to induce sweating. (Formula 4.)
For Shishui (abdominal swelling with emaciated limbs): Stir-fry with almond seeds, make bean-sized pills. Take ten pills, three times daily. (Formula 5.)
For Shuigu (hydrops with massive abdominal swelling): Take one portion of pulp, decoct in water until it can be formed into pills the size of beans. Take ten pills with rice water per dose. (Formula 6.)
For urinary retention with urgent swelling: Take 30 seeds and three ground beetles (Dog beetle/Tugou), stir-fry into powder, take with cold water. (Formula 7.)
For headache due to wind-phlegm: Extract juice from the pulp membrane, instill into the nose using a reed tube. When qi rushes to the brain gate and foul phlegm is discharged, the patient recovers. Dried material soaked to extract juice is also effective. Blowing seed powder into the nostrils is also effective. (Formula 8.)
For red and white leukorrhea/metrorrhagia: Stir-fry aged rind and lotus sepal together into powder. Take 2 qian with water per dose. (Formula 9.)
For burns and scalds: Char aged rind into ash and apply to the wound. (Formula 10.)