\r宁化 本\pj138.bmp\r
\r荆州 本\pj139.bmp\r
味辛、苦，气温。气浓味薄，升也，阳也，无毒。多产河东，亦生杭郡。春采根曝，
三十日成。因其根上苗下，状与禾 相同，故以 本为名尔。恶 茹，畏青葙。气力状雄，
风湿通用。止头痛巅顶上，散寒邪巨阳经。得白芷作面脂，同木香辟雾露。实以
鬼卿为誉，
主风流入四肢。
\r薄荷\pj140.bmp\r
味辛、苦，气温。气味俱薄，浮而升，阳也。无毒。又名鸡苏，各处俱种。姑苏龙脑
者第一，（龙脑地名，在苏州府，儒学前此处种者，气甚香窜，因而得名，古方有龙脑鸡苏
丸
，即此是也。）五月端午日采干。与薤作 相宜，和蜜炒饯益妙。入手厥阴包络，及手太阴
肺经。下气令胀满消弥，发汗俾关节通利。清六阳会首，驱诸热生风。退骨蒸解劳乏，善引
药入荣卫。乃因性喜上升，小儿风涎尤为要药。新病瘥者忌服，恐致虚汗亡阳。猫误食之，
即时昏醉，盖亦物相感尔。
\r香薷\pj141.bmp\r
（音柔） 味辛，气微温，无毒。三伏堪为菜蔬，两京亦每栽种。入药拯病，随处可收。
大叶者种优，陈年者效捷。主霍乱中脘绞痛，治伤暑小便涩难。散水肿有彻上彻下之功，肺
得之清化行热自下也。去口臭有拨浊回清之妙，脾得之郁火降气不上焉。解热除烦，调中温
胃。 又有一种名石香薷，延生临水附崖，叶细辛香弥甚。今多采此，拯治亦佳。
宁化产的藁本：
荆州产的藁本：
味道辛、苦，药性温。气味浓厚而滋味淡薄，作用趋势向上向外，属于阳，无毒。主要产于河东地区，杭州郡也有生长。春季采集根部并晾晒，三十天制成。因为其根在上苗在下，形状与禾苗相似，所以用“藁本”作为名字。害怕茹草（此处疑为衍文或特定禁忌，原文作“恶 茹”，通常藁本畏青葙子，此处保留原文语境），畏惧青葙子。气力雄壮，风湿病通用。能止住头顶部的头痛，疏散巨阳经（太阳经）的寒邪。配合白芷制作面部油脂，同木香一起使用可以辟除雾露湿气。实际上以“鬼卿”为美誉，主治风邪流入四肢。
薄荷：
味道辛、苦，药性温。气味都很淡薄，作用趋势浮升，属于阳。无毒。又名鸡苏，各地都有种植。苏州龙脑产地的质量第一。（龙脑是地名，在苏州府，儒学前面这个地方种植的，气味非常香烈窜透，因此得名，古方中有龙脑鸡苏丸，指的就是这种。）五月端午节采收并晒干。与薤白搭配烹饪适宜，和蜜炒制成果脯更加美妙。归入手厥阴心包经，以及手太阴肺经。下行气机使胀满消除，发汗让关节通利。清解六阳经汇聚于头部的热邪，驱散各种热邪引起的生风。退除骨蒸劳热，解除疲劳乏力，善于引导药物进入营卫系统。是因为其药性喜欢上升，对于小儿的风痰尤为重要。新病初愈者忌服，恐怕导致虚汗亡阳。猫误食后，会立即昏醉，这也是事物之间相互感应的结果。
香薷：
（读音柔）味道辛，药性微温，无毒。三伏天可以作为蔬菜食用，两京地区也常常栽种。入药治病，随处可收。大叶的品种优良，陈年的药效快捷。主治霍乱引起的中脘部绞痛，治疗伤暑引起的小便涩滞困难。消散水肿有彻上彻下的功效，肺得到它，清化功能行施，热气自然从下排出。去除口臭有拨开浊气恢复清明的妙处，脾得到它，郁结的火气下降，气不上逆。解热除烦，调和中焦，温暖胃腑。又有一种名叫石香薷，生长在延生临水附崖之处，叶子细小，辛香气味更加浓烈。现在多采集这种，救治疾病效果也很好。
Gao Ben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix) from Ninghua:
Gao Ben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix) from Jingzhou:
Taste is pungent and bitter, nature is warm. The qi is strong while the taste is light; it ascends and disperses, belonging to Yang, non-toxic. It is widely produced in Hedong, and also grows in Hangzhou. Harvested in spring, the roots are dried for thirty days to complete processing. Because its root is above and shoots below, resembling grain seedlings, it is named "Gao Ben" (Rhizome). It is incompatible with Ru (likely a textual error or specific taboo, often cited as fearing Qingxiangzi), and fears Qingxiangzi (Celosiae Semen). Its qi and force are vigorous, universally applicable for wind-dampness. It stops headache at the vertex, and disperses cold pathogens in the Taiyang Meridian (Greater Yang Channel). When combined with Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) to make facial grease, or used together with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) to ward off mist and dampness. It is actually praised as "Guiqing" (Ghost Minister), primarily treating wind pathogens flowing into the four limbs.
Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba):
Taste is pungent and bitter, nature is warm. Both its qi and taste are light; it floats and ascends, belonging to Yang. Non-toxic. Also known as Jisu (Chicken Su), it is cultivated everywhere. The variety from Longnao in Suzhou is considered the best. (Longnao is a place name in Suzhou Prefecture; those planted near the Confucian Temple there have a very fragrant and penetrating aroma, hence the name. Ancient formulas include Longnao Jisu Wan [Dragon Brain Chicken Su Pill], which refers to this.) It is harvested and dried on the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu) in May. It pairs well with Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus); stir-frying it with honey to make candied fruit is even better. It enters the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian and the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It directs qi downward to eliminate distension and fullness, and induces sweating to facilitate joint mobility. It clears heat at the convergence of the Six Yang meridians on the head, and drives out various heat-induced wind. It退 bone-steaming fever, relieves fatigue and weakness, and is good at guiding other herbs into the Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) levels. Due to its nature favoring ascent, it is a particularly important herb for pediatric wind-phlegm. It is contraindicated for patients recovering from acute illness, lest it cause deficiency sweating and loss of Yang. If cats accidentally ingest it, they become instantly dazed and drunk, which is due to mutual interaction between substances.
Xiangru (Moslae Herba):
(Pronounced 'Rou') Taste is pungent, nature is slightly warm, non-toxic. During the Sanfu (Dog Days) period, it can be eaten as a vegetable; it is also commonly planted in the two capitals. For medicinal use to save lives, it can be collected anywhere. Varieties with large leaves are superior, and aged ones act more quickly. It primarily treats colicky pain in the middle jiao caused by Huoluan (Cholera-like syndrome), and treats difficult, scanty urination caused by Summerheat injury. It dissipates edema with the effect of clearing both upper and lower parts; when the Lungs receive it, their clearifying and transforming functions operate, and heat naturally drains downward. It removes bad breath with the subtlety of dispelling turbidity and restoring clarity; when the Spleen receives it, stagnant fire descends, and qi does not rebel upward. It resolves heat, eliminates irritability, harmonizes the middle, and warms the Stomach. There is another type called Shixiangru (Rock Mosla), which grows near water and cliffs in Yansheng; its leaves are fine, and its pungent fragrance is even stronger. Nowadays, this type is mostly collected, and its therapeutic efficacy is also excellent.