（《药性》）
【集解】时珍曰∶《汉旧仪》云∶东海度朔山有大桃，蟠屈千里。其北有鬼门，二神守
之，曰神荼、郁垒，主领众鬼。黄帝因立桃板于门，画二神以御凶鬼。《典术》云∶桃乃西
方之木，五木之精，仙木也。味辛气恶，故能厌伏邪气，制百鬼。今人门上用桃符辟邪，以
此也。
【主治】中恶，精魅邪气，煮汁服（甄权）。
【发明】时珍曰∶钱乙《小儿方》有桃符丸，疏取积热及结胸。用巴豆霜、黄柏、大黄
各一钱一字，轻粉、 砂各半钱，为末，面糊丸粟米大。量大小，用桃符汤下。无则以桃枝
代之。盖桃性快利大肠，兼取厌伏邪恶之义耳。
（《拾遗》）
【释名】桃 。
时珍曰∶橛音厥，即 也。人多削桃木钉于地上，以镇家宅。三载者尤良。许慎云∶
羿死于桃 。 ，杖也。故鬼畏桃，而今人以桃梗作 橛，以辟鬼也。《礼记》云∶王吊则
巫祝以桃 前引，以辟不祥。 者，桃枝作帚也。《博物志》云∶桃根为印，可以召鬼。《
甄异传》云∶鬼但畏东南桃枝尔。观诸说，则桃之辟鬼祟疰忤，其来有由矣。
【主治】卒心腹痛，鬼疰，破血，辟邪恶气，腹满，煮汁服之，与桃符同功（藏器）。
风
（《拾遗》）
【集解】藏器曰∶即月食时，救月，击物木也。
【主治】月蚀疮及月割耳，烧为灰，油和敷之（藏器）。乃治 之神药（思邈）。
（《药性论》）
【集解】李时珍说：《汉旧仪》记载：东海度朔山有一棵大桃树，枝干盘曲延伸千里。山的北面有鬼门，两位神人把守那里，名叫神荼、郁垒，他们统领众鬼。黄帝因此设立桃板在门上，画上这两位神像以抵御凶恶的鬼怪。《典术》记载：桃树是西方的树木，是五木中的精华，也是仙木。它味道辛烈，气味恶臭，所以能够压制邪气，制服百鬼。现在人们门上悬挂桃符来辟邪，就是依据这个原理。
【主治】中恶证（突然感受秽浊邪气所致之病），精魅邪气，煎煮汁液服用（甄权）。
【发明】李时珍说：钱乙《小儿方》中有桃符丸，用于疏泄积热及结胸证。使用巴豆霜、黄柏、大黄各一钱一字，轻粉、朱砂各半钱，研为细末，用面糊制成如粟米大小的丸剂。根据患者年龄大小，用桃符汤送服。若无桃符汤，则以桃枝煎汤代替。大概是因为桃树性质通利大肠，兼取压制邪恶的含义罢了。
（《本草拾遗》）
【释名】桃橛。
李时珍说：橛音同“厥”，即桃橛。许多人削桃木钉在地上，用来镇安家宅。生长三年的桃木尤其好。许慎说：羿死在桃棒上，“橛”是杖的意思。所以鬼害怕桃木，而现在人们用桃梗制作桃橛，用来辟鬼。《礼记》记载：君王吊唁时，巫祝手持桃帚在前面引路，用来辟除不祥。“橛”是用桃枝做的扫帚。《博物志》记载：桃根可以做印信，可以召唤鬼魂。《甄异传》记载：鬼只害怕东南方向的桃枝。看这些说法，那么桃木辟除鬼祟、疰忤之气，是有来历的。
【主治】突然发作的心腹痛，鬼疰（一种具有传染性或精神异常的病症），破血，辟除邪恶气，腹满，煎煮汁液服用，功效与桃符相同（藏器）。
（《本草拾遗》）
【集解】陈藏器说：即月食时，用于救月，敲击物体的木头。
【主治】月蚀疮及月割耳（耳部因月食引发的疮疡或病变），烧成灰，用油调和后敷患处（陈藏器）。这是治疗耳疾的神药（孙思邈）。
(From *Yaoxing Lun* [Compendium of Drug Properties])
[Collected Explanations] Li Shizhen said: According to the *Han Jiuyi* [Old Rites of Han], on Mount Duoshuo in the East Sea, there is a giant peach tree whose branches and trunk twist and extend for a thousand li. To its north lies the Gate of Ghosts, guarded by two deities named Shenshu and Yulei, who command all ghosts. The Yellow Emperor therefore established peach boards at the gates, painting images of these two deities to ward off malevolent spirits. The *Dianshu* [Book of Canons] states that the peach tree is a tree of the West, the essence of the Five Woods, and a celestial wood. Its taste is pungent and its odor is foul; thus, it can suppress evil qi and subdue hundred ghosts. Nowadays, people hang peach charms (Taofu) on their doors to repel evil, based on this principle.
[Indications] Sudden onset of Evil Qi invasion (Zhong'e), spirit possession and evil qi, decocted juice taken orally (Zhen Quan).
[Elucidation] Li Shizhen said: Qian Yi's *Xiao'er Fang* [Formulas for Children] contains Taofu Wan (Peach Charm Pill), used to drain accumulated heat and treat Jie Xiong (Chest Binding syndrome). It uses Ba Dou Shuang (Croton Seed Frost), Huang Bo (Phellodendron Bark), and Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) each one qian and one zi, Qing Fen (Calomel), and Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) half a qian each. These are ground into powder, mixed with wheat paste, and formed into pills the size of millet grains. Dosage is determined by age, administered with Taofu Tang (Peach Charm Decoction). If unavailable, peach branch decoction may be substituted. This is likely because the nature of peach promotes rapid purgation of the Large Intestine, combined with the symbolic meaning of suppressing evil.
(From *Bencao Shiyi* [Supplement to Materia Medica])
[Names] Tao Jue (Peach Stump).
Li Shizhen said: "Jue" sounds like "Jue", referring to the peach stump. Many people drive peach wood stakes into the ground to stabilize the household residence. Wood from three-year-old trees is especially effective. Xu Shen stated: Yi died under a peach staff; "Jue" means staff. Therefore, ghosts fear peach wood, and nowadays people make peach stumps from peach handles to repel ghosts. The *Liji* [Book of Rites] records: When the King mourns, shamans and diviners lead the way holding peach brooms to avert misfortune. "Jue" refers to a broom made of peach branches. The *Bowuzhi* [Treatise on Diverse Matters] states: Peach roots can serve as seals to summon ghosts. The *Zhenyi Zhuan* [Biographies of Miracles] states: Ghosts only fear peach branches from the southeast. Observing these accounts, the ability of peach wood to repel ghostly influences, Zhu Wu (infectious or pestilential diseases), and adverse qi has historical basis.
[Indications] Sudden cardiac and abdominal pain, Gui Zhu (Ghost Transmission disease), breaking blood stasis, repelling evil qi, abdominal fullness, decocted juice taken orally; efficacy is the same as Taofu (Chen Cangqi).
(From *Bencao Shiyi* [Supplement to Materia Medica])
[Collected Explanations] Chen Cangqi said: This refers to the wooden object used during a lunar eclipse to "save the moon" by striking objects.
[Indications] Yue Shi Chu (Moon Eclipse Sores) and Yue Ge Er (Ear lesions associated with lunar eclipses), burned to ash, mixed with oil and applied externally (Chen Cangqi). This is a divine medicine for treating ear disorders (Sun Simiao).