本草莫备于纲目，由来旧矣。其后删繁就简，利在省便，意为去取者，又不一书。然寒
温消补，各就其一性而专言
之，即古方有君臣佐使之义，亦第就其方为轻重而泛言之，故知药者不知方，知方者仍不知
病，宜医者之终误于所治也。
我姚严西亭、施澹宁、洪缉庵三先生者，文章之外，兼擅歧黄。尝念药之不能独用，病之不
可泛治也，博采群书，互相
辨论，合为得配本草一书，凡十卷。搜罗不亚纲目，职任专于古方，前则辨性以明其体，后
乃详治以达其用。得一药而
配数药，一药收数药之功，配数药而治数病，数病仍一药之效，以正为配，固倡而随，以反
为配，亦克而生，运用之妙，
殆无过此已。使读是书者知药而即知病，知病而即知所以治病，诚一以贯之者也，岂不足垂
世而行远哉。
乾隆二十六年岁在辛巳九月既望魏朝阳拜撰。
一、药有畏恶反使，每品下先为标明，令人开卷了然。
一、药有主治，详载首条，使用之者得其直达之功。
一、药独入一经，以治一病，亦随佐使而治百病。今着配偶于主治之后，使知寒热攻补，
变化无穷，苟能触类旁通，
运用自然入妙。
一、药分优劣。近时用药，但论某药治某病，不知名同实异，功效悬殊。兹特详加论辨，
俾取资者有所考证。
一、药有制法，制得其宜，性味功用为之变化。今备采雷公炮制法详载于后。
一、药有利必有害。特载禁忌于后，庶使触目惊心，不敢轻试。
一、用药治病，取其相制。每有百药不治之症，而一物足以疗之，此物之相制也。爰附
怪症于各条之后。
一、药有随处可得而罕用者，如李根白皮、萱草、水芹之类，斟酌尽善而备采之。然亦
有所考据，非敢妄为也。
一、从本草纲目为准绳，分为二十五部，共计六百五十种。水、火、土、金、石八十五
种为卷一，山草、芳草八十
一种为卷二，隰草、毒草九十九种为卷三，蔓草、水草、石草、苔草六十二种为卷四，谷类、
菜类七十四种为卷五，果
类五十种为卷六，木类、竹类、服帛类八十二种为卷七，虫类、鳞类、介类六十七种为卷八，
禽类、兽类四十种为卷九，
人部十种为卷十。
本草著作中没有比《本草纲目》更完备的了，由来已久。此后那些删减繁冗、选取简略，旨在便于省查使用的书籍，意在取舍的，又不止一种。然而，关于寒、温、消、补等药性，各书往往只针对其中一种药性专门论述；即使是古代方剂中君臣佐使的意义，也仅仅是就方剂本身而言轻重而泛泛地谈论。因此，懂药物的人不懂方剂，懂方剂的人仍不懂疾病，这导致医生最终在治疗上出现错误。
我姚州的严西亭、施澹宁、洪缉庵三位先生，在文章之外，兼通医学（岐黄之术）。曾考虑到药物不能单独使用，疾病不可泛泛治疗，于是广泛采集群书，互相辩论，合编成《得配本草》一书，共十卷。其搜罗之广不亚于《本草纲目》，职责专注在于古方。前面辨析药性以明确其本体，后面详细记载治法以通达其功用。得到一种药物而配合几种药物，一种药物能收几种药物的功效；配合几种药物来治疗几种疾病，几种疾病仍能通过一种药物见效。以正相配，固然倡导并随之响应；以反相配，也能化生而出。运用之妙，大概没有超过这个的了。假使读这本书的人，懂药物就能懂疾病，懂疾病就能懂治疗疾病的方法，这确实是贯穿始终的道理，难道不足以流传于世并行远吗？
乾隆二十六年岁次辛巳九月十六日，魏朝阳敬撰。
一、药物有畏、恶、反、使的关系，每味药下先进行标明，让人打开书卷就能一目了然。
一、药物有主治功能，详细记载在首条，使用者能获得直达病所的功效。
一、药物如果独入一经，以治疗一种疾病，也会随着佐使药的配合而治疗百种疾病。现在将配偶关系记载在主治之后，使人知道寒热攻补的变化无穷无尽，如果能够触类旁通，运用自然达到精妙境界。
一、药物分优劣。近来用药，只论某药治某病，不知道同名实异，功效悬殊。这里特别详细加以论辩，使取用参考的人有所考证。
一、药物有炮制方法，炮制得当，药性、味道和功用就会发生变化。现在广泛采集雷公炮制法详细记载在后面。
一、药物有利必有弊。特别记载禁忌在后面，以便让人触目惊心，不敢轻易尝试。
一、用药治病，取其相互制约。常有百药不治的疾病，而一味药足以治愈它，这是药物的相互制约作用。于是附上怪症在各条之后。
一、药物有随处可得却很少使用的，如李根白皮、萱草、水芹之类，斟酌尽善并广泛采集。但也经过考证，不敢妄为。
一、以《本草纲目》为准绳，分为二十五部，共计六百五十种。水、火、土、金、石八十五种为第一卷，山草、芳草八十一种为第二卷，隰草、毒草九十九种为第三卷，蔓草、水草、石草、苔草六十二种为第四卷，谷类、菜类七十四种为第五卷，果类五十种为第六卷，木类、竹类、服帛类八十二种为第七卷，虫类、鳞类、介类六十七种为第八卷，禽类、兽类四十种为第九卷，人部十种为第十卷。
There is no materia medica more comprehensive than the *Bencao Gangmu* (Compendium of Materia Medica), and it has been so for a long time. Since then, there have been numerous works that delete redundancy and simplify content to facilitate convenient reference, with varying intentions in selection and exclusion. However, regarding properties such as cold, warm, resolving, and tonifying, these works often discuss only one specific property exclusively. Even the principles of sovereign, minister, assistant, and courier (Jun-Chen-Zuo-Shi) in ancient prescriptions are merely discussed generally in terms of weight and lightness within the prescription itself. Consequently, those who know herbs do not understand formulas, and those who understand formulas still do not understand diseases, which inevitably leads physicians to make errors in treatment.
