血因热逼妄行。治标炙研服。性本甘寒无毒。欲表水煎尝。其功本属轻扬。其用直清肺
胃。（箬叶甘寒。入肺胃二肠。功与芦根相似。若血因热逼而妄行者。用此烧灰服之。亦寒
能胜热。黑可胜红之意耳。箬叶虽寒降。而有轻扬解散之意。故与芦根有根与叶之不同也。）
\r石斛\pq62a1.bmp\r
除阳明之虚热。味甘咸以微寒。悦胃浓肠。肺肾并清阴受益。金钗干霍。方宜所产力
难齐。鲜者治病除邪。每相宜于时证。川者气轻味薄。究功用之平常。（石斛味甘咸。微寒
。入肺胃肾三经。清虚热。以其甘多寒少。故能悦胃浓肠。入阳明之力为多。然毕竟气轻味
薄之品。非可以御病也。）
\r骨碎补\pq62a.bmp\r
苦能坚肾。温可补虚。行瘀血以理劳伤。长须发并除风气。（骨碎补一名毛姜。入
肾补虚。肾主骨。故名。其苦温之性。又能破瘀血。续绝伤。所以治风气者。亦因肾虚痹着
于骨也。浸水刷头能长发。）
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导湿热以通淋。甘苦微寒。下行火腑。清肺金而利水。分消降浊。直达州都。（石苇
生石上。其叶如布。甘苦微寒。上清肺热。下达膀胱。利湿热。通淋浊。主治不过如此。亦
不常用之物也。）
血液因热邪逼迫而妄行。治疗时将其炙烤后研末服用。其药性本为甘寒且无毒。若想通过发汗解表，则用水煎煮饮用。其功效属于轻清上扬。其作用直接清泄肺与胃的热邪。（箬叶味甘性寒，入肺、胃二经，功效与芦根相似。如果是血因热邪逼迫而妄行出血的情况，用此药烧成灰后服用，也是利用“寒能胜热”、“黑色能胜红色（指血）”的道理罢了。箬叶虽然具有寒降的性质，但又有轻清上扬、解散邪气之意，所以它与芦根在根与叶的使用上有所不同。）
石斛：清除阳明经的虚热。味道甘甜咸平，性质微寒。能愉悦胃气、滋润肠道。肺肾两脏同时得到滋养，阴液受益。金钗石斛干品，适宜于其所产地的药材，但不同产地药效难以齐一。鲜品用于治病除邪，往往适合时令病症。四川产的石斛气味轻淡、味道淡薄，究其功用较为平常。（石斛味甘咸，微寒，入肺、胃、肾三经。清除虚热，因其甘味多而寒味少，所以能愉悦胃气、滋润肠道，进入阳明经的力量较多。然而终究是气味轻淡薄弱的药物，不能用来抵御重病。）
骨碎补：苦味能坚固肾脏，温性能补益虚损。运行瘀血以调理劳伤。促进头发生长并祛除风邪。（骨碎补又名毛姜，入肾经补虚。肾主骨，因此得名。其苦温的药性，又能破除瘀血，接续断绝之损伤。所以治疗风病，也是因为肾虚导致痹阻附着于骨骼的缘故。浸泡水后刷头能促进头发生长。）
石苇：引导湿热以通利淋证。味甘苦，性质微寒。下行至火腑（小肠/膀胱），清泄肺金之气而利水。分消降浊，直达州都（膀胱）。（石苇生长在石头上，其叶子像布一样，味甘苦微寒，上清肺热，下达膀胱，利湿热，通淋浊。主治功效不过如此，也不是常用的药物。）
络石藤：味道苦，性质平。宣散风邪，疏通经络。（络石藤凡是藤蔓类植物，都可以通络宣风，因为风邪在络脉中，会导致络道闭塞。何况其苦平的药性，又能宣发呢？）
Blood flows recklessly due to being forced by heat. To treat the branch (symptoms), it is roasted, ground, and taken. Its nature is originally sweet, cold, and non-toxic. If one wishes to release the exterior through sweating, it is boiled in water and drunk. Its function belongs to being light and ascending. Its use directly clears the Lung and Stomach. (Ruoye [Bamboo Leaf Sheath] is sweet and cold, entering the Lung and Stomach meridians. Its efficacy is similar to that of Lugen [Reed Rhizome]. If blood flows recklessly due to heat forcing it, this herb is burned to ash and taken. This also follows the principle that "cold can overcome heat" and "black can overcome red [blood]." Although Ruoye has a cold and descending nature, it also has the intent of being light, ascending, and dispersing pathogens. Therefore, there is a difference between its root and leaf usage compared to Lugen.)
Shihu [Dendrobium]: Eliminates deficiency-heat of the Yangming meridian. It tastes sweet and salty with a slightly cold nature. It pleases the Stomach and thickens the intestines. Both the Lung and Kidney benefit from the nourishment of Yin. For Jinchai Shihu [Dendrobium nobile], the medicinal power varies significantly depending on the place of origin. Fresh herbs are suitable for treating diseases and eliminating pathogens, often appropriate for seasonal conditions. Shihu from Sichuan has a light qi and thin taste; ultimately, its therapeutic functions are ordinary. (Shihu tastes sweet and salty, slightly cold, entering the Lung, Stomach, and Kidney meridians. It clears deficiency-heat. Because its sweet flavor outweighs its cold nature, it can please the Stomach and nourish the intestines, exerting a stronger effect on the Yangming meridian. However, it is ultimately a substance with light qi and thin taste, not capable of resisting severe diseases.)
Gusuibu [Drynaria]: Bitterness can strengthen the Kidney, and warmth can tonify deficiency. It moves blood stasis to treat labor injuries. It promotes hair growth and eliminates wind pathogens. (Gusuibu is also known as Maojiang [Hairy Ginger]. It enters the Kidney to tonify deficiency. The Kidney governs bones, hence the name. Its bitter-warm nature can also break up blood stasis and heal severed injuries. Thus, its treatment of wind diseases is because Kidney deficiency causes bi-syndrome [obstruction] to adhere to the bones. Soaking it in water and brushing it on the head can promote hair growth.)
Shiwei [Pyrrosia]: Guides damp-heat to unblock strangury. It is sweet and bitter with a slightly cold nature. It descends to the Fire Fu organs, clears the Metal of the Lung, and promotes urination. It separates and dissipates turbidity, reaching directly to the Zhoudou [Bladder]. (Shiwei grows on rocks. Its leaves resemble cloth. It is sweet, bitter, and slightly cold. It clears Lung heat upward and reaches the Bladder downward, promoting urination for damp-heat and unblocking turbid strangury. Its main indications are limited to this, and it is not a commonly used herb.)
Luoshiteng [Trachelospermum]: Tastes bitter and is neutral in nature. It disseminates wind and unblocks collaterals. (Luoshiteng, belonging to the vine family, can all unblock collaterals and disseminate wind. Since wind within the collaterals causes blockage of the collateral pathways, and given its bitter-neutral nature which can also disseminate, it is effective.)