辛，温。入手太阴经气分。通经络，散水饮，除疟癖，治喘嗽。痰在胁下皮里膜外，非
此不
达。炒研蒸饼丸，治腹中冷气。
生研，水调贴足心，引毒归下，令痘疹不入目。肺气虚、胃中热者禁用。
即莱菔根
伏 砂。
辛、甘、冷。入手足太阴、阳明、少阳经。祛邪热，宽胸膈，制酒面毒，消豆腐积。治
喉痹
口疮，偏正头痛，肺痿失音，咳嗽吐衄，痰癖食积，噤口痢疾，大肠脱肛，小便淋浊，及汤
泡火灼，跌扑损伤。
捣取自然汁，或和姜汁，或和白蜜服。或生捣敷罨。气陷血少者禁用。服何首乌、地黄
诸补
药者，忌之。
子
辛、甘、平。生升熟降。升则吐痰涎，散风寒，发疮疹。降则化食除胀，下气消痰。（有
推墙倒壁之功。）利二便，除气痛。配牙皂煎服，吐中风口噤。配杏仁，治久嗽。和水生研
汁服，吐风痰。和醋研，敷肿毒。
虚弱者禁用。服补药者忌之。
秦椒为之使。恶黄芩、黄连、天鼠粪。杀半夏、南星、茛菪毒。
辛，温。入手太阴、足阳明经气分。祛寒发表，解郁调中。开寒痰，止呕哕，（姜为呕
家圣
药。）去秽恶，通神明。得梓皮，泄肌表湿热。配大枣，和营卫。佐杏仁，下胸膈冷气。佐
半夏，治心痞呕哕。和梨汁、竹沥，能横行散结。和雨茶，治下痢。入二陈、四君，止呕吐
水
泻。合葱白，发表邪。捣汁和童便，治五中卒暴，干霍乱。（五中者，中风、中气、中暑、
中毒、中恶。）
生姜、葱头、莱菔子，共研炒热，绢包罨胸胀处，分两包，冷则轮换罨，治虚人结胸，
汗出
而愈。
生用，发散。熟用，和中。捣汁，通窍、开隔、豁痰。救卒暴，治水肿，用皮。止呕泻，
煨
用。血症，炒炭。多食令人寒热。
怪症∶毛窍出血不止，皮胀如鼓，须臾目鼻口被气胀合，此名脉溢。急饮生姜汁并水各
二杯
，自愈。不愈，再服。又产时用力太过，育膜受伤，出有肉线一条，长数尺，痛苦欲绝。先
服失笑散，用生姜三斤，捣碎，拌麻油二斤，炒至油尽，用熟绢五尺，折作数层，将线轻轻
盛起，屈曲一团，纳入水道，再用绢袋兜姜，缚在肉线下熏之。姜冷，熨斗熨热，使受姜气
。如姜气已过，再用前法，再熨治之。四五日内线必然收入。若肉线一断，无可救药矣。
干生姜
辛，温。入手太阴经气分。治嗽温中。治胀满霍乱，腹痛冷痢，血闭。病患虚而冷
，宜加之。
【白芥子】
味辛，性温。归入手太阴肺经的气分。能疏通经络，消散水饮，消除疟疾形成的痞块，治疗气喘咳嗽。痰液停留在胁下、皮肤与肌肉之间的膜外部位，非用此药不能到达病所。（将白芥子）炒熟后研磨成粉，用蒸饼糊制成丸剂服用，可治疗腹中的冷气。生品研磨，用水调匀后贴敷于足心，可引导毒邪下行，防止痘疹毒素侵入眼睛。肺气虚弱、胃中有热者禁止使用。
【萝卜（莱菔根）】
即莱菔的根部。
味辛、甘，性寒凉。归入手足太阴脾肺经、手足阳明大肠胃经、手足少阳三焦胆经。能祛除邪热，宽畅胸膈，制约酒和面食产生的毒性，消除豆腐引起的积滞。治疗喉痹、口疮、偏头痛及正头痛、肺痿失音、咳嗽吐血衄血、痰癖食积、噤口痢疾、大肠脱肛、小便淋沥浑浊，以及汤火烫伤、跌打损伤。
捣取自然汁，或与姜汁混合，或与白蜜混合服用。或生捣后外敷患处。气陷血少者禁止使用。正在服用何首乌、地黄等补益药物者，忌服。
【萝卜子（莱菔子）】
味辛、甘，性平。生用具有升散作用，熟用具有沉降作用。生用升散则能催吐痰涎，疏散风寒，透发疮疹。熟用沉降则能化食除胀，降气消痰。（有推墙倒壁般的强力功效。）通利大小便，消除气痛。配伍牙皂煎服，可治疗中风导致的口噤不开。配伍杏仁，治疗久咳。加水生研取汁服用，可催吐风痰。与醋研磨，外敷治疗肿毒。
身体虚弱者禁止使用。服用补益药物者忌服。
【生姜】
秦椒为其引经药。畏恶黄芩、黄连、天鼠粪。能解除半夏、南星、茛菪的毒性。
味辛，性温。归入手太阴肺经、足阳明胃经的气分。能祛散寒邪发表，解郁调理中焦。开通寒痰，止住呕吐呃逆，（生姜是治疗呕吐圣药。）去除秽浊恶气，通达神明。配伍梓皮，可泄出肌表的湿热。配伍大枣，调和营卫。佐使杏仁，可降下胸膈间的冷气。佐使半夏，治疗心下痞满、呕吐呃逆。与梨汁、竹沥同用，能横行散结。与雨前茶同用，治疗痢疾。加入二陈汤、四君子汤中，可止住呕吐和水泻。合葱白同用，发散表邪。捣汁并与童便混合，治疗五中卒暴（五中是指：中风、中气、中暑、中毒、中恶）、干霍乱。
生姜、葱头、莱菔子，共同研磨炒热，用绢布包裹敷在胸胀处，分为两包，冷了就轮换热敷，治疗虚人结胸证，出汗后即可痊愈。
