\r款冬花\pq23a1.bmp\r
治嗽化痰。性暖平和不燥。润金疏肺。味辛略带微甘。（款冬花。此花发于冬令。
虽雪积冰坚。其花独艳。阴中含阳。故性温。凡花皆轻扬上达。故入肺。有邪可散。无邪可
润。故一切咳嗽。皆可取用。然性虽温润。毕竟疏散之品。无补养之功耳。用者审之。款冬
花温而不燥。润而不寒。散而不泄。故无论虚实寒热。一切咳嗽之属肺病者。皆可用也。）
\r冬葵子\pq23a.bmp\r
滑利通淋。下乳催生悉主治。甘寒入胃。二肠水腑并分消。（冬葵子甘寒滑利之品
。入胃与大肠。故消乳痈。润大便。滑胎利窍。是其所长。至通淋渗湿等治。不过旁及小肠
膀胱之地耳。凡乳痈初起。用冬葵子二两。酒水各半煎饮。即消。此物只可用于气血燥涩
之人。而不可施于虚羸中寒之体。以其甘寒滑利也。中虚气陷者。尤宜禁之。）
服之利水。甘凉赖以和脾。树以忘忧。香滑可供快膈。（萱花一名宜男草。又名忘忧
草。即今之黄花菜也。产下隰之地。甘凉之性。善除湿热利水。以其花有解散之功。虽利水
去湿。而又润而不燥。故可和中快膈耳。只可供菜食之用。虽有治病之力。非所擅长也。）
\r白蒺藜\pq23.bmp\r
行瘀破滞。搜肝风有走散之功。味苦兼辛。泻肺部而温宣可贵。催生下乳。退翳除
星。（白蒺藜状如菱形。三角有刺。色白甚小。布地而生。善行善破。专入肺肝。宣肺之滞
。疏肝之瘀。故能治风痹目疾。乳痈积聚等证。温苦辛散之品。以祛逐为用。无补益之功也
。）
治疗咳嗽、化解痰液。药性温暖平和而不燥烈。能滋润肺金、疏通肺气，味道辛中带微甘。（款冬花：这种花在冬季开放，虽然积雪深厚、冰层坚固，但它独自绽放艳丽花朵，阴中蕴含阳气，所以药性温和。凡是花朵都质地轻扬向上，所以入肺经。有邪气时可疏散，无邪气时可滋润，所以各种咳嗽都可以使用。然而它药性虽温润，终究属于疏散类药物，没有补养的功效。使用者需仔细斟酌。款冬花温而不燥，润而不寒，散而不泄，所以无论虚实寒热，凡属肺病的各种咳嗽，都可以使用。）
滑利通淋。下奶和催生都是其主要主治功效。味甘性寒入胃经，能分别消除大肠和小肠（水腑）的湿热。（冬葵子是甘寒滑利的药材，入胃和大肠经，所以能消除乳痈，润滑大便，滑胎利窍，这是它的长处。至于通淋渗湿等治疗作用，不过是兼及小肠和膀胱部位罢了。凡是乳痈初起，用冬葵子二两，酒水各半煎服，即可消散。此物只适用于气血燥涩的人，不可用于身体虚弱寒冷之人，因为它是甘寒滑利的性质。中气虚陷者，尤其应当禁用。）
萱草（注：原文此处虽无标题，但根据内容“萱花”、“忘忧草”及上下文结构，实为萱草/黄花菜条目，此处按原文段落翻译）
服用后有利尿作用，味甘凉依靠它能调和脾胃。树木（指萱草别名宜男草或泛指植物特性）以忘忧闻名，香气滑利可供宽胸快膈。（萱花又名宜男草，又名忘忧草，就是现在的黄花菜。产于低湿之地，味甘凉的性质，善于除湿热、利小便。因为它的花有解散的功效，虽然利水去湿，但又滋润而不燥烈，所以可以和中焦、快膈。只可供蔬菜食用之用，虽然有治病的能力，但不是其擅长之处。）
行血化瘀、破除滞气，搜剔肝风具有走散的功效。味道苦兼辛，能泻肺部邪气而温宣可贵。催生下奶，退翳除星。（白蒺藜形状像菱形，三角有刺，颜色白且很小，贴地生长。善于行走和破散，专入肺肝二经，宣通肺部的滞气，疏解肝脏的瘀血，所以能治疗风痹、眼疾、乳痈、积聚等证候。温苦辛散的药材，以祛逐病邪为用途，没有补益的功效。）
Kuan Dong Hua (Tussilaginis Flos)
Treats cough and resolves phlegm. The nature is warm, neutral, and not drying. It moistens the Metal (Lung) and unblocks Lung Qi. The taste is pungent with a slight sweetness. (Kuan Dong Hua: This flower blooms in winter. Although snow accumulates and ice is hard, its flowers bloom uniquely and brilliantly, containing Yang within Yin; hence, its nature is warm. All flowers are light and ascending, so they enter the Lung meridian. When pathogenic factors exist, it can disperse them; when none exist, it can moisten. Therefore, it can be used for all types of coughs. However, although its nature is warm and moistening, it ultimately belongs to dispersing herbs and lacks tonifying properties. Users should exercise caution. Kuan Dong Hua is warm but not drying, moistening but not cold, dispersing but not draining. Thus, regardless of deficiency or excess, cold or heat, it can be used for all coughs belonging to Lung diseases.)
Dong Kui Zi (Malvae Semen)
