藕实 （莲子也。）味甘，气平。无毒。主补中养神，益气力，除百疾。安心，止渴，止
痢。治腰痛，固精。久服轻身耐老，不饥延年，多食令人喜。藕甘寒，除热毒口渴烦闷，解酒
毒。消瘀血，破产后血闷，捣 金疮热伤，散血止痛生肌。蒸煮食，开胃补五脏。节捣汁，止
吐血衄血不止。荷鼻，即荷叶蒂，味苦，主安胎，去恶血，留好血，血痢煮服之。荷叶及房皆
破血，胎衣不下，酒煮服之。莲花忌地黄、蒜。镇心轻身，益颜色。
鸡头实 味甘，气平。无毒。主湿痹，腰脊膝痛。补中，除暴痰。益精气，强志，令耳
目聪明。久服轻身不饥，耐老神仙。
覆盆子 味甘，气平，微热。无毒。（五月采。）主益气轻身，令发不白。又主男子
肾虚精竭阴痿，女子食之有子。
山楂子 主消食，行结气。健胃，消食积痰，益小儿。又催疮痛，消滞血，治妇人儿枕痛，
浓煎汁入砂糖服，立效。
橘皮 味辛、苦，气温。味浓，阴也。无毒。（陈久者良。）主胸中瘕热遂气，利水气，除
膈间痰热，导滞气，止呕咳痰逆，霍乱泄泻。久服去臭，下气通神。去白，理肺气降痰；留白，
理脾胃消食。青橘叶导胸胁逆气，行肝气，乳肿痛及胁痈，药中用之以行经。橘核治腰痛，膀
胱气痛，肾冷。炒去壳，研酒调服。青皮味苦、辛，气寒。足厥阴经引经药，入手少阳经。主
气滞，消食，破积结膈气。治小腹痛，须用之。泻肝气治胁痛，须醋
炒。用勿多服，损人真气。陈皮治高，青皮治低。
大枣 味甘，气平，温。气浓，阳也。无毒。（去乌头毒，不宜合生葱食。入药用，
擘去核）主心腹邪气，安中养脾。助十二经，平胃气，通九窍，补少气少津液，身中不足，
大惊四肢重，和百药。久服轻分，长年中满者，勿食。牙齿病者，忘之。
栗 味咸，气寒。无毒。主益气，浓肠胃，令人耐饥。灰火中煨，令汗出。食之勿多，
食滞气膈，食若袋盛，悬微干。生食补肾气，治腰脚无力。生嚼， ，可出箭头恶刺，并敷
瘰肿。小儿疳疮。患风水气人，不宜食，以咸故也。壳煮汁饮之，止反胃消渴。
柿 味甘，气寒。属阴，无毒。（不可与蟹同食，令腹痛。）主通耳鼻气，肠 不足。浓
肠胃，涩中，健胃气，消宿食。
梅实 （乌梅也）味酸，气平。阳也。无毒。（火熏干之为乌梅，晒干，瓷器藏收之为白梅，
去核用。）主下气，除热烦瞒。收肺气，安心，肢体痛，偏枯不仁，死肌。去青黑痣，恶疾。
止下痢，涩肠止泄。消酒毒，好唾口干，去痰。治疟瘴，伤寒烦热及霍乱燥渴，虚劳骨蒸。入建
茶、干姜为丸，治休息痢大验。烧灰杵末，敷一切恶疮肉，出腐肉立尽。白梅研敷，刀箭止血，
刺在肉中，嚼封之即出。乳痈肿毒，杵烂贴之，亦和药点痣蚀恶肉。多食损齿伤骨。叶煮浓汁
服之，止休息痢。
核桃仁 味苦、甘，气平。苦重于甘，阴中阳也。无毒。入手足厥阴经。（取仁阴干，汤
浸去皮尖，研如泥用。）主瘀血，血闭血结血燥， 瘕邪气。杀小虫，通润大便。除卒暴击血，
通血水，止痛。苦以破滞血，甘以生新血。花味苦，三月三日采，阴干。杀疰恶鬼，令人好
颜色。除水肿石淋，利大小便，下三虫。酒渍服之，除百病。桃花味苦，气微温。（着树上自干
不落实中者，正月采之。）主杀百鬼精物，五毒不祥，中恶腹痛，破血。有人吐血诸药不效，
取此烧存性，研末汤调服，立愈。桃蠹（食桃树虫也。）杀鬼邪恶不祥。叶味苦、辛，主除
尸虫，出疮中虫。桃胶下石淋，
破血中恶。炼之主保中，不饥轻身。桃符主精魅邪气，煮汁饮之。桃者，五木之精，令人作符着
门上，厌鬼邪气，鬼所畏也。
杏核仁 味甘、苦，气温。有小毒。入手太阴经。（得火良，恶黄芩、黄 、葛根。解
锡毒。汤浸去皮尖熬令黄，其两仁者杀人，可毒狗。）主咳逆上气雷鸣，喉痹，下气定喘，润心
肺。散肺经风寒咳嗽，消心下急满痛。散结润燥，产乳金疮，寒心贲豚。烧令烟未尽，研如泥物，
