\r竹沥\pq93a1.bmp\r
能豁痰而清热。皮间膜外尽搜除。治类中与偏枯。经络四肢都走遍。以其甘寒滑利。
须同姜汁和冲。（竹沥甘寒滑利。入胃腑。达大肠。功主清热豁痰。以其为竹中之津液也。
故凡经络四肢及皮里膜外痰热壅滞者。非此不达不行。一切卒暴中风等证。经络中皆有痰涎
。均宜配入姜汁用之。不特热以制寒。且姜汁亦有开痰宣散之功。一开一降。相辅而行也。
）
\r天竹黄\pq93a.bmp\r
甘寒能清热豁痰。镇心有效。惊痫因风淫邪扰。肃肺多功。（天竹黄乃大竹中脂膜
结成黄片。积久而成。今药店中所售者。皆如石块。恐非也。甘凉上入心肺。清热豁痰。其
性味功用。虽与竹沥相仿。而此则不能搜经络皮膜之痰。亦无滑润之性。惟镇心定惊为独得
。故小儿惊痫方中多用之。治风者亦犹竹沥之意耳。）
\r淡竹叶\pq93.bmp\r
甘淡微寒。心肺火邪都下降。轻浮上达。太阳湿热尽分消。（淡竹叶甘淡性寒。轻
浮上达之品。解散上焦风热。清心肺炎蒸。导小肠膀胱湿热下降。清上导下。可升可降。阳
中之阴也。）
（李时珍曰。果者。木之实也。 者。草之实也。熟则可食。干则可脯。丰俭可以济时。
疾苦可以备药。辅助粒食。以养民生。是以占书者。欲知五谷之收否。但看五果之盛衰。周
礼职方氏辨五地之物。以时藏之。观此则果 之土产当异。性味之良毒不齐。岂可纵嗜欲而
不知物理乎。）
竹沥
能够祛除痰浊并清除热邪。它能搜剔皮里膜外的痰饮，无处不到。用于治疗中风半身不遂和偏枯之症，其药力可通达经络及四肢。因为它的性质甘寒且滑利，
必须与姜汁混合冲服。（竹沥性质甘寒滑利，进入胃腑，直达大肠，主要功效是清热和祛痰。因为它属于竹子内部的津液，
所以凡是经络、四肢以及皮里膜外因痰热壅滞的病证，非用此药不能通达运行。一切突发的中风等病症，经络中都有痰涎滞留，
都适宜配合姜汁使用。这不仅是用姜的温性来制约竹沥的寒性，而且姜汁也有开通痰结、宣散邪气的功效，一开一降，相辅相成。）
天竹黄
味甘性寒，能清除热邪并祛除痰浊，对安定心神有显著疗效。惊风癫痫多由风邪淫乱扰乱所致，天竹黄在肃清肺气方面多有功效。（天竹黄是大竹子内部的脂膜
凝结而成的黄色片状物，经过长时间积累形成。现在药店出售的多呈石块状，恐怕不是真品。它味甘凉，上行入心和肺经，能清热祛痰。其
性味和功能虽然与竹沥相似，但它不能搜剔经络和皮膜中的痰饮，也没有滑润的特性，只有镇定心神、定惊的作用是其独有特长。所以在治疗小儿惊痫的方剂中多用它。治疗风证的用意也与竹沥类似。）
淡竹叶
味甘淡，微寒。能使心肺的火邪下降。因其质地轻浮而上达，能分消太阳经的湿热。（淡竹叶味甘淡、性寒，属于质地
轻浮上行的药物，能解散上焦的风热，清泄心火和肺部的蒸热，引导小肠和膀胱的湿热下行。具有清上焦、导下焦的特点，可升可降，属于阳中之阴的药。）
（李时珍说：果实是树木的种子。蓏类是草本植物的种子。成熟后可以食用，干燥后可以制成干果。无论丰盛还是俭朴，都可以用来接济时令饥荒，
疾病痛苦时可以备作药材。辅助五谷主食，以养育百姓生活。因此古代占卜书籍认为，想要知道五谷收成如何，只要看五果的盛衰即可。《周礼·职方氏》辨别五种土地出产的物品，按时收藏它们。观察这一点，就知道果实和蓏类的土特产应当有所不同，性味的好坏和毒性也不一致，怎么能放纵嗜欲而不懂得事物规律呢？）
Bamboo Sap (Zhuli)
It can expel phlegm and clear heat. It thoroughly searches out and removes phlegm from the subcutaneous tissue and intermuscular spaces, traversing everywhere. It is used to treat apoplexy with hemiplegia and paralysis of one side of the body; its medicinal action reaches all meridians and limbs. Because it is sweet, cold, slippery, and unblocking,
it must be mixed and taken with Ginger Juice. (Bamboo Sap is sweet, cold, slippery, and unblocking. It enters the Stomach Fu organ and reaches the Large Intestine. Its main function is to clear heat and expel phlegm. Since it is the fluid essence within bamboo,
for any stagnation of phlegm-heat in the meridians, limbs, subcutaneous tissue, and intermuscular spaces, only this substance can penetrate and circulate. In all sudden cases of stroke and similar syndromes, there are phlegm and saliva retained in the meridians,
which should all be administered in combination with Ginger Juice. This not only uses the ginger's warmth to counteract the bamboo sap's coldness, but also because Ginger Juice has the merit of opening phlegm obstruction and dispersing pathogens. One opens and one descends, assisting each other.)
