\r萆 \pq39.bmp\r
祛风祛湿。微苦微温。入肝胃兼入小肠。厘清去浊。由膀胱内通肾脏。行水宣瘀。风
寒痹湿可推求。腰膝酸疼当审用。（萆 本经谓其苦平无毒。主治腰痛骨强。风寒湿痹。观
其大意。知其能入肝肾。治阳虚湿浊之药。虽云能治下焦风寒湿痹。大抵萆 之功。治湿为
长。治风次之。治寒则尤其
次也。痿病多属阳明湿热。萆 之苦。能宣能泄。故又能入胃耳。
）
\r金银花\pq40.bmp\r
其气芳香入脾。其味甘寒解毒。通经入络。取用其藤。治疖消痈。还当使蕊。或传
尸腹胀。各随成法以推求。或治痢祛风。宜合古方而运用。（金银花其气芳香。其色赤白。
而凡花皆散。有宣通气血解散之功。且寒能解毒。甘不伤胃。故一切痈疽外证。推为圣药。
昔人用此治风除胀。治痢疾。逐尸疰为要药。后世亦不知其用。足见此物之功。非特治疮已
也。）
\r葛根\pq41a1.bmp\r
解阳明肌表之邪。甘凉无毒。鼓胃气升腾而上。津液资生。若云火郁发之。用其升散
。或治痘疹不起。赖以宣疏。治泻则煨熟用之。又主两阳合邪之下利。解酒则葛花为最。因
有解表利便之功能。孕妇固当忌投。有故亦能无殒。（葛根甘凉入胃。其根寓升发之意。故
能解散阳明肌表之邪。凡一切风温热病。邪郁于表。热势内蒸。以致无汗口渴者。最为相宜
。然毕竟气凉之品。如风寒在表。以及内不热而恶寒者。似又不宜也。煨熟则散性全无。即
由胃入肠。不行阳明之表。但入阳明之里。升清为用。亦如升麻之煨熟即升而不散。可以浓
肠止泻耳。）
【萆薢】
具有祛除风邪、祛除湿邪的功效。药性微苦、微温。归肝经、胃经，兼入小肠经。能分清去浊，由膀胱内部通达肾脏。具有行水湿、宣通瘀血的作用。对于风寒湿痹证，可以推究其适用性；对于腰膝酸痛，应当审慎使用。（《神农本草经》记载萆薢味苦、平，无毒。主治腰痛、骨强（骨骼僵硬）。治疗风寒湿痹。从其主要功效来看，可知它能入肝肾二经，是治疗阳虚湿浊证的药物。虽然声称能治疗下焦的风寒湿痹，但大致来说，萆薢的功效以治湿为主，治风次之，治寒则更为次要。痿病多属于阳明经湿热，萆薢的苦味，既能宣散又能泄降，所以又能入胃经。）
【金银花】
其气味芳香，入脾经。其味甘、寒，能解毒。通行经络，使用时取其藤茎部分。治疗疖肿、消除痈疽，还应当使用其花蕊部分。如果是传尸劳（一种慢性消耗性疾病）引起的腹胀，应依据成法推究运用。如果是治疗痢疾、祛风，宜结合古方进行运用。（金银花气味芳香，颜色赤白。凡是花朵都具有发散的特性，有宣通气血、解散邪气的作用。且其性寒能解毒，味甘不伤胃，所以一切痈疽等外科病症，被推崇为圣药。古人用此药治疗风邪、消除腹胀，治疗痢疾，驱逐尸疰（指虫蚀脏腑的病症），作为要药。后世并不知晓其用途，足以证明此物的功效，不仅仅在于治疗疮疡罢了。）
【葛根】
解除阳明经肌表的邪气。味甘、凉，无毒。鼓动胃气升腾向上，资助津液的生成。如果说火郁证需要发越，就利用其升散的特性。如果是治疗痘疹不起（痘疹透发不畅），依赖其宣通疏达的作用。治疗腹泻则煨熟后使用。又主治两阳合邪（指太阳与阳明合病）导致的下利。解酒毒则以葛花最为适宜。因为具有解表、利小便的功能，孕妇固然应当禁忌服用，但如果确有病因存在，也能无危险地服用。（葛根味甘、凉，入胃经。其根蕴含升发的意趣，所以能解散阳明经肌表的邪气。凡是一切风温热病，邪气郁结在体表，热势内蒸，导致无汗、口渴的情况，最为适宜。然而毕竟它是气凉的药品，如风寒在表，以及体内不热而恶寒的情况，似乎又不适宜了。煨熟之后，其发散的性质完全消失，即由胃进入肠道，不再运行于阳明之表，只进入阳明之里，发挥升清的作用，也如同升麻煨熟后即升而不散，可以厚肠止泻一样。）
[Bi Xie] (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome)
Eliminates wind and dispels dampness. The flavor is slightly bitter, and the nature is slightly warm. Enters the Liver, Stomach, and additionally the Small Intestine meridians. It separates the clear from the turbid, communicating internally from the Bladder to the Kidney. It promotes water metabolism and disseminates blood stasis. For Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness, its application can be deduced; for soreness and pain of the waist and knees, it should be used with caution. (*Shennong Bencao Jing* states that Bi Xie is bitter and neutral, non-toxic. It mainly treats lower back pain and rigidity of the bones. It treats Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness. From its general efficacy, it can be known that it enters the Liver and Kidney meridians and is a herb treating Yang deficiency with damp-turbidity. Although it is said to treat wind-cold-dampness Bi in the Lower Jiao, generally speaking, the merit of Bi Xie lies primarily in treating dampness, secondarily in treating wind, and least in treating cold. Wei syndrome often belongs to Damp-Heat in the Yangming channel. The bitterness of Bi Xie can both disseminate and drain, thus it can also enter the Stomach.)
[Jin Yin Hua] (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos)