生用，主发散；熟用，主和中。捣汁，通窍、开隔、豁痰。救治卒暴急症，治疗水肿，用姜皮。止呕泻，用煨姜。血症，用炒炭姜。多食令人产生寒热症状。
怪症：毛窍出血不止，皮肤肿胀如鼓，须臾之间目鼻口被气胀闭合，此名脉溢。急饮生姜汁和水各两杯，可自行痊愈。若不愈，再服用。另外，分娩时用力过猛，育膜受伤，产出一条肉线，长达数尺，痛苦欲绝。先服用失笑散，用生姜三斤，捣碎，拌入麻油二斤，炒至油尽，用五尺熟绢折叠成多层，将肉线轻轻盛起，屈曲成一团，纳入水道，再用绢袋兜住姜，缚在肉线下熏之。姜冷了，用熨斗熨热，使其受姜气熏蒸。如果姜气已过，再用前面的方法，再次熨热治疗。四五日内肉线必然收回。如果肉线断裂，就无可救药了。
【干生姜】
味辛，性温。归入手太阴肺经的气分。治疗咳嗽，温中散寒。治疗胀满霍乱、腹痛冷痢、血闭。病患体虚且寒冷者，适宜加入使用。
[Baijiezi / White Mustard Seed]
Pungent, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It unblocks meridians and collaterals, dissipates fluid retention, eliminates malaria-related masses (Pi), and treats asthma and coughing. When phlegm is located in the hypochondrium or outside the skin and muscles within the membranes, this herb alone can reach the site. Stir-fried and ground into powder, made into pills with steamed wheat cake dough, it treats cold qi in the abdomen. Raw, ground and mixed with water for application to the sole of the foot, it guides toxicity downward, preventing chickenpox/rubella toxins from entering the eyes. Contraindicated in cases of Lung Qi deficiency and heat in the Stomach.
[Luobo / Radish Root]
Also known as Laifu root.
Pungent, sweet, cold. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Spleen/Lung, Hand-Foot-Yangming Large Intestine/Stomach, and Hand-Foot-Shaoyang Sanjiao/Gallbladder meridians. It dispels pathogenic heat, expands the chest and diaphragm, counteracts toxicity from wine and wheat products, and resolves accumulation from tofu. Treats throat obstruction (Houbi), mouth ulcers, lateral and frontal headaches, lung atrophy with loss of voice, coughing with hematemesis or epistaxis, phlegm masses and food stagnation, anorexic dysentery (Jinkou Li), rectal prolapse, turbid dysuria, scalds and burns, and traumatic injuries.
