(凡用炒黄以助土气。陈久者良。)
【气味】
甘辛温无毒。阳中之阳也。入足阳明经。
【主治】
化水谷宿食症结宿滞。健脾暖胃。霍乱泄痢。炒研酒服。回产妇乳。
【气味】
辛温无毒。五加者五车星之精也。水应五湖。人应五德。位应五方。物应五车。故
青精入茎。则有东方之液。白气入节。则有西方之津。赤气入花。则有南方之光。玄精入根
。则有北方之 。黄烟入皮。则有戊己之灵。五神镇生。相转育成。饵之者真仙。服之者反
婴。
【主治】
风湿痿痹。壮筋骨。顺气化痰。添精补髓。男子阴痿囊下湿。小便余沥。女人阴痒
及腰瘠痛弱。酿酒饮治四肢拘挛。去皮肤风湿。
【气味】
咸辛平无毒。浮而升。阳中之阳也。入厥阴阳明之药。
【主治】
小儿惊痫夜啼。去三虫。男子阴痿。女子崩中赤白。产后腹痛。灭诸疮瘢痕。疗一
切金疮疔肿风痔。盖僵蚕属火兼土与金。木老得金。气僵而不化。治喉痹者。取其清化之气
。从治相火者。取其散浊结滞之痰。因其气相感。而以意使之者也。有枸杞蚕一种。生枸
杞树上。取之曝干晒用。主治益阳道填精。炙黄入地黄丸。功长于补肾。治肾家风虚。
恶(桑螵蛸 桔梗 茯苓 茯神 萆 )
【气味】
甘平无毒。
【主治】
补中益气。止涕泪。除心下急满。润肺止嗽。仲景治百合病。有百合知母汤。百合
滑石代赭汤。百合鸡子汤。百合地黄汤。凡四方病名百合。而用百合治之。不知何义。
(凡使用神曲,需炒至黄色以助土气。陈久的品质更好。)
【气味】
味甘、辛,性温,无毒。属于阳中之阳。入足阳明胃经。
【主治】
化解水谷宿食、症结和宿滞。健脾暖胃。治疗霍乱泄痢。炒研后酒服。促进产妇乳汁分泌。
【气味】
味辛,性温,无毒。五加是五车星之精华。水对应五湖,人对应五德,方位对应五方,物体对应五车。因此,青色精气入茎,则有东方之液;白色气入节,则有西方之津;赤色气入花,则有南方之光;黑色精入根,则有北方之精;黄色烟入皮,则有戊己之灵。五神镇守生命,相互转化育成。服用者成为真仙,服药者返老还童。
【主治】
风湿痿痹。强壮筋骨。顺气化痰。添精补髓。治疗男子阳痿、阴囊潮湿、小便余沥。治疗女子阴痒及腰脊瘦弱疼痛。酿酒饮用可治疗四肢拘挛。去除皮肤风湿。
【气味】
味咸、辛,性平,无毒。性质浮而升散。属于阳中之阳。是入厥阴肝经和阳明胃经的药物。
【主治】
治疗小儿惊痫夜啼。驱除三虫。治疗男子阳痿。治疗女子崩中赤白带下。产后腹痛。消除各种疮疡瘢痕。治疗一切金创疔肿风痔。大概僵蚕属火兼土与金,木老得金,气僵而不化。治疗喉痹,取其清化之气。从治相火,取其散浊结滞之痰。因其气相感,而以意使之者也。有一种枸杞蚕,生长在枸杞树上,取之曝干晒用。主治益阳道填精,炙黄入地黄丸,功效长于补肾。治疗肾家风虚。
恶(桑螵蛸 桔梗 茯苓 茯神 萆薢)
【气味】
味甘,性平,无毒。
【主治】
补中益气。止涕泪。除心下急满。润肺止咳。张仲景治疗百合病,有百合知母汤、百合滑石代赭汤、百合鸡子汤、百合地黄汤。凡是四种病名带“百合”,而用百合治疗的,不知道是什么含义。
(When used, stir-fry until yellow to assist the Qi of Earth. The older it is, the better.)
[Flavor and Properties]
Sweet, acrid, warm, non-toxic. It belongs to Yang within Yang. Enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.
[Indications]
Transforms retained food and water, masses, and stagnation. Strengthens the Spleen and warms the Stomach. Treats cholera with diarrhea and dysentery. Stir-fry, grind, and take with wine. Promotes lactation in postpartum women.
[Flavor and Properties]
Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Wu Jia (Acanthopanacis Cortex) is the essence of the Five Chariot Stars. Water corresponds to the Five Lakes; humans correspond to the Five Virtues; position corresponds to the Five Directions; objects correspond to the Five Chariots. Therefore, when green essence enters the stem, there is the fluid of the East; when white Qi enters the nodes, there is the fluid of the West; when red Qi enters the flowers, there is the light of the South; when black essence enters the roots, there is the essence of the North; when yellow smoke enters the bark, there is the spirit of Wu and Ji. The five spirits guard life, transforming and nurturing each other. Those who ingest it become true immortals; those who take it return to infancy.
[Indications]
Treats wind-dampness bi-syndrome and flaccidity. Strengthens sinews and bones. Regulates Qi and transforms phlegm. Replenishes essence and tonifies marrow. Treats male impotence, dampness under the scrotum, and dribbling urine. Treats female vaginal itching and weak, painful loins. Brewed into wine and drunk, it treats contracture of the four limbs. Expels wind-dampness from the skin.
[Flavor and Properties]
Salty, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It floats and ascends. It belongs to Yang within Yang. It is a herb entering the Jueyin Liver Meridian and Yangming Stomach Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats infantile convulsions, epilepsy, and night crying. Eliminates three types of parasites. Treats male impotence. Treats metrorrhagia with red and white discharge in females. Treats abdominal pain after childbirth. Dissolves various sores and scars. Treats all metal wounds, carbuncles, swellings, and hemorrhoids caused by wind. Generally, Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus) belongs to Fire, combining Earth and Metal. When wood ages and receives Metal, its Qi becomes stiff and does not transform. To treat throat obstruction (Hou Bi), one utilizes its clear and transforming Qi. To treat Ministerial Fire from a contrary approach, one utilizes its ability to scatter turbid, knotted, and stagnant phlegm. This is due to the resonance of their Qi, guided by intention. There is a type called Gou Qi Can (Cochinchina Mulberry Silkworm), which grows on the Gou Qi tree. It is harvested, dried in the sun, and used. Its indications include benefiting the Yang pathway and replenishing essence. When stir-fried to yellow and added to Di Huang Wan (Rehmannia Pill), its efficacy excels at tonifying the Kidney. It treats Kidney wind-heat deficiency.
[Incompatibilities]
Avoid: Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case), Jie Geng (Platycodon Root), Fu Ling (Poria), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Bi Xie (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome).
[Flavor and Properties]
Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Tonifies the Middle and supplements Qi. Stops rhinorrhea and tearing. Relieves urgency and fullness below the heart. Moistens the Lungs and stops coughing. Zhang Zhongjing treated Bai He Bing (Lily Disease) with Bai He Zhi Mu Tang (Lily and Anemarrhena Decoction), Bai He Hua Shi Dai Zhe Tang (Lily, Talcum, and Hematite Decoction), Bai He Ji Zi Tang (Lily and Egg Yolk Decoction), and Bai He Di Huang Tang (Lily and Rehmannia Decoction). In all four cases, the disease name contains "Lily," and Lily Bulb is used for treatment. The meaning behind this is unknown.