（即草果。）
【气味】
辛温涩无毒。又大辛热。阳也。浮也。入足太阴阳明经。
【主治】
温中。心腹痛呕吐。去口臭气。下气。止霍乱一切冷气。消酒毒。调中补胃。健脾
消食。去客寒心与胃痛。治瘴疠寒疟。伤暑吐下。泄痢。噎膈。反胃。痞满。吐酸痰饮积聚
。妇人恶阻带下。除寒燥湿。开郁破气。杀鱼肉毒。制丹砂。然豆蔻治病。取其辛热浮散。
能入太阴阳明。除寒燥湿。开郁化食之力而已。南地卑下。山岚烟瘴。饮啖酸咸。脾胃常多
寒湿郁滞之病。故食料必用与之相宜。然过多亦能助脾热伤肺损目。或云与知母同用。治瘴
疟寒热。取其一阴一阳无偏胜之害。盖草果治太阴独胜之寒。知母治阳明独胜之火。
【气味】
辛温无毒。
【主治】
咳逆上气。善喘喉痹。诸惊痫寒邪邪气。消渴喘息呼吸。疗肺气心促急热劳咳连连
不绝。涕唾稠粘。肺痿肺痈吐脓血。润心肺。益五脏。除烦消痰。洗肝明目。及中风等疾。
本经主咳。古方用为温肺治嗽之最。
恶（皂荚 硝石 玄参） 畏（贝母 辛夷 麻黄 黄 黄芩 连翘 青葙）
【气味】
辛温无毒。气浓味薄。升也阳也。足太阳本经药。
【主治】
妇人疝瘕。阴中寒肿痛。腹中急。除风头痛。长肌肤。悦颜色。辟雾露。润泽。疗
风邪 曳金疮。可作沐药面脂。治一百六十种恶风鬼疰。流入腰痛冷。能化小便。通血。去
头风 。治皮肤疵 酒 粉刺痫疾。治太阳头痛巅顶痛。大寒犯脑。痛连齿颊。头面身体
皮肤风湿。督脉为病。脊强而厥。治痈疽。排脓。内塞。夫 本乃太阳经风药。其气雄壮。
寒气郁于本经头痛必用之药。颠顶痛非此不能除。与木香同用。治雾露之清邪中于上焦。与
白芷同作面脂。既治风又治湿。亦各从其类也。
恶（ 茹） 畏（青葙子）
【气味】
辛、温，涩，无毒。又属大辛大热之品，性阳，主升浮。归足太阴脾经和足阳明胃经。
【主治】
温暖中焦，治疗心腹疼痛、呕吐，去除口臭，降气，止霍乱及一切冷气病，解酒毒，调和脾胃、补益胃气，健脾消食，祛除客寒引起的心痛和胃痛，治疗瘴疠寒疟，暑伤引起的吐泻，泄痢，噎膈，反胃，痞满，吐酸水、痰饮积聚，妇女恶阻（妊娠呕吐）及带下病，驱除寒邪、燥湿，开郁结、破气滞，杀灭鱼肉毒素，制约丹砂的毒性。然而豆蔻治病，是取其辛热浮散之性，能入太阴、阳明二经，发挥除寒燥湿、开郁化食的作用罢了。南方地势低洼，山间烟雾瘴气弥漫，人们饮食多酸咸之物，脾胃常患寒湿郁滞之病，所以食物调料中必须使用与之相宜的药材。然而过量食用也会助长脾热，损伤肺气和视力。有人说将豆蔻与知母同用，可治瘴疟寒热，取其一阴一阳、无偏胜之害的道理。盖因草果专治太阴独胜之寒，知母专治阳明独胜之火。
【气味】
辛、温，无毒。
【主治】
咳嗽气逆，善于喘息，喉痹，各种惊痫及寒邪邪气所致病症，消渴伴喘息呼吸急促，治疗肺气心促急、热劳咳连连不绝，涕唾稠粘，肺痿、肺痈吐脓血，润心肺，益五脏，除烦消痰，洗肝明目，以及中风等疾病。《本经》主治咳嗽，古方将其作为温肺止咳的最优药物。
畏恶药物：皂荚、硝石、玄参；畏惧药物：贝母、辛夷、麻黄、黄芪、黄芩、连翘、青葙。
【气味】
辛、温，无毒。气味浓烈而味薄，主升，属阳。为足太阳膀胱经的本经药。
【主治】
妇女疝瘕，阴部寒冷肿痛，腹部拘急，祛除风邪头痛，促进肌肤生长，使面色悦泽，辟除雾露湿气，润泽肌肤，治疗风邪侵袭，愈合金疮，可制作沐浴药液、面脂。治疗一百六十种恶风鬼疰，流入腰部引起的腰痛冷痛，能化小便，通血脉，去头风，治疗皮肤瑕疵、酒渣鼻、粉刺、癫痫疾病，治疗太阳头痛及巅顶痛，大寒犯脑导致疼痛牵连齿颊，头面身体皮肤风湿，督脉病变导致的脊背强直厥逆，治疗痈疽，排脓，内塞不通。夫藁本乃太阳经祛风药，其气雄壮，寒气郁结于本经引起的头痛必用此药，巅顶痛非此药不能消除。与木香同用，治疗雾露清邪中于上焦；与白芷同作面脂，既治风又治湿，也是各从其类的道理。
畏恶药物：茹（指某种根茎类植物，具体视版本而定，此处保留原字）；畏惧药物：青葙子。
(Caoguo) is the same as Doukou (Amomum tsao-ko).
