味苦，小温，无毒。主霍乱中恶，心腹痛，鬼气注忤，飞尸，喉痹，蛊毒，痈疽恶肿
，赤白游疹，蛇咬犬毒。酒及水磨服，敷之亦佳。生会稽海畔山谷，茎赤，叶似马蓼，根似
菝而小也。海人极用之。
海药云∶胡人采得，蒸而用之，余并同。
味甘，无毒。主骨热，痰嗽，痢暴下血，开胃，止渴除烦。生交河沙中，草头有刺，
上有毛，毛中生蜜，一名草蜜。胡人呼为给 罗。
味辛，平，无毒。主上气浮肿，水气呕逆，妇人崩中，余血症瘕，杀三虫。生昆仑
国，苗似凌霄藤，根如青木香。安南亦有，一名飞滕。
味甘，温，无毒。主风血冷气宿疾，温中去风。草似松，叶上有脂。山人服之。生关
内山谷中。
有小毒，子及叶主蛊毒螫咬，捣敷疮上。 蔓生岸旁，叶尖花白，子中有两片如合
了。
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\r干姜\pd131.bmp\r
味辛，温、大热，无毒。主胸满，咳逆上气，温中，止血，出汗，逐风湿痹，肠 下
痢，寒冷腹痛，中恶霍乱，胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血。生者尤良。
臣禹锡等谨按唐本又云∶治风，下气，止血，宣诸络脉，微汗，久服令眼暗。
图经文具生姜条下。
外台秘要∶治疟不痊。干姜、高良姜等分为末。每服一钱，水一中盏，煎至七分服。又
方∶
治卒
心痛。干姜为末，米饮调下一钱。千金方∶治鼻。以干姜末蜜和塞鼻中。肘后方∶治身体重
，小
腹急，热必冲胸膈，头重不能举，眼中生翳，膝胫，拘急。干姜四两，末。汤和温服，覆取
汗，得解。又方∶治寒痢。切干姜如大豆，米饮服六、七十枚，日三夜一服。痢青色者为寒
痢
，累服得效。又方∶治虎、犬咬人。干姜末以纳疮中，立瘥。又方∶治蝎螫人，嚼干姜涂之
。王
氏博济方∶治疟。干姜炒令黑色，捣为末。临发时以温酒调三钱服，已发再服。广利方∶治
诸蛇
毒螫人欲死兼辟蛇。干姜、雄黄等分。同研，用小绢袋盛系臂上，男左女右，蛇闻药气逆避
人。螫毒敷之。又方∶治鼻衄出血。干姜削令头尖，微煨，塞鼻中。孙真人治水泻无度。干
姜末
，粥饮调一钱服，立效。集验方∶治血痢神妙。干姜急于火内烧黑，不令成灰，瓷碗合放冷
，
为末。每服一钱，米饮调下。又方∶治咳嗽，冷气结胀。干姜为末，热酒调半钱服。兼治头
旋
眼眩，立效。伤寒类要∶治伤寒，妇人得病虽瘥，未满百日，不可与男交合，为阴阳之病，
必
拘急，手足拳欲死，丈夫病名为阴易，妇人名为阳易，速当汗之可愈，满四日不可疗，宜令
服此药。干姜四两为末，汤调顿服。覆衣被出汗得解，手足伸遂愈。
【海根】
味苦，性小温，无毒。主治霍乱、中恶（突然感受秽浊之气而致的急症）、心腹疼痛、鬼气注忤（邪气侵扰）、飞尸（一种突发性剧痛或怪病）、喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞）、蛊毒、痈疽恶肿、赤白游疹（皮肤红肿游走不定）、蛇咬及犬毒。用酒或水磨碎后服用，外敷效果也很好。生长于会稽海边的山谷中，茎呈红色，叶子像马蓼，根部像菝葜但较小。海边居民非常使用它。
《海药本草》记载：胡人采集后，蒸熟后使用，其余功效同上。
主治小儿呕吐腹泻、霍乱。取十四茎，煮水饮用。
主治突发癫狂，烧成粉末，每次服用三指撮的量。用三年陈蒲草煮水送服，效果也很好。
【干姜】
味甘，无毒。主治骨热、痰嗽、痢疾暴下血、开胃、止渴除烦。生长在交河沙地中，草头有刺，上面有毛，毛中生蜜，一名草蜜。胡人称它为给罗。
味辛，性平，无毒。主治上气浮肿、水气呕逆、妇人崩中（非经期大量出血）、余血症瘕（积聚肿块）、杀三虫（寄生虫）。生长在昆仑国，苗像凌霄藤，根像青木香。安南也有，一名飞滕。
味甘，性温，无毒。主治风血冷气宿疾，温中去风。草像松树，叶上有脂。山人服用它。生长在关内山谷中。
有小毒，子及叶主治蛊毒螫咬，捣碎敷在疮上。蔓生岸边，叶尖花白，子中有两片像合拢一样。
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【干姜】
味辛，性温、大热，无毒。主治胸满、咳逆上气，温中，止血，出汗，逐风湿痹，肠下痢，寒冷腹痛，中恶霍乱，胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血。鲜品效果更好。
臣禹锡等人考证《唐本草》又说：治风，下气，止血，宣通诸络脉，微汗，久服令眼睛昏暗。
《图经本草》在生姜条下有详细记载。
