槟榔,味辛温涩无毒,消谷逐水,除淡 ,杀三虫,去伏尸,治寸白。
豆蔻,味辛温涩无毒,温中,主心腹痛,止吐呕,去口气臭。
蒲桃,味甘辛平无毒,主筋骨湿痹,益气倍力强志,令人肥健。作酒常饮益人,逐水利
小便。
覆盆子,味甘辛平无毒,益气轻身,令发不白。
大枣,味甘辛热滑无毒,主心腹邪气,安中养脾气,助十二经,平胃气,通九窍,和百
药,补中益气,强志,治肠 。生枣∶多食令人热渴,气胀。苦寒热羸瘦者,弥不可食,伤
人。
藕实,味甘苦寒无毒,食之令人心欢,止渴去热,补中养神,益气力,除百病。生根寒
,止热渴,破留血。
鸡头实,味甘平无毒,主湿痹腰脊膝痛,补中,除暴疾,益精气,强志意,耳目聪明。
芰实,味甘辛平无毒,安中,补五脏,不饥轻身。
栗子,味咸温无毒,益气,浓肠胃,补肾气。生食之良,治腰脚不遂。
樱桃,味甘平涩,调中益气,令人好颜色,美志意。
橘柚,味辛温无毒,主胸中瘕热逆气,利水谷,下气,止呕咳,除膀胱留热停水,破五
淋,利小便,治脾不能消谷,却胸中吐逆霍乱,止泻利,去寸白,久服去口臭。一名橘皮,
陈久者良。
梅实。味酸平涩无毒,下气除热烦满,安心,去青黑痣恶疾。止下利好唾口干,利筋脉
,多食坏人齿。
柿,味甘寒涩无毒,通鼻耳气,主火疮、金疮,止痛。
木瓜实,味酸咸温涩无毒,主湿痹气,霍乱大吐下后脚转筋不止。
榧实,味甘平涩无毒,主五痔,去三虫,杀蛊毒鬼疰恶毒。
甘蔗,味甘平涩无毒,下气和中,补脾气,利大肠,止渴去烦,解酒毒。
软枣,味苦冷涩无毒,多食动宿病,益冷气,发咳嗽。
芋,味辛平滑无毒,宽肠胃,充肌肤,滑中。
杏仁,味甘苦温冷而利有毒,主咳逆上气,肠中雷鸣,喉痹下气,产乳金疮,寒心奔豚
,惊痫,心下烦热,风气去来,时行头痛,解肌,消心下急,杀狗毒。其一核两仁者害人,
去之。扁鹊云∶杏仁不可久服,令人目盲,眉发落,动一切宿病。
桃仁,味苦甘辛平无毒,破瘀血、血闭瘕邪气,杀小虫,治咳逆上气,消心下硬,除卒
暴声血,破 瘕,通月水,止心痛。
李仁 味苦平无毒,主僵仆跻瘀血骨痛。实∶味苦酸微温涩无毒,除固热,调中,宜心,
不可
梨,味甘微酸寒涩有毒,除客热气,止心烦,不可多食,令人寒中金疮,产妇勿食,令
人萎困寒中。
林檎,味酸苦平涩无毒,止渴好唾,不可多食,令人百脉弱。
柰子,味酸苦寒涩无毒,耐饥,益心气,不可多食,令人胪胀,久病患食之,其病尤甚
安石榴,味甘酸涩无毒,止咽燥渴,不可多食,损人肺。
枇杷叶,味苦平无毒,主 不止,下气。
胡桃,味甘冷滑无毒,不可多食,动痰饮。令人恶心,吐水吐食。
槟榔,味道辛、温,性质涩,无毒。能消化谷物、驱逐水湿,消除积聚的寄生虫,杀灭三虫,去除潜伏在体内的尸疰之邪,治疗寸白虫(绦虫)。
豆蔻,味道辛、温,性质涩,无毒。能温暖中焦脾胃,主治心腹疼痛,止住呕吐,去除口腔异味。
葡萄,味道甘、辛,性质平,无毒。主治筋骨间的湿气痹痛,补益元气,增强体力与意志,使人身体肥壮强健。制成酒常饮有益于人,能逐水利尿。
覆盆子,味道甘、辛,性质平,无毒。能补益元气,使身体轻盈,让头发不白。
大枣,味道甘、辛,性质热,质地滑,无毒。主治心腹部的邪气,安定中焦,滋养脾气,辅助十二经脉,调和胃气,通达九窍,协调各种药物,补中益气,坚定意志,治疗肠道疾病。生枣:多吃会让人产生热渴感,导致气机胀满。对于体内有苦寒热邪且身体消瘦的人,更不可食用,否则会伤害人体。
藕实(莲子),味道甘、苦,性质寒,无毒。食用后让人心情愉悦,止渴清热,补益中焦,调养精神,增强气力,祛除百病。莲藕根性寒,能止热渴,破除滞留的血瘀。
鸡头实(芡实),味道甘,性质平,无毒。主治湿气引起的痹痛,以及腰脊膝盖疼痛,补益中焦,祛除突发疾病,增益精气,坚定意志,使耳目聪明。
菱角,味道甘、辛,性质平,无毒。能安定中焦,补益五脏,使人不觉饥饿,身体轻盈。
栗子,味道咸,性质温,无毒。能补益元气,增厚肠胃,补肾气。生吃效果良好,能治疗腰脚麻木不遂。
樱桃,味道甘、平,性质涩。能调和中焦,补益元气,使人面色红润,意志美好。
橘柚,味道辛、温,无毒。主治胸中的积块、热气和逆气,促进水谷运化,降气,止呕咳,清除膀胱内的余热和停聚的水湿,破除五种淋证,通利小便,治疗脾脏无法消化谷物,消除胸中呕吐反逆及霍乱,止泻痢,去除寸白虫,长期服用可去除口臭。又名橘皮,陈久的药效更好。
梅实,味道酸、平,性质涩,无毒。能降气,清除热烦闷,安心神,去除青黑色的痣和恶疾。止住腹泻、多唾和口干,通利筋脉,但多吃会损害牙齿。
柿子,味道甘、寒,性质涩,无毒。能通利鼻耳之气,主治火疮、金创,止痛。
木瓜实,味道酸、咸、温,性质涩,无毒。主治湿气痹阻气机,霍乱剧烈吐泻后出现的脚部转筋不止。
榧实,味道甘、平,性质涩,无毒。主治五种痔疮,去除三虫,杀灭蛊毒、鬼疰等恶毒。
甘蔗,味道甘、平,性质涩,无毒。能降气和中,补益脾气,通利大肠,止渴除烦,解酒毒。
