甘平无毒宣风气。苦涩微温行血瘀。（ 豆即今之野黑豆。紧小而黑。性味与大黑
豆同。但略带苦涩。其主治亦能入肾。活血祛风之力。似较大豆为过之。而尤以皮为力足耳
。）
养胃除烦。甘淡藉谷气之资助。和中进食。酸凉利湿热以分消。（陈仓。米凡米之
类。虽种数不同。而人皆可赖以生长。助脾益胃。但新者性温。不无壅滞。陈者性凉疏利。
故能和中焦。去湿热。为病后虚人最相宜耳。）
消食养脾化积滞。性味甘温。和中益气利三焦。功能宣导。（蒸饼以面作饼。蒸熟陈
久用之。寒食日作者。即为之寒食面。糊丸药用之。取其面性已过。不助湿热。惟甘平之性
。能和中消导。利水道。益脾胃而已。毕竟无他所长也。）
（李时珍曰。菜者。所以具五味。助五谷而充养者也。但五菜之良毒。各有不同。五味
之所入。即多偏胜。故内则有训。食医有方。菜之于人。岂可不审择用之哉。）
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走阳明散热疏邪。兼能解毒。味甘苦性寒滑窍。并可消痈。（蒲公英即黄花地丁。生
平泽田园。茎叶如苦苣。中心抽一茎。茎端出一花。色黄如金钱。若单瓣菊之状。味苦甘。
性寒滑。专入阳明。散热结。消痈毒。因此草色黄味甘属土。性又滑利。故能入阳明。解毒
滑窍而治妇人一切乳证也。）
味甘、性平、无毒，能宣散风气。味苦、涩，微温，能行血化瘀。（豆即现在的野黑豆，颗粒紧小且黑，药性与大黑豆相同，但略带苦涩，主治也能入肾经，活血祛风的力量似乎比大豆更强，尤其是豆皮药效最为充足。）
滋养胃气，消除烦闷，依靠甘淡之味借助谷气的资助；调和脾胃，增进食欲，利用酸凉之性通利湿热以分消病邪。（陈仓米泛指各种米的陈粮，虽然种类不同，但人都赖以生存，能助脾益胃。但新米性温，不免有壅滞之弊；陈米性凉疏利，故能调和中焦，去除湿热，最适合病后体虚之人服用。）
消化食物，养护脾气，化解积滞，其性味甘温，能调和脾胃，补益元气，通利三焦，功能在于宣通导滞。（蒸饼是用面粉做成饼状，蒸熟后陈放很久才使用，在寒食日制作的称为寒食面，制作丸药时用它，是取面粉经过长时间陈放，不再助长湿热，仅凭甘平的药性，调和脾胃，帮助消化，通利水道，益处脾胃罢了，终究没有其他特长。）
（李时珍说：蔬菜是用来具备五味，辅助五谷而充养身体的。但是五种蔬菜的优劣毒性各不相同，五味的所入脏腑，往往多有偏胜，所以内有训诫，食医有方，蔬菜对于人，怎么能不审慎选择使用呢？）
蒲公英：走阳明经，散热疏邪，兼能解毒。味甘、苦，性寒，滑利窍道，并可消除痈肿。（蒲公英即黄花地丁，生长在平原沼泽田园，茎叶像苦苣菜，中心抽出一根茎，茎端开出一朵花，颜色黄如金钱，形状像单瓣菊花，味道苦甘，性寒滑，专入阳明经，疏散热结，消除痈毒，因为这草色黄味甘属土，性质又滑利，所以能入阳明经，解毒滑窍，治疗妇人一切乳房疾病。）
Sweet, neutral, non-toxic, can disperse wind-qi. Bitter, astringent, slightly warm, can promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis. (Dou refers to the wild black bean of today, which is tight, small, and black. Its nature and flavor are the same as those of the large black bean, but with a slight bitterness and astringency. Its therapeutic effects also enter the Kidney meridian. Its power to invigorate blood and dispel wind seems superior to that of the soybean, especially its skin, which has sufficient efficacy.)
Nourish the Stomach and relieve restlessness; relying on sweet and bland flavors to borrow the support of grain qi. Harmonize the Middle Jiao and promote appetite; using sour and cool properties to benefit damp-heat and eliminate it through separation. (Chen Cang Mi [aged rice] generally refers to aged grains of various types. Although their varieties differ, they all sustain human life and assist the Spleen and nourish the Stomach. However, new rice is warm in nature and may cause stagnation; aged rice is cool and promotes free flow. Therefore, it can harmonize the Middle Jiao, remove damp-heat, and is most suitable for debilitated individuals after illness.)
Digest food, nourish the Spleen, and transform accumulation. Its nature is sweet and warm, harmonizing the Middle Jiao, benefiting Qi, and benefiting the Triple Burner, functioning to disseminate and guide. (Zheng Bing [steamed cake] is made from flour shaped into cakes, steamed until cooked, and used only after being aged for a long time. Those made on Cold Food Day are called Han Shi Mian [Cold Food Flour]. When used to make pills, it is taken because the flour's nature has passed through aging and does not aid damp-heat. Only its sweet and neutral nature can harmonize the Middle Jiao, aid digestion, benefit water passages, and enrich the Spleen and Stomach. Ultimately, it has no other special strengths.)
(Li Shizhen said: Vegetables are used to possess the five flavors, assist the five grains, and provide nourishment. However, the quality and toxicity of the five vegetables vary. The entry of the five flavors into specific organs often leads to excess. Therefore, there are internal teachings, and dietary physicians have prescriptions. How can one fail to carefully select and use vegetables for humans?)
Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion): Enters the Yangming channel, clears heat, disperses pathogens, and additionally detoxifies. Sweet and bitter, cold, slippery orifices, and can eliminate carbuncles. (Pu Gong Ying is also known as Huang Hua Di Ding [Yellow-flowered ground thistle], growing in plains, swamps, fields, and gardens. Its stems and leaves resemble Cichorii Herba [Kuju]. A single stem emerges from the center, ending in a flower yellow like gold coins, resembling a single-petal chrysanthemum. It tastes bitter and sweet, is cold and slippery, and specifically enters the Yangming channel to dissipate heat nodules and eliminate toxin-induced carbuncles. Because this herb is yellow and sweet, belonging to Earth, and its nature is slippery and promoting, it can enter the Yangming channel, detoxify, lubricate orifices, and treat all breast conditions in women.)