见肝补。
甘寒,补肾镇心明目,利水除热,去风活血,解毒利大便。马料豆尤补肾,料豆皮能
止盗汗。
甘咸平,补肾益气,理中健胃,和五脏调营卫,生精髓解鼠莽毒,豆为肾谷,宜此当
之。
辛咸冲和,能引肺气入肾补肾,除热去怯,通耳明目,制用渍酒良。
见肝补注。
见肺补。
甘温,壮阳益精髓缩小便。雀卵酸温,益精血,治男子阴痿女人血枯。
咸温,熬胶炼霜,功专滋补,益肾强骨生精血,能通督脉,生用散热行血辟邪,能逐
阴中邪气恶血,治梦与鬼交。麋角功用相仿而温性差减,鹿筋治劳损续绝。鹿 鹿精也大补
虚劳。
见大肠补。
咸寒,疗肾气虚竭,润肠胃生精液,阳事弱者不宜食,能生湿痰招风热,皮有毒头肉
尤甚。脑治头风,损阳道。蹄通乳汁。悬蹄甲治痰喘疮痔。尾血治痘疮倒 。腰子咸冷而通
肾,治腰痛耳聋。
见脾补。
【韭子】味辛、甘,性温。能补益肝肾,助益命门之火,温暖腰膝。
【见肝补】(此处原文似有脱漏或指代不明,依文意译为:具有补肝的作用。)
【马料豆】味甘,性寒。能补肾,镇心安神,明目,利水除湿,清除内热,祛风活血,解毒并通利大便。其中,马料豆本身尤其擅长补肾;其豆皮能够止住盗汗。
【黑豆】味甘,性平。能补肾益气,调理中焦,健运脾胃,调和五脏,协调营卫之气,化生精髓,解除鼠莽草的毒性。豆类为肾之谷,黑豆正符合这一特性。
【益智仁】味甘,性温。能降气,益肾固元,温中散寒,利肠胃,止呃逆。
【蛤蚧】味辛、咸,性冲和。能引肺气入肾以补肾,清除虚热,去除怯弱,通利耳窍,明亮双目。经炮制后浸泡酒中服用效果良好。
【见肺补注】(此处原文似有脱漏或指代不明,依文意译为:参考关于补肺的注释。)
【见肺补】(此处原文似有脱漏或指代不明,依文意译为:具有补肺的作用。)
【雀肉】味甘,性温。能壮阳,益精填髓,缩小便。雀卵味酸,性温,能益精血,治疗男子阳痿及女子血枯经闭。
【海马】味甘,性温。能壮阳益气,补益精髓,缩小便,浸泡在酒中服用效果更佳。
【鹿茸/鹿角胶等】味咸,性温。熬制成胶或炼制成霜,功效专于滋补,能益肾强骨,化生精血,能通达督脉。生用可散热、行血、辟除邪气,能驱逐阴中的邪气和恶血,治疗梦与鬼交(指因肾虚导致的幻觉或遗精等症状)。麋角的功用与此相似,但温性稍减。鹿筋能治疗劳损,接续断绝之筋骨。鹿精也有大补虚劳的功效。
【见大肠补】(此处原文似有脱漏或指代不明,依文意译为:参考关于补大肠的注释。)
【狗胫骨】能益精,助阳。胫骨入肾而补骨,烧成灰后擦牙效果良好。
【河豚】味咸,性寒。能治疗肾气虚竭,润养肠胃,化生津液。阳事不举者不宜食用,因为它能生湿痰,招致风热,其皮有毒,头部和肉类的毒性尤为严重。脑用于治疗头风,但会损伤阳气。蹄能通乳汁。悬蹄甲(猪悬蹄)能治疗痰喘、疮疡、痔疮。尾血用于治疗痘疮倒陷。腰子(肾脏)味咸冷且通肾,治疗腰痛和耳聋。
【见脾补】(此处原文似有脱漏或指代不明,依文意译为:参考关于补脾的注释。)
【桑螵蛸】味甘、咸,性平。入肝、肾及命门经,益精气,固肾,治疗虚损、遗精、白浊、阳痿,通淋缩小便。选用生长在桑树上的为佳,若非桑树上所产,则需用桑皮辅助配伍。
[Jiu Zi (Allii Tuberosi Semen)] Pungent, sweet, and warm. Tonifies the Liver and Kidney, assists Mingmen Fire (Gate of Vitality), warms the waist and knees.
[Jian Gan Bu] (Note: Text implies a reference or missing context; translated as having a tonifying effect on the Liver.)
