无毒
蜘蛛香主辟瘟疫中恶邪精鬼气尸疰(本草纲目)【地】(李时珍曰)蜘蛛香出蜀西茂州松
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山中【色】黑【质】有粗须状如蜘蛛【味】辛【性】温【臭】芳香
无毒
线香主熏诸疮癣(本草纲目)【质】(李时珍曰)今人合香之法甚多惟线香可入疮科用其
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加减不等大抵多用白芷芎 独活甘松三柰丁香藿香 木高良姜角茴香连翘大黄黄芩柏木兜娄
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钱为末纸卷作捻点灯置桶中以鼻吸烟一日三次三日止内服解毒药数服其疮即干
无毒
瑞香根(本草纲目)主急喉风用白花香研水灌之(出医学集成)【地】(李时珍曰)南陵
诸处
山中有之【苗】枝干婆娑柔条浓叶【时】四时不凋冬春之交开花成簇【色】微紫○花长三四
分如丁香状有黄白紫三色(格古论云)瑞香高者三四尺有数种有枇杷叶者杨梅叶者柯叶者球
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其始出庐山宋时人家栽之始著名【味】根甘咸【臭】香【气】香烈
无毒
茉莉花主蒸油取液作面脂头泽长发润发香肌亦入茗汤○根(有毒)主以酒磨一寸服则昏
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珍曰)(嵇含草木状)作末利(洛阳名园记)作末厉(佛经)作抹利(王龟龄集)作没利(洪
迈集)作
末丽盖末利本胡语无正字随人会意而已(韦君)呼为狎客(张叔敏)呼为远客(杨慎丹铅录
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寒不宜中土【时】初夏开小白花重瓣无蕊秋尽乃止【苗】弱茎繁枝绿叶团尖不结实有千叶者
红色者蔓生者其花皆夜开芬香可爱女人穿为首饰或合面脂亦可熏茶或蒸取液以代蔷薇水又有
似末利而瓣大其香清绝者谓之狗牙亦名雪瓣海南有之素馨指甲皆其类也
附录素馨(李时珍曰)素馨亦自西域移来谓之耶悉茗花即(酉阳杂俎)所载野悉蜜花色
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【蜘蛛香】
无毒。
蜘蛛香主要用来驱避瘟疫、中恶邪气、鬼气以及尸疰(引用自《本草纲目》)。
【产地】(李时珍说):蜘蛛香出产于蜀地西茂州松潘的山中。
【颜色】黑色。
【质地】有粗须,形状像蜘蛛。
【味道】辛。
【性质】温。
【气味】芳香。
【线香】
无毒。
线香主要用来熏治各种疮癣(引用自《本草纲目》)。
【质地】(李时珍说):现在人们制作香料的方法很多,只有线香可以入疮科使用。其配方加减不等,大体上多用白芷、川芎、独活、甘松、三柰、丁香、藿香、木高良姜、角茴香、连翘、大黄、黄芩、柏木、兜娄香末等药材研成粉末,用榆树皮粉制成的糊状物调和药剂,再用唧筒压榨成型为线香,做成条状如线一样。也有盘绕成物体形象或字形的,用铁铜丝悬挂的称为“龙挂香”。
【味道】辛。
【性质】温。
【气味】香。
【配合治疗】杨梅毒疮:取龙挂香、孩儿茶、皂角子各一钱,银朱二钱,研成粉末,用纸卷成捻子,点灯后置于桶中,让患者吸入烟雾,每日三次,三天即可痊愈。同时内服解毒药物数次,疮口就会干燥结痂。
【瑞香根】
无毒。
瑞香根主要治疗急喉风,用白花香瑞香研水灌服(出自《医学集成》)。
【产地】(李时珍说):南陵各处山中有生长。
【苗株形态】枝干婆娑,柔条浓叶。
【时节】四季不凋谢,冬春之交开花,成簇开放。
【颜色】微紫。○花长三四分,形状像丁香,有黄、白、紫三种颜色。(《格古论》说):瑞香高的有三四尺,有几个品种,有叶子像枇杷叶的、像杨梅叶的、像柯树叶的、结球子的、枝条弯曲的。只有枝条弯曲的品种花朵紫色且香气猛烈;叶子像枇杷叶的品种会结籽;枝条弯曲的品种其节段弯曲如同折断的样子。其根绵软而香。
【采收与历史】起初产于庐山,宋代时人家开始栽种,才著名起来。
【味道】根味甘咸。
【气味】香。
【气性】香气猛烈。
【茉莉花】
无毒。
茉莉花主要蒸油取液,用作面脂和头泽,能生发、润发、香肌,也可以加入茶中饮用。○根(有毒),主要用法是用酒磨碎一寸服用,则人会昏迷一天才能醒;两寸两天;三寸三天。凡是跌打损伤、骨节脱臼需要接骨的人,使用此药则感觉不到疼痛(汪机记载)。