包纳女子阴中，治虫。丹溪云∶性热，因寒者用。东垣云∶杏仁下喘，治气色；桃仁疗狂，治血
也。俱治大便燥，但有血气之分。昼则便难行，阳气也；夜则便难行，阴血也。年高人便秘，不
可泄者，脉浮在气，杏仁、陈皮；脉沉在血，桃仁。陈皮入肺，与大肠为表里，故用为使。
荔枝子核 慢火烧存性为末，酒调服，治心痛及小肠气。
榧实 味甘，无毒。主五痔，去三虫蛊毒，食其子良。此肺家果也。不可多啖，引火入肺，滑大肠。
木瓜实 味酸，气温。无毒。入手足太阴经。（凡用勿犯铁。）主香港脚水肿，湿痹邪
气，霍乱吐下转筋不止。治冷热痢，心腹痛，止渴，降痰喘。此物入肝，故益筋与血，腰肾脚膝
无力，不可缺也。
安石榴 味甘、酸，无毒。（凡皮使畏，勿犯铁。浆水浸之一宿用。）主咽燥渴，多
食损人肺。榴，留也，性滞恋膈成痰。实酸皮涩，止下痢，止漏精。东行根疗蛔虫、寸白。花百
叶者，主心热吐血及衄血，干乏作末吹鼻中，立瘥。金疮刀斧伤破血流，和锻石捣末敷上。
梨 味甘、微酸，气寒。除客热心烦，肺热咳嗽，消渴。梨者，利也，流利下行之谓
也。酒病烦渴人，宜之。勿多食，令人寒中，金疮乳妇尤不可食。
胡桃 味甘，气温。无毒。食之令人肥健，润黑发，补下元亦用之。不可多食，动
风生痰，助肾火。取肉烧令黑未尽烟，和松脂研敷瘰疠疮。又和胡粉为泥，拔白须发以内孔中，其毛皆黑。
榛子 味甘，气平。无毒。主益气力，宽肠胃。令人不饥，健行。
枇杷叶 味苦、辛，气平。无毒。（火炙，布拭去毛用。）止卒呕哕不止，不欲食，
下气。治肺热久嗽并渴疾。
砂糖 味甘，气寒。无毒。主心肺大肠热，和中助脾。小儿多食损齿发疳 ，生蛲
虫，甘生湿，湿生火也。与鲫鱼同食成疳虫，葵叶同食生流癖，与笋不消成症。
藕实（即莲子），味甘，气平。无毒。主要功效为补益中气、养神，益气力，消除各种疾病。能安心，止渴，止痢。治疗腰痛，固精。长期服用可身体轻盈、延缓衰老，不易饥饿且延年益寿，多食令人喜悦。藕甘寒，能清除热毒引起的口渴烦闷，解酒毒。消散瘀血，治疗产后血瘀闷胀，捣碎外敷金疮热伤，散血止痛并促进肌肉生长。蒸煮食用，开胃补益五脏。藕节捣汁，治疗吐血、衄血不止。荷鼻（即荷叶蒂），味苦，主要功效为安胎，去除恶血，保留好血，血痢煮服有效。荷叶及莲房皆能破血，治疗胎衣不下，用酒煮后服用。莲花忌与地黄、蒜同食。能镇心安神、轻身益色。
鸡头实（芡实），味甘，气平。无毒。主要功效为治疗湿痹，腰脊膝痛。补益中气，消除突发痰症。益精气，强意志，使耳目聪明。长期服用可身体轻盈、不感饥饿，延缓衰老如神仙般健康。
覆盆子，味甘，气平，微热。无毒。（五月采集。）主要功效为益气轻身，使头发变黑不生白发。又主治男子肾虚精竭、阳痿，女子食用可助受孕。
山楂子，主要功效为消食，行结滞之气。健胃，消食积痰，有益小儿。又能催发疮疡疼痛，消散滞血，治疗妇人儿枕痛，浓煎汁加入砂糖服用，立见成效。
橘皮，味辛、苦，气温。气味浓厚，属阴。无毒。（陈久者药效更佳。）主要功效为治疗胸中瘕聚热邪及气逆，利水气，消除膈间痰热，疏导滞气，止呕咳痰逆，治疗霍乱泄泻。长期服用可去口臭，下气通神。去掉白色内层（橘红），理肺气降痰；保留白色内层（橘白），理脾胃消食。青橘叶疏导胸胁逆气，行肝气，治疗乳房肿痛及胁部痈肿，入药用于通行经络。橘核治疗腰痛、膀胱气痛、肾冷。炒去壳，研末用酒调服。青皮味苦、辛，气寒。是足厥阴经的引经药，兼入手少阳经。主要功效为治疗气滞，消食，破除积结膈气。治疗小腹痛必须使用。泻肝气治疗胁痛，需用醋炒。不宜多服，以免损伤人体真气。陈皮治上部病证，青皮治下部病证。
大枣，味甘，气平，温。气味浓厚，属阳。无毒。（能解乌头毒，不宜与生葱同食。入药用时，掰开去核。）主要功效为治疗心腹邪气，安中养脾。助十二经，平胃气，通九窍，补少气少津液，补充身体不足，治疗大惊所致四肢沉重，调和百药。长期服用可使身体轻盈分毫（指体态轻盈），但常年腹部胀满者勿食。牙齿有病者，应忘记食用。
