【气味】
酸平无毒。
【主治】
心腹寒热邪结气聚。四肢酸痛湿痹。安五脏。疗心烦不得眠。补中益肝气。泄虚汗
烦渴。其子肉味酸。食之使不思睡。核中仁服之。疗不得眠。正如麻黄发汗。根节能止汗也
。大抵酸枣实生用之味酸性收。专主肝病寒热结气。酸痹久泄。脐下满痛之症。其仁炒熟用
。则甘而润。故疗胆虚不得眠。烦渴虚汗之症。皆足厥阴少阳药也。今人专以枣仁为心家
之药。则不明此理矣。盖木为心之母。谓虚则益其母可也。
【气味】
苦温无毒。（须去心。仍用甘草汤浸一宿。焙干用。肾经气分之药也。）
【主治】
咳逆伤中。补不足。除邪气。利九窍。益智慧。强志倍力。妇人血噤失音。小儿客
忤。肾积奔豚。治一切痈疽。但远志入足少阴肾经。非心经之药。其功专于强志益精。令不
健忘。盖精与志。皆肾经之所藏。肾精不足。则志气衰不能上通于心。故迷惑而善忘也。三
因方云。远志酒治痈疽有奇功。盖亦补肾之功也。
【气味】
苦平无毒。
【主治】
破血止痛。疗金疮杖疮诸恶疮痔漏。卒下血。破症瘕宿血。损伤瘀血。消肿定痛生
肌。大概乳香活血。没药散旧而生新。皆能止痛消肿。故方药中每相兼而用之也。
【气味】
甘平无毒。
【主治】
五劳口干。止惊悸。疗风眩风虚。开心益智。安魂魄。养精神。补劳乏。主心下急
痛坚满。人虚而小肠不利。加而用之。神木即茯神心内木。疗毒风筋挛。心神惊掣。治香港脚
痹痛。
【气味】
酸味，性平，无毒。
【主治】
治疗心腹部因寒热邪气导致的结聚和气的积聚。治疗四肢酸痛及湿痹。安定五脏。治疗心烦导致无法入睡。补益中气并滋养肝气。治疗虚汗、烦渴。其果实（枣肉）味道酸，食用后会使人不想睡觉；而核中的仁服用后，则能治疗失眠。这正如麻黄能发汗，而根节能止汗一样。大抵而言，酸枣实如果生用，其味酸性收敛，专门主治肝病引起的寒热结气和酸痹、长期腹泻、脐下胀满疼痛等症状。如果将枣仁炒熟使用，则味道甘润，因此能治疗胆虚导致的失眠、烦渴和虚汗等症状。酸枣仁都是足厥阴肝经和足少阳胆经的药物。现在的人专门把枣仁当作心脏的药物，这是不明白这个道理。因为木是心的母亲，可以说“虚则补其母”。
【气味】
苦味，性温，无毒。（必须去除心部，仍需用甘草汤浸泡一夜，然后焙干使用。这是肾经气分的药物。）
【主治】
治疗咳嗽气逆损伤中气。补益不足。祛除邪气。通利九窍。增进智慧。增强意志和体力。治疗妇人血噤失音。治疗小儿客忤。治疗肾积奔豚。治疗一切痈疽。但是远志进入足少阴肾经，并非心经的药物。它的功效专门在于增强意志、益精，使人不健忘。因为精与志，都是肾经所藏之物。肾精不足，则志气衰弱不能上通于心，所以会迷惑且容易遗忘。《三因方》说，远志酒治痈疽有奇效，这也算是补肾的功效。
【气味】
苦味，性平，无毒。
【主治】
破血止痛。治疗金疮、杖疮等各种恶疮、痔漏。突然下血。破除症瘕和宿血。治疗损伤瘀血。消肿定痛、生肌。大概乳香能活血，没药能散旧血而生新血，都能止痛消肿，所以在方药中经常配合使用。
【气味】
甘味，性平，无毒。
【主治】
治疗五劳口干。止惊悸。治疗风眩、风虚。开心益智。安定魂魄。养精神。补劳乏。主治心下急痛、坚满。人虚弱而小肠不利时，加入使用。神木即茯神的心内木质部分。治疗毒风筋挛。心神惊掣。治疗脚气痹痛。
[Flavor and Nature]
Sour, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Treats epigastric and abdominal cold-heat pathogenic stagnation and qi accumulation. Treats soreness, pain, and damp bi syndrome in the four limbs. Calms the five zang organs. Treats vexation and restlessness leading to insomnia. Tonifies the middle jiao and benefits liver qi. Treats spontaneous sweating due to deficiency, vexation, and thirst. The fruit flesh (jujube meat) is sour; consuming it causes sleeplessness. However, the kernel within the seed treats insomnia. This is analogous to how Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) induces sweating, while its root nodes stop sweating. Generally, if used raw, the sour jujube fruit has a sour and astringent flavor, specifically treating liver diseases characterized by cold-heat stagnation, acid-bi, chronic diarrhea, and fullness/pain below the umbilicus. If stir-fried before use, the kernel becomes sweet and moistening, thus treating insomnia, vexation, thirst, and deficient sweating caused by gallbladder deficiency. Both forms are herbs of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Modern practitioners exclusively regard Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 酸枣仁) as a herb for the Heart, which demonstrates a misunderstanding of this principle. Since Wood is the mother of Fire (Heart), one may say "tonify the mother when there is deficiency."
[Flavor and Nature]
Bitter, warm in nature, non-toxic. (The core must be removed. It should still be soaked overnight in Licorice Decoction, then dried by baking before use. It is an herb for the Qi aspect of the Kidney Meridian.)
[Indications]
Treats cough with counterflow qi damaging the middle jiao. Tonifies insufficiency. Expels pathogenic factors. Benefits the nine orifices. Enhances wisdom. Strengthens willpower and increases strength. Treats women's blood spasm and aphonia. Treats pediatric "ke-wu" (fright from strangers). Treats kidney accumulation and ben-tun (running piglet). Treats all types of sores and carbuncles. However, Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, 远志) enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, not the Heart Meridian. Its efficacy lies specifically in strengthening willpower and benefiting essence, preventing forgetfulness. Essence and will are both stored in the Kidney Meridian. When kidney essence is insufficient, willpower qi fails to ascend to the Heart, resulting in confusion and easy forgetfulness. *San Yin Fang* states that Yuanzhi wine has miraculous effects in treating sores and carbuncles, which is also attributed to its kidney-tonifying function.
[Flavor and Nature]
Bitter, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Invigorates blood and stops pain. Treats traumatic injuries from weapons or sticks, various malignant sores, hemorrhoids, and fistulas. Sudden hematochezia. Breaks up masses (zheng-jia) and old blood stasis. Treats traumatic blood stasis. Reduces swelling, stops pain, and promotes tissue regeneration. Generally, Ruxiang (Olibanum, 乳香) invigorates blood, while Moyao (Myrrha, 没药) disperses old blood and generates new blood; both can stop pain and reduce swelling. Therefore, they are often used together in prescriptions.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Treats five labors and dry mouth. Stops palpitations and fright. Treats wind vertigo and wind deficiency. Opens the mind and enhances intelligence. Calms the hun and po spirits. Nourishes the spirit. Tonifies fatigue and exhaustion. Mainly treats acute pain and hardness/fullness below the heart. When a person is weak and experiences difficulty in urination due to small intestine dysfunction, adding this herb helps. Shenmu refers to the woody core inside Fushen (Poria Cum Radix et Mycelium, 茯神). Treats toxic wind causing tendon spasms. Treats frightful trembling of the heart spirit. Treats beriberi and bi pain.