Crush to obtain natural juice, or mix with ginger juice or white honey for oral administration. Or crush raw for external application. Contraindicated in cases of sinking Qi and blood deficiency. Contraindicated when taking tonifying herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum (Heshouwu) and Rehmannia (Dihuang).
[Luobozǐ / Radish Seed]
Pungent, sweet, neutral. Raw promotes ascending and dispersing; cooked promotes descending and purging. Ascending action induces vomiting of phlegm-saliva, disperses wind-cold, and erupts sores/rashes. Descending action transforms food, removes distension, directs Qi downward, and resolves phlegm. (It has the power to push down walls and overturn battlements.) It benefits urination and defecation, and removes Qi pain. Combined with Gleditsia sinensis seed (Yazao) and decocted, it treats stroke-induced lockjaw. Combined with Apricot Kernel (Xingren), it treats chronic cough. Mixed with water, ground raw, and juice taken orally, it induces vomiting of wind-phlegm. Mixed with vinegar and ground, applied externally for swollen toxic sores.
Contraindicated in weak individuals. Contraindicated when taking tonifying medicines.
[Jiangsheng / Fresh Ginger]
Ziziphus jujuba bark (Zipi) acts as its guide. It is incompatible with Scutellaria baicalensis (Huangqin), Coptis chinensis (Huanglian), and Trogopterus dung (Tianshuan). It neutralizes the toxicity of Pinellia ternata (Banxia), Arisaema erubescens (Nanxing), and Datura metel (Bangdang).
Pungent, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Yangming Stomach meridians. It dispels cold and releases the exterior, relieves depression and regulates the Middle Jiao. It opens cold-phlegm, stops vomiting and hiccups, (Ginger is the holy medicine for vomiting), removes foulness, and clarifies the mind. Combined with Ziziphus bark, it drains damp-heat from the muscle layer. Combined with Jujube, it harmonizes Ying and Wei. Assisted by Apricot Kernel, it descends cold Qi in the chest and diaphragm. Assisted by Pinellia, it treats epigastric fullness (Xin Pi), vomiting, and hiccups. Combined with Pear Juice and Bamboo Sap, it disperses nodules horizontally. Combined with pre-rain tea, it treats dysentery. Added to Erchen Tang or Sijunzi Tang, it stops vomiting and watery diarrhea. Combined with Scallion White, it releases exterior pathogens. Crushed juice combined with child's urine treats sudden attacks of "Five Zhong" (Stroke, Qi strike, Heat stroke, Poisoning, Evil invasion) and dry Huoluan.
Fresh Ginger, Scallion Head, and Radish Seed are ground together, stir-fried until hot, wrapped in silk, and applied to the chest distension area. Two bags are used, rotating them when one cools down, to treat deficiency-type Jie Xiong syndrome, resulting in cure through sweating.
Raw use: disperses. Cooked use: harmonizes the Middle. Crushed juice: opens orifices, breaks obstructions, resolves phlegm. For sudden emergencies and edema, use the peel. To stop vomiting and diarrhea, use baked ginger. For blood disorders, use charred ginger. Excessive consumption causes alternating chills and fever.
Strange Syndrome: Unstoppable bleeding from hair follicles, abdominal swelling like a drum, followed by rapid closure of eyes, nose, and mouth due to Qi distension, named Mai Yi. Drink two cups each of Fresh Ginger Juice and water immediately for self-healing. If not healed, take again. Another case: During childbirth, excessive effort injures the fetal membrane, causing a meat strand several feet long to protrude, causing extreme pain. First administer Shixiao San. Take three jin of fresh ginger, crush it, mix with two jin of sesame oil, stir-fry until the oil is exhausted. Use five chi of cooked silk folded into layers to gently lift the strand, coil it up, insert it into the urinary/vaginal canal, then wrap the ginger in a silk bag and bind it below the meat strand to fumigate. When the ginger cools, heat it with an iron to maintain the ginger vapor. If the effect fades, repeat the heating process. Within four to five days, the strand will retract. If the meat strand breaks, it is incurable.
[Ganjiang / Dried Ginger]
Pungent, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Treats cough and warms the Middle. Treats distension, Huoluan, abdominal pain, cold dysentery, and blood stasis. Suitable for patients who are deficient and cold.