栗，味咸，气寒。无毒。主要功效为益气，厚肠胃，使人耐饥。在灰火中煨烤，可令汗出。食用不宜过多，否则食滞气膈，感觉食物如袋盛于腹中，需悬挂晾干。生食补肾气，治疗腰脚无力。生嚼，可拔出箭头和恶刺，并敷治瘰疬肿。治疗小儿疳疮。患风水气的人，不宜食用，因为味咸的缘故。栗壳煮汁饮用，可止反胃消渴。
柿，味甘，气寒。属阴，无毒。（不可与蟹同食，否则会导致腹痛。）主要功效为通耳鼻之气，治疗肠中津液不足。厚肠胃，涩中焦，健胃气，消宿食。
梅实（即乌梅），味酸，气平。属阳。无毒。（用火熏干制成乌梅，晒干，瓷器收藏保存制成白梅，去核使用。）主要功效为下气，除热烦闷。收敛肺气，安心，治疗肢体痛、偏枯麻木、死肌。去除青黑痣，治疗恶疾。止下痢，涩肠止泄。消酒毒，治疗好唾口干，去痰。治疗疟疾瘴气，伤寒烦热及霍乱燥渴，虚劳骨蒸。加入建茶、干姜制成丸剂，治疗休息痢效果显著。烧成灰研末，敷治一切恶疮肉，腐肉立即脱落。白梅研末外敷，治疗刀箭出血，刺扎在肉中，嚼碎封贴即可取出。乳痈肿毒，捣烂贴敷，也可配合药物点痣腐蚀恶肉。多食损齿伤骨。叶煮浓汁服用，可止休息痢。
核桃仁，味苦、甘，气平。苦重于甘，属阴中之阳。无毒。入手足厥阴经。（取仁阴干，汤浸去皮尖，研如泥使用。）主要功效为治疗瘀血，血闭、血结、血燥，癥瘕邪气。杀小虫，通润大便。消除卒暴击打导致的瘀血，通血水，止痛。苦以破滞血，甘以生新血。桃花味苦，三月三日采集，阴干。杀疰鬼恶灵，使人面色好。消除水肿石淋，利大小便，下三虫。酒浸服用，消除百病。桃花味苦，气微温。（长在树上自然干枯不落地的，正月采集。）主要功效为杀百鬼精物，避五毒不祥，治疗中恶腹痛，破血。有人吐血诸药无效，取此烧存性，研末汤调服，立即痊愈。桃蠹（吃桃树的虫子。）杀鬼邪恶不祥。桃叶味苦、辛，主要功效为除尸虫，排出疮中虫。桃胶下石淋，破血中恶气。炼制后主要功效为保中气，不饥轻身。桃符主精魅邪气，煮汁饮用。桃树，是五木之精，让人制作符箓挂在门上，镇压鬼邪气，这是鬼所畏惧的。
杏核仁，味甘、苦，气温。有小毒。入手太阴经。（得火良，恶黄芩、黄柏、葛根。解锡毒。汤浸去皮尖熬令黄，双仁者杀人，可毒狗。）主要功效为治疗咳逆上气如雷鸣，喉痹，下气定喘，润心肺。散肺经风寒咳嗽，消心下急满痛。散结润燥，治疗产乳金疮，寒心贲豚。烧至烟未尽，研如泥状，包裹纳入女子阴道中，治疗虫蚀。丹溪说：性热，因寒者使用。东垣说：杏仁下喘，治气色；桃仁疗狂，治血也。两者都治疗大便燥结，但有血气之分。白天排便困难，属阳气问题；夜晚排便困难，属阴血问题。老年人便秘，不可攻泄者，脉浮在气分，用杏仁、陈皮；脉沉在血分，用桃仁。陈皮入肺，与大肠互为表里，故用作使药。
榧实，味甘，无毒。主要功效为治疗五痔，去除三虫蛊毒，食用其子效果好。这是肺家果类。不可多吃，引火入肺，滑大肠。
木瓜实，味酸，气温。无毒。入手足太阴经。（凡使用勿犯铁器。）主要功效为治疗香港脚水肿，湿痹邪气，霍乱吐下转筋不止。治疗冷热痢，心腹痛，止渴，降痰喘。此物入肝，故益筋与血，腰肾脚膝无力，不可缺也。
安石榴，味甘、酸，无毒。（凡皮使畏，勿犯铁。浆水浸之一宿用。）主要功效为治疗咽燥渴，多食损人肺。榴，留也，性滞恋膈成痰。实酸皮涩，止下痢，止漏精。东行根疗蛔虫、寸白。花百叶者，主心热吐血及衄血，干乏作末吹鼻中，立瘥。金疮刀斧伤破血流，和锻石捣末敷上。
梨，味甘、微酸，气寒。除客热心烦，肺热咳嗽，消渴。梨者，利也，流利下行之谓也。酒病烦渴人，宜之。勿多食，令人寒中，金疮乳妇尤不可食。
