〔害〕性燥、苦温之品，而能耗血散气，气虚血弱服之，恐损气而耗血，愈致其疾。凡
月事
先期，因于血热，法当凉血，勿用此药。误犯则愈先期矣。
〔利〕气香，味辛能散，微苦能降，微甘能和，乃血中气药，通行十二经八脉气分。又
为入
金木之宫，开郁化气，发表消痰药也。统领诸药，随用得宜，乃气病之总司，女科之主帅，
故胎产神良。得童便、醋、芎 、苍术良。
〔修治〕二八月采根下子，阴干火燎去毛，以水洗净，石上磨去皮须。生用上行胸膈，
外达
皮肤，或磨汁。熟则下走肝肾，外彻腰足。润燥补虚，童便浸炒；入血分盐水炒；行经络酒
浸炒；消积聚醋炒；制燥蜜炒；化痰姜汁炒；入肾气盐炒；炒黑止血。故统治三焦，勿犯铁
器，稻草煮之，味不苦。
〔害〕香燥而偏于阳，肺虚有热者，血枯而燥者忌之。元气虚脱，及阴虚内热诸病肿痛，
属
火者皆禁用。丹溪曰∶味辛气升，若阴火冲上者，反取火邪。
〔利〕辛苦温三焦气分之药，泄肺气，疏肝气，和脾气，开诸郁，温中而治心疼。生用
理气
，煨熟止泻，以其降气开郁，故又为泻三焦猛将。畏火。
〔修治〕冬月采根，晒干为药，以其形如枯骨，味苦粘牙者良。凡入理气药，只生用，
不见
火，或磨汁。若实肠止泻，宜面裹。东垣用黄连制，亦有蒸用。
【香附】
〔危害〕（香附）属于性燥、味苦温的药物，但会耗伤血液、散失元气。气虚血弱的人服用它，恐怕会损伤元气并耗竭血液，反而使疾病加重。凡是月经提前来潮，如果是由于血热引起的，治疗法则应当凉血，不要使用此药。如果误用，会导致月经更加提前。
〔功效〕（香附）气味芳香，味辛能发散，微苦能降逆，微甘能调和，是血中的气药，通行于十二经脉和奇经八脉的气分。又是进入肺（金）肝（木）二脏，开通郁结、化行气机的药物，也是发表、消痰的药。它能统领其他药物，只要使用得当，就是治疗气病的总指挥，妇科的主帅，所以在胎产方面效果神奇良好。与童便、醋、川芎、苍术配合使用效果好。
〔炮制〕在农历二月和八月采集根下的子块，阴干后用火燎去毛，用水洗净，在石头上磨去皮须。生用则药力上行至胸膈，外达皮肤，或者磨成汁液。炒熟后则药力下行走向肝肾，外彻腰足。润燥补虚，用童便浸炒；入血分用盐水炒；行经络用酒浸炒；消除积聚用醋炒；制约其燥性用蜜炒；化痰用姜汁炒；入肾气用盐炒；炒黑用于止血。所以能统管上中下三焦，注意不要接触铁器，用稻草煮它，味道就不苦了。
【木香】
〔危害〕（木香）香燥且偏于阳，肺虚有热的人，以及血枯而燥的人忌用。元气虚脱，以及阴虚内热引起的各种肿痛，属于火证的都禁用。朱丹溪说：味辛气升，如果是阴火上冲的情况，反而助长火邪。
〔功效〕（木香）是辛苦温性的三焦气分药，能泄肺气，疏肝气，和脾气，开通各种郁结，温中焦而治疗心痛。生用调理气机，煨熟后止泻，因为它能降气开郁，所以又是泻三焦的猛将。畏火。
〔炮制〕冬季采集根部，晒干作为药材，以形状像枯骨、味道苦且粘牙的为优良。凡是加入理气药中，只生用，不经过火烤，或者磨成汁液。如果要实肠止泻，宜用面粉包裹。李东垣用黄连来炮制，也有蒸用的方法。
[Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome)]
[Harm] It is a drying and bitter-warm substance, yet it can consume blood and scatter qi. For those with qi deficiency and blood weakness, taking it may damage qi and deplete blood, thereby exacerbating the disease. In cases where menstruation occurs prematurely due to blood-heat, the treatment principle should be to cool the blood; this herb should not be used. Misuse will cause the menstruation to occur even earlier.
[Benefit] Its aroma is fragrant, its pungent taste disperses, slight bitterness descends, and slight sweetness harmonizes. It is a qi-moving herb within the blood, circulating through the qi aspect of the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary vessels. It enters the organs of Metal (Lung) and Wood (Liver), opens stagnation, transforms qi, and acts as a diaphoretic and phlegm-resolving agent. It leads other herbs; when used appropriately, it serves as the commander for treating qi disorders and the general-in-chief in gynecology, thus yielding miraculous results in pregnancy and childbirth. It works well in combination with Tongbian (Child's urine), Cu (Vinegar), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Rhizome), and Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma).
[Processing] Harvest the tubers from the roots in the second and eighth lunar months. Dry them in the shade, burn off the hairs with fire, wash clean with water, and rub off the skin and rootlets on a stone. Raw use directs the action upward to the chest and diaphragm, outward to the skin, or can be ground into juice. Cooked use directs the action downward to the Liver and Kidney, and outward to the waist and feet. To moisten dryness and tonify deficiency, stir-fry after soaking in child's urine; to enter the blood aspect, stir-fry with salt water; to move collaterals, stir-fry after soaking in wine; to resolve accumulations, stir-fry with vinegar; to counteract dryness, stir-fry with honey; to resolve phlegm, stir-fry with ginger juice; to enter the Kidney qi, stir-fry with salt; charred black to stop bleeding. Thus, it governs the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao. Avoid contact with iron vessels; boil with rice straw so that the taste is not bitter.
[Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix)]
[Harm] Muxiang is aromatic, drying, and biased toward Yang. It is contraindicated for those with Lung deficiency and heat, and for those with dried-up blood and dryness. It is strictly forbidden for conditions involving collapse of Yuan Qi, or various swellings and pains caused by Yin deficiency with internal heat, especially those belonging to Fire patterns. Zhu Danxi stated: "Its pungent taste and ascending nature mean that if there is flaming up of deficient fire, using it will instead aggravate the pathogenic fire."
[Benefit] It is a pungent, bitter, and warm herb acting on the Qi aspect of the Triple Burner. It drains Lung Qi, soothes Liver Qi, harmonizes Spleen Qi, opens various stagnations, warms the Middle Jiao, and treats heart pain. Raw use regulates Qi; roasted (wrapped in flour) use stops diarrhea. Because it descends Qi and opens stagnation, it is also considered a fierce general for purging the Triple Burner. It fears fire.
[Processing] Harvest the roots in winter, sun-dry for medicinal use. The best quality resembles withered bones, has a bitter taste, and feels sticky to the teeth. When included in formulas for regulating Qi, use raw only, avoiding direct fire, or grind into juice. To solidify the intestines and stop diarrhea, wrap in flour before processing. Li Dongyuan processed it with Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), and steaming is also a method used.