[Ma Liao Dou (Vigna unguiculata var. sesquipedalis)] Sweet and cold. Tonifies the Kidney, calms the Heart and spirit, brightens the eyes, promotes urination to remove dampness, clears heat, dispels wind, invigorates blood, detoxifies, and promotes bowel movement. Ma Liao Dou itself is particularly effective in tonifying the Kidney; its skin can stop night sweats.
[Hei Dou (Sojae Semen Nigrum)] Sweet and neutral. Tonifies the Kidney and supplements Qi, regulates the Middle Jiao, strengthens the Stomach, harmonizes the Five Zang organs, regulates Ying (Nutrient) and Wei (Defensive) Qi, generates essence and marrow, and resolves the toxicity of Shu Mang Cao (Aconitum carmichaelii). Beans are the grain of the Kidney, and Hei Dou corresponds to this nature.
[Yi Zhi Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus)] Sweet and warm. Directs Qi downward, benefits the Kidney and returns Yuan Qi, warms the Middle and promotes intestinal function, stops hiccups.
[Ge Jie (Geckos)] Pungent, salty, and balanced/mild. Can guide Lung Qi into the Kidney to tonify it, clear heat, remove timidity, unblock the ears and brighten the eyes. Best used after processing and steeping in wine.
[Jian Fei Bu Zhu] (Note: Text implies a reference; translated as referring to notes on tonifying the Lung.)
[Jian Fei Bu] (Note: Text implies a reference; translated as having a tonifying effect on the Lung.)
[Que Rou (Pigeon Meat)] Sweet and warm. Strengthens Yang, benefits essence and fills marrow, reduces urination. Que Lv (Pigeon Egg) is sour and warm, benefits essence and blood, treats male impotence and female blood deficiency with amenorrhea.
[Hai Ma (Seahorse)] Sweet and warm. Strengthens Yang and supplements Qi, tonifies essence and marrow, reduces urination; best taken steeped in wine.
[Lu Rong/Jiao (Deer Antler/Collagen)] Salty and warm. When boiled into gelatin or refined into frost, its efficacy is specialized for nourishment. It benefits the Kidney, strengthens bones, generates essence and blood, and can unblock the Du Mai (Governing Vessel). Used raw, it clears heat, moves blood, and expels evil pathogens; it can drive out evil qi and bad blood from the Yin region, treating nocturnal emissions involving hallucinations ("dreaming of intercourse with ghosts"). Mi Jiao (Elk Antler) has similar functions but with reduced warmth. Lu Jin (Deer Tendon) treats consumptive disease and heals fractures. Lu Jing (Deer Essence/Semen) greatly tonifies deficiency and wasting-thirst conditions.
[Lu Sui (Deer Marrow)] Tonifies the interior and fills bone marrow; requires refining before use.
[Jian Da Chang Bu] (Note: Text implies a reference; translated as referring to notes on tonifying the Large Intestine.)
[Gou Jing Gu (Dog Tibia)] Benefits essence and assists Yang. The tibia enters the Kidney to tonify bones; burning it to ash and applying it to teeth is beneficial.
[He Tun (Pufferfish)] Salty and cold. Treats exhaustion of Kidney Qi, moistens the intestines and stomach, generates fluids. Not suitable for those with erectile dysfunction, as it can generate damp-phlegm and attract wind-heat. Its skin is toxic, with the head and meat being particularly poisonous. Brain treats cephalalgia due to wind but damages Yang. Hooves promote lactation. Xuan Ti Jia (Porcine Calcaneal Aponeurosis) treats phlegm-wheezing, sores, hemorrhoids. Tail blood treats inverted smallpox lesions. Kidneys are salty and cold, enter the Kidney channel, treat lower back pain and deafness.
[Jian Pi Bu] (Note: Text implies a reference; translated as referring to notes on tonifying the Spleen.)
[Yang Rou (Mutton/Lamb Meat)** Salty and hot. Consolidates essence, strengthens Yang, treats impotence and cold semen.
[Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case)] Sweet and salty, neutral. Enters the Liver, Kidney, and Mingmen channels. Benefits essence and Qi, consolidates the Kidney, treats deficiency with seminal emission, leukorrhea, and impotence, promotes urination to reduce frequency. Those harvested from mulberry trees are preferred; if not from mulberry trees, use Mulberry Bark (Sang Bai Pi) as an adjunct.
[Nuan Jing Zhong Zi] Warms essence and promotes fertility.
[Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel Fruit)** Sweet and warm. Warms the Lower Jiao (Water Organ), strengthens the Yang pathway, treats Qi and Blood pain, dissipates mass formations (Jia blocks).