仁
双仁者。有毒不可食。
气味苦辛甘温。苦能泄滞。（重）辛能散结。甘温通行。气薄味浓。阳中之降。阴也。
入手足
血热燥
兼行皮肤凝滞之血
蛭大黄用）主之治蓄血
治产后瘀血。结块作
便结不通。同番降
仁之用。粗者知其破
作热急劳咳嗽。血结
腹及腰痛。桃仁一升
三度瘥。大便不快。里急
每嚼桃仁五七粒。疟疾寒热
三钱。丸梧子大。每服三丸
蒸作热。桃仁百二十枚。留
任意吃水。隔日一剂。百日
五升。同煮干。木臼捣烂。
〔论〕昔贤谓血滞所宜者。桃仁红花丹皮苏木血竭之属。夫红花苏木血竭色红。丹皮色
紫。
血之
惟桃仁色白而和血。上下中无不行。所云入手足厥阴者。因包络为化血之原。肝为纳血之脏
肝气下降。入心而生血。手厥阴受之以行其化。足厥阴又即受之以归于经也。抑司气之剂多
矣
血
气
旧
媾
为
性善破血。散而不收。泻而无补。用之不当。及当而或过。能使血下不止。慎之。（仲
淳）
〔修治〕行血。宜连皮尖生用。润燥活血。宜汤浸去皮尖。炒黄。或用麸麦同炒。或烧
存性
花
弗用千叶者。令人鼻衄不止。性走血。下降利大肠甚快。一妇滑泄数年。百治不效。或
言此伤阴有积也。桃花落时。以棘针刺取数十萼。（弗犯人手）面和作饼。煨熟食之。米饮
送
惊怒伤肝。痰夹败血。遂至发狂。食桃花利痰饮。散滞血则愈。产后大小便不通。用桃花葵
子滑石槟榔等分。为末。每空心葱白汤服二钱。痰饮宿水。收桃花阴干为末。温酒服一合取
利。觉虚。食少粥。不似转下药也。
〔修治〕拣净。收入绢袋。悬檐下阴干。
茎及白皮
水肿尿短。桃皮三斤。去外粗皮。秫米一斗。女曲二升。以水二斗。煮桃皮。
以半渍曲。半渍秫饭。如常酿成酒。每服一合。日三次。以体中有热为候。小便
忌生冷一切毒物。妇人经闭数年。面色萎黄。唇口青白。腹内成块。肚上筋起。腿胫或
桃根煎主之。用桃树根牛蒡根马鞭草根牛膝蓬 各一斤。锉。以水三斗。煎一斗
以慢火煎如饧状收之。每热酒调服一匙。
〔修治〕根之皮更良。取东行者。刮粗皮。取白皮用。
胶 血淋作痛。桃胶炒木通石膏各一钱。水煎。食远服。产后下痢赤白。里急后重腹痛。
用桃胶焙干。沉香蒲黄炒各等分。为末。每服
〔修治〕于桃茂时。以刀割皮。久则胶出。以桑灰汤浸过。晒干用。
【桃仁】
双仁的桃核有毒，不可食用。
气味苦、辛、甘，性温。苦味能泄除气滞（重浊之滞），辛味能消散结聚，甘温之性可通行气血。其气薄而味浓，属于阳中兼降，属性为阴。
归入手经和足经。
主治血热燥结。
兼治皮肤中凝滞的血瘀。
（若见）蓄血证（瘀血内停之证），用大黄䗪虫丸或类似方剂主之。（注：原文此处似有脱漏或简略，结合上下文“蛭大黄”推测指代含虻虫、大黄的破血方剂，如抵当汤类，但依原文直译保留关键药名）。
治疗产后瘀血，结块作痛，大便干结不通。可与番泻叶等降下药物同用。
桃仁的功效，从粗糙者可知其具有破血作用。
（若见）发热、急劳咳嗽、血结胸腹及腰痛，可用桃仁一升。
（服法）每日三次，症状缓解后停药。若大便仍不畅，里急后重感未除……
（另一种用法）每次嚼食桃仁五七粒，用于疟疾寒热往来。
（剂量）三钱，制成梧桐子大小的丸剂，每次服用三丸。
（制法）蒸熟至热气腾腾，取桃仁一百二十枚，留存备用。
（服法）随意饮水送服，隔日服用一剂，百日为一疗程。
（制法）加水五升，同煮至水干，放入木臼中捣烂。
〔论述〕
以前的贤医认为，对于血滞证适宜使用的药物，包括桃仁、红花、丹皮、苏木、血竭等。其中红花、苏木、血竭颜色红，丹皮颜色紫。
唯独桃仁颜色白且能和血，上下内外无处不到。所谓“入手足厥阴经”，是因为心包络是化生血液的源头，肝脏是收纳血液的脏器。肝气下降，进入心脏而生血，手厥阴心包经受之以行其化生功能；足厥阴肝经又受之以将血液归于经脉。然而，司掌气分的药物太多了……（原文此处可能有缺字或语意中断，意指气分药多，而桃仁专入血分）。
桃仁性善破血，散而不收，泻而无补。使用不当，或者该用时用量过大，能使血液下行不止，务必谨慎。（引自张璐，字路玉，号静虚，别号仲淳）
〔修治〕
用于行血，宜连皮带尖生用；用于润燥活血，宜用汤浸泡去皮尖，炒黄，或用麸皮、麦麸同炒，或烧存性。
【桃花】
不要用千叶桃花，否则会导致鼻衄不止。其性走血，下降利大肠的作用很快。有一位妇女滑泄数年，各种治疗无效。有人说这是伤阴且有积滞。在桃花落时，用荆棘刺取数十个花萼（不要用手直接接触），用面粉做成饼，煨熟食之，米饮送服。
因惊怒伤肝，痰夹败血，导致发狂。食用桃花可利痰饮，散滞血则痊愈。产后大小便不通，用桃花、葵子、滑石、槟榔各等分，研为末，每次空腹用葱白汤送服二钱。