胡桃，味甘，气温。无毒。食之令人肥健，润黑发，补下元亦用之。不可多食，动风生痰，助肾火。取肉烧令黑未尽烟，和松脂研敷瘰疠疮。又和胡粉为泥，拔白须发以内孔中，其毛皆黑。
榛子，味甘，气平。无毒。主要功效为益气力，宽肠胃。令人不饥，健行。
枇杷叶，味苦、辛，气平。无毒。（火炙，布拭去毛用。）止卒呕哕不止，不欲食，下气。治肺热久嗽并渴疾。
砂糖，味甘，气寒。无毒。主要功效为清心肺大肠热，和中助脾。小儿多食损齿发疳 ，生蛲虫，甘生湿，湿生火也。与鲫鱼同食成疳虫，葵叶同食生流癖，与笋不消成症。
Lotus Seed (Lianzi), sweet in flavor, neutral in qi. Non-toxic. Primarily tonifies the middle jiao and nourishes the spirit, benefits qi and strength, and eliminates various diseases. Calms the mind, stops thirst, and stops dysentery. Treats lower back pain and secures essence. Long-term consumption lightens the body and delays aging, prevents hunger, prolongs life, and induces joy when eaten in excess. Lotus root is sweet and cold; it clears heat toxins causing thirst and restlessness, resolves alcohol toxicity, dissipates blood stasis, treats postpartum blood stagnation and oppression, and when mashed and applied externally to traumatic injuries with heat, it dissipates blood, relieves pain, and generates flesh. Steamed or boiled for consumption, it opens the appetite and tonifies the five zang organs. Lotus node juice stops hematemesis and epistaxis that persist. Lotus leaf stalk (Hetou Di), bitter in flavor, primarily calms the fetus, removes bad blood, retains good blood, and is decocted for bloody dysentery. Lotus leaves and lotus pods both break blood stasis; they are decocted in wine for retained placenta. Lotus flowers should not be taken with Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang) or Allii Sativi Bulbus (Suan). They calm the heart, lighten the body, and improve complexion.
