（米泔浸去油者山黄土裹蒸晒九次洗净去皮切片晒干 防风地榆为之使 忌桃李雀肉菘
菜青鱼）
（出茅山细而带糖香味甘者真米泔浸洗极净刮去皮拌黑豆蒸又拌蜜酒蒸又拌人乳透蒸凡
三次蒸时须烘晒极干气方透 忌同白术）
（米泔淘洗极净略晒拣去稗草子磨五六次酒浸一宿慢火煮干木槌去壳一法用酒煮一昼夜
捣作饼晒干然后复研方细一法以白纸条同研方细 薯蓣松脂为之使 得酒良 恶 菌
（酒浸蒸曝干形长二尺五寸以上者方佳蜀地及怀庆产者良 恶萤火龟甲陆英 畏白前
忌牛肉）
（花红者良 忌铁 制三黄砒石）
（凡使茎长软皮赤黄KT 须出在平州平县即今银州银县也西畔生处有白鹤绿鹤于此翔
处
是柴胡香直上云间若有过往闻者皆气爽此种治骨蒸不入发表药去髭并头勿令犯火立便无效也
半夏为之使恶皂荚 畏女菀藜芦）
（切开白色者良水洗用竹刀刮去苍黑皮并髭土了细锉以甜竹沥浸令润日中晒干用 使恶
畏同柴胡）
（细锉拌淫羊藿 二日后曝干去淫羊藿用兔烦人心此服食家治法寻常去皮或焙用尔 蟊
实为之使）
（绿色者良治滞下用醋拌炒）
（外观像干枯的柳枝心，外皮黑色内部黄色，折断时有粉尘如烟雾般散出的是真品。禁忌和厌恶同黄连一样，忌铁器。）
（真品味道甘甜，颜色黄，单瓣，中心光洁，需去除蒂头使用。枸杞根、桑根白皮、青葙叶是它的引经药/使药。）
（用米泔水浸泡以去除油性者，需用山黄土包裹后蒸晒九次，洗净后去皮切片晒干。防风、地榆是它的引经药/使药。忌食桃李、雀肉、白菜、青鱼。）
（产于茅山，质地细且带有糖香味、味甘的是真品。用米泔水极净浸洗，刮去外皮，拌入黑豆蒸制；再拌入蜜酒蒸制；又拌入人乳透蒸，凡三次。蒸制时必须烘晒至极干，气味才能透彻。禁忌同白术。）
（用米泔水淘洗极净，略加晾晒，拣去稗草子，磨五六次，用酒浸泡一夜，慢火煮干，用木槌去壳。另一种方法是用酒煮一昼夜，捣成饼晒干，然后再研磨才细。还有一种方法是将白纸浆条一同研磨才细。薯蓣、松脂是它的引经药/使药。得酒则良。厌恶菌类。）
（用酒浸泡后蒸晒干燥，形状长二尺五寸以上的才好。蜀地和怀庆产地的好。厌恶萤火、龟甲、陆英。畏惧白前。忌牛肉。）
（花红色的为好。忌铁器。可用来制约三黄（大黄、黄芩、黄连）和砒石。）
（凡使用柴胡，茎长软、皮赤黄者，必须产自平州平县（即现在的银州银县）。西边生长的地方有白鹤、绿鹤在此飞翔的地方，是柴胡香气直上云霄，若有过往之人闻到，都感到神清气爽。此种柴胡治疗骨蒸劳热，不入解表药方中。去除髭毛及头部使用时，切勿令其接触火，否则立即无效。半夏是它的引经药/使药。厌恶皂荚。畏惧女菀、藜芦。）
（切开呈白色者为好。水洗后用竹刀刮去苍黑色的皮以及髭土，细锉后，用甜竹沥浸泡使其湿润，在日中晒干使用。使、恶、畏同柴胡。）
（细锉后拌入淫羊藿，两日后曝干，去掉淫羊藿使用。这是服食家治疗兔烦人心（指因食用兔肉引起的心烦）的方法。寻常用法只是去皮或焙干使用。蟊实是它的引经药/使药。）
（自己采收的玄色者为好。卖家多以葶苈子冒充，不可不辨别。使用叶子，不使用蕊和茎。入补益药中使用，用米泔水淘净蒸制；入利水治泄泻药中，炒为末使用。常山是它的引经药/使药。）
(Looks like dried willow branch heart, black outside and yellow inside; when broken, dust comes out like smoke is authentic. Contraindications and aversions are the same as Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), avoid iron.)