【名称】柰花(李时珍说):(嵇含《草木状》)写作“末利”;(《洛阳名园记》)写作“末厉”;(佛经)写作“抹利”;(王龟龄集)写作“没利”;(洪迈集)写作“末丽”。大概是“末利”本为胡语,没有固定汉字,随众人理解意译而已。(韦君)称之为“狎客”;(张叔敏)称之为“远客”。(杨慎《丹铅录》说):晋代书籍中记载都人簪戴“柰花”,即现在的末利花。
【产地】(李时珍说):末利原产于波斯,移植到南海地区,现在云南、广东的人种植它。其性质畏寒,不适合在中原土地生长。
【时节】初夏开小白花,重瓣无蕊,秋尽停止开花。
【苗株形态】茎弱枝繁,绿叶团尖,不结实。有千叶的、红色的、蔓生的。其花都在夜间开放,芬香可爱。女人将其穿作首饰,或者合入面脂中,也可以熏茶,或者蒸取液体以代替蔷薇水。又有类似末利但花瓣大、香气清绝的,称为“狗牙”,也叫“雪瓣”,海南有之。素馨、指甲花都是它的同类。
附录 素馨(李时珍说):素馨也是从西域移植来的,称为“耶悉茗花”,即(《酉阳杂俎》)所载的“野悉蜜”,花色枝干袅娜,叶子像末利但较小,其花细瘦四瓣,有黄、白两种颜色。采花压油,润泽头发非常香滑。
指甲花有黄、白两种颜色,夏季开花,香气似……
[Spider Root / Zhizhuxiang]
Non-toxic.
Zhizhuxiang (Nardostachys jatamansi) is mainly used to repel epidemics, evil qi from sudden illness, ghostly qi, and corpse-transmission diseases (referenced from *Bencao Gangmu*).
【Origin】(Li Shizhen said): Zhizhuxiang grows in the mountains of Songpan, Maozhou, in the western region of Shu.
【Color】Black.
【Texture】Has coarse roots resembling a spider.
【Taste】Acrid (Xin).
【Nature】Warm.
【Odor】Fragrant.
[Thread Incense / Xianxiang]
Non-toxic.
Xianxiang (Thread Incense) is mainly used to fumigate various sores and tinea (referenced from *Bencao Gangmu*).
【Texture】(Li Shizhen said): There are many methods for making incense today, but only thread incense can be used in dermatology. Its formula varies, generally using large amounts of Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Xiong Qiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Gan Song (Nardostachys Radix), San Nai (Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos), Huo Xiang (Pogostemonis Herba), Mu Gao Liang Jiang (Alpiniae Katsumadai Rhizome), Jiao Hui Xiang (Illicii Veri Fructus), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Bo Mu (Cupressi Lignium), and Tou Lou Xiang (Styrax Resina) powder. These are mixed with a paste made from Ulmus bark flour, pressed into thread-like strips using a syringe-like tool. They may also be coiled into shapes or characters; those suspended by iron or copper wires are called "Long Gua Xiang" (Dragon-Hanging Incense).
【Taste】Acrid (Xin).
【Nature】Warm.
【Odor】Fragrant.
