【气味】
甘温无毒。
【主治】
大补阴气。益精血。利大便。虚人大便燥结者。啖之可代苁蓉。不燥结者勿用。
（用紫色浓桂。去其内外之皮。取中间味辛者用之是也。）
【气味】
苦辛无毒。阳中之阳浮也。入手少阴经血分。
【主治】
一切风气。补五痨七伤。通九窍。利关节。益精明目。暖腰膝。治风痹骨节挛缩。
续筋骨。生肌肉。消瘀血。破 癖症瘕。内托痈疽痘疮。能引血化汗化脓。解蛇蝮毒。
【气味】
苦甘辛大热有毒。
【主治】
行药势。杀百邪恶毒瓦斯。通血脉。浓肠胃。润皮肤。养脾扶肝。止腰膝疼痛。但其
味辛者能散。苦者能下。甘者能居中而缓。用为导引。可以通行一身。而能达极高之分。淡
者则利小便而速下。然少饮则能和血气。壮神御寒。消愁遣兴。痛饮则伤神耗血。北人嗜饮
生痰动火。醉卧当风。则成癜风。醉浴冷水。则成痛痹。服丹砂饮酒。则引药气入四肢。滞
血化为痈疽。酒后食芥。缓人筋骨。酒后饮茶。伤肾脏。腰脚重坠。膀胱冷痛。兼患痰饮水
肿消渴挛痛之疾。一切毒药因酒得者难治。酒浆照人无影不可饮。祭酒自耗不可饮。酒得咸
而解者。以水制火。酒性上而咸润下也。得葛花绿豆粉而解者寒胜湿也。
【气味】
辛甘大热有大毒。
【主治】
辛甘则能升扬发散。其气燥烈。胜湿祛寒。则能开怫郁而消沉积。通膈噎而散痰
饮。治泄疟而止腹痛。辛先入肺。则能调水道而通小便。热能生火铄金。大肠受刑。则令大
肠燥结。暑月饮之。则膈快而胸畅。赤目洗之。则泪出而肿消赤散。此皆从治之法。盖所以
劫之之剂也。但性甚燥烈若过饮不节。则败胃伤胆焚心。嗜饮之人甚多。近之市沽。又加以
砒石草乌辣灰。升阳热燥助而引之。是在善于摄生者谨而节之也。
【气味】
味甘，性温，无毒。
【主治】
大补阴气。益精血。利大便。虚人大便燥结者。啖之可代苁蓉。不燥结者勿用。
（用紫色浓桂。去其内外之皮。取中间味辛者用之是也。）
【气味】
味苦、辛，无毒。属阳中之阳，性质轻浮。入手少阴经血分。
【主治】
一切风气。补五痨七伤。通九窍。利关节。益精明目。暖腰膝。治风痹骨节挛缩。
续筋骨。生肌肉。消瘀血。破 癖症瘕。内托痈疽痘疮。能引血化汗化脓。解蛇蝮毒。
【气味】
味苦、甘、辛，性大热，有毒。
【主治】
行药势。杀百邪恶毒瓦斯。通血脉。浓肠胃。润皮肤。养脾扶肝。止腰膝疼痛。但其
味辛者能散。苦者能下。甘者能居中而缓。用为导引。可以通行一身。而能达极高之分。淡
者则利小便而速下。然少饮则能和血气。壮神御寒。消愁遣兴。痛饮则伤神耗血。北人嗜饮
生痰动火。醉卧当风。则成癜风。醉浴冷水。则成痛痹。服丹砂饮酒。则引药气入四肢。滞
血化为痈疽。酒后食芥。缓人筋骨。酒后饮茶。伤肾脏。腰脚重坠。膀胱冷痛。兼患痰饮水
肿消渴挛痛之疾。一切毒药因酒得者难治。酒浆照人无影不可饮。祭酒自耗不可饮。酒得咸
而解者。以水制火。酒性上而咸润下也。得葛花绿豆粉而解者寒胜湿也。
【气味】
味辛、甘，性大热，有大毒。
【主治】
辛甘则能升扬发散。其气燥烈。胜湿祛寒。则能开怫郁而消沉积。通膈噎而散痰
饮。治泄疟而止腹痛。辛先入肺。则能调水道而通小便。热能生火铄金。大肠受刑。则令大
肠燥结。暑月饮之。则膈快而胸畅。赤目洗之。则泪出而肿消赤散。此皆从治之法。盖所以
劫之之剂也。但性甚燥烈若过饮不节。则败胃伤胆焚心。嗜饮之人甚多。近之市沽。又加以
砒石草乌辣灰。升阳热燥助而引之。是在善于摄生者谨而节之也。
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, warm, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Greatly tonifies Yin Qi. Benefits essence and blood. Relaxes the bowels. For deficient individuals with dry stool constipation, consuming it can substitute for Cistanche (Rou Cong Rong). Do not use if there is no dryness/constipation.
