The Eighteen Counters and Nineteen Fear Songs are as follows:

1. The Eighteen Counters Songs

The Materia Medica clearly states the Eighteen Counters,

The half-wilted shellfish attacks the crow.

The algae, halberds and coriander all fight against the grasses,

the ginseng, pungent peony and hellebore rebel against the hellebores.

Analysis: Aconitum against Fritillaria, Trichosanthes trichosanthes, Pinellia ternata, Bletilla, Bletilla; Licorice against Kansui, Euphorbia, seaweed, Daphne; Veratrum against ginseng, Adenophora, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Scrophulariaceae Ginseng, Asarum, Paeony.

2. Nineteen Weird Medicine Songs

Sulfur is originally the essence of fire, and Pu Ni will fight at the first sight.

Don’t mix mercury with arsenic; wolfsbane is the most feared by Mi Tuo monks.

Croton has the strongest temperament, but does not get along well with morning glory.

Don’t meet lilacs with tulips, and it’s hard to match the three edges of your teeth.

Sichuan Wucaowu is not suitable for Rhinoceros, and ginseng is most afraid of Wulingzhi.

Guan Gui is good at adjusting the air conditioner, but if he meets Shi Zhi, he will bully him.

Analysis: Sulfur is afraid of saltpeter, mercury is afraid of arsenic, wolfsbane is afraid of mitrasim, croton is afraid of morning glory, clove is afraid of turmeric, tooth salt is afraid of trigonium, Sichuan black and grass black are afraid of rhinoceros horn, and ginseng is afraid. Wulingzhi, Guangui fears stone fat.

Extended information:

Some of the "Nineteen Fears" and "Eighteen Antis" medicines are somewhat different from the actual application. Doctors of the past dynasties have also discussed them, citing ancient prescriptions as evidence. , proving that certain drugs can still be used together. For example, croton and morning glory are used together in induction pills; licorice and gansui are used in Gansui Banxia decoction; licorice and seaweed are used in Sanzhuangguijian decoction and seaweed Yuhu decoction; Shixianghuhundan is made from cloves and Same as turmeric.

Dahuoluodan Aconitum can be used together with rhinoceros horn, etc. Not much research work has been done in this area in modern times. Some experimental studies have initially shown that when two drugs, licorice and gansui, are used together, the toxicity mainly depends on the dosage ratio of licorice. If the dose of licorice is equal to or greater than that of gansui, the toxicity Larger; and for example, Fritillaria and Pinellia were respectively combined with Aconitum, and no obvious enhancement of toxicity was found. Asarum combined with hellebore can cause poisoning and death in experimental animals.

Since the research on the "Nineteen Fears" and the "Eighteen Rebellions" still needs further in-depth experiments and observations, and the study of their mechanisms, a cautious attitude should be adopted at present. Generally speaking, for some of these drugs, blind combined use must be avoided without sufficient basis and application experience.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Eighteen anti-songs and nineteen fear-songs