甘，凉，微咸。有二种，西戎者，白如明矾；南番者，黄如桃胶，制汞。
寇宗 曰∶南番者，色重褐，其味和，入药其效速。西戎者，其色白，其味焦，入药其
效缓
酸、咸，大热，有毒。以萝卜剜空入硫合定，糠火煨熟，以紫背浮萍同煮过，皂荚汤
去黑浆。曾青为使，
草汤可解，市家有鹰
酸，寒。明亮者佳， 干汁者谓之枯矾，不 者为生矾。甘草为使，恶牡蛎，畏麻黄
酸，凉。深青莹净者即为青矾， 过变赤则为绛矾。
甘，寒。即掘黄土地作坎，深三尺，汲新水搅浊，取清用之是也。
即酸浆也。
甘、酸，微温。炊粟米热投冷水中，浸五六日，生白花者是也，若浸至败者
同季食，妊妇戒之。
宜用阳燧火珠承日，取太阳真火。其次则钻槐取火为良。若急卒难备，即用真麻油灯
可，其余不可用也。
用熟艾末二两、乳香、没药、穿山甲、硫黄、雄黄、草乌头、川乌头、桃树皮末
麝香五分，为末
地中七七日取出
忌冷水。一方用猪牙皂角、威
本、天麻、苍术、独活、良姜、官桂、雄黄、乳
艾薄铺绵纸上，少以药末掺艾上，卷作条子如箸大，长五寸，遇痛针
辛，热。即灶中对釜月下黄土也，取经十年以来，灶额内火气积久，掘深一尺，色如紫
瓷者，研细，水飞用。
辛，温平。此乃灶额黑烟也，其质轻细，故谓之霜。
甘，凉，微咸。有两种，西戎产的，颜色白如明矾；南番产的，颜色黄如桃胶，能炼制水银。
寇宗奭说：南番产的，颜色深褐，味道平和，入药见效快。西戎产的，颜色白，味道焦苦，入药见效慢。
酸、咸，大热，有毒。用萝卜挖空放入硫磺一起固定，在糠火中煨熟，再用紫背浮萍同煮，最后用皂荚汤洗去黑色浆液。以曾青为引经药，甘草汤可以解毒，市面上有鹰……（原文此处似有缺漏或错简）
酸，寒。明亮者佳，干燥的汁液称为枯矾，不干燥的称为生矾。以甘草为使药，畏恶牡蛎，畏惧麻黄。
酸，凉。深青色晶莹洁净的就是青矾，煅烧后变红就是绛矾。
甘，寒。就是挖掘黄土地做成坑，深三尺，汲取新水搅浑，取澄清部分使用。
就是酸浆。甘、酸，微温。将粟米煮熟趁热投入冷水中，浸泡五六天，生出白花的就是，如果浸泡到变质则不能食用，孕妇忌服。
宜用阳燧火珠承接日光，取得太阳真火。其次则钻木取槐木火为良。如果紧急难以准备，就用真麻油灯也可以，其余都不行。
用熟艾末二两、乳香、没药、穿山甲、硫黄、雄黄、草乌头、川乌头、桃树皮末、麝香五分，研为细末。在地中埋藏七七日取出。忌用冷水。另一方用猪牙皂角、威灵仙、本、天麻、苍术、独活、良姜、官桂、雄黄、乳香。将艾薄铺在绵纸上，少许掺入药末在艾上，卷成条状如筷子粗，长五寸，遇到疼痛处施针……（原文此处似有缺漏）
辛，热。即灶台对着锅下方的黄土，取自经过十年以上的灶额内，火气积聚已久，挖掘深一尺，颜色如紫瓷的，研细，用水飞法处理使用。
辛，温平。这是灶额上的黑烟，质地轻细，所以称为霜。
Sweet, cool, slightly salty. There are two types: those from the Western Regions (Xirong) are white like alum; those from the Southern Barbarians (Nanfan) are yellow like peach gum and can be used to refine mercury.
Kou Zongshi stated: The Nanfan type is dark brown in color, has a mild taste, and acts quickly when used in medicine. The Xirong type is white in color, has a scorched taste, and acts slowly when used in medicine.
Sour, salty, very hot, toxic. Hollow out a radish, place sulfur inside and fix it, roast it thoroughly in chaff fire, boil it together with purple-backed duckweed, and wash away the black slurry using soap pod decoction. Use Chalcitis (Cingzheng) as an guiding herb. Decoction of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) can resolve the toxicity. Market vendors have eagles... [Text appears incomplete or corrupted here]
Sour, cold. Those that are bright and clear are superior. Dried juice is called calcined alum (Kufan), while non-dried is called raw alum (Shengfan). Use Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) as an assistant herb. It is incompatible with Ostrea Concha (Muli) and fears Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang).
Sour, cool. Deep green and crystal clear ones are Qingfan (Green Vitriol); after roasting until they turn red, they become Jiangfan (Red Vitriol).
Sweet, cold. This refers to digging a pit three chi deep in loess soil, drawing fresh water, stirring it until turbid, and then using the clarified portion.
This is Suanjiang (Fermented Rice Water). Sweet, sour, slightly warm. Cook millet rice, throw it into cold water while hot, soak for five to six days until white flowers appear. If soaked until spoiled, do not consume; pregnant women should avoid it.
It is advisable to use a Yangsui mirror to focus sunlight and obtain the true fire of the sun. Secondly, drilling wood from locust trees to generate fire is good. If urgently needed and difficult to prepare, real sesame oil lamps can be used; others are not suitable.
Use two liang of processed mugwort powder, Frankincense (Ruxiang), Myrrh (Moyao), Pangolin Scales (Chanshanjia), Realgar (Xionghuang), Aconitum Kusnezoffii Root (Caowutou), Aconitum Carmichaelii Root (Chuanwutou), peach bark powder, and five fen of Moschus (Shexiang). Grind into fine powder. Bury in the ground for forty-nine days, then retrieve. Avoid cold water. Another prescription uses Soap Pod (Zhuya Zaojiao), Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root (Weilingxian), Ligusticum Wallichii Rhizome (Ben), Gastrodia Elata Rhizome (Tianma), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Cangzhu), Angelica Pubescens Root (Duhuo), Galanga Rhizome (Liangjiang), Cinnamon Twig (Guangui), Realgar (Xionghuang), Frankincense (Ruxiang). Spread mugwort thinly on cotton paper, sprinkle a small amount of the herbal powder onto the mugwort, roll into strips as thick as chopsticks and five cun long. Apply to painful areas for acupuncture/moxibustion... [Text appears incomplete here]
Pungent, hot. This is the yellow earth found beneath the stove pot, taken from stoves that have been in use for ten years or more, where heat has accumulated over time. Dig one chi deep; if the color resembles purple porcelain, grind it finely and process by water levigation (shuifei) for use.
Pungent, warm and neutral. This is the black soot from the stove hood. Its texture is light and fine, hence it is called "Frost" (Shuang).