TCM Book Club Issue 2124
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IIntroduction: Fuzi has always been a hot topic; those who use it well favor it, while those who do not fear it. Below is a song about Fuzi, which those interested can memorize. (Editor/Ning Jiajia)
Ode to Fuzi: Twelve Verses
Author/Jin Xicong
Who speaks of Fuzi today, as old sayings resurface?
Offering insights on kidney qi, the duality of Changsha’s heavenly work.
To eliminate the ills of a thousand years, one must understand the communication of yin and yang.
Endless springtime in the red apricot garden, when will we see the unity of the nine provinces?
Fuzi (Aconite) Xiexin Si Ni Decoction, one cold and one hot has its own principles.
Different occasions yield different effects, opposites are key to opposite formulas.
Who knows the rise and fall, dryness and moisture, and how to balance warmth and coolness?
I urge you to observe wisely the miraculous uses of Fuzi, for it is perilous in Changsha.
Fuzi (Aconite) Qianjin Decoction for diabetes, gold from the Golden Chamber follows.
Diabetes insipidus and thirst are treated swiftly, while qi stagnation and frequent urination are not delayed.
Elements draw from the classics for future generations, the grand view of hemostasis precedes the physicians.
I urge you to strive for new applications, yang syndromes are suitable for use, while yin syndromes should be approached with caution.
Fuzi (Aconite) boiled daily in a decoction, drinking it without illness is also harmless.
Yin and yang imbalance can be tested, while water and fire disarray should not be forgotten.
Children with enuresis meet miraculous medicine, fatigue in summer encounters good prescriptions.
I urge you to break conventional uses, for this herb can respond to many conditions.
Fuzi (Aconite) can be traced back to the Dao, Huaxi explains the classics in detail.
Three yang syndromes are suitable for three yin, ten fingers numbness and ten toes are appropriate.
Both frequent and infrequent urination can be treated, dreams of intercourse and nightmares can be addressed.
I urge you to pay attention to various diseases, for Fuzi can treat frequent urination and leukorrhea.
Fuzi (Aconite) and tangerine peel relieve heat, thoughts of respect are not mere hot words.
Each can be used as a common medicine, lamenting the lack of thought leads to fear.
Reversing the qi with ginger is already established, cutting through barriers and saving lives is a unique power.
I urge you to seek opportunities in cold and heat, for heat can be applied and cold can also be used.
Fuzi (Aconite) is particularly suitable for treating mania, paired with Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) is even more necessary.
Frequent headaches can be effectively treated, while frequent urination can be alleviated.
Overeating can be effectively treated, while prolonged use can be without worry.
I urge you to apply it in various ways, for urination follows defecation and the effects are not false.
Fuzi (Aconite) and wind are connected to my thoughts, for wind rash on the limbs should be treated early.
Pain around the eyes requires prolonged treatment, while crooked mouth and eyes should not be delayed.
Understanding the mysterious and revealing the true nature, removing embellishments reveals the heavenly form.
I urge you to use it boldly in daily life, for personal experience is the best knowledge.
Fuzi (Aconite) is half a wall of yang, one day of righteousness brings joy and success.
Stabilizing yang can be combined with returning yang, while descending qi can benefit qi.
Do not blame ignorance of opposites, one must understand that it must follow the wind.
I urge you to cleverly use it for victory, for fear of heat is a misconception.
Fuzi (Aconite) drifts away, reducing spring, how to use it miraculously is like a god.
Suppressing the strong and supporting the weak, it eliminates diseases, while supplementing fire and yang can suppress people.
Applying it in summer can be a companion, while using it in winter can be close.
I urge you to calculate its uses deeply, do not say that authority knows the truth.
Fuzi (Aconite) shines like stars in summer pearls, a thousand years of prejudice must be removed.
The classic text treats diseases in its embryonic form, the true transmission of loyal words recognizes the power of distinction.
Four beauties become close friends, one heart protects the spiritual pivot.
I urge you to use it step by step, for Fuzi hesitates in Zhang Zhongjing’s works.
Endless scenery in Fuzi (Aconite) decoction, the medicine and disease are not solely yang.
Many obstacles make it hard to find a path, boldly turning must break walls.
Do not discuss merits strictly, one must know the secrets of the ages.
Research blooms in full flower, truth is selfless and can be revealed.
Ode to Fuzi: Fifteen Verses
Author/Fu Wenlu
Fuzi (Aconite) is a blazing fire, the fire god’s dispatch uses it to gather power.
Chasing away the lost yang energy, supporting yang and suppressing yin requires careful consideration.
Life needs the assistance of fire, who else besides Fuzi?
Supporting yang theory was created by Qin An, with yin prevailing and yang declining as the standard.