Heavenly Bamboo Slurry (Tianzhuhuang)
Sweet and cold, it can clear heat and expel phlegm, and is effective in calming the Heart Spirit. Palpitations and epilepsy caused by wind pathogenic factors disturbing the mind are treated effectively, and it has much merit in purifying the Lung Qi. (Heavenly Bamboo Slurry is formed from the fatty membrane inside large bamboos
condensing into yellow flakes over a long period. What is sold in pharmacies today often resembles stone blocks, which is likely incorrect. It is sweet and cool, travels upward to enter the Heart and Lungs, clears heat, and expels phlegm. Although its nature, flavor, and functions are similar to Bamboo Sap,
it cannot search out phlegm in the meridians and membranes, nor does it have a slippery or moistening property. Its unique strength lies solely in calming the Heart Spirit and stabilizing fright. Therefore, it is frequently used in formulas for pediatric palpitations and epilepsy. The intent in treating wind disorders is similar to that of Bamboo Sap.)
Light Bamboo Leaf (Dan Zhuye)
Sweet, bland, and slightly cold. It causes the fire and evil pathogens of the Heart and Lungs to descend. Being light and floating, it ascends and dissipates damp-heat of the Taiyang channel. (Light Bamboo Leaf is sweet, bland, and cold in nature. It is a product that is light, floating, and ascending. It resolves wind-heat in the Upper Jiao, clears Heart Fire and pulmonary steaming heat, and guides damp-heat from the Small Intestine and Bladder downward. It clears the upper and guides the lower, capable of ascending and descending; it is Yin within Yang.)
(Li Shizhen said: Fruits are the seeds of trees. Luo [gourd-like fruits] are the seeds of herbs. When ripe, they can be eaten; when dried, they can be made into preserved fruits. Whether abundant or scarce, they can supplement seasonal shortages,
and during illness and suffering, they can serve as prepared medicines. They assist grain foods to nourish the people's livelihood. Therefore, ancient divination texts suggest that to know whether the harvest of the five grains will be good or bad, one need only observe the prosperity or decline of the five fruits. The *Rites of Zhou* (*Zhou Li*) in the Office of the Land Surveyor distinguishes the products of five types of land and stores them according to the seasons. Observing this, it is evident that the local specialties of fruits and Luo differ, and their natures, flavors, virtues, and toxicities vary. How can one indulge desires without understanding the principles of things?)