甘平微咸,入肺肾血分,补阴除蒸,利水化虚痰,毛白嘴乌老者良。热血解诸毒。蛋甘
寒咸,除心膈热。
甘平,清肺养肝,补阴滋肾,止血去瘀,除风化痰,润燥定喘,利大小肠,治一切血
病风病,大抵补血与液,为肺、大肠要药,伤暑伏热成痢者必用之,胃弱脾虚者酌用,化痰
蛤粉炒,止血蒲黄炒。
补肺治虚嗽。
见大肠补。
咸平,补肺润肾,益精助阳,通淋定喘止嗽,气虚血竭者宜之,其力在尾,毒在眼,
去头足酥炙用。
见通行和。
辛苦微甘,轻扬上行,入心包、心、肺,凉心热,散肝郁,破血下气,治经水逆行、
气血诸痛,耗真阴。
见三焦和。
见脾和
见肝和。
见肝和。
辛苦咸微温,入肺、大肠,下气行水,软坚消痰痞,通血脉,除噫气,绢包煎。根
治风湿,叶治疮毒,止血。
见脾和。
辛苦温,性滑,润肺下气,化痰止渴,专治血痰及肺经虚热,又能通利小肠。白者名
女菀,紫入血分,白入气分。
辛温,润肺消痰理嗽,能使肺邪从肾顺流而出,治逆气咳血,主用皆辛温,开豁却
不助火。
见肝和。
鸭肉味甘、性平、微咸,归肺经和肾经的血分,能滋补阴液、清除虚热(骨蒸),通利小便、化解因阴虚产生的虚痰,以羽毛白色、嘴巴黑色、年老健壮的鸭子为佳。鸭血味甘、性热,能解除各种毒素。鸭蛋味甘、性寒、咸,能清除心部和膈部的热邪。
[鹅]味咸、性平,能补益肺气、祛除风邪,补充虚弱、增强体力。
[百部]味甘、性平,能清润肺脏、滋养肝脏,滋补阴液、滋润肾脏,止血并去除瘀血,祛除风邪、化解痰液,润燥定喘,通利大小肠,治疗所有的血病和风病。大体上具有补血和补津液的作用,是治疗肺和大肠疾病的重要药物。对于因伤暑或伏热导致痢疾的患者必须使用;对于胃弱脾虚者需酌情使用。化痰时用蛤粉炒制,止血时用蒲黄炒制。
[海蛤壳]味咸、性平,能补肺润肾、益精助阳,通淋止痛、定喘止咳,适用于气虚血竭的患者。其药效主要在尾部,毒性在眼部,使用时需去掉头足并用酥油炙烤。
[柴胡]见通行经络及调和类。
[香附]味辛、苦,微甘,药性轻扬上行,入心包经、心经、肺经,能清凉心热、疏散肝郁、破血下气,治疗月经逆行及气血引起的各种疼痛,但会耗损真阴。
[干姜]味辛、性热,为肺经的本药,能流行于三焦,温暖脾胃,消散滞气,消除酒积,祛除寒邪,燥湿化食,宽中消胀。
[海藻]味辛、苦、咸,微温,入肺经和大肠经,能降气行水,软化坚结、消除痰痞,通血脉,消除嗳气,需用绢布包裹煎煮。其根治疗风湿,叶治疗疮毒,并能止血。
[厚朴]见脾经及调和类。
[女菀]味辛、苦,性温,质地滑润,能润肺下气,化痰止渴,专门治疗血痰及肺经虚热,又能通利小肠。白色的称为女菀,紫色的入血分,白色的入气分。
[五味子]味辛、性温,能润肺、消除痰液、调理咳嗽,能使肺中的邪气从肾脏顺流而出,治疗气逆咳血。主要作用均为辛温,开豁肺气却不助火。
[酸枣仁]见肝经及调和类。
Duck meat is sweet, neutral in nature, and slightly salty. It enters the blood aspect of the Lung and Kidney meridians. It tonifies Yin, clears deficiency heat (bone-steaming fever), promotes urination, and resolves deficiency phlegm. Ducks with white feathers, black beaks, and advanced age are considered superior. Duck blood is sweet, hot in nature, and resolves various toxins. Duck eggs are sweet, cold in nature, and salty; they clear heat from the Heart and diaphragm.
