气温。味辛。无毒。主贼风伤寒发汗。恶气心腹胀满。霍乱。宿食不消。下气。煮
汁服。亦堪生食。
薄荷气温。禀天春升之木气。入足厥阴肝经。味辛无毒。得地西方之金味。入手太阴肺
经。
气味俱升。阳也。伤寒有五。中风伤寒湿温热病温病是也。贼风伤寒者中风也。风伤于卫。
所以宜辛温之味以发汗也。恶气心腹胀满。盖胀之恶气必从肝而来。薄荷入肝。温能行。辛
能散。则恶气消而胀满平也。太阴不治。则挥霍扰乱。薄荷辛润肺。肺气调而霍乱愈矣。饮
食入胃。散精
于肝。肝不散精。则食不消。薄荷入肝辛散。宿食自消也。肺主气。薄荷味辛润肺。肺润则
行下降之令。所以又能下气也。以气味芳香。故堪生食也。
制 方∶
薄荷同漆叶、苦参、何首乌、麻仁、荆芥、生地、蒺藜、苍术、菖蒲。治大麻风。专为
末。
蜜丸。治风热上壅。
气微温。味辛。无毒。主霍乱。腹痛吐下。散水肿。
香薷气微温。禀天初春之木气。入足少阳胆经。味辛无毒。得地西方燥金之味。入手太
阴肺
经、手阳明大肠经。气味俱升。阳也。夏月湿热之气。郁于太阴阳明。则挥霍扰乱而腹痛吐
泻矣。其主之者。温能行气。辛可解湿热也。肺者相传之官。主通调水道。下输膀胱。香薷
味辛润肺。所以主散水肿也。
制 方∶
香薷同人参、白术、木瓜、白茯、白芍、陈皮、车前。治水肿。同白术丸。治水肿。以
小便
利为效。
【薄荷】
气味偏温。味辛。无毒。主治贼风伤寒引起的发汗需求，以及恶气导致的心腹胀满、霍乱、宿食不消化。能降气，煮汁服用，也可以生吃。
薄荷气味偏温，禀受自然界春季升发的木气，进入足厥阴肝经；味辛且无毒，获得大地西方金的性质，进入手太阴肺经。
其气味均主上升，属阳。伤寒分为五种：中风、伤寒、湿病、温病、热病（注：原文列举略有重叠，此处依原文直译）。所谓的“贼风伤寒”即指中风。风邪伤及卫分，所以适宜用辛温性质的药物来发汗。恶气导致的心腹胀满，大概是因为胀气的恶气必然从肝脏而来。薄荷入肝，温性能行气，辛性能散结，因此恶气消散而胀满平息。若太阴脾肺功能失调，则会导致挥霍扰乱（指霍乱症状），薄荷辛润肺气，肺气调和则霍乱痊愈。饮食进入胃中，将精微物质散布于肝，若肝不能散布精微，则食物无法消化。薄荷入肝，凭借辛散之力，宿食自然消除。肺主气，薄荷味辛能润肺，肺滋润则能行使下降的职能，所以又能降气。因其气味芳香，所以可以生吃。
制方：
薄荷与漆叶、苦参、何首乌、麻仁、荆芥、生地、蒺藜、苍术、菖蒲配伍。研为细末，炼蜜为丸。治疗大麻风。也可用于治疗风热上壅。
【香薷】
气味微温。味辛。无毒。主治霍乱、腹痛吐泻。能消散水肿。
香薷气味微温，禀受自然界初春的木气，进入足少阳胆经；味辛且无毒，获得大地西方燥金的性质，进入手太阴肺经和手阳明大肠经。其气味均主上升，属阳。夏季湿热之气郁结在太阴和阳明经，就会导致挥霍扰乱而出现腹痛吐泻。香薷主治此症，是因为温性能行气，辛性能解除湿热。肺是相传之官，主管通调水道，向下输送至膀胱。香薷味辛能润肺，所以主治消散水肿。
制方：
香薷与人参、白术、木瓜、白茯苓、白芍、陈皮、车前子配伍，治疗水肿。或与白术制成丸剂，治疗水肿，以小便通利为见效标准。
[Mentha Haplocalyx]
The qi is warm. The taste is pungent. It is non-toxic. It primarily treats the need for sweating in cases of thief-wind (external pathogenic factors) and cold damage, as well as heart and abdominal distension and fullness caused by evil qi, cholera, and indigestion of retained food. It directs qi downward; it can be taken as a decoction or eaten raw.
Mentha Haplocalyx has a warm qi, inheriting the spring-rising Wood qi of heaven, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its pungent taste and non-toxic nature acquire the Metal flavor of the West from earth, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian.
Both its qi and taste are ascending, belonging to Yang. Cold damage encompasses five types: wind-stroke, cold damage, dampness, warm disease, and heat disease. "Thief-wind cold damage" refers to wind-stroke. When wind damages the Wei (Defensive) level, it is appropriate to use pungent-warm substances to induce sweating. Heart and abdominal distension and fullness caused by evil qi generally arise from the Liver. Since Mentha Haplocalyx enters the Liver, its warmth promotes circulation and its pungency disperses stagnation, thereby eliminating evil qi and resolving distension. If the Taiyin [Spleen/Lung] fails to govern properly, it leads to chaotic turmoil (cholera symptoms). Mentha Haplocalyx moistens the Lung Qi with its pungency; when Lung Qi is harmonized, cholera resolves. Food enters the Stomach, and its essence is dispersed to the Liver. If the Liver fails to disperse essence, food remains undigested. Mentha Haplocalyx enters the Liver and uses its pungent dispersing action to resolve retained food. The Lung governs Qi; Mentha Haplocalyx's pungent taste moistens the Lung, allowing it to execute its descending function, thus also directing Qi downward. Due to its aromatic fragrance, it can be eaten raw.
Prescription:
Mentha Haplocalyx combined with Epimedii Folium (Qiyè), Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen), Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Heshouwu), Cannabis Fructus (Maren), Schizonepetae Spica (Jingjie), Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi), Tribuli Fructus (Jili), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), and Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu). Grind into fine powder. Form pills with honey. Treats leprosy (Da Ma Feng). Also used to treat upward congestion of Wind-Heat.
[Elsholtzia splendens]
The qi is slightly warm. The taste is pungent. It is non-toxic. It primarily treats cholera, abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhea. It dissipates edema.
Elsholtzia splendens has a slightly warm qi, inheriting the early-spring Wood qi of heaven, entering the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Its pungent taste and non-toxic nature acquire the dry-Metal flavor of the West from earth, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Both its qi and taste are ascending, belonging to Yang. In summer, Damp-Heat qi stagnates in the Taiyin and Yangming meridians, leading to chaotic turmoil manifesting as abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Elsholtzia splendens treats this because its warmth promotes Qi movement, and its pungency resolves Damp-Heat. The Lung is the official of transmission, governing the free flow of water passages and transporting fluids downward to the Bladder. Elsholtzia splendens's pungent taste moistens the Lung, thus treating the dissipation of edema.
Prescription:
Elsholtzia splendens combined with Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Chaenomelis Fructus (Mu Gua), Poria (Baifu), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), and Plantaginis Semen (Cheqian). Treats edema. Combined with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu) in pill form to treat edema, with effective results indicated by increased urination.