味辛,温,有毒。主妇人血结月闭,症瘕, 癖,瘀血,蛊毒,鬼疰,心腹痛,冷气胀
满,利大小肠,除痰饮,积聚,下恶滞物。《蜀本》∶积聚痰饮不下食,呕逆及腹内
研,酒服之,不过三颗当下恶物。日华子云∶宣一切宿滞,治肺气,水气,敷一切恶
癣。叶汁敷白癜、面 。
味甘苦,寒,无毒。主五淋,利小便,止水痢,除疟,虚热渴。《唐韦宙独行方》∶
遍体皆疮者,用 草一担,以水二石煮取一石,以渍疮,不过三作乃愈。又∶韦丹主
捣生汁二升,醋二合,相和空腹顿服。当溺如白汁也。又主久痢成疳。取干蔓捣筛,
管吹谷道中,不过三、四次瘥已,若神。生∶处处有之。
味苦,寒,无毒。主痈疽疮毒,大解硫黄及丹石毒,发背,痈肿,结核。用叶和根
服之,先服石药悉下。又可作末冷水服,及涂发背疮肿上,殊效。《经验方》∶治五毒
味苦,平,有小毒。主蛔、蛲虫。用之为散,以肥肉、 汁服方寸匕。《别本》注云
主心痛。以淡醋和半匕服之立瘥。出波斯者为胜。日华子云∶凉,无毒。杀五虫,止疟
敷恶疮。韦云∶患心痛十年不瘥,于杂方内见,合服之便愈。
味苦,微寒,有毒。主惊痫,摇头弄舌,热气在腹中,癫疾,痈疮,阴蚀,下三虫,
去蛇毒。《唐本》注云∶醋摩治痈肿,敷蛇毒有效。日华子云∶冷,无毒。治胎风搐手足,
能吐泻,瘰 。《图经》云∶即紫河车也。俗呼重楼金线。生∶山阳、川谷及冤句。
【续随子】味辛,性温,有毒。主治妇女血结经闭、症瘕(腹内结块)、癖(胁下积块)、瘀血、蛊毒、鬼疰(慢性消耗性传染病)、心腹痛、冷气胀满,通利大小肠,消除痰饮和积聚,排出体内恶滞之物。《蜀本》记载:治疗积聚痰饮导致不能进食、呕吐逆气及腹内疼痛,用酒送服,不超过三颗即可排出恶物。日华子说:宣通一切宿食停滞,治疗肺气病和水气病,外敷治疗各种恶癣。叶汁外敷白癜风、面皯。
【草】味甘苦,性寒,无毒。主治五淋(五种小便不利病症),通利小便,止住水痢,消除疟疾,退虚热止渴。《唐韦宙独行方》记载:全身长疮的人,用草一担,加水二石煮取一石药液,用来浸泡疮口,经过三次浸泡即可痊愈。又载:韦丹主张捣取生汁二升,醋二合,混合后空腹一次性服用。服药后会像排尿一样排出白色液体。又主治久痢转为疳积。取干燥藤蔓捣碎过筛,装入管中吹入肛门内,不超过三四次即可痊愈,效果神奇。生长情况:到处都有生长。
【硫黄】味苦,性寒,无毒。主治痈疽疮毒,解大剂量硫黄及丹石类药物中毒,治疗发背(背部痈肿)、痈肿、结核(皮下结节)。将叶子和根部一起煎服,先服用的石药会全部排出。也可以研成粉末用冷水送服,或涂抹在发背疮肿上,效果显著。《经验方》记载:治疗五毒。
【雷丸/或其他驱虫药】味苦,性平,有小毒。主治蛔虫、蛲虫。将其制成散剂,配合肥肉、汁液,每次服用一方寸匕。《别本》注释说:主治心痛。用淡醋调和半方寸匕服用,立即痊愈。出自波斯的品质更佳。日华子说:性凉,无毒。杀灭五种寄生虫,止疟,外敷恶疮。韦云说:患心痛十年不愈,在杂方中看到此法,合起来服用便痊愈。
【紫河车/重楼】味苦,微寒,有毒。主治惊痫,摇头弄舌,热气在腹中,癫疾,痈疮,阴蚀(外阴溃烂),排出三种寄生虫,去除蛇毒。《唐本》注释说:用醋磨涂治疗痈肿,外敷蛇毒有效。日华子说:性冷,无毒。治疗胎风抽搐手足,能引起吐泻,治疗瘰疬。《图经》说:就是紫河车。俗称重楼金线。生长情况:山南、川谷及冤句等地有生长。
[Suizhizi (Euphorbia lathyris)] Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, toxic. It primarily treats blood stasis and amenorrhea in women, zheng jia (abdominal masses), pi (flank accumulations), blood stasis, gu poison (parasitic poisoning), gui zhu (chronic wasting diseases), heart and abdominal pain, cold qi distension and fullness, promotes urination and defecation, eliminates phlegm-fluids and accumulations, and expels foul stagnant matter. The *Shu Ben* records: For accumulations of phlegm-fluids preventing food intake, vomiting, regurgitation, and abdominal grinding pain, taken with wine, no more than three grains are needed to expel foul matter. Ri Huazi states: It disseminates all types of retained stagnation, treats lung qi disorders and water qi disorders, and is applied externally for various malignant tinea. The juice of the leaves is applied to vitiligo and facial freckles.
