一名龙眼肉。味甘微温,入心脾而养血润燥,益智安神。去壳、核用。
甘涩酸平,生津清肺,解毒醒酒。核可代用。橄榄仁∶味甘平润,唇吻燥痛,研烂敷
甘温气香,醒脾开胃,解郁润肠,为芳香解郁润燥良药。其油可通津枯肠结,无火
苦辛性温,破滞消胀,磨积攻坚;能坠药力至下极之分成功。虚人忌之。惟岭南瘴气
乡,常啖槟榔不辍。
性味辛温,入脾肺而宽中下水;泄肺利脾,为水肿初起专药。虚者忌之。子似槟榔
大形扁,故名大腹槟榔。辛涩性温,功用相近槟榔而力稍缓。
即金钩子,一名术密,一名木饧,俗名鸡距子。甘平性润,解酒除烦。木皮煎汁,
五痔。
辛甘气香,醒脾润肺。俗名长生果,果中佳品。炒熟用。肠滑者非宜。
一名蜀椒。味辛性热,入肾命而兼入脾肺。补火散寒,温中杀虫。拣去闭口,微炒出
用。但取外皮名椒红,功用相同,而性更烈。核名椒目,苦辛微温,利水消肿。椒根∶辛
杀虫。秦产名秦椒,俗名花椒,辛苦性温,但能温中散寒,燥湿杀虫,不能直入命门,而
导火归原之用。
味辛大热,暖中快膈,燥湿除寒,为胃寒吐水;阴冷腹痛之专药。白胡椒∶专走气分
而性更烈。
辛苦大热,入肝而疏逆燥脾,温中开郁,引热下行,为厥阴头痛、呕酸、阴疝、奔
专药。止呕,黄连水炒;治疝,盐水炒;入肝治血,均醋汤泡炒。
桂圆肉:又名龙眼肉。味甘,性微温,入心、脾经,能养血润燥,益智安神。使用时需去壳和核。
橄榄:味甘、涩,性平,能生津液,清肺热,解毒,醒酒。其核可代替使用。
橄榄仁:味甘,性平而润,主治唇吻干燥疼痛,研烂后外敷。
砂仁:味甘,性温,气味芳香,能醒脾开胃,解郁结,润肠道,是芳香解郁润燥的良药。其油可用于治疗津枯肠燥便秘,无实火者适用。
槟榔:味苦、辛,性温,能破气滞、消胀满,磨积滞、攻坚积;能使药力下沉至身体下部发挥作用。体虚者忌用。只有岭南瘴气之乡的人,常食用槟榔不停歇。
大腹皮:性味辛、温,入脾、肺经,能宽中理气,利水消肿;泄肺气以利于脾气运化,是水肿初起时的专用药物。体虚者忌用。其果实形状似槟榔但较大且扁,故名为大腹槟榔。
大腹子(大腹果):味辛、涩,性温,功用与槟榔相近但药力稍缓。
榧子:即金钩子,一名术密,一名木饧,俗名鸡距子。味甘,性平而润,能解酒毒,除烦闷。其树皮煎汁,可治五痔。
花生:味辛、甘,气味芳香,能醒脾润肺。俗名长生果,是果品中的佳品。需炒熟后使用。大便滑泄者不宜服用。
蜀椒:又名蜀椒。味辛,性热,入肾命门经,兼入脾、肺经。能补命门之火,散寒邪,温中焦,杀虫。使用时拣去闭口者,微炒后使用。仅取外皮称为椒红,功用相同,但药性更猛烈。其核称为椒目,味苦、辛,性微温,能利水消肿。
椒根:味辛,能杀虫。产于秦地者称为秦椒,俗名花椒,味辛苦,性温,只能温中散寒,燥湿杀虫,不能直接入命门发挥引火归原的作用。
白胡椒:味辛,性大热,能暖中焦,快膈气,燥湿除寒,是治疗胃寒吐清水、阴冷腹痛的专用药物。白胡椒专走气分,且药性更猛烈。
吴茱萸:味辛苦,性大热,入肝经,能疏肝逆,燥脾湿,温中焦,开郁结,引热下行,是治疗厥阴头痛、呕吐酸水、阴疝、奔豚气的专用药物。止呕时,用黄连水炒制;治疝时,用盐水炒制;入肝经治疗血证时,均用醋汤浸泡炒制。
Longan Aril: Also known as Long Yan Rou. Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, enters the Heart and Spleen meridians to nourish blood and moisten dryness, benefiting intelligence and calming the spirit. Use the flesh after removing the shell and seed.
