艾实（二百十）味甘，气平，入脾肾两脏。能健脾养阴止汤，治腰膝疼痛，强志益神，聪明耳
目，补肾固精，治小便不禁，遗精白浊带下，延年耐老。或散丸、或煮食皆妙。但其性缓，难收奇
效。
杏仁（二一一）味苦辛微甘，味浓于气，降中有升。有毒。入肺胃大肠经。其味辛，故能入肺
润肺，散风寒，止头痛，退寒热咳嗽，上气喘急，发表解邪，疗温病香港脚。其味苦，降性最疾，观
其澄水极速可知，故能定气逆上冲，消胸腹急满胀痛，解喉痹，消痰下气，除惊痫烦热，通大肠气
闭干结，亦杀狗毒。佐半夏、生姜，散风邪咳嗽；佐麻黄发汁，逐伤寒表邪；同门冬、乳酥煎膏，
润肺治咳嗽极妙；同轻粉研匀油调，敷广疮肿毒最佳。尤杀诸虫牙虫，及头面 斑 。元气虚陷
者勿用，恐其沉降太泄。
桃仁（二一二）味苦辛微甘，气平，阴中有阳，入手足厥阴经。去皮尖用。善治瘀血血闭，血
结血燥，通血隔，破血症，杀三虫，润大便，逐郁滞，止鬼疰血逆疼痛膨胀，疗跌扑损伤。若血枯
经闭者，不可妄用。
木瓜（二一三）味酸，气温。用此者，用其酸敛，酸能走筋，敛能固脱。入脾肺肝肾四经，亦
善和胃。得木味之正，故尤专入肝，益筋走血，疗腰膝无力，香港脚引经所不可缺。气滞能和，气脱
能固。以能平胃，故除呕逆霍乱转筋，降痰去湿行水。以其酸收，故可敛肺禁痢，止烦满，止渴。
陈皮（二一四）味苦辛，性温散，气实痰滞必用。留白者，微甘而性缓；去白者，用辛而性速。
泻脾胃痰浊，肺
中滞气，消食开胃，利水通便，吞酸嗳腐，反胃 杂。KT 逆胀满堪除，呕吐恶心皆效。通达上下，
解酒除虫，表里俱宜，痈疽亦用。尤消妇人乳痈，并解鱼肉诸毒。
青皮（二一五）味苦辛微酸，味浓，沉也，阴中之阳。苦能去滞，酸能入肝，又入少阳、三焦、
胆腑。削坚癖，除胁痛，解郁怒，劫疝疏肝，破滞气，宽胸消食。老弱虚羸，戒之勿用。
槟榔（二一六）味辛涩，微苦微甘，气微温。味浓气薄，降中有升，阴中阳也。能消宿食，解
酒毒，除痰癖，宣壅滞，温中快气。治腹胀积聚，心腹疼痛喘急，通关节，利九窍，逐五膈、奔豚、
膀胱诸气，杀三虫，除香港脚，疗诸疟瘴疠湿邪。《本草》言其治后重如马奔，此亦因其性温行滞而
然。若气虚下陷者，乃非所宜。又言其破气极速，较枳壳、青皮尤甚。若然，则广南之人，朝夕笑
噬而无伤，又岂破气极速者？总之，此物性温而辛，故能醒脾利气，味甘兼涩，故能固脾壮气，是
诚行中有留之剂。观《鹤林玉露》云∶饥能使之饱，饱能使之饥，醉能使之醒，醒能使之醉。于此
四句详之，可得其性矣。其服食之法∶小者气烈，俱以入药。广中人惟能用其大而扁者，以米泔水
浸而待用，每一枚切四片，每服一片；外用细锻石以水调如稀糊，亦预制待用。用时以蒌叶一片，
抹锻石一二分，入槟榔一片，裹而嚼服。盖滨榔得锻石则滑而不涩，锻石、蒌叶得槟榔则甘而不辣。
服后必身面俱暖，微汗微醉，而胸腹豁然。善解吞酸，消宿食，辟岚瘴，化痰醒酒下气，健脾开胃
润肠，杀虫消胀，固大便，止泻痢。又，服法∶如无蒌叶，即以肉桂，或大茴香，或陈皮俱可代用，
少抹锻石，夹而食之。然此三味之功，多在锻石、蒌叶，以其能燥脾温胃也，然必得槟榔为助，
其功始见。此物理相成之妙，若有不可意测者。一、大约此物与烟性略同，但烟性峻勇，用以散表
逐寒，则烟胜于此；槟榔稍缓，用以和中暖胃，则此胜于烟。二者皆壮气辟邪之要药，故滇广中人
一日不可少也。又，习俗之异，在广西用老槟榔，滇中人用清嫩槟榔，广东人多在连壳腌槟榔，亦
各得其宜耳。
乌梅（二一七）味酸涩，性温平。下气，除烦热，止消渴吐逆，反胃霍乱，治虚劳骨蒸，解酒
毒，敛肺痈肺痿，咳
嗽喘急，消痈疽疮毒，喉痹乳蛾，涩肠止冷热泻痢，便血尿血，崩淋带浊，遣精梦泄，杀虫伏蛔，解
虫、鱼、马汗、硫黄毒。和紫苏煎汤，解伤寒时气瘴疟，大能作汗。取肉烧存性，研末，敷金疮恶
疮，去腐肉弩肉死肌，一夜立尽，亦奇方也。
山楂（二一八）味甘微酸，气平，其性善于消滞。用此者，用其气轻，故不甚耗真气。善消宿
食痰饮吞酸，去瘀血疼痛，行结滞，驱膨胀，润肠胃，去积块，亦祛颓疝。仍可健脾，小儿最宜。
亦发疮疹。妇人产后儿枕痛，恶露不尽者，煎汁入沙糖服之，立效。煮汁洗漆疮亦佳。肠滑者少用
之。
甜瓜蒂（二一九）一名苦丁香。味苦，性寒，有毒。阴中有阳，能升能降。其升则吐，善涌湿
热顽痰积饮，去风热头痛，癫痫喉痹，头目眩晕，胸膈胀满，并诸恶毒在上焦者，皆可除之。其降
则泻，善逐水湿痰饮，消浮肿水膨，杀蛊毒虫毒，凡积聚在下焦者，皆能下之。盖其性峻而急，不
