（形如枯骨油重者良忌见火入煎药磨汁内熟汤中服若实大肠宜面煨熟用）
（凡使勿用黄精并钩吻二物相似葳蕤上有须毛茎斑叶尖处有小黄点为不同采得以竹刀刮
去节皮洗净以蜜水浸宿蒸了焙干用 畏卤咸）
（颗小色青味甘用糯米炒咬着黏人齿凡一两以糯米一两同炒令糯米熟去糯米取使或以盐
汤煮过亦得一法 汤泡三次去油蒸气晒干用）
（不油不蛀者良细锉酒浸一宿漉出曝干用一法米泔浸去毛蒸或捣碎焙 畏海蛤文蛤忌
铁）
（去心若不去心服之令人闷去心了用熟甘草汤浸一宿漉出曝干用之 得茯苓龙骨冬葵子
良畏真珠飞廉藜芦齐蛤）
（甘草汤中浸一宿至明漉出曝干用勿空腹饵之令人溺不禁 贯众赤小豆为之使 恶地黄
防葵）
（拣去双叶服之害人洗净去泥沙 曾青草根为之使 忌生菜狸肉 恶黄 野狼毒山茱萸
畏滑石硝石）
（长而中实味不苦者真去头土了用酒浸一宿漉出于日中曝干却用酥蒸从巳至酉却徐徐焙
干用石斛锁阳涩丈夫元气如斯修事服满一镒永不骨痛暂使酒蒸用服饵当如法 陆英为之使
恶凝水石巴豆 畏雷丸）
（去心用枸杞子汤浸一宿待稍软漉出却用酒浸一伏时又漉出用菊花同熬令焦黄去菊花用
布拭令干用今法惟以酒浸一宿锉焙入药若急用只以温水浸软去心也 覆盆子为之使 恶雷丸
丹参朝生）
（外形像枯骨且油脂厚重的是佳品。忌讳见火，入煎剂时磨成汁液，或在熟汤中服用。若要起到实大肠的作用，宜用面粉煨熟后使用。）
（作为补益药及调理脾胃时，需炒熟使用；外科使用时则生用。切片时必须用铜刀。紫芝是它的引经药。忌与甘遂同用。）
（凡使用本品，不要选用黄精和钩吻，这两者外形相似。葳蕤的茎上有须毛，斑点状的茎叶尖端有小黄点，以此作为区别。采收后用竹刀刮去节皮，洗净，用蜜水浸泡过夜，蒸过后焙干使用。畏卤咸之物。）
（颗粒小、颜色青、味道甘甜的为佳。用糯米炒制，咬起来黏人牙齿。通常一两药材配一两糯米同炒，待糯米炒熟后，去掉糯米取药材使用；或者用盐水煮过也是一种方法。用汤泡三次以去除油蒸气，晒干后使用。）
（不油腻、不虫蛀的是佳品。细锉碎后，用酒浸泡一夜，滤出晒干使用。另一种方法是米泔水浸泡去毛，蒸或捣碎后焙干。畏海蛤、文蛤，忌铁器。）
（需去心，若不去心，服用后会令人胸闷。去心后，用熟甘草汤浸泡一夜，滤出晒干使用。与茯苓、龙骨、冬葵子同用效果良好。畏真珠、飞廉、藜芦、齐蛤。）
（在甘草汤中浸泡一夜至天明，滤出晒干使用。切忌空腹服用，否则令人小便失禁。贯众、赤小豆是它的引经药。忌与地黄、防葵同用。）
（拣去双叶，因为服用双叶会害人。洗净，去除泥沙。曾青草根是它的引经药。忌生菜、狸肉。恶黄、野狼毒、山茱萸。畏滑石、硝石。）
（条长而中间实心、味道不苦的为真品。去头土后使用，用酒浸泡一夜，滤出在阳光下晒干。另法：用酥蒸，从巳时至酉时，再慢慢焙干使用。石斛、锁阳能涩丈夫元气，如是这样炮制，服用满一镒（古代重量单位），永不患骨痛。暂且使用酒蒸法，服用时应按此法。陆英是它的引经药。恶凝水石、巴豆。畏雷丸。）
（去心，用枸杞子汤浸泡一夜，待稍软后滤出，再用酒浸泡一个时辰（十二小时），又滤出，用菊花同熬至焦黄，去掉菊花，用布擦拭令其干燥。现在的方法只用酒浸泡一夜，锉碎焙干入药。若急用，只需用温水浸软去心即可。覆盆子是它的引经药。恶雷丸、丹参、朝生。）
(Those resembling dry bones with heavy oil content are of good quality. Fire exposure is contraindicated; when decocting, grind into juice or take in cooked soup. To solidify the large intestine, it should be roasted in flour until cooked.)
