味甘微寒，入肺胃而清燥解郁，姜汁拌炒，为开郁止呕专药。去青刮皮用。
性味甘寒，清心利窍，豁痰定惊。乃竹之津气结成片，片如竹节者真。
甘淡性平，入肺、膀而兼入心脾；渗湿利窍，益脾宁心。赤茯苓∶入心、小肠经，
渗利湿热。益脾气白胜，利湿热赤胜。茯苓皮∶专走皮肤，行水气，治肤肿效。赤、白
主治与茯苓略同，而入心之用多。治惊悸效，去皮及中木用。茯神心木∶治诸经挛缩
偏风。
苦甘淡平，入膀、肾而利湿，行水功胜茯苓，但无益脾之效。虚人无湿忌之。
性味苦寒，入肠胃而杀虫消积。乃竹之余液，得霹雳之气而生，微焙用。
（山果 夸果 味果 果 水果）
辛苦甘温，入肺而疏肺降气，解邪化痰，为咳逆胸满之专药。去皮尖研。肠滑者忌
可生研，去油炒熟用，拣去双仁，炒黑，能解郁消积，如索粉、豆粉、狗肉之类。杏子
热损人，孕妇忌之。
味酸涩温，入厥阴而兼入太阴；涩肠敛肺，醒酒杀虫，为吐痢收敛虚脱之专药。白
即盐梅，酸涩咸平，软筋敛液，功近乌梅，而不经熏黑，无杀虫收脱之功。梅叶∶治霍
捣汁饮之。
（甜竹茹）味甘，性微寒，入肺、胃经，能清燥解郁。用姜汁拌炒后，是开郁止呕的专用药物。使用时需去掉青色外皮，刮去内层皮使用。
（竹沥）性味甘寒，能清心利窍，豁痰定惊。这是竹子津液与气凝结成片而成，片状如竹节者才是真品。
（赤茯苓）味甘、淡，性平，入心、肝及血分，能安神散瘀，利水通淋。阴虚血少者忌用。
（白茯苓）味甘、淡，性平，入肺、膀胱经，并兼入心、脾经；能渗湿利窍，益脾宁心。
赤茯苓：入心、小肠经，渗利湿热。益脾气以白茯苓为胜，利湿热以赤茯苓为胜。
茯苓皮：专走皮肤，行水气，治疗皮肤浮肿疗效显著。
赤茯苓与白茯苓的主治功效与茯苓大致相同，但入心经的作用更多。治疗惊悸有效，使用时需去皮及中间木质部分。
茯神心木：治疗各经筋脉挛缩及偏风。
（泽泻）味苦、甘、淡，性平，入膀胱、肾经而利湿，其行水功效胜过茯苓，但没有益脾的效果。虚人且无湿邪者忌用。
（竹沥/竹黄注：此处原文描述似指竹黄或特定竹制品，按字面翻译）性味苦寒，入肠胃，能杀虫消积。这是竹子的剩余液体，得雷电之气而生，微焙后使用。
（山果 夸果 味果 果 水果）
（杏仁）味辛、苦、甘，性温，入肺经，能疏肺降气，解邪化痰，是治疗咳嗽气逆、胸满的专用药物。使用时需去皮尖研磨。肠滑者忌用。可生研，去油后炒熟使用，拣去双仁，炒黑后，能解郁消积，适用于索粉、豆粉、狗肉等食物引起的不适。杏子热性伤人体，孕妇忌用。
（款冬花）性味甘平，能止咳下气，润燥豁痰，是治疗劳嗽无热证的专用药物。
（乌梅）味酸、涩，性温，入厥阴经并兼入太阴经；能涩肠敛肺，醒酒杀虫，是治疗吐痢导致收敛虚脱的专用药物。
白梅：即盐梅，味酸、涩、咸，性平，能软筋敛液，功效接近乌梅，但未经熏黑处理，没有杀虫和收脱的功效。
梅叶：治疗霍乱，捣汁饮用。
(Tian Zhuru / Sweet Bamboo Shavings) The flavor is sweet, and the nature is slightly cold. It enters the Lung and Stomach meridians to clear dryness and resolve stagnation. When stir-fried with ginger juice, it becomes a specialized medicine for resolving stagnation and stopping vomiting. Use the inner part after removing the green outer skin and scraping off the remaining peel.
