【气味】
辛温无毒。入手足阳明经。（采得。须以糯米粉和包裹。投灰火煨熟用。）
【主治】
宿食痰饮。积冷胸腹胀痛。霍乱呕逆。性属金而能上。可温中以补脾。又称其能下
气者。以脾得补而善运化。气自下也。
【气味】
辛温涩无毒。阳也浮也。入手足太阴阳明太阳足少阴经。
【主治】
脾胃气结滞不散。虚劳冷泻。心腹痛。下气消食。其性属土。故能醒脾调胃。引诸
药归宿丹田。得白蔻为使则入肺。得人参益智为使则入脾。得茯苓为使则入肾。与赤白石脂
为使则入大小肠。得条芩白术为使则安胎。又冲和之气随所入而得其平也。
【气味】
辛温有小毒。阳中阴也。半浮半沉。入足太阴经血分。少阴厥阴经气分。
【主治】
温中下气。止心痛诸冷绞痛。利痰暖胃。通关节。开郁化滞。凡浊阴不降。厥阴上
逆。咽膈不通。食则令人口开目瞪。阴寒膈塞。气不得下。此病不已。卒致寒中腹满膨胀下
利。宜以吴茱萸之苦热泄其逆气也。故仲景吴茱萸汤当归四逆汤用之治厥阴病及温脾胃为对
症之剂。然其为性。下气最速。肠虚之人。服之愈甚。又气上冲膈。多食冲眼。又脱人发。
不可不知。
【气味】
干微温无毒。（酒浸一宿。刷去砂土浮甲。劈破中心。去白膜一重如竹丝草样。复
以甑蒸之。从午至酉。又用酥炙得所。方可入丸。）命门相火不足者。以此补之。乃肾经血
分药也。
【主治】
五痨七伤。补中。除茎中寒热痛。强阴益精。女子带下阴痛。但属土而有水与火。
虽能峻补精血。骤多用之。则反滑大肠。
【气味】
辛，温，无毒。归手阳明大肠经和足阳明胃经。（采收后，需用糯米粉调和包裹，投入灰火中煨熟后使用。）
【主治】
陈积的食物、痰饮。胸腹部因寒邪积聚导致的胀满疼痛。霍乱引起的呕吐逆气。其药性属金而能上行，可以温暖中焦以补益脾气。又有人说它能降气，这是因为脾脏得到补益后运化功能良好，气机自然下行。
【气味】
辛，温，涩，无毒。属性为阳，性质轻浮。归手太阴肺经、足太阴脾经、手阳明大肠经、足阳明胃经、手太阳小肠经、足太阳膀胱经以及足少阴肾经。
【主治】
脾胃之气郁结停滞不散。虚损劳伤引起的冷泻。心腹疼痛。降气消食。其药性属土，所以能醒脾调胃，引导其他药物归于丹田。若以白豆蔻为使药，则入肺经；若以人参、益智仁为使药，则入脾经；若以茯苓为使药，则入肾经；若与赤石脂、白石脂配合为使药，则入大小肠经；若与黄芩、白术配合为使药，则能安胎。此外，其冲和之气随所入之经而达到平衡。
【气味】
辛，温，有小毒。属性为阳中之阴。半浮半沉。归足太阴脾经的血分，以及足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经的气分。
【主治】
温暖中焦，降逆气。止心痛及各种冷痛绞痛。利痰暖胃。通利关节。开郁结，化解滞气。凡是浊阴之气不降，厥阴之气上逆，导致咽喉膈部不通畅，进食时使人张口瞪眼，阴寒阻塞膈部，气机不能下行。此病若不治愈，最终会导致寒邪入中，腹部胀满膨胀，下利。适宜用吴茱萸的苦热之性来泄降逆气。因此，张仲景在吴茱萸汤和当归四逆汤中使用它来治疗厥阴病及温暖脾胃，是对症的方剂。然而，它的药性降气速度最快，肠道虚弱的人服用后会加重病情。另外，气上冲至膈部，多吃会冲击眼睛。还会导致脱发，这些情况不可不知道。
【气味】
干品，微温，无毒。（用酒浸泡一夜，刷去砂土和表面的浮甲，劈开中心，去掉一层像竹丝草样的白色薄膜，再用甑蒸制，从午时到酉时，然后用酥油炙烤得当，才可以入丸剂。）命门相火不足的人，可以用它来补益。它是肾经血分的药物。
【主治】
五痨七伤。补益中气。消除尿道中的寒热疼痛。强健阴精，益精填髓。治疗女子带下病及阴部疼痛。虽然它兼具土、水、火的特性，能够峻补精血，但如果突然大量使用，反而会滑利大肠。
[Odor and Flavor]
Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. (After harvesting, it must be wrapped in a paste made of glutinous rice flour, and roasted in ash fire until cooked before use.)
