生阴湿处。冬夏常青。实黑而圆。其茎蔓延贴石。折之有白汁。其叶小于指头。浓
强。面青背淡。涩而不光。有尖圆二种。功用相同。六七月采茎叶用。其绕树生者。叶
薄也。气味苦温。微寒。入足阳明手足少阴足厥阴少阳经。治喉舌肿闭。背痈 肿。口干舌
焦。养
地之阴气
毒也。喉
即通。神
叶相对
栝蒌一
小便白浊。
史载之言
用络石人参茯苓各二两。龙骨 一两。为末。每服二钱。空心
米饮下。日
〔论〕凡味苦寒则就水。苦热则就火。络石味苦。凌冬不凋。得于阴气最浓。六七月采
之。
达清
浊。
〔修治〕粗布揩去茎叶上毛。熟甘草水浸。晒干用。
即木馒头。一名薜荔。延树木垣墙而生。四时不凋。浓茎坚强。大于络石。不花而实
微似莲蓬而稍大。六七月实内空而红。八月后则满腹细子如稗。一子一须。其味微涩。其
轻虚。
味甘涩。气平。主治壮阳道。固精。消肿散毒。止血下乳。治久痢肠痔。心痛阴 。
〔论〕黑丸子治久年痔漏下血。以木馒头为君。集简方治阴 囊肿。烧木馒头酒服。又
有与
振之
证矣
即五爪龙。纲目不载。因治背疽奇中。故详录之。此草蔓生下湿地。叶似丝瓜
五丫。丫俱有须。故名五爪龙。三月间采。阴干用。
背疽总略。背疽属火毒酝酿而成。不能外散。势必内攻。不能中出。势必旁溃。医以凉
药围
以火引
照。即
火捻提照方。照法日每一次。初用捻三根或四根。次日用四根或五根。以次至六七根止。
大
子
药
法熏
太乙
心等方
先。
熏药方
雄黄朱砂血竭没药各一钱。麝香二分。血竭没药。赝物极多。须按本草求其真者。
细末。绵纸为捻长约尺许。每捻药三分。真麻油润灼。离疮半寸许。自外而内。周遭徐
之。火头上出。药气内入。疮毒随气解散。自不内侵脏腑。初用三条。渐加至五七条。
渐消又渐减。熏罢随即敷药。自外而内者。言自红晕外。左右旋照以渐将捻收入疮口
更须将捻猛向外提。以引毒瓦斯。此是手法。
敷药方
五爪龙车前草连根叶 草金银花各等分。上四味鲜草。一处捣烂。加多年陈小
起。仍加飞盐末少许。共为稠糊敷疮上。中留一顶。拔脓出。若冬时无鲜者。用根及
药。（蓄草者阴干。无见火日。）陈醋调敷。如五龙草急觅不得。而疮势紧急。即将车
味捣用。亦能奏功。疮初发时。取五龙草汁半盏。黄酒和水饮。能内消。
太乙膏
元参当归白芷肉桂大黄生地赤芍苦参 八味切片。用麻油二斤。入铜锅内。煎至
隔棕滤去渣。入黄丹十二两。再熬。滴水成珠。捻软硬得宜。即成膏矣。制丹法。先
紫色。倾入缸。滚水泡之。再汲凉水满缸。用棒常搅。浸一宿。去水。再炒如前。两
研。务要极细。
凡人将发痈疽毒。半年一年前。必常自觉口干。或作渴思饮茶并水。或食已即饥。名为
中消
金银
十余
共
得酒
生长在阴湿的地方。冬夏常青。果实黑色且圆。它的茎蔓延并贴附在石头上，折断后有白色汁液流出。叶片比手指头小，质地浓密强劲。叶面青绿，叶背颜色较淡，表面粗糙而不光亮。有尖头和圆头两种，功效相同。六七月采集茎叶使用。那些缠绕树木生长的，叶片较薄。气味苦温，微寒。入足阳明经、手足少阴经、足厥阴经和足少阳经。治疗喉舌肿胀闭塞、背部痈肿、口干舌焦。滋养地之阴气以解毒。使喉部即通，神效显现。
即木馒头。又名薜荔。沿着树木和垣墙生长。四季不凋谢。茎干粗壮坚硬，比络石大。不开花而结果，果实形状像莲蓬但稍大。六七月时果实内部空心且呈红色。八月后则充满腹内细小的种子，像稗草籽一样。一粒种子带一根须。味道微涩。质地轻虚。味甘涩，气平。主治壮阳道，固精，消肿散毒，止血下乳。治疗久痢、肠痔、心痛及阴疝。
〔论〕黑丸子治疗多年的痔漏下血，以木馒头为君药。《集简方》治疗阴囊肿胀，将木馒头烧酒后服用。又有……振之……证矣。
即五爪龙。纲目不记载，因为治疗背疽效果奇特，所以详细记录。这种草蔓生在下湿地，叶子像丝瓜的五丫，每个丫都有须，所以叫五爪龙。三月间采集，阴干后使用。
《背疽总略》：背疽属于火毒酝酿而成，不能向外发散，势必向内攻伐；不能从中间排出，势必向旁边溃烂。医生用凉药围堵……以火引……照。即火捻提照方。照法每天一次。初用三根或四根火捻，第二天用四根或五根，依次增加到六七根为止。大……子……药……法熏……太乙……心等方……先。
熏药方：雄黄、朱砂、血竭、没药各一钱，麝香二分。血竭、没药赝品极多，必须按照本草求取真品。研成细末，用绵纸卷成约一尺长的捻子。每捻用药三分，用真麻油润湿灼烧。距离疮口半寸左右，从外向内，周围慢慢……之。火头上出，药气内入。疮毒随气解散，自然不内侵脏腑。初用三条，逐渐加至五七条。逐渐消退后又逐渐减少。熏完后随即敷药。“自外而内”是指从红晕外围，左右旋转照射，逐渐将捻子收入疮口。更须将捻子猛力向外提，以引出毒瓦斯。这是手法。
