藤乃木本。各种山藤，性最蔓延，喜束物，故为火亦如其本性。匏属皆瓠类，草本也。
蔓皆
中空，而长养最速，其性行甚捷。今徽人作花炮者，其药线必用壶卢炭，取其疾速胜于杉柳
梢，同一藤也。而草木之性不同如此。
藤火∶宜煎臌胀水肿四肢诸病等药。
匏火∶宜煎救急诸药，取其顷刻能达经络也。
荷梗入秋，人多采取积之，使干为薪。入镬煮肉，则精者反浮，肥者反沉，入药用其火
气，
能通肝肺二窍。宜煎一切转脬交肠药，能正倒阴阳之气。
稻穗火∶烹煮饮食，安人神魂，利五脏六腑。糯稻穗尤峻烈。（卢镗日记∶鸟枪用糯壳
炭，
取其熔铁力速，见风铅子不凝，其能久住之力如此。）麦穗火煮饮食，主消渴咽干，利小便
。
煮饭益人，壮筋骨。煎茶不佳（食纂）。松卵火，煎茶美，以能聚茶力，使不解散真味。
栎柴煮猪肉食之，不发风。煮鸡鹅鸭鱼腥等物，易烂且良。
酒本米曲之精华，属阳。烧酒则又为酒之精华，乃阳中之阳。燃之色绿，阳极阴生之象，
与
石硫性同，皆以阳为体，藏阴于用也。故其光照人面，皆作青灰色，照魑魅则不能遁形，以
阴为用者多含毒。今人率以此酒冬月为大碗，用以 物代炭火。久食则发痈毒。默受其毒而
不觉，然维藏寒者宜之；气能透达骨髓，软坚燥湿，熏衣着之，能发骨髓中汗。
藤本植物属于木本。各种山间藤蔓，性质最为蔓延，喜欢缠绕束缚物体，因此作为燃料燃烧时，其特性也如同它的本性一样（火势蔓延迅速）。匏瓜类都属于葫芦科，是草本植物。
它们的茎蔓都是中空的，而且生长速度最快，其药性运行非常敏捷。如今徽州人制作花炮的人，他们的引火药线一定使用壶卢炭（葫芦烧制的炭），取它比杉树梢、柳树梢燃烧得更疾速，虽然同属藤类，但草木的性质差异竟然如此之大。
藤火：适宜用来煎煮治疗鼓胀、水肿以及四肢各种疾病的药物。
匏火：适宜用来煎煮急救用的各种药物，取它能在顷刻间通达经络的特性。
荷梗到了秋天，人们多会采集并堆积起来，使其干燥作为柴薪。放入锅中煮肉，则精瘦的肉反而浮起，肥腻的肉反而下沉；入药方面利用的是它的火气，能够通达肝、肺两窍。适宜煎煮一切治疗转脬（尿潴留）、交肠（大小便易位）的药物，能够纠正颠倒的阴阳之气。
稻穗火：用于烹煮饮食，能安定人的神魂，利于五脏六腑。糯稻穗的火性尤其峻烈。（卢镗日记记载：鸟枪使用糯米壳烧制的炭，取它熔化铁的速度快，遇到风铅弹丸也不会凝固，它能保持长久力量的特性就是这样。）麦穗火煮饮食，主治消渴、咽干，通利小便。
用稻穗火煮饭对人有益，能强壮筋骨。煎茶效果不佳（出自《食纂》）。松卵火（松树果实或松脂相关的火），煎茶味道鲜美，因为它能聚集茶的效力，使茶的真正滋味不致散失。
用栎树柴煮猪肉食用，不会引发风疾。煮鸡、鹅、鸭、鱼等腥味重的食物，容易煮熟且口感良好。
酒本是米和曲发酵的精华，属于阳。烧酒则是酒的精华，是阳中之阳。燃烧时火焰呈绿色，这是阳极而生阴的象征，与石硫磺的性质相同，都是以阳为体，在作用中藏有阴的特性。所以它的光照在人脸上，都呈现出青灰色，照射鬼怪魑魅则无法隐藏身形，因为以阴为用者大多含有毒性。现在的人通常在这个季节（注：原文语境似指冬季或特定时期，此处直译“今人率以此酒冬月为大碗”意为现代人往往在冬天用大碗饮酒或用此酒代炭火取暖/照明，结合后文“用以...物代炭火”，推测是用酒燃烧代替炭火）用大碗饮酒，或者用它来代替炭火。长期食用会导致痈毒发作。默默承受这种毒性而不自知，然而对于体内藏寒的人来说适宜；其气能透达骨髓，软化坚硬、燥湿，熏烤衣物，能逼出骨髓中的汗液。
Vines are woody plants. Various mountain vines have a nature that spreads most extensively, liking to bind and wrap around objects; therefore, when used as firewood, their burning characteristics also resemble their innate nature. The *Pao* (gourd) category all belongs to the *Hu* (bottle gourd) type, which is herbaceous.
