\r山慈姑\pc84.bmp\r,味甘、微辛,性微寒。入脾、肺二经。收敛肺气。消阴分之痰,
止咳嗽,治喉痹,止咽喉痛,止血涩血,大肠下血,痔漏疮痈之症。
(单方) 治痔疮,漏下,脓血痈疽,毒疮红肿不出头者,有脓出头,无脓即散,水煨
点水酒服。
──丛本卷下
\r土茯苓\pc85.bmp\r,气味甘淡,无毒。
主治食之当谷不饥,调中止泄,健行不睡,健脾胃,强筋骨,去风湿,利关节,杨梅疮。
服之最良。或误服轻粉、水银毒,周身筋骨疼痛,同防风 银花 白鲜皮 煎服,月余神效,
轻则半月。滇中方可用。
──模板卷三
\r萆 \pc86.bmp\r,味苦、微酸,性平。入肝、脾、膀胱经。治风寒湿气,经络、腰
膝疼痛,遍身顽麻,利膀胱水道,赤白便浊。
──丛本卷中
\r水菖蒲\pc87.bmp\r,味辛、苦,性温。治九种胃气疼痛,用一寸九节者良,新瓦焙
黄为末,烧酒吃一钱,良效。
(又一方)
九节菖蒲(四两) 香附子(一两) 吴茱萸(二两)为丸,每服二钱,滚水点酒服。
──丛本卷下
\r山药\pc88.bmp\r,味甘,性温。无毒。治伤中,补虚羸,除寒热邪气,补中益气,
长肌肉,强阴。久服之,耳目聪明,轻身长肌,延年益寿。
──务本卷一上
山慈姑,味道甘甜、略带辛辣,药性微寒。归入脾经和肺经。能够收敛肺气。消除阴分部位的痰湿,停止咳嗽,治疗喉痹(咽喉肿痛闭塞),缓解咽喉疼痛,具有止血和涩血的功效,适用于大肠下血、痔疮漏管以及疮痈等症状。
(单方)治疗痔疮、漏下症、流脓血的痈疽、毒疮红肿但无法出头的症状;若有脓则促使排脓,若无脓则使肿块消散。用水煨熟后,点入水酒服用。
──丛本卷下
土茯苓,气味甘甜、淡味,没有毒性。
主要功效是食用后能像谷物一样充饥而不觉得饥饿,调理中焦以止泻,增强体力行走且不易困倦,健运脾胃,强壮筋骨,祛除风湿,通利关节,治疗杨梅疮。
服用此药效果最佳。如果误服了轻粉或水银导致中毒,出现周身筋骨疼痛,可与防风、金银花、白鲜皮一起煎煮服用,一个月左右可见神效,病情轻者半个月见效。在云南地区方可使用此法。
──模板卷三
萆薢,味道苦、略带酸味,药性平和。归入肝经、脾经和膀胱经。治疗风寒湿气引起的经络、腰膝疼痛,全身顽固性麻木,通利膀胱水道,治疗赤白便浊(小便混浊如米泔或带血)。
──丛本卷中
水菖蒲,味道辛、苦,药性温。治疗九种胃气疼痛,选用一寸长且有九节的药材效果最好,用新瓦焙至黄色后研成粉末,用烧酒送服一钱,疗效良好。
(另一方)
九节菖蒲(四两) 香附子(一两) 吴茱萸(二两)制成丸药,每次服用二钱,用滚开水冲服并佐以酒。
──丛本卷下
山药,味道甘甜,药性温。没有毒性。治疗内伤,补益虚弱的身体,去除寒热邪气,补益中气,促进肌肉生长,坚固阴精。长期服用,能使耳目聪明,身体轻盈,肌肉丰满,延年益寿。
──务本卷一上
Cigu (Bletilla striata), sweet and slightly pungent in taste, slightly cold in nature. Enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. Astringes Lung Qi. Resolves phlegm in the Yin aspect, stops coughing, treats Hou Bi (obstruction and pain in the throat), relieves sore throat, stops bleeding and astringes blood, indicated for lower rectal bleeding, hemorrhoidal fistula, and sores and carbuncles.
(Single herb prescription) Treats hemorrhoids, leukorrhea with discharge, abscesses with pus and blood, and toxic sores that are red and swollen but fail to suppurate; if pus is present, it promotes drainage; if no pus, it dissipates the swelling. Simmered in water and taken with a little rice wine.
── Congben, Lower Volume
Tufuling (Smilax glabra), sweet and bland in taste, non-toxic.
Mainly indicated for feeling full without hunger after eating, regulating the Middle Jiao to stop diarrhea, enhancing physical strength for walking without drowsiness, strengthening the Spleen and Stomach, fortifying sinews and bones, dispelling wind-dampness, benefiting joints, and treating Yangmei Chu (chancre).
It is most effective when taken alone. In cases of accidental poisoning from Qinfen (Calomel) or Shuiyin (Mercury) causing pain throughout the sinews and bones, decoct together with Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Yinhua (Honeysuckle Flower), and Baixianpi (Dictamnus Bark) and take orally. Divine efficacy is seen within one month, or half a month for milder cases. This method is applicable only in Yunnan.
── Moban, Volume Three
Bixie (Dioscorea hypoglauca), bitter and slightly sour in taste, neutral in nature. Enters the Liver, Spleen, and Bladder meridians. Treats wind-cold-dampness affecting the collaterals, causing pain in the waist and knees, generalized numbness, benefits the Bladder's water pathways, and treats Chi Bai Bian Zhuo (cloudy urine with or without blood).
── Congben, Middle Volume
Shuichangpu (Acorus tatarinowii), pungent and bitter in taste, warm in nature. Treats nine types of Stomach Qi pain. The best quality is one inch long with nine nodes. Roasted on a new tile until yellow, ground into powder, and taken with one qian using strong liquor for good effect.
(Another prescription)
Jijie Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, four liang), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, one liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, two liang) are made into pills. Take two qian per dose, dissolved in boiling water and taken with wine.
── Congben, Lower Volume
Shanyao (Dioscorea opposita), sweet in taste, warm in nature. Non-toxic. Treats internal injury, tonifies deficiency and emaciation, eliminates pathogenic cold and heat, tonifies Middle Qi, promotes muscle growth, and strengthens Yin. Long-term consumption makes the ears and eyes clear, the body light, muscles robust, and extends longevity.
── Wuben, Upper Volume One