[Flavor and Nature]
Pungent, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It is also of great pungency and heat, belonging to Yang, ascending and floating. It enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.
[Indications]
Warms the Middle Jiao; treats epigastric and abdominal pain, vomiting; eliminates bad breath; directs Qi downward; stops Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome) and all types of cold Qi disorders; resolves alcohol toxicity; harmonizes and tonifies the Stomach; strengthens the Spleen and promotes digestion; expels exogenous cold causing heart and stomach pain; treats malarial fevers caused by miasma; addresses vomiting and diarrhea due to summerheat injury; treats dysentery, dysphagia, regurgitation, fullness and stagnation, acid regurgitation, phlegm-fluid retention and accumulations; treats morning sickness (Ezu) and leukorrhea in women; dispels cold and dries dampness; opens depression and breaks Qi stagnation; kills toxins from fish and meat; counteracts the toxicity of Cinnabar. However, the therapeutic action of Doukou lies in its pungent, hot, ascending, and dispersing nature, which allows it to enter the Taiyin and Yangming meridians to dispel cold, dry dampness, open depression, and transform food stagnation. Southern regions are low and damp, with mountainous miasma and smoke; people consume sour and salty foods, often leading to Spleen and Stomach disorders characterized by cold-dampness stagnation. Therefore, culinary spices must be compatible with these conditions. However, excessive consumption can generate Spleen heat, damage Lung Qi, and impair vision. It is said that using Doukou together with Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) treats malarial chills and fever, taking advantage of their Yin-Yang balance to prevent excess. Caoguo specifically treats the exclusive cold of the Taiyin, while Zhimu specifically treats the exclusive fire of the Yangming.
[Flavor and Nature]
Pungent, warm, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Cough with rebellious Qi, prone to wheezing, throat obstruction (Houbi), various convulsions and epilepsy caused by cold pathogens and evil Qi, Xiaoke (wasting-thirst) with wheezing and rapid breathing, treating urgent and hot labor coughs that are continuous, thick and sticky sputum, Feiwu (lung atrophy) and Feiyong (lung abscess) with expectoration of pus and blood, moistening the Lungs and Heart, benefiting the Five Zang organs, relieving irritability and resolving phlegm, cleansing the Liver and brightening the eyes, and treating stroke and other diseases. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* indicates it treats cough. Ancient formulas use it as the premier herb for warming the Lungs and treating cough.
Incompatible/Adverse: Gleditsiae Fructus Spina (Zaojia), Natrii Sulfas (Xiaoshi), Scrophulariae Radix (Xuanshen).
Aversion to: Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu), Xanthocerii Fructus (Xinyi), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Astragali Radix (Huangqi), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Forsythiae Fructus (Lianqiao), Celosiae Semen (Qingxiang).
[Flavor and Nature]
Pungent, warm, non-toxic. Strong aroma but thin flavor; ascending and Yang. It is a principal herb for the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats hernia and masses (Shenjia) in women, cold and painful swelling in the genital region, abdominal urgency; dispels wind and treats headache; promotes skin growth and enhances complexion; wards off mist and dew; moistens and nourishes; treats wind pathogen invasion and heals traumatic injuries (Jinchuang); can be used for bathing preparations and facial creams. Treats 160 types of malignant wind and Gui Zhu (ghostly transmission); alleviates cold lower back pain caused by pathogen infiltration; promotes urination; unblocks blood circulation; treats head wind; treats skin blemishes, rhinophyma (Jiu zao), acne, and epilepsy; treats Taiyang headache and vertex headache; treats severe cold invading the brain causing pain radiating to teeth and cheeks; treats wind-dampness of the head, face, body, and skin; treats Dai Mai disorders causing stiff spine and厥逆 (cold limbs/fainting); treats carbuncles and sores, discharges pus, and fills internal cavities. Gaoben is a wind-dispelling herb for the Taiyang Meridian; its Qi is vigorous and strong. It is essential for headaches caused by cold qi stagnation in this meridian; vertex headaches cannot be resolved without it. Used together with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), it treats clear cold-dampness invading the Upper Jiao from mist and dew. Used with Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) as a facial cream, it treats both wind and dampness, following the principle of similarity.
Incompatible/Adverse: Ru (Root of a specific plant, likely referring to a root herb like Pueraria or similar contextually, kept as transliteration 'Ru' or generic root reference).
Aversion to: Celosiae Semen (Qingxiangzi).