从上出，即从下出也。若治鼻中 肉，不闻香臭，当同麝香、细辛为末，以绵裹塞鼻中，日一换之，
当渐消缩。
大腹皮（二百二十）味微辛，性微温。主冷热邪气，下一切逆气滞气攻冲心腹大肠，消痰气吞
酸痞满，止霍乱，逐水气浮肿，香港脚瘴疟，及妇人胎气恶阻胀闷，并宜加姜盐同煎。凡用时，必须
酒洗炒过，恐其有鸩鸟毒也。
吴茱萸（二二一）味辛苦，气味俱浓，升少降多，有小毒。能助阳健脾，治胸膈停寒，胀满痞寒，
化滞消食，除吞酸呕逆霍乱，心腹蓄冷，中恶绞痛，寒痰逆气，杀诸虫鬼魅邪疰，及下焦肝肾膀胱
寒疝，阴毒疼痛，止痛泻血痢，浓肠胃，去湿气肠风痔漏，香港脚水肿。然其性苦善降，若气陷而元
气虚者，当以甘补诸药制而用之。
艾实（编号二百一十）：味甘，气平，归入脾、肾两脏。能健脾养阴止泻，治疗腰膝疼痛，增强意志、益神，使耳目聪明，补肾固精，治疗小便失禁、遗精、白浊及带下病，延年益寿、延缓衰老。或制成散剂丸剂，或煮食均妙。但其药性缓和，难以收到奇效。
杏仁（编号二一一）：味苦、辛，微甘，气味浓厚重于药气，降中有升。有毒。归肺、胃、大肠经。其味辛，故能入肺润肺，疏散风寒，止头痛，退寒热咳嗽，缓解上气喘急，发表解邪，治疗温病和香港脚（脚气）。其味苦，降性最速，看它澄清水速度极快可知，故能定气逆上冲，消除胸腹急满胀痛，解喉痹，消痰下气，除惊痫烦热，通大肠气闭干结，也能杀狗毒。佐以半夏、生姜，可散风邪咳嗽；佐以麻黄发汗，可逐伤寒表邪；同麦冬、乳酥煎膏，润肺治咳嗽极妙；同轻粉研匀油调，敷广疮肿毒最佳。尤其能杀诸虫牙虫，及头面斑疹。元气虚陷者勿用，恐其沉降太泄。
桃仁（编号二一二）：味苦、辛，微甘，气平，阴中有阳，入手足厥阴经。去皮尖用。善治瘀血血闭，血结血燥，通血隔，破血症，杀三虫，润大便，逐郁滞，止鬼疰血逆疼痛膨胀，疗跌扑损伤。若血枯经闭者，不可妄用。
木瓜（编号二一三）：味酸，气温。用此药，是用其酸敛之性，酸能走筋，敛能固脱。入脾、肺、肝、肾四经，亦善和胃。得木味之正，故尤专入肝，益筋走血，疗腰膝无力，是治疗香港脚（脚气）的引经药所不可缺。气滞能和，气脱能固。因能平胃，故除呕逆霍乱转筋，降痰去湿行水。以其酸收，故可敛肺禁痢，止烦满，止渴。
陈皮（编号二一四）：味苦、辛，性温散，气实痰滞必用。留白者，微甘而性缓；去白者，用辛而性速。泻脾胃痰浊，肺中滞气，消食开胃，利水通便，治吞酸嗳腐，反胃嘈杂。呃逆胀满堪除，呕吐恶心皆效。通达上下，解酒除虫，表里俱宜，痈疽亦用。尤消妇人乳痈，并解鱼肉诸毒。
青皮（编号二一五）：味苦、辛，微酸，味浓，沉也，阴中之阳。苦能去滞，酸能入肝，又入少阳、三焦、胆腑。削坚癖，除胁痛，解郁怒，劫疝疏肝，破滞气，宽胸消食。老弱虚羸，戒之勿用。
槟榔（编号二一六）：味辛、涩，微苦微甘，气微温。味浓气薄，降中有升，阴中阳也。能消宿食，解酒毒，除痰癖，宣壅滞，温中快气。治腹胀积聚，心腹疼痛喘急，通关节，利九窍，逐五膈、奔豚、膀胱诸气，杀三虫，除香港脚（脚气），疗诸疟瘴疠湿邪。《本草》言其治后重如马奔，此亦因其性温行滞而然。若气虚下陷者，乃非所宜。又言其破气极速，较枳壳、青皮尤甚。若然，则广南之人，朝夕笑噬而无伤，又岂破气极速者？总之，此物性温而辛，故能醒脾利气，味甘兼涩，故能固脾壮气，是诚行中有留之剂。观《鹤林玉露》云∶饥能使之饱，饱能使之饥，醉能使之醒，醒能使之醉。于此四句详之，可得其性矣。其服食之法∶小者气烈，俱以入药。广中人惟能用其大而扁者，以米泔水浸而待用，每一枚切四片，每服一片；外用细锻石以水调如稀糊，亦预制待用。用时以蒌叶一片，抹锻石一二分，入槟榔一片，裹而嚼服。盖滨榔得锻石则滑而不涩，锻石、蒌叶得槟榔则甘而不辣。服后必身面俱暖，微汗微醉，而胸腹豁然。善解吞酸，消宿食，辟岚瘴，化痰醒酒下气，健脾开胃润肠，杀虫消胀，固大便，止泻痢。又，服法∶如无蒌叶，即以肉桂，或大茴香，或陈皮俱可代用，少抹锻石，夹而食之。然此三味之功，多在锻石、蒌叶，以其能燥脾温胃也，然必得槟榔为助，其功始见。此物理相成之妙，若有不可意测者。一、大约此物与烟性略同，但烟性峻勇，用以散表逐寒，则烟胜于此；槟榔稍缓，用以和中暖胃，则此胜于烟。二者皆壮气辟邪之要药，故滇广中人一日不可少也。又，习俗之异，在广西用老槟榔，滇中人用清嫩槟榔，广东人多在连壳腌槟榔，亦各得其宜耳。
