\r茯苓\pq91a.bmp\r
色本属金。功先入肺。导膀胱而利水。无非气化之神。清治节以行痰。专主分消之
职。假松根之余气。甘淡平和。得坤土之精英。坚贞博浓。忧恚惊悸。皆缘痰结为殃。呕吐
怔忡。尽是饮邪作咎。均可审证而施治。自能对病以求方。抱根者为茯神。守脏宁心。安神
独掌。色红者为赤茯。入营导赤。利水偏长。皮以行皮。性仍同性。（茯苓生大谷中。多年
大松树。经樵斫之后。松根精灵之气。抑郁不绝。结成此物。其精气足者。离根较远。亦有
附根而生者。即为茯神。其色有赤有白。白者为佳。味甘淡。性平和。上入肺脾。下达小肠
膀胱肾经。益元气。通神明。能清肺脾虚热下行。其淡渗燥利之性。故能化胸中痰饮。导下
部湿邪。至于茯神赤茯等。其主治气味皆同。不过安神利水之功。略有小异耳。）
\r琥珀\pq91.bmp\r
本灵气以生成。通心窍安神定魄。性淡平而钟结。降肺金导水分消。色赤入营。兼可
行瘀燥湿。味甘化毒。并能摩翳生肌。（琥珀乃松脂入土年久而成。其质坚。其色赤。平和
甘淡。入心肺小肠膀胱四经血分。消瘀利窍。清肺渗湿。镇心定魄。是其所长。毕竟淡渗下
行之品。凡小肠膀胱血分湿热。致成淋浊癃闭等证皆可用之。至于生肌摩翳药中用之者。亦
取其和营化湿耳。以其入土最久。百毒遇土则化。故能解毒耳。）
茯苓
茯苓的颜色本属金。其功效首先作用于肺经。它能引导膀胱气化从而利水，这完全依赖于气化的神奇作用。它清肃肺的治节功能以消除痰饮，专门承担分消水湿的职责。它借助松树根残留的气机，味甘淡而性质平和；它获得大地（坤土）的精华，质地坚实、色泽深厚。忧愁愤懑、惊悸不安，往往是因为痰结所致；呕吐、怔忡（心跳剧烈或心慌），完全是因为水饮邪气作祟。都可以仔细审察证候来施治，自然能够针对病症寻求方药。抱着松根生长的称为茯神，它能守护脏腑、宁心安神，在安神方面独掌大权。颜色发红的是赤茯苓，它能进入营分、引导心火下行，利水的作用更为特长。茯苓皮能治疗皮肤水肿，其性质与茯苓本体相同。（茯苓生长在深谷中，经过多年巨大的松树被砍伐后，松根精灵之气郁结不绝，凝结成此物。精气充足的，离根较远；也有附着根部生长的，就是茯神。它的颜色有红有白，白色为佳，味甘淡，性平和。上行入肺脾二经，下行达小肠、膀胱、肾经。能补益元气，通利神明。能清泻肺脾虚热并使其下行。因其具有淡渗燥利的性质，所以能化解胸中的痰饮，引导下部的湿邪。至于茯神和赤茯苓，它们的主治和气味都相同，只是在安神和利水的功效上略有微小差异罢了。）
琥珀
琥珀凭借天地灵气生成，能通心窍、安神定魄。其性味淡平而钟灵凝聚，能降肺气、导水液分消。颜色赤红入营分，兼可活血化瘀、燥湿。味甘能化解毒素，并能磨碎用于去翳障、生肌肉。（琥珀是松脂落入土中多年后形成的。它的质地坚硬，颜色赤红，性质平和甘淡。入心、肺、小肠、膀胱四经的血分。能消散瘀血、通利窍道，清肺渗湿，镇心安神，这是它的长处。毕竟它是淡渗下行的药物，凡是因小肠、膀胱血分湿热导致的淋证、浊证、癃闭等病证都可以使用它。至于在生肌、去翳的药物中使用它，也是取它调和营血、化除湿邪的作用。因为它在土中埋藏最久，百毒遇到土就能化解，所以能解毒。）
Poria (Fuling)
The color of Poria belongs to Metal. Its efficacy first enters the Lung Meridian. It guides the Bladder to promote urination through Qi transformation, which relies entirely on the miraculous function of Qi transformation. By clearing the regulatory function of the Lungs to move phlegm, it specializes in the duty of separating and eliminating dampness. Borrowing the residual Qi from pine roots, it is sweet, bland, and mild in nature; obtaining the essence of Kun Earth (soil), it is firm and dense. Sorrow, resentment, palpitations, and fright are all disasters caused by phlegm accumulation; vomiting and panic (Zhenchong, characterized by severe heart palpitations or anxiety) are entirely the fault of fluid retention pathogens. One can examine the syndrome to apply treatment, thereby naturally seeking prescriptions for specific diseases. The part attached to the root is called Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), which guards the Zang organs and calms the mind, taking sole charge of calming the spirit. The red-colored one is Chi Fuling (Red Poria), which enters the Ying (Nutritive) level and guides heat downward, with a stronger diuretic effect. The peel acts on the skin, retaining the same nature as the main body. (Poria grows in deep valleys. After large pine trees have stood for many years and been cut down, the spiritual Qi of the pine roots remains郁结 (depressed and unceasing), condensing into this substance. Those with abundant essence grow far from the root; those attached to the root are called Fushen. Its color varies between red and white, with white being superior. It is sweet and bland in taste, and mild in nature. It ascends to enter the Lung and Spleen meridians and descends to reach the Small Intestine, Bladder, and Kidney meridians. It benefits primordial Qi and clarifies the spirit. It can clear deficiency-heat in the Lungs and Spleen and direct it downward. Due to its bland, permeating, drying, and draining properties, it can transform phlegm-fluids in the chest and guide damp pathogens from the lower body. As for Fushen and Chi Fuling, their indications and flavors are identical, differing only slightly in their functions of calming the spirit and promoting urination.)
Amber (Hupo)
Amber is formed by spiritual Qi. It opens the Heart orifices, calms the spirit, and stabilizes the soul. Its nature is bland and neutral, condensed and gathered. It descends Lung Metal and guides water fluids for separation and elimination. Its red color enters the Ying (Nutritive) level and also promotes blood circulation and dries dampness. Its sweet taste transforms toxins and can be used to remove corneal opacities and generate flesh. (Amber is formed from pine resin buried in the earth for many years. Its texture is hard, and its color is red. It is mild, sweet, and bland. It enters the Blood aspect of the Heart, Lung, Small Intestine, and Bladder meridians. It dissipates stasis, unblocks orifices, clears the Lungs, and渗湿 (permeates and drains dampness). Calming the Heart and stabilizing the soul are its strengths. Ultimately, it is a bland, permeating, and descending agent. It can be used for conditions such as strangury (Linzheng), turbid urine, and urinary retention caused by damp-heat in the Blood aspect of the Small Intestine and Bladder. In medicines for generating flesh and removing opacities, it is used for its ability to harmonize the Ying level and transform dampness. Because it has been in the earth the longest, hundred toxins are transformed when they encounter earth, thus enabling it to detoxify.)