五月生苗。七月开花。十月结实。出六安山谷。及荆襄汉中。江左庐州。浙中台
近以温台者为贵。谓其形似金钗。然气味腐浊。不若川产形颇修洁。气味清疏也。
味甘淡微咸。气平。味浓气薄。阳中阴也。入足阳明少阴。亦入手少阴经。主治伤中。
除痹下气。平胃气除热。清气益气。补肾暖水脏。壮筋骨。强阴益精。补五脏虚劳羸瘦。逐
皮肤邪热痱气。脚膝冷疼痹弱。治胃中虚热有功。（宗 ）方书治中风虚劳。消瘅积聚。虚
烦
夏月酒蒸代茶。顿健足力。囊湿精少。小便余沥者。宜加之。一法。每以二钱。入生姜
一片
气于
之源。
不能下精
以生。甘能
功。（仲淳）
草。益肾强四肢
益精。同枇杷叶麦
及逐皮肤邪热痱气。
〔论〕石斛生苗五月。以历秋冬。由土之水。而气乃完。取挂屋下。频浇以水。经年不
死。
（胃之
故除痹下气。而即以强阴益精。（甄氏所谓补肾益力。日华所谓暖水脏。壮筋骨。别录所谓
疗脚膝疼冷痹弱。皆不外是。）第其由脾胃而及四脏者。特以脾肾交通。欲益五脏之阴气。
须用此为关捩子。非谓淡平之性味。能专任补益之功也。人身脾与肾。互为化原。而脾肾
生化之气盛。又即为余脏之化原。是欲补五脏者。必先于脾。而欲益脾者。当不能舍肾矣。
世但知温命门之火以生脾土。至从胃肾之阴气相通以为补。多不致察。缘未识脾阴胃阳之升
降。各有攸宜耳。
〔辨治〕生溪石上者。名石斛。折之似有肉。形短而中实。生栎木上者。名木斛。折之
如麦
五月生出新苗。七月开花。十月结出果实。产于六安的山谷，以及荆州、襄阳、汉中地区，还有江东的庐州、浙江的台州等地。近来以温州、台州出产的石斛为珍贵，说它的形状像金钗。然而气味浑浊腐败，不如四川出产的形体修长洁净，气味清疏。
味甘淡略带咸味，气性平。味道浓厚而气性淡薄，属于阳中之阴。归入足阳明胃经和足少阴肾经，也入手少阴心经。主治内伤（脾胃受损），去除痹症，降逆气，调和胃气，清除热邪，清利气机，益气，补肾，温暖水脏（肾），强壮筋骨，强阴益精，补益五脏虚劳导致的身体消瘦。驱逐皮肤中的邪热和痱气，治疗脚膝冷痛、痹症软弱。对治疗胃中虚热有功效。（宗：指前人观点或某位医家）方书中记载治疗中风虚劳，消除消渴病（糖尿病类症状）和积聚，缓解虚烦。
夏季用酒蒸后代替茶饮，能顿然增强足力。对于囊湿、精液稀少、小便淋漓不尽者，适宜加入使用。一种用法是：每次取二钱，加入生姜一片……（原文此处有残缺/错乱，推测意为煎煮或配伍）。……气之源。不能下精以生，甘能……功。（仲淳：陈实功的字）草，益肾强四肢，益精，同枇杷叶、麦冬等配伍及驱逐皮肤邪热痱气。
〔论〕石斛在五月生苗，经历秋冬两季，由地下的水分滋养，其气才完备。把它挂在屋檐下，经常浇水，经过一年也不会死。（这是因为它得土中水气之全，故能除痹下气，进而强阴益精。甄氏所说的补肾益力，日华子所说的暖水脏、壮筋骨，《别录》所说的治疗脚膝疼痛冷痹软弱，都不外乎这个原理。）只是它从脾胃影响到其他四脏，特别因为脾肾交通，想要补益五脏的阴气，必须用它作为关键枢纽。并不是说它淡平的性味能专门承担补益的功效。人的身体里，脾与肾互为化生的本源，脾肾生化之气旺盛，又成为其余脏腑的化生本源。所以想要补五脏，必须先补脾；而想要益脾，就不能舍弃肾。世人只知道温补命门之火来生脾土，至于从胃肾的阴气相通来进行补益，大多没有仔细考察。这是因为没有认识到脾阴和胃阳的升降，各有适宜的途径。
〔辨治〕生长在溪边石头上的，名叫石斛，折断它似乎有肉质，形体短而中间实心。生长在栎树（橡树）树上的，名叫木斛，折断它像麦子一样……（原文此处截断）
New shoots emerge in May. Flowers bloom in July. Fruits set in October. It grows in the valleys of Lu'an, as well as in Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Hanzhong, Luzhou in Jiangzuo (Jiangdong), and Taizhou in Zhejiang. Recently, those from Wenling and Taizhou are considered precious, said to resemble a gold hairpin. However, their odor is turbid and corrupt, unlike those produced in Sichuan, which have slender and clean shapes and clear, sparse aromas.
