伏 砂。
苦，微寒。入足太阳、太阴经气分。利水燥湿。治瘴疟，疗疝瘕。得附子、干姜，治阴
黄。得白藓皮，治痫黄如金。
配秫米、麦曲酿酒，治挛急。佐大黄、栀子，治湿热。佐桃仁，治血黄。佐苍术、浓朴，治
湿黄。佐枳实、山楂，治食
积发黄。佐知母、黄柏，治火黄。佐车前子、木通，治黄而小便不利。去根用。勿犯火。热
甚发黄，无湿气，二者禁用。
伏硫黄。
苦、微辛，微寒。入手少阴、足少阳、厥阴经血分。其气芬香，与胃独宜。治妇人血气
腹满，退阴火伏留。捣敷金
疮。得豆豉，治赤白痢。配桂心，治寒热疟。配赤柽柳，祛时行邪热。佐鳖甲，治温疟。（但
热不寒为温疟。）佐人参，
治虚汗。入滋补药，治骨蒸虚劳。（和童
使子勿使叶，使根勿使茎。治骨蒸，取子童便制。治痢去湿热，用叶，或捣汁更妙。
即茺蔚
制硫黄、雌黄、砒石。忌铁。
辛、苦、平。入足厥阴经血分。行血而新血不伤，养血而瘀血不滞。利二便，治产后血
胀，
疗血逆大热，消乳痈，解蛇毒。得山楂炭，治产后血不止。得陈盐梅炭，止赤痢。入凉血药
，治热血贯瞳人。佐当归，去风热。捣汁，滴 耳。醋调，敷马啮。
白花入气分，红花入血分。或酒拌蒸，或蜜水炒。去瘀生用。崩漏，瞳子散大，二者禁
用。
【茵陈蒿】
砂仁。
味苦，性微寒。归足太阳经、足太阴经的气分。具有利水、燥湿的功效。治疗瘴疟（感受山岚瘴气所致的疟疾），疗治疝瘕（腹内结块，或痛或胀的病症）。配伍附子、干姜，治疗阴黄（寒湿郁滞所致的黄疸）。配伍白鲜皮，治疗黄疸色如金（湿热极盛之黄疸）。与秫米、麦曲配合酿酒，治疗筋脉拘挛急迫。佐以大黄、栀子，治疗湿热证。佐以桃仁，治疗血黄（瘀血阻滞所致的黄疸）。佐以苍术、厚朴，治疗湿黄（湿邪偏盛之黄疸）。佐以枳实、山楂，治疗食积发黄（饮食停滞所致的黄疸）。佐以知母、黄柏，治疗火黄（火热炽盛之黄疸）。佐以车前子、木通，治疗黄疸且小便不利者。使用时去除根部。避免用火炮制。若热势极盛导致发黄，且无湿气者，以及纯虚无湿者，这两类情况禁用。
【青蒿】
硫磺。
味苦、微辛，性微寒。入手少阴经、足少阳经、足厥阴经的血分。其气味芬香，特别适宜于胃。治疗妇人血气病导致的腹部胀满，消退潜伏在体内的阴火。捣碎后外敷，治疗金属利器造成的创伤。配伍豆豉，治疗赤白痢疾（大便中带有脓血及黏液的痢疾）。配伍桂心，治疗寒热往来的疟疾。配伍赤柽柳，祛除时行邪热（流行性温热病邪）。佐以鳖甲，治疗温疟。（特点是只有发热而没有恶寒，称为温疟。）佐以人参，治疗虚汗。加入滋补药物中，治疗骨蒸劳热（阴虚内热，感觉热气从骨缝里透发出来的虚劳病）。（注意：和童便一起使用不要使用叶子，使用根就不要使用茎。治疗骨蒸劳热，取用种子并用童便炮制；治疗痢疾以清除湿热，使用叶子，或者捣汁服用效果更好。）
【益母草】
即茺蔚子。
用于炮制硫黄、雌黄、砒石。忌用铁器。
味辛、苦，性平。归足厥阴经的血分。能够行血而不损伤新血，养血而不至于使瘀血停滞。通利大小便，治疗产后血胀（产后瘀血阻滞引起的腹部胀满），疗治血逆大热（血液上逆引起的高热），消除乳痈（急性乳腺炎），解蛇毒。配伍山楂炭，治疗产后出血不止。配伍陈年盐梅炭，止住赤痢。加入凉血药物中，治疗热血贯瞳人（热入血分，扰动心神，出现瞳孔散大等危重症状）。佐以当归，去除风热。捣成汁液，滴入耳中。用醋调匀，敷贴马咬伤处。
白花部分入气分，红花部分入血分。或者用酒拌蒸，或者用蜜水炒制。若要去除瘀血则生用。崩漏（非经期阴道大量出血或淋漓不断），瞳孔散大，这两种情况禁用。
[Chen Yin Hao]
Sha Ren (Amomum Fruit).
Bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Qi level of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Taiyin meridians. Promotes urination and dries dampness. Treats Zhang malaria (malaria caused by miasma in mountainous regions) and Shan Jia (abdominal masses or distension/pain). Combined with Fuzi (Aconite Lateral Root) and Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger), treats Yin Huang (jaundice due to cold-damp stagnation). Combined with Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex), treats Jin Huang (jaundice with a golden hue, indicating severe damp-heat). Brewed with Shumi (Millet) and Mai Qu (Wheat Leaven), treats muscle spasms and cramps. Assisted by Dahuang (Rhubarb Rhizome) and Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit), treats damp-heat syndromes. Assisted by Taoren (Peach Seed), treats Xue Huang (jaundice due to blood stasis). Assisted by Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) and Houpo (Magnolia Bark), treats Shi Huang (jaundice due to predominant dampness). Assisted by Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) and Shanzha (Hawthorn Fruit), treats Shi Ji Fa Huang (jaundice due to food retention). Assisted by Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizome) and Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), treats Huo Huang (jaundice due to blazing fire). Assisted by Cheqianzi (Plantago Seed) and Mutong (Akebia Stem), treats jaundice accompanied by difficult urination. Use the herb without the root. Avoid heat processing. Contraindicated in cases of extreme heat causing jaundice without dampness, and in cases of pure deficiency without dampness.
[Qing Hao]
Liu Huang (Sulfur).
Bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold. Enters the Blood level of the Hand-Shaoyin, Foot-Shaoyang, and Foot-Jueyin meridians. Its aroma is fragrant and particularly suitable for the Stomach. Treats abdominal fullness in women due to Blood-Qi disorders, and clears latent Yin fire. Crushed and applied externally, treats metal wounds. Combined with Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean), treats Chi Bai Li (dysentery with red and white discharge). Combined with Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart), treats chills and fever malaria. Combined with Chichengliu (Tamarix Branch), expels epidemic pathogenic heat. Assisted by Biejia (Tartaric Shell), treats Wen Malaria (characterized by fever without chills). Assisted by Renshen (Ginseng Root), treats spontaneous sweating due to deficiency. Added to tonifying formulas, treats Gu Zheng Xu Lao (steaming bone sensation in consumptive disease). (Note: When used with Tong Er Zi [Child's Urine], do not use the leaves; if using the root, do not use the stem. For treating steaming bone, take the seeds processed with child's urine; for treating dysentery to clear damp-heat, use the leaves, or crush them for juice, which is even better.)
[Yi Mu Cao]
Jie Chong Wei (Leonurus Japonicus Herb/Seed).
Used to process Liu Huang (Sulfur), Cihuang (Realgar), and Pishi (Arsenic Trioxide). Avoid iron.
Acrid, bitter, neutral. Enters the Blood level of the Foot-Jueyin meridian. Moves blood without damaging new blood, nourishes blood without causing blood stasis to stagnate. Promotes urination and defecation. Treats Chan Hou Xue Zhang (postpartum abdominal distension due to blood stasis), cures Xue Ni Da Re (severe heat due to rebellious blood), eliminates Ru Yong (acute mastitis), and resolves snake venom. Combined with Shanzha Tan (Charred Hawthorn Fruit), treats postpartum hemorrhage that does not stop. Combined with Chen Yan Mei Tan (Charred Aged Salted Plum), stops Chi Li (bloody dysentery). Added to cooling-blood herbs, treats Re Xue Guan Tong Ren (critical condition where hot blood invades the pupil area). Assisted by Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), dispels wind-heat. Crushed for juice, dripped into the ear. Mixed with vinegar, applied to horse bites.
The white flowers enter the Qi level; the red flowers enter the Blood level. Can be steamed with wine or stir-fried with honey-water. Use raw to remove blood stasis. Contraindicated in Beng Lou (metrorrhagia and metrostaxis) and Tong Zi San Da (dilated pupils).