软枣,味道苦、冷,性质涩,无毒。多吃会引发旧病,增加冷气,诱发咳嗽。
芋头,味道辛、平,质地滑,无毒。能宽舒肠胃,充实肌肤,润滑肠道。
杏仁,味道甘、苦,性质温、冷而滑利,有毒。主治咳嗽气逆,肠中雷鸣般的声音,喉痹气逆,产后乳疾和金创,寒心奔豚,惊痫,心下烦热,风气往来,时行头痛,解肌表之邪,消除心下急迫,杀灭狗毒。其中一核两仁的杏仁有害人,需去除。扁鹊说:杏仁不可久服,会导致目盲、眉毛头发脱落,并引发一切旧病。
桃仁,味道苦、甘、辛,性质平,无毒。能破除瘀血、血闭及瘕积邪气,杀灭小虫,治疗咳嗽气逆,消除心下硬结,祛除突然暴发的声带出血,破除瘕积,通调月经,止心痛。
李仁,味道苦,性质平,无毒。主治跌仆导致的瘀血和骨痛。李子果实:味道苦、酸,微温,性质涩,无毒。能清除固着的内热,调和中焦,适宜于心,但不可多食。
梨,味道甘、微酸,性质寒、涩,有毒。能清除客居的热气,止心烦,不可多吃,否则会让寒气侵入内脏和金创伤口,产妇勿食,否则会使人萎靡困倦,寒气入中。
林檎(花红/沙果),味道酸、苦,性质平,涩,无毒。能止渴,改善唾液分泌,不可多吃,否则会使全身血脉虚弱。
柰子(海棠果),味道酸、苦,性质寒、涩,无毒。能耐饥,补益心气,不可多吃,否则会导致腹部胀满,久病患者食用,病情会加重。
安石榴(石榴),味道甘、酸、涩,无毒。能止咽燥口渴,不可多吃,否则会损伤肺脏。
枇杷叶,味道苦,性质平,无毒。主治呃逆不止,降气。
Areca seed (Binglang), acrid, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It aids digestion of grains, expels water retention, eliminates accumulated parasites, kills the "three worms," removes latent corpse-possession pathogens, and treats tapeworms (Cestoda).
Cardamom (Doukou), acrid, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It warms the middle jiao, primarily treats epigastric and abdominal pain, stops vomiting, and eliminates bad breath.
Grape (Putao), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi in muscles and bones, tonifies qi, enhances strength and willpower, and makes the body robust. Making it into wine for regular consumption is beneficial; it promotes diuresis and urination.
Rubus fruit (Fupenzi), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It tonifies qi, lightens the body, and prevents hair whitening.
Jujube (Dazao), sweet, acrid, hot, slippery, non-toxic. It treats evil qi in the heart and abdomen, calms the middle, nourishes spleen qi, assists the twelve meridians, harmonizes stomach qi, opens the nine orifices, harmonizes various herbs, tonifies the middle and supplements qi, stabilizes willpower, and treats intestinal diseases. Raw jujubes: excessive consumption causes heat and thirst, and qi distension. For those with bitter-cold heat and emaciation, it is even more contraindicated as it harms the body.