The taste is sweet, bland, and slightly salty. The nature is neutral. The flavor is strong while the aroma is thin; it belongs to Yin within Yang. It enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, and also the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. It mainly treats internal injury (damage to Spleen and Stomach), removes Bi syndrome (obstruction causing pain/stiffness), directs rebellious Qi downward, harmonizes Stomach Qi, clears heat, clears and benefits Qi, tonifies the Kidney, warms the Water Organ (Kidney), strengthens sinews and bones, strengthens Yin and benefits Essence, and supplements deficiency-wasting conditions leading to emaciation in the Five Zang organs. It expels pathogenic heat and feiqi (heat rash) from the skin, treats cold pain and weakness in the legs and knees due to Bi syndrome, and is effective in treating empty-heat in the Stomach. (Zong: Refers to previous authorities or specific physicians.) Medical texts record its use for treating wind-stroke and deficiency-wasting, eliminating xiaodao (wasting-thirst/diabetes-like symptoms) and accumulations, and relieving deficiency vexation.
Steamed with wine in summer and drunk as tea, it can suddenly strengthen leg power. For conditions such as damp scrotum, scanty essence, and dribbling urine after voiding, it is suitable to add this herb. One method: take two qian each time, add one slice of fresh ginger... (Text here is fragmented/disordered, implying decoction or combination)... Source of Qi. Cannot descend essence to generate, Sweet can... function. (Zhongchun: Courtesy name of Chen Shigong). Herb, benefits Kidney and strengthens four limbs, benefits Essence, combined with Loquat Leaf (Pipaye) and Ophiopogon (Maidong), etc., and expelling pathogenic heat and feiqi from the skin.
[Discussion] Dendrobium produces shoots in May, enduring through autumn and winter. Nourished by water from the earth, its Qi becomes complete. Hanging it under the eaves and watering it frequently allows it to survive for a year without dying. (This is because it obtains the full Qi of Earth-water, thus removing Bi syndrome and directing Qi downward, thereby strengthening Yin and benefiting Essence. What Zhen Shi called "tonifying Kidney and benefiting strength," what Ri Hua Zi called "warming the Water Organ and strengthening sinews and bones," and what the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (*Bielu*) called "treating cold pain and weakness in legs and knees due to Bi," all fall under this principle.) However, its effect extending from Spleen and Stomach to the other four Zang organs is specifically because Spleen and Kidney communicate. To benefit the Yin Qi of the Five Zang organs, one must use this herb as a pivotal mechanism. It is not that its bland and neutral nature can solely bear the function of tonification. In the human body, Spleen and Kidney are mutually transformative origins. The Qi generated and transformed by Spleen and Kidney is abundant, becoming the transformative origin for the remaining Zang organs. Therefore, to tonify the Five Zang organs, one must first tonify the Spleen; and to benefit the Spleen, one cannot discard the Kidney. The world only knows to warm the Fire of Mingmen (Gate of Life) to generate Spleen Earth. Regarding supplementation through the mutual connection of Yin Qi of Stomach and Kidney, few examine it carefully. This is because they fail to recognize that Spleen Yin and Stomach Yang have their respective appropriate ascents and descents.
[Differentiation and Treatment] Those growing on rocks by streams are named Shihu (Dendrobium); when broken, they seem fleshy, with short bodies and solid centers. Those growing on oak trees are named Mujhu (Wood Dendrobium); when broken, they resemble wheat grains... (Text ends abruptly)