《外台秘要》：治疗疟疾不愈。干姜、高良姜等分为末。每次服用一钱，用水一中盏，煎至七分服用。又一方：治疗突发心痛。干姜为末，米饮调下一钱。《千金方》：治疗鼻衄。以干姜末加蜜调和塞入鼻中。《肘后方》：治疗身体沉重，小腹急迫，热气冲胸膈，头重不能抬起，眼中生翳，膝胫拘急。干姜四两，研末。用汤药调和温服，盖被取汗，得汗则解。又一方：治疗寒痢。将干姜切成大豆大小，用米饮送服六七十枚，每日三次，夜间一次。痢下青色者为寒痢，连续服用有效。又一方：治疗虎、犬咬人。将干姜末纳入疮口中，立即痊愈。又一方：治疗蝎螫人，嚼干姜涂之。《王氏博济方》：治疗疟疾。干姜炒至黑色，捣为末。发作时以温酒调三钱服用，已发再服。《广利方》：治疗诸蛇毒螫人欲死兼辟蛇。干姜、雄黄等分。同研，用小绢袋盛系臂上，男左女右，蛇闻药气逆避人。螫毒敷之。又一方：治疗鼻衄出血。干姜削令头尖，微煨，塞鼻中。孙真人治水泻无度。干姜末，粥饮调一钱服，立效。《集验方》：治疗血痢神妙。干姜急于火内烧黑，不令成灰，瓷碗合放冷，为末。每服一钱，米饮调下。又方：治疗咳嗽，冷气结胀。干姜为末，热酒调半钱服。兼治头旋眼眩，立效。《伤寒类要》：治疗伤寒，妇人得病虽瘥，未满百日，不可与男交合，为阴阳之病，必拘急，手足拳欲死，丈夫病名为阴易，妇人名为阳易，速当汗之可愈，满四日不可疗，宜令服此药。干姜四两为末，汤调顿服。覆衣被出汗得解，手足伸遂愈。
[Haigen]
Bitter in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats cholera (Huoluan), sudden illness caused by evil qi (Zhong'e), heart and abdominal pain, ghost qi invasion (Guiqi Zhuwu), flying corpse disease (Feishi), throat obstruction (Houbi), gu poison (Gudu), malignant sores and swellings (Yongju Ezhong), red and white wandering rashes (Chibai Youzhen), snake bites, and dog venom. It can be taken after grinding with wine or water, and external application is also effective. It grows in the valleys near the sea of Kuaiji. The stem is red, leaves resemble Polygonum perfoliatum (Maliao), and the root resembles Smilax (Baqie) but is smaller. People living by the sea use it extensively.
*Haiyao Bencao* records: Barbarians harvest it, steam it, and then use it; the rest of the properties are the same.
It treats vomiting and dysentery in children, and cholera. Take fourteen stems, boil them in water, and drink.
It treats sudden onset of mania and madness. Burn it to ash, take three finger-pinches as a dose. Taking it with decoction of three-year-old cattail pollen (Pufu) is also effective.
[Ganjiang / Dried Ginger]
Sweet in taste, non-toxic. It treats bone heat, cough with phlegm, sudden bloody diarrhea, stimulates appetite, relieves thirst, and eliminates irritability. It grows in the sands of Jiaohe. The grass head has thorns, covered with hairs that produce honey, hence another name "Grass Honey". Barbarians call it "Jieluo".
