味酸苦辛,性寒有毒,不载经络。主消热杀虫,止惊痫,吐风痰,鲜明者佳。
按∶胆矾之功,大抵与白矾相类。惟能止惊,为少瘥耳。
味辛甘,性平有毒,入肺大肠胃三经,主荡涤宿痰,消磨食积,研末细用。
按∶礞石辛宜于肺,甘宜于胃。大肠者,肺家传送之官也,故都入之。大损元气,不可
漫用。
味甘,性平无毒,不载经络。主金疮折伤内损,止痛生肌及长肉,消痈疽肿毒。
按∶海内人云∶石无名异绝难得,土无名异不甚贵重,岂《本经》说者为石,今所有者
为土乎?用时以醋磨涂患处。
味甘,性平无毒,入肺经。主除烦止渴,养神明目,宁心定惊,灭瘢痕,滋毛发,助声
喉,美颜色。捣如米,苦酒浸之,消如泥,恶鹿角,畏款冬花。
按∶玉屑色白性润,宜入肺部。肺得其养,则烦渴诸证何自而生。又主灭瘢云云者,亦
以肺主皮毛,功效之所必及也。
味辛平,无毒,不载经络。主破积聚,疗折伤,续筋骨,散血排脓,止痛定惊,亦主产
后血邪。凡使须捶碎,以甘草水煮过,又用醋浸一宿,以泥包裹之,火 研细用。
按∶自然铜,实铜坑中所产之石也。其色青黄如铜,不从矿炼,故名之。丹溪曰∶自然
铜,世以为接骨要药,不知接骨在补气补血,补胃补肾。俗医惟冀速效,以罔利而用之,亦
未稔其燥散之祸耳。
雷公云∶石髓铅,即自然铜也,方使勿用方金牙,其方金牙,真似石髓铅。若误饵,吐
杀人,其石髓铅色似干银泥,味微甘。如采得,先捶碎,同甘草汤煮一伏时,漉出令干。入
臼中捣了,重筛过,以醋浸一宿至明,用六一泥泥磁器中。约盛得三升以来,放文武火中,
养三日夜,才干。便用盖盖了泥,用火 两伏时,去土,研如粉用。若修事五两,以醋两镒
为度。
【胆矾】
味酸、苦、辛,性寒,有毒,未记载归经。主要功效为消除热邪、杀虫、制止惊痫发作、涌吐风痰,以色泽鲜明者为佳。
按语:胆矾的功效,大体上与白矾相似。只是它能制止惊厥,这一点比白矾稍好一些。
【礞石】
味辛、甘,性平,有毒,入肺、大肠、胃、三焦经。主要功效为荡涤陈旧的痰涎、消磨食积,需研成细末使用。
按语:礞石的辛味适宜于肺,甘味适宜于胃。大肠是肺脏传导糟粕的官窍,所以药物也归于大肠。此药大伤元气,不可随意滥用。
【无名异】
味甘,性平,无毒,未记载归经。主要功效为治疗金创骨折及内部损伤,止痛、生肌、长肉,并消除痈疽肿毒。
按语:海内人士说:石质无名异极其难得,土质无名异并不十分贵重,难道《神农本草经》中记载的是石质无名异,而现在拥有的是土质无名异吗?使用时用醋磨碎后涂抹患处。
【青盐】(注:根据“玉屑色白”、“养神明目”等描述,此处原文虽未明示药名,但结合上下文及特征,通常指代某种矿物药,如石英或特定盐类,但依据文本仅做翻译)
味甘,性平,无毒,入肺经。主要功效为清除烦躁、止渴、滋养精神、明目、宁心安神、定惊、消除瘢痕、滋润毛发、辅助声音喉咙、美化面色。将其捣碎如米粒大小,用醋浸泡,使其溶解如泥状。忌与鹿角同用,畏款冬花。
按语:玉屑颜色白且性质润泽,适宜入肺经。肺得到滋养,那么烦渴等症状从何而生呢?又说它能消除瘢痕等,也是因为肺主皮毛,功效必然涉及于此。
【自然铜】
味辛、平,无毒,未记载归经。主要功效为破除积聚、治疗折伤、接续筋骨、散血排脓、止痛定惊,也主治产后血瘀邪气。凡使用必须捶碎,用甘草水煮过,再用醋浸泡一夜,用泥土包裹后,用火煅烧后研细使用。
按语:自然铜,实际上是铜矿坑中所产的石头。其颜色青黄像铜,不经过矿石冶炼,所以叫这个名字。朱丹溪说:自然铜,世人认为是接骨的要药,却不知道接骨关键在于补气补血、补胃补肾。庸医只希望快速见效,为了牟利而使用它,也没有考虑到其燥散之祸害罢了。
雷公说:石髓铅,就是自然铜。方剂中使用不要用方金牙,那个方金牙,真的像石髓铅。如果误服,会使人呕吐致死。石髓铅的颜色像干银泥,味道微甘。如果采得,先捶碎,同甘草汤煮一个时辰(两小时),捞出晾干。放入臼中捣碎,重新筛过,用醋浸泡一夜直到天亮,用六一泥涂抹在磁器中。大约盛装三升左右,放在文火武火之间,养护三天三夜,才干透。便用盖子盖好并密封,用火煅烧两个时辰,去掉泥土,研成粉末使用。如果炮制五两,以醋两镒(约二十四两)为限度。
[Danfan (Chalcanthite)]
Taste: sour, bitter, pungent. Nature: cold. Toxicity: toxic. Meridian tropism: not recorded. Actions: clears heat, kills parasites, arrests convulsions and epilepsy, induces vomiting of wind-phlegm. The brighter in color, the better.
