\r韭菜\pq112a.bmp\r
熟食性味甘温。助肝肾元阳。补中寓散。生汁却专辛热。治血瘀噎膈。脘内留邪。根
须通络行瘀。下行降浊。韭子固精暖肾。治带疗淋。（韭菜一名起阳草。其叶味辛而酸。性
温。入肝经血分。助阳气。暖下元。行散之力有余。固补之功不足。亦为五荤之一。但行瘀
散血。韭汁为优。暖下固精。韭子为胜。根须之性。与叶相同。而下行之力为专。故凡病后
劳复。与夫阴阳易之病。下部瘀浊阻滞者。皆可用之。）
\r薤白\pq112.bmp\r
辛滑通阳。开胸痹之痰血。苦温散气。治泄痢之邪氛。（薤白其叶如韭。其根如小蒜
。色白如钮。取根用。味辛而苦。性温而滑。入胃与大肠。以其辛苦温滑之性。故能通胸中
阳气。散胸中痰血。至其能治赤白痢者。亦由阳气不宣而痰血交滞耳。）
\r马齿苋\pq113.bmp\r
酸辛色赤。散血行肝。苦滑性寒。利肠消肿。专长外治敷搽效。却少煎方服食功。
（马齿苋一名五方草。又云即今之酱板草。李时珍言此草处处园野皆生。柔茎布地。其叶细
细对生。叶青。梗赤。花黄。根白。子黑。故有五方之名。以此推之
。似与酱板草相同也。味酸微辛微苦。性寒质滑。入肝与大肠。专能行血滑窍。利大肠。虽
有内服诸法。然长于外治。故以之敷痈散肿。为尤贵耳。）
【韭菜】
熟食的性质味甘、性温。能辅助肝肾的元阳。在补益之中寓含发散的作用。生榨汁液则专门具有辛热的特性。用于治疗血瘀引起的噎膈（吞咽困难），以及胃脘部残留的病邪。根和须能疏通经络、运行瘀血，引导浊气下行下降。韭子能固摄精气、温暖肾脏，用于治疗白带异常和淋证。（韭菜又名起阳草，它的叶子味道辛而酸，性质温，入肝经的血分，能助长阳气、温暖下焦元气。其行散的力量有余，但固补的功效不足。它也是“五荤”之一。不过，若要行瘀散血，以韭汁为优；若要温暖下焦、固摄精气，以韭子为胜。根须的药性与叶子相同，但下行的力量更为专一。所以凡是病后劳复，以及阴阳易这类疾病中，下部有瘀浊阻滞的情况，都可以使用。）
【薤白】
味辛且滑利，能通阳，开通胸痹中的痰浊与瘀血。味苦且温，能疏散气机，治疗泄痢中的邪气氛围。（薤白的叶子像韭菜，根部像小蒜，颜色白如纽扣，取根部入药。味道辛而苦，性质温而滑，入胃和大肠经。凭借它辛苦温滑的特性，所以能够通达胸中的阳气，消散胸中的痰血。至于它能治疗赤白痢疾，也是因为阳气不宣畅而导致痰血交结停滞的缘故。）
【马齿苋】
味酸辛，色赤，能散血、行于肝经。味苦且滑利，性质寒凉，能通利肠道、消除肿胀。专长于外治敷搽，疗效显著，却较少用于煎汤内服。（马齿苋又名五方草，又说就是现在的酱板草。李时珍说这种草在各地的园野中都生长，柔嫩的茎铺在地上，叶子细细地对生，叶青，梗红，花黄，根白，籽黑，所以有五方的名字。由此推断，似乎与酱板草相同。味道酸、微辛、微苦，性质寒凉且质地滑利，入肝和大肠经。专门能行血、滑利窍道，通利大肠。虽然有内服的各种方法，但它擅长外治，所以用它来敷贴痈肿使其消散，尤为珍贵。）
[Leek]
When cooked, its nature is sweet and warm. It assists the primal Yang of the Liver and Kidney. Its supplementation contains dispersing properties. The juice extracted from raw leeks is specifically pungent and hot. It treats blood stasis dysphagia (dysphagia caused by blood stasis) and pathogenic factors retained in the epigastrium. The roots and rootlets unblock collaterals and move blood stasis, directing turbidity downward. Leek seeds consolidate essence and warm the Kidneys, treating leukorrhea and strangury. (Leek is also known as Qiyang Cao (Yang-Raising Grass). Its leaves are pungent and sour in taste and warm in nature, entering the Blood aspect of the Liver Meridian. It aids Yang Qi and warms the Lower Yuan. Its dispersing power is sufficient, but its consolidating and tonifying merit is insufficient. It is also one of the "Five Pungent Vegetables". However, for moving blood stasis and dispersing blood, leek juice is superior; for warming the Lower Yuan and consolidating essence, leek seeds are more effective. The nature of the roots and rootlets is the same as the leaves, but their downward-pouring force is more specific. Therefore, for conditions such as relapse after illness due to overexertion, or diseases of Yin-Yang Exchange where turbid stasis obstructs the lower part of the body, they can all be used.)
[Allium Macrostemon Bulb / Xie Bai]
Pungent and slippery, it unblocks Yang, opening phlegm and blood stasis in Chest Bi (Chest Obstruction). Bitter and warm, it dissipates Qi, treating pathogenic atmospheres in diarrhea and dysentery. (Xie Bai's leaves resemble leeks, its roots resemble small garlic, and its color is white like a button; the root is used. It is pungent and bitter in taste, warm and slippery in nature, entering the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians. Due to its pungent, bitter, warm, and slippery nature, it can unblock the Yang Qi in the chest and dissipate phlegm and blood stasis in the chest. As for its ability to treat red and white dysentery, this is also because Yang Qi is not disseminated, leading to the intermingling stagnation of phlegm and blood stasis.)
[Purslane]
Sour and pungent with a red color, it disperses blood and acts on the Liver Meridian. Bitter and slippery with a cold nature, it benefits the intestines and reduces swelling. It excels in external application and poulticing, but has little efficacy when decocted for internal consumption. (Purslane is also known as Wufang Cao (Five-Directional Grass), and some say it is the current Jiangban Cao (Sauce Board Grass). Li Shizhen stated that this herb grows everywhere in gardens and fields. Its tender stems spread on the ground, leaves grow finely opposite each other, leaves are green, stems are red, flowers are yellow, roots are white, and seeds are black, hence the name Five Directions. By inference, it seems identical to Jiangban Grass. It is sour, slightly pungent, and slightly bitter in taste, cold in nature and slippery in texture, entering the Liver and Large Intestine meridians. It specializes in moving blood and lubricating orifices, benefiting the Large Intestine. Although there are various methods for internal use, it excels in external treatment; therefore, using it to apply to carbuncles to dissipate swelling is particularly valuable.)