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味酸，气温，大热。有毒。乃矾石液，出泰山中。如鸡雏，初出壳者为真；以火熔
，倾水浸过可饵。畏细辛飞廉铁，使曾青石亭脂。体系至阳之精，能化五金奇物。状兴阳道
，若下焦虚冷，元阳将绝者殊功；禁止寒泻，或脾胃衰微，垂命欲死者立效。中病便已，过
剂不宜。塞痔血，杀疥虫，坚筋骨，除头秃。去心腹 癖，却脚漆冷疼。仍除格拒之寒，亦
有将军之号。盖因功能破邪归正，返滞还清，挺出阳精，化阴魄而生魂也。
（谟）按∶硫黄性热，每用治其格拒之寒。倘或此证兼有伏阳在内，须加阴药为佐才妙
也。古
方太白丹、来复丹，各有硝石之类。是皆至阳，佐以至阴，正合宜尔。若无伏阳，
单患阴证，此又不必例拘，惟在用其阳药也。
第三卷大黄款后 （谟）按宜参看。
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味苦、辛、甘，气平、寒。无毒。一云大温有毒。生武都 煌山阳，名曰雄也。得大
块三五两，重价类金焉。嗅之臭气不闻，赤如鸡冠明澈，此为上品。擂细水飞，作散为丸，
任
凭酒服。（炼服飞入人脑中。）年深月久，轻身神仙。出路佩之，鬼神不近。有孕带者，转女
成男。又可点红铜成金，甚为丹灶家所重。（一说∶雄黄千年化为黄金。又云∶雄黄以草药
伏
住者，炼成汁，胎色不移，若将制成药成汁并添得者，上可服饵，中可点铜成金，下可变银
成金也。）坚顽作气，（此名臭黄，不宜服饵。）只治疮疡。辟精魅鬼邪，杀蛇虺虫毒。去鼻
中息肉，破骨绝筋。除鼠 痔疽，积聚 癖。误中毒者，防己解之。
石硫黄
土硫黄
味酸，气温，大热。有毒。它是矾石的液汁，出产于泰山之中。像小鸡雏刚出壳的样子是真品；用火熔化后，倾入水中浸泡过即可服用。它畏惧细辛、飞廉和铁，能使用曾青和石亭脂。它属于至阳之精，能够炼化五金等奇异物质。其状似兴阳之道，若下焦虚冷，元阳即将断绝者，有殊效；能制止寒性腹泻，若是脾胃衰微，生命垂危者，立见功效。中病即止，过量不宜。可塞治痔血，杀灭疥虫，坚固筋骨，去除头部脱发。消除心腹部的痞块，缓解脚膝冷痛。仍能祛除格拒之寒，也有“将军”的称号。大概因为它的功能在于破除邪气归于正气，使停滞转为清朗，挺出阳精，化解阴魄而生成魂魄。
（陈嘉谟）按语：硫黄性热，常用于治疗格拒之寒。倘若此证兼有伏阳在内，必须加入阴药作为佐使才妙。古方太白丹、来复丹，各自含有硝石之类。这些都是至阳之药，佐以至阴之药，正合适宜。如果没有伏阳，单纯患阴证，这又不必拘泥成例，只需用阳药即可。
第三卷大黄款后 （陈嘉谟）按语宜参看。
味苦、辛、甘，气平、寒。无毒。一说大温有毒。产于武都郡的煌山南面，名为雄。得到大块三五两重，价值类似黄金。闻起来没有臭气，颜色红如鸡冠且明澈，这是上品。研磨细碎后水飞，制成散剂或丸剂，任凭用酒送服。（炼制服用可飞入人脑中。）年深月久，身体轻健如神仙。出行佩戴它，鬼神不近。孕妇佩戴，可使女胎转男胎。又可点化红铜变成黄金，非常受炼丹家重视。（一说：雄黄千年化为黄金。又说：雄黄被草药压制住的，炼成汁液，胎色不变，如果将其制成药成汁并添加所得之物，上可服用，中可点铜成金，下可变银成金也。）坚硬顽固之气，（这种名叫臭黄，不宜服用。）只治疗疮疡。辟除精魅鬼邪，杀灭蛇虺虫毒。去除鼻中息肉，破坏骨骼筋脉。消除鼠瘘、痔疽、积聚、痞块。误中毒者，防己可以解之。
Shi Liuhuang (Stone Sulfur)
Tu Liuhuang (Earth Sulfur)
Acidic in taste, warm in nature, extremely hot. Toxic. It is the liquid residue of alum, originating from Mount Tai. The genuine product resembles a chick just hatched from its shell; after melting with fire and soaking in water, it can be ingested. It is incompatible with Xixin (Asarum), Feilian (Leontopodium), and iron, but is compatible with Cengqing (Azurite) and Shitingzhi (Litharge). It belongs to the essence of extreme Yang, capable of refining the "five metals" and other strange substances. Its form resembles the promotion of sexual function; for conditions of deficiency-cold in the lower jiao where primal Yang is about to perish, it shows remarkable efficacy; it can stop cold-type diarrhea, and for those with declining spleen and stomach function facing death, it produces immediate results. Cease use once the disease is cured; overdose is inadvisable. It can treat hemorrhoids by packing, kill scabies mites, strengthen bones and tendons, and cure alopecia. It removes epigastric and abdominal masses (Pi-Block), and relieves cold pain in the legs and knees. It also eliminates rejection-type cold and bears the title of "General." This is because its function is to break evil and return to righteousness, transform stagnation into clarity, bring forth Yang essence, resolve Yin soul, and generate Hun (Ethereal Soul).
(Chen Jiamo) Commentary: Sulfur is hot in nature and is often used to treat rejection-type cold. If this condition is accompanied by latent Yang within, it is essential to add Yin herbs as assistants for optimal effect. Ancient formulas such as Taibai Dan and Laifu Dan each contain substances like Nixiao (Potassium Nitrate). These are all extreme Yang agents assisted by extreme Yin agents, which is precisely appropriate. If there is no latent Yang and only a Yin syndrome exists, one need not be bound by rigid rules; simply using Yang herbs suffices.
Refer to the commentary following the entry for Dahuang (Rhubarb) in Volume 3.
Xionghuang Diagram 1
Xionghuang Diagram 2
Bitter, pungent, and sweet in taste; neutral and cold in nature. Non-toxic. Some say it is extremely hot and toxic. It grows on the south slope of Huangshan in Wudu Commandery, named "Xiong" (Male). Large chunks weighing three to five taels are highly valued, comparable to gold. It has no offensive odor when smelled; if red like a rooster's comb and clear/translucent, it is considered top-grade. Grind finely and process by water flotation (Fei), then make into powders or pills, taken freely with wine. (Refined ingestion is said to allow it to enter the human brain.) With long-term use over years, one becomes light-bodied and immortal-like. Carrying it during travel keeps ghosts and spirits away. Pregnant women wearing it can change a female fetus to male. It can also transmute red copper into gold, highly prized by alchemists. (One theory states: Xionghuang turns into gold after a thousand years. Another says: Xionghuang suppressed by medicinal herbs, when refined into juice, retains its fetal color; if prepared into medicinal juice and added to, it can be ingested at the upper level, transmute copper to gold at the middle level, and turn silver to gold at the lower level.) For hard and stubborn Qi accumulation (this is called Chouhuang and should not be ingested); it only treats sores and ulcers. It repels demonic influences and ghostly evils, kills snake and insect venom. It removes nasal polyps, breaks bones and severs tendons. It eliminates rat-fistula, hemorrhoids, carbuncles, accumulations, and masses. For accidental poisoning, Fangji (Stephania Root) can detoxify it.