(Authentic ones have a sweet taste, yellow color, single petal, smooth center; remove the stem before use. Gouqigen (Lycii Radicis Cortex), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Qingxiangye (Qingxiangzi Folium) act as guiding herbs.)
(Those soaked in rice wash water to remove oil should be wrapped in mountain loess, steamed and sun-dried nine times, then washed clean, peeled, sliced, and sun-dried. Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) and Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) act as guiding herbs. Avoid peaches, plums, sparrow meat, Chinese cabbage, and green fish.)
(Produced in Maoshan, fine texture with a sugary aroma and sweet taste is authentic. Soak extremely clean in rice wash water, scrape off the skin, mix with black soybeans and steam; then mix with honey wine and steam again; then mix with human milk and steam thoroughly, for three times in total. During steaming, must be baked and dried extremely dry so that the qi penetrates fully. Contraindications are the same as Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma).)
(Wash extremely clean with rice wash water, slightly sun-dry, pick out barnyard grass seeds, grind five or six times, soak in wine overnight, boil slowly until dry, remove shell with wooden mallet. Another method: boil in wine for one day and night, pound into cakes, sun-dry, then grind again until fine. Another method: grind together with white paper strips until fine. Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) and Songzhi (Pinus Resina) act as guiding herbs. Benefited by wine. Averse to fungi.)
(Sun-dried after wine soaking and steaming; those longer than two chi five cun are superior. Those from Shu region and Huaqing are good. Averse to fireflies, tortoise shell, Luying (Euphorbiae Humifusae Herba). Fear Baiqian (Adenophorae Radix). Avoid beef.)
(Those with red flowers are good. Avoid iron. Can be used to moderate Sanhuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma) and Pishi (Realgar).)
(When using Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), stems long and soft, skin reddish-yellow, must come from Pingzhou Pingxian (i.e., current Yinzhou Yinxian). Where it grows on the west side, white cranes and green cranes fly there; this is where Chaihu's fragrance rises straight to the clouds. If passersby smell it, they feel refreshed. This type of Chaihu treats bone-steaming fever, does not enter exterior-releasing formulas. To remove beard and hair from the head, do not let it touch fire, otherwise it becomes ineffective immediately. Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) acts as a guiding herb. Averse to Zaojia (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina). Fear Nüwan (Polygala Tenuifolia Radix) and Lilu (Veratrum Nigrum Rhizoma).)
(Those cut open showing white flesh are good. Wash with water, scrape off dark/black skin and beard/dirt with a bamboo knife, finely chop, soak in sweet bamboo juice to moisten, sun-dry in the midday sun for use. Guiding herbs, aversions, and fears are the same as Chaihu.)
(Finely chop and mix with Yinyanghuo (Epimedii Folium), sun-dry after two days, remove Yinyanghuo before use. This is a method used by alchemists/herbalists to treat "rabbit-induced heart vexation." Ordinary usage is merely peeling or roasting. Mao shi (likely referring to a specific part or herb, contextually ambiguous but listed as guiding) acts as a guiding herb.)
(Green ones are good. For treating dysentery, stir-fry with vinegar.)
(Self-harvested black-colored ones are good. Sellers often substitute Tinglizi (Descurainiae Semen), so distinction is necessary. Use leaves, do not use pistils or stems. When entering tonifying formulas, wash clean with rice wash water and steam; when entering diuretic or diarrhea-treating formulas, stir-fry and powder. Changshan ( Dichroae Radix) acts as a guiding herb.)