味苦性平，色青形仰，中空象震；禀少阳甲胆之气，能升胃中清气。煨饭，助脾胃消
炒黑，崩漏下血。荷叶蒂∶守中和胃。荷叶边∶醒阳气以四达。荷叶梗∶开郁结以通淋
一名鸡豆。其味甘平，微温性涩，实脾益肾，固气涩精。小儿多食则难化。
一名乌芋，即地栗。甘寒性滑，泻热化积，开噎，毁铜。小儿不可多食，孕妇尤忌。
利小水。
苦甘微寒，散血解毒，清咽凉心，故治咽肿喉痛。叶汁∶调蚌粉，抹瘙痱良。
（荤辛 柔滑 菜 水菜 芝栖）
辛温微酸，活血助