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入阳明下乳消痈。咸苦性寒无毒品。清湿热杀虫凉血。祛除积久小儿疳。（漏芦咸苦
性寒。入阳明血分。本经虽云服之益人。然毕竟疏利之品。故能下乳消痈。清湿热。治疳积
。皆属阳明之病。观其命名取义。则漏芦之功。概可想见矣。）
解痘毒以松肌。甘平入血。吹耳疳之蚀烂。炙黑和营。（燕脂即红花汁。或紫草汁染
帛而成。故功用与红花紫草相仿。长于活血行血。血活则肌松。肌松则毒解故也。耳疳痘毒
。无论内治外治。均可用之。能入心肝血分。甘平之性。无偏胜之弊耳。）
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色形黑白宜分。泻肺行痰。消胀逐邪于气分。性味辛温有毒。搜风导滞。通肠利水达
胞宫。（牵牛味辛性热。泻肺气利大肠。逐痰蠲饮。又能从治气分湿热坚结。但攻伐之品。
肺与大肠无水湿邪滞坚结者。不可轻投。）
散肿搜脓性毒烈。杀虫逐湿味酸温。（藤黄系藤汁煎炼而成。酸涩有毒。能杀虫。以
毒攻毒。皆外治之功。以其酸涩之性。有收束之意。敛极则散。故痈疽疮疡发散药中。每每
用之。）
温达肝脾。用使搜风兼胜湿。味归辛苦。功能蠲痹并舒筋。（青风藤。凡藤蔓之属
皆可通经入络。此物味苦平善治风疾。故一切历节麻痹皆治之。浸酒尤妙。以风气通于肝故
入肝。风胜湿湿气又通于脾也。）
漏芦
进入阳明经，具有下乳、消除痈肿的功效。其味咸、苦，性寒，无毒。能清除湿热、杀虫、凉血。祛除小儿长期积累的疳积病。（漏芦味咸、苦，性寒。入阳明血分。《本经》虽然说服用它对人有益，但它终究是疏泄通利的药物，所以能下乳、消痈、清湿热、治疳积，这些都属于阳明经的病症。从它的命名取义来看，漏芦的功效大概可以想见了。）
解除痘毒以舒缓肌表，味甘、平，入血分。治疗吹耳疳导致的耳道蚀烂，将其炙黑后调和营血。（燕脂即红花汁，或用紫草汁染成。因此功效与红花、紫草相似，长于活血行血，血活则肌松，肌松则毒解。无论是内服还是外用治疗耳疳、痘毒，都可以使用它。它能入心、肝血分，甘平的药性没有偏胜的弊端。）
牵牛
颜色和形状有黑白之分，需加以区分。泻肺气、行痰饮，在气分层面消除胀满、驱逐邪气。其味辛，性温，有毒。能搜风、导滞，通利肠道、利水并通达胞宫。（牵牛味辛，性热，泻肺气、利大肠，逐痰蠲饮。又能从治气分中的湿热坚结。但它是攻伐之品，肺与大肠如果没有水湿邪滞和坚结的情况，不可轻易投用。）
消散肿毒、搜剔脓毒，药性猛烈；杀虫、逐湿，味酸、温。（藤黄系由藤汁煎炼而成，味酸涩，有毒。能杀虫，以毒攻毒，都是外治的功效。因其酸涩之性，有收束之意，收敛至极则发散，所以在痈疽疮疡的发散药中，常常使用它。）
温达肝脾，用于搜风兼胜湿。味归辛苦，功能祛除湿痹并舒展筋脉。（青风藤，凡是藤蔓类的药材皆可通经入络。此物味苦、平，善于治疗风疾，所以一切历节病、麻痹症都能治疗，浸酒服用尤其妙。因为风气通于肝，所以入肝；风胜湿，湿气又通于脾。）
Ludou (Rhizoma Euphorbiae Humifusae)
Enters the Yangming channel, with functions of promoting lactation and resolving carbuncles. Its taste is salty and bitter, nature is cold, and it is non-toxic. It clears damp-heat, kills parasites, and cools blood. It eliminates chronic infantile malnutrition (Gan syndrome). (Ludou is salty and bitter in taste and cold in nature. It enters the blood aspect of the Yangming channel. Although the *Shennong Bencao Jing* states that taking it benefits the human body, it is ultimately a draining and purgative substance. Therefore, it can promote lactation, resolve carbuncles, clear damp-heat, and treat Gan accumulation; all these belong to diseases of the Yangming channel. Observing its naming and meaning, the efficacy of Ludou can be generally imagined.)
Resolves toxin from smallpox by relaxing the muscle layer; its taste is sweet and nature is neutral, entering the blood aspect. For otomycosis (Ear Gan) causing erosion and ulceration, when roasted black, it harmonizes the Ying (Nutritive) level. (Yanzhi is made from the juice of Carthamus tinctorius [Honghua] or stained with Arnebia euchroma [Zicao]. Thus, its function is similar to Honghua and Zicao, excelling in invigorating blood and promoting blood circulation. When blood circulates freely, the muscles relax; when muscles relax, toxins are resolved. Whether treating Ear Gan or smallpox toxin internally or externally, it can be used. It enters the blood aspect of the Heart and Liver, and its sweet and neutral nature has no disadvantage of bias.)
Qianniu (Fructus Pharbitidis)
The colors and shapes differ between black and white varieties, which should be distinguished. It drains Lung Qi, moves phlegm, reduces distension, and expels pathogens at the Qi level. Its taste is pungent, nature is warm, and it is toxic. It searches for wind, guides out stagnation, unblocks the intestines, promotes urination, and reaches the uterus. (Qianniu is pungent in taste and hot in nature. It drains Lung Qi and benefits the Large Intestine, expelling phlegm and eliminating fluid retention. It can also address severe knotting of damp-heat in the Qi level. However, as an attacking and reducing substance, if there is no water-dampness pathogenic stagnation or severe knotting in the Lung and Large Intestine, it should not be administered lightly.)
Reduces swelling, searches for pus, and its nature is fierce; kills parasites, expels dampness, and its taste is sour and warm. (Tenghuang is formed by boiling and refining vine sap. It is sour, astringent, and toxic. It can kill parasites and use toxicity to combat toxicity, both being external treatment functions. Due to its sour and astringent nature, it has a binding intention; extreme contraction leads to dispersion. Therefore, it is often used in dispersing medicines for carbuncles, sores, and ulcers.)
Warms and reaches the Liver and Spleen; used to search for wind and overcome dampness. Its taste returns to pungent and bitter; its function is to eliminate bi-syndrome (painful obstruction) and relax sinews. (Qingfengteng: All vines can unblock meridians and enter collaterals. This herb is bitter and neutral, good at treating wind diseases, thus treating all forms of Jiebi (joint pain) and numbness/paralysis. Infusing it in wine is particularly effective. Since wind qi connects to the Liver, it enters the Liver; wind overcomes dampness, and dampness connects to the Spleen.)