味酸辛、寒，有毒。主明目，目痛，金疮，诸痫，女子阴蚀痛，石淋寒热，崩中下血
诸邪毒瓦斯，令人有子。散症积，咳逆上气及鼠 恶疮。《药性论》∶君。有大毒。破热毒。
陆英为使。日华子云∶味酸涩，无毒。治 牙，鼻内息肉。一云，下血赤白，面黄，女子脏
寒，疗齿痛，治中风瘫痪。水英为之使。畏∶牡桂、菌桂、芫花、辛夷、白薇。出∶信州。
味酸，寒，无毒。主益气，疗鼽鼻，止泄痢，吐风痰。生山之阴穴中，色青白。今医
家多用吐风痰。其法∶拣取上色精好者，先捣下筛，更用水飞过至细，乃再研。治之如风痰
眩闷，取二、三钱匕，同生龙脑三、四豆许，研匀，以生薄荷汁合酒温调服，使仰卧，须臾
涎自口出，乃愈。不呕吐，其功速于他药。今人用之比比皆效，故以法附之。
味甘酸辛，大温，无毒。主养心气，明目，益精，疗腹痛泄 ，下痢赤白，小便利及痈
疽痔疮，女子崩漏中下，产难胞衣不下。久服补髓，好颜色，益智。《药性论》∶君。补五脏
虚乏。一云∶治痰饮吐水及伤寒下痢，又治大肠寒滑、小便精出。恶∶大黄、松脂。畏∶芫
花。
味甘酸，平，无毒。主养肺气，浓肠，补骨髓，疗五脏惊悸不足，心下烦，止腹痛下水，
小肠 热溏便脓血，女子崩中漏下赤白沃，排痈疽疮痔，久服安心。《药性论》云∶味甘辛。
涩大肠。一云∶治泻痢。得∶浓朴并米饮止便脓。燕屎为使。恶∶马目毒公。畏∶黄芩、黄
连、甘草、飞廉。
【石胆】
味酸、辛，性寒，有毒。主治明目，目痛，金疮（金属利器造成的创伤），各种痫病，女子阴部蚀烂疼痛，石淋（尿路结石引起的寒热症状），崩中下血（妇女非经期大量出血或淋漓不断），各种邪毒瓦斯，使人能够生育。消散症积（腹内结块），咳逆上气及鼠瘘（淋巴结结核）恶疮。《药性论》记载：作为君药，有大毒。能破除热毒。以陆英为引经药。日华子说：味酸涩，无毒。治疗牙病，鼻内息肉。另一种说法是，治疗便下赤白脓血，面色萎黄，女子脏寒，治疗齿痛，治疗中风瘫痪。以水英为引经药。畏忌：牡桂、菌桂、芫花、辛夷、白薇。产地：信州。
【空青】
味酸，性寒，无毒。主治益气，治疗鼽鼻（鼻塞流涕），止泄痢，吐出风痰。生长在山的背阴洞穴中，颜色青白。现在医生多用它来吐出风痰。其方法：挑选上等精好的药材，先捣碎过筛，再用水飞法研磨至极细，然后再次研磨。治疗风痰引起的眩晕昏闷，取二、三钱匕的药粉，配合生龙脑（冰片）三四粒豆大小的量，研磨均匀，用新鲜薄荷汁调和温酒送服，让患者仰卧，一会儿涎液自然从口中流出，病就好了。如果不呕吐，其功效比其它药物更快。现在人使用它，几乎都有效，所以将这种方法附记于此。
【云母】
味甘、酸、辛，大温，无毒。主治养心气，明目，益精，治疗腹痛泄泻，下痢赤白，小便通利以及痈疽痔疮，女子崩漏中下，难产胞衣不下。长期服用可补髓，使面色红润，益智。《药性论》记载：作为君药。补五脏虚乏。另一种说法是：治疗痰饮吐水及伤寒下痢，又治疗大肠寒滑、小便失禁遗精。忌与大黄、松脂同用。畏忌：芫花。
【白石脂】
味甘、酸，性平，无毒。主治养肺气，厚肠，补骨髓，治疗五脏惊悸不足，心下烦闷，止腹痛下水，小肠热导致的溏便脓血，女子崩中漏下赤白带下，排解痈疽疮痔，长期服用可安心神。《药性论》说：味甘辛。涩大肠。另一种说法是：治疗泻痢。配合浓朴并用米饮送服可止便脓。以燕屎为引经药。忌与马目毒公同用。畏忌：黄芩、黄连、甘草、飞廉。
[Shidan (Chalcanthite)]
Taste: sour, acrid. Nature: cold. Toxicity: toxic. Indications: improves vision, treats eye pain, metal wounds (Jinchuang), various epilepsy syndromes, painful erosion of the female genitalia, stone strangury (Shilin) with alternating cold and heat, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (Bengzhong Xiexue), various pathogenic toxins and vapors, promotes fertility. Resolves phlegm-stagnation and accumulations (Zhengji), cough with rebellious Qi, and scrofula (Shulou) with malignant sores. *Yaoxing Lun*: As the Sovereign herb, it has great toxicity. Breaks down heat-toxins. Guiding herbs: Luying (*Euphorbia humifusa*). Ri Hua Zi states: Taste is sour and astringent, non-toxic. Treats dental diseases, nasal polyps. Another account says: treats dysentery with red and white discharge, sallow complexion, cold in the Zang organs of women, toothache, and stroke-induced paralysis. Guiding herb: Shuiying. Incompatibilities: Mugui (*Cinnamomum cassia* bark), Jungui (*Cinnamomum cassia* twig), Yuanhua (*Genkwa flos*), Xinyi (*Magnolia biondii* bud), Baiwei (*Clehorneae Radix*). Origin: Xin Zhou.
[Kongqing (Azurite)]
