(凡使于砂盆中以醋磨令尽。然后于火畔 干。重筛过用。此物极坚硬难捣治。用时
热灰火中煨令透。乘热捣之即碎如粉。今人多以醋炒或煮熟入药。取其引入血分也。)
【气味】
苦辛温无毒。
【主治】
心腹痛。中恶霍乱冷气。吐酸水。解毒。食饮不消。酒研服之。又疗妇人血气结积
。丈夫奔豚。破 癖冷气。以酒醋磨服。治一切气。开胃消食。通月经。消瘀血。止扑损痛
下血及内损恶血。通肝经聚血。
【白旃檀】
【气味】
辛温无毒。阳中微阴。入手太阴足少阴。通行阳明之经也。
【主治】
消风热肿毒。治中恶鬼气。杀虫。煎服止心腹痛霍乱。肾气痛。水磨涂外肾并腰肾
痛
处。散冷气。引胃气上升进饮食。噎膈吐食。又面生黑子。每夜以浆水洗拭令赤。磨汁涂之
甚良。白旃檀调气。引芳香之物上至极高之分。最宜橙橘之属。佐以姜枣。辅以葛根缩砂益
智豆蔻。通行阳明之经。在胸膈之上处。咽嗌之间。为理气之要药也。楞严经云。白旃檀涂
身能除一切热恼。故西南诸番。皆用诸香涂身。取此义也。隋有寿禅师妙医术。作五香饮济
人。沉香饮。檀香饮。丁香饮。泽兰饮。甘松饮。皆以香为主。更加别药。有味而止渴兼补
益人。道书檀香谓之浴香。不可烧供上真。
【紫檀】
【气味】
咸寒无毒。
【主治】
摩涂恶毒风毒。刮末敷金枪止血止痛疗淋。醋磨敷一切卒肿。其白檀辛温气分之药
也。故能理卫气而调脾肺。利胸膈。紫檀咸寒血分之药也。故能和营气而消肿毒。治金疮。
(使用时,先在砂盆中用醋研磨至完全溶解。然后在火旁烘干。再次经过细筛后使用。这种药材极其坚硬,难以捣碎加工。用时需在热灰火中煨透,趁热捣碎即可变成粉末。现在的人多用醋炒或煮熟后入药,目的是取其引入血分的作用。)
【气味】
味苦、辛,性温,无毒。
【主治】
心腹疼痛。中恶霍乱引起的冷气。呕吐酸水。解毒。饮食不消化。用酒研服。又治疗妇人血气结积。男子奔豚病。破除癥癖冷气。用酒醋磨服。治疗各种气滞。开胃消食。通调月经。消除瘀血。止跌打损伤疼痛。下血及内伤恶血。疏通肝经聚血。
【白旃檀】
【气味】
味辛,性温,无毒。属阳中微阴。入手太阴肺经和足少阴肾经,通行阳明经。
【主治】
消除风热肿毒。治疗中恶鬼气。杀虫。煎服可止心腹痛霍乱。肾气痛。用水磨汁外涂外生殖器及腰肾疼痛处。散除冷气。引导胃气上升以增进饮食。噎膈吐食。另外面部生黑痣,每晚用浆水洗拭至发红,再用磨出的汁液涂抹,效果很好。白旃檀能调理气机,引导芳香之物上升至极高之处,最适合与橙橘类搭配,佐以姜枣,辅以葛根、缩砂、益智、豆蔻,通行阳明经,作用于胸膈之上、咽嗌之间,是理气的要药。《楞严经》说,用白旃檀涂身能除一切热恼,所以西南各地的番人,都用各种香料涂身,就是取这个意思。隋朝有寿禅师医术精妙,制作五香饮救济世人,包括沉香饮、檀香饮、丁香饮、泽兰饮、甘松饮,都以香为主料,再加其他药物,有味且能止渴兼补益人体。道书中称檀香为“浴香”,不可烧供上真。
【主治】
摩涂恶毒风毒。刮成粉末敷于金疮止血止痛,治疗淋证。醋磨敷治一切突然发生的肿胀。白檀是气分药,味辛性温,所以能调理卫气而调和脾肺,利胸膈。紫檀是血分药,味咸性寒,所以能和营气而消肿毒,治疗金疮。
(When used, first grind it in a mortar with vinegar until completely dissolved. Then dry it near fire. Sift it through a fine sieve before use. This substance is extremely hard and difficult to crush. When needed, bake it thoroughly in hot ashes, and while still hot, crush it into powder. Nowadays, people often stir-fry it with vinegar or boil it before incorporating it into medicine, aiming to guide its action into the Blood level.)
[Flavor and Nature]
Bitter, acrid, warm, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Pain in the heart and abdomen. Cold qi caused by Zhong'e (sudden severe illness) and Huoluan (cholera-like disorder). Vomiting of sour fluid. Detoxification. Indigestion. Take with wine prepared as an infusion. Also treats blood and qi stagnation and accumulation in women. Treats Ben Tun (running piglet disease) in men. Breaks up Zheng Pi (masses) and cold qi. Take ground with wine and vinegar. Treats all types of Qi stagnation. Opens the stomach and aids digestion. Regulates menstruation. Resolves blood stasis. Stops pain from trauma and bruising. Stops lower bleeding and internal injury with evil blood. Unblocks stagnant blood in the Liver meridian.
[White Zhan Tan (Sandalwood)]
[Flavor and Nature]
Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Slightly Yin within Yang. Enters the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, and circulates through the Yangming Meridian.
[Indications]
Resolves wind-heat swelling and toxicity. Treats Zhong'e ghost qi. Kills parasites. Decoction stops heart and abdominal pain, Huoluan. Ren Qi pain. Grind with water and apply externally to the external genitalia and areas of kidney/lower back pain. Disperses cold qi. Guides Stomach Qi upward to promote appetite. Yige (dysphagia) and vomiting. Additionally, for black spots on the face, wash the area nightly with grain water until red, then apply the ground juice; this is very effective. White Zhan Tan regulates Qi, guiding aromatic substances to the highest regions. It pairs best with citrus fruits, assisted by ginger and jujube, and supplemented by Puerariae Radix (Gegen), Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Suosha), Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (Yizhi), and Cardamomi Fructus (Doukou). It circulates through the Yangming Meridian, acting above the chest and diaphragm, and between the throat and esophagus, making it an essential herb for regulating Qi. The *Lankavatara Sutra* states that applying white sandalwood to the body removes all heat and distress. Therefore, people in the southwestern regions use various fragrances on their bodies, deriving meaning from this. In the Sui Dynasty, Chan Master Shou possessed exquisite medical skills and created "Five Fragrance Drinks" to help others, including Agarwood Drink, Sandalwood Drink, Clove Drink, Eupatorium Drink, and Nardostachys Drink. All take fragrance as the main ingredient, adding other herbs, possessing flavor, quenching thirst, and tonifying the body. Daoist texts refer to sandalwood as "bath fragrance," stating it should not be burned for offering to supreme deities.
[Purple Sandalwood]
[Flavor and Nature]
Salty, cold, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Rubbed on to treat malignant wind toxins. Ground into powder and applied to Jin Chuang (metal wounds) to stop bleeding, relieve pain, and treat Lin syndrome (dysuria). Ground with vinegar and applied to treat all sudden swellings. White sandalwood is a Qi-level herb, acrid and warm, thus able to regulate Wei Qi and harmonize the Spleen and Lungs, benefiting the chest and diaphragm. Purple sandalwood is a Blood-level herb, salty and cold, thus able to harmonize Ying Qi, reduce swelling and toxicity, and treat metal wounds.