痰饮宿水，收集桃花阴干研为末，温酒服一合，取利下效果。感觉虚弱时，吃少量稀粥，不像峻下药那样猛烈。
〔修治〕
拣选干净，收入绢袋，悬挂在屋檐下阴干。
【桃茎及白皮】
水肿尿短，用桃皮三斤，去掉外层粗皮，秫米一斗，女曲二升，以水二斗，煮桃皮。用一半浸曲，一半浸秫米饭，像平常酿酒一样酿成酒。每次服用一合，每天三次，以体内有热感为见效标志。小便通畅。忌食生冷及一切毒物。
妇人经闭数年，面色萎黄，唇口青白，腹内成块，肚上筋起，腿胫浮肿，用桃根煎主之。用桃树根、牛蒡根、马鞭草根、牛膝、蓬莪术各一斤，锉碎，以水三斗，煎至一斗，用慢火煎如饴糖状收之。每次用热酒调服一匙。
〔修治〕
根的皮效果更好。选取向东生长的桃树根，刮去粗皮，取白皮使用。
【桃胶】
血淋作痛，桃胶、炒木通、石膏各一钱，水煎，饭后服用。产后下痢赤白，里急后重腹痛，用桃胶焙干，沉香、蒲黄（炒）各等分，研为末，每次服用……（原文此处剂量缺失）。
〔修治〕
在桃树茂盛时，用刀割开树皮，久了会有胶流出，用桑灰汤浸泡过，晒干后使用。
[Tao Ren (Peach Seed)]
Peach kernels with two seeds are toxic and should not be eaten.
The flavor is bitter, pungent, and sweet; the nature is warm. Bitterness can drain stagnation (heavy turbid stagnation), pungency can dissipate nodules, and sweet-warm properties promote circulation. Its qi is thin and its flavor is strong, belonging to descending within Yang, and its nature is Yin.
Enters the Hand and Foot meridians.
Treats blood heat and dryness.
Also treats stagnant blood in the skin.
(For)蓄血症 (Blood Stasis Syndrome), treated mainly with Dahuang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) [and other blood-breaking herbs like leeches, implied by context "Zhi Dahuang"].
Treats postpartum blood stasis, forming masses causing pain, and constipation with difficulty in defecation. Can be used together with Fanxiejie (Senna Leaf) for purgation.
The function of Tao Ren, known from its coarse texture, indicates its ability to break blood.
(In cases of) fever, acute consumption cough, blood accumulation in the chest/abdomen, and lower back pain, use one sheng of Tao Ren.
(Take) three times a day until recovery. If bowel movements are still not smooth and there is tenesmus...
(Another method) Chew five or seven Tao Ren kernels at a time for malaria with alternating chills and fever.
(Dosage) Three qian, made into pills the size of wutong seeds, take three pills each time.
(Preparation) Steam until hot, take 120 Tao Ren kernels, reserve them.