Euryale Seed (Jitou Shi), sweet in flavor, neutral in qi. Non-toxic. Primarily treats damp-bi syndrome, pain in the waist, spine, and knees. Tonifies the middle, eliminates sudden phlegm. Benefits essence and qi, strengthens willpower, and clarifies the ears and eyes. Long-term consumption lightens the body, prevents hunger, and delays aging, resembling immortality.
Rubus Chingii Fruit (Fupenzi), sweet in flavor, neutral in qi, slightly warm. Non-toxic. (Harvested in May.) Primarily benefits qi, lightens the body, and prevents graying of hair. Also treats male kidney deficiency, seminal exhaustion, and impotence; women who consume it may conceive.
Crataegi Fructus (Shanzha Zi), primarily digests food and moves stagnant qi. Strengthens the stomach, digests food accumulation and phlegm, and benefits children. Also promotes ulceration of sores, dissipates stagnant blood, and treats "child pillow pain" (dysmenorrhea due to blood stasis) in women; decocted thickly with rock sugar for immediate effect.
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Jupi), pungent and bitter in flavor, warm in qi. Strong aroma, yin nature. Non-toxic. (Aged peel is superior.) Primarily treats masses and heat in the chest with qi rebellion, promotes diuresis, eliminates phlegm-heat between the diaphragm, guides stagnant qi, stops vomiting, cough, and rebellious phlegm, and treats cholera-like diarrhea. Long-term consumption removes bad breath, directs qi downward, and enhances spiritual clarity. Removing the white pith (Ju Hong) regulates lung qi and descends phlegm; keeping the white pith (Ju Bai) regulates spleen and stomach and digests food. Green tangerine leaf guides rebellious qi in the chest and hypochondrium, moves liver qi, treats breast swelling and pain and hypochondriac abscesses, and is used in formulas to unblock meridians. Tangerine seed treats lower back pain, bladder qi pain, and cold kidney. Stir-fried, shelled, powdered, and taken with wine. Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel) is bitter and pungent, cold in qi. It is a guiding herb for the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and enters the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian. Primarily treats qi stagnation, digests food, and breaks accumulations and diaphragmatic qi. Essential for treating lower abdominal pain. To drain liver qi and treat hypochondriac pain, stir-fry with vinegar. Do not take in large amounts as it damages true qi. Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel) treats upper conditions; Qingpi treats lower conditions.
Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus (Dazao), sweet in flavor, neutral in qi, warm. Strong aroma, yang nature. Non-toxic. (Resolves Aconiti Radix Preparate toxicity; avoid raw green onion. For medicinal use, split and remove pits.) Primarily treats evil qi in the heart and abdomen, calms the middle and nourishes the spleen. Assists the twelve meridians, harmonizes stomach qi, opens the nine orifices, supplements deficient qi and fluids, addresses bodily insufficiency, treats severe fright causing heavy limbs, and harmonizes hundred herbs. Long-term consumption lightens the body; however, those with chronic abdominal fullness should avoid it. Those with dental diseases should forget eating them.
