苦、辛、温。入足太阴兼足厥阴经血分。破血下气。除风热，消痈肿，功力烈于郁金。配肉
桂，治心痛难忍，及产后血块痛。片子姜黄善理血中之气。治手臂风痹疼痛。以扁如干姜形者，
为片子姜黄。血虚者禁用。
辛、苦、寒。入手少阴、厥阴经。凉心散郁，破血下气。治血气心腹诸痛，妇人经脉逆
行，
吐血衄血，产后血败冲心，失心颠狂，痰迷心窍，痘毒入心，挑生蛊毒。得甘草、猪心血、
冰片，治痘毒入心。得明矾，治痰痴。配葱白，治尿血。配升麻，治挑生蛊毒。（岭南有挑
生之害于饮食中者，鱼肉能反生于人腹中，须此解之。）佐藜芦，决风痰壅滞。佐槐花，解
热毒。调韭汁、姜汁、童便，治逆经。冲淡竹沥，降痰火。（气降火亦降。）捣末用，或磨汁
用。阴虚火炎，气虚胀滞，
吐血不关气郁者，禁用。
音述，一名 药。
得醋、酒良。
辛、苦、温。入足厥阴经气分。破气中之血。凡气血凝结作痛者俱效。配木香，疗冷气
攻心
。使阿魏，治小儿盘肠。（积邪破也。）
此物极坚硬难捣，须面裹煨透，乘热捣之。以醋炒，或以酒炒，能引入血分。或磨用，
宜合
参、术，不损元气。
病患积块，攻之始破其结，补之益助其邪。然攻之不得其方，致令元气日亏，积聚愈逞，
医
者每致束手。当此惟有外用散气消积膏药，内用补气滋阴等剂，庶几攻补并得其效，莪术非
可轻进也。
【姜黄】
味苦、辛，性温。归入足太阴脾经及足厥阴肝经的血分。具有破血行气、下气降逆的功效。能祛除风热，消散痈肿，其药力猛烈程度超过郁金。与肉桂配伍，可治疗难以忍受的心痛，以及产后因血块引起的疼痛。片子姜黄善于调理血中的气机。用于治疗手臂的风痹疼痛。形状像干姜且扁平的片状物，被称为片子姜黄。血虚患者禁用。
【郁金】
味辛、苦，性寒。归入手少阴心经及手厥阴心包经。能清心凉血、疏散郁结，破血行气。治疗血气引起的心腹各种疼痛，妇女月经逆行，吐血、鼻衄（鼻出血），产后败血冲心，神志失常如癫狂，痰浊蒙蔽心窍，痘毒侵入心脏，以及挑生蛊毒。配合甘草、猪心血、冰片，可治疗痘毒入心。配合明矾，可治疗痰痴。配伍葱白，可治疗尿血。配伍升麻，可治疗挑生蛊毒。（岭南地区有在饮食中暗藏“挑生”之害的情况，鱼肉能在人腹中复活生长，需用此法解毒。）佐以藜芦，可决断风痰壅滞。佐以槐花，可解热毒。调和韭菜汁、姜汁、童便（健康男童的小便），可治疗月经逆行。冲淡竹沥，可降痰火。（气降则火亦降。）可捣碎成末使用，或磨取汁液使用。阴虚火旺者，气虚导致胀满停滞者，以及吐血并非由气郁引起者，禁用。
【蓬莪术】
音同“述”，又名“药”。
与醋、酒配伍效果良好。
味辛、苦，性温。归入足厥阴肝经的气分。能破除气滞导致的血瘀。凡是气血凝结引起的疼痛均有效。配伍木香，可治疗冷气攻心。使阿魏，可治疗小儿盘肠疝气。（意为积邪被破除。）
此物质地极其坚硬难以捣碎，需用面粉包裹后煨透，趁热捣碎。用醋炒或用酒炒，能引导药物进入血分。或直接磨粉使用，宜与人参、白术等补气健脾药合用，以免损伤元气。
对于病患体内的积块，单纯攻伐只能打破结聚，而补益反而可能助长邪气。然而如果攻伐不得法，会导致元气日渐亏损，积聚更加猖獗，医生往往因此束手无策。在这种情况下，只有外用散气消积的膏药，内服补气滋阴等药剂，才能兼顾攻补取得疗效，所以莪术不可轻易使用。
[Jianghuang (Curcuma Longa Rhizome)]
Bitter, pungent, warm. Enters the blood aspect of the Foot-Taiyin Splein Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Breaks blood stasis and moves qi downward. Dispels wind-heat and dissipates carbuncles and swellings; its potency is more vigorous than that of Yujin. Combined with Rougui (Cinnamon Twig), it treats unbearable heart pain and postpartum pain caused by blood masses. Pianzi Jianghuang excels at regulating qi within the blood. It treats wind-bi pain in the arms. The flat slices resembling dried ginger are called Pianzi Jianghuang. Contraindicated for patients with blood deficiency.
[Yujin (Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome)]
Pungent, bitter, cold. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian. Cools the heart and disperses stagnation, breaks blood stasis and moves qi downward. Treats various pains in the chest and abdomen caused by blood and qi disorders, retrograde menstruation in women, hematemesis (vomiting blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed), postpartum敗血 (decayed blood) rushing to the heart, mental derangement such as mania, phlegm misting the heart orifices, chickenpox toxins entering the heart, and "Tiaosheng" gu poison. Combined with Gancao (Licorice Root), Zhu Xin Xue (Pig Heart Blood), and Bingpian (Borneol), it treats chickenpox toxins entering the heart. Combined with Mingfan (Alum), it treats phlegm-induced dementia. Paired with Congbai (Scallion White), it treats hematuria. Paired with Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), it treats "Tiaosheng" gu poison. (In Lingnan, there is a harm called "Tiaosheng" hidden in food/drink, where fish/meat can revive and grow inside the human abdomen; this herb resolves it.) Assisted by Lilu (Veratrum Nigrum Rhizome), it resolves wind-phlegm obstruction. Assisted by Huaihua (Sophorae Flos), it clears heat-toxins. Mixed with Jiuji Zhi (Leek Juice), Jiangji Zhi (Ginger Juice), and Tongbian (Child's Urine), it treats retrograde menstruation. Diluted with Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), it descends phlegm-fire. (When qi descends, fire also descends.) Use as a powder or grind for juice. Contraindicated for yin deficiency with flaming fire, qi deficiency with distension and stagnation, and hematemesis not related to qi stagnation.
[Peng'ezhu (Curcuma Phaeocaulis Rhizome)]
Pronounced "Shu", also known as "Yao".
Works well when combined with vinegar and wine.
Pungent, bitter, warm. Enters the qi aspect of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Breaks blood stasis caused by qi stagnation. Effective for all conditions where qi and blood condense causing pain. Combined with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), it treats cold qi attacking the heart. Combined with Awei (Asafetida), it treats infant intestinal colic/torsion (meaning the accumulation pathogen is broken).
This substance is extremely hard and difficult to crush; it must be wrapped in flour and roasted thoroughly, then crushed while hot. Stir-fried with vinegar or wine, it can guide the medicine into the blood aspect. Or used as a ground powder, it should be combined with Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) to avoid damaging primordial qi.
For abdominal masses in patients, attacking them only breaks the knot, while tonifying may assist the pathogen. However, if the attacking method is improper, it causes primordial qi to decline daily, making the accumulation worse, leaving doctors helpless. In such cases, one should use external plasters to disperse qi and reduce accumulation, and internal decoctions to tonify qi and nourish yin, so that both attacking and tonifying achieve their effects. Thus, Ezhu should not be used lightly.