味酸，寒，无毒。主寒热泄痢，白沃，阴蚀恶疮，目痛，坚骨齿，除固热在骨髓，去
鼻中息肉。《药性论》云∶使，有小毒。能治鼠漏、瘰 ，疗鼻衄，治 鼻，生含咽津治急
喉痹。日华子云∶性凉。除风，去劳，消痰，止渴，暖水脏，治中风失音，疥癣。刘禹锡云∶
治气痢。一云∶治小儿脐中汁出不止。主目翳、小儿口疮，治香港脚及牙齿肿痛。甘草为使。
恶∶牡蛎。畏∶麻黄。
味甘，寒、大寒，无毒。主身热泄癖，女子乳难，癃闭，通津液，去留结，止渴，令
人利中。《药性论》∶臣。能疗五淋，主难产，令滑胎易生；除烦渴心燥，偏主石淋。日华
子云∶治乳痈，利津液。《圣惠方》∶治妇人过忍小便致胞转，以末葱汤下二钱匕。石苇为之
使。恶∶曾青。
味甘酸，寒、大寒，无毒。主青盲，耳聋，明目，利九窍，通血脉，养精神，益肝气，
疗目赤肿，去肤翳，止泪出，利水道，下乳汁，通关节，破坚积。《药性论》∶君。能治头
风，镇肝，瞳仁破者再得见物。一云∶治中风手臂不仁，口 不正。畏∶菟丝子
味酸，小寒，无毒。主目痛，止泪出，风痹，利关节，通九窍，破症坚积聚，养肝胆
，除寒热，杀白虫，疗头风脑中寒，止烦渴，补不足，盛阴气。久服轻身不老，能化金、铜
。《青霞子》云∶爽神气。畏∶菟丝子。《唐本》云∶出蔚州者好，鄂州次之。
矾石：味酸，性寒，无毒。主治寒热交替、泄泻痢疾、白色脓样分泌物（白沃）、阴部蚀烂及恶疮、眼痛，能坚固骨骼和牙齿，清除骨髓中的顽固热邪，去除鼻中息肉。《药性论》记载：作为使药时，有小毒。能治疗鼠瘘、瘰疬，治疗鼻出血，治疗鼻渊（鼻塞流浊涕），含服并咽下津液可治疗急性喉痹。日华子记载：性凉。能祛风，消除疲劳，消痰，止渴，温暖水脏（肾），治疗中风失音，疥癣。刘禹锡记载：治疗气痢。另一种说法是：治疗小儿脐中汁液流出不止。主治目翳、小儿口疮，治疗脚气及牙齿肿痛。以甘草为使药。畏忌：牡蛎。禁忌：麻黄。
曾青：味甘，性寒或大寒，无毒。主治身体发热、泄泻癖积、女子乳汁不通、小便癃闭，通利津液，去除体内留滞的结聚，止渴，使人中焦通畅。《药性论》记载：作为臣药。能治疗五淋，主治难产，使胎滑易生；消除烦渴心燥，特别主治石淋。日华子记载：治疗乳痈，通利津液。《圣惠方》记载：治疗妇人因强忍小便导致膀胱扭转（胞转），将药末用葱汤送服二钱匕。以石苇为使药。畏忌：曾青。（注：此处原文“恶∶曾青”疑为传抄错误，通常指与其他药物的配伍禁忌，但依原文提取）。
空青：味甘酸，性寒或大寒，无毒。主治青盲（视物不清）、耳聋，明目，通利九窍，通血脉，养精神，益肝气，治疗目赤肿痛，去除皮肤翳障，止泪出，通利水道，下乳汁，通关节，破除坚积。《药性论》记载：作为君药。能治疗头风，镇肝，瞳孔破裂者重新能见物体。另一种说法是：治疗中风手臂麻木不仁，口眼歪斜。畏忌：菟丝子。
白青：味酸，性小寒，无毒。主治眼痛，止泪出，风痹，通利关节，通九窍，破除症坚积聚，养肝胆，除寒热，杀灭白虫，治疗头风脑中寒，止烦渴，补不足，盛阴气。长期服用能轻身不老，能熔化金、铜。《青霞子》记载：清爽神气。畏忌：菟丝子。《唐本草》记载：出产于蔚州的品质好，鄂州的次之。
Fanshi (Alumen): Sour in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats alternating chills and fever, diarrhea and dysentery, white purulent discharge (bai wo), erosion of the yin organs and malignant sores, eye pain; it strengthens bones and teeth, eliminates persistent heat in the bone marrow, and removes nasal polyps. *Yao Xing Lun* states: When used as an envoy (shi), it has slight toxicity. It can treat scrofula (shu lou) and lymphatic tuberculosis (luo li), epistaxis, and rhinorrhea (bi yuan); holding it in the mouth and swallowing saliva treats acute throat obstruction (hou bi). Ri Huazi states: Its nature is cool. It dispels wind, relieves fatigue, resolves phlegm, stops thirst, warms the Water Zang (Kidney), treats aphasia due to wind-stroke, and tinea/psoriasis (jie xuan). Liu Yuxi states: It treats qi-type dysentery. Another account says: It treats continuous oozing from the umbilicus in infants. It primarily treats leukoma (mu yi) and oral ulcers in children, treats podagra/jock itch (xiang gang jiao), and tooth swelling and pain. Licorice root (Gancao) serves as the envoy. Aversion: Oyster shell (Muli). Fear: Ephedra stem (Mahuang).
Cengqing (Chalcanthite): Sweet in taste, cold or very cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats body heat, diarrhea with stagnation, difficulty in lactation in women, strangury (long bi), promotes fluid circulation, removes retained accumulations, stops thirst, and facilitates smooth function in the middle jiao. *Yao Xing Lun* states: When used as a minister (chen), it can treat five types of strangury, primarily difficult labor, making delivery easier and smoother; it relieves irritability, thirst, and dryness of the heart; it specifically treats lithiasis strangury (shi lin). Ri Huazi states: It treats mastitis (ru yong) and promotes fluid flow. *Shenghui Fang* states: It treats bladder inversion (bao zhuan) in women caused by forcibly withholding urine; administer two qian bi of the powder with green onion decoction. Leafy fern frond (Shiwei) serves as the envoy. Aversion: Cengqing itself (Note: likely a textual error in source for another herb's aversion, but extracted as is).
Kongqing (Blue Chalcanthite): Sweet and sour in taste, cold or very cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats amaurosis (qing mang), deafness, brightens the eyes, benefits the nine orifices, unifies blood vessels, nourishes the spirit, supplements Liver Qi, treats red and swollen eyes, removes corneal opacities on the skin, stops tearing, promotes urination, induces lactation, unites joints, and breaks down hard accumulations. *Yao Xing Lun* states: When used as a sovereign (jun), it can treat cephalalgia due to wind, pacifies the Liver, and restores vision in cases of ruptured pupils. Another account says: It treats numbness of the arms and facial paralysis (mouth deviation) due to wind-stroke. Fear: Dodder seed (Tusizi).
Baiqing (White Chalcanthite): Sour in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats eye pain, stops tearing, wind-bi, benefits joints, unifies the nine orifices, breaks down fixed masses and accumulations, nourishes the Liver and Gallbladder, eliminates chills and fever, kills white parasites, treats cephalalgia and cold in the brain due to wind, stops irritability and thirst, tonifies deficiencies, and enriches Yin Qi. Long-term use lightens the body and prevents aging; it can melt gold and copper. *Qingxia Zi* states: It refreshes the spirit and Qi. Fear: Dodder seed (Tusizi). *Tang Ben Cao* states: The variety from Yuzhou is good, and that from Ezhou is secondary.