Olive: Sweet and astringent, neutral in nature, generates fluids, clears Lung heat, resolves toxicity, and revives from intoxication. The seed can be used as a substitute.
Olive Kernel: Sweet, neutral and moist in nature, treats dryness and pain of the lips and mouth; apply externally after grinding into a paste.
Quisqualis Indica (Shi Jun Zi): Sweet and astringent, neutral in nature, specialized in expelling parasites and resolving food stagnation.
Amomum Villosum (Sha Ren): Sweet, warm in nature, with an aromatic fragrance, awakens the Spleen and opens the appetite, relieves depression and moistens the intestines, serving as an excellent aromatic herb for relieving depression and moistening dryness. Its oil can be used to treat constipation due to fluid depletion and intestinal dryness, suitable for cases without excess fire.
Areca Seed (Bing Lang): Bitter and pungent, warm in nature, breaks qi stagnation and reduces distension, grinds down accumulations and attacks hardness; it directs medicinal power to the lower extremities of the body. Contraindicated in deficient persons. Only in the miasma-prone regions of Lingnan do people frequently consume Areca seeds without cessation.
Areca Pericarpium (Da Fu Pi): Pungent and warm, enters the Spleen and Lung meridians, broadens the middle jiao and promotes water metabolism; drains Lung Qi to facilitate Spleen function, serving as a specific medicine for early-stage edema. Contraindicated in deficient persons. The fruit resembles Areca seed but is larger and flatter, hence named Da Fu Bing Lang.
Areca Fruit (Da Fu Zi): Pungent and astringent, warm in nature, functions are similar to Areca seed but with slightly weaker potency.
Torreya Grandis (Fei Zi): Also known as Jin Gou Zi, Shu Mi, Mu Tang, commonly called Ji Ju Zi. Sweet, neutral and moist in nature, resolves alcohol toxicity and removes vexation. Decoction of its bark treats the five types of hemorrhoids.
Arachis Hypogaea (Hua Sheng): Pungent and sweet, aromatic in nature, awakens the Spleen and moistens the Lungs. Commonly known as Chang Sheng Guo, it is a fine quality nut. Should be used after roasting. Not suitable for those with loose stools.
Sichuan Pepper (Shu Jiao): Also known as Shu Jiao. Pungent, hot in nature, enters the Kidney Ming Men meridian and also the Spleen and Lung meridians. Supplements Ming Men fire, disperses cold, warms the middle jiao, and expels parasites. Pick out closed-mouth peppercorns and use after slight stir-frying. Using only the outer skin is called Jiao Hong; its function is the same but the nature is more intense. The seed is called Jiao Mu, bitter and pungent, slightly warm in nature, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Pepper Root: Pungent, expels parasites. Those produced in Qin region are called Qin Jiao, commonly known as Hua Jiao, pungent and bitter, warm in nature; they can only warm the middle jiao, disperse cold, dry dampness, and expel parasites, but cannot directly enter Ming Men to guide fire back to its source.
White Pepper: Pungent, very hot in nature, warms the middle jiao, benefits the diaphragm, dries dampness and dispels cold, serving as a specific medicine for vomiting clear fluid due to Stomach cold and abdominal pain due to yin-cold. White pepper specifically moves within the Qi level and has a more intense nature.
Evodia Fruit (Wu Zhu Yu): Pungent and bitter, very hot in nature, enters the Liver meridian, soothes rebellious Qi, dries Spleen dampness, warms the middle jiao, opens depression, and guides heat downward. It is a specific medicine for Jueyin headache, vomiting acid, Yin hernia, and Ben Tun syndrome. To stop vomiting, stir-fry with Coptis Chinensis decoction; to treat hernia, stir-fry with salt water solution; to enter the Liver meridian for treating blood disorders, soak and stir-fry in vinegar decoction.