Their stems are hollow throughout, and they grow at the fastest rate; their nature of movement is very swift. Currently, people in Huizhou who make fireworks must use *Hulu* charcoal (charcoal made from bottle gourds) for their fuse lines, taking advantage of its speed being superior to fir or willow tips. Although both are vine-like, the natures of wood and herbs differ so greatly.
*Teng Huo* (Vine Fire): Suitable for decocting medicines to treat distension, edema, and various diseases of the four limbs.
*Pao Huo* (Gourd Fire): Suitable for decocting various emergency rescue medicines, utilizing its ability to reach the meridians within moments.
Lotus stems (*He Geng*), when autumn arrives, are often collected and piled up by people to dry for firewood. When boiling meat in a pot, lean meat tends to float while fatty meat sinks. In medicinal applications, its fire energy can unblock the orifices of the Liver and Lung. It is suitable for decocting all medicines for treating *Zhuan Pao* (bladder inversion/urinary retention) and *Jiao Chang* (intestinal crossing), capable of rectifying inverted Yin and Yang Qi.
*Rui Sui Huo* (Rice Ear Fire): Used for cooking food and drink, it calms the human spirit and benefits the five zang and six fu organs. The fire from glutinous rice ears is particularly vigorous. (*Lu Teng's Diary*: Gunpowder guns use carbonized glutinous rice husks, taking advantage of their rapid iron-melting power; lead bullets do not congeal upon exposure to wind, demonstrating such enduring strength.) Wheat ear fire for cooking food mainly treats polydipsia and dry throat, promoting urination.
Cooking rice with this fire benefits humans, strengthening bones and sinews. However, it is poor for brewing tea (*Shi Zuan*). *Song Luan Huo* (Pine Cone Fire) brews delicious tea because it can gather the tea's potency, preventing the true flavor from dissipating.
Boiling pork with oak firewood does not trigger wind disorders. Boiling chicken, goose, duck, fish, and other fishy items makes them tender and good.
Cooking drinks with this fire primarily brightens the eyes and detoxifies (*Shi Zuan*).
Wine is the essence of rice and yeast, belonging to Yang. Distilled liquor (Baijiu) is the essence of wine, representing Yang within Yang. Its flame burns green, symbolizing the generation of Yin from extreme Yang, similar to the nature of realgar (*Shi Liu Huang*); both take Yang as their substance and hide Yin in their function. Thus, its light shines on human faces appearing cyan-gray; when shining on demons, they cannot hide their forms, as those using Yin as function often contain toxicity. Nowadays, people generally drink large bowls of this wine in winter, or use it to replace charcoal for heating/lighting. Long-term consumption induces carbuncles and toxins. One silently absorbs this toxicity without realizing it; however, it is suitable for those with hidden cold in the viscera; its qi can penetrate to the bone marrow, soften hardness, dry dampness, and when smoking clothes, can induce sweat from the bone marrow.