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味辛、甘，温、大热，有大毒。主中风恶风，洗洗出汗，除寒湿痹，咳逆上气，破积
聚寒热，消胸上痰冷，食不下，心腹冷疾，脐间痛，肩胛痛，不可俯仰，目中痛，不可久视
。又堕胎。其汁煎之，名射罔，杀禽兽。
射罔 味苦，有大毒。疗尸疰症坚，及头中风痹痛。一名奚毒，一名即子，一名乌喙。
臣禹锡等谨按中蛊通用药云∶射罔，温，大热。
乌喙（音讳） 味辛，微温，有大毒。主风湿，丈夫肾湿阴囊痒，寒热历节，制引腰痛，
不能
行步，痈肿脓结。又堕胎。生朗陵山谷，正月、二月采，阴干。长三寸以上为天雄。（莽草
为之使，反半夏、栝蒌、贝母、白蔹、白芨、恶藜芦。）
陶隐居云∶今采用四月乌头与附子同根，春时茎初生。有脑形似乌鸟之头，故谓之乌头。
有
两歧，共蒂状如牛角，名乌喙。喙即乌之口也。亦以八月采，捣笮茎取汁，日煎为射罔。猎
人以敷箭，射禽兽，中人亦死，宜速解之。唐本注云∶乌喙，即乌头异名也。此物同苗，或
有
三歧者，然两歧者少。纵夫雄、附子有两歧者，仍根据本名。如乌头两歧，即名乌喙，天雄、
附子若有两歧者，复云何名之？臣禹锡等谨按吴氏云∶乌头一名莨，一名千秋，一名毒公
，一
名果负，一名耿子。神农、雷公、桐君、黄帝∶甘，有毒。正月始生，叶浓，茎方中空，叶
四四相当，与蒿相似。又云乌喙，神农、雷公、桐君、黄帝∶有毒。十月采。形如乌头，有
两歧，相合如乌之喙，名曰马喙也。所畏、恶、使，尽与乌头同。尔雅云∶芨，董草。注∶
即乌头也，江东呼为堇（音靳）。崔实四民月令云∶三月可采乌头。药性论云∶乌头，使，
远
志为之使，忌豉汁，味苦、辛，大热，有大毒。能治恶风憎寒，湿痹逆气，冷痰包心，肠腹
痛， 癖气块，益阳事，中风洗洗恶寒，除寒热，主胸中痰满，冷气，不下食，治咳逆
上气，治齿痛，破积聚寒，主强志。又云乌喙，使，忌豉汁，味苦、辛，大热。能治男子肾
气衰弱，阴汗，主疗风温湿邪痛，治寒热痈肿岁月不消者。陈藏器云∶射罔本功外。主
疮
，疮根结核，瘰 ，毒肿及蛇咬。先取药涂肉四畔，渐渐近疮，习习逐病至骨。疮有熟脓及
黄水出，涂之。若无脓水，有生血，及新伤肉破，即不可涂，立杀人。亦如杀走兽，敷箭镞
射之，十步倒也。日华子云∶土附子，味 、辛，热，有毒。生去皮，捣滤汁澄清，旋添，
晒干取膏，名为射罔。猎人将作毒箭使用，或中者，以甘草、蓝青、小豆叶、浮萍，冷水、
荠，皆可御也。
图经文具侧子条下。
圣惠方∶治风，腰脚冷痹疼痛。用川乌头三分去皮脐。生捣罗，酽醋调涂于故帛上敷之，
须
臾痛
止。又方∶治久疥癣方∶用川乌头七枚，生用捣碎，以水三大盏，煎至一大盏，去滓，温洗
之
。外台秘要∶治头风头痛。腊月乌头一升，炒令黄，末之，绢袋盛，酒三升浸，温服。千金
方∶
治耳鸣如流水声，耳痒及风声，不治久成聋。全乌头一味，掘得承湿削如枣核大，塞耳。旦
易夜易，不过三日愈。又方∶治沙虱毒，以射罔敷之佳。经验方∶治一切冷气，去风痰，定
遍身疼
痛。益元气，强精力，固精益髓，令人少病。川乌头一斤，用五升许大瓷钵子盛，以童子小
便浸，逐日添注任令溢出，浸二七日，其乌头通软，拣去烂坏者不用，余以竹刀切破，每个
作
四片，却用新汲井水淘七遍后浸之，每日换。七日通前浸二十一日，取出焙干，其药洁白，
捣罗为末，酒煮面糊丸绿豆大。每服十丸，空心盐汤，酒下，少粥饭压之。如冷气稍盛，加
