重、镇虚逆。
苦寒。入肝与心包血分。除血热。治吐衄崩带。胎动产难。翻胃噎膈。（仲景治伤寒汗
吐下
后、心下痞硬、噫气、用代赭旋复汤、取其重以镇虚逆、赤以养阴血也。）哮呷有声。（卧睡
不得、土朱末调服。）金疮长肉。 红醋淬。水飞。干姜为使。畏雄附。
重、明目。
甘酸而寒。益肝明目。通窍利水。产铜坑中。大块中空。有水者良。（世多伪为之、亦
中空
有水、须细审之。）
一名胆矾。宣吐风痰、涩敛咳逆。
酸涩辛寒。有小毒。入少阳胆经。性敛而能上行。涌吐风热痰涎。发散风木相火。治喉
痹。
（醋调咽、吐痰涎、立效。）咳逆。痉痫崩淋。能杀虫。治牙虫疮毒阴蚀。产铜坑中。乃铜
之
精液。（故能入肝胆、治风木。）磨铁作铜色者真。形似空青。鸭嘴色为上。（市人多以醋揉
青矾伪之。）畏桂、白薇、辛夷、芫花。（小儿鼻疳蚀烂、胆矾烧烟尽、研末掺之、效。）
重、燥、去寒积。
辛大热。有毒。治坚癖痼冷，寒湿风痹。（苏恭曰∶攻寒冷之病、最良、时珍曰∶性气
与砒
石相近、不炼服、杀人。）有苍白数种。火烧但解散。不能脱其坚。置水不冻者真。（此石生
于山、无雪、入水不冰。）恶羊血。
大燥、劫痰。
辛苦而酸。大热大毒。砒霜尤烈。（生者名砒黄、炼者名砒霜。）颛能燥痰。可作吐药。
疗痰
在胸膈。除哮截疟。（今方伎家、每用几厘、常见捷效、而害人者亦不少。）外用蚀败肉。杀
虫枯痔。出信州。（故又名信石、而又隐信字为人言。）衡州次之。锡之苗也。（故锡亦有毒
。）畏羊血、冷水、绿豆。
重、镇虚逆。
味重，能镇摄上逆之气。
苦寒。入肝与心包血分。除血热。治吐衄崩带。胎动产难。翻胃噎膈。（仲景治伤寒汗 吐下 后、心下痞硬、噫气、用代赭旋复汤、取其重以镇虚逆、赤以养阴血也。）哮呷有声。（卧睡 不得、土朱末调服。）金疮长肉。 红醋淬。水飞。干姜为使。畏雄附。
味重，能明目。
味甘酸而性寒。补益肝脏，明亮双目。通利窍道，利尿。产于铜矿坑中。块大且中间空心的为佳。（世间多有伪造品，也是中空有水，必须仔细辨别。）
一名胆矾。宣吐风痰、涩敛咳逆。
味酸涩辛寒。有小毒。入少阳胆经。性质收敛但能上行，涌吐风热痰涎。发散风木相火。治疗喉痹。（用醋调匀含咽，吐出痰涎，立即见效。）咳嗽气逆。痉挛癫痫崩漏淋证。能杀虫。治疗牙虫疮毒阴部蚀烂。产于铜矿坑中。是铜的精液。（所以能入肝胆，治疗风木之病。）磨铁能变作铜色的为真品。形状像空青。鸭嘴色为上品。（市井之人多用醋揉搓青矾来伪造。）畏惧桂枝、白薇、辛夷、芫花。（小儿鼻疳蚀烂，将胆矾烧至烟尽，研成粉末撒敷，有效。）
重、燥、去寒积。
味辛大热。有毒。治疗坚硬癖块痼冷，寒湿风痹。（苏恭说：攻击寒冷之病，最为良效，李时珍说：药性与砒石相近，不经过炼制服用，会杀人。）有白色和灰色几种。火烧只能解散，不能使其脱去坚硬。放入水中不结冰的为真品。（这种石头生长在山上，没有雪，放入水中也不结冰。）厌恶羊血。
大燥、劫痰。
味辛苦而酸。大热大毒。砒霜尤其猛烈。（生者名叫砒黄，炼者名叫砒霜。）专门能燥湿化痰。可用作催吐药。治疗痰在胸膈。消除哮喘截断疟疾。（如今医生们，每次只用几厘，常见迅速疗效，但害人的也不少。）外用腐蚀败坏的肉。杀虫枯痔。出自信州。（所以又名信石，又隐去“信”字称为人言。）衡州的次一等。是锡的矿苗。（所以锡也有毒。）畏惧羊血、冷水、绿豆。
Heavy, settles deficiency-type rebellious Qi.