【Combined Treatment】For Yáng Méi Dú Chuāng (Syphilitic Chancre): Take Long Gua Xiang, Hai Er Cha (Child's Tea/Catechu), and Zao Jiao Zi (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina) each at one qian, and Yin Zhu (Cinnabar) at two qian. Grind into powder, roll into paper wicks, light them, place in a bucket, and inhale the smoke three times a day for three days. Simultaneously take several doses of detoxifying internal medicine, and the sore will dry up.
[Rui Xiang Gen / Gardenia Root]
Non-toxic.
Rui Xiang Gen (Daphne Odora Root) is mainly used to treat Ji Hou Feng (Acute Sore Throat); use the fragrant white variety, grind with water, and gargle/instill (from *Yixue Jicheng*).
【Origin】(Li Shizhen said): It grows in the mountains of Nanling and other places.
【Plant Morphology】Branches and trunks are graceful, with soft twigs and dense leaves.
【Season】Evergreen throughout the year; blooms in clusters during the transition between winter and spring.
【Color】Slightly purple. ○ Flowers are 3-4 fen long, resembling Ding Xiang (Clove), available in yellow, white, and purple colors. (*Ge Gu Lun* states): Rui Xiang grows 3-4 chi tall, with several varieties: those with leaves like Loquat, like Bayberry, like Ko tree, bearing fruit balls, and those with twisted branches. Only the twisted-branch variety has purple flowers and strong fragrance; the loquat-leaf variety bears fruit; the twisted-branch variety has nodes curved as if broken. Its root is soft and fragrant.
【Harvest & History】Originally from Mount Lu; it became famous when people began cultivating it during the Song Dynasty.
【Taste】Root tastes sweet and salty.
【Odor】Fragrant.
【Qi/Nature】Strong fragrance.
[Moli Hua / Jasmine Flower]
Non-toxic.
Moli Hua (Jasminum sambac) is mainly steamed to extract oil and liquid, used as facial cream and hair pomade to promote hair growth, moisturize hair, and scent the skin; it can also be added to tea. ○ The root (is toxic). Main usage: grind one cun with wine and ingest; the person will fall into a coma for one day before waking; two cuns cause a two-day coma; three cuns cause a three-day coma. For fractures and dislocations requiring reduction, using this herb renders the patient insensible to pain (recorded by Wang Ji).
【Names】Nai Hua (Li Shizhen said): Written as "Mo Li" in *Caomu Zhuang* by Ji Han; "Mo Li" in *Luoyang Ming Yuan Ji*; "Mo Li" in Buddhist scriptures; "Mo Li" in *Wang Guilings Ji*; "Mo Li" in *Hong Mai Ji*. Essentially, "Mo Li" is a transliteration from foreign languages without standard characters, adapted to local meanings. (Wei Jun) calls it "Xia Ke"; (Zhang Shumin) calls it "Yuan Ke". (Yang Shen's *Danqian Lu* states): Ancient texts mention people pinning "Nai Hua", which is the current Mo Li flower.
【Origin】(Li Shizhen said): Mo Li originally came from Persia and was transplanted to the South Sea regions; now it is cultivated in Yunnan and Guangdong. Its nature fears cold and is not suitable for central China.
【Season】Blooms small white double-petaled flowers without stamens in early summer; stops blooming at the end of autumn.
【Plant Morphology】Weak stems, abundant branches, round-tipped green leaves, does not bear fruit. Varieties include double-petaled, red, and creeping types. Flowers open at night, fragrant and lovely. Women wear them as jewelry, mix them into creams, fumigate tea, or steam to extract liquid as a substitute for Rose Water. There is a variety similar to Mo Li but with larger petals and exceptionally clear fragrance, called "Gou Ya" (Dog Tooth) or "Xue Ban" (Snow Petal), found in Hainan. Su Jing and Zhi Jia Hua are related species.
Appendix: Su Jing (Li Shizhen said): Su Jing was also transplanted from the Western Regions, called "Ye Xi Ming Hua", recorded in *Youyang Zazu* as "Ye Xi Mi". Its branches and trunk are graceful, leaves smaller than Mo Li, flowers slender with four petals, yellow and white. Pressing the flowers yields oil that makes hair very smooth and fragrant.
Zhi Jia Hua (Carnation/Jasmine variant) has yellow and white varieties, blooms in summer, fragrance resembles...