乌梅（编号二一七）：味酸、涩，性温平。下气，除烦热，止消渴吐逆，反胃霍乱，治虚劳骨蒸，解酒毒，敛肺痈肺痿，咳嗽喘急，消痈疽疮毒，喉痹乳蛾，涩肠止冷热泻痢，便血尿血，崩淋带浊，遣精梦泄，杀虫伏蛔，解虫、鱼、马汗、硫黄毒。和紫苏煎汤，解伤寒时气瘴疟，大能作汗。取肉烧存性，研末，敷金疮恶疮，去腐肉弩肉死肌，一夜立尽，亦奇方也。
山楂（编号二一八）：味甘、微酸，气平，其性善于消滞。用此药，是用其气轻，故不甚耗真气。善消宿食痰饮吞酸，去瘀血疼痛，行结滞，驱膨胀，润肠胃，去积块，亦祛颓疝。仍可健脾，小儿最宜。亦发疮疹。妇人产后儿枕痛，恶露不尽者，煎汁入沙糖服之，立效。煮汁洗漆疮亦佳。肠滑者少用之。
甜瓜蒂（编号二一九）：一名苦丁香。味苦，性寒，有毒。阴中有阳，能升能降。其升则吐，善涌湿热顽痰积饮，去风热头痛，癫痫喉痹，头目眩晕，胸膈胀满，并诸恶毒在上焦者，皆可除之。其降则泻，善逐水湿痰饮，消浮肿水膨，杀蛊毒虫毒，凡积聚在下焦者，皆能下之。盖其性峻而急，不上从出，即从下出也。若治鼻中息肉，不闻香臭，当同麝香、细辛为末，以绵裹塞鼻中，日一换之，当渐消缩。
大腹皮（编号二百二十）：味微辛，性微温。主冷热邪气，下一切逆气滞气攻冲心腹大肠，消痰气吞酸痞满，止霍乱，逐水气浮肿，香港脚（脚气）瘴疟，及妇人胎气恶阻胀闷，并宜加姜盐同煎。凡用时，必须酒洗炒过，恐其有鸩鸟毒也。
吴茱萸（编号二二一）：味辛、苦，气味俱浓，升少降多，有小毒。能助阳健脾，治胸膈停寒，胀满痞寒，化滞消食，除吞酸呕逆霍乱，心腹蓄冷，中恶绞痛，寒痰逆气，杀诸虫鬼魅邪疰，及下焦肝肾膀胱寒疝，阴毒疼痛，止痛泻血痢，浓肠胃，去湿气肠风痔漏，香港脚（脚气）水肿。然其性苦善降，若气陷而元气虚者，当以甘补诸药制而用之。
Ai Shi (Artemisia argyi Fruit): Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, enters the Spleen and Kidney meridians. It strengthens the Spleen, nourishes Yin, and stops diarrhea; treats pain in the lower back and knees; enhances willpower and calms the spirit; improves hearing and vision; tonifies the Kidney and secures essence; treats urinary incontinence, seminal emission, leukorrhea with white turbidity, and vaginal discharge; promotes longevity and delays aging. It can be prepared as a powder or pill, or boiled for consumption, both being effective. However, its action is mild, making it difficult to achieve remarkable effects.
Xing Ren (Apricot Seed): Bitter, pungent, slightly sweet; the flavor is stronger than the qi, descending with an ascending quality. Toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Large Intestine meridians. Its pungency allows it to enter and moisten the Lung, disperse wind-cold, relieve headache, resolve cold-heat coughs, alleviate wheezing and急促 breathing, release the exterior and dispel pathogens, and treat warm diseases and Hong Kong leg (foot Qi). Its bitterness has a