Returning yang to rescue the reverse is the first medicine, who can surpass Fuzi?
Yang energy is weak and lost, collaborating with ginger and herbs for the four reverses.
Understanding the source of yang decline, do not wait until the limbs are cold and reversed.
Preventing minor issues with Fuzi, helping people restore health from all diseases.
Fuzi (Aconite) shines pure yang, scattering the cold and dampness.
Edema and diarrhea can be resolved, the qi transformation mechanism of Fuzi is miraculous.
Heart yang, spleen yang, and kidney yang, the fire of life burns with Fuzi.
Chronic illness affecting the kidneys requires Fuzi, the realm of healing must transcend.
The fire god’s dispatch uses Fuzi, ginger and cinnamon assist in heating Fuzi’s power.
Floating and not sinking, it goes everywhere, Fuzi is omnipresent.
It travels through the twelve meridians, dispelling pain and seizing the joints.
It draws other medicines to their target, Fuzi reigns supreme among thousands.
Fuzi (Aconite) has a spicy, hot, and toxic nature, do not view it as a snake or scorpion.
Using it to counterbalance is its medicinal nature, while plain and simple is for meals.
Fuzi should be cooked first for safety, tasting it does not numb, personally adding.
Be bold and meticulous, with a plan, personally drink a bowl of Fuzi decoction.
In the realm of medicine, Fuzi is essential, addressing both deficiency and excess, cold and heat.
Gypsum, ginseng, and cooked rehmannia, the principles of compatibility are hidden in mystery.
Fuzi paired with dried ginger, returning yang to rescue the reverse decoction.
Rhubarb and Fuzi with asarum decoction, purging cold accumulation and invigorating spleen yang.
Most useful yet most difficult to use, who can claim the power of Fuzi?
Studying Zhang Zhongjing’s texts thoroughly, thinking and summarizing many clinical cases.
In the six meridians, when yang energy declines, who can do without Fuzi?
Observing the qi transformation in the six meridians, returning to Fuzi’s power.
Supporting and using principles are hidden, it is better to warm and tonify than to cool.
Yang is often insufficient while yin is excessive, who can block without Fuzi?
Bitter cold and cooling can lead to problems, incompetent doctors hide their knives.
Cold drinks and air conditioning can lead to cold directly, using Fuzi’s power leads to complaints.
From birth to death, people are greatly biased, who can correct the extremes?
When yang is lost, who dares to pursue? Fuzi assists fire and extends life.
Strong yang energy leads to longevity, while excessive yin energy leads to death.
Until the yin wind dissipates, it is death; if yang energy remains, it must grow.
A round red sun shines with Fuzi’s light, all things grow relying on the sun.
Yang leads while yin follows in all matters, strong yang energy allows yin to grow.
When yang declines, diseases progress; when yang is strong, evils retreat and hide.
Pure yang is immortal, pure yin is ghostly, the method of preserving life relies on Fuzi.
All transformations depend on yang, pure yang Fuzi hides in the red sun.
Cooling medicines are soft and harmful without awareness, while yang medicines are strong and violent in manifestation.
Gentlemen are upright and high-minded, while the evils of small people are not revealed.
Water is weak and many die, while fire is fierce and meets good generals.
To treat diseases, seek the root and distinguish yin and yang, respecting the laws of yin and yang.
The one qi has its rise and fall, fullness and emptiness show two sides.
The breath of one mouth relies on yang, who can block it but Fuzi?
In clinical practice, there are many thoughts on treating diseases, who knows to warm and tonify less and cool more?
For coughing blood, the hemostatic formula is transmitted, the six flavors of Shengmai are the mainstay.
Sweet and cold is a good method, but does not use Fuzi and ginger.
Not knowing that blood comes from fire, through fire’s tempering it appears red.
Blood and water rise, yang energy is deficient, Fuzi raises yang and blood descends.
Three feet of ice does not form in a day, if encountering Fuzi’s heat, it must hide.
Yang medicines run to dispel yin evils, naturally showing many forms.
I urge you not to panic, carefully observe the signs of fortune and misfortune.
Heat in the whole body and abdomen is difficult to settle, Fuzi can collect knives and guns.
The human body stands on the extremes of water and fire, in the pit of the heart, Fuzi is miraculous.
To treat diseases, establish laws to extinguish yin, the flesh and blood body truly stands on qi.
All diseases stem from yang energy, qi loss can reveal signs of yin syndromes.
Yin syndromes support yang and suppress yin, while yang syndromes use yang to transform yin.
Recommended Reading:
Li Hanqing: Six Uses and Eight Precautions of Fuzi
Fuzi and its Ten Good “Partners”
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