(When used for tonification and regulating the spleen and stomach, use the processed (cooked) form; for external surgery, use the raw form. Slicing must be done with a copper knife. *Zhi Zhi* (Ganoderma sinense) serves as its guiding herb. It is incompatible with *Gansui* (Kansui Root).)
(When using this herb, do not use *Huangjing* (Polygonatum Rhizome) and *Gouwen* (Aconitum hypoleucum), as they resemble each other. *Weirui* (Asparagus Fern Tuber) has bristles on its stem, spotted stems, and leaf tips with small yellow spots, which distinguishes it. After harvesting, scrape off the node skin with a bamboo knife, wash clean, soak overnight in honey water, steam, then dry by baking. It fears halide salts.)
(Small granules, green color, and sweet taste indicate superior quality. Stir-fry with glutinous rice; it becomes sticky to teeth. Typically, one liang of the herb is stir-fried with one liang of glutinous rice until the rice is cooked, then remove the rice and use the herb. Alternatively, boiling in salt water is another method. Soak in decoction three times to remove oily vapors, then sun-dry for use.)
(Non-oily and non-insect-infested specimens are good. Finely chop, soak overnight in wine, drain, and sun-dry. Another method involves soaking in rice washing water to remove hairs, steaming, or crushing and baking. It fears *Haige* (Concha Meretricis) and *Wenge* (Concha Arcae); iron is contraindicated.)
(The heart must be removed; otherwise, ingestion causes chest stuffiness. After removing the heart, soak overnight in cooked licorice decoction, drain, and sun-dry. It works well with *Fuling* (Poria), *Longgu* (Fossilized Bones), and *Dongkuizi* (Malva Seed). It fears *Zhenzhu* (Pearl), *Feilian* (Carduus Thistle), *Lilu* (Veratrum Nigrum), and *Qige*.)
(Soak overnight in licorice decoction until dawn, drain, and sun-dry. Do not take on an empty stomach, as it may cause urinary incontinence. *Guanzhong* (Cyathulae Radix) and *Chixiaodou* (Adzuki Bean) serve as guiding herbs. It is incompatible with *Dihuang* (Rehmanniae Radix) and *Fang Kui* (Peucedani Radix).)
(Pick out double-leafed specimens, as consuming them harms the body. Wash clean and remove mud/sand. *Zengqinggen* (Atrotomentosa Root) serves as a guiding herb. Raw vegetables and lynx meat are contraindicated. It dislikes *Huang* (possibly referring to a specific toxic plant or mineral contextually), *Yelangdu* (Wolfbane), and *Shanzhuyu* (Cornus Fruit). It fears *Huashi* (Kaolin) and *Xiaoshi* (Niter).)
(Long strips that are solid inside and taste non-bitter are authentic. Remove the head soil, soak overnight in wine, drain, and sun-dry. Another method: steam with su (animal fat) from Si hour to You hour, then slowly bake dry. *Shihu* (Dendrobium Stem) and *Suoyang* (Cynomorii Herba) secure male vitality; if processed thus, taking a full yi (ancient weight unit) prevents bone pain forever. For temporary use, wine-steaming is applied; administration should follow these rules. *Luying* (Sambucus Willkommii) serves as a guiding herb. It dislikes *Ningshuishi* (Stalagmite) and *Badou* (Croton Seed). It fears *Leiwuan* (Holostemma).)
(Remove the heart, soak overnight in Goji berry decoction until slightly soft, drain, then soak in wine for a fu shi (12 hours), drain again, simmer with chrysanthemum until scorched yellow, remove chrysanthemum, wipe dry with cloth. Current methods only involve soaking in wine overnight, chopping, and baking before use. If urgent, simply soften in warm water and remove the heart. *Fupenzi* (Rubus Fruit) serves as a guiding herb. It dislikes *Leiwuan* (Holostemma), *Danshen* (Salvia Miltiorrhiza), and *Chaosheng*.)