禀春初之气而生，兼得金水木之性，故味辛、微酸，气温，无毒。生则辛而行血，
熟则甘而补中，辛能散结，温能通行，兼有微酸。故入肝而主血，凡血之凝滞者，皆能
行之。是血中行气药也。心主血，专理血分，故曰∶归心肠胃，瘀滞即去，则气血谓
畅五脏安，而胃热除矣。病患之气抑郁者多。凡人气血，惟利通和，韭性行而能补，
故曰最利病患，其暖膝除癖止浊止遗皆温中兼补之力也。韭子味辛甘温无毒，主梦中泄
精，尿血，盖韭乃入足厥阴少阴经，肾主闭藏，肝主疏泄，《经》云∶足厥阴病则为遗
尿，及为白淫，韭子入厥阴，甘温补肝，及命门之不足。故主之。有一贫叟病噎膈食入
即吐，胸中刺疼或令取韭汁入盐梅卤汁，少许细呷，得入渐加，忽吐稠涎数升而愈，此
亦仲景治胸痹用薤白，皆取辛温能散胃胸痰饮恶血之义之。
韭，虽充菜品，最利病患，春食则香，夏食则臭，温中下气，归心益阳，消一切瘀
血，疗喉间噎气，暖膝衍，和脏腑，除胸腹 癖痼冷，止茎管白浊精遗，安五脏，除胃
热。又捣如泥，加盐少许，蛇犬伤毒，作浓 频换立安，刑杖打血凝，薄敷连拍即散。
同鲫鱼鲜煮食，断卒下痢，同牛肉煮食，生寸白虫，食同蜜糖，杀人诚验，病后食发
困，酒后食昏神，久食过多，两目易暗，根汁绞出，汤剂可加，清胃脘，瘀血殊功，下
胸膈结气捷效，开中风音失，消中恶腹胀。仍有韭黄，未发粪土极嫩。作菹悦口，每为
祭品所珍，食不益人，甚能滞气。以其气尚抑郁未申故也。子止精浊遗漏，助阳止带，
补肝肾暖腰膝。
韭菜禀受初春之气而生，兼具金、水、木三行的性质，因此味道辛、微酸，气温，无毒。生吃则味辛能行血，熟吃则味甘能补中气，辛味能散结，温性能通行气血，兼有微酸之性。因此入肝经而主司血液，凡是血液凝滞的情况，都能使之运行。它是血中行气的药物。心主血脉，专门调理血分，所以说：归于心、肠胃，瘀滞去除后，气血就会通畅，五脏安宁，胃热也就消除了。病人大多存在气机抑郁的情况。一般人的气血，只利于通利调和，韭菜的性质既能行散又能补益，所以说最有利于病人，其温暖膝盖、消除癖积、止住白浊、止住遗精，都是温中兼有补益的作用。韭子的味道辛、甘、温，无毒，主治梦中遗精、尿血，大概因为韭菜是入足厥阴肝经和足少阴肾经的，肾主闭藏，肝主疏泄，《内经》说：足厥阴肝经发病会出现遗尿，以及白淫（指男子滑精、女子带下等病），韭子入厥阴经，用甘温之性补肝，以及命门的不足。所以用它来主治。曾有一位贫苦老人患噎膈病，食物吃下去就吐出来，胸中刺痛，有人让他取韭菜汁加入盐和梅子卤汁，少许细细咽下，能够咽下后逐渐加量，忽然吐出稠痰几升而痊愈，这也是张仲景治疗胸痹使用薤白的道理，都是取辛温能消散胃胸中痰饮和恶血的含义。
韭菜，虽然作为蔬菜食用，但最有利于病人。春天吃味道香，夏天吃味道臭。能温中下气，归心益阳，消除一切瘀血，治疗喉间噎气，温暖膝盖，调和脏腑，消除胸腹间的癖积冷痛，止住尿道白浊和遗精，安五脏，除胃热。又将其捣成泥状，加少许盐，用于蛇犬咬伤中毒，制成浓汁频繁更换敷贴，立即平安；被刑杖殴打导致血凝，薄敷并连续拍打即可消散。与鲫鱼鲜煮食，可断绝突然发作的下痢；与牛肉煮食，会生出寸白虫（绦虫）；食用时同蜜糖一起吃，杀人确实有效；病后吃容易引发困倦，酒后吃会昏乱神志；长期过量食用，两眼容易昏暗。根部汁液绞出，可作为汤剂的添加物，清胃脘，对瘀血有特殊功效，下胸膈结气有捷效，开通中风失音，消除中恶腹胀。还有韭黄，是在未出土前在粪土中培育的极嫩植株。做成腌菜爽口，常为祭品所珍视，但食用并不益人，甚能阻滞气机。因为其气尚处于抑郁未舒展的状态。韭子止精浊遗漏，助阳止带，补肝肾暖腰膝。
Born from the qi of early spring and possessing the natures of Metal, Water, and Wood, its flavor is pungent and slightly sour, its temperature is warm, and it is non-toxic. Raw, it is pungent and promotes blood circulation; cooked, it is sweet and tonifies the middle jiao. Pungency can dissipate nodules, warmth can promote circulation, combined with slight sourness. Thus, it enters the Liver channel and governs blood, capable of promoting the flow of any stagnant blood. It is a herb that moves qi within the blood. The Heart governs the blood vessels and specifically regulates the blood aspect, hence it is said: entering the Heart and intestines/stomach, once stasis is removed, qi and blood become smooth, the five zang organs are peaceful, and stomach heat is eliminated. Patients often suffer from depressed qi. Generally, human qi and blood benefit from smoothness and harmony; leek's nature is both moving and tonifying, hence it is said to be most beneficial for patients. Its ability to warm the knees, eliminate masses, stop leukorrhea, and arrest enuresis all stem from its power to warm the middle and tonify simultaneously. Leek seeds (Jiu Zi) are pungent, sweet, and warm, non-toxic, primarily treating nocturnal seminal emission and hematuria. This is because leek enters the Foot