丸数服之。经验后方∶治痢独圣丸∶川乌头一个好者，柴灰火烧烟欲尽取出，地上盏子合，
良
久，细研，用酒，蜡丸如大麻子，每服三丸。赤痢用黄连、甘草、黑豆煎汤放冷吞下；如白
，用甘草、黑豆煎汤放冷吞下；如泻及肚疼，水吞下。每于空心服之，忌热物。梅师方∶治
蛇
虺螫人，以射罔涂螫处，频易。又方∶治妇人血风虚冷，月候不匀，或即脚手心烦热，或头
面
浮肿顽麻。川乌头一斤，清油四两，盐四两，一处铛内熬令裂。如桑椹色为度，去皮脐，五
灵
脂四两，合一处为末，入臼中捣令匀后，蒸饼丸如梧桐子大。空心温酒、盐汤下二十丸，亦
治
丈夫风疾。又方∶补益元藏，取饮食，壮筋骨。二虎丸∶乌头、附子各四两，酽醋浸三宿，
取
出切作片子，穿一小坑，以炭火烧令通赤，用好醋三升，同药倾入热坑子内，盆合之，经一
宿取出，去砂土，用好青盐四两，研与前药同炒，令赤黄色，杵为末，醋、面糊丸如梧子大
。空心冷酒下十五丸，盐汤亦得，妇人亦宜。又方∶疗瘫缓风，手足 曳，口眼 斜，语言
蹇
涩，履步不正，神验。乌龙丹∶川乌头去脐了，五灵脂各五两，右为末，入龙脑、麝香研令
细匀，滴水丸如弹子大。每服一丸，先以生姜汁研化，次暖酒调服之，一日两服，空心、晚
食前服。治一人只三十丸，服得五、七丸，便觉抬得手，移得步，十丸可以自梳头。胜金方
∶
治蝎蜇。乌头末少许，头醋调敷之。灵苑方∶治马汗入疮，肿痛渐甚，宜急疗之，迟则毒深
难
理。以生乌头末敷疮口，良久有黄水出，立愈。初虞世治陷甲，割甲成疮，连年不瘥。川乌
头尖、黄柏等分，为末，洗了贴药。修真秘诀治泻痢。三神丸∶草乌头三两，一两生；一两
熟炒；一两烧存性。研为末，以醋、面糊丸如绿豆大。每服五丸，空心服。泻用井花水；赤
痢甘草汤下；白痢干姜汤下；赤白痢生姜甘草汤下。孙兆口诀治阴毒伤寒，手足逆冷，脉息
沉细，头疼腰重，兼治阴毒咳逆等疾。川乌头、干姜等分，上为粗散，炒令转色，放冷再捣
为细散。每一钱，水一盏，盐一撮，煎取半盏，温服。古今录验∶治痈攻肿，若有息肉突出
者
。乌头五枚，以苦酒三升，渍三日，洗之，日夜三、四度。杨氏产乳疗耳鸣无昼夜。乌头烧
作
灰，菖蒲等分为末，绵裹塞耳中，日再用，效也。唐·李宝臣为 人置堇于液，宝臣饮之即
喑，三日死。唐·武后置堇于食，贺兰氏食之，暴死。
衍义曰∶乌头、乌喙、天雄、附子、侧子，凡五等，皆一物也。只以大小、长短、似像
而名
之
。后世补虚寒，则须用附子，仍取其端平而圆，大及半两以上者，其力全不僭。风家即多用
天雄，亦取其大者。以其尖角多热性，不肯就下，故取敷散也。此用乌头、附子之大略如此
。余三等，则量其材而用之。其炮制之法，经方已着。
乌头
味辛、甘，性温、大热，有大毒。主治中风恶风（感受风邪而怕风），身体瑟瑟出汗，祛除寒湿痹痛，咳嗽气逆上冲，破除积聚引起的寒热症状，消除胸中痰冷，饮食不下，心腹冷疾，脐间疼痛，肩胛部疼痛，身体不能俯仰，眼中疼痛，不能久视。又能堕胎。其汁液煎制后，称为射罔，可杀死禽兽。
射罔
味苦，有大毒。治疗尸疰症坚（一种慢性消耗性疾病，伴有坚硬肿块），以及头部中风痹痛。又名奚毒，又名即子，又名乌喙。
臣禹锡等人考证《中蛊通用药》记载：射罔，性温，大热。
乌喙（音讳）
味辛，微温，有大毒。主治风湿，男子肾湿导致的阴囊瘙痒，寒热交替的历节病，牵引性腰痛，行走困难，痈肿脓结。又能堕胎。产于朗陵山谷，正月、二月采集，阴干。长度在三寸以上的称为天雄。（莽草为其使药，与半夏、栝蒌、贝母、白蔹、白芨相反，畏藜芦。）
