味道甘甜，药性寒凉，归入手少阴心经和足少阳胆经。能清泄热邪、安定神志，止惊悸、祛除痰浊。
味道酸涩，药性收敛，归入足厥阴肝经。能降逆冲气以止呕吐，收敛风木之气以杀灭蛔虫。用醋浸泡一夜后，去掉核，与米同蒸。
味道苦，药性寒凉，归入足厥阴肝经和足太阳膀胱经。能清利乙木（肝）以杀虫，通利壬水（肾/膀胱）以泄热。
味道辛，气平，归入足厥阴肝经。能杀虫、破除积滞，止痢疾、消除疮疡。
味道甘，微温，归入足太阴脾经和足厥阴肝经。能利水湿、燥脾土，杀虫止泻。每月上旬，取几枚果仁，空腹食用，寄生虫皆死。需忌饮热茶，若违反此禁忌则会导致腹泻。
味道苦，微寒，归入手太阴肺经和足厥阴肝经。能止血、行瘀血，破除积滞、杀虫。
味道苦，性寒，归入手少阴心经和足厥阴肝经。能杀虫、解蛊毒，止汗、除癫狂。用甘草水浸泡，去皮切片炮制后研成粉末，外扑于身体以止汗。
味道苦，性寒，归入足阳明胃经、足太阴脾经和足厥阴肝经。能泄热、行瘀血，疏通壅塞。能下导阳明经的燥结，清除太阴经的湿蒸。能通经脉、破癥瘕，消痈疽、排脓血。用酒浸泡后使用。
味道咸、苦、辛，性寒，归入手少阴心经和足太阳膀胱经。能泄火退高热，利水通淋沥。
味道苦、辛，性寒，归入足太阳膀胱经。能破滞气、定喘促，泄停水、宁嗽咳。
味道苦，性寒，归入足太阳膀胱经。善于泄除积水，能驱除宿积之物。
味道苦，性寒，归入足太阳膀胱经。能泄除停留的水饮，通利经脉中的瘀涩。
味道辛、苦，大热，归入足阳明胃经、足太阴脾经和足少阴肾经。能驱散寒邪以止痛，开通冷滞以破结。去壳炒研后使用，体质强壮者可服用二厘。
Sweet in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It drains heat, calms the spirit, stops fright, and eliminates phlegm.
Sour in taste, astringent in nature, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It directs rebellious Qi downward to stop vomiting, restrains Wind-Liver to kill roundworms. Soak in vinegar overnight, remove the pits, and steam with rice.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It clears the Wood element (Liver) to kill parasites, benefits the Water element (Kidney/Bladder) to drain heat.
Pungent in flavor, neutral in Qi, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It kills parasites, breaks up accumulations, stops dysentery, and resolves sores.
Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It promotes urination, dries the Earth element (Spleen), kills parasites, and stops diarrhea. On the first ten days of each lunar month, take several kernels and eat them on an empty stomach; all parasites will die. Avoid drinking hot tea; violating this prohibition causes diarrhea.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It clears the Lung to stop coughing, promotes urination, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It stops bleeding, invigorates blood circulation, breaks up accumulations, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It kills parasites, resolves gu poison, stops sweating, and treats mania. Soak in licorice water, remove the skin, slice, process, and grind into powder; apply externally to the body to stop sweating.
Bitter in taste, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It dries dampness, invigorates blood circulation, treats sores, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It drains heat, invigorates blood circulation, and unblocks obstructions. It resolves dryness accumulation in the Yangming channel and removes damp-heat steaming in the Taiyin channel. It unblocks meridians and breaks up masses, reduces carbuncles and abscesses, and discharges pus and blood. Use after soaking in wine.
Salty, bitter, and pungent in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It drains fire and reduces high fever, promotes urination, and relieves strangury.
Bitter and pungent in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It breaks up stagnant Qi and stabilizes asthma, drains retained water and calms coughing.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It excels at draining accumulated fluid and expelling old stagnations.
Bitter and pungent in taste, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Its nature is specifically for draining water, and its strength can stop diarrhea.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It drains retained fluid and unblocks stasis and obstruction in the meridians.
Pungent and bitter in taste, extremely hot in nature, entering the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It dispels cold pathogens to relieve pain, opens cold stagnation, and breaks up knots. Remove the shell, stir-fry, and grind for use. Strong individuals may take two li.