(Use thick purple cassia bark. Remove the inner and outer skins. Take the middle part which has a pungent flavor for use.)
[Flavor and Nature]
Bitter, pungent, non-toxic. It is Yang within Yang, light and floating in nature. Enters the Blood aspect of the Hand Shaoyin Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats all wind-pathogens. Tonifies the five consumptive diseases and seven injuries. Opens the nine orifices. Benefits the joints. Brightens the eyes by benefiting essence. Warms the lower back and knees. Treats wind-bi syndrome with joint contracture.
Reinforces sinews and bones. Generates flesh and muscle. Resolves blood stasis. Breaks up abdominal masses (Fu and Jia). Internally supports carbuncles, sores, and smallpox lesions. Can guide blood to transform into sweat or pus. Antidotes viper and pit viper venom.
[Flavor and Nature]
Bitter, sweet, pungent, very hot, toxic.
[Indications]
Propagates the medicinal power. Kills various evil toxins and miasmas. Unblocks blood vessels. Thickens the intestines and stomach. Moisturizes the skin. Nourishes the Spleen and supports the Liver. Stops pain in the lower back and knees. However, its pungent flavor disperses, bitter flavor purges downward, and sweet flavor moderates from the center. Used as a guiding agent, it can circulate through the whole body and reach the highest parts. The bland flavor promotes urination and causes rapid downward movement. However, drinking in moderation harmonizes Qi and blood, strengthens spirit, wards off cold, relieves sorrow, and stimulates interest. Drinking excessively damages spirit and consumes blood. People in the North who are addicted to drinking generate phlegm and stir up fire. Sleeping drunk in the wind leads to vitiligo (Dian Feng). Bathing in cold water while drunk leads to painful bi syndrome. Taking cinnabar pills and drinking alcohol draws the medicinal qi into the four limbs, where stagnant blood transforms into carbuncles. Eating mustard after drinking relaxes the sinews and bones. Drinking tea after drinking alcohol damages the Kidneys, causing heavy and sore waist and legs, cold pain in the bladder, and concomitant diseases such as phlegm-fluid retention, edema, thirst, convulsions, and pain. All poisons that are facilitated by alcohol are difficult to treat. Wine that casts no shadow when poured cannot be drunk. Sacrificial wine that evaporates on its own cannot be drunk. Alcohol is resolved by salt because water controls fire; the nature of alcohol rises while salt moistens downward. Alcohol is resolved by Kudzia flower powder and mung bean powder because cold overcomes dampness.
[Flavor and Nature]
Pungent, sweet, very hot, highly toxic.
[Indications]
Pungent and sweet flavors can ascend, spread, and disperse. Its qi is dry and fierce. It overcomes dampness and dispels cold, thereby opening stagnation and resolving accumulations. It unblocks esophageal obstruction and dissipates phlegm-fluid. It treats diarrhea-type malaria and stops abdominal pain. Pungent flavor first enters the Lung, regulating water passages and promoting urination. Heat generates fire and melts metal; when the Large Intestine undergoes punishment (by heat), it causes dry stool constipation. Drinking it in summer months brings relief to the chest and diaphragm. Washing red eyes with it causes tears to flow, swelling to subside, and redness to dissipate. These are all methods of contrary treatment, essentially agents that seize and control the pathogen. However, its nature is extremely dry and fierce; if consumed excessively without restraint, it damages the Stomach, injures the Gallbladder, and burns the Heart. Many people are addicted to drinking. Commercially available liquor often contains added arsenic, aconite, and chili ash, which further promote yang, heat, dryness, and aid in drawing out these effects. It is up to those skilled in health preservation to exercise caution and moderation.