Jueyin (Liver) and Foot Shaoyin (Kidney) channels. The Kidney governs closure and storage, while the Liver governs dispersion and drainage. The *Classic* states: Disease of the Foot Jueyin manifests as urinary incontinence and white discharge (leukorrhea/spermatorrhea). Leek seeds enter the Jueyin channel, using their sweet-warm nature to tonify the Liver and address insufficiency of the Gate of Vitality (Mingmen). Hence, they are used to treat these conditions. A poor elderly man suffered from dysphagia (Yige), vomiting immediately after eating, with stabbing pain in the chest. Someone advised him to take leek juice mixed with a small amount of salt and plum brine, sipping it slowly. As he gradually increased the dose, he suddenly vomited several sheng of thick phlegm and was cured. This follows the principle of Zhang Zhongjing using Allium macrostemon (Xiebai) to treat chest bi (obstruction), both taking advantage of the pungent-warm nature to dissipate phlegm-fluids and evil blood in the stomach and chest.
Leek, although commonly used as a vegetable, is most beneficial for patients. Eaten in spring, it is fragrant; eaten in summer, it has an offensive odor. It warms the middle, directs qi downward, enters the Heart, benefits yang, eliminates all types of blood stasis, treats throat obstruction/qi stagnation, warms the knees, harmonizes the zang-fu organs, eliminates cold masses in the chest and abdomen, stops urethral leukorrhea and seminal emission, pacifies the five zang organs, and clears stomach heat. When mashed into a paste with a little salt, applied frequently to snake or dog bites/poison, it brings immediate safety. For blood stasis caused by beating with a stick, applying thinly and patting continuously disperses it. Boiled fresh with crucian carp, it stops acute diarrhea. Boiled with beef, it causes the growth of tapeworms (Cunbai Chong). Consumed with honey, it can be fatal, which is verified. Eating it after illness induces drowsiness; eating it after alcohol intoxication clouds the spirit. Long-term excessive consumption dims the eyes. Juice squeezed from the roots can be added to decoctions, clearing the stomach cavity and showing special efficacy for blood stasis, providing rapid relief for chest/diaphragm qi knotting, opening wind-stroke aphasia, and eliminating malignant abdominal distension. There is also "jiuhuang" (yellow leeks), which are extremely tender shoots grown in soil/fertilizer before emerging. Made into pickles, they are palatable and prized for sacrificial offerings, but do not benefit the body and can severely stagnate qi, because their qi is still depressed and unexpanded. Leek seeds stop seminal turbidity and leakage, assist yang, stop leukorrhea, tonify the Liver and Kidneys, and warm the waist and knees.