Lotus seed (Oushi), sweet, bitter, cold, non-toxic. Eating it brings joy to the heart, stops thirst, clears heat, tonifies the middle, nourishes the spirit, increases strength, and eliminates myriad diseases. Lotus root (Shenggen) is cold; it stops heat-thirst and breaks stagnant blood.
Euryale seed (Jitou shi), sweet, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi causing lower back, spine, and knee pain, tonifies the middle, eliminates acute illnesses, benefits essence and qi, strengthens willpower, and clarifies hearing and vision.
Water caltrop (Jishi), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It calms the middle, tonifies the five zang organs, relieves hunger, and lightens the body.
Chestnut (Lizi), salty, warm, non-toxic. It tonifies qi, thickens the intestines and stomach, and tonifies kidney qi. Eating it raw is excellent; it treats immobility of the waist and legs.
Cherry (Yingtao), sweet, neutral, astringent. It harmonizes the middle and tonifies qi, improves complexion, and beautifies willpower.
Citrus (Juyou), acrid, warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats masses, heat, and rebellious qi in the chest, facilitates water and grain metabolism, directs qi downward, stops cough and vomiting, clears residual heat and stagnant water in the bladder, breaks the five types of strangury, promotes urination, treats the spleen's inability to digest food, resolves vomiting, regurgitation, and cholera-like symptoms in the chest, stops diarrhea, eliminates tapeworms, and long-term use removes bad breath. Also known as Tangerine Peel (Jupi); aged ones are superior.
Plum fruit (Meishi), sour, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It directs qi downward, clears heat and irritability, calms the mind, and removes dark moles and malignant diseases. It stops diarrhea, excessive salivation, and dry mouth, unblocks tendons and vessels, but excessive consumption damages teeth.
Persimmon (Shi), sweet, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It unblocks qi in the nose and ears, primarily treats fire sores and metal wounds, and alleviates pain.
Quince (Mugua shi), sour, salty, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi affecting qi, and muscle spasms in the legs following severe vomiting and diarrhea from cholera.
Torreya seed (Feishi), sweet, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids, eliminates three worms, and kills gu poison, ghostly afflictions, and other malignant toxins.
Sugarcane (Ganzhe), sweet, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It directs qi downward and harmonizes the middle, tonifies spleen qi, unblocks the large intestine, stops thirst and irritability, and resolves alcohol toxicity.
Soft jujube (Ruanzao), bitter, cold, astringent, non-toxic. Excessive consumption triggers old diseases, increases cold qi, and induces coughing.
Taro (Yu), acrid, neutral, slippery, non-toxic. It widens the intestines and stomach, fills the skin and flesh, and lubricates the middle.
Almond (Xingren), sweet, bitter, warm, cold, slippery, toxic. It primarily treats cough and rebellious qi, borborygmus in the intestines, throat obstruction with rebellious qi, postpartum conditions and metal wounds, cold heart with ben tun (rushing qi), convulsions and epilepsy, vexation and heat in the epigastrium, fluctuating wind-qiang, epidemic headaches, releases the muscle layer, eliminates epigastric urgency, and kills dog poison. Almonds with two kernels in one shell are harmful and should be discarded. Bian Que stated: Almonds should not be taken for a long time, as they cause blindness, loss of eyebrows and hair, and trigger all old diseases.
Peach kernel (Taoren), bitter, sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It breaks blood stasis, blood closure, and mass-pathogens, kills small insects, treats cough and rebellious qi, eliminates epigastric hardness, removes sudden hemoptysis, breaks masses, unblocks menstruation, and stops heart pain.
Plum kernel (Liren), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats blood stasis and bone pain caused by falls and injuries. Plum fruit: bitter, sour, slightly warm, astringent, non-toxic. It clears entrenched heat, harmonizes the middle, and benefits the heart, but should not be eaten excessively.
Pear (Li), sweet, slightly sour, cold, astringent, toxic. It clears external heat, stops mental vexation, but should not be eaten in excess. It causes cold to invade the interior and metal wounds. Postpartum women should avoid it, as it causes lethargy and cold invasion in the middle.
Malus asiatica (Linping), sour, bitter, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It stops thirst and improves salivation, but should not be eaten in excess, as it weakens the meridians.
Chinese quince (Naizi), sour, bitter, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It sustains hunger and benefits heart qi, but should not be eaten in excess, as it causes abdominal distension. For patients with chronic illness, eating it worsens the condition.
Pomegranate (Anshiliu), sweet, sour, astringent, non-toxic. It stops dryness and thirst in the throat, but should not be eaten in excess, as it damages the lungs.
Loquat leaf (Pipa ye), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats persistent hiccups and directs qi downward.
Walnut (Hutao), sweet, cold, slippery, non-toxic. Should not be eaten in excess, as it agitates phlegm-fluids. It causes nausea, vomiting of clear fluid, and vomiting of food.