Bitter and cold. Enters the blood aspect of the Liver and Pericardium. Clears blood-heat. Treats vomiting, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. Fetal movement, difficult labor. Fanwei (rebellious stomach) and yige (dysphagia). (Zhang Zhongjing treated post-Shandhan sweating, vomiting, or purgation cases with heart-region fullness and hardness, belching, using Daihe Xuanfu Tang, taking advantage of its heaviness to settle deficiency rebellious Qi, and its red color to nourish Yin blood.) Asthma with wheezing sounds. (Inability to lie down for sleep, mixed with Tu Zhu powder and taken internally.) Promotes flesh growth in golden wounds. Quenched in red vinegar. Water-triturated. Dried ginger as guiding herb. Averse to Realgar and Aconite.
Heavy, brightens the eyes.
Sweet, sour, and cold. Benefits the Liver and brightens the eyes. Opens orifices, promotes urination. Produced in copper mines. Large pieces that are hollow inside are superior. (The world often produces fakes; they are also hollow with water, but must be carefully examined.)
Also known as Danfan (Blue Vitriol). Induces vomiting of wind-phlegm, astringes and stops cough/rebellious Qi.
Sour, astringent, acrid, and cold. Slightly toxic. Enters the Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian. Its nature is astringent yet can move upward. Induces vomiting of wind-heat phlegm-saliva. Disperses wind-liver and ministerial fire. Treats Houbi (sore throat). (Mixed with vinegar and gargled/swallowed, expels phlegm-saliva, immediate effect.) Cough and rebellious Qi. Spasm and epilepsy, metrorrhagia and strangury. Can kill parasites. Treats dental caries, sores, toxins, and genital erosion. Produced in copper mines. It is the essence/fluid of copper. (Therefore it enters the Liver and Gallbladder to treat wind-liver disorders.) Those that turn iron copper-colored when ground are genuine. Shape resembles Kongqing (Azurite). Duck-bill shape is the best grade. (Market people often fake it by rubbing Qingfan [Green Alum] with vinegar.) Averse to Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), Baiwei (Cortex Dictamni), Xinyi (Magnolia Flower), Yuanhua (Genkwa Flower). (For pediatric bi-gan [nasal polyp/erosion], burn Danfan until smoke ceases, grind into powder, and apply externally, effective.)
Heavy, drying, removes cold accumulation.
Acrid and extremely hot. Toxic. Treats jianpi (hard masses) and gu leng (chronic cold), han shi feng bi (cold-damp wind-bi syndrome). (Su Gong said: Most excellent for attacking cold diseases. Li Shizhen said: Its nature and qi are similar to Pishi (Arsenic Stone); if not refined and taken, it kills humans.) There are white and gray varieties. Burning only causes disintegration, cannot remove its hardness. Those that do not freeze when placed in water are genuine. (This stone grows in mountains where there is no snow; it does not ice even when put in water.) Hostile to sheep blood.
Extremely drying, seizes phlegm.
Acrid, bitter, and sour. Extremely hot and highly toxic. Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide) is especially fierce. (Raw form is called Pi Huang, refined form is called Pishuang.) Specifically capable of drying phlegm. Can be used as an emetic. Treats phlegm in the chest and diaphragm. Eliminates asthma and arrests malaria. (Modern practitioners often use only a few li, seeing swift effects, but many are harmed by it.) Externally applied to escharotic necrotic flesh. Kills parasites, withers hemorrhoids. Originates from Xinzhou. (Therefore also named Xinshi, and implicitly refers to "human speech" by hiding the character Xin.) Hengzhou origin is secondary. It is the mineral seed of Tin. (Therefore Tin is also toxic.) Averse to sheep blood, cold water, and Mung Bean.