Pungent in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats upper qi edema, water retention with vomiting and reflux, uterine bleeding (Bengzhong) in women, residual blood stasis and masses (Xuejia), and kills three types of parasites. It grows in the Kingdom of Kunlun. The seedling resembles Campsis grandiflora (Lingxiaoteng), and the root resembles Aristolochia contorta (Qingmuxiang). It is also found in Annan, known as "Feiteng".
Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats chronic diseases caused by wind-blood and cold qi, warms the middle jiao, and expels wind. The herb resembles pine, with resin on the leaves. Mountain people consume it. It grows in the valleys of Guannei.
Slightly toxic. The seeds and leaves treat gu poison and insect/stinger bites; crush and apply externally to sores. It is a vine growing by the shore, with pointed leaves and white flowers. The seeds have two halves like a closed shell.
Added in Jiyou year from *Yanyi*:
[Ganjiang / Dried Ginger]
Pungent in taste, warm and very hot in nature, non-toxic. It treats chest fullness, cough with rebellious qi, warms the middle, stops bleeding, induces sweating, dispels wind-damp bi syndrome, intestinal dysentery, cold abdominal pain, sudden illness due to evil qi (Zhong'e) and cholera, distension and fullness, various toxins from wind pathogens, qi stagnation in the skin, and stops spitting blood. Fresh ginger is particularly effective.
Minister Yuxi and others verified in *Tang Bencao*: It treats wind, directs qi downward, stops bleeding, unblocks all collaterals, induces slight sweating, and long-term use may cause dim vision.
*Tu Jing Ben Cao* details this under the entry for Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger).
*Waitai Miyao*: Treats persistent malaria. Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) and Gao Liang Jiang (Galangal Rhizome) ground into equal parts powder. Take one qian each time, decoct with one zhuan of water until reduced to seven tenths, then take. Another prescription: Treats sudden heart pain. Ganjiang powder mixed with rice water, one qian per dose. *Qianjin Fang*: Treats epistaxis. Mix Ganjiang powder with honey and pack into the nose. *Zhouhou Fang*: Treats heavy body, urgent lower abdomen, heat rushing to chest and diaphragm, heavy head unable to lift, nebula in eyes, stiffness and cramping in knees and shins. Ganjiang 4 liang, powdered. Mix with decoction, take warm, cover with blankets to induce sweat; resolution occurs with sweating. Another prescription: Treats cold dysentery. Cut Ganjiang into pieces the size of soybeans, take 60-70 pieces with rice water, three times daily and once at night. Green stool indicates cold dysentery; continuous administration is effective. Another prescription: Treats tiger and dog bites. Insert Ganjiang powder into the wound for immediate cure. Another prescription: Treats scorpion stings; chew Ganjiang and apply topically. *Wangshi Boji Fang*: Treats malaria. Stir-fry Ganjiang until black, grind to powder. Take three qian with warm wine at the onset of fever, repeat if necessary. *Guangli Fang*: Treats severe snake bites and repels snakes. Ganjiang and Xionghuang (Realgar) in equal parts. Grind together, place in a small silk bag tied to the arm (left for men, right for women); snakes avoid the scent. Apply to sting wounds. Another prescription: Treats epistaxis. Sharpen Ganjiang to a point, lightly roast, and insert into the nose. Sun Simiao treats profuse watery diarrhea. Ganjiang powder mixed with porridge water, one qian per dose, immediate effect. *Jiyan Fang*: Miraculous for bloody dysentery. Charred Ganjiang in fire until black but not ash, cool in a porcelain bowl, grind to powder. Take one qian with rice water. Another prescription: Treats cough and cold qi accumulation causing distension. Ganjiang powder mixed with hot wine, half a qian per dose. Also treats dizziness and vertigo, immediate effect. *Shanghan Leiyao*: Treats Shanghan. If a woman contracts the disease and does not cohabit with a man within 100 days of recovery, she risks yin-yang transmission disease, characterized by severe cramping, clenched hands and feet, nearly fatal. In men, it is called Yin Yi; in women, Yang Yi. Rapid sweating can cure it; if four days pass, it is incurable. This medicine should be taken. Ganjiang 4 liang, powdered, taken in one dose with decoction. Cover with clothes and blankets to induce sweat; limbs extend and recover.