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味甘、辛，气平。无毒。近道俱有，干州（属陕西）独佳。屋边者为宜，冢上者切忌。
霜后采实，去壳取仁。先以醇酒浸曝干，次取黄精汁和煮。执筋连搅，汁尽才休。研细成霜
，入剂方效。畏羊菊曲面诸石，（羊蹄根、菊花、神曲、白面、一切石。）使蛎瓜子桂皮。聪
耳目，却风寒湿痹止疼；益气血，去恍惚虚损敛汗。治肾冷腰冷并膀胱冷脓宿水，润肾燥体
燥
增寿耐老。侧柏叶苦涩，
翠扁者采收。务向月令建方，（春采东，夏采南，秋冬仿此。）才得节候生气。即止吐衄崩痢，
重生发鬓须眉。为燥湿仙
丹，系补阴要药。若合黄连煎服，小儿虫痢立痊。白皮烧灰，敷火灼烂疮，长毛发亦
验；枝节酿酒，主历节
风痹，疗 疥尤
灵。（凡患疥疮癞疮及牛马畜产有疥。并烧敷二三次，无不愈。）
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味苦、微辛，气寒。阴中之阳，降也。无毒。树尚蜀产，皮宜夏收。择内黄紧浓为忧，
去外褐粗糙才制。先渍蜜水，
日际曝干。次涂蜜糖，火边炙燥。恶干漆，治三焦。二制则治上焦，单制则治中焦，不制则
治下焦也。乃足少阴本药，
又足太阳引经。加黄耆汤中，使足膝气力涌出，痿蹙即差；和苍术散内，（即二妙散。）俾下
焦湿热散行，肿胀易退。佐
泽泻利小便赤涩，配细辛擦舌颊红疮。（一方同青黛研细，入冰片少许，擦之亦效。）安虚哕
蛔虫，泻隐伏龙火。解消渴，
除骨蒸。补肾强阴，洗肝明目。肠风连下血者立效，热痢先见
膀胱中结热。女人带漏，亦
可治之。根名檀桓，如苓结块。疗心腹百病，主长生神仙。不渴不饥，安魂定魄。
（谟）按∶《内经》云∶肾苦燥，故肾停湿也。活人解毒汤，用黄 、黄连、黄芩、栀
子，
盖栀子、黄芩入肺，黄连入心，黄 入肾，燥湿所归，各随其类而然也。上下内外
，并可治之。积热门中，诚为要药。至今医家，气虚用四君子，血虚用四物，有痰用二陈，
有热用解毒，故常宗述而不易焉。
味甘、辛，气平。无毒。各地都有，但干州（属陕西）出产的特别优良。生长在屋檐下的最为适宜，长在坟墓上的切忌使用。
霜降后采集果实，去掉外壳取仁。先用优质酒浸泡，晒干，再取黄精汁一起煮。用力搅拌直到汁液被吸尽才停止。研成细粉如霜状，入药方才有效。
畏忌羊蹄根、菊花、神曲、白面及各类石头。（羊蹄根、菊花、神曲、白面、一切石。）可与牡蛎、瓜子、桂皮同用。能聪耳明目，驱除风寒湿痹并止痛；补益气血，消除恍惚虚损并止汗。治疗肾冷、腰冷以及膀胱冷、脓液和停积的水饮，滋润肾燥和身体干燥，增加寿命，延缓衰老。
侧柏叶味苦、涩，以翠绿扁片者为佳采收。务必按照月令节气的方法进行（春天采东边的，夏天采南边的，秋冬以此类推），才能获取节候的生气。即能止吐血、衄血、崩漏、痢疾，促进头发、眉毛、胡须再生。是燥湿的仙丹，属于补阴的重要药物。如果配合黄连煎服，小儿虫痢立刻痊愈。白皮烧成灰，敷治火烧烫伤溃烂的疮口，促进毛发生长也有效；枝节酿酒，主治历节风痹，治疗疥疮尤其灵验。（凡是患有疥疮、癞疮以及牛马牲畜有疥的，都烧成灰敷用二三次，没有不愈的。）
商州黄芩
味苦、微辛，气寒。阴中之阳，性降。无毒。树木多产于蜀地，树皮适宜在夏季采收。选择内部黄色、紧实浓密的为上品，去除外部褐色粗糙的部分才制作。先浸泡在蜜水中，傍晚时晒干。再涂抹蜜糖，在火边烤燥。
恶忌干漆，主治三焦。两种炮制方法则治上焦，单一炮制则治中焦，不炮制则治下焦。乃是足少阴肾经的本药，又是足太阳膀胱经的引经药。加入黄芪汤中，能使足膝的气力涌出，痿证即刻好转；与苍术散内服（即二妙散），使下焦湿热消散运行，肿胀容易消退。佐以泽泻利小便赤涩，配伍细辛擦拭舌颊红疮。（一方连同青黛研细，加入少许冰片，擦拭也有效。）安定虚哕蛔虫，泻除隐伏的龙火。消除消渴，清除骨蒸。补肾强阴，洗肝明目。肠风导致连续下血的立刻见效，热痢先见膀胱中结热。妇女带下漏下，也可以治疗。根名檀桓，像茯苓一样结成块状。治疗心腹各种疾病，主司长生神仙。不渴不饥，安魂定魄。
（陈嘉谟）按语：《内经》说：肾苦燥，所以肾会停湿。活人解毒汤，用黄芩、黄连、黄芩、栀子，大概因为栀子、黄芩入肺，黄连入心，黄芩入肾，燥湿所归之处，各自随着其类别而如此。上下内外，都可以治疗。积聚热邪在中焦，确实是重要药物。至今医家，气虚用四君子汤，血虚用四物汤，有痰用二陈汤，有热用解毒汤，所以常常遵循并加以阐述而不改变。
Bai Shi (Biota Seed)
Taste: Sweet, Pungent. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Available in many regions, but those from Ganzhou (in Shaanxi Province) are particularly excellent. Those growing under eaves are most suitable; those on tombs must be strictly avoided.