(Dan Zhuli / Light Bamboo Sap) The flavors are pungent and bland, and the nature is sweet and cold. It cools the Heart, stops vomiting, resolves stagnation, and eliminates irritability.
(Zhuli / Bamboo Sap) The nature is sweet and cold. It clears the Heart, benefits orifices, expels phlegm, and settles fright. It is formed by the condensation of bamboo's fluid and Qi into flakes; those resembling bamboo nodes are considered authentic.
(Chi Fuling / Red Poria) The flavors are sweet and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Heart, Liver, and Blood level to calm the spirit, dissipate stasis, promote urination, and relieve strangury. Contraindicated in cases of Yin deficiency and blood insufficiency.
(Bai Fuling / White Poria) The flavors are sweet and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Lung and Bladder meridians, and also affects the Heart and Spleen; it promotes dampness leaching, benefits orifices, tonifies the Spleen, and calms the Heart.
Chi Fuling (Red Poria): Enters the Heart and Small Intestine meridians, leaching out damp-heat. White Poria excels in benefiting Spleen Qi, while Red Poria excels in draining damp-heat.
Fuling Pi (Poria Peel): Specifically acts on the skin, moves water Qi, and is effective in treating cutaneous edema.
The main indications of Red and White Poria are similar to that of Poria, but they have a greater effect on entering the Heart meridian. Effective for treating palpitations and fright; use the part without the peel and central woody core.
Fushen Xinmu (Fushen Heart Wood): Treats tendon contraction in various meridians and hemiplegia due to wind.
(Zexie / Alisma) The flavors are bitter, sweet, and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Bladder and Kidney meridians to promote dampness drainage. Its function in moving water surpasses that of Poria, but it lacks the effect of benefiting the Spleen. Contraindicated in deficient individuals without dampness.
(Zhu Huang / Bamboo Mould - *Note: Text describes properties potentially referring to specific bamboo derivatives*) The nature is bitter and cold. It enters the Intestines and Stomach to kill parasites and reduce accumulation. It is derived from the residual liquid of bamboo, generated by the energy of thunderbolts, and should be used after slight roasting.
(Shanguo, Kuaguo, Weiguo, Guo, Shuiguo)
(Xingren / Apricot Kernel) The flavors are pungent, bitter, and sweet, and the nature is warm. It enters the Lung meridian to diffuse the Lung, descend Qi, resolve pathogens, and transform phlegm. It is a specialized medicine for cough with reversed Qi and chest fullness. Remove the skin and tips before grinding. Contraindicated in cases of intestinal sliding. Can be ground raw, oil removed, and stir-fried until cooked; select out double-kernel seeds. When stir-fried until blackened, it can resolve stagnation and reduce accumulation, suitable for conditions caused by foods like noodle powder, bean powder, and dog meat. Apricots generate heat and harm the body; pregnant women should avoid them.
(Kuandonghua / Coltsfoot Flower) The nature is sweet and neutral. It stops cough, directs Qi downward, moistens dryness, and expels phlegm. It is a specialized medicine for chronic cough without heat.
(Wumei / Smoked Plum) The flavors are sour and astringent, and the nature is warm. It enters the Jueyin meridian and also affects the Taiyin meridian; it astringes the Intestines, consolidates the Lung, awakens from drunkenness, and kills parasites. It is a specialized medicine for arresting collapse due to vomiting and dysentery.
Baimei (White Plum): Also known as salted plum. The flavors are sour, astringent, and salty, and the nature is neutral. It softens tendons and retains fluids. Its efficacy is close to that of Wumei, but since it is not smoked black, it lacks the functions of killing parasites and arresting collapse.
Meiye (Plum Leaf): Treats cholera; crush and drink the juice.