禀地中至阴之气以生，故味甘气大寒，无毒。入足阳明经。凡膏粱之变，发为痈
肿，令甘寒解阳明之结热，所以赤丹背疽狂热，有余之症，皆能奏功。若邪实正虚，或
胃强脾弱，及阴分肿毒，则大寒之性亦宜慎之。
甘蕉根。（出川蜀闽广结子者是，非近处巴蕉也）绞汁服。主天行狂热闷烦，误服金石
燥渴，产后胀闷奇效，悉采捣烂敷，去小儿赤游丹毒，大人发背痈疽，风疹头疮，神功立应。
蕉油，烦渴饮搓，须发涂黑，暗风痫闷晕欲倒，急饮下，一吐便苏。子可作果食，每蒸
热取仁，润心肺生律，通血脉填髓。巴蕉根性虽相类，医方不载拯 ，但汲其油亦能黑
发。
金星草，解毒消肿专理外科。凡百初起恶疮，但诸未溃阳毒，沿颈瘰 ，发背痈
疽，或锉者酒服，或研末酒吞，或煎汁洗，或捣烂敷，并建神效。根捣真麻油涂头，大
生毛发。
佛耳草，俗呼黄蒿，人每采捣和米粉作果，柔软香美，夹药晒干，以款冬为使，治
寒嗽及痰，尤去肺寒，大升肺气，切勿通服，损目失明。
灯宠草，专主热嗽，盖因苦而除燥热，轻能治上焦故也。丹溪云∶“灯笼草治热痰
嗽；佛耳草治寒痰嗽。”
三百草，利大小便，逐脚膝气，除痞满去疟，破坚癖驱痰，疔肿仍消，积聚尤却。
蛇含草，除心腹邪气湿痹，疽痔鼠 恶疮，蛇蝎蜂螫，又用捣烂成膏，堪续己断手
指。根名女菁，研末带之，则疫瘴不犯，主蛊毒而逐邪恶，杀鬼魅以辟不详。
禀受大地深处至阴之气而生，因此味道甘甜、气性大寒，无毒。归入足阳明胃经。凡是因饮食肥甘厚味不当引发的痈肿，它能用甘寒之性解除阳明经的郁结热邪，所以对于赤丹（一种皮肤红肿如丹砂的病证）、背疽（生于背部的疽症）、狂热等实证热证，都能发挥疗效。但如果属于邪气盛而正气虚，或者胃强脾弱，以及阴分部位的肿毒，则其大寒的性质应当谨慎使用。
甘蕉根。（出自川蜀闽广等地结子的品种，不是附近常见的巴蕉）绞取汁液服用。主治时行疫病引起的狂热烦闷，误服金石类药物导致的燥渴，产后胀闷有奇效；全部采集捣烂外敷，可去除小儿赤游丹毒，治疗大人发背痈疽、风疹头疮，功效神奇且立竿见影。
蕉油，用于烦渴饮水搓洗，涂抹须发使其变黑，对于暗风痫病、烦闷晕厥欲倒者，急饮下，一次呕吐后即可苏醒。果实可做水果食用，每次蒸熟取仁，能润心肺、生津液，通血脉、填精髓。巴蕉根性质虽相似，但医方中不记载其救治功效，只是汲取其油也能黑发。
金星草，解毒消肿专门处理外科疾病。凡是初起的各种恶疮，只要是未溃破的阳毒，包括沿颈部的瘰疬（颈部淋巴结结核）、发背痈疽，或者已经溃破的，都可以锉碎后酒服，或研成末酒后吞服，或煎汁清洗，或捣烂外敷，都建立神奇疗效。根捣碎后用真麻油涂抹头部，能促进大量生发。
佛耳草，俗称黄蒿，人们常采摘捣碎混合米粉做成糕点，柔软香美，夹在药中晒干，以款冬花为引经药，治疗寒性咳嗽及痰饮，尤其能去除肺寒，大幅提升肺气，切勿长期服用，否则会损伤眼睛导致失明。
灯笼草，专门主治热性咳嗽，因为苦味能清除燥热，质地轻扬能治理上焦的缘故。朱丹溪说：“灯笼草治疗热痰咳嗽；佛耳草治疗寒痰咳嗽。”
三百草，通利大小便，驱除脚膝部位的气滞，消除痞满、去除疟疾，破除坚积癖块、驱逐痰饮，疔肿仍能消退，积聚尤为退却。
蛇含草，去除心腹邪气、湿痹、疽痔、鼠瘘（淋巴结核）及恶疮，被蛇蝎蜂螫伤也可使用，又将其捣烂成膏，可以接续已断的手指。根部名为女菁，研成粉末随身携带，则疫气瘴疠不会侵犯，主治蛊毒并驱逐邪恶，杀鬼魅以辟除不详。
Born by inheriting the most Yin Qi from the depths of the earth, its taste is sweet and its nature is greatly cold, with no toxicity. It enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Whenever disorders caused by rich and greasy foods manifest as carbuncles and swellings, it uses its sweet and cold nature to resolve the constrained heat in the Yangming channel. Therefore, for excess syndromes such as erysipelas (a skin condition resembling cinnabar), back carbuncle, and feverish mania, it can achieve efficacy. However, if there is excess pathogen with deficient healthy Qi, or strong stomach but weak spleen, or toxic swellings in the Yin aspect, its greatly cold nature should be used with caution.