Slippery and unblocking for dysuria. Lowering lactation and inducing labor are all primary indications. Sweet and cold, entering the Stomach, it differentiates and eliminates dampness from the Large Intestine and Small Intestine (Water Fu organs). (Dong Kui Zi is a sweet, cold, slippery, and unblocking herb. Entering the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians, it eliminates breast abscesses, moistens stool, and facilitates childbirth by opening orifices, which are its strengths. As for promoting urination and leaching out dampness, these effects merely extend to the areas of the Small Intestine and Bladder. For early-stage breast abscesses, using two liang of Dong Kui Zi decocted with half wine and half water can resolve it immediately. This herb is only suitable for individuals with dry and stagnant Qi and Blood, and should not be applied to those with deficiency-cold constitutions, due to its sweet, cold, and slippery nature. Those with Spleen Qi sinking are especially contraindicated.)
Xuan Cao (Daylily Rhizome) [Note: Text refers to Xuan Hua/Daylily]
Ingestion promotes diuresis. Its sweet and cool nature relies on harmonizing the Spleen. Known as the "Worry-Forgetting Grass," its fragrance and slipperiness can soothe the chest and improve digestion. (Xuan Hua, also known as Yi Nan Cao or Wang You Cao, is the modern Daylily. Produced in low and humid lands, its sweet and cool nature excels at clearing damp-heat and promoting urination. Because its flowers have dispersing properties, although they promote urination and remove dampness, they are moistening rather than drying, thus capable of harmonizing the Middle Jiao and soothing the chest. It is primarily suitable for culinary use; although it has therapeutic effects, this is not its specialty.)
Bai Ji Li (Tribuli Fructus)
Moves blood stasis and breaks stagnation; searching out Liver Wind possesses the function of dispersion. The taste is bitter and pungent; descending Lung Qi while warming and diffusing is highly valuable. Inducing labor and lactation, reducing corneas, and removing nebulae. (Bai Ji Li resembles a rhombus, has three angles with thorns, is white and very small, and grows spreading on the ground. It excels at moving and breaking stagnation, specifically entering the Lung and Liver meridians. It diffuses Lung stagnation and疏解s Liver blood stasis, thus treating wind-bi, eye diseases, breast abscesses, and accumulations/masses. Bitter, warm, and pungent dispersing herbs are used for expelling pathogens and lack tonifying properties.)