即益母子
制硫黄、砒石。
辛、甘、微温。入足厥阴经血分。除风热，明眼目，调经水，惟子为良。治疮肿，消水
气，
行郁血，茎叶为良。
或炒用，或蒸熟烈日晒燥用。禁用与益母草同。
即鹿衔草
得秦皮良。
苦，微寒。入足阳明、厥阴、少阴经。治风湿痹痛痈肿。配泽泻、白术，治酒风自汗。
（身
热懈惰、汗出如浴、恶风少气、病名酒风。）配白附子末，薄荷汤下，疗破伤风。
妇人服之，绝产无子。
土瓜为之使。伏汞砂。
微辛、微苦，气寒。入足厥阴经气分。解阴中郁结之热，通血脉凝滞之气。合香附、贝
母，
治头疮瘰 。调茶清、香附、甘草，治目珠热痛。
土瓜水浸，焙燥用。治目痛，沙糖水浸，焙干用。气虚者禁用。
苦，温。入心脾二经血分。下气破血。消痈肿毒，治汤火伤。配茶清，治大小便血。配
乌梅
、白姜，治下痢赤白。（并治阴阳交带，不问赤白，如赤加乌梅，白加姜。）
汤火伤者，先以盐掺之，后掺寄奴末。子研，以热水泡之，治肠泻无度，下咽即止。
脾虚作泻者禁用。多服令人泄泻。
一名金沸草
苦、辛，温。入手太阴、阳明经气分。降心脾伏饮，去五脏寒热，除胁下气满，破膈痰
如漆
。止呕逆，平惊悸。（痰水去也。）
配地葱、新绛，治半产漏下。配赭石、半夏，治噫气痞硬。
去皮蒂蕊壳，蒸用。入药须绢包煎，恐妨肺而反嗽。气虚，大肠冷利，阴虚燥咳，三者
禁用
。
即益母草的子实。
经过硫黄、砒石炮制。
味辛、甘，性微温。归足厥阴肝经的血分。能祛除风热，明目，调理月经，以子实疗效最佳。治疗疮疡肿毒，消除水气，行散郁结之血，以茎叶疗效最佳。
或者炒用，或者蒸熟后在烈日下晒干使用。禁忌与益母草同用。
即鹿衔草。
配伍秦皮效果良好。
味苦，性微寒。归足阳明胃经、足厥阴肝经、足少阴肾经。治疗风湿痹痛及痈肿。配伍泽泻、白术，治疗酒风自汗。（身热倦怠、汗出如浴、恶风少气，病名酒风。）配伍白附子末，用薄荷汤送服，治疗破伤风。
妇女服用此药，会导致绝育无子。
土瓜为其引经药（使药）。汞砂在此处伏藏（指药物相互作用或炮制要求）。
味微辛、微苦，气寒。归足厥阴肝经的气分。解除阴中郁结之热，疏通血脉凝滞之气。合用香附、贝母，治疗头疮瘰疬。调饮茶清、香附、甘草，治疗目珠热痛。
土瓜用水浸泡，焙干后使用。治疗目痛时，用沙糖水浸泡，焙干后使用。气虚者禁用。
味苦，性温。归心、脾二经的血分。降气破血。消除痈肿毒，治疗汤火烫伤。配伍茶清，治疗大小便出血。配伍乌梅、白姜，治疗下痢赤白。（并治疗阴阳交带症，不论赤白，若色赤加乌梅，色白加姜。）
被汤火烫伤者，先撒盐，后撒寄奴（紫花地丁）粉末。子实研末，用热水泡服，治疗肠泻不止，咽下即止。
脾虚导致腹泻者禁用。多服令人泄泻。
一名金沸草。
味苦、辛，性温。入手太阴肺经、手阳明大肠经的气分。降除心脾潜伏之饮邪，去除五脏寒热，消除胁下气满，破除膈间如漆般粘稠之痰。止呕逆，平惊悸。（因痰水去所致。）
配伍地葱、新绛，治疗半产漏下。配伍赭石、半夏，治疗噫气痞硬。
去掉皮蒂蕊壳，蒸后使用。入药需用绢布包裹煎煮，恐怕妨碍肺气而反而引起咳嗽。气虚、大肠冷利、阴虚燥咳，这三种情况禁用。
It is the seed of *Leonurus japonicus* (Motherwort).
