味苦，微温，无毒。主灸百病。可作煎，止下痢，吐血，下部 疮，妇人漏血，利阴
生肌肉，辟风寒，使人有子。《药性论》云∶使。能止崩血，安胎，止腹痛，止赤白痢
脏痔泻血。煎叶∶主吐血。实∶主明目。日华子云∶止霍乱转筋，治心痛、鼻洪并带下
痢人后分寒热急痛。实∶暖，无毒。壮阳，助水脏，腰膝及暖子宫。一云∶生寒熟热。
杀蛔虫。
味苦甘酸，微寒，无毒。主妇人乳 痛，七伤，带下病，止痛，除恶血，止汗，疗金
止脓血，诸 ，恶疮，热疮，消酒，除消渴，补绝伤。《药性论》云∶味苦，平。能治
余瘀疹痛，治金疮，止血痢，蚀脓。日华子云∶排脓，止吐血，鼻洪，月经不止，血崩，产
前后诸血疾，赤白痢，并水泻，止肠风。徐平云∶治下血二十
水二升，煮半，顿服。如不断，水渍屋尘饮一小杯，投之不
汁如饴糖，与服便巳。又毒蛇螫人，捣新根取汁饮之。得∶发
味辛酸，寒，无毒。主暴热身痒，下水气，胜酒，长须发，止消渴，下气。陈脏器云
曝干与栝蒌等分，以人乳为丸，主消渴。捣绞汁饮，主蛇咬毒入腹。亦可敷热疮。小萍子∶
汁主水肿，利小便。又中毒，曝干末酒服方寸匕。日华子云∶治热毒风热，疾热在胁，肿毒
，汤火疮，风疹。
味甘，温。主养精保血。大蓟主女子赤白沃，安胎，止吐血，衄鼻。《药性论》
蓟可单用，味苦，平。止崩中，血下，生取根绞汁服。日华子云∶小蓟根凉，无毒。
风并胸膈烦闷，开胃下食，退热，补虚损。苗∶去烦热，生研汁服。小蓟力微，只可
大蓟能补养下气。
味苦，微温，无毒。主治艾灸治疗各种疾病。可以制成煎剂，用于止住腹泻痢疾、吐血、下部疮疡、妇女经血淋漓不尽，促进肌肉生长，抵御风寒，有助于生育。《药性论》记载：具有使药的作用。能止崩漏出血，安胎，止腹痛，止赤白痢疾及脏痔泻血。煎煮艾叶：主治吐血。艾实：主治明目。日华子记载：止霍乱转筋，治疗心痛、鼻衄以及带下病、痢疾患者肛门部位的寒热急痛。艾实：性暖，无毒。壮阳，助益水脏（肾），治疗腰膝疼痛及温暖子宫。另一种说法认为：生艾性寒，熟艾性热。杀蛔虫。
味苦、甘、酸，微寒，无毒。主治妇女乳房痈肿疼痛，七伤，带下病，止痛，祛除恶血，止汗，治疗金创（金属利器造成的伤口）化脓流血，各种疮疡，热疮，解酒毒，消除消渴症，补益严重创伤。《药性论》记载：味苦，平。能治疗余瘀疹痛，治疗金创，止血痢，蚀除脓液。日华子记载：排脓，止吐血，鼻衄，月经不止，血崩，产后及产前各种血证，赤白痢疾，以及水样腹泻，止肠风。徐平记载：治疗下血，用水二升，煮至半量，一次性服用。如果不止血，用屋尘浸泡的水喝一小杯，投入其中汁液如饴糖般粘稠时，服用即愈。另外毒蛇咬人，捣碎新根取汁饮用。配伍：发……
味辛、酸，寒，无毒。主治突发高热身体瘙痒，利下水气，胜酒力，促进须发生长，止消渴，降气。陈脏器记载：晒干与栝蒌等分，用人乳为丸，主治消渴。捣碎绞汁饮用，主治蛇毒入腹。也可以敷贴热疮。小萍子记载：汁液主治水肿，利小便。又治中毒，晒干研末，酒服方寸匕。日华子记载：治疗热毒风热，胁部热疾，肿毒，汤火疮，风疹。
味甘，温。主治养精保血。大蓟主治女子赤白带下，安胎，止吐血，鼻衄。《药性论》记载：小蓟可单用，味苦，平。止崩中出血，血下，生取根绞汁服用。日华子记载：小蓟根凉，无毒。祛风并缓解胸膈烦闷，开胃进食，退热，补虚损。苗：去烦热，生研汁服用。小蓟药力微弱，只可……大蓟能补养下气。
Bitter, slightly warm, non-toxic. Primarily indicated for moxibustion to treat various diseases. It can be prepared as a decoction to stop dysentery, hematemesis (vomiting blood), sores in the lower body, and metrorrhagia (irregular uterine bleeding) in women; it promotes muscle growth, expels wind-cold, and aids fertility. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It acts as an adjuvant. It can stop metrorrhagia, calm the fetus, relieve abdominal pain, and stop bloody and purulent dysentery as well as hemorrhoidal bleeding. Decoction of leaves: primarily treats hematemesis. Fruits: primarily improve vision. Ri Hua Zi states: It stops cholera with muscle cramps, treats heart pain, epistaxis (nosebleed), leukorrhea, and acute pain with cold-heat sensations in the anal region of dysentery patients. Fruits: Warm nature, non-toxic. Strengthens yang, assists the Water Zang (Kidney), treats soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, and warms the uterus. Another theory holds: Raw mugwort is cold, cooked mugwort is hot. Kills roundworms.