陶隐居说：现在采用四月采收的乌头与附子同根，春天茎刚生出时，有脑状部分形似乌鸟的头，所以叫乌头。如果有两歧分叉，共同蒂部形状像牛角，名叫乌喙。喙就是乌鸟的嘴。也在八月采集，捣碎茎秆取汁，日晒煎煮成为射罔。猎人将其涂抹在箭上，用来射杀禽兽，中人也会死亡，应当迅速解毒。唐本注说：乌喙，就是乌头的异名。这种植物苗相同，有的有三歧，但两歧的较少。即使天雄、附子也有两歧的，仍然根据本名命名。如果乌头有两歧，就名叫乌喙；天雄、附子如果有两歧的，又该叫什么名字呢？臣禹锡等人考证吴氏说：乌头又名莨，又名千秋，又名毒公，又名果负，又名耿子。神农、雷公、桐君、黄帝认为：味甘，有毒。正月开始生长，叶子浓密，茎方形中空，叶四四相对，与蒿相似。又说乌喙，神农、雷公、桐君、黄帝认为：有毒。十月采集。形状像乌头，有两歧，相合像乌鸟的嘴，名叫马喙。所畏、恶、使的药性，都与乌头相同。《尔雅》说：芨，是董草。注解说：就是乌头，江东地区叫它堇（音靳）。崔实的《四民月令》说：三月可以采集乌头。《药性论》说：乌头，远志为其使药，忌豆豉汁，味苦、辛，大热，有大毒。能治恶风憎寒，湿痹逆气，冷痰包心，肠腹痛，癖气块，补益阳气，中风瑟瑟恶寒，除寒热，主胸中痰满，冷气，不下食，治咳逆上气，治齿痛，破积聚寒，主强志。又说乌喙，忌豆豉汁，味苦、辛，大热。能治男子肾气衰弱，阴汗，主疗风温湿邪痛，治寒热痈肿岁月不消者。陈藏器说：射罔除了原有功效外，还能治疗疮疡，疮根结核，瘰疬，毒肿及蛇咬伤。先取药涂在肉的四周边缘，渐渐靠近疮口，感觉凉意逐渐深入至骨。疮有熟脓及黄水流出时，可以涂抹。如果没有脓水，有生血，以及新伤肉破，就不可涂抹，立即杀人。也像杀走兽一样，敷在箭镞上射之，十步内倒下。日华子说：土附子，味辛，热，有毒。生去皮，捣滤汁澄清，随时添加，晒干取膏，名为射罔。猎人用作毒箭使用，或者中毒者，用甘草、蓝青、小豆叶、浮萍，冷水、荠菜，都可以解毒。
图经文具在侧子条下。
圣惠方：治疗风邪，腰脚冷痹疼痛。用川乌头三分，去皮脐。生捣罗，用浓醋调涂在旧帛上敷贴，须臾痛止。又一方：治疗久疥癣方：用川乌头七枚，生用捣碎，以水三大盏，煎至一大盏，去滓，温洗患处。
外台秘要：治疗头风头痛。腊月乌头一升，炒令黄色，研末，绢袋盛装，酒三升浸泡，温服。
千金方：治疗耳鸣如流水声，耳痒及风声，不治久成聋。全乌头一味，掘得后承湿削如枣核大，塞入耳中。早晨换一次晚上换一次，不超过三天痊愈。又一方：治疗沙虱毒，以射罔敷之佳。
经验方：治疗一切冷气，去风痰，定遍身疼痛。益元气，强精力，固精益髓，令人少病。川乌头一斤，用五升许大瓷钵子盛，以童子小便浸，逐日添注任令溢出，浸二七日，其乌头通软，拣去烂坏者不用，余以竹刀切破，每个作四片，却用新汲井水淘七遍后浸之，每日换。七日通前浸二十一日，取出焙干，其药洁白，捣罗为末，酒煮面糊丸绿豆大。每服十丸，空心盐汤，酒下，少粥饭压之。如冷气稍盛，加丸数服之。
经验后方：治疗痢独圣丸：川乌头一个好者，柴灰火烧烟欲尽取出，地上盏子合，良久，细研，用酒，蜡丸如大麻子，每服三丸。赤痢用黄连、甘草、黑豆煎汤放冷吞下；如白痢，用甘草、黑豆煎汤放冷吞下；如泻及肚疼，水吞下。每于空心服之，忌热物。
梅师方：治疗蛇虺螫人，以射罔涂螫处，频易。又方：治疗妇人血风虚冷，月候不匀，或即脚手心烦热，或头面浮肿顽麻。川乌头一斤，清油四两，盐四两，一处铛内熬令裂。如桑椹色为度，去皮脐，五灵脂四两，合一处为末，入臼中捣令匀后，蒸饼丸如梧桐子大。空心温酒、盐汤下二十丸，亦治丈夫风疾。
