\r莪术\pq54.bmp\r
辛苦入肝脾。破气行瘀磨积聚。温香疏脏腑。除痰散滞逐寒凝。（莪术肝经气分药也
。能破气中之血。辛苦而温。性刚猛。善克削。攻一切 癖积聚。血凝气滞等证。每每与三
棱并用。或嫌其峻厉。当以醋炒用之。）
\r三棱\pq55.bmp\r
味苦平用以入肝。能磨积攻坚。善破血中之气。性克削。偏于伤正。虽消症化癖。还
防病里之虚。（三棱肝经血分药也。专于破血。而能行血中之气。故每与莪术相辅而行。其
根形如鲫有棱。出楚荆地。故名。性苦平。无毒。破血积症瘕等证。功与莪术相似。而微有
区别耳。）
\r补骨脂\pq56a1.bmp\r
兴阳事。止肾泄。甘温辛苦之功。固精气。愈腰疼。益火消阴之力。虚寒咳嗽。补
纳有权。滑数便遗。摄虚可赖。梦遗湿火当须禁。便约津枯切勿投。（补骨脂一名破故纸。
辛热入肾。助火益阳。凡命门真火不足。以及五更泄泻。肾冷精流等证。皆可服之。其所以
治喘者。亦惟肾脏虚寒。真气上逆之证。但辛热香燥之物。善助湿热。倘下焦有湿。阴虚有
热者。均须远之。）
\r泽兰\pq56a.bmp\r
辛香无毒。甘苦微温。行水消瘀。入肝脾而解散。除风逐湿。行经络以分消。若夫另
有佩兰。开郁功多。能省头中垢腻。且可宣除陈腐。辛香较胜。堪医脾病消瘅。（泽兰生泽
旁。其叶如兰而香。苦辛而温。入肝脾二经消瘀行水。以其温而带甘。故不伤正气。妇人
多用之。治血化为水之证。尤为入彀。治风者亦血行风自灭耳。况兼味辛而为叶者乎。佩兰
一名省头草。辛平气香。入肺脾肝三经。功用相似泽兰。而辛香之气过之。故能解郁散结。
杀蛊毒。除陈腐。濯垢腻。辟邪气。至于行水消瘀之效。二物亦相仿耳。但泽兰治水之性为
优。佩兰理气之功为胜。又为异也。）
【莪术】
味辛、苦，入肝经和脾经。能破气行瘀，磨消积聚。其性温香，能疏通脏腑，消除痰饮，散除滞气，驱逐寒凝。（莪术是作用于肝经气分的药物。它能破除气分中的血瘀。味道辛、苦，性质温和，药性刚猛峻烈，善于攻伐削减。可攻治各种癖块、积聚以及血凝气滞等证候。常与三棱配合使用。如果担心它过于峻厉猛烈，应当用醋炒制后使用。）
【三棱】
味道苦、平，用以入肝经。能磨消积滞，攻坚破结。善于破除血分中的气滞。药性克伐削减，偏于损伤正气。虽然能消除症瘕积聚，但仍需防备体内出现虚损。（三棱是作用于肝经血分的药物。专门用于破血，并能运行血中的气机。因此常与莪术相辅相成地配合使用。它的根部形状像鲫鱼且有棱角，产于楚地、荆地，因此得名。性质苦、平，无毒。治疗血积、症瘕等证候，功效与莪术相似，但略有区别。）
【补骨脂】
能兴阳事，止肾泄。具有甘、温、辛、苦的功效，能固摄精气，治愈腰疼。具有益火消阴的力量。对于虚寒引起的咳嗽，在补益和纳气方面很有权宜之效；对于滑数脉象导致的大小便失禁，摄纳虚损时可依赖它。梦遗且伴有湿热的情况应当禁忌；大便干结、津液枯竭者切勿投用。（补骨脂又名破故纸。辛热，入肾经。助火益阳。凡是命门真火不足，以及五更泄泻、肾冷精流等证候，都可以服用它。它之所以能治疗喘证，也只是针对肾脏虚寒、真气上逆的证候而言。但是，辛热香燥的药物容易助长湿热。如果下焦有湿，或阴虚有热者，都必须远离此药。）
【泽兰】
味辛、香，无毒。味甘、苦，微温。能行水消瘀，入肝经和脾经以解散郁结。能除风逐湿，通过经络运行来分消病邪。至于另一种佩兰，开郁的功效较多，能清除头部的垢腻，并且可以宣散陈腐之气。其辛香之气更为胜强，堪用于治疗脾病引起的消瘅。（泽兰生长在沼泽旁边，叶子像兰草一样芳香，味苦、辛而温，入肝、脾二经，能消瘀行水。因为它性质温和且带有甘味，所以不伤正气。妇人多用它，治疗因血化为水所致的证候，尤为恰当。治疗风证也是基于“血行风自灭”的道理，何况它又是味辛的叶类药材呢？佩兰又名省头草。味辛、平，气味芳香，入肺、脾、肝三经。功用与泽兰相似，但辛香之气超过泽兰。因此能解郁散结，杀灭蛊毒，去除陈腐，洗涤垢腻，辟除邪气。至于行水消瘀的效果，两物也大致相同。但泽兰在水液代谢方面的性能较优，佩兰在调理气机方面的功能更强，这是它们的差异之处。）
[Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma] (Ezhu)
Pungent and bitter in flavor, enters the Liver and Spleen meridians. It breaks Qi stagnation, moves blood stasis, and grinds down accumulations. Its warm and aromatic nature unblocks the zang-fu organs, eliminates phlegm, disperses stagnation, and drives out cold coagulation. (Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma is a herb acting on the Qi level of the Liver meridian. It can break blood stasis within the Qi level. With pungent and bitter flavors and warm nature, its property is rigid and fierce, excelling at attacking and reducing. It treats all kinds of masses, accumulations, blood coagulation, and Qi stagnation syndromes. It is often used in combination with Sparganii Rhizoma. If one fears it is too harsh, it should be stir-baked with vinegar.)
