疏肝泻肺。
辛苦而温。散肝风而泻肺气。胜湿破血。催生堕胎。通乳闭。消症瘕。细审其质。性不过
泻
蒺藜末、日擦之、佳。）
补肾固精。
苦温。补肾，强阴，益精明目。治虚劳腰痛。遗精带下。痔漏阴 。性能固精。若阳道数
举。媾精难出者。勿服。出潼关。状如肾子。带绿色。（今肆中所卖、俱是花草子、真者绝无。）
炒用。（亦可代茶。）
即益母草。通、行瘀血、生新血。
味辛。微苦微寒。入手足厥阴。（心包、肝。）消水行血。去瘀生新。调经解毒。（瘀血
去则
经调。）治血风血晕。血痛血淋。胎漏产难。崩中带下。（带脉横于腰间、病生于此、故名为
带、赤属血、白属气、气虚者、补中益气而兼升提、血虚者、养血滋阴而兼调气。）消疔肿
乳痈。（亦取其散瘀解毒。）通二便。其性辛散滑利。全无补益。勿以其有益母之名而滥用之
。瞳神散大者尤忌。（勒乳成痈、益母草为末、水调涂乳上、一宿自消、生捣亦得。）
茺蔚子 调经明目。（血滞病目者、则宜之。）活血顺气逐风。（血和则气行、血活则风散。）
治心烦头痛。（血热所致。）胎产崩带。令人有子。（凡妇人血滞血热者、服之有子、时珍曰
、益母根茎花叶实、皆可同用、若治疮肿、胎产、消水行血、则宜并用、若治血分风热、明
目调经、用子为良、盖根茎花叶、专于行、子则行中有补也。）虽曰行中有补。终是滑利之
品。非血滞血热者勿与。瞳神散大。均在忌例。微炒。忌铁。
疏泄肝气，清泻肺气。
味辛苦，性温。能疏散肝风并清泻肺气。具有胜湿、破血功效，可催生及堕胎，通乳汁闭塞，消除症瘕（腹内结块）。仔细审视其质地，药性不过于攻泻。（蒺藜研末，每日擦拭患处，效果佳。）
补肾固精。
味苦，性温。补肾，强健阴气，益精明目。治疗虚劳腰痛、遗精、带下病、痔疮漏管及阴部瘙痒。药性能固摄精气。若阳事易举但交合时精液难出者，禁止服用。产自潼关，形状像肾脏，带有绿色。（现在市场上售卖的，都是花草的种子，真正的潼蒺藜绝无仅有。）炒制后使用。（也可以代茶饮用。）
即益母草。通行血脉，祛除瘀血，生成新血。
味辛，微苦，微寒。归手厥阴心包经和足厥阴肝经。消水肿，行血脉，去瘀生新，调理月经，解毒。（瘀血去除则月经调和。）治疗血风证、血晕、血痛、血淋、胎漏、产难、崩漏及带下病。（带脉横绕腰间，疾病发生于此，故名为带；赤色属血，白色属气；气虚者，用补中益气兼升提之法；血虚者，用养血滋阴兼调气之法。）消除疔疮肿毒及乳痈。（也是取其散瘀解毒的功效。）通利大小便。其性辛散滑利，完全没有补益作用。不要因为有益母之名就滥用它。瞳神散大者尤其禁忌。（勒乳导致成痈，将益母草研末，用水调匀涂在乳房上，一夜即可自行消退，新鲜捣碎使用也可以。）
茺蔚子 调理月经，明目。（因血滞导致的目疾，适宜使用。）活血，顺气，祛风。（血液调和则气机运行，血液通畅则风邪消散。）治疗心烦头痛。（由血热引起。）胎产崩带。使人易于受孕。（凡是妇女血滞或血热者，服用后可受孕。李时珍说：益母的根、茎、花、叶、果实，都可以共同使用。若治疗疮肿、胎产问题、消水肿行血脉，则宜同时使用各部分；若治疗血分风热、明目调经，用种子为好。因为根茎花叶专门用于行散，而种子则是行中有补。）虽然说是行中有补，终究是滑利的药物。非血滞血热者不要给予。瞳神散大者，均在禁忌之列。微炒。忌铁器。
Disperses Liver Qi and drains Lung Qi.
Bitter and pungent, warm in nature. Disperses Liver wind and drains Lung Qi. Overcomes dampness and breaks blood stasis. Induces labor and causes abortion. Unblocks lactation obstruction. Resolves masses (abdominal lumps). Carefully examining its substance, its action is merely draining. (Powdered Tribulus terrestris applied daily to the affected area is effective.)
Tonifies Kidney and secures Essence.
Bitter, warm in nature. Tonifies Kidney, strengthens Yin, benefits essence and brightens eyes. Treats deficiency exhaustion with lower back pain, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, hemorrhoidal fistula, and genital itching. Its function secures essence. If there is frequent erection but difficulty in ejaculating during intercourse, it should not be taken. Produced from Tongguan, resembling a kidney bean, with a green color. (What is sold in current markets are all seeds of herbs and flowers; authentic Tongguan Tribulus is extremely rare.) Stir-fried before use. (Can also be used as tea.)
This refers to Motherwort Herb (Leonurus japonicus). Promotes circulation, removes blood stasis, and generates new blood.
Pungent, slightly bitter, slightly cold in nature. Enters the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Reduces edema, promotes blood circulation, removes stasis and generates new blood, regulates menstruation, and detoxifies. (When blood stasis is removed, menstruation becomes regular.) Treats Blood-Wind syndrome, blood syncope, blood pain, strangury due to blood, fetal leakage, difficult labor, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. (The Dai Mai [Girdle Vessel] crosses horizontally at the waist; diseases arising here are named Dai; red discharge belongs to Blood, white discharge belongs to Qi; for Qi deficiency, tonify Middle Jiao and Qi with lifting properties; for Blood deficiency, nourish Blood and Yin while regulating Qi.) Resolves carbuncles, sores, and mastitis. (Also utilizes its ability to disperse stasis and detoxify.) Opens both urination and defecation. Its nature is pungent, dispersing, slippery, and lubricating, with absolutely no tonifying effect. Do not abuse it simply because of the name "Motherwort." It is especially contraindicated for those with dilated pupils. (For mastitis caused by weaning, powder Motherwort Herb, mix with water, apply to breasts, and it will subside overnight; fresh crushed application is also acceptable.)
Chongwei Zi (Herba Leonuri Fructus) Regulates menstruation and brightens eyes. (Suitable for eye diseases caused by blood stasis.) Invigorates blood, smooths Qi, and expels wind. (When blood is harmonious, Qi moves; when blood circulates, wind dissipates.) Treats mental restlessness and headache. (Caused by Blood-Heat.) Fetal and postpartum bleeding and leukorrhea. Facilitates conception. (Women with blood stasis or blood heat who take this may conceive. Li Shizhen stated: The root, stem, flower, leaf, and fruit of Motherwort can all be used together. For treating sores, fetal/postpartum issues, reducing edema, and promoting blood circulation, using all parts is appropriate. For treating Wind-Heat in the Blood aspect, brightening eyes, and regulating menstruation, the fruit is superior, as the root, stem, flower, and leaf are purely for dispersion, whereas the fruit has dispersive yet tonifying properties.) Although it is said to have dispersive yet tonifying properties, it remains a slippery and lubricating substance. It should not be given to those without blood stasis or blood heat. Dilated pupils are also within the list of contraindications. Lightly stir-fry. Avoid iron.