气微温。味苦。无毒。主伤中。补不足。金疮痈疡折跌续筋骨。妇人乳难。久服益
气力。（酒炒用）
续断气微温。禀天春升之木气。入足厥阴肝经。味苦无毒。得地南方之火味。入手少阴
心经
。
气升味降。阳也。肝藏血。心主血。血者营也。中之守也。血虚则中伤。续断气微温入肝。
肝者阳中之少阳。以生气血者也。所以主伤中。补不足者。补肝经之不足也。金疮痈疡。
皆伤血之症。气温益血。味苦清心。所以主之。折跌续筋骨者。气微温能活血。血活则断者
续也。女人血不足则乳难。气温行血。血充乳自多也。肝者罢极之本。以生血气之脏也。气
微温。达少阳之气。所以益气力也。
制 方:
续断一味。治产后诸症。同杜仲、枣肉丸。治胎不安。同北味、木瓜、炮姜、牛膝、丹
皮、
生地。治产后火升。
气温。味酸。无毒。主益气。咳逆上气。劳伤羸瘦。补不足。强阴。益男子精。
五味子气温。禀天春升之木气。入足少阳胆经。味酸无毒。得地东方之木味。入足厥阴
肝经
。气升味降。阴也。胆者担也。生气之原也。肝者敢也。以生血气之脏也。五味气温益胆
。
味酸益肝。所以益气。肝血虚则木枯火炎。乘所不胜。病咳逆上气矣。五味酸以收之。
温以
行之。味过于酸。则肝气以津而火不炎矣。肝气不足。则不胜作劳。劳则伤其真气。而肝病
乘脾。脾主肌肉。故肌肉瘦削。五味酸以滋肝。气温治劳。所以主劳伤羸瘦也。肝胆者。东
方生生之脏腑。万物荣发之经也。肝胆生发。则余脏从之宣化。五味益胆气而滋肝血。所以
补不足也。阴者宗筋也。肝主筋。味酸益肝。肝旺故阴强也。酸温之品。收敛元阳。敛则阴
生。精者阴气之英华也。所以益男子精也。
制 方:
五味子同黄 、麦冬、黄柏。治夏月困乏无力。同炮姜炭。敛浮游之火归于下焦。同干
葛、
扁豆
。治酒疸。同苦茶、甘草。治久咳。同白矾末。猪肺蘸服。治痰嗽并喘。专为末。治肝虚泄
精。及阳事不起。同生地、丹皮、山萸、山药、泽泻、茯芩。名都气汤。治水虚火炎。同淫
羊藿丸。治阴虚阳痿。临房不举。易泄易软。
气味微温。味苦。无毒。主治内伤。补益不足。治疗金创、痈疡、骨折跌打损伤以接续筋骨。治疗妇人乳汁难下。长期服用能增强气力。（需用酒炒制后使用）
续断，气味微温。禀受自然界春季升发的木气，入足厥阴肝经。味苦无毒，得大地南方火之味，入手少阴心经。
其性升发而味沉降，属阳。肝藏血，心主血脉。血属于营气，是体内的守持之物。血虚则导致中焦受损。续断气味微温而入肝经。肝是阳中的少阳，负责化生气血。所以主治内伤，补益不足，实际上是补益肝经的不足。金创、痈疡，都是损伤血液的病症。气温能益血，味苦能清心，所以主治这些病症。骨折跌打需要接续筋骨，是因为其微温之气能活血，血行通畅则断裂之处得以接续。女子血不足则乳汁难下，气温能行血，血充盛则乳汁自然增多。肝是疲劳之本，是化生气血的脏腑。其微温之气，通达少阳之气，所以能益气力。
制方：
单用续断一味药，治疗产后各种病症。与杜仲、枣肉制成丸剂，治疗胎动不安。与北五味子、木瓜、炮姜、牛膝、丹皮、生地同用，治疗产后虚火上炎。
气味温。味酸。无毒。主治益气。治疗咳嗽气逆。治疗劳损导致的身体消瘦虚弱。补益不足。强壮阴精。增加男子的精气。
五味子，气味温。禀受自然界春季升发的木气，入足少阳胆经。味酸无毒，得大地东方木之味，入足厥阴肝经。其性升发而味沉降，属阴。胆者，担当也，是生气的源头。肝者，勇敢也，是化生气血的脏腑。五味子气温能益胆。
味酸能益肝，所以能益气。肝血虚则木枯火炎，侵犯其所不胜（肺），导致咳嗽气逆的病症。五味子用酸味来收敛它，用温性来推动它。如果酸味过于浓厚，则肝气滋润而火势不炎。肝气不足，则不能胜任劳作，劳作则损伤真气，且肝病传脾。脾主肌肉，所以肌肉瘦削。五味子用酸味滋养肝，用温性治疗劳损，所以主治劳损导致的身体消瘦虚弱。肝胆是东方生生不息的脏腑，是万物繁荣发展的经脉。肝胆生发，则其他脏腑随之宣通化育。五味子补益胆气而滋养肝血，所以能补益不足。阴者，指宗筋。肝主筋，味酸益肝，肝气旺盛故阴强。酸温性质的药物，能收敛元阳，收敛则阴生。精是阴气的精华，所以能增加男子的精气。
制方：
五味子与人参、麦冬、黄柏同用，治疗夏季困倦乏力。与炮姜炭同用，收敛浮游之火归于下焦。与干葛、扁豆同用，治疗酒疸。与苦茶、甘草同用，治疗久咳。与白矾末同用，蘸猪肺服用，治疗痰嗽并喘。单独研为细末，治疗肝虚泄精，以及阳痿不起。与生地、丹皮、山茱萸、山药、泽泻、茯苓同用，名为都气汤，治疗水虚火炎。与淫羊藿丸同用，治疗阴虚阳痿，临房时举而不坚，易泄易软。
Qi is slightly warm. Flavor is bitter. Non-toxic. Primarily treats internal injury (shang zhong, damage to the middle jiao/viscera). Tonifies insufficiency. Treats metal wounds (jin chuang), sores and ulcers (yong yang), fractures and dislocations (zhe die) to reconnect sinews and bones (xu jin gu). Treats difficult lactation in women (ru nan). Long-term consumption benefits qi and strength. (Use after stir-frying with wine.)
Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix): Qi is slightly warm. It inherits the spring-rising Wood Qi of heaven, enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Flavor is bitter and non-toxic, obtaining the Fire flavor of the south earth, enters the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.
Its nature rises and its flavor descends; it is Yang. The Liver stores blood; the Heart governs blood. Blood belongs to Ying (Nutritive Qi) and serves as the guardian within. Blood deficiency leads to injury of the middle. Xu Duan, with slightly warm Qi entering the Liver meridian: The Liver is Shao Yang within Yang, responsible for generating Qi and Blood. Thus, it primarily treats internal injury and tonifies insufficiency, specifically by tonifying the insufficiency of the Liver meridian. Metal wounds and sores are conditions damaging blood. Warm Qi benefits blood; bitter flavor clears the Heart; hence it treats these. For fractures requiring bone connection, its slightly warm Qi activates blood; when blood flows, broken parts reconnect. Women with insufficient blood experience difficult lactation; warm Qi moves blood, and when blood is abundant, milk increases naturally. The Liver is the root of fatigue, the zang organ that generates Qi and Blood. Its slightly warm Qi reaches the Shao Yang, thus benefiting Qi and strength.
Prescription Formulation:
Using only Xu Duan to treat various postpartum syndromes. Combined with Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex) and date paste pills to treat fetal unrest. Combined with Bei Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Mu Gua (Chaenomelis Fructus), Pao Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum), Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), and Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) to treat postpartum rising fire.
Qi is warm. Flavor is sour. Non-toxic. Primarily benefits Qi. Treats cough with rebellious Qi (ke ni shang qi). Treats emaciation and weakness due to consumptive injury (lao shang lei shou). Tonifies insufficiency. Strengthens Yin. Benefits male essence (jing).
Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus): Qi is warm. It inherits the spring-rising Wood Qi of heaven, enters the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Flavor is sour and non-toxic, obtaining the Wood flavor of the east earth, enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its nature rises and its flavor descends; it is Yin. The Gallbladder is responsible/bearing; it is the source of generated Qi. The Liver is courageous; it is the zang organ that generates Qi and Blood. Wu Wei Zi’s warm Qi benefits the Gallbladder.
Sour flavor benefits the Liver, thus benefiting Qi. If Liver Blood is deficient, Wood becomes dry and Fire flares up, attacking what it cannot overcome (Lung), resulting in cough and rebellious Qi. Wu Wei Zi uses sour flavor to astringe it and warm nature to move it. If the sour flavor is excessive, Liver Qi becomes moist and Fire does not flare. If Liver Qi is insufficient, one cannot endure labor; labor damages True Qi, and Liver pathology attacks the Spleen. The Spleen governs muscles, hence muscle emaciation. Wu Wei Zi uses sour flavor to nourish the Liver and warm nature to treat consumption; thus it primarily treats emaciation due to labor injury. The Liver and Gallbladder are the zang-fu organs of the East, the meridians of flourishing growth for all things. When Liver and Gallbladder generate and flourish, other zang-fu follow in their diffusion and transformation. Wu Wei Zi benefits Gallbladder Qi and nourishes Liver Blood, thus tonifying insufficiency. Yin refers to the Sinew Vessels (Zong Jin). The Liver governs sinews; sour flavor benefits the Liver, and when Liver is prosperous, Yin is strong. Sour and warm substances converge Yuan Yang; convergence generates Yin. Essence is the refined splendor of Yin Qi; thus it benefits male essence.
Prescription Formulation:
Wu Wei Zi combined with Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), and Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) to treat summer fatigue and weakness. Combined with Pao Jiang Tan (Prepared Charred Ginger Rhizome) to anchor floating fire back to the Lower Jiao. Combined with Gan Ge (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) and Bian Dou (Dolichoris Lablab Semen Album) to treat Jaundice caused by alcohol (Jiu Dan). Combined with Ku Cha (Bitter Tea) and Gan Cao (Licorice Root) to treat chronic cough. Combined with Bai Fan (Alumen) powder, dipped in Pig Lung, to treat phlegm-cough and wheezing. Ground into fine powder alone to treat Liver deficiency with seminal emission and impotence (yang shi bu qi). Combined with Sheng Di Huang, Dan Pi, Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), and Fu Ling (Poria) to form Du Qi Tang, treating Water deficiency with Fire flaring. Combined with Yin Yang Huo Wan (Epimedii Pill) to treat Yin deficiency with impotence, inability to erect during intercourse, premature ejaculation, and softening.