[Indications]
Retained food and phlegm-fluids. Cold accumulation causing chest and abdominal distension and pain. Cholera with vomiting and regurgitation. Its nature is metal and can ascend; it can warm the middle jiao to tonify Spleen Qi. It is also said to descend Qi because when the Spleen is tonified, its transportation and transformation function improves, allowing Qi to descend naturally.
[Odor and Flavor]
Acrid, warm, astringent, non-toxic. Yang in nature, floating. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.
[Indications]
Stagnation of Qi in the Spleen and Stomach that does not disperse. Deficiency consumption with cold diarrhea. Heart and abdominal pain. Descends Qi and promotes digestion. Its nature belongs to Earth, thus it can awaken the Spleen and regulate the Stomach, guiding other herbs to return to the Dantian. When used with Bai Kou Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus) as an assistant drug, it enters the Lung Meridian; when used with Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Yi Zhi Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus) as assistant drugs, it enters the Spleen Meridian; when used with Fu Ling (Poria) as an assistant drug, it enters the Kidney Meridian; when used with Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) and Bai Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Album) as assistant drugs, it enters the Large and Small Intestine meridians; when used with Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) and Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) as assistant drugs, it calms the fetus. Furthermore, its harmonious Qi achieves balance according to the meridian it enters.
[Odor and Flavor]
Acrid, warm, slightly toxic. Yin within Yang. Half-floating, half-sinking. Enters the Blood aspect of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and the Qi aspect of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian.
[Indications]
Warms the middle jiao and descends rebellious Qi. Stops heart pain and various cold cramping pains. Promotes expectoration and warms the Stomach. Unblocks joints. Opens depression and resolves stagnation. Whenever turbid Yin fails to descend, and Jueyin Qi rebels upward, causing obstruction in the throat and diaphragm, leading to gaping mouth and staring eyes upon eating, or cold obstruction blocking the diaphragm where Qi cannot descend, if this condition persists, it may suddenly lead to cold invading the interior, abdominal distension and fullness, and diarrhea. It is appropriate to use the acrid-hot nature of Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) to drain the rebellious Qi. Therefore, Zhang Zhongjing uses it in Wu Zhu Yu Tang (Evodia Decoction) and Dang Gui Si Ni Tang (Angelica Sinensis Decoction for Cooling Extremities) to treat Jueyin diseases and warm the Spleen and Stomach, which are indicated formulas. However, its nature descends Qi most rapidly; those with weak intestines will suffer worsening symptoms after taking it. Additionally, rising Qi hitting the diaphragm, excessive consumption may affect the eyes. It can also cause hair loss; these points must be known.
[Odor and Flavor]
Dried, slightly warm, non-toxic. (Soak in wine overnight, brush off sand and soil and superficial shell, split open the center, remove a layer of white membrane resembling bamboo fibers or grass, then steam in a steamer from Wushi (11 am-1 pm) to Youshi (5 pm-7 pm), and finally roast with butter until properly prepared, then it can be used in pills.) For those with insufficient Mingmen Fire (Ministerial Fire), it can be used to tonify. It is a medicine entering the Blood aspect of the Kidney Meridian.
[Indications]
Five consumptions and seven injuries. Tonifies the Middle Jiao. Eliminates cold-heat pain in the urethra. Strengthens Yin and benefits Essence. Treats leukorrhea and genital pain in women. Although it possesses the properties of Earth, Water, and Fire, and can vigorously tonify Essence and Blood, sudden and excessive use will instead cause slippery diarrhea.