气味甘、平,无毒。主安五脏,定魂魄,杀精魅邪气,消淤血,通五淋。(《别录》)
气味甘、微寒,无毒。主呕 ,温气,寒热,吐血,崩中。(《别录》)
张隐庵曰∶此以竹之脉络,而通人之脉络也。人身脉络不和,则吐逆为热矣。脉络不和,
则
或寒或热矣。充肤热肉澹渗皮毛之血,不循行于脉络,则上吐血而下崩中矣,竹茹通脉络,
皆治之。
气味甘、大寒,无毒。疗暴中风,风痹,胸中大热,止烦闷,消渴,劳复。(《别录
》)
气味苦、辛、温,无毒。主气滞,下食,破积结及膈气。(《图经》)
气味酸、温,无毒。主湿痹香港脚,霍乱大吐下,转筋不止。(《别录》)
气味苦、平,无毒。主卒 不止,下气。(刷去毛。《别录》)
气味甘、平,无毒。主五脏邪气,安志,厌食,除蛊毒,去三虫。久服强身聪明,
轻身不老,通神明。(《别录》)
气味酸、冷,无毒。煮汁服,止水痢。沐头洗身,治疮痒。
气味甘、寒,无毒。主除客热,止烦渴咽燥,利小便,养肝气,止漏血吐血,令女人
易孕。(《别录》)
气味甘、平,无毒。生研涂痈肿,煮汁杀鬼毒,止痛,久服令人身重。
气味甘、寒,无毒。主丹毒,烦热,风疹,药石发动热气奔豚。生研绞汁服,亦煮食
,消肿下气,压热,解矾石之毒,用之勿去皮,令人小壅。(《开宝》)
【琥珀】
气味甘、平,无毒。主治安五脏,定魂魄,驱杀精魅邪气,消散淤血,通利五淋。(出自《名医别录》)
【竹茹】
气味甘、微寒,无毒。主治呕吐,温气病,寒热往来,吐血,崩中漏下。(出自《名医别录》)
张隐庵说:这是利用竹子的脉络,来疏通人体的脉络。人体脉络不和,就会导致吐逆且伴有热象。脉络不和,就会出现或寒或热的症状。如果充盈于皮肤、肌肉之间,渗入皮毛的血液,不能循行于脉络之中,就会向上导致吐血,向下导致崩中漏下。竹茹能疏通脉络,因此都能治疗这些病症。
【葛根】
气味甘、大寒,无毒。主治暴发性中风,风痹,胸中大热,止烦闷,消渴,劳复。(出自《名医别录》)
【枳实】
气味苦、辛、温,无毒。主治气滞,促进消化下行,破除积结及膈间气滞。(出自《本草图经》)
【木瓜】
气味酸、温,无毒。主治湿痹,脚气,霍乱剧烈呕吐腹泻,转筋不止。(出自《名医别录》)
【紫菀】
气味苦、平,无毒。主治突然咳嗽不止,降气。(需刷去毛。出自《名医别录》)
【茯苓】
气味甘、平,无毒。主治五脏邪气,安神志,抑制食欲(指消除因痰湿导致的厌食或异常饥饿感,此处原文“厌食”在古文中常指消除某种病理性的食欲状态或指代祛湿后脾胃功能恢复,但直译为厌恶食物/食欲不振亦可,结合上下文“除蛊毒”,多指祛除体内寄生虫或秽浊之气后的调理,此处依字面翻译为抑制食欲/消除厌食感),去除蛊毒,驱除三种寄生虫。长期服用可强身健体、耳聪目明,身体轻盈而不衰老,通达神明。(出自《名医别录》)
【滑石】
气味酸、冷,无毒。煮汁服用,可止住痢疾。洗头洗澡,可治疗疮疡瘙痒。
【生地黄】
气味甘、寒,无毒。主治清除客热,止烦渴咽燥,通利小便,滋养肝气,止漏血吐血,使妇女容易受孕。(出自《名医别录》)
【生姜】
气味甘、平,无毒。生研涂抹可治痈肿,煮汁可杀鬼毒,止痛,长期服用使人身体沉重。
【石膏】
气味甘、寒,无毒。主治丹毒,烦热,风疹,药石发动引起的热气奔豚症。生研绞汁服用,也可以煮食,消肿下气,压制热邪,解矾石之毒。使用时不要去皮,否则会使人气机轻微壅滞。(出自《开宝本草》)
[Amber]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs the calming of the Five Viscera, stabilizing the Hun and Po spirits, killing demonic entities and evil qi, resolving blood stasis, and unblocking the five types of strangury (Wu Lin). (From *Bie Lu*)
[Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Slightly Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs vomiting, warm qi disorders, alternating chills and fever, hematemesis, and metrorrhagia (Beng Zhong). (From *Bie Lu*)
Zhang Yin'an stated: This utilizes the meridians of bamboo to unblock the meridians of the human body. When the meridians in the human body are disharmonious, it leads to regurgitation accompanied by heat. If the meridians are disharmonious, there may be either cold or heat symptoms. If the blood that fills the skin, warms the flesh, and渗ates into the hair follicles does not circulate within the meridians, it will lead upward to hematemesis and downward to metrorrhagia. Bamboo shavings unblock the meridians and thus treat all these conditions.
[Kudzu Root (Ge Gen)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Very Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It treats sudden wind-stroke, wind-bi syndrome, severe heat in the chest, relieves restlessness and oppression, consumes thirst (Xiao Ke), and addresses recurrence of illness after exertion (Lao Fu). (From *Bie Lu*)
[Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi)]
Taste: Bitter, Pungent; Nature: Warm; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs qi stagnation, promotes digestion and downward movement, breaks up accumulations and nodules, and resolves qi obstruction in the diaphragm. (From *Tu Jing*)
[Chinese Quince (Mu Gua)]
Taste: Sour; Nature: Warm; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs damp-bi syndrome, beriberi (Hong Jiao), cholera with severe vomiting and diarrhea, and persistent muscle cramps (Zhuan Jin). (From *Bie Lu*)
[Aster Root (Zi Wan)]
Taste: Bitter; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs sudden incessant coughing and directs qi downward. (The hairs must be brushed off. From *Bie Lu*)
[Poria (Fu Ling)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs evil qi in the Five Viscera, calms the mind and spirit, suppresses appetite, removes gu poison, and expels three types of parasites. Long-term use strengthens the body, enhances hearing and vision, lightens the body, prevents aging, and connects with spiritual clarity. (From *Bie Lu*)
[Talcum (Hua Shi)]
Taste: Sour; Nature: Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Boiled as a decoction and taken internally, it stops dysentery. Washing the head and body with it treats sores and itching.
[Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs clearing exogenous heat, relieving restlessness, thirst, and dry throat, promoting urination, nourishing liver qi, stopping leakage bleeding and hematemesis, and facilitating conception in women. (From *Bie Lu*)
[Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic. Crushed raw and applied topically, it treats carbuncles and swellings. Boiled as a decoction, it kills ghost poisons and relieves pain. Long-term use makes the body feel heavy.
[Gypsum (Shi Gao)]
Taste: Sweet; Nature: Cold; Toxicity: Non-toxic. It governs erysipelas (Dan Du),烦热 (restless heat), wind-rash, and the rising gas of Ben Tun caused by the activation of heat from mineral drugs. Crushed raw and squeezed for juice to take orally, or boiled and eaten, it reduces swelling, directs qi downward, suppresses heat, and resolves the toxicity of alum. Do not peel it when used, as doing so causes slight qi stagnation. (From *Kai Bao*)