没药,味苦、辛,气平,无毒。入脾、肾二经。消肿突恶疮、痈疽溃腐,破血止痛如神,
疗
坠堕跌打损伤尤效。亦内、外可用之药,而外治更奇也。
没药亦有赝者,尤难辨。辨法亦投之水中,立时色黯者为真,否则假物,无益于用,不
如勿
用也。
雷丸,味苦、咸,气寒,有小毒。入脾、胃与大肠。胃热可解,力能杀虫。不论各虫,
皆能
驱逐。男妇皆利,非利男子而不利妇人也。主癫痫狂走,堕鬼胎甚速。遇怪病在腹,无药可
治者,加入辄应如响。名曰雷丸者,言如雷之迅、如丸之转也,走而不留,坚者能攻,积者
能去,实至神之品。但有小毒,未免损伤胃气,去病则已,不可多服。宜以之逐邪,不宜以
之耗正也。
或问闻雷丸善治奇病,有之乎?雷丸何能治奇病也,用之有理则奇,用之无事则拙。吾
深怪
世人,无理而欲眩异也。
或问雷丸可以逐邪,亦可以逐鬼乎?既可逐邪,独不可以逐鬼乎。惟是逐鬼与逐邪少异,
逐
邪须用攻邪之药为佐,而逐鬼必须用补正之药为君,未可单用攻剂也。
或问邪与鬼,何分?曰∶寒热之有常,此邪气而非鬼祟也。寒热之无常,此邪祟而非邪
气矣
。然亦不可拘也。天下有鬼祟凭之而无寒热者,亦有寒热未解,而鬼祟先去者。虽曰逐邪用
攻邪之药,逐鬼用补正之药,苟能以补正为主,而佐之逐邪、逐鬼也,则无往而非宜也。
或问雷丸性至急,不识可少制而缓之乎?夫雷丸一制,则无用矣。大凡逐邪之药,正取
其迅
速,制之则失其性,安能施其功用乎。设于同群之中,而佐之和平之味,则彼此调剂,自得
其宜,亦不制之制也。
没药,味道苦、辛,气性平,没有毒性。归入脾、肾两经。能消除突发的恶疮、痈疽溃烂腐坏,破除瘀血、止痛效果神奇,治疗坠马跌打造成的损伤尤其有效。这也是内服、外敷均可使用的药物,而外用治疗更为奇妙。
没药也有假冒的,特别难以辨别。辨别方法是将其投入水中,立刻颜色变暗的是真品,否则就是假物,对治疗无益,不如不用。
雷丸,味道苦、咸,气性寒,有小毒。归入脾、胃与大肠经。能解除胃热,力量能够杀灭寄生虫。不论何种寄生虫,都能驱逐。男女服用都有利,并非只对男子有利而对女子不利。主要治疗癫痫狂躁奔走,堕下鬼胎速度极快。遇到腹部怪病,没有药物可治的情况,加入雷丸往往立即见效。名叫“雷丸”,是说它像雷一样迅速、像丸子一样转动,行走而不滞留,坚硬的积块能攻破,积聚的病邪能去除,确实是神妙的药材。但因为它有小毒,难免会损伤胃气,病去之后即可停药,不可多服。适宜用它来驱逐邪气,不适宜用它来耗损正气。
有人问:听说雷丸善于治疗奇病,有这回事吗?雷丸怎么能治疗奇病呢?使用得当就有奇效,使用不当就显得笨拙。我深深责怪世人,没有道理却想要炫耀奇异。
有人问:雷丸可以驱逐邪气,也可以驱逐鬼祟吗?既然可以驱逐邪气,难道不可以驱逐鬼祟吗?只是驱逐鬼祟与驱逐邪气略有不同,驱逐邪气需要用攻邪的药物作为辅助,而驱逐鬼祟必须用补正气的药物作为主药,不能单独使用攻伐的药剂。
有人问:邪气和鬼祟,如何区分?回答说:寒热症状有规律可循的,这是邪气而不是鬼祟。寒热症状无常规律的,这是鬼祟而不是邪气。然而也不可拘泥于此。天下有鬼祟依附而没有寒热症状的,也有寒热未解而鬼祟先去的。虽然说驱逐邪气用攻邪的药,驱逐鬼祟用补正气的药,如果能以补正气为主,辅以驱逐邪气、驱逐鬼祟的药物,那么无处不宜。
有人问:雷丸药性非常急烈,不知是否可以稍微炮制来缓和它呢?雷丸一旦经过炮制,就没有用了。大凡驱逐邪气的药物,正是取其迅速,如果加以炮制就会失去其本性,怎么能发挥它的功用呢?如果在同群药物中,佐以平和的药味,那么彼此调剂,自然得其适宜,这也是不炮制的炮制方法。
Myrrh (Moyao), with a bitter and pungent taste, neutral qi, and non-toxic nature. It enters the Spleen and Kidney meridians. It reduces swelling and eliminates malignant sores, abscesses, and ulcerated putrefaction; it breaks blood stasis and relieves pain with miraculous efficacy, particularly effective for treating injuries from falls and blows. It is a medication suitable for both internal and external use, with external application being especially remarkable.
