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十八反 Eighteen incompatibles

所以說,「本草名言十八反」。 And from that, “The Materia Medica speaks of eighteen incompatibles.” 「半蔞貝蘞芨攻烏」在這個本草上呢,很明顯的有說這個藥性有十八反。什麼呢?,就說的,「半蔞貝蘞芨攻烏」 ,半就是半夏,蔞就是瓜蔞,瓜蔞有瓜蔞仁, 有瓜蔞子,有瓜蔞根,這瓜蔞。 「半蔞貝」 貝就是川貝,川貝母啊。蘞就是白蘞,也是一種藥材的名字。芨就是白芨。半夏,瓜蔞,川貝,白蘞,白芨這是五味。攻烏就是和這個烏頭啊,川烏啊,草烏啊 何首烏啊 ,這個烏頭啊,所有的這個烏,烏就是黑色的和這種會來戰爭。攻就是往前進攻的攻。「半蔞貝蘞芨攻烏」 。 這是第二句。 “Ban Lou Bei Lian Ji Gong Wu.” The book of materia medica specifically talks about eighteen incompatibles among medical substances. What … Continue reading

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十八反,十九畏 18 incompatibilities and 19 antagonisms

那個藥裡邊又有十八反,十九畏。十八種藥是相反的,用藥的時候不可以一起用。如果要是在同時用這十八種相反的藥就可以把人毒死。人就有生命的危險。所以是十八反。 Within materia medica, there are 18 incompatibilities and 19 antagonisms. Eighteen kinds of medical substances are incompatible, and when making medicine, they cannot be used together. If these 18 kinds of incompatible substances are used together at the same … Continue reading

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望聞問切 Observation, listening, questioning, and palpation

在中國這個藥性來講,它分這個寒,熱,溫,平這個四種的藥性。(編按:中藥的四氣包括寒熱溫凉,五味包括酸、苦、甘、辛、鹹)。寒,這個就治熱病的 ,熱性的藥呢, 就治療寒性的病。溫性的藥,就是治也不寒也不熱的。平,藥性它平和。就是吃了,他對身體會有一點好處。也不會有什麼妨礙的。這是平,平就是平安。那麼這四種藥性,我們學中藥的人應該要知道。 In China, the herbal characteristics are categorized into cold, hot, warm, and neutral. (Editor’s note: The four energies Qi uses in Chinese medicine include cold, hot, warm, and cool. The five flavours include sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, … Continue reading

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藥性賦-前言 Song of Herbal Characteristics-Preface

宣公上人講於1975年美國金山禪寺 Commentaries by Venerable Hsuan Hua, 1975, Gold Mountain Chan Monastery 你看這個世間法勝過佛法。我每個禮拜講經,沒有這麼多人來,在今天講這個世間的學問,來了這麼多人,這足見哪世間法勝過出世法。這個世間法很興盛的,出世法人聽了大概是乾燥無味,所以就沒有那麼多人來聽。這一講藥性,就很多人來聽。 As you can see, worldly dharma is more popular than Buddha dharma. Every week, when I lecture on the sutras, not many people come. However, many people came … Continue reading

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