strong descending property, evident from its rapid ability to clarify water; thus, it settles rebellious Qi rushing upward, eliminates acute fullness, distension, and pain in the chest and abdomen, relieves throat obstruction (Hou Bi), resolves phlegm and directs Qi downward, alleviates fright, epilepsy, and irritability with heat, unblocks dry constipation due to Qi stagnation in the Large Intestine, and can also neutralize dog poison. Combined with Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome) and Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), it disperses wind-pathogen coughs; combined with Ma Huang (Ephedra Herb) to induce sweating, it expels exterior pathogenic factors of Shang Han (Cold Damage); decocted with Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) and Ru Su (Milk Butter) into a paste, it excellently moistens the Lung and treats coughs; mixed evenly with Qing Fen (Calomel) and oil for topical application, it is best for treating Guang Chuang (broad sores) and toxic swellings. It particularly kills various parasites and dental worms, and treats facial spots. It should not be used by those with deficient and sinking Yuan Qi, as its heavy descending nature may cause excessive leakage.
Tao Ren (Peach Kernel): Bitter, pungent, slightly sweet; neutral in nature; contains Yang within Yin; enters the Foot and Hand Jueyin meridians. Use after removing the skin and tips. It excellently treats blood stasis and blood closure, blood accumulation and dryness, unblocks blood obstructions, breaks blood masses, kills three types of parasites, moistens the large intestine, drives out stagnation, stops pain and distension caused by Gui Zhu (ghostly infection) and rebellious blood, and treats traumatic injuries. It should not be used indiscriminately for amenorrhea due to blood depletion.
