味苦。性平。微寒。无毒。感天地苦寒之味。兼得春之生气以生。降也。阴中微阳
伏砂。
【主治】主风湿寒热邪气。热结黄胆。（本经）治通身发黄。小便不利。除
头热。去伏瘕。（别录）通关节。去滞热。伤寒用之。（藏器）治天行时疾。热狂头痛。
头旋。
【归经】入膀胱经。为除湿去疸之品。（能除脾胃湿热郁结）
【前论】海藏曰。仲景茵陈栀子大黄汤治湿热。栀子柏皮汤治燥热。譬如禾苗潦则湿黄。
旱
茵
【禁忌】经疏曰。蓄血发黄者。忌用。
【炮制】雷公曰。凡使。取叶有八角者。去根阴干。细锉。勿犯火。
味辛苦。性寒。无毒。禀地中阳气。兼感上天春夏之气而生。可升可降。阳也。制
砒石、雌黄。
【主治】主瘾疹。作浴汤。（本经）捣汁。主浮肿下水。消恶毒。疔肿。乳痈。游丹等
毒。
又
晕。
其子
胀。（
【归经】入肝心包二经。为祛瘀生新之品。（二经血分药 胎前调经要药 兼能解毒行
水消
肿
【前论】东垣曰。益母草之根茎花叶子皆可用。若治肝心包血分风热。明目益精。调女
人经
根茎
凡胎
【禁忌】经疏曰。血崩及瞳子散大。均忌。惟热血欲贯瞳仁者。可与凉血药同用。时珍
曰。
味辛甘。性温。无毒。禀火土之气而生。可升可降。阴中阳也。得酒良。
【主治】主产后血晕口噤。腹内恶血不尽绞痛。胎死腹中。并酒煮服。亦主蛊毒下血。
堪作
（
【归经】入肝经。为行血之品。（肝经血分药 入心养血生新 多用破留血少用养血）
【前论】汪颖曰。凡瘀行则血活。有热结于中。暴吐紫黑血者。吐出为好。吐未尽。加
桃仁
花汁
红花。
鳌按、番红花能令人心喜。及治惊悸。皆由能养心血也。
【禁忌】经疏曰。红花本行血药。血晕解。留滞行。即止。过用。能使血行不止而毙。
世人所不知者。
茵陈蒿：味苦。性平，微寒。无毒。禀受天地苦寒之气，兼得春季的生气而生长。药势主降，属阴中微阳。
【主治】主治风湿寒热等邪气，以及热结导致的黄疸。（《本经》）治疗全身发黄，小便不利，清除头部热邪，消除体内潜伏的积块。（《别录》）通利关节，去除滞留的热邪，伤寒病时使用它。（《藏器》）治疗时行疫病，热盛狂躁引起的头痛、头晕。
【前论】海藏说：张仲景的茵陈蒿汤、栀子大黄汤治疗湿热证；栀子柏皮汤治疗燥热证。这就好比禾苗被雨水浸泡则变湿黄，干旱则……（原文此处似有缺漏或排版错误，依文意推测为对比旱黄）。
【禁忌】《本草经疏》说：蓄血发黄者，忌用。
【炮制】雷公说：凡使用茵陈蒿，要选取叶片有八个角的，去掉根部，阴干，细细切碎，不要用火炒。
益母草：味辛、苦。性寒。无毒。禀受地中的阳气，兼感上天春夏之气而生。药势可升可降，属阳。能制约砒石、雌黄的毒性。
【主治】主治瘾疹，可煮水洗澡。（《本经》）捣取汁液，主治浮肿，利水下气，消除恶毒、疔肿、乳痈、游丹等毒邪。又能治……（原文此处似有缺漏）晕。其子……（原文此处似有缺漏）胀。（《名医别录》等注）
【归经】入肝、心包二经，是祛瘀生新的药物。（这两经的血分药，胎前调经的要药，兼能解毒、行水、消肿）
【前论】李东垣说：益母草的根、茎、花、叶、子皆可用。如果治疗肝、心包血分的风热，可以明目益精，调理女子月经……（原文此处似有缺漏）根茎……（原文此处似有缺漏）凡是胎产……（原文此处似有缺漏）
【禁忌】《本草经疏》说：血崩及瞳仁散大者，均忌用。只有热血欲贯瞳仁者，可与凉血药同用。李时珍说：……（原文此处似有缺漏）
红花：味辛、甘。性温。无毒。禀受火土之气而生。药势可升可降，属阴中阳。与酒配伍效果良好。
【主治】主治产后血晕、口噤，腹内恶血不尽引起的绞痛，胎死腹中。均可用酒煮后服用。也主治蛊毒下血。可作为……（原文此处似有缺漏）
【归经】入肝经，是行血的药物。（肝经血分药，入心养血生新，多用则破留血，少用则养血）
【前论】汪颖说：凡是瘀血行则血液活络。如果有热结在中焦，突然吐出紫黑色血液的，吐出为好。如果吐未尽，加桃仁……（原文此处似有缺漏）红花汁……（原文此处似有缺漏）红花。赵献可按语：番红花能让人心生喜悦，以及治疗惊悸，都是因为它能养心血。
【禁忌】《本草经疏》说：红花本是行血药，血晕解除，留滞消除，即应停止使用。过度使用，能使血液运行不止而导致死亡。这是世人所不知道的。
**Yinchen Hao (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba)**: Bitter in taste. Neutral and slightly cold in nature. Non-toxic. It absorbs the bitter-cold qi of heaven and earth, and grows by combining with the vital energy of spring. Its action is descending, belonging to yin with slight yang.
