\r白芍药\pq49a1.bmp\r
平肝敛营。气逆汗多均可治。安脾御木。疝疼腹痛总堪投。退营热以除烦。具酸苦
甘寒之性。补脾阴而清肺。赖芳香润泽之功。通补奇经。产后胎前需赖。和调诸痢。里虚后
重堪凭。若夫赤芍功能。专司行散。倘欲诸般制炒。随病相宜。（白芍药味苦微甘微酸微寒
。虽白而略带红色。其气芳香。故入肝脾血分。上至于肺。能平肝益脾。敛虚热。护营阴。
古人所用甚多。各随佐使取效。赤芍性味。但苦不酸。从乎火化。色赤形槁。不若白芍之润
泽坚结。其功专司行散。无补益之功。凡痈疽疮疡一切血热血滞者。皆可用之。赤白两种。
各随其花而异。并非别有一种。今之所旧者。不知何物之根。）
\r荆芥\pq49a.bmp\r
邪风袭于血分者。可散可疏。浮热客于上部者。能清能利。芳香之气。用穗则更可上
升。经产所需。炒黑又宜于营分。力可达肝而及肺。味则辛苦以微温。（荆芥辛温而香。入
肝肺二经。疏风邪清头目。风寒初客于表者可用以解散之。炒黑能入血分故又能宣血中之风
。凡产后疡溃血虚感风之证最宜。但辛香解散之品。阴虚无表邪者忌之。）
\r紫苏叶\pq49.bmp\r
辛香快膈。宣脾肺以温中。紫赤和营。行经络而解表。子可消痰定喘。梗能顺气安
胎。（紫苏叶辛温入脾肺。温中快膈。发表散寒。色赤气香。入血分。宣滞气。与陈皮合用
最为相宜。梗则专主顺气。气顺则一身通泰。犹梗之一身皆达也。子则专主润降。故能治嗽
化痰。因风寒在表而咳痰者最宜。）
白芍药
平抑肝气，收敛营阴。气机上逆、汗出过多均可治疗。安养脾气，抵御肝木乘克。疝痛、腹痛总是适宜使用。退除营分热邪以消除烦闷，具备酸、苦、甘、寒的性质。补益脾阴而清肺，依靠芳香润泽的功效。通补奇经八脉，产后及孕期需要依赖它来调和。调和各种痢疾，里虚导致的后重感可凭靠它。（白芍药味苦、微甘、微酸、微寒。虽然颜色白但略带红色，其气芳香，所以入肝、脾血分，上行至肺，能平抑肝气、益养脾气，收敛虚热，护持营阴。古人使用很多，各随佐使药取效。赤芍药的性味，只有苦味而没有酸味，从火化，色赤形枯槁，不如白芍药的润泽坚结。它的功效专门在于行散，没有补益之功。凡是痈疽疮疡一切血热、血滞的病证，都可以使用。赤芍和白芍两种，各自随着花朵的不同而异，并非另外有一种。现在所旧的，不知道是什么根。）
荆芥
邪风侵袭血分的，可以发散疏解。浮热客居上部的，能清利。芳香之气，用穗则更利于上升。经产所需，炒黑又适宜于营分。药力可达肝并及肺，味道辛苦而微温。（荆芥辛温而香，入肝、肺二经，疏风邪清头目。风寒初客于表的，可用以解散。炒黑能入血分，故又能宣散血中之风。凡是产后、溃疡、血虚感风的病证最适宜。但辛香解散之品，阴虚无表邪的忌用。）
紫苏叶
辛香快膈，宣发脾肺以温中。紫赤和营，行经络而解表。子可消痰定喘，梗能顺气安胎。（紫苏叶辛温入脾肺，温中快膈，发表散寒。色赤气香，入血分，宣滞气，与陈皮合用最为相宜。梗则专主顺气，气顺则一身通泰，犹梗之一身皆达也。子则专主润降，故能治嗽化痰，因风寒在表而咳痰者最宜。）
Bai Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
Calms the Liver and astringes Ying (Nutritive Qi). It can treat rebellious Qi and excessive sweating. It nourishes the Spleen and guards against Wood overacting on Earth. It is suitable for treating hernia pain and abdominal pain. It clears heat from the Ying level to remove irritability, possessing Sour, Bitter, Sweet, and Cold properties. It tonifies Spleen Yin and clears the Lungs, relying on its aromatic and moistening efficacy. It unblocks and tonifies the Extraordinary Vessels; it is needed during postpartum and pregnancy. It harmonizes various types of dysentery; it is relied upon for tenesmus due to interior deficiency. As for Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), its function is specifically to promote circulation and disperse. If various processing methods such as stir-frying are desired, they should be chosen according to the disease. (Bai Shaoyao tastes Bitter, slightly Sweet, slightly Sour, and is slightly Cold. Although white, it has a slight red tint and an aromatic odor, thus entering the Blood levels of the Liver and Spleen, ascending to the Lungs. It can calm the Liver, benefit the Spleen, astringe deficient heat, and protect Ying Yin. Ancients used it extensively, achieving effects according to accompanying herbs. Chi Shaoyao's nature and flavor are only Bitter without Sour, transforming via Fire. Its color is red and form withered, unlike Bai Shaoyao's moist and firm texture. Its function is specifically to promote circulation and disperse, lacking tonifying properties. It can be used for all conditions involving Heat in Blood and Blood stasis such as carbuncles, sores, and ulcers. The two types, Chi and Bai, differ according to their flowers, not being distinct species. What is currently known as old [roots] is unknown.)
Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae)
When pathogenic Wind invades the Blood level, it can be dispersed and smoothed. When floating Heat lodges in the upper part, it can clear and benefit. Its aromatic quality, especially when using the flower spike, facilitates upward movement. It is needed for menstruation and childbirth; when charred, it is suitable for the Ying level. Its force reaches the Liver and extends to the Lungs. Its taste is Pungent and Bitter, slightly Warm. (Jingjie is Pungent, Warm, and aromatic, entering the Liver and Lung meridians. It disperses Wind pathogens and clears the head and eyes. It can be used to dissipate Cold-Wind initially lodging at the exterior. Charred, it enters the Blood level, thus also disseminating Wind within the Blood. It is most suitable for conditions such as postpartum states, ulceration, and Wind invasion due to Blood deficiency. However, Pungent-Aromatic dispersing agents are contraindicated in cases of Yin deficiency without Exterior pathogens.)
Zisu Ye (Folium Perillae)
Pungent and aromatic, it relieves chest fullness. It diffuses the Spleen and Lungs to warm the Middle Jiao. Purple and Red, it harmonizes Ying, moves through the collaterals, and releases the exterior. The seeds can eliminate phlegm and calm wheezing. The stems can regulate Qi and calm the fetus. (Zisu Ye is Pungent and Warm, entering the Spleen and Lung. It warms the Middle and relieves chest fullness, releases the exterior and dispels Cold. Its red color and aromatic scent enter the Blood level, diffusing stagnant Qi. It is most compatible when combined with Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae). The stem specifically regulates Qi; when Qi flows smoothly, the whole body feels comfortable, just as the stem connects everything. The seed specifically moistens and descends, thus treating coughs and resolving phlegm. It is most suitable for coughs with phlegm due to Wind-Cold at the exterior.)