Taste: sour. Nature: cold. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: benefits Qi, treats rhinorrhea (Qiubi), stops diarrhea and dysentery, induces vomiting to expel wind-phlegm. Grows in caves on the shady side of mountains, color is greenish-white. Modern physicians mostly use it to induce vomiting for wind-phlegm. Method: Select high-quality, superior pieces, first crush and sieve, then use water flotation (Shuifei) to grind until extremely fine, then grind again. For treatment of dizziness and oppression caused by wind-phlegm, take 2-3 qianbi of the powder, mix with 3-4 bean-sized grains of raw Longnao (Bingpian / Borneolum Syntheticum), grind uniformly, mix with fresh Bohe juice and warm wine to administer. Have the patient lie supine; after a short while, saliva will flow from the mouth, and the condition will resolve. If vomiting does not occur, its efficacy is faster than other drugs. Current usage shows frequent effectiveness, hence this method is appended.
[Yunmu (Mica)]
Taste: sweet, sour, acrid. Nature: very warm. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: nourishes Heart Qi, improves vision, benefits essence, treats abdominal pain and diarrhea, dysentery with red and white discharge, facilitates urination, and treats carbuncles, ulcers, hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis in women, difficult labor with retained placenta. Long-term consumption replenishes marrow, beautifies complexion, and enhances intelligence. *Yaoxing Lun*: As the Sovereign herb. Tonifies deficiency and exhaustion of the Five Zang organs. Another account says: treats fluid retention with vomiting of clear fluids, dysentery due to Cold Damage, cold-slippery Large Intestine, and seminal emission. Incompatibilities: Dahuang (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*), Songzhi (*Pini Resina*). Incompatibilities: Yuanhua (*Genkwa flos*).
[Baizhishi (Kaolinite)]
Taste: sweet, sour. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: nourishes Lung Qi, thickens the intestines, supplements bone marrow, treats palpitations and insufficiency of the Five Zang organs, epigastric vexation, stops abdominal pain and watery stools, heat-induced loose stools with pus and blood from the Small Intestine, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women, expels carbuncles, ulcers, and hemorrhoids. Long-term consumption calms the mind. *Yaoxing Lun* states: Taste is sweet and acrid. Astringes the Large Intestine. Another account says: treats diarrhea and dysentery. Synergies: Combined with Houpo (*Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex*) and taken with rice decoction to stop pus and blood in stool. Guiding herb: Yanshi (*Stercus Hirundinis*). Incompatibilities: Mumu Dougong. Incompatibilities: Huangqin (*Scutellariae Radix*), Huanglian (*Coptidis Rhizoma*), Gancao (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*), Feilian (*Cardui Thesi Herba*).