又方：补益元藏，取饮食，壮筋骨。二虎丸：乌头、附子各四两，酽醋浸三宿，取出切作片子，穿一小坑，以炭火烧令通赤，用好醋三升，同药倾入热坑子内，盆合之，经一宿取出，去砂土，用好青盐四两，研与前药同炒，令赤黄色，杵为末，醋、面糊丸如梧子大。空心冷酒下十五丸，盐汤亦得，妇人亦宜。
又方：疗瘫缓风，手足曳，口眼斜，语言蹇涩，履步不正，神验。乌龙丹：川乌头去脐了，五灵脂各五两，右为末，入龙脑、麝香研令细匀，滴水丸如弹子大。每服一丸，先以生姜汁研化，次暖酒调服之，一日两服，空心、晚食前服。治一人只三十丸，服得五、七丸，便觉抬得手，移得步，十丸可以自梳头。
灵苑方：治疗马汗入疮，肿痛渐甚，宜急疗之，迟则毒深难理。以生乌头末敷疮口，良久有黄水出，立愈。
初虞世治陷甲，割甲成疮，连年不瘥。川乌头尖、黄柏等分，为末，洗了贴药。
修真秘诀治泻痢。三神丸：草乌头三两，一两生；一两熟炒；一两烧存性。研为末，以醋、面糊丸如绿豆大。每服五丸，空心服。泻用井花水；赤痢甘草汤下；白痢干姜汤下；赤白痢生姜甘草汤下。
孙兆口诀治阴毒伤寒，手足逆冷，脉息沉细，头疼腰重，兼治阴毒咳逆等疾。川乌头、干姜等分，上为粗散，炒令转色，放冷再捣为细散。每一钱，水一盏，盐一撮，煎取半盏，温服。
古今录验：治疗痈攻肿，若有息肉突出者。乌头五枚，以苦酒三升，渍三日，洗之，日夜三、四度。
杨氏产乳疗耳鸣无昼夜。乌头烧作灰，菖蒲等分为末，绵裹塞耳中，日再用，效也。
唐·李宝臣为人置堇于液，宝臣饮之即喑，三日死。唐·武后置堇于食，贺兰氏食之，暴死。
衍义曰：乌头、乌喙、天雄、附子、侧子，凡五等，皆一物也。只以大小、长短、似像而名之。后世补虚寒，则须用附子，仍取其端平而圆，大及半两以上者，其力全不僭。风家即多用天雄，亦取其大者。以其尖角多热性，不肯就下，故取敷散也。此用乌头、附子之大略如此。余三等，则量其材而用之。其炮制之法，经方已着。
Aconitum (Wutou)
Pungent, sweet, warm, extremely hot, highly toxic. Mainly treats wind-stroke with aversion to wind, shivering sweating, dispels cold-damp bi-impediment, cough and rebellious qi, breaks up accumulations causing cold and heat, eliminates phlegm-cold in the chest, inability to eat, cold diseases of the heart and abdomen, pain around the navel, shoulder blade pain, inability to bend or extend, eye pain, inability to gaze for long periods. Also causes abortion. Its juice, when boiled down, is called She Wang (Poisonous Paste), which kills birds and beasts.