Gan Jiao Gen (Banana Root). (The variety that bears fruit in Sichuan, Shu, Min, Guang regions is used, not the common Ba Jiao nearby). Juice extracted and taken orally. It mainly treats epidemic febrile diseases causing fever, mania, and distress; dryness and thirst caused by mistakenly taking mineral drugs; postpartum abdominal distension and distress (with miraculous effect); when collected all and pounded into a paste for external application, it removes Chi You Dan Du (red wandering toxin) in children, and treats Fa Bei Yong Ju (back carbuncle/ulcer), wind rash, and head sores in adults, with divine efficacy and immediate response.
Jiao You (Banana Oil). Used for rinsing with water in cases of vexation and thirst; applied to beard and hair to turn them black. For An Feng Xian (hidden wind epilepsy) and fainting/dizziness due to distress, drink urgently; one episode of vomiting leads to recovery. The fruit can be eaten as food; steamed and heated to extract the kernel, it moistens the Heart and Lungs, generates body fluids, unblocks blood vessels, and fills the marrow. Although Ba Jiao Gen has similar properties, medical formulas do not record its rescuing efficacy, but extracting its oil can also darken hair.
Jin Xing Cao (Venus Grass). Resolves toxicity and reduces swelling, specializing in surgical conditions. For any initial malignant sores, provided they are un-ulcerated Yang toxins, including Luo Li (scrofula along the neck), Fa Bei Yong Ju (back carbuncle/ulcer), or those already ulcerated, they can be ground and taken with wine, or powdered and swallowed with wine, or decocted for washing, or pounded into a paste for external application, all establishing divine efficacy. Roots pounded and applied with pure sesame oil to the head promotes abundant hair growth.
Fo Er Cao (Ear-Buddha Grass), commonly called Huang Hao (Yellow Mugwort). People often harvest and pound it mixed with rice flour to make pastries, which are soft and delicious. When dried with herbs, using Kuan Dong Hua (Coltsfoot) as an guiding herb, it treats cold coughs and phlegm, especially removing Lung cold and significantly raising Lung Qi. Do not take continuously, as it damages the eyes leading to blindness.
Deng Long Cao (Lantern Grass). Specializes in treating hot coughs, because bitterness eliminates dryness-heat, and its light nature treats the Upper Jiao. Zhu Danxi said: "Deng Long Cao treats hot-phlegm coughs; Fo Er Cao treats cold-phlegm coughs."
San Bai Cao (Three Hundred Grass). Promotes urination and defecation, drives out Qi stagnation in legs and knees, removes fullness and malaria, breaks hard accumulations and expels phlegm, still resolves Ding Zhong (carbuncles), and particularly repels Ji Ju (masses/accumulations).
She Han Cao (Snake-Holding Grass). Removes evil Qi from the heart and abdomen, Bi syndrome due to dampness, Yong Ju (carbuncles/ulcers), hemorrhoids, Shu Lou (scrofula/malignant ulcers), and bad sores; also used for snake, scorpion, bee, and wasp stings. Pounded into a paste, it can reconnect severed fingers. The root is named Nv Jing; powdered and carried on the person, it prevents epidemic miasma, mainly treats Gu Du (poisonous蛊毒) and drives away evil, kills ghosts and demons to ward off misfortune.