Mr. Yan Xiting, Mr. Shi Danning, and Mr. Hong Jian from Yaozhou, besides their literary achievements, were also proficient in medicine (Qihuang). Reflecting that herbs cannot be used alone and diseases cannot be treated generically, they extensively collected books from various sources, debated mutually, and compiled the *Depei Bencao* (Materia Medica on Proper Combination), consisting of ten volumes. Its collection is no less extensive than the *Bencao Gangmu*, but its focus is specifically on ancient prescriptions. The former part analyzes properties to clarify the substance, while the latter details treatments to elucidate application. By combining one herb with several others, a single herb can achieve the effects of multiple herbs; by combining several herbs to treat multiple diseases, multiple diseases can still be resolved through the efficacy of a single herb. Positive combinations naturally advocate and follow suit, while contrary combinations can also generate therapeutic effects. The subtlety of such applications is unparalleled. If readers of this book can understand diseases upon knowing herbs, and understand how to treat diseases upon understanding them, this represents a consistent principle throughout. Would it not be sufficient to be passed down through generations and spread far?
Written respectfully by Wei Zhaoyang on the 16th day of the ninth month in the Xin-Si year, the 26th year of Qianlong.
1. Herbs have relationships of aversion, enmity, incompatibility, and synergy. These are marked at the beginning of each entry so that readers can understand them clearly upon opening the book.
2. The main indications of herbs are detailed in the first item, allowing users to achieve direct therapeutic effects.
3. An herb that enters only one meridian to treat one disease will, when combined with assistant and courier herbs, be able to treat hundreds of diseases. The compatibility relationships are now recorded after the main indications, enabling practitioners to understand the infinite variations of cold, heat, purging, and tonifying. With associative thinking, application will naturally become exquisite.
4. Herbs vary in quality. In recent times, medication focuses only on "this herb treats this disease," ignoring cases where names are the same but substances differ, leading to significant disparities in efficacy. Here, detailed discussions are provided to enable those who consult this work to verify information.
5. Herbs have processing methods. When processed appropriately, their properties, flavors, and functions change. The Paozhi methods of Lei Gong are now extensively collected and detailed herein.
6. Every herb has both benefits and harms. Contraindications are specially recorded to startle the reader into caution, preventing reckless experimentation.
7. Using herbs to treat diseases involves mutual restraint. There are conditions unresponsive to hundreds of herbs that can be cured by a single herb due to this mutual restraint. Strange cases are appended to relevant entries.
8. Some herbs are readily available yet rarely used, such as Cortex Pruni Serotinae Radicis Albus (Ligen Baipi), Hemerocallis citrina (Xuancao), and Oenanthe javanica (Shuiqin). These have been carefully selected and included after thorough consideration. However, they are based on research, not arbitrary invention.
9. Following the *Bencao Gangmu* as the standard, the content is divided into twenty-five categories, totaling six hundred and fifty species. Volume One covers eighty-five species of Water, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Stone; Volume Two covers eighty-one species of Mountain Herbs and Fragrant Herbs; Volume Three covers ninety-nine species of Lowland Herbs and Toxic Herbs; Volume Four covers sixty-two species of Climbing Herbs, Aquatic Herbs, Rock Herbs, and Moss Herbs; Volume Five covers seventy-four species of Grains and Vegetables; Volume Six covers fifty species of Fruits; Volume Seven covers eighty-two species of Trees, Bamboos, and Textiles; Volume Eight covers sixty-seven species of Insects, Fishes, and Shells; Volume Nine covers forty species of Birds and Beasts; and Volume Ten covers ten species from the Human category.