Castanea Chinensis Fructus (Li), salty in flavor, cold in qi. Non-toxic. Primarily benefits qi, thickens the intestines and stomach, and increases resistance to hunger. Roasted in ash fire to induce sweating. Do not eat excessively, as it causes food stagnation and qi obstruction, feeling like a bag in the abdomen; hang to dry. Raw consumption tonifies kidney qi and treats weak waist and legs. Chewing raw helps extract arrowheads and thorns, and applies to scrofula swellings. Treats pediatric malnutrition sores. Patients with wind-water edema should avoid it due to its salty nature. Decoction of shells stops regurgitation and wasting-thirst.
Diospyros Kaki Fructus (Shi), sweet in flavor, cold in qi. Yin nature. Non-toxic. (Do not eat with crab, as it causes abdominal pain.) Primarily opens qi in nose and ears, treats insufficient intestinal fluids. Thickens intestines and stomach, astringes the middle, strengthens stomach qi, and digests leftover food.
Prunus Mume Fructus (Meishi/Wumei), sour in flavor, neutral in qi. Yang nature. Non-toxic. (Smoked over fire to make Wumei; sun-dried and stored in porcelain to make Baimei; use without pit.) Primarily directs qi downward, eliminates heat and restlessness. Astringes lung qi, calms the mind, treats limb pain, hemiplegia with numbness, and necrotic tissue. Removes dark moles and treats malignant diseases. Stops dysentery, astringes intestines and stops diarrhea. Resolves alcohol toxicity, treats excessive salivation and dry mouth, and eliminates phlegm. Treats malaria and miasma, febrile disease with restlessness, cholera with dry thirst, and consumptive fever with bone-steaming. Combined with Jiancha and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang) into pills, it effectively treats intermittent dysentery. Charred and powdered, applied to all malignant ulcers to expel necrotic flesh immediately. Baimei powder applied externally stops bleeding from cuts/arrows; chewing and applying extracts splinters embedded in flesh. Mash and apply for mastitis and toxic swellings; also used with medicine to cauterize moles and remove malignant flesh. Excessive consumption damages teeth and bones. Leaf decoction stops intermittent dysentery.
Juglandis Semen (Hetaoren), bitter and sweet in flavor, neutral in qi. Bitterness outweighs sweetness, yang within yin. Non-toxic. Enters Foot and Hand Jueyin Meridians. (Dry in shade, soak in water, remove skin and tips, grind into paste.) Primarily treats blood stasis, blood closure, blood coagulation, and blood dryness, and mass-forming evil qi. Kills small parasites, moistens and unblocks bowels. Eliminates sudden trauma-induced blood stasis, unblocks blood water, and relieves pain. Bitterness breaks stagnant blood; sweetness generates new blood. Peach flower is bitter, harvested on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, dried in shade. Kills pestilence ghosts and evil spirits, improves complexion. Eliminates edema and lithiasis, promotes urination and defecation, and expels three types of parasites. Wine-infused consumption eliminates hundred diseases. Peach flower is bitter, slightly warm. (Harvested in January from flowers that dry on the tree and do not fall.) Primarily kills hundred ghosts and spirits, avoids five poisons and misfortune, treats evil qi attack with abdominal pain, and breaks blood. For hematemesis unresponsive to other medicines, char this flower, preserve its nature, powder it, and take with water for immediate cure. Peach borer (insect eating peach trees) kills ghosts and evil misfortune. Peach leaf is bitter and pungent, primarily eliminates corpse parasites and expels worms from sores. Peach gum treats lithiasis and breaks malignant blood qi. Refined peach gum preserves middle qi, prevents hunger, and lightens the body. Peach talisman counters spirit and evil qi; decoction for drinking. Peach tree is the essence of the five woods; making talismans from it and hanging on doors suppresses ghost and evil qi, which ghosts fear.