She Wang (Poisonous Paste)
Bitter, highly toxic. Treats Shizhu disease with hardness (a chronic wasting disease with hard masses), and wind-stroke bi-pain in the head. Also known as Xi Du, Ji Zi, and Wu Hui.
Minister Yuxi et al. verified according to "General Medicine for Gu Poison": She Wang, warm, extremely hot.
Wu Hui (U-Hui)
Pungent, slightly warm, highly toxic. Mainly treats wind-dampness, dampness in the kidney causing scrotal itching in men, alternating chills and fever in Li Jie disease (painful joints), pulling lower back pain, difficulty walking, abscesses with pus accumulation. Also causes abortion. Grows in Langling valleys, harvested in the first and second lunar months, dried in shade. Those longer than three cun are called Tian Xiong (Heavenly Male). Mang Cao (Ranunculus ternatus) acts as its guiding drug; it is incompatible with Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome), Gua Lou (Trichosanthes Fruit), Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb), Bai Lian (Tuckahoe), and Bai Ji (Bletilla Rhizome); it is opposed by Li Lu (Veratrum Root).
Tao Hongjing said: Currently, Wutou harvested in April shares the same root as Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root). When the stem first grows in spring, there is a brain-like part resembling the head of a crow, hence named Wutou. If it has two branches sharing a common stalk like ox horns, it is named Wu Hui. The beak refers to the crow's mouth. It is also harvested in August, pounded to extract juice from the stems, sun-dried and boiled into She Wang. Hunters apply it to arrowheads to shoot birds and beasts; if it enters the human body, it causes death, so rapid detoxification is necessary. Tang Ben Zhu states: Wu Hui is an alternative name for Wutou. This plant has the same sprout; some have three branches, but two branches are rare. Even if Tian Xiong and Fuzi have two branches, they still retain their original names. If Wutou has two branches, it is named Wu Hui; what would Tian Xiong and Fuzi be named if they had two branches? Minister Yuxi et al. verified according to Wu Shi: Wutou is also known as Lang, Qian Qiu, Du Gong, Guo Fu, and Geng Zi. Shen Nong, Lei Gong, Tong Jun, and Huang Di state: Sweet, toxic. Begins growing in the first lunar month, leaves are dense, stems are square and hollow, leaves are arranged four by four, resembling Artemisia. It also says Wu Hui, Shen Nong, Lei Gong, Tong Jun, and Huang Di state: Toxic. Harvested in the tenth lunar month. Shape resembles Wutou, with two branches joining like a crow's beak, named Ma Hui. The drugs it fears, opposes, and uses are the same as Wutou. "Erya" states: Ji is Dong Cao. The annotation states: It is Wutou, called Jin in Jiangdong. Cui Shi's "Simin Yueling" states: Wutou can be harvested in the third lunar month. "Yaoxing Lun" states: Wutou, guided by Yuan Zhi (Polygala Root), avoids Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean Juice), bitter, pungent, extremely hot, highly toxic. Can treat aversion to wind and fear of cold, damp-bi with rebellious qi, cold-phlegm surrounding the heart, intestinal and abdominal pain, Pi Qi masses (lumps), benefits yang function, wind-stroke with shivering and fear of cold, dispels cold and heat, treats fullness of phlegm in the chest, cold qi, inability to eat, treats cough and rebellious qi, treats toothache, breaks up cold accumulations, strengthens willpower. It also says Wu Hui, avoids Dou