良(liang)濟者,以良(liang)藥濟世之謂(wei)也(ye)。
光(guang)緒末(mo),有(you)(you)李氏金(jin)寶(bao)(bao)者(zhe),居于太(tai)湖之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)濱群山(shan)(shan)間(jian)。家貧歲饑(ji),乃采(cai)(cai)食山(shan)(shan)中野(ye)蔬為(wei)(wei)生(sheng)。一(yi)日(ri)攀援山(shan)(shan)崖,誤(wu)入(ru)叢(cong)棘(ji)。倏(shu)忽間(jian),云(yun)霧四起,不(bu)(bu)(bu)知(zhi)所適。有(you)(you)頃,見(jian)一(yi)老翁(weng),年(nian)(nian)八(ba)十余(yu),紫髯飄拂(fu),長數尺,面奕奕有(you)(you)光(guang)。金(jin)寶(bao)(bao)揖之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),隨(sui)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)而(er)(er)(er)行,少頃云(yun)散。老翁(weng)頷而(er)(er)(er)笑曰:“子(zi)欲采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)乎(hu)?余(yu)亦采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)者(zhe)也。今子(zi)雖采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)而(er)(er)(er)未知(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)也,知(zhi)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)莫(mo)若(ruo)我(wo)。”金(jin)寶(bao)(bao)跪曰:“愚非采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)人(ren)(ren),而(er)(er)(er)愿受教。”老翁(weng)曰:“坐!吾語子(zi)。中黃(huang)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)焉,其(qi)(qi)味不(bu)(bu)(bu)苦(ku)不(bu)(bu)(bu)酸,其(qi)(qi)性不(bu)(bu)(bu)熱不(bu)(bu)(bu)寒(han),淡如(ru)(ru)(ru)也,淳如(ru)(ru)(ru)也,其(qi)(qi)名曰芝(zhi)。得(de)而(er)(er)(er)服(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),壽(shou)考以康,百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)病不(bu)(bu)(bu)生(sheng),而(er)(er)(er)五百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)年(nian)(nian)一(yi)遇(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。太(tai)行之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)草(cao)(cao)焉,丹(dan)荑而(er)(er)(er)紫蕤(rui),根(gen)如(ru)(ru)(ru)伏(fu)龍,葉(xie)(xie)如(ru)(ru)(ru)翠(cui)翅(chi),其(qi)(qi)名曰參。得(de)而(er)(er)(er)服(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),老者(zhe)少,少者(zhe)壽(shou),病者(zhe)已,尪者(zhe)起,而(er)(er)(er)三百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)年(nian)(nian)一(yi)遇(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。南條(tiao)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)草(cao)(cao)焉,性溫而(er)(er)(er)和,味芳以辛,馥馥芬芬,香氣襲人(ren)(ren),其(qi)(qi)名曰術。得(de)而(er)(er)(er)服(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),養精(jing)益(yi)神,救(jiu)死扶生(sheng),解(jie)疾(ji)除根(gen),瘴(zhang)癘莫(mo)干(gan),寢興(xing)以安,而(er)(er)(er)百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)年(nian)(nian)一(yi)遇(yu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。岣嶁之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)木(mu)焉,其(qi)(qi)馨(xin)菲菲,其(qi)(qi)味如(ru)(ru)(ru)飴,鬼魅畏之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),避不(bu)(bu)(bu)敢窺,其(qi)(qi)名曰桂(gui)。煑而(er)(er)(er)服(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),可以祛百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)邪、消(xiao)毒滛,扶陽抑陰,斂真歸元。岷山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)陰有(you)(you)草(cao)(cao)焉,葉(xie)(xie)如(ru)(ru)(ru)翠(cui)眊(mao),根(gen)如(ru)(ru)(ru)團金(jin),味如(ru)(ru)(ru)人(ren)(ren)膽,稟性酷烈,不(bu)(bu)(bu)能(neng)容物(wu),名曰黃(huang)良(liang)。煑而(er)(er)(er)服(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),消(xiao)除百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)惡(e),破癥解(jie)結,無(wu)(wu)穢不(bu)(bu)(bu)滌,煩痾毒熱,一(yi)掃(sao)無(wu)(wu)跡。之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)二物(wu)也,有(you)(you)病乃服(fu),無(wu)(wu)病者(zhe)不(bu)(bu)(bu)服(fu)也。故(gu)有(you)(you)弗用,用必中。吾子(zi)其(qi)(qi)慎擇之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)哉!無(wu)(wu)求美弗得(de),而(er)(er)(er)為(wei)(wei)形(xing)似者(zhe)所誤(wu)。”言罷,悠(you)然而(er)(er)(er)去(qu),不(bu)(bu)(bu)知(zhi)其(qi)(qi)所之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)矣(yi)。余(yu)音嗡(weng)嗡(weng),如(ru)(ru)(ru)雷(lei)灌(guan)頂,金(jin)寶(bao)(bao)者(zhe),茅塞頓開(kai)。從此,乃不(bu)(bu)(bu)避寒(han)暑(shu)風雨,不(bu)(bu)(bu)擇崖塹(qian)荊(jing)棘(ji),遍(bian)嘗百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)草(cao)(cao),以采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)為(wei)(wei)業。其(qi)(qi)品材無(wu)(wu)論凡常珍(zhen)稀,無(wu)(wu)不(bu)(bu)(bu)精(jing)良(liang),故(gu)一(yi)時名醫碩賈,皆知(zhi)有(you)(you)金(jin)寶(bao)(bao)者(zhe)。其(qi)(qi)子(zi)孫(sun)相傳,秉以良(liang)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)濟世,活(huo)人(ren)(ren)無(wu)(wu)數,又無(wu)(wu)論貧富,不(bu)(bu)(bu)圖金(jin)銀,唯以積德行善為(wei)(wei)樂事。至今百(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)有(you)(you)余(yu)年(nian)(nian),一(yi)如(ru)(ru)(ru)既往(wang),家業蒸(zheng)蒸(zheng)日(ri)上(shang),令名著于蘇(su)杭(hang)。昔文殊(shu)嘗令善財采(cai)(cai)藥(yao)(yao)(yao),善財徧觀大(da)地,無(wu)(wu)不(bu)(bu)(bu)是(shi)藥(yao)(yao)(yao),故(gu)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)者(zhe)生(sheng)人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)心也。有(you)(you)救(jiu)苦(ku)救(jiu)難(nan)、行善生(sheng)人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)心,自(zi)有(you)(you)良(liang)藥(yao)(yao)(yao)在(zai)手(shou),普施眾生(sheng),此亦李氏良(liang)濟勉力之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)旨(zhi)也。