味辛，气平，入手太阴肺、足阳明胃经。下冲逆而除咳嗽，降浊阴而止呕吐，排决水饮
，清涤涎沫，开胸膈胀塞，消咽喉肿痛。
平头上之眩晕，泄心下之痞满。善调反胃，妙安惊悸。洗去白矾用，妊娠姜汁炒。
味辛苦，入手太阴肺经。降浊阴而止呕哕，行滞气而泄郁满，善开胸膈，最扫痰涎。
味辛，微温，入足太阴脾、足阳明胃经。止呕吐泄利，平积聚 瘕，安胎保妊，消胀止痛
。面煨，实大肠。生磨，消肿病。
味甘，微苦，微寒，入手太阴肺经。清心润肺，洗垢除烦，开胸膈之痹结，涤涎沫之胶
粘。最洗瘀浊，善解懊 。
味甘苦，入手太阴肺经。降冲逆而开痹塞，泄壅阻而平喘嗽，消皮腠之浮肿，润肺肠之枯
燥，最利胸膈，兼通经络。
味咸，入手太阴肺、足阳明胃经。行凝涩而断血漏，涤瘀浊而下气逆。
味苦辛，微寒，入足厥阴肝经。达木郁而清风，行瘀血而泄热，排痈疽之脓血，
化脏腑之 瘕。
（第一味药）味道辛，气平，归入手太阴肺经和足阳明胃经。能降下冲逆之气并消除咳嗽，降低浊阴之气并停止呕吐，排除决断水饮，清除涤荡痰涎，开通胸膈的胀塞感，消除咽喉的肿痛。平息头部的眩晕，泄除心下的痞满感。善于调理反胃，奇妙地安定惊悸。使用时需洗去白矾，孕妇用姜汁炒制。
（第二味药）味道辛苦，归入手太阴肺经。降低浊阴之气并停止干呕呃逆，运行滞气并泄除郁结之满，善于开通胸膈，最能扫除痰涎。
（第三味药）味道辛，微温，归入足太阴脾经和足阳明胃经。停止呕吐和泄泻痢疾，平息积聚形成的瘕块，安胎保妊，消除胀满并止痛。若用面裹煨熟，可实大肠；若生磨使用，可消肿病。
（第四味药）味道辛，微温，归入手太阴肺经。温肺降逆，停止喘息定止咳嗽。
（第五味药）味道甘，微苦，微寒，归入手太阴肺经。清心润肺，洗涤污垢去除烦闷，开通胸膈的痹结，涤荡痰涎的胶黏。最能清洗瘀浊，善于解除懊恼烦闷。
（第六味药）味道甘苦，归入手太阴肺经。降下冲逆之气并开通痹塞，泄除壅阻之气并平息喘嗽，消除皮肤腠理的浮肿，滋润肺肠的枯燥，最利于胸膈，兼通经络。
（第七味药）味道咸，归入手太阴肺经和足阳明胃经。运行凝涩之气并截断血漏，涤荡瘀浊并降下气逆。
（第八味药）味道辛，气温，归入手太阴肺经。破除壅塞豁开痰涎，停止喘息安宁咳嗽。
（第九味药）味道辛，气平，归入手太阴肺经。降下气机停止喘息，化痰破郁。生研末服用，可吐出老痰。
（第十味药）味道苦辛，微寒，归入足厥阴肝经。通达木郁而清风邪，运行瘀血而泄热，排出痈疽的脓血，化解脏腑的瘕块。
(The first herb) Pungent in flavor, neutral in qi, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Yangming Stomach meridians. It descends rebellious qi to eliminate cough, lowers turbid yin to stop vomiting, expels and resolves fluid retention, clears and washes away phlegm-saliva, opens chest and diaphragm distension and obstruction, and消 (eliminates) throat swelling and pain. It calms dizziness of the head, drains epigastric fullness and stuffiness. It is good at regulating retrograde vomiting and marvellously settles palpitations and fright. Use after washing off alum; for pregnancy, stir-fry with ginger juice.
(The second herb) Pungent and bitter in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. It lowers turbid yin to stop dry heaving and hiccups, moves stagnant qi to drain depressive fullness, is excellent at opening the chest and diaphragm, and is best at sweeping away phlegm-saliva.
(The third herb) Pungent in flavor, slightly warm, enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen and Foot-Yangming Stomach meridians. It stops vomiting and diarrhea/dysentery, calms accumulations and masses (jia), secures the fetus and protects pregnancy, reduces distension and relieves pain. If baked in flour, it solidifies the large intestine. If ground raw, it reduces swelling and treats sores.
(The fourth herb) Pungent in flavor, slightly warm, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. Warms the lung and descends rebellious qi, stops wheezing and stabilizes cough.
(The fifth herb) Sweet in flavor, slightly bitter, slightly cold, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. Clears the heart and moistens the lungs, washes away filth and removes vexation, opens chest and diaphragm bi-obstruction, and washes away sticky phlegm-saliva. It is best at cleansing blood stasis and turbidity, and is good at resolving deep-seated restlessness and regret (ao nao).
(The sixth herb) Sweet and bitter in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. Descends rebellious qi to open bi-obstruction, drains obstructed qi to calm wheezing and cough, reduces edema of the skin and interstices, moistens the dryness of the lungs and intestines, is most beneficial for the chest and diaphragm, and also unblocks the collaterals.
(The seventh herb) Salty in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Yangming Stomach meridians. Moves stagnation and astringency to cut off bleeding, cleanses blood stasis and turbidity to descend rebellious qi.
(The eighth herb) Pungent in flavor, warm in temperature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. Breaks through congestion and resolves phlegm, stops wheezing and soothes cough.
(The ninth herb) Pungent in flavor, neutral in qi, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian. Descends qi to stop wheezing, transforms phlegm and breaks depression. Raw and crushed, it induces vomiting of old phlegm.
(The tenth herb) Bitter and pungent in flavor, slightly cold, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver meridian. Reaches wood stagnation to disperse wind, moves blood stasis to drain heat, expels pus and blood from carbuncles and sores, and transforms organ masses (jia).
(The eleventh herb) Pungent in flavor, slightly warm, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver meridian. Moves closure and astringency of the meridians, reaches the depression of wind-wood, relieves severe pain and cuts off diarrhea, disperses stagnant qi and breaks blood stasis.
(The twelfth herb) Sweet, bitter, and pungent in flavors, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver meridian. Unblocks meridians to move blood stasis and astringency, breaks blood to transform masses (jia). Soak to remove skin and tips.