Chi, bitter, pungent, extremely hot. Can treat weak kidney qi in men, damp sweat in the genital area, treats pain from wind-warmth-damp pathogens, treats cold-heat abscesses that do not resolve over time. Chen Cangqi states: She Wang, besides its original functions, mainly treats sores, hard roots of sores, scrofula, toxic swelling, and snake bites. First apply medicine to the four sides of the flesh around the sore, gradually approaching the sore, feeling a cooling sensation penetrating to the bone. Apply if the sore has ripe pus and yellow fluid. Do not apply if there is no pus/fluid, if there is fresh blood, or if the skin is newly broken, as it will kill immediately. Like killing wild beasts, applying it to arrowheads causes collapse within ten steps. Ri Hua Zi states: Tu Fuzi, pungent, hot, toxic. Peel raw, pound and filter juice, clarify, add water as needed, dry to obtain paste, named She Wang. Hunters use it for poison arrows; if poisoned, Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Lan Qing (Isatis Leaf), Xiao Dou Ye (Vigna Seed Leaves), Fu Ping (Duckweed), cold water, and Ji Cai (Shepherd's Purse) can all antidote it.
Tu Jing Wen Ju is listed under the section for Ce Zi (Lateral Aconite Root).
Sheng Hui Fang: Treats wind, cold-bi pain in waist and legs. Use Chuan Wutou 3 fen, remove peel and navel. Pound raw, sieve, mix with strong vinegar, apply on old silk cloth. Pain stops shortly after application. Another prescription: Treats chronic tinea. Use Chuan Wutou 7 pieces, raw, pounded, decoct in 3 large bowls of water until reduced to 1 large bowl, remove dregs, wash with warm liquid.
Waitai Miyao: Treats head wind headache. Take Wutou from the twelfth lunar month, 1 sheng, stir-fry until yellow, powder it, place in a silk bag, soak in 3 sheng of wine, take warm.
Qianjin Fang: Treats tinnitus sounding like flowing water, ear itching, and wind noise; if untreated, leads to deafness. Use whole Wutou, dig up while moist, shape like a jujube pit, insert into ear. Change morning and night, cure within three days. Another prescription: Treats sand tick poison, best treated with She Wang applied topically.
Jingyan Fang: Treats all types of cold qi, removes wind-phlegm, stabilizes body-wide pain. Benefits primordial qi, strengthens vitality, consolidates essence and marrow, reduces illness. Chuan Wutou 1 jin, place in a large porcelain bowl, soak in urine of a young boy, replenish daily to allow overflow, soak for 14 days until Wutou becomes soft, discard rotten parts, cut remaining pieces into quarters with a bamboo knife, rinse 7 times with fresh well water, then soak again, changing daily. Total soaking period is 21 days. Remove, bake dry, powder, make pills with wine and flour paste, size of mung beans. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach with salt water and wine, followed by a little porridge. If cold qi is severe, increase dosage.
Jingyan Hou Fang: Duli Sheng Wan for treating dysentery. Select one good Chuan Wutou, burn in wood ash until smoke ceases, cover with a bowl on the ground for a while, grind finely, make pills with wine and wax, size of hemp seeds. Take 3 pills. For red dysentery, swallow with cooled decoction of Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome), Gan Cao, and Hei Dou (Black Soybean); for white dysentery, swallow with cooled decoction of Gan Cao and Hei Dou; for diarrhea and abdominal pain, swallow with water. Take on an empty stomach, avoid hot foods.