Amygdalus Persicae Semen (Xingren), sweet and bitter in flavor, warm in qi. Slightly toxic. Enters Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. (Beneficial with heat; incompatible with Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), and Puerariae Radix (Gegen). Resolves tin toxicity. Soak in water, remove skin and tips, fry until yellow; double-kernel almonds are lethal and can poison dogs.) Primarily treats cough with rebellious qi sounding like thunder, glottal obstruction, directs qi downward, calms asthma, and moistens heart and lungs. Disperses wind-cold cough from lung meridian, eliminates acute fullness and pain in the epigastrium. Dissipates nodules, moistens dryness, treats postpartum conditions and traumatic injuries, cold heart, and benign tumor (Ben Tun). Burn until smoke remains, grind to paste, wrap and insert into female vagina to treat parasitic infestation. Danxi stated: Nature is hot, use for cold patterns. Dongyuan stated: Xingren directs asthma and treats qi/color; Taoren treats mania and treats blood. Both treat dry stool, but differ in blood vs. qi distinction. Daytime difficulty defecating relates to yang qi; nighttime difficulty relates to yin blood. For elderly constipation where purgation is contraindicated: if pulse is floating (qi level), use Xingren and Chenpi; if pulse is deep (blood level), use Taoren. Chenpi enters lung, exterior-interior related to Large Intestine, thus used as envoy herb.
Litchi Chinensis Semen (Lizhi Zi), slow-fire charred to preserve nature, powdered, taken with wine to treat heart pain and Small Intestine qi pain.
Torreya Grandis Semen (Feishi), sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids, expels three parasites and gu poison; consuming the seed is effective. This is a fruit for the lung organ. Do not eat excessively as it draws fire into the lungs and slides the large intestine.
Chaenomelis Fructus (Mugua), sour in flavor, warm in qi. Non-toxic. Enters Foot and Hand Taiyin Meridians. (Avoid iron contact during use.) Primarily treats gouty edema, damp-bi evil qi, cholera with vomiting/diarrhea and persistent muscle cramps. Treats cold-heat dysentery, heart/abdominal pain, stops thirst, descends phlegm and wheezing. Enters liver, thus benefits sinews and blood; essential for weak waist, kidneys, and legs.
Punica Granatum Fructus (Anashi), sweet and sour in flavor, non-toxic. (Peel has aversion; avoid iron. Soak in grain water overnight before use.) Primarily treats dry throat and thirst; excessive consumption damages lungs. "Liu" means to stay; nature is sticky, forming phlegm in the diaphragm. Flesh is sour, peel is astringent, stops dysentery and seminal leakage. East-facing roots treat roundworms and tapeworms. Hundred-petaled flowers treat heart-heat hematemesis and epistaxis; dried, powdered, and insufflated into nose for immediate cure. For traumatic injuries with bleeding, mix with smelted stone powder and apply.
Pyrus Communis Fructus (Li), sweet and slightly sour in flavor, cold in qi. Clears external heat, restlessness, lung-heat cough, and wasting-thirst. "Li" means benefit/profit, referring to smooth downward movement. Suitable for alcohol-induced restlessness and thirst. Do not eat excessively as it damages middle jiao with cold; especially contraindicated for traumatic injuries and nursing mothers.
Juglans Regia Semen (Hutao), sweet in flavor, warm in qi. Non-toxic. Consumption makes one fat and strong, moistens black hair, and tonifies the lower origin. Do not eat excessively as it triggers wind, generates phlegm, and aids kidney fire. Char meat until black but not fully burnt, mix with Pinus resin, grind, and apply to scrofula ulcers. Mix with lead powder into paste, insert into ear canal to turn white hair black.
Corylus Avellana Fructus (Zhenzi), sweet in flavor, neutral in qi. Non-toxic. Primarily benefits qi and strength, relaxes intestines and stomach. Prevents hunger and promotes vigorous walking.
Eriobotryae Japonicae Folium (Pipaye), bitter and pungent in flavor, neutral in qi. Non-toxic. (Roast over fire, wipe off hairs with cloth.) Stops sudden persistent hiccups/vomiting, loss of appetite, and directs qi downward. Treats long-term cough due to lung-heat and thirst diseases.
Saccharum Officinale (Shatang), sweet in flavor, cold in qi. Non-toxic. Primarily clears heat in heart, lungs, and large intestine, harmonizes middle and assists spleen. Excessive consumption by children damages teeth, causes malnutrition, and generates pinworms; sweetness generates dampness, dampness generates fire. Eating with crucian carp causes malnutrition worms; eating with Malva Verticillata leaves causes flowing masses; eating with bamboo shoots causes undigested masses.