[Sparganii Rhizoma] (Sanleng)
Bitter and neutral in flavor, used to enter the Liver meridian. It grinds down accumulations, attacks hardness, and breaks through Qi stagnation within blood stasis. Its property is reducing and cutting, tending to damage healthy Qi. Although it resolves masses and dissipates accumulations, one must still guard against deficiency inside the body. (Sparganii Rhizoma is a herb acting on the Blood level of the Liver meridian. It specializes in breaking blood stasis while moving Qi within the blood. Therefore, it is often used complementarily with Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma. Its root resembles a carp and has edges, originating from the Chu and Jing regions, hence the name. Nature is bitter and neutral, non-toxic. In treating blood accumulations and masses, its efficacy is similar to Curcumae Zedoariae Rhizoma, but with slight differences.)
[Papaveris Fructus] (Buguzhi)
It promotes sexual function and stops renal diarrhea. It possesses sweet, warm, pungent, and bitter properties, securing essence and Qi, and curing lower back pain. It has the power to benefit fire and eliminate yin. For coughs due to deficiency-cold, it has authority in tonifying and grasping Qi; for slippery and rapid pulses leading to incontinence, it can be relied upon to secure deficiency. Nocturnal emission with damp-heat requires prohibition; constipation with fluid exhaustion strictly forbids its use. (Papaveris Fructus, also known as Pogu Zhi, is pungent and hot, entering the Kidney meridian. It assists fire and benefits Yang. It is suitable for conditions such as insufficiency of the True Fire of the Gate of Vitality, morning diarrhea, cold kidneys with seminal leakage, etc. The reason it treats asthma is specifically for syndromes of Kidney deficiency-cold with counterflow of true Qi. However, pungent, hot, and dry herbs tend to assist damp-heat. If there is dampness in the Lower Jiao or Yin deficiency with heat, this herb must be avoided.)
[Lycopersici Herba] (Zelan)
Pungent, aromatic, and non-toxic. Sweet and bitter, slightly warm. It moves water and eliminates blood stasis, entering the Liver and Spleen meridians to resolve stagnation. It dispels wind and drives out dampness, distributing and eliminating pathogens via the collaterals. As for Eupatorii Herba (Peilan), it has more efficacy in opening stagnation, clearing turbidity from the head, and宣散 (dispersing) stale and corrupt qi. Its pungent and aromatic quality is superior, making it suitable for treating spleen diseases causing Xiao Dao (wasting-thirst). (Lycopersici Herba grows by the marsh, its leaves resembling orchids and fragrant. Bitter, pungent, and warm, it enters the Liver and Spleen meridians to eliminate stasis and move water. Because it is warm and contains sweetness, it does not damage healthy Qi. Women often use it, particularly effective for syndromes where blood transforms into water. Treating wind syndromes relies on the principle that "when blood moves, wind extinguishes," especially since it is an aromatic leaf herb. Eupatorii Herba, also called Sheng Tou Cao, is pungent and neutral, with an aromatic scent, entering the Lung, Spleen, and Liver meridians. Its functions are similar to Lycopersici Herba, but its pungent and aromatic quality is stronger. Thus, it can resolve stagnation, dissipate nodules, kill parasites, remove stale matter, wash away turbidity, and repel evil qi. Regarding the effects of moving water and eliminating stasis, the two herbs are comparable. However, Lycopersici Herba excels in managing water metabolism, while Eupatorii Herba excels in regulating Qi, which is their difference.)