Commentary: The efficacy of Danfan is generally similar to that of Bai Fan (Alumen). It is slightly superior only in its ability to arrest convulsions.
[Mengshi (Calamine or Qing Meng Shi)]
Taste: pungent, sweet. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: toxic. Meridian tropism: Lung, Large Intestine, Stomach, San Jiao. Actions: sweeps away old phlegm, reduces food stagnation. Should be ground into fine powder for use.
Commentary: The pungency of Mengshi suits the Lung, and its sweetness suits the Stomach. The Large Intestine is the official organ responsible for transmission for the Lung, hence the herb also enters this meridian. This herb severely damages Yuan Qi (Original Qi) and should not be used indiscriminately.
[Wumingyi (Hematite or Pyrolusite)*]
Taste: sweet. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Meridian tropism: not recorded. Actions: treats traumatic injuries from metal weapons, fractures, and internal damage; relieves pain, promotes tissue regeneration and flesh growth, resolves carbuncles, sores, swelling, and toxicity.
Commentary: People within the seas say: Stone Wumingyi is extremely rare, while Earth Wumingyi is not very precious. Could it be that what was described in the *Shennong Ben Cao Jing* (*Classic of the Divine Farmer's Materia Medica*) refers to stone Wumingyi, whereas what is available now is earth Wumingyi? When using, grind with vinegar and apply to the affected area.
*[Note: The text describes properties like "white jade dust", "nourishes spirit", "clears eyes", which often refer to minerals like Quartz or specific salts, but strictly translating the provided text without adding external drug names unless implied by context. The text mentions "Yu Xie" (Jade Dust/Particles) in the commentary, suggesting the herb might be a white mineral. However, based on standard TCM materia medica sequences, this section often corresponds to *Qing Yan* or similar, but I will translate the text as is.]*
[Qing Yan / Jade Particles - inferred from context "Yu Xie"]
Taste: sweet. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Meridian tropism: Lung. Actions: eliminates irritability, quenches thirst, nourishes the spirit (Shen), brightens the eyes, calms the heart, settles fright, removes scars, moistens hair, assists the voice and throat, beautifies the complexion. Crush into rice-sized grains, soak in vinegar until it dissolves into mud. Avoid using with Deer Antler (Lujiao); incompatible with Winter Flower (Kuandonghua).
Commentary: Yu Xie (Jade particles/dust) is white in color and moist in nature, making it suitable for entering the Lung meridian. If the Lung is nourished, how can symptoms such as irritability and thirst arise? Regarding its ability to remove scars, etc., this is also because the Lung governs the skin and hair, so its effects inevitably extend there.
[Ziran Tong (Natural Copper / Pyrite)]
Taste: pungent, neutral. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Meridian tropism: not recorded. Actions: breaks up accumulations, treats fractures, reconnects bones and tendons, disperses blood stasis, drains pus, relieves pain, settles fright, and also treats postpartum blood stasis and pathogenic factors. Preparation: Must be crushed, boiled in Licorice Decoction (Gancao Tang), soaked in vinegar overnight, wrapped in mud, calcined, and then ground into fine powder.
Commentary: Ziran Tong is actually a stone produced in copper mines. Its color is greenish-yellow like copper, and since it does not require smelting from ore, it is named thus. Zhu Danxi said: Ziran Tong is considered by the world to be an essential herb for bone setting. However, one does not know that bone setting relies on tonifying Qi and Blood, and tonifying the Stomach and Kidney. Quack doctors only hope for quick results and use it for profit, unaware of the disaster caused by its drying and dispersing nature.
Lei Gong said: Shi Sui Qian (Stone Marrow Lead) is Ziran Tong. Do not use Fang Jin Ya in prescriptions; Fang Jin Ya truly resembles Shi Sui Qian. If mistakenly ingested, it causes fatal vomiting. Shi Sui Qian looks like dry silver mud and has a slightly sweet taste. If harvested, first crush it, boil together with Gancao (Licorice) decoction for one Fu period (two hours), strain and let dry. Pound in a mortar, sieve again, soak in vinegar overnight until dawn. Coat a porcelain vessel with Liu Yi Ni (Six-One Mud). Fill with about three Sheng (approx. 300ml+). Place over mild and strong fire, nurture for three days and nights until dry. Cover tightly with a lid and seal with mud, calcine for two Fu periods, remove soil, and grind into powder. For processing five Liang, use two Yi (approx. 24 Liang) of vinegar as the limit.