Mei Shi Fang: Treats snake bites, apply She Wang to the bite site, change frequently. Another prescription: Treats women's blood-wind deficiency-cold, irregular menstruation, or heat in hands/feet/chest, or facial edema and numbness. Chuan Wutou 1 jin, clear oil 4 liang, salt 4 liang, boil together in a pan until cracked. When color resembles mulberry, remove peel and navel, add Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopterus Dung) 4 liang, powder together, pound in mortar, make pills with steamed dough, size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine or salt water; also treats men's wind diseases.
Another prescription: Benefits primordial viscera, aids digestion, strengthens sinews and bones. Er Hu Wan: Wutou and Fuzi each 4 liang, soak in strong vinegar for three nights, slice, pierce a small hole, roast over charcoal until red-hot, pour 3 sheng of good vinegar into the hot hole, cover with a basin, leave overnight, remove, clean sand/dirt, mix with 4 liang of good green salt, stir-fry with the medicine until reddish-yellow, pound to powder, make pills with vinegar and flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills on an empty stomach with cold wine or salt water; suitable for women as well.
Another prescription: Treats flaccid paralysis, dragging limbs, facial deviation, slurred speech, unsteady gait, miraculous effect. Wu Long Dan: Chuan Wutou (navel removed) and Wu Ling Zhi each 5 liang, powder, add Long Nao (Borneol) and She Xiang (Musk), grind fine, make pills with drop water, size of marbles. Take 1 pill, dissolve in ginger juice, mix with warm wine, take twice daily, on empty stomach and before evening meal. One patient cured with only 30 pills; after taking 5-7 pills, could lift arms and walk; 10 pills allowed self-combing hair.
Sheng Jin Fang: Treats scorpion stings. Mix a small amount of Wutou powder with vinegar, apply.
Ling Yuan Fang: Treats horse sweat entering wounds, swelling and pain increasing, treat urgently, otherwise toxin penetrates deep and is hard to manage. Apply raw Wutou powder to the wound; after a while, yellow fluid appears, immediate cure.
Chu Yushi treats ingrown nails causing sores that don't heal for years. Equal parts Chuan Wutou tip and Huang Bo (Phellodendron Bark), powder, wash and apply.
Xiuzhen Mijue treats diarrhea and dysentery. San Shen Wan: Cao Wutou 3 liang, 1 liang raw, 1 liang cooked/stir-fried, 1 liang charred but retaining nature. Powder, make pills with vinegar and flour paste, size of mung beans. Take 5 pills on empty stomach. For diarrhea, use well water; for red dysentery, Gan Cao decoction; for white dysentery, Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) decoction; for red-white dysentery, Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) and Gan Cao decoction.
Sun Zhao Koujue treats Yin Du Shang Han (Yin-toxin Cold Damage), cold extremities, deep/fine pulse, headache, heavy waist, also treats Yin Du cough/rebellious qi. Equal parts Chuan Wutou and Gan Jiang, coarse powder, stir-fry until color changes, cool, grind to fine powder. Take 1 qian, 1 cup water, pinch of salt, decoct to half cup, take warm.
Gujin Luyan: Treats carbuncles/swelling with protruding polyps. 5 Wutou pieces, soak in 3 sheng of sour wine for 3 days, wash, 3-4 times day and night.
Yang Shi Chanru treats tinnitus day and night. Burn Wutou to ash, equal parts Chang Pu (Acorus Rhizome), powder, wrap in cotton, insert into ear, use twice daily, effective.
Tang Dynasty: Li Baochen had someone put Jin (Wutou) in his drink, became mute upon drinking, died in three days. Empress Wu placed Jin in food, Helan Shi ate it, died suddenly.
Yanyi Yue: Wutou, Wu Hui, Tian Xiong, Fuzi, Ce Zi, these five categories are all the same substance. Named only by size, length, and resemblance. Later generations use Fuzi to tonify deficiency-cold, selecting those that are flat, round, and larger than half a liang, as their power is not excessive. Wind practitioners mostly use Tian Xiong, also selecting large ones. Because its pointed corners have more heat nature and refuse to descend, it is used for dispersing applications. This is the general principle of using Wutou and Fuzi. The other three categories are used according to their material properties. Their processing methods are already detailed in classical prescriptions.