一名寒水石。辛咸大寒，治时气热盛，口渴水肿。然质重性寒，苟非大热不可轻投
一名太阴元精石。性味咸寒，禀太阴之精，力能救阴助阳，有扶危拯逆之功，复元
之。
即皮硝。味苦辛咸，其性大寒，泻热泄实，润燥软坚，荡涤三焦实热，肠胃燥结，为
陈致新专药。生于卤地，刮取煎炼，存底为朴硝；在上为芒硝；有芽者为马牙硝；风日消
水气，轻白如粉者，为风化硝。朴硝酷烈性急，诸硝经炼稍缓。
辛甘咸冷，泻胃中实热；除肠中宿垢，润燥破结。以朴硝同莱菔煮，再同甘草煮；
虽稍缓，无实热燥结者，均为大忌。
咸苦辛热，专消肉积，治噎膈症瘕，除目翳 肉。热毒之性，非经炼过，不可轻投。
即硼砂。甘咸微凉，涤垢消肿，泻热除痰，为喉痹、口齿、噎膈、积块专药，并消蛋
细研水飞，量虚实用。
味酸大热，入命门而补火通肠，治疮杀虫。置豆腐中，制去热毒用。土硫黄∶辛热
只可治疮，不入汤药。
酸涩微寒，化痰燥湿；解毒杀虫，性能却水，去浊澄清。解毒生研；涩涎煨熟。
又名寒水石。味辛、咸，性大寒，治疗时行疫病热势亢盛、口渴及水肿。然而其质地沉重且性寒，若非大热之证，不可轻易使用。
又名太阴元精石。性味咸寒，禀受太阴之精气，力量能够救阴助阳，有扶持危局、挽救逆证的功效，使元气恢复。
即皮硝。味苦、辛、咸，性大寒，能泻热泄实，润燥软坚，荡涤三焦实热及肠胃燥结，是陈致新专用的药物。生于盐碱之地，刮取后煎炼，沉淀在底部的为朴硝；在上层的为芒硝；结晶如芽状的为马牙硝；经风吹日晒除去水气，轻白如粉末状的，为风化硝。朴硝药性酷烈急切，其他种类的硝经过炼制后药性稍缓。
（此段描述另一种硝或加工后的特性）味辛、甘、咸、冷，能泻除胃中实热；清除肠道积存污垢，润燥破结。用朴硝同莱菔（萝卜）煮，再同甘草煮；虽然药性稍缓，但对于没有实热燥结的患者，均为禁忌。
（此段描述另一种矿物药，结合上下文推测为消石/火硝类，但原文未明示名称，仅描述功效）味咸、苦、辛、热，专门消除肉积，治疗噎膈症瘕，去除目翳和息肉。因其具有热毒之性，未经过炼制，不可轻易投用。
即硼砂。味甘、咸，性微凉，能涤除垢腻、消肿，泻热除痰，是治疗喉痹、口齿疾病、噎膈及积块的专用药物，并能消化蛋类异物。需细研后水飞，根据患者虚实情况用量。
味酸，性大热，入命门经而补火通肠，治疗疮疡、杀虫。置于豆腐中，以制约其热毒后使用。土硫黄：味辛、热，只可用于治疗疮疡，不进入汤剂使用。
（此段描述海金沙或类似利湿药，原文缺名）味酸、涩，性微寒，能化痰燥湿；解毒杀虫，性能利水，去浊澄清。解毒宜生研；收敛涎液宜煨熟。
又名皂矾。味酸、涩，性凉，能燥湿化涎，解毒杀虫。性质接近白矾，但功效更猛烈。呈赤色的，名为绛矾，入血分，能伐肝燥脾，矾石丸中使用它。
又名火硝，即焰硝。味辛、苦，微咸，性大热而猛烈；能升发胃中阳气，治疗伤冷引起的吐泻、心腹疼痛，攻坚散积，来复丹中使用它。
Also known as Hanshui Shi (Cold Water Stone). Pungent, salty, and extremely cold in nature; treats epidemic febrile diseases with excessive heat, thirst, and edema. However, due to its heavy texture and cold property, it should not be administered lightly unless there is severe excess heat.
Also known as Taiyin Yuanjing Shi (Taiyin Prime Essence Stone). Salty and cold in nature, inheriting the essence of the Taiyin (Yin) aspect; its power can rescue Yin and assist Yang, possessing the merit of supporting critical conditions and reversing adverse states, thereby restoring primordial Qi.
This is Pixiao (Skin Nitre). Bitter, pungent, and salty, with an extremely cold nature; it purges heat and excess, moistens dryness and softens hardness, sweeps away excess heat in the Triple Burner, and resolves dryness and accumulation in the intestines and stomach. It is a specialized medicine for Chen Zhixin. It is produced in saline lands; after scraping and refining, the sediment at the bottom is Puxiao (Raw Nitre); the upper layer is Mangxiao (Mirabilite); crystallized like teeth is Mayaxiao (Horse-tooth Nitre); wind-dried and sun-dried to remove moisture, becoming light and white like powder, is Fenghuaxiao (Weathered Nitre). Puxiao has a fierce and rapid nature, whereas other forms of nitre become milder after refining.
Pungent, sweet, salty, and cold; purges excess heat in the Stomach; removes old fecal matter in the intestines, moistens dryness and breaks accumulation. When boiled with Radish (Lai Fu Zi) using Puxiao, and then boiled again with Licorice (Gan Cao), its action becomes slightly milder. However, for those without excess heat and dryness-accumulation, it is strictly contraindicated.
Salty, bitter, pungent, and hot; specifically eliminates meat accumulations, treats dysphagia and abdominal masses, and removes corneal opacities and fleshy growths from the eyes. Due to its toxic heat nature, it must not be administered lightly unless refined.
This is Pengsha (Borax). Sweet and salty, slightly cool in nature; clears turbidity and reduces swelling, purges heat and resolves phlegm. It is a specialized medicine for throat obstruction (Hou Bi), dental and oral diseases, dysphagia, and mass formations, and can also digest egg-like foreign bodies. It should be finely ground and processed by water flotation (Shui Fei), with dosage adjusted according to the patient's deficiency or excess condition.
Sour and extremely hot; enters the Mingmen (Gate of Life) to tonify Fire and unblock the intestines; treats sores and kills parasites. It is placed in tofu to neutralize its heat toxicity before use. Tuliuhuang (Earth Sulfur): Pungent and hot; only suitable for treating sores and is not used in decoctions.
Sour, astringent, and slightly cold; resolves phlegm and dries dampness; detoxifies and kills parasites; possesses the ability to promote urination, clear turbidity, and clarify purity. For detoxification, use raw and ground; for astringing saliva, use roasted.
Also known as Zaofan (Green Vitriol). Sour, astringent, and cool in nature; dries dampness and transforms saliva/phlegm; detoxifies and kills parasites. Its nature is close to Baifan (White Alum), but its efficacy is more intense. The red variety is named Jiangfan (Red Alum); it enters the Blood level, subdues the Liver, and dries the Spleen, and is used in Fanshi Wan (Alum Pill).
Also known as Huoxiao (Fire Nitre), i.e., Yanxiao (Flame Nitre). Pungent, bitter, and slightly salty; extremely hot and fierce in nature; raises and disperses the Yang Qi of the Stomach; treats vomiting and diarrhea caused by cold injury, heart and abdominal pain, and attacks hard accumulations. It is used in Laifu Dan (Restoring Vitality Pill).