**[Indications]** Mainly treats pathogenic factors such as wind-dampness, cold, and heat, and jaundice caused by heat accumulation. (*Shennong Bencao Jing*) Treats generalized yellowing of the body, difficult urination, clears heat from the head, and removes latent masses. (*Bencao Jing Jizhu*) Unblocks joints, removes stagnant heat, and is used for Shanghan (Cold Damage). (*Zang'er*) Treats epidemic febrile diseases, manic delirium due to heat, headache, and vertigo.
**[Meridian Tropism]** Enters the Bladder Meridian. It is a herb for removing dampness and relieving jaundice. (It can clear damp-heat stagnation in the Spleen and Stomach.)
**[Preceding Discussions]** Haicang said: Zhang Zhongjing's Yinchen Hao Tang and Zhizi Dahuang Tang treat damp-heat; Zhizi Baipi Tang treats dry-heat. This is like rice seedlings turning yellow when soaked by rain, or [when drought-stricken]... (Text appears incomplete here).
**[Contraindications]** *Bencao Jing Shu* states: Contraindicated for jaundice caused by blood stasis.
**[Processing]** Leigong said: When using it, select those with eight-angled leaves, remove the roots, dry them in the shade, cut them finely, and do not roast over fire.
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**Yimu Cao (Leonuri Herba)**: Pungent and bitter in taste. Cold in nature. Non-toxic. It inherits the yang qi from the earth and grows by absorbing the qi of spring and summer from heaven. Its action can ascend and descend, belonging to yang. It can neutralize the toxicity of realgar and orpiment.
**[Indications]** Mainly treats urticaria; can be made into a bath decoction. (*Shennong Bencao Jing*) Crushed juice treats edema, promotes diuresis, and eliminates toxic swellings, carbuncles, mastitis, and erysipelas. It also treats... (Text appears incomplete) vertigo. Its seeds... (Text appears incomplete) distension. (*Mingyi Bielu*, etc.)
**[Meridian Tropism]** Enters the Liver and Pericardium meridians. It is a herb for resolving stasis and generating new blood. (Herbs for the blood aspect of these two meridians, essential for regulating menstruation before pregnancy, and also capable of clearing toxins, promoting water metabolism, and reducing swelling.)
**[Preceding Discussions]** Li Dongyuan said: The roots, stems, flowers, leaves, and seeds of Leonuri Herba are all usable. If treating wind-heat in the blood aspect of the Liver and Pericardium, it can brighten the eyes and benefit essence, and regulate women's menses... (Text appears incomplete) roots and stems... (Text appears incomplete) regarding pregnancy and childbirth... (Text appears incomplete)
**[Contraindications]** *Bencao Jing Shu* states: Contraindicated for uterine bleeding and dilated pupils. Only in cases where hot blood desires to penetrate the pupil can it be used together with blood-cooling herbs. Li Shizhen said: ... (Text appears incomplete)
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**Honghua (Carthami Flos)**: Pungent and sweet in taste. Warm in nature. Non-toxic. It is born inheriting the qi of Fire and Earth. Its action can ascend and descend, belonging to yin with yang. It works well when prepared with wine.
**[Indications]** Mainly treats postpartum blood syncope and lockjaw, colic caused by incomplete expulsion of evil blood in the abdomen, and fetal death in the uterus. These can be taken after boiling in wine. It also treats bloody stool due to gu poison. It can serve as... (Text appears incomplete)
**[Meridian Tropism]** Enters the Liver Meridian. It is a herb for promoting blood circulation. (Blood-aspect herb of the Liver Meridian; enters the Heart to nourish blood and generate new blood; large doses break blood stasis, small doses nourish blood.)
**[Preceding Discussions]** Wang Ying said: Wherever blood stasis moves, blood circulation becomes active. If there is heat accumulation in the middle jiao, sudden vomiting of purple-black blood is favorable if vomited out. If not fully expelled, add Tao Ren... (Text appears incomplete) Honghua juice... (Text appears incomplete) Honghua. Zhao Xianke's commentary: Saffron (Crocus Sativus) makes people joyful and treats palpitations and fright because it nourishes Heart blood.
**[Contraindications]** *Bencao Jing Shu* states: Honghua is essentially a blood-moving herb. Once blood syncope is resolved and stasis is cleared, use should stop. Overuse can cause uncontrollable bleeding leading to death. This is unknown to most people.