(Taking method) Drink water as desired, take one dose every other day, for 100 days.
(Preparation) Boil with five sheng of water until dry, pound thoroughly in a wooden mortar.
[Discussion]
Former sages stated that for blood stagnation, suitable herbs include Tao Ren, Hong Hua (Carthamus Flower), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Su Mu (Sappan Wood), and Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood). Among these, Hong Hua, Su Mu, and Xue Jie are red in color, while Dan Pi is purple.
Only Tao Ren is white in color and harmonizes blood, circulating without restriction throughout the upper, middle, and lower parts. The statement "enters the Hand and Foot Jueyin meridians" is because the Pericardium is the origin of blood transformation, and the Liver is the organ that stores blood. Liver Qi descends, enters the Heart to generate blood, and the Hand Jueyin Pericardium meridian receives it to perform its transformative function; the Foot Jueyin Liver meridian then receives it to return blood to the vessels. However, there are many agents governing Qi...
Tao Ren excels at breaking blood, dispersing without retaining, draining without tonifying. Improper use, or excessive dosage when indicated, can cause continuous downward bleeding. Be cautious. (Quoted from Zhong Chun - Zhang Lu)
[Processing]
For promoting blood circulation, use raw with skin and tip intact. For moistening dryness and activating blood, soak in decoction, remove skin and tip, stir-fry until yellow, or stir-fry with bran/wheat bran, or burn until carbonized but retaining efficacy (charred).
[Tao Hua (Peach Blossom)]
Do not use double-petaled peach blossoms, as they may cause persistent epistaxis. Their nature moves blood and rapidly promotes downward movement and lubricates the Large Intestine. A woman suffered from chronic diarrhea/slippage for years with no effect from various treatments. It was said this was due to Yin injury and accumulation. At the time of peach blossom fall, prick off dozens of calyxes with thorns (do not touch with hands), mix with flour to make cakes, bake/cook them, and eat with rice drink.
Due to fright and anger injuring the Liver, phlegm mixed with damaged blood leading to madness. Eating peach blossoms can promote phlegm-fluids and dissipate stagnant blood, leading to cure. For postpartum inability to urinate or defecate, use equal parts of Tao Hua, Kuizi (Abutilon Seed), Huashi (Talcum), and Binglang (Areca Seed), grind into powder, take two qian each time on an empty stomach with Scallion White Decoction.
For retained phlegm-fluids and old water, collect peach blossoms, dry in shade, grind into powder, take one he with warm wine to induce purgation. When feeling weak, eat small amounts of porridge; this is not as harsh as strong purgatives.
[Processing]
Select clean material, put into a silk bag, hang under the eaves to dry in the shade.
[Tao Jing & Bai Pi (Peach Stem and White Bark)]
For edema and short urine, use three jin of Tao Pi (Peach Bark), remove outer rough bark, one dou of Shumi (Millet), two sheng of Nuqu (Yeast). With two dou of water, boil Tao Pi. Use half to soak the yeast, half to soak the millet rice. Brew as usual into wine. Take one he each time, three times a day. Stop when heat is felt in the body. Urination improves. Avoid cold, raw foods and all toxins.
For women with amenorrhea for years, sallow complexion, blue-white lips and mouth, abdominal masses, distended abdominal veins, and swollen legs/shins, treat with Tao Gen Jian (Peach Root Decoction). Use one jin each of Tao Shu Gen (Peach Tree Root), Niubang Gen (Arctium Root), Mabiancao Gen (Verbena Root), Niuxi (Achyranthes Root), and Pengzhu (Curcuma Zedoaria), chop coarsely. With three dou of water, decoct to one dou. Simmer slowly until thick like syrup. Take one spoon each time with warm wine.
[Processing]
The root bark is superior. Select roots growing towards the east, scrape off rough bark, use the white inner bark.
[Tao Jiao (Peach Gum)]
For painful hematuria (blood strangury), use one qian each of Tao Jiao, Chao Mutong (Stir-fried Akebia Caulis), and Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum). Decoct in water, take after meals. For postpartum dysentery with red and white discharge, tenesmus, and abdominal pain, use Tao Jiao baked dry, equal parts of Chenxiang (Agarwood) and Chao Puhuang (Stir-fried Pollen Typhae), grind into powder, take... (dosage missing in original).
[Processing]
When the peach tree is lush, cut the bark with a knife. Gum will exude over time. Soak in Ash Water from Mulberry branches, sun-dry, and use.