见胃寒。
见心寒。
见心寒。
见胃寒。
甘凉，清心入肝，解热利痰，凉惊通窍，治痰热惊痫胎毒诸病，中风入脏者用以入骨
追风，若中腑中经者用之反引风入骨，莫之能出。犀牛之黄称犀黄，真者能透指甲，如非犀
牛功力远逊。
见心寒。
见心寒。
见脾寒。
咸微寒涩，体用皆阴，入肝肾血分，软坚化痰，收脱敛汗，清热补水，固肠利湿止渴
。
见心寒。
见通行热。
辛甘，纯阳大热，入肝肾血分，补命门相火之不足，能抑肝风而扶脾土，引无根之火
降而归元，治痼冷沉寒，疏通血脉，发汗去营卫风寒。
辛苦大热，疏肝燥脾，温中下气除湿，去痰解郁杀虫，开腠理逐风寒，治冲脉为病
气逆里急，性虽热而能引热下行，利大肠壅气，下产后余血，汤泡去苦汁用。
见通行热。
见肾补。
见脾和。
见肺和。
见大肠和。
见脾和注。
见心和。
见大肠和。
甘平性涩，能除热消水谷，通小肠膀胱，治泻痢崩带食疟诸病，男用雌女用雄。
见脾寒。
见胃寒。
（该药性）表现为胃寒。
（该药性）表现为心寒。
（该药性）表现为心寒。
味苦，性寒，归入肝经与心包经的血分，能清除血热、滋养血液、平抑虚逆之气，需经过炮制后使用。
味甘、酸，性寒，能补益肝脏、明目，通利小便，但真正的药材极为稀少。
（该药性）表现为胃寒。
味甘、凉，能清心火、入肝经，解除热邪、通利痰浊，凉肝定惊、开通窍道，治疗痰热引起的惊痫及胎毒等病症；若风邪中于五脏者，用此药可深入骨节以追逐风邪；但若风邪仅中于六腑或经络者，使用此药反而会将风邪引入骨节，导致无法排出。犀牛角中的角质层称为犀黄，真品能穿透指甲，若非真品则药效远逊于此。
味苦、咸，性寒，属木行，归入肝、肺、心经，能清肝祛风、泻除邪热、散瘀降气、解毒。
（该药性）表现为心寒。
（该药性）表现为心寒。
（该药性）表现为脾寒。
味咸，微寒且涩，体性与功用均属阴，归入肝、肾经的血分，能软化坚积、化痰，收敛固脱、止汗，清热补水，固涩肠道、利湿止渴。
其功效与牡蛎相同。蛤蜊肉味咸、冷，能解酒毒。文蛤兼能除烦、通利小便。
味咸、凉，能清除肺、肝的风热，治疗骨蒸劳热、疗疮痈疽，明目、通利淋证。
（该药性）表现为心寒。
（该药性）表现为通行热邪。
味辛、甘，纯阳大热，归入肝、肾经的血分，补益命门相火的不足，能抑制肝风而扶助脾土，引导无根之火下降回归本源，治疗顽固的冷疾和沉寒，疏通血脉，发汗以去除营卫之风寒。
味辛、苦，大热，能疏肝燥脾，温中焦、降逆气、除湿邪，去痰、解郁结、杀虫，开泄腠理、驱逐风寒，治疗冲脉病变引起的气逆和腹部拘急疼痛；其性虽热，但能引热下行，通利大肠壅滞之气，排出产后余血，使用时需用汤水浸泡以去除苦汁。
（该药性）表现为通行热邪。
（该药性）表现为补肾。
治疗疝气和遗尿。
（该药性）表现为调和肺脏。
（该药性）表现为调和大肠。
（该药性）表现为调和心脏。
（该药性）表现为调和大肠。
味甘、平，性涩，能清除热邪、消除水谷停滞，通利小肠和膀胱，治疗泄泻、痢疾、崩漏、带下、食疟等病症，男性患者使用雌性药材，女性患者使用雄性药材。
（该药性）表现为脾寒。
（该药性）表现为胃寒。
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Stomach.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Heart.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Heart.
Bitter, Cold, enters the Blood aspect of the Liver and Pericardium channels; clears Blood Heat, nourishes Blood, and subdues rebellious Qi due to deficiency; must be processed before use.
Sweet, Sour, Cold, benefits the Liver and brightens the eyes, promotes urination; genuine specimens are extremely rare.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Stomach.
Sweet, Cool, clears the Heart and enters the Liver, resolves Heat and promotes expectoration of Phlegm, cools the Liver to calm fright and opens orifices; treats various conditions such as Phlegm-Heat-induced convulsions and epilepsy, and fetal toxins; for Wind striking the Zang organs, it is used to penetrate into the bones to drive out Wind; however, if Wind strikes the Fu organs or meridians, using it may instead draw Wind into the bones, from which it cannot be expelled. The inner horn layer of the rhinoceros is called Xi Huang (Rhinoceros Horn Core); genuine specimens can penetrate fingernails, whereas non-genuine ones have far inferior efficacy.
Bitter, Salty, Cold, corresponds to the Wood element, enters the Liver, Lung, and Heart channels; clears the Liver and expels Wind, drains pathogenic Heat, disperses Blood stasis, directs Qi downward, and detoxifies.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Heart.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Heart.
Drains Liver Heat and brightens the eyes.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Spleen.
Salty, slightly Cold and astringent; both its substance and function are Yin; enters the Blood aspect of the Liver and Kidney channels; softens hardness and transforms Phlegm, consolidates collapse and arrests sweating, clears Heat and replenishes fluids, secures the intestines, promotes dampness drainage, and relieves thirst.
Its efficacy is identical to that of Muli (Oyster Shell). Clam meat is Salty and Cold, resolving alcohol toxicity. Wen Ge (Clam Shell) additionally relieves irritability and promotes urination.
Salty, Cool, clears Wind-Heat of the Lungs and Liver, treats bone-steaming heat, sores, carbuncles, and ulcers, brightens the eyes, and promotes unobstructed urination.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Heart.
(The property of this herb) manifests as circulating Heat.
Acrid, Sweet, purely Yang and intensely Hot; enters the Blood aspect of the Liver and Kidney channels; tonifies the insufficiency of Mingmen Fire (Ministerial Fire), suppresses Liver Wind while supporting Spleen Earth, guides rootless Fire downward to return to its origin; treats entrenched cold and deep-seated chill, unblocks blood vessels, induces sweating to expel Wind-Cold from Ying and Wei levels.
Acrid, Bitter, intensely Hot; soothes the Liver and dries the Spleen, warms the Middle Jiao, directs Qi downward, eliminates dampness, removes Phlegm, resolves stagnation, kills parasites, opens interstices, and drives out Wind-Cold; treats diseases of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) characterized by rebellious Qi and abdominal urgency; although its nature is Hot, it can guide Heat downward, relieve constipation due to intestinal Qi stagnation, and expel residual blood postpartum; when decocting, soak in hot water to remove the bitter juice.
(The property of this herb) manifests as circulating Heat.
(The property of this herb) manifests as tonifying the Kidney.
Treats hernia and enuresis.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Spleen.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Lungs.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Large Intestine.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Spleen with annotations.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Heart.
(The property of this herb) manifests as harmonizing the Large Intestine.
Sweet, Neutral, astringent; clears Heat and eliminates food/water retention, unblocks the Small Intestine and Bladder; treats diarrhea, dysentery, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, and malaria caused by food stagnation; males should use female specimens, females should use male specimens.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Spleen.
(The property of this herb) manifests as Cold of the Stomach.