味甘,性温无毒,入脾经。主补脾益气,然多食能动风痰。四蹄主挞伤下乳及诸疮,
脏肠主内痔,肾主腰疼,肚能扶胃,肺能止嗽;心能定惊;舌能健脾;油可敷疮;脑治头
脑鸣,膏能润肺利血脉,解风热。
按∶猪肉之甘,自宜入脾,遍身之用,各以类从。丹溪谓其热能生痰,痰多则气不升降,
故
味甘,性平无毒,入脾肺二经。主益气补中,润燥解毒,祛邪定经,养脾气,除心烦,
通便闭,解虚热,疗心疼,悦颜色,和百药,除众病。畏生葱,恶芫花,每斤炼至十二两半
用,蜡主痢下诸疮。
按∶蜂蜜甘宜归脾,润宜归肺,其用最多。良有百花之精,且取人溺以酿之故也。七月
勿食生蜜,令人暴下霍乱。
雷公云∶凡炼蜜一斤,只得十二两半,或一分是数。若火少火过,并不可用之也。
味咸,性微寒无毒,入肾经。主遗泄带下,喉痹咳嗽,营卫虚热,去来不定,心胁下老
痰痞积,宿血温疟,疮肿结核。贝母为使,喜甘草、牛膝、远志、蛇床、恶麻黄、吴茱萸、
辛夷,火 微红,杵绝细用。
按∶牡蛎本是咸水结成,故专归肾部,软坚收敛之剂也。
雷公云∶有石牡蛎,头边皆大小甲沙石真似牡蛎,只是圆如龟壳。海牡蛎可用,只是丈
夫服之,令人无髭。真牡蛎火 过,用 试之,随手走起者是也, 是万年琥珀。凡修事先
用二十个,以东流水入盐一两,煮一伏时,后入火中烧退赤,入钵中研如粉用。
猪肉:味甘,性温,无毒,归脾经。主要功效为补益脾气、益气,但多食容易诱发风痰。猪蹄和猪脚主治跌打损伤、产后缺乳以及各种疮疡;猪内脏主治内痔;猪肾主治腰痛;猪肚能养胃;猪肺能止咳;猪心能安神定惊;猪舌能健脾;猪油可外敷治疗疮疡;猪脑能治疗头脑鸣响;猪脂能润肺、通利血脉,解除风热。
按语:猪肉的甘味自然适宜入脾经,其全身各部位的功效,都是根据其形态特性归类对应的。朱丹溪认为猪肉的热性会生痰,痰多则导致气机升降失常,所以……(原文此处中断)
蜂蜜:味甘,性平,无毒,归脾、肺二经。主要功效为益气补中、润燥解毒、祛除邪气、调理月经、滋养脾气、消除心烦、通便闭结、解除虚热、治疗心痛、美容悦色、调和诸药、去除各种疾病。忌与生葱同食,畏芫花。每斤蜂蜜炼制后剩十二两半使用。蜂蜡主治痢疾和各种疮疡。
按语:蜂蜜味甘适宜归脾经,质润适宜归肺经,其用途最为广泛。确实是因为它汇聚了百花的精华,且有人用尿液来酿造它的缘故。七月不要食用生蜜,否则会导致人突发腹泻霍乱。
雷公说:凡是炼制蜂蜜一斤,只能得到十二两半,或者一分是数量标准。如果火候太小或过大,都不可使用。
牡蛎:味咸,性微寒,无毒,归肾经。主要功效为治疗遗精滑泄、带下病、喉痹咳嗽、营卫虚弱引起的发热、寒热往来不定、心胁部陈旧性痰饮痞块积聚、宿血引起的温疟、疮肿结核。以贝母为使药,喜配伍甘草、牛膝、远志、蛇床子,忌配伍麻黄、吴茱萸、辛夷。煅至微红色,捣碎极细后使用。
按语:牡蛎本是咸水凝结而成,所以专门归入肾经,属于软坚散结、收敛固涩的药物。
雷公说:有一种石牡蛎,头部周围都是大小甲沙石,真的像牡蛎,只是形状圆如龟壳。海牡蛎可以使用,只是丈夫服用它,会让人没有胡须。真正的牡蛎煅烧过后,用水试之,随手浮起的是真品,那是万年琥珀。凡是在炮制前先用二十个,以东流水加入一两盐,煮一个时辰,然后放入火中烧退赤色,放入钵中研成粉末使用。
Pork: Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic, enters the Spleen Meridian. Its main functions are tonifying Spleen Qi and benefiting energy; however, excessive consumption may stir up wind-phlegm. Pig's trotters (four hooves) treat contusions from beating, postpartum lack of milk, and various sores; internal organs treat internal hemorrhoids; kidneys treat lower back pain; stomach can support the Stomach; lungs can stop coughing; heart can settle fright; tongue can invigorate the Spleen; fat/oil can be applied externally to sores; brain treats tinnitus of the head and brain; lard can moisten the Lungs, promote blood circulation, and resolve wind-heat.
Commentary: The sweetness of pork naturally suits entering the Spleen. The uses of its various body parts follow their respective categories. Zhu Danxi stated that pork's heat generates phlegm; when there is much phlegm, Qi ascension and descent are obstructed, therefore... [Text cuts off here]
Honey: Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic, enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. Its main functions are benefiting Qi, tonifying the middle Jiao, moistening dryness, resolving toxicity, dispelling pathogens, regulating menstruation, nourishing Spleen Qi, removing mental restlessness, relieving constipation, resolving deficiency heat, treating heart pain, beautifying complexion, harmonizing various herbs, and eliminating numerous diseases. It is incompatible with raw green onions and opposed to Genkwa Flos (Daphne Genkwa). One jin of honey should be refined to yield twelve liang and half for use. Bee propolis/wax treats dysentery and various sores.
Commentary: Honey's sweetness suits returning to the Spleen; its moistening property suits returning to the Lungs; its applications are the most numerous. Indeed, it possesses the essence of a hundred flowers, and moreover, it is brewed using human urine. Do not consume raw honey in the seventh month, as it causes sudden diarrhea and cholera-like symptoms.
Lei Gong said: Whenever refining one jin of honey, only twelve liang and half remain, or one fen is the count. If the fire is too weak or too strong, it must not be used.
Oyster Shell: Salty in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic, enters the Kidney meridian. Its main functions are treating seminal emission, leukorrhea, throat obstruction (Bi syndrome), coughing, deficiency heat of Ying and Wei levels, irregular alternating chills and fever, old phlegm and痞 accumulation in the chest and hypochondrium, residual blood causing warm malaria, swelling and nodules in sores. It acts as an assistant herb with Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu); it favors Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi); it opposes Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), and Magnoliae Flos (Xinyi). Calcine until slightly red, pound into an extremely fine powder for use.
Commentary: Oyster shell is formed by condensation in saltwater, thus it specifically returns to the Kidney region; it is a formula agent for softening hardness and astringency.
Lei Gong said: There is a type called Stone Oyster, where the edges consist of various sizes of sand and stones, truly resembling oysters, but round like a turtle shell. Sea oysters can be used, but if men take them, it causes loss of facial hair. True oyster shells, after calcination, are tested with water; those that float immediately upon contact are authentic, which are ten-thousand-year-old amber. Before processing, first use twenty pieces, add one liang of salt to flowing eastward water, boil for one full period (Shichen), then place in fire to burn until the redness fades, put into a mortar, and grind into powder for use.