敷药方：五爪龙、车前草（连根叶）、[缺字]草、金银花各等分。以上四味鲜草，一起捣烂，加入多年陈醋少许起糊。再加少许飞盐末，共做成稠糊敷在疮上，中间留一个顶孔，以拔脓外出。如果冬天没有鲜草，就用根及……药。（蓄草者阴干，不见日头。）用陈醋调敷。如果五龙草急觅不得，而疮势紧急，就将车……味捣用，也能奏效。疮初发时，取五龙草汁半盏，加黄酒和水饮用，能内消。
太乙膏：元参、当归、白芷、肉桂、大黄、生地、赤芍、苦参。八味切片，用麻油二斤，放入铜锅内，煎至……隔棕滤去渣。加入黄丹十二两，再熬。滴水成珠，捻软硬得宜，即成膏了。制丹法：先……紫色，倾入缸中，滚水泡之。再汲凉水满缸，用棒常搅，浸一宿，去水，再炒如前。两……研。务要极细。
凡人要发痈疽毒，在半年一年前，必定常自觉口干，或者作渴想饮茶并水，或者食已即饥，名为中消……金银……十余……共……得酒。
Grows in shady and damp places. Evergreen in winter and summer. Fruits are black and round. Its stems creep and adhere to stones; when broken, white juice exudes. Leaves are smaller than a finger, dense and strong. The upper surface is green, the lower surface pale, rough and not glossy. There are two varieties: pointed and rounded, with identical functions. Stems and leaves are harvested in the sixth and seventh months. Those growing by winding around trees have thinner leaves. Flavor is bitter and warm, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Yangming, Hand-Shaoyin, Foot-Shaoyin, Foot-Jueyin, and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Treats swelling and closure of the throat and tongue, back carbuncles, dry mouth, and scorched tongue. Nourishes the Yin Qi of the earth to resolve toxins. Throat opens immediately, showing divine efficacy.
Also known as Mu Mantou (Wood Bun). Another name is Bili (Ficus pumila). Grows along trees and walls. Does not wither in the four seasons. Stems are thick and strong, larger than Luan Shi Teng (Trachelospermum jasminoides). Bears fruit without flowers. Fruit resembles a lotus pod but slightly larger. In the sixth and seventh months, the fruit interior is hollow and red. After the eighth month, it is filled with fine seeds like barnyard grass, each seed with a hair-like appendage. Taste is slightly astringent. Texture is light and void. Flavor is sweet and astringent, Qi is neutral. Mainly treats strengthening the Yang pathway, consolidating essence, reducing swelling and dissipating toxins, stopping bleeding and promoting lactation. Treats chronic dysentery, intestinal hemorrhoids, heart pain, and Yin hernia.