Bitter, sweet, sour, slightly cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats breast abscesses and pain in women, Qi Injuries (Seven Damages), leukorrhea, relieves pain, eliminates evil blood, stops sweating, treats suppurating wounds from metal injuries, various sores, heat sores, resolves alcohol toxicity, eliminates thirst-quenching disease (Xiao Ke), and repairs severe trauma. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Bitter, neutral. It treats residual stasis-related rashes and pain, heals metal injuries, stops bloody dysentery, and erodes pus. Ri Hua Zi states: It drains pus, stops hematemesis, epistaxis, menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding), metrorrhagia, and various blood disorders before and after childbirth, bloody and purulent dysentery, watery diarrhea, and intestinal wind. Xu Ping states: For treating lower gastrointestinal bleeding, use two sheng of water, boil until reduced by half, and take in one dose. If bleeding does not stop, drink a small cup of water soaked with house dust; when the mixture becomes viscous like maltose syrup, taking it will cure the condition. Additionally, for snakebites, crush fresh roots and drink the juice. Compatibility: Fa...
Acrid, sour, cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats sudden high fever with body itching, promotes urination to remove fluid retention, counteracts alcohol effects, promotes hair growth, stops thirst-quenching disease, and directs qi downward. Chen Zangqi states: Dried and mixed in equal parts with Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou), formed into pills with human milk, primarily treats thirst-quenching disease. Crushed and juiced for drinking, it treats snake venom entering the abdomen. It can also be applied topically to heat sores. Xiao Pingzi states: The juice treats edema and promotes urination. It also treats poisoning; dried, powdered, and taken with wine using a "fang cun bi" measure. Ri Hua Zi states: It treats heat-toxic wind-heat, heat pathogens in the hypochondrium, swellings and toxins, scalds and burns, and wind-rashes.
Sweet, warm. Primarily nourishes essence and preserves blood. Da Ji (Cirsii Japonici Herba) primarily treats red and white leukorrhea in women, calms the fetus, stops hematemesis, and epistaxis. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Xiao Ji (Cirsii Japonici Herba) can be used alone, bitter, neutral. It stops metrorrhagia and vaginal bleeding; raw roots should be crushed for juice intake. Ri Hua Zi states: Xiao Ji root is cool, non-toxic. It dispels wind and relieves chest and diaphragm stuffiness, opens the stomach to promote appetite, clears heat, and tonifies deficiency. Seedlings: Clear烦热 (restless heat); crush raw and take juice. Xiao Ji has weak efficacy and can only... Da Ji can tonify and direct qi downward.