Mu Gua (Chaenomeles Fruit): Sour in flavor, warm in nature. It is used for its sour astringency; sourness moves through the sinews, and astringency secures against collapse. Enters the Spleen, Lung, Liver, and Kidney meridians, and also harmonizes the Stomach. Obtaining the correct Wood flavor, it specifically enters the Liver, benefits the sinews and moves blood, treats weakness in the lower back and knees, and is indispensable as a guiding herb for Hong Kong leg (foot Qi). It harmonizes Qi stagnation and secures Qi collapse. Because it平和 the Stomach, it relieves vomiting, Huo Luan (cholera-like syndrome), and muscle cramps; descends phlegm, removes dampness, and promotes urination. Due to its sour astringency, it can astringe the Lung, stop dysentery, relieve irritability and fullness, and quench thirst.
Chen Pi (Aged Tangerine Peel): Bitter, pungent; warm and dispersing; essential for Qi excess and Phlegm stagnation. Retaining the white pith makes it slightly sweet and mild in action; removing the pith makes it pungent and fast-acting. It drains Phlegm-turbidity from the Spleen and Stomach, clears stagnant Qi in the Lungs, aids digestion and stimulates appetite, promotes urination and bowel movements, treats acid regurgitation and belching of rotten food, and reverses retrograde vomiting and miscellaneous discomforts. It eliminates hiccupping, distension, and fullness, and is effective for vomiting and nausea. It circulates through the upper and lower jiao, resolves alcohol toxicity and expels parasites, suitable for both interior and exterior conditions, and is also used for carbuncles and sores. It particularly treats breast abscesses in women and resolves fish and meat toxins.
Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel): Bitter, pungent, slightly sour; strong flavor; heavy/sinking; Yang within Yin. Bitterness removes stagnation; sourness enters the Liver; also enters the Shaoyang, Sanjiao, and Gallbladder organs. It reduces hard accumulations, relieves hypochondriac pain, resolves depression and anger, treats hernias, soothes the Liver, breaks Qi stagnation, expands the chest, and aids digestion. It should be avoided by the elderly, weak, and emaciated.
Bing Lang (Areca Seed): Pungent, astringent, slightly bitter, slightly sweet; slightly warm in nature. Strong flavor but thin qi; descending with an ascending quality; Yang within Yin. It digests retained food, resolves alcohol toxicity, removes Phlegm-stagnation, opens obstructions, warms the middle and promotes Qi flow. It treats abdominal distension and accumulations, heart and abdominal pain with急促 breathing, unblocks joints, benefits the nine orifices, drives out Qi stagnation in the five diaphragms, Ben Tun (rushing pig syndrome), and Bladder Qi; kills three types of parasites; treats Hong Kong leg (foot Qi); and cures various malaria, miasma, pestilence, and damp pathogens. The *Ben Cao* states it treats tenesmus like a galloping horse, which is due to its warm nature moving stagnation. It is unsuitable for those with Qi deficiency and sinking. It is said to break Qi extremely rapidly, more so than Zhi Qiao (Aurantii Fructus) and Qing Pi. If so, how can people in Guangdong chew it daily without harm? In short, its warm and pungent nature awakens the Spleen and benefits Qi; its sweet and astringent nature consolidates the Spleen and strengthens Qi; thus, it is indeed a formula that moves while retaining. Observing *Helin Yulu*: "It makes the hungry feel full, the full feel hungry, the drunk sober, and the sober drunk." Analyzing these four sentences reveals its nature. Administration method: Small seeds have strong Qi and are used medicinally. People in Guangdong use large, flat seeds, soaked in rice wash water until ready. Each seed is cut into four slices, one slice per dose. Externally, fine calcined iron oxide (Duan Shi) is mixed with water to a thin paste, prepared in advance. To use, smear 1-2 fen of Duan Shi on a leaf of Lou Ye (Betel Leaf), place one slice of Bing Lang inside, wrap, and chew. Bing Lang becomes slippery and non-astringent with Duan Shi; Duan Shi and Lou Ye become sweet and non-pungent with Bing Lang. After ingestion, the body and face become warm, with slight sweating and drunkenness, and the chest and abdomen feel open. It effectively resolves acid regurgitation, digests retained food, repels miasma, resolves Phlegm, sobers up alcohol, directs Qi downward, strengthens the Spleen, stimulates appetite, moistens the intestines, kills parasites, reduces distension, consolidates stools, and stops dysentery. Another method: If Lou Ye is unavailable, Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark), Da Hui Xiang (Fennel Fruit), or Chen Pi can substitute, with a little Duan Shi,夹 eaten. However, the efficacy of these three lies mainly in Duan Shi and Lou Ye, as they dry the Spleen and warm the Stomach, but require Bing Lang's assistance to show effect. This mutual enhancement is subtle and hard to predict. Generally, its nature is similar to tobacco, but tobacco is harsh and勇猛, better for releasing the exterior and driving out cold; Bing Lang is milder, better for harmonizing the middle and warming the Stomach. Both are key herbs for strengthening Qi and repelling evil, hence indispensable daily in Yunnan and Guangdong. Customs vary: Guangxi uses old Areca nuts, Yunnan uses fresh tender ones, and Guangdong often uses pickled Areca nuts with shells, each appropriate in its context.