Harvest the fruits after frost, remove the shells to obtain the kernels. First, soak them in fine wine and sun-dry them. Then, take the juice of Polygonatum sibiricum (Huangjing) and boil together. Stir vigorously until the liquid is completely absorbed, then stop. Grind into a fine powder resembling frost; only then is it effective when added to prescriptions.
It is incompatible with roots of Rumex crispus (Yangti), Chrysanthemum morifolium (Juhua), Medicated Leaven (Shenqu), white flour, and all kinds of stones. It is compatible with Ostrea shell (Lizhi), melon seeds, and Cinnamon twig (Guipi). It improves hearing and vision, dispels wind-cold-dampness bi-syndrome and stops pain; tonifies qi and blood, eliminates mental confusion and deficiency consumptive diseases, and arrests sweating. It treats coldness of the kidney, waist, and bladder, as well as pus and retained water. It moistens dryness of the kidney and body, increases longevity, and delays aging.
Ce Bai Ye (Biota Leaf) tastes bitter and astringent; the emerald-green, flat leaves are preferred for harvest. One must follow the seasonal regulations for harvesting (harvest from the east in spring, south in summer, and similarly in autumn and winter) to capture the vital energy of the seasons. It stops vomiting, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, and dysentery; promotes the regrowth of hair, eyebrows, and beard. It is an immortal pill for drying dampness and is an essential herb for nourishing yin. If decocted and taken with Coptis chinensis (Huanglian), pediatric intestinal parasitic dysentery will recover immediately. The white bark, when burned to ash, applied topically heals burns and scalds with ulceration and promotes hair growth; infusing the branches and joints in wine treats generalized joint wind-bi syndrome and cures scabies especially effectively. (For any cases of scabies, leprosy-like sores, or scabies in cattle and horses, burning the material to ash and applying it two or three times ensures recovery.)
Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root)
Shangzhou Huang Qin
Taste: Bitter, slightly pungent. Nature: Cold. Yang within Yin, descending in action. Non-toxic. The trees are mainly produced in Shu (Sichuan); the bark is best harvested in summer. Select the inner part that is yellow, tight, and dense as the premium grade; remove the outer brown, rough part before processing. First, soak in honey water and sun-dry at dusk. Then, coat with honey and roast near fire until dry.
It is incompatible with dried lacquer (Ganqi) and treats the San Jiao (Triple Burner). Two processing methods treat the Upper Jiao; single processing treats the Middle Jiao; unprocessed root treats the Lower Jiao. It is the principal herb of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and also a guiding herb for the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Added to Astragalus Decoction (Huangqi Tang), it causes qi and strength to surge in the feet and knees, rapidly improving flaccidity syndromes (Wei Ju); combined with Atractylodes Powder (Cangzhu San, i.e., Er Miao San), it disperses and moves damp-heat in the Lower Jiao, making swelling easy to recede. Assisted by Alisma orientale (Zexie), it promotes urination for red and difficult urine; paired with Asarum (Xixin), it rubs red sores on the tongue and cheeks. (Another formula grinds it finely with Indigo naturalis (Qingdai) and adds a small amount of borneol (Bingpian); rubbing this is also effective.) It stabilizes deficiency retching and roundworms, drains latent dragon-fire. It resolves thirst (Xiao Ke), removes bone-steaming fever. Tonifies the kidney and strengthens yin, cleanses the liver and brightens the eyes. It is immediately effective for wind-intestinal bleeding with continuous hematochezia, and for heat-dysentery presenting first with heat accumulation in the bladder. It can also treat leukorrhea and dripping in women. The root is named Tan Huan, forming lumps like Poria cocos (Fuling). It treats various heart and abdominal diseases, governs longevity and immortality. When one is neither thirsty nor hungry, it calms the soul and stabilizes the spirit.
(Chen Jiamo) Commentary: The *Neijing* states: "The Kidney dislikes dryness, therefore dampness accumulates in the Kidney." Huoren Jiedu Tang uses Scutellaria baicalensis (Huangqin), Coptis chinensis (Huanglian), Scutellaria baicalensis (Huangqin - *note: text repeats Huangqin here, likely referring to specific parts or varieties, but standard interpretation involves Huangqin, Huanglian, Huangbai/Zhizi*), and Gardenia jasminoides (Zhizi). This is because Zhizi and Huangqin enter the Lung, Huanglian enters the Heart, and Huangqin enters the Kidney; the destination of drying dampness follows their respective categories. It can treat conditions above, below, inside, and outside. For heat accumulation in the middle jiao, it is indeed a crucial herb. To this day, physicians use Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) for qi deficiency, Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) for blood deficiency, Er Chen Tang (Two Aged Ingredients Decoction) for phlegm, and Jiedu Tang (Detoxification Decoction) for heat; thus, they often adhere to these formulas without change.