\r紫苏\pj125.bmp\r
\r简紫苏\pj127.bmp\r
味辛，气微温。无毒。各园圃俱栽，叶背面并紫。气味香窜者甚美，五月端午日采干。
发表解肌，疗伤风寒甚捷；
开胃下食，治作胀满易差。香港脚兼除，口臭亦辟。梗下诸气略
缓，体稍虚者用宜。子研驱痰，降气定喘。润心肺，止咳逆，消五膈，破症坚。利大
小二
便，却霍乱呕吐。
\r荆芥\pj126.bmp\r
名假苏。夏末采收，阴干待用。须取花实成穗，能清头目上行。发表能解利诸邪，通血脉传
送五脏。下瘀血除湿痹，破结聚散疮痍。捣和醋，敷风肿疔疮；研调酒，理中风强直。仍
治产后血晕，杵末搀入童便。
\r白芷\pj128.bmp\r
味辛，气温。气味俱轻，升也，阳也。无毒。所在俱生，吴地尤胜。气甚香窜，又名
芳香。根收处暑蛀无，（是日收，则不蛀。）色选黄泽效速。恶旋覆，使当归。通行手足阳明
二经，又为太阴经之引使也。乃本经头痛中风寒热解利之要药，亦女人漏下赤白血闭阴肿之
仙丹。（宜炒黑用。）作面脂去面瘢，散目痒止目泪。去肺经风寒，治风通用；疗心腹血痛
，止痛多宜。外散乳痈背疽，内托肠风痔 。排脓消毒，长肉生肌。一切疮疡，并用调治。
与细辛辛夷作料，治久患鼻塞如神。叶名蒿麻，道家常采煎汤浴体，能杀尸虫。
紫苏
简紫苏
味辛，气微温。无毒。各地园圃都种植，叶子正面和背面都是紫色。气味香烈窜透的非常好，在五月端午节那天采收并晒干。
发表散邪、解除肌表之邪，治疗伤风受寒非常迅速；
开胃增进食欲，治疗因胀满导致的食欲不振容易见效。香港脚（足部肿痛）一并去除，口臭也能消除。紫苏梗能稍微缓解各种气滞症状，体质稍虚的人使用适宜。紫苏子研磨后能驱除痰饮，降气平喘。滋润心肺，止咳逆，消除五膈（胸膈间的痞塞感），破除症瘕积聚（腹内结块）。通利大小便，止住霍乱呕吐。
荆芥
别名假苏。夏末时节采收，阴干备用。必须选取花实结成穗状的，能清利头目，药性上行。发表能解除各种外邪，疏通血脉，输布精气至五脏。下行瘀血，祛除湿痹，破除结聚，消散疮疡。捣碎后与醋调和，敷治风肿疔疮；研磨调匀后与酒混合，调理中风引起的肢体强直。仍然治疗产后血晕，将药末掺入童便中服用。
白芷
味辛，气温。气味都很轻扬，属于升浮之性，属阳。无毒。各地都有生长，吴地（江浙一带）出产的尤其优良。气味非常香烈窜透，又名芳香。根部在处暑节气采收时没有虫蛀，（如果在这一天采收，就不会生虫。）颜色选择黄润有光泽的疗效迅速。畏忌旋覆花，以当归为引经药。通行手阳明大肠经和足阳明胃经，又是太阴脾经的引经药。是本经头痛、中风寒热等病症解表利窍的重要药物，也是女性漏下赤白带下、血闭、阴肿的仙丹。（宜炒黑后使用。）制作面脂去除面部瘢痕，疏散眼痒，止住眼泪。祛除肺经风寒，治疗风邪通用；疗治心腹血痛，止痛效果很好。外散乳痈背疽，内托肠风痔疮。排脓消毒，促进肌肉生长。一切疮疡，都用它来调治。与细辛、辛夷作为药料，治疗长期鼻塞如神效。叶子名叫蒿麻，道士经常采集煎汤沐浴身体，能杀死尸虫。
Perilla Fructus (Zi Su)
Simple Perilla (Jian Zi Su)
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Slightly warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Cultivated in gardens everywhere; both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves are purple. Those with a fragrant, penetrating aroma are considered excellent. Harvested and dried on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (Dragon Boat Festival).
Releases the exterior and resolves the muscle layer; very effective in treating injuries from wind-cold.
Opens the stomach and promotes digestion; easily treats distension and fullness. Eliminates Hong Kong foot (podagra or swollen feet), also dispels bad breath. The stem slightly alleviates various qi stagnations; suitable for use by those with slightly deficient constitutions. The seed, when ground, expels phlegm, directs qi downward, and calms asthma. Moistens the lungs and heart, stops coughing and reverse flow of qi, eliminates five types of diaphragmatic obstruction, breaks up masses and hardness. Promotes urination and defecation, stops cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea.
Schizonepeta Spike (Jing Jie)
Also known as Jia Su. Harvested at the end of summer, dried in the shade for later use. Must select spikes where flowers and fruits have formed, as these clear the head and eyes and ascend upwards. Releasing the exterior, it resolves various pathogens; unifies blood vessels and transmits essence to the five zang organs. Descends stasis, removes damp-bi, breaks up accumulations, and dissipates sores. Crushed and mixed with vinegar, applied externally for wind-swelling and carbuncles; ground and mixed with wine, manages stiff rigidity caused by stroke. Also treats postpartum blood fainting; the powder is mixed into child's urine for administration.
Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi)
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Warm. Aroma and taste are both light; ascending and yang. Non-toxic. Grows everywhere, especially superior in the Wu region. The aroma is very fragrant and penetrating, also called "Fragrant." Roots harvested at Chushu (End of Heat) are free from insect damage (harvesting on this day prevents infestation). Select roots that are yellow and lustrous for rapid efficacy. Incompatible with Inula Flower (Xuan Fu Hua); uses Angelica Root (Dang Gui) as an assistant herb. Enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach meridian, and serves as a guiding herb for the Taiyin Spleen meridian. It is a key herb for relieving headaches, wind-cold, and fever in its own meridian, and also a miraculous pill for women with leukorrhea (red and white discharge), amenorrhea, and vulvar swelling. (Should be stir-fried until black before use.) Used in facial creams to remove facial scars, disperses eye itching, and stops tearing. Expels wind-cold from the Lung meridian, commonly used for wind disorders; treats blood pain in the heart and abdomen, highly suitable for pain relief. Externally disperses mastitis and back carbuncles; internally supports expulsion of intestinal wind and hemorrhoids. Drains pus, detoxifies, and promotes flesh regeneration. All kinds of sores and ulcers are treated with it. Mixed with Asarum (Xi Xin) and Magnolia Bud (Xin Yi) as ingredients, it treats chronic nasal congestion with divine effect. The leaf is named Hao Ma; Daoists often collect it to decoct and bathe in, which can kill corpse parasites.