味甘，酸，平，温，无毒。主治寒热、热中、消渴，止泄，利小便，吐逆，卒 ，
满。
又，叶名藿，主治小便数，去烦热。
《本经》原文∶赤小豆，主下水，排痈肿脓血。生平泽。
味苦，寒，无毒。主治伤寒、头痛、寒热、瘴气、恶毒、烦躁、满闷、虚劳、喘吸、两
脚疼冷，又杀六畜胎子诸毒。
味咸，温、微寒，无毒。主治消渴，除热，益气，调中。又云令人多热，为五谷长。
蜜为之使。）
味甘，微寒，无毒。主轻身，除热，久服令人多力健行。以作 ，温。消食和中。
味甘，微寒，无毒。主除热，止燥渴、咽干，利小便，养肝气，止漏血唾血。以作曲
温。消谷，止痢。以作面，温，不能消热，止烦。
味甘，微寒，无毒。主治胃痹，热中，消渴，止泄痢，利小便，益气，补中，轻身
年。
（赤小豆）味甘，酸，性平、温，无毒。主治寒热病、中焦热盛、消渴症，能止泻，通利小便，治疗呕吐逆气，突然发生的腹胀满闷。
《神农本草经》原文记载：赤小豆，主治排水肿，排出痈肿脓血。生长于平原沼泽地带。
（大豆/黄豆）味苦，性寒，无毒。主治伤寒、头痛、寒热往来、瘴气、恶毒之邪、烦躁不安、胸腹满闷、虚劳喘息、两脚疼痛发冷，又能杀灭六畜胎子及各类毒素。
（小麦）味咸，性温、微寒，无毒。主治消渴症，清除内热，益气，调和脾胃。又有人说令人产生内热，是五谷之长。（蜂蜜作为它的引药。）
（大麦）味甘，微寒，无毒。主治身体轻盈，清除内热，长期服用使人力气增加、行走健朗。用来制作麦曲则性温，能消食和胃。
（荞麦）味甘，微寒，无毒。主治清除内热，止燥渴、咽干，通利小便，滋养肝气，止漏血、唾血。用来制作麦曲则性温，能消化谷物，止痢疾。用来制作面粉则性温，不能清除内热，只能止烦。
（稻米）味甘，微寒，无毒。主治胃痹，中焦热盛，消渴症，止泄痢，通利小便，益气，补益中气，使身体轻盈延年。
（黍米/黄米）味咸，微寒，无毒。主治滋养肾气，去除胃脾中的热邪，益气。陈年的黍米，味苦，主治胃热、消渴，通利小便。
（高粱）味苦，微温，无毒。主治咳嗽气逆、霍乱，止泻，除热，止烦渴。
(Red Bean) Sweet and sour in taste, neutral and warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats chills and fever, heat accumulation in the middle jiao, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), stops diarrhea, promotes urination, treats vomiting and regurgitation, and sudden abdominal fullness and distension.
Furthermore, its leaves are called "Huo" (Soybean Leaf), which treat frequent urination and remove irritability and heat.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Red Bean primarily promotes water metabolism, expels abscess swelling and pus-blood. It grows in plains and marshes.
(Soybean) Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats shaohang (cold damage), headache, chills and fever, miasma, malignant toxins, irritability, chest and abdominal fullness and oppression, deficiency labor, wheezing and gasping, pain and coldness in both legs, and can also kill various poisons related to livestock fetuses.
(Wheat) Salty in taste, warm and slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), removes heat, benefits qi, and harmonizes the middle jiao. It is also said to cause internal heat and is considered the chief of the five grains. (Honey acts as its guiding drug.)
(Barley) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It treats lightness of the body, removes heat, and long-term consumption increases strength and promotes vigorous walking. When made into Qu (fermented starter), it becomes warm, aids digestion, and harmonizes the stomach.
(Buckwheat) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It primarily removes heat, stops dry thirst and dry throat, promotes urination, nourishes liver qi, stops leakage bleeding and hemoptysis. When made into Qu, it is warm, digests grain, and stops dysentery. When made into flour, it is warm, cannot clear heat, but stops irritability.
(Rice) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It treats wei bi (stomach obstruction), heat accumulation in the middle jiao, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), stops diarrhea and dysentery, promotes urination, benefits qi, tonifies the middle jiao, makes the body light, and prolongs life.
(Glutinous Rice) Sweet in taste, neutral, non-toxic. It benefits qi, harmonizes the middle jiao, and stops diarrhea.
(Millet/Sorghum) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It removes heat and benefits qi.
(Tartary Buckwheat/Foxtail Millet variant) Salty in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It nourishes kidney qi, removes heat from the stomach and spleen, and benefits qi. Aged ones are bitter in taste, treating stomach heat, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), and promoting urination.
(Sorghum) Bitter in taste, slightly warm, non-toxic. It treats cough and rebellious qi, cholera-like disorder, stops diarrhea, removes heat, and stops irritability and dry thirst.
(Foxtail Millet) Bitter in taste, non-toxic. It treats middle-jiao deficiency cold, directs qi downward, and removes heat.
(Coix Seed) Sweet in taste, slightly cold. Stops chills and fever, benefits the large intestine, and treats lacquer dermatitis.
(Black Soybean) Salty and sour in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It directs qi downward, removes irritability and dry thirst, harmonizes the stomach, and stops diarrhea.
(Soybean Paste/Douchi) Bitter, sweet, and acrid in taste, extremely hot in nature, toxic. It promotes the action of medicinal ingredients and kills evil qi.