Goose meat is salty and neutral. It benefits the Lung, dispels wind, tonifies deficiency, and boosts Qi and strength.
Stemona Root (Baibu) is sweet and neutral. It clears the Lung, nourishes the Liver, tonifies Yin, moistens the Kidney, stops bleeding, removes blood stasis, dispels wind, transforms phlegm, moistens dryness, calms asthma, and promotes the free flow of the Large Intestine and Small Intestine. It treats all blood diseases and wind diseases. Generally, it supplements Blood and body fluids, serving as a key herb for the Lung and Large Intestine. It is essential for dysentery caused by summerheat or latent heat. Use with caution in patients with weak Stomach and Spleen Qi deficiency. For transforming phlegm, stir-fry with Arcae Concha powder (Gefen); for stopping bleeding, stir-fry with Pollen Typhae (Puhuang).
Aster Root (Ziwan) tonifies the Lung and treats deficiency coughs.
Winter Bud (Kuandonghua) unblocks Lung Qi, stops coughing, and also promotes urination.
Cynanchum Atratum Root (Baiqian) [See entry for Large Intestine and Harmonizing category].
Clam Shell (Haigek) is salty and neutral. It tonifies the Lung, moistens the Kidney, benefits Essence, assists Yang, relieves strangury, calms asthma, and stops coughing. It is suitable for cases of Qi deficiency and blood exhaustion. Its efficacy lies in the tail, while toxicity resides in the eyes. Remove head and feet, and roast with butter before use.
Bupleurum Root (Chaihu) [See entry for Unblocking Collaterals and Harmonizing category].
Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu) is pungent, bitter, and slightly sweet. Its action is light and ascending. It enters the Pericardium, Heart, and Lung meridians. It cools Heart heat, disperses Liver stagnation, breaks up blood stasis, directs Qi downward, treats retrograde menstruation, and alleviates various pains due to Qi and Blood disorders. However, it may consume True Yin.
Citrus Aurantium (Qingpi) [See entry for Sanjiao and Harmonizing category].
Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang) is pungent and hot. As a primary herb for the Lung meridian, it circulates through the Sanjiao, warms the Spleen and Stomach, dissipates stagnant Qi, eliminates alcohol accumulation, dispels cold, dries dampness, aids digestion, and reduces abdominal distension.
Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) [See entry for Spleen and Harmonizing category].
Sichuan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong) [See entry for Liver and Harmonizing category].
Corydalis Rhizoma (Yanhusuo) [See entry for Liver and Harmonizing category].
Sargassum (Haizao) is pungent, bitter, salty, and slightly warm. It enters the Lung and Large Intestine meridians. It directs Qi downward, promotes water metabolism, softens hardness, eliminates phlegmatic masses, unblocks blood vessels, and relieves belching. Decoct wrapped in silk fabric. The root treats rheumatism, the leaves treat sores and toxins, and it stops bleeding.
Magnolia Bark (Houpo) [See entry for Spleen and Harmonizing category].
Polygala Tenuifolia (Nuwan) is pungent, bitter, and warm, with a slippery nature. It moistens the Lung, directs Qi downward, transforms phlegm, relieves thirst, specifically treats bloody phlegm and deficiency heat of the Lung meridian, and promotes the free flow of the Small Intestine. The white variety is named Nuwan; purple varieties enter the Blood aspect, while white varieties enter the Qi aspect.
Schisandra Fruit (Wuweizi) is pungent and warm. It moistens the Lung, eliminates phlegm, regulates coughing, and allows Lung pathogens to flow out smoothly via the Kidney. It treats rebellious Qi and hemoptysis. Its main actions are pungent and warm; it opens and expels without aiding fire.
Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren) [See entry for Liver and Harmonizing category].
Mume Fruit (Wumei) is slightly sour and very warm. It tonifies Lung Qi, stops cold coughs, eliminates phlegm, and treats alternating chills and fever with diarrhea.
Lily Bulb (Baihe) is sweet, bitter, and slightly warm. It promotes Lung Qi and moistens the Lung, warms the Lung to treat cold coughs, kills parasites and lice, but may damage the Stomach and cause intestinal lubrication/diarrhea.