Wu Mei (Mume Fruit): Sour, astringent; warm and neutral in nature. Directs Qi downward, relieves irritability and heat, stops polydipsia, vomiting, retrograde vomiting, Huo Luan, treats consumptive fever with bone-steaming sensation, resolves alcohol toxicity, astringes Lung abscess and Lung atrophy, treats cough and急促 breathing, reduces carbuncles and sore toxins, relieves throat obstruction and tonsillitis, astringes the intestines to stop cold-heat dysentery, hematochezia, hematuria, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, seminal emission, and nocturnal emissions; kills parasites and anchors roundworms; resolves poisoning from insects, fish, horse sweat, and sulfur. Decocted with Zi Su (Perilla Leaf) to resolve Shang Han, seasonal miasma, and malaria, it greatly induces sweating. Burn the flesh to retain its nature, grind into powder, and apply to golden wounds and malignant sores to remove necrotic tissue, overgrown granulation, and dead muscle overnight; this is also a miraculous prescription.
Shan Zha (Hawthorn Fruit): Sweet, slightly sour; neutral in nature; excels at resolving stagnation. It is used for its light Qi, thus not consuming True Qi excessively. It digests retained food, Phlegm-fluid retention, and acid regurgitation; removes blood stasis and pain; moves stagnation; drives out distension; moistens the intestines and stomach; removes mass formations; and treats flaccid hernias. It can still strengthen the Spleen and is most suitable for children. It can also erupt rashes. For postpartum women with "child pillow" pain and incomplete lochia expulsion, decoct and take with rock sugar for immediate effect. Boiling juice to wash lacquer dermatitis is also good. Use sparingly for loose bowels.
Tian Gua Di (Melon Pedicle): Also known as Ku Ding Xiang. Bitter, cold, toxic. Contains Yang within Yin; can ascend and descend. Ascending induces vomiting, excellently draining damp-heat, stubborn Phlegm, and retained fluids; relieving wind-heat headache, epilepsy, throat obstruction, dizziness, chest and diaphragm fullness, and all toxic pathogens in the Upper Jiao. Descending induces purging, excellently driving out water-dampness, Phlegm-fluids, reducing edema and ascites, killing gu-poison and insect venom, and evacuating all accumulations in the Lower Jiao. Its nature is harsh and urgent; if not expelled upwards, it is expelled downwards. To treat nasal polyps causing loss of smell, mix with She Xiang (Musk) and Xi Xin (Asarum) into powder, wrap in cotton, insert into the nose, changing once daily, until gradually shrinking.
Da Fu Pi (Areca Peel): Slightly pungent, slightly warm. Governs cold and heat pathogenic factors; directs downward all rebellious and stagnant Qi attacking the heart, abdomen, and large intestine; resolves Phlegm-Qi, acid regurgitation, and痞满 (fullness); stops Huo Luan; drives out water-Qi and edema; treats Hong Kong leg (foot Qi), miasma, and malaria; and for pregnant women with fetal Qi disturbance, nausea, and distension, add ginger and salt when decocting. When using, must be washed with wine and stir-fried, fearing bird poison.
Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit): Pungent, bitter; strong aroma and flavor; less ascending, more descending; slightly toxic. Assists Yang and strengthens the Spleen; treats cold retention in the chest and diaphragm, distension and痞 cold; transforms stagnation and aids digestion; resolves acid regurgitation, vomiting, Huo Luan, cold accumulation in the heart and abdomen, sudden severe pain from evil invasion, cold Phlegm and rebellious Qi; kills parasites, ghosts, and evil infections; treats cold hernias in the Lower Jiao involving Liver, Kidney, and Bladder; Yin-toxin pain; stops bleeding and bloody dysentery; thickens the intestines and stomach; removes dampness, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, and fistulas; treats Hong Kong leg (foot Qi) edema. However, its bitter nature favors descending; for those with sinking Qi and deficient Yuan Qi, it should be processed with sweet-tonifying herbs before use.