Processed with Sulfur and Arsenolite.
Pungent, sweet, slightly warm. Enters the blood aspect of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Eliminates wind-heat, brightens the eyes, regulates menstruation; the seeds are particularly effective. Treats carbuncles and swellings, dissipates water qi, moves stagnant blood; the stems and leaves are particularly effective.
Can be used stir-fried or steamed then dried in the sun. Contraindicated for simultaneous use with *Leonurus japonicus* herbs.
It is *Hericium coralloides* (Deer Grass).
Pairs well with *Phellodendri Cortex* (Qinpi).
Bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Qi aspect of the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Treats rheumatic bi-syndrome pain and carbuncles. Paired with *Alismatis Rhizoma* (Zexie) and *Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma* (Baizhu), treats "Jiu Feng" spontaneous sweating. (Body heat, lethargy, profuse sweating like bathing, aversion to wind, shortness of qi; disease name: Jiu Feng.) Paired with *Fuzi* powder, taken down with Mint Decoction, treats tetanus.
Women taking it will become sterile.
*Melopepo Radix* (Tugua) acts as its guiding herb. Mercury sulfide is subdued here.
Slightly pungent, slightly bitter, cold in nature. Enters the Qi aspect of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Resolves heat from stagnation in the yin, unblocks stagnant qi in the blood vessels. Combined with *Cyperi Rhizoma* (Xiangfu) and *Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus* (Beimu), treats head sores and scrofula. Mixed with tea infusion, Xiangfu, and Licorice, treats hot pain in the eyeballs.
*Tugua* soaked in water, roasted dry for use. For treating eye pain, soak in sugar water, roast dry for use. Contraindicated for those with Qi deficiency.
Bitter, warm. Enters the blood aspect of the Heart and Spleen meridians. Descends qi and breaks blood stasis. Eliminates carbuncle swelling and toxins, treats burns and scalds. Paired with tea infusion, treats hematochezia and hematuria. Paired with *Mume Fructus* (Wumei) and White Ginger, treats dysentery with red and white discharge. (Also treats Yin-Yang cross-discharge, regardless of color; add Wumei if red, add Ginger if white.)
For burns and scalds, first sprinkle salt, then sprinkle powder of *Viola yedoensis* (Jinu). Seeds ground, soaked in hot water, treats incessant intestinal diarrhea, stops immediately upon swallowing.
Contraindicated for those with Spleen deficiency causing diarrhea. Excessive intake causes diarrhea.
Also known as *Inulae Flos* (Jinfengcao).
Bitter, pungent, warm. Enters the Qi aspect of the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Descends latent fluid retention in the Heart and Spleen, removes cold and heat from the five zang organs, eliminates fullness of qi under the hypochondrium, breaks phlegm in the diaphragm like lacquer. Stops vomiting and regurgitation, calms palpitations and fright. (Due to the removal of phlegm-fluid.)
Paired with *Allium fistulosum* (Dicong) and *New Crimson Silk* (Xinjjiang), treats miscarriage with persistent bleeding. Paired with *Hematitum* (Zheshi) and *Pinelliae Rhizoma* (Banxia), treats belching and epigastric hardness.
Remove skin, pedicel, pistil, and shell, steam for use. When entering prescriptions, must be decocted wrapped in silk gauze, lest it obstruct lung qi and cause coughing. Contraindicated for three conditions: Qi deficiency, cold diarrhea of the large intestine, and yin deficiency with dry cough.