There are also counterfeit Myrrh, which are particularly difficult to distinguish. The method of identification is to throw it into water; if the color darkens immediately, it is genuine; otherwise, it is fake matter, useless for treatment, and better not used.
Omphalia Lapidescens (Leiwu), with a bitter and salty taste, cold qi, and slight toxicity. It enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Large Intestine meridians. It can resolve Stomach heat and possesses the power to kill parasites. Regardless of the type of parasite, it can expel them all. It benefits both men and women, not benefiting only men while harming women. It primarily treats epilepsy and manic running, and rapidly causes the expulsion of "ghost fetus" (miscarriage attributed to supernatural causes). In cases of strange abdominal diseases where no other medicine works, adding Omphalia Lapidescens often yields immediate results. Named "Lei Wan" (Thunder Pill), it signifies swiftness like thunder and rotation like a pill; it moves without staying, attacks solid accumulations, and removes stagnant pathogenic factors, truly a divine substance. However, due to its slight toxicity, it inevitably damages Stomach Qi. Once the disease is eliminated, it should be stopped; it must not be taken in excess. It is suitable for expelling pathogenic factors but unsuitable for depleting healthy Qi.
Someone asked: I have heard that Omphalia Lapidescens is good at treating strange diseases. Is this true? How can Omphalia Lapidescens treat strange diseases? When used with rationale, it appears miraculous; when used without cause, it appears clumsy. I deeply criticize people who seek to dazzle with novelty without rationale.
Someone asked: Can Omphalia Lapidescens expel pathogenic factors, and can it also expel ghosts? Since it can expel pathogenic factors, why could it not expel ghosts? However, expelling ghosts differs slightly from expelling pathogenic factors. Expelling pathogenic factors requires assisting with medicines that attack pathogens, whereas expelling ghosts must rely on tonifying healthy Qi as the sovereign agent; one cannot solely use attacking formulas.
Someone asked: How do one distinguish between pathogenic factors and ghosts? Answer: When chills and fever follow a regular pattern, these are pathogenic factors rather than ghostly influences. When chills and fever are irregular, these are ghostly influences rather than mere pathogenic factors. Nevertheless, one should not be rigid. There are cases in the world where ghosts possess individuals without chills or fever, and there are cases where chills and fever have not resolved while the ghostly influence departs first. Although it is said that expelling pathogenic factors uses attacking medicines and expelling ghosts uses tonifying medicines, if one takes tonifying healthy Qi as the main approach and assists with medicines that expel pathogenic factors and ghosts, then everywhere will be appropriate.
Someone asked: Omphalia Lapidescens has an extremely urgent nature. Is it possible to slightly process it to缓 (slow/relax) its effect? If Omphalia Lapidescens is processed, it becomes useless. Generally, medicines that expel pathogenic factors rely precisely on their swiftness; processing them would lose their nature, how could they exert their therapeutic function? If placed among a group of medicines, assisted by mild flavors, they will regulate each other and naturally achieve appropriateness. This is also a form of processing without actual processing.