Its aroma enters the Spleen. Its flavor is sweet and cold, capable of detoxification. It unblocks channels and collaterals; when used, its vine stem is taken. To treat boils and eliminate carbuncles, its flower bud should preferably be used. If it is abdominal distension due to "Chuan Shi" (a chronic consumptive disease), one should deduce and apply according to established methods. If treating dysentery or expelling wind, it is suitable to combine with ancient formulas for application. (Jin Yin Hua has an aromatic odor and red-white color. Since all flowers have dispersing properties, they possess the function of disseminating Qi and Blood and resolving pathogens. Moreover, its cold nature detoxifies, and its sweet flavor does not damage the Stomach. Therefore, for all external conditions of carbuncles and sores, it is recommended as a sacred medicine. Ancients used this herb to treat wind and remove distension, treat dysentery, and drive out "Shi Zhu" (parasitic diseases affecting organs), regarding it as a key drug. Later generations did not know its uses, which proves that the efficacy of this substance is not limited merely to treating sores.)
[Ge Gen] (Puerariae Lobatae Radix)
Resolves pathogenic factors on the muscle layer of the Yangming channel. The flavor is sweet and cool, non-toxic. It stimulates the Stomach Qi to ascend, thereby nourishing the generation of Body Fluids. If one says that constrained Fire should be vented, use its ascending and dispersing properties. If treating acne or smallpox that fails to erupt, rely on its disseminating and diffusing action. To treat diarrhea, it should be used after being roasted with bran. It also mainly treats diarrhea resulting from the combination of two Yang pathogens. To resolve alcohol toxicity, Ge Hua (Puerariae Flos) is the best choice. Because it has the functions of releasing the exterior and promoting urination, pregnant women should strictly avoid taking it; however, if there is a specific pathology ("You Gu"), it can be used without causing harm. (Ge Gen is sweet and cool, entering the Stomach. Its root contains the intention of ascending and generating, thus it can resolve pathogenic factors on the muscle layer of the Yangming channel. For all Wind-Warmth heat diseases where pathogens are constrained at the exterior, with internal steaming heat leading to anhidrosis and thirst, it is most appropriate. However, since it is essentially a cool-natured substance, for cases where Wind-Cold is at the exterior, or where there is no internal heat but aversion to cold, it seems inappropriate. After roasting, its dispersing property is completely gone; it moves from the Stomach to the Intestines, no longer acting on the exterior of the Yangming, but only entering the interior of the Yangming, utilizing its function of raising the Clear. This is similar to Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma); once roasted, it ascends but does not disperse, allowing it to thicken the intestines and stop diarrhea.)