[Discussion] Black Pills treat chronic fistulae with bleeding for many years, using Mu Mantou as the sovereign herb. *Ji Jian Fang* treats scrotal swelling by burning Mu Mantou and taking it with wine. Also... Zhen Zhi... syndrome.
Also known as Wu Zhao Long (Five-Claw Dragon). Not recorded in the *Gang Mu*. Detailed here because of its miraculous effect in treating back carbuncles. This herb creeps in low-lying wet areas. Leaves resemble those of loofah with five lobes, each lobe having tendrils, hence the name Wu Zhao Long. Harvested in the third month, dried in shade for use.
*General Overview of Back Carbuncles*: Back carbuncles are formed by the fermentation of Fire-Toxin. Unable to disperse outward, they inevitably attack inward; unable to discharge from the center, they inevitably ulcerate sideways. Physicians use cooling medicines to surround... guide with fire... illuminate. That is, the Fire Stick Illumination Method. Illumination is performed once daily. Initially use three or four sticks, on the second day use four or five, increasing sequentially up to six or seven sticks. Large... Zi... Medicine... Method fumigation... Tai Yi... Xin etc. formulas... First.
Fumigation Prescription: Xiong Huang (Realgar), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar), Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood), Mo Yao (Myrrh) each 1 qian, She Xiang (Musk) 2 fen. Counterfeit Xue Jie and Mo Yao are very common; one must seek authentic ones according to materia medica. Grind into fine powder. Roll into sticks about one chi long using cotton paper. Use 3 fen of medicine per stick. Moisten with authentic sesame oil and burn. Hold approximately half a cun away from the wound. From outside to inside, rotate slowly around the area. Fire emerges from the tip, medicinal Qi enters inward. The toxin of the carbuncle dissolves with the Qi, naturally preventing invasion of the Zang-Fu organs. Start with three sticks, gradually increase to five or seven. Gradually reduce as symptoms subside. Immediately apply dressing after fumigation. "From outside to inside" refers to starting from the outer edge of the erythema, rotating left and right, gradually inserting the stick into the wound opening. Furthermore, the stick must be pulled vigorously outward to draw out toxic vapors. This is the manual technique.
Dressing Prescription: Wu Zhao Long (Pueraria thomsonii), Che Qian Cao (Plantago asiatica, including roots and leaves), [Missing Character] Cao, Jin Yin Hua (Lonicera japonica) in equal parts. These four fresh herbs are mashed together. Add a small amount of aged vinegar to form a paste. Add a little Fei Yan (calcined salt). Mix into a thick paste and apply to the wound, leaving a central aperture to drain pus. If fresh herbs are unavailable in winter, use roots and... medicine. (Herbs stored should be shade-dried, avoiding sunlight.) Apply mixed with aged vinegar. If Wu Long Cao cannot be found urgently and the carbuncle condition is critical, crush and use Che... flavor, which can also achieve results. At the initial stage of the carbuncle, take half a zhan of Wu Long Cao juice, mixed with yellow wine and water, to drink internally to resolve the condition.
Tai Yi Paste: Yuan Shen (Scrophularia ningpoensis), Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis), Bai Zhi (Angelica dahurica), Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark), Da Huang (Rhubarb), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa), Chi Shao (Red Peony Root), Ku Shen (Sophora flavescens). Slice eight ingredients. Use two jin of sesame oil, place in a copper pot, boil until... filter through palm fiber to remove dregs. Add twelve liang of Huang Dan (Lead Tetroxide), boil again. Test by dropping liquid into water; when it forms a bead, adjust hardness and softness appropriately, then the paste is ready. Preparation of Dan method: First... purple color, pour into a vat, soak with boiling water. Then fill the vat with cool water, stir constantly with a stick, soak overnight, drain water, fry again as before. Two... grind. Must be extremely fine.
Anyone prone to developing carbuncles or toxic sores will often feel dry mouth, thirst craving tea and water, or hunger immediately after eating, half a year to a year prior. This is named Zhong Xiao (Middle Wasting-Thirst)... Jin Yin... ten plus... together... obtain wine.