[Cao] Sweet and bitter in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats the five stranguries (five types of dysuria), promotes diuresis, stops watery diarrhea, eliminates malaria, clears deficiency heat, and relieves thirst. The *Tang Wei Zhou Du Xing Fang* records: For those with sores all over the body, use one dan of [cao], boil it in two shi of water until one shi remains, and soak the sores; after three applications, it will heal. Also recorded: Wei Dan advocates crushing fresh herbs to obtain two sheng of juice, mixing it with two he of vinegar, and taking it all at once on an empty stomach. Urine will appear milky white afterward. It also treats chronic diarrhea progressing into gan syndrome. Take dried vines, crush and sieve them, place in a tube, and blow the powder into the anus; within three or four applications, recovery occurs, as if by magic. Habitat: Grows everywhere.
[Liu Huang (Sulfur)] Bitter in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats carbuncles, ulcers, and sores, detoxifies large doses of sulfur and cinnabar/mineral drugs, treats fa bei (back carbuncle), abscesses, and scrofula. Boil the leaves and roots together and take orally; previously ingested mineral drugs will be expelled first. Alternatively, grind into powder and take with cold water, or apply topically to back carbuncles and swellings; it is highly effective. The *Jing Yan Fang* records: Treats the five poisons.
[Lei Wan / Other Anthelmintic] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, slightly toxic. It primarily treats roundworms (Ascaris) and pinworms. Prepare as a powder, take with fatty meat and juice, one fang cun bi per dose. The *Bie Ben* annotation states: It treats heart pain. Mix half a fang cun bi with light vinegar and take; cure is immediate. Those from Persia are superior. Ri Huazi states: Cool in nature, non-toxic. Kills five types of parasites, stops malaria, and applies to malignant sores. Wei Yun states: For ten-year refractory heart pain, seeing this method in miscellaneous formulas, combining and taking it leads to recovery.
[Zi He Che / Chong Lou] Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, toxic. It primarily treats convulsive epilepsy, head shaking and tongue protrusion, heat qi in the abdomen, mania, carbuncles and sores, genital erosion, expels three types of intestinal parasites, and removes snake venom. The *Tang Ben* annotation states: Rubbing with vinegar treats abscesses; applying externally to snake bites is effective. Ri Huazi states: Cold in nature, non-toxic. Treats fetal wind causing limb spasms, induces vomiting and diarrhea, and treats scrofula. The *Tu Jing* states: This is Zi He Che. Commonly known as Chong Lou Jin Xian. Habitat: Grows in southern mountains, river valleys, and Yuanju.