清肝火之结邪。丹毒虫疮。青贝克汉姆寒归血分。治儿疳之郁热。斑疹瘟疫。轻浮凉苦到
金家。（青黛即靛青之沫。和锻石粉为之。无灰者绝少。大抵其功用与靛叶相近。虽色青入
肝。而轻浮咸寒之性。功用概可想见。故清火解毒。杀虫治疮。即可为青黛赞之。青黛本专
入肝。治血分郁火。以其轻浮上达。故又能入肺胃。降瘀热。治温疫斑疹。咽喉口舌等疾。
如阴虚之火。及大便不实。脾胃不足者。勿用。）
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苦先入心。寒能及肺。诸疮各毒。皆缘邪火游行。气聚血凝。用此宣通表里。（连翘
其仁初生象心。若未开莲花。熟则四解象肺。去心用壳。轻浮解散之品。味苦性寒。入心肺
之分。以肺主一身之气。心主一身之血。故能解散十二经血凝气聚。而为痈疽疮疡之圣药。
但外证之属寒者禁之。）
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肝胃两相宜。破血通淋消肿胀。苦寒偏禀劣。杀虫散热愈痈疽。（马鞭草苦寒能入
肝胃。长于破血杀虫。至利湿通淋一语。亦旁及之耳。不过观其主治各证皆在下部。故有此
言也。）
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功专苦降。气属辛寒。泻肺气以行痰。水满上焦喘可愈。利二肠而治咳。热从下导
胀能消。（葶苈子苦辛寒。入肺家气分。大泻肺脏水邪。凡仁皆降。故能降气行痰。肺脏热
结者宜之。若寒饮阴水等证。及虚弱者。不可用也。有甜苦二种。苦者性急下泄。甜者性缓
。乃大泻肺气之药。气降则诸邪皆散耳。）
清泻肝火郁结之邪气。治疗丹毒、虫咬疮疡。（青黛性味咸寒，归入血分。）治疗小儿疳积之郁热。治疗斑疹、瘟疫。（其性轻浮，味凉苦，色青入肝家。）（青黛即靛蓝的沉淀物，与煅制过的石粉混合制成。没有灰分的极少见。大致说来，它的功效与靛叶相近。虽然颜色青入肝经，但其轻浮、咸寒的性质，功效大概可以想见。所以清火解毒、杀虫治疮，就可以为青黛概括其功能了。青黛本专入肝经，治疗血分郁火，因为它轻浮上达，所以又能入肺、胃二经，降泄瘀热，治疗温疫引起的斑疹，以及咽喉、口舌等疾患。如果是阴虚之火，以及大便不成形、脾胃不足的人，不要使用。）
连翘：苦味先入心经，寒性能及肺经。各种疮疡和各样毒邪，都源于邪火游走，气聚血凝。用此药宣通表里。（连翘的种子初生时像心脏，如果未开放像莲花，成熟后四瓣分开像肺脏。去心只用外壳，是轻浮解散的药物。味苦性寒，入心、肺二经的分野。因为肺主一身之气，心主一身之血，所以能解散十二经脉中血凝气聚的情况，是治疗痈疽疮疡的圣药。但是外证属于寒性的禁止使用。）
马鞭草：对肝、胃两经都很适宜。破血、通淋、消肿胀。禀受苦寒偏劣之气。杀虫、散热、治愈痈疽。（马鞭草苦寒，能入肝、胃二经。长于破血杀虫。至于利湿通淋的说法，也只是旁及罢了。不过是看它主治的各种病症都在下部，所以有此说法。）
葶苈子：功效专门在于苦降。气属辛寒。泻肺气以行痰饮。水饮停满上焦导致的喘息可以痊愈。利大小肠而治咳嗽。热邪从下引导排出，胀满能够消除。（葶苈子苦辛寒，入肺脏的气分。大泻肺脏的水邪。凡是种子仁类皆具降性，所以能降气行痰。肺脏热结者适宜使用。如果是寒饮、阴水等证，以及身体虚弱的人，不可使用。有甜、苦两种。苦者性急下泄，甜者性缓。这是大泻肺气的药物。气降则诸邪皆散耳。）
Clearing the pathogenic factors of liver fire stagnation. Treating erysipelas (erysipeloid) and insect-bite sores. Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) is salty and cold, entering the Blood level. Treating the stagnant heat in pediatric malnutrition (Gan syndrome). Treating macules, papules, and plague epidemics. Its nature is light and floating, taste cool and bitter, color green entering the Liver organ. (Qingdai is the sediment of indigo, mixed with calcined stone powder. Those without ash are extremely rare. Generally, its functions are similar to those of Indigo Leaf. Although its green color enters the Liver meridian, its light-floating and salty-cold nature allows one to infer its functions. Thus, clearing fire, detoxifying, killing parasites, and treating sores can summarize the efficacy of Qingdai. Qingdai specifically enters the Liver meridian to treat stagnant fire in the Blood level. Because it is light and floats upward, it can also enter the Lung and Stomach meridians, descending stasis-heat, treating macules and papules caused by warm plague, as well as diseases of the throat, mouth, and tongue. For cases of yin-deficiency fire, loose stools, or spleen-stomach deficiency, it should not be used.)
Forsythiae Fructus (Lianqiao): Bitter taste first enters the Heart; cold nature reaches the Lung. Various sores and all types of toxins arise from wandering pathogenic fire, with qi accumulation and blood coagulation. This herb is used to unblock and circulate the exterior and interior. (The kernel of Forsythia initially resembles the heart; if unopened, it looks like a lotus flower; when ripe, it splits into four parts resembling the lungs. Use the shell after removing the heart. It is a light, floating, and dispersing substance. With a bitter taste and cold nature, it enters the divisions of the Heart and Lung. Since the Lung governs the qi of the whole body and the Heart governs the blood of the whole body, it can disperse qi accumulation and blood coagulation in the twelve meridians, making it a sacred medicine for treating carbuncles, ulcers, and sores. However, it is contraindicated for external conditions belonging to cold.)
Verbenae Herba (Mabiancao): Suitable for both the Liver and Stomach. Breaks blood, promotes urination to relieve strangury, and reduces swelling. It inherits a bitter and cold, slightly inferior nature. Kills parasites, clears heat, and cures carbuncles and ulcers. (Verbenae Herba is bitter and cold, entering the Liver and Stomach. It excels at breaking blood and killing parasites. The statement about promoting dampness and relieving strangury is merely incidental. It is simply observed that the various conditions it treats are located in the lower part of the body, hence this description.)
Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen (Tinglizi): Its function specializes in bitter descent. Its qi belongs to acrid and cold. It drains Lung qi to move phlegm. Wheezing caused by water-fullness in the upper jiao can be cured. It benefits the large and small intestines to treat cough. Heat is guided downward, and distension can be eliminated. (Descurainiae/Lepidii Seed is bitter, acrid, and cold, entering the Qi level of the Lung. It strongly drains water pathogens from the Lung. All seeds/kernels have a descending property, thus they can descend qi and move phlegm. It is suitable for lung heat consolidation. If there are cold-fluid retention or yin-water syndromes, or in weak patients, it must not be used. There are two types: sweet and bitter. The bitter type has an urgent descending and purging action; the sweet type has a slow action. It is a powerful drug for draining Lung qi. When qi descends, all pathogens dissipate.)