\r金钟茵陈\pa123.bmp\r,味苦,性寒。利小便。疗胃中湿热,痰发黄、或眼仁发黄、
或周身发黄,消水肿。服后忌豆。
──丛本卷下
\r乌药\pa124.bmp\r,一名臭牡丹。味辛、苦,性温。消胸膈肚腹胀,下气,利小便,
消水肿,止气逆腹痛。
乌药花,治妇人红崩,点水酒煨服。
──丛本卷下
\r夏枯草\pa125.bmp\r,有白花夏枯、有益母夏枯。味辛、微苦,性寒。入肝经。治
肝热,除肝风、暴赤火眼,目珠夜胀痛。外障可用,内障不可用。开肝郁,行肝气。
(单方) 止牙齿疼痛,烧洗冻疮。盖因冬至发生,禀纯阳之气,至夏而枯,故名夏枯
草。
──务本卷二
\r接骨草\pa127.bmp\r,一名莲台夏枯草,又名毛叶夏枯,又名灯笼草。味苦,性温,
行十二经络。治筋骨痰火疼痛手足麻木不仁。祛周身游走之风,散瘰 手足痰核。治跌打损
伤,接骨。止脑漏、鼻渊效。包痰火红肿疼痛。
(单方) 治一女子两腿生核,形如桃李,红肿硬痛。
接骨草(三钱) 引点水酒服,五服后痊愈。至二年又发,加威灵仙 防风 虎掌草三
服而愈
(单方) 吴姓以此草治跌打损伤。红肿疼痛,不能落地。接骨草 苎麻根 蜂蜜 鸡
蛋清 大蓟 共五味, 捣烂包患处。一宿一次,三次痊愈。
日久肿疼,加生姜 葱头(三棵) 再包。
治痰火发时,或手足红肿疼痛。
接骨草(五钱) 鸡脚刺根(三钱) 土黄连(二钱) 共捣烂点酒包敷疼处三次,肿
消疼止后加苍耳 白芷 川芎 去黄连 鸡脚刺根 点水酒煎服三次。此二方屡经证验,惟
新病可用,久病不可用。
(单方) 治脑漏疼痛,鼻流黄涕腥臭。
接骨草(三钱) 增补加香 白芷 川芎 苍耳子 引点水酒服。
一人路遇狂风吹着,口歪眼斜,半身麻木疼,用之神效。
接骨草 防风 钩藤 胆南星 引点水酒、烧酒服,良效。
──丛本卷上
接骨草,气味辛、平,性温。此草行十二经络,治跌打损伤,骨碎筋断,酒下如神。或
左瘫右痪,四肢不仁。服之则愈。
──模板卷四
金钟茵陈,味苦,性寒。能通利小便。治疗胃中的湿热证,以及痰湿郁结导致的发黄、眼球发黄、或全身发黄,消除水肿。服用后忌食豆类。
──丛本卷下
乌药,又名臭牡丹。味辛、苦,性温。能消除胸膈及腹部胀满,降逆气,通利小便,消除水肿,止住因气逆引起的腹痛。
乌药花,用于治疗妇女血崩(红崩),用水酒煨熟后服用。
──丛本卷下
夏枯草,有白花夏枯和益母夏枯两种。味辛、微苦,性寒。归入肝经。治疗肝热,祛除肝风引起的暴发性赤眼(急性结膜炎)、夜间眼球胀痛。外障眼病可用,内障眼病不可用。能疏解肝郁,运行肝气。
(单方) 止牙齿疼痛,烧水洗冻疮。因为此草在冬至时发生,禀受纯阳之气,到夏天枯萎,所以名叫夏枯草。
──务本卷二
接骨草,一名莲台夏枯草,又名毛叶夏枯,又名灯笼草。味苦,性温,通行十二经络。治疗筋骨间痰火引起的疼痛、手足麻木不仁。祛除周身游走性的风邪,消散瘰疬和手足部的痰核。治疗跌打损伤,接续断骨。治疗脑漏、鼻渊效果显著。包裹治疗痰火引起的红肿疼痛。
(单方) 治疗一女子双腿生核,形状像桃子和李子,红肿硬痛。
接骨草(三钱),引点水酒送服,五剂后痊愈。过了两年又复发,加入威灵仙、防风、虎掌草,三剂而愈。
(单方) 吴姓之人用此草治疗跌打损伤。症状为红肿疼痛,不能落地行走。取接骨草、苎麻根、蜂蜜、鸡蛋清、大蓟,共五味药,捣烂后包裹患处。一夜换一次药,三次后痊愈。
如果日久肿痛,加入生姜、葱头(三棵),再行包裹。
治疗痰火发作时,出现的手足红肿疼痛。
接骨草(五钱)、鸡脚刺根(三钱)、土黄连(二钱),共捣烂后用酒调敷于疼痛处,三次后肿消痛止,之后加入苍耳、白芷、川芎,去掉黄连、鸡脚刺根,用水酒煎服三次。这两个方子屡经验证有效,只适用于新病,久病不可用。
(单方) 治疗脑漏疼痛,鼻流黄涕且腥臭。
接骨草(三钱),增补加入香附、白芷、川芎、苍耳子,引点水酒送服。
一人路上遭遇狂风吹袭,导致口歪眼斜,半身麻木疼痛,使用此方神效。
接骨草、防风、钩藤、胆南星,引点水酒、烧酒送服,疗效良好。
──丛本卷上
接骨草,气味辛、平,性温。此草通行十二经络,治疗跌打损伤,骨碎筋断,用酒送服如神。或者左瘫右痪,四肢麻木不仁。服用后即可痊愈。
──模板卷四
Jinzhong Yinchen (Golden Bell Mugwort), bitter in taste, cold in nature. Promotes urination. Treats damp-heat in the stomach, jaundice caused by phlegm-dampness, yellowing of the eyeballs, or generalized jaundice, and reduces edema. Avoid consuming beans after administration.
── Congben, Volume Lower
Wuyao (Linderae Radix), also known as Choudanmu. Pungent and bitter in taste, warm in nature. Relieves distension in the chest, diaphragm, and abdomen, directs rebellious Qi downward, promotes urination, reduces edema, and stops abdominal pain caused by Qi rebellion.
The flowers of Wuyao treat women's severe uterine bleeding (Hongbeng). Prepare by simmering with water and wine for oral administration.
── Congben, Volume Lower
Xiakucao (Prunellae Spica), including varieties such as Baihua Xiakucao and Yimu Xiakucao. Pungent and slightly bitter in taste, cold in nature. Enters the Liver Meridian. Treats Liver Heat, expels Liver Wind, cures acute red eyes (Baochi Huoyan) and night-time distending pain in the eyeballs. Applicable for external eye obstructions, but contraindicated for internal eye obstructions. Resolves Liver Stagnation and moves Liver Qi.
(Single herb prescription) Stops toothache; wash frostbite with decoction prepared by burning. It is named Xiakucao because it emerges at the Winter Solstice, inheriting pure Yang Qi, and withers in summer.
── Wuben, Volume Two
Xiakucao (Prunellae Spica)
(See previous text on Xiakucao)
Jiegucao (Bone-knitting Herb), also known as Liantai Xiakucao, Maoye Xiaku, or Denglongcao. Bitter in taste, warm in nature. Circulates through the Twelve Meridians. Treats pain in bones and tendons caused by Phlegm-Fire, and numbness/insensitivity of the hands and feet. Expels wandering wind from the whole body, dissipates scrofula (Luoli) and phlegm nodules in the hands and feet. Treats traumatic injuries and fractures to knit bones. Effective for treating nasal drip (Naolou) and sinusitis (Bi Yuan). Apply as a poultice for redness and swelling caused by Phlegm-Fire.
(Single herb prescription) Treats a woman with nodules on both legs, resembling peaches and plums, characterized by redness, swelling, hardness, and pain.
Jiegucao (3 qian), administered with water-wine as a guide. Cured after five doses. Recurred two years later; added Weilingxian, Fangfeng, and Huzhangcao. Cured after three doses.
(Single herb prescription) A person surnamed Wu used this herb for traumatic injuries. Symptoms included redness, swelling, pain, and inability to walk. Jiegucao, Zhumagen, honey, egg white, and Daji (five herbs) were crushed into a paste and applied to the affected area. Changed once overnight; cured after three applications.
For chronic swelling and pain, add Shengjiang and Congtou (three stalks) and reapply.
Treats redness, swelling, and pain of hands and feet during Phlegm-Fire flare-ups.
Jiegucao (5 qian), Jijiaoci Gen (3 qian), Tu Huanglian (2 qian). Crush together and apply with wine to the painful area. After three applications reduce swelling and stop pain, then add Cang'er, Baizhi, and Chuanxiong, remove Huanglian and Jijiaoci Gen, decoct with water-wine and administer. These two formulas have been repeatedly verified effective; applicable only for new diseases, not for chronic conditions.
(Single herb prescription) Treats nasal drip pain with yellow, foul-smelling nasal discharge.
Jiegucao (3 qian), supplemented with Xiangfu, Baizhi, Chuanxiong, and Cang'erzi. Administer with water-wine as a guide.
A person exposed to strong wind developed facial paralysis (crooked mouth and slanted eyes) and hemibody numbness/pain. This formula proved miraculous.
Jiegucao, Fangfeng, Gouteng, and Danningxing. Administer with water-wine and baijiu (distilled liquor). Good efficacy.
── Congben, Volume Upper
Jiegucao has a pungent and neutral odor/taste, and is warm in nature. This herb circulates through the Twelve Meridians, treats traumatic injuries, bone fractures, and tendon ruptures. Administered with wine, it works like magic. It also treats left-sided or right-sided hemiplegia and limb numbness/insensitivity. Administration leads to recovery.
── Moban, Volume Four