气微温。味甘。无毒。主痈疽久败疮。排脓止痛。大风癞疾。五痔鼠 。补虚。小
儿百病。（酒炒醋炒蜜炙白水炒）
黄 气微温。禀天春升少阳之气。入足少阳胆经。手少阳三焦经。味甘无毒。禀地和平
之土
味。入足太阴脾经。气味俱升。阳也。脾主肌肉。甘能解毒。温能生肌。所以主痈疽久败疮
。排脓止痛也。风湿热壅于肌肉筋脉中。则筋坏肉败而成大麻风癞疾矣。脾主湿。胆主风。
三焦主热。邪之所凑。其气必虚。黄 甘温。补益气血。故治癞疾也。肠 为痔。肠者手阳
明
经也。太阴脾。为阳明行津液者也。甘温益脾。脾健运。则肠 行而痔愈也。鼠 者瘰 也
。乃少阳经风热郁毒。黄 入胆与三焦。甘能解毒。温能散郁。所以主之。人身之虚。万有
不齐。不外乎气血两端。黄 气味甘温。温之以气。所以补形不足也。补之以味。所以益
精不足也。小儿稚阳也。稚阳为少阳。少阳生气条达。小儿何病之有。黄 入少阳补生生之
元气。所以概主小儿百病也。
制 方:
黄 同桂枝、白芍、甘草、姜、枣、饴。名黄 建中汤。治脾阴虚。同桂枝、白芍、甘
草、
防风。治表虚自汗。同茅术、生地等分。牛膝、黄柏减半。丸。治湿毒 疮久不愈。用盐水
炒五钱。白茯一两。末。治气虚白浊。同甘草。治虚渴。同麻仁、陈皮、白蜜。治老人虚闭
。同川莲。治肠风下血。同川芎、糯米。治胎不安。同生地、熟地、黄柏、黄连、黄芩、归
身
、枣仁。治阴虚盗汗。同生地、熟地、归身、人参、枣仁、北味。治表虚自汗。同人参、甘
草。名保元汤。治阳虚及虚痘症。同白芷、白芨、甘草、金银花、皂刺。排脓止痛。
气味微温。味甘。无毒。主治痈疽及长期不愈的溃烂疮口。能排出脓液、缓解疼痛。治疗严重的风疹癞疾（麻风病）。治疗五种痔疮及鼠瘰（颈部淋巴结结核）。具有补虚损的功效。治疗小儿的各种疾病。（炮制方法：酒炒、醋炒、蜜炙、白水炒）
黄芪，气微温。禀受春天升发之少阳之气。入足少阳胆经和手少阳三焦经。味甘无毒，禀受大地平和之土味。入足太阴脾经。其气味皆主升散，属阳。脾主肌肉，甘味能解毒，温性能生肌。因此主治痈疽及长期不愈的溃烂疮口，能排脓止痛。若风湿热邪壅滞于肌肉筋脉之中，则会导致筋坏肉败，形成大麻风癞疾。脾主湿，胆主风，三焦主热。邪气聚集之处，正气必然虚弱。黄芪味甘性温，能补益气血，所以能治疗癞疾。肠澼（痢疾或肠道病变）导致痔疮。大肠属于手阳明经。足太阴脾经为手阳明大肠经运行津液提供动力。甘温之性益脾，脾健运正常，则肠道传导功能恢复，痔疮自愈。鼠瘰即瘰疬。这是少阳经风热郁结形成的毒邪。黄芪入胆经与三焦经，甘味能解毒，温性能散郁结，所以主治此症。人体的虚损，情况万千，不外乎气和血两个方面。黄芪气味甘温，用其气温来补充形体之不足；用其味甘来填补精气之不足。小儿属于稚阳之体。稚阳即少阳，少阳生气条达舒畅，小儿便无疾病。黄芪入少阳经，补充生生不息的元气，所以概治小儿百病。
炮制配方：
黄芪同桂枝、白芍、甘草、生姜、大枣、饴糖一起使用，名为黄芪建中汤。治疗脾阴虚。同桂枝、白芍、甘草、防风一起使用，治疗表虚自汗。同苍术、生地等量配伍，牛膝、黄柏减半，制成丸药。治疗湿毒疮疡长期不愈。用盐水炒黄芪五钱，白茯苓一两，研末服用。治疗气虚导致的白浊。同甘草一起使用，治疗虚证口渴。同火麻仁、陈皮、白蜜一起使用，治疗老人虚性便秘。同川黄连一起使用，治疗肠风下血。同川芎、糯米一起使用，治疗胎动不安。同生地、熟地、黄柏、黄连、黄芩、当归身、酸枣仁一起使用，治疗阴虚盗汗。同生地、熟地、当归身、人参、酸枣仁、北五味子一起使用，治疗表虚自汗。同人参、甘草一起使用，名为保元汤。治疗阳虚及虚损痘症。同白芷、白芨、甘草、金银花、皂角刺一起使用，用于排脓止痛。
The flavor is slightly warm. The taste is sweet. It is non-toxic. It primarily treats carbuncles, sores, and long-standing ulcerated wounds. It expels pus and relieves pain. It treats severe wind-rheumatism leprosy (leprosy). It treats five types of hemorrhoids and scrofula (tuberculous lymphadenitis of the neck). It tonifies deficiency. It treats various diseases in children. (Processing methods: stir-fried with wine, stir-fried with vinegar, honey-roasted, stir-fried with plain water)
Astragalus Membranaceus Root (Huangqi), its qi is slightly warm. It inherits the ascending Shaoyang qi of spring. It enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian. Its taste is sweet and non-toxic, inheriting the peaceful Earth taste of the earth. It enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Both its qi and taste are ascending, which belongs to Yang. The Spleen governs muscles; the sweet taste can detoxify, and the warm nature can generate tissue. Therefore, it primarily treats carbuncles, sores, and long-standing ulcerated wounds, expelling pus and relieving pain. If Wind-Dampness-Heat obstructs the muscles and sinews, the sinews will deteriorate and flesh will rot, resulting in severe leprosy. The Spleen governs Dampness, the Gallbladder governs Wind, and the Sanjiao governs Heat. Where pathogenic factors gather, the body's Qi must be deficient. Astragalus Membranaceus Root is sweet and warm, tonifying Qi and Blood, thus treating leprosy. Intestinal disorders lead to hemorrhoids. The Large Intestine belongs to the Hand-Yangming Meridian. The Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian provides the motive force for the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian to transport fluids. Sweet and warm properties benefit the Spleen; when the Spleen functions normally, intestinal peristalsis resumes, and hemorrhoids heal. Scrofula refers to Luoli (scrofula). This is toxic heat constrained by Wind-Heat in the Shaoyang Meridian. Astragalus Membranaceus Root enters the Gallbladder and Sanjiao meridians; the sweet taste detoxifies, and the warm nature disperses constraint, thus treating this condition. Human deficiencies vary infinitely but fall into two categories: Qi and Blood. Astragalus Membranaceus Root has a sweet and warm flavor; its warm qi tonifies physical insufficiency, while its sweet taste nourishes essence insufficiency. Children possess young Yang. Young Yang is Shaoyang; when Shaoyang Sheng Qi flows freely and smoothly, what disease could children have? Astragalus Membranaceus Root enters the Shaoyang meridian to supplement the vital generating Qi, thereby generally treating all childhood diseases.
Preparation Formulas:
Astragalus Membranaceus Root combined with Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi), White Peony Root (Baishao), Licorice Root (Gancao), Ginger (Jiang), Jujube (Zao), and Maltose (Yi) is named Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction. It treats Spleen Yin Deficiency. Combined with Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi), White Peony Root (Baishao), Licorice Root (Gancao), and Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), it treats spontaneous sweating due to Exterior Deficiency. Combined with Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu) and Rehmannia Root (Shengdi) in equal parts, with Achyranthes Root (Niuxi) and Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai) halved, made into pills. It treats chronic ulcers caused by Damp-Toxin. Stir-fried with salt water, 5 qian of Astragalus Membranaceus Root, combined with 1 liang of Poria (Fuling), powdered. It treats white turbidity due to Qi Deficiency. Combined with Licorice Root (Gancao), it treats thirst due to deficiency. Combined with Hemp Seed (Huoren), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), and White Honey (Baimi), it treats constipation due to deficiency in the elderly. Combined with Coptis Rhizome (Chuanlian), it treats bloody stool due to Intestinal Wind. Combined with Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Glutinous Rice (Nuomi), it treats fetal restlessness. Combined with Rehmannia Root (Shengdi), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudi), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin), Angelica Sinensis Root (Guishen), and Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren), it treats night sweats due to Yin Deficiency. Combined with Rehmannia Root (Shengdi), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudi), Angelica Sinensis Root (Guishen), Ginseng (Renshen), Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren), and Schisandra Berry (Beiwei), it treats spontaneous sweating due to Exterior Deficiency. Combined with Ginseng (Renshen) and Licorice Root (Gancao), named Baoyuan Decoction. It treats Yang Deficiency and deficiency-type smallpox lesions. Combined with Angelica Dahurica Root (Baizhi), Bletilla Rhizome (Baiji), Licorice Root (Gancao), Honeysuckle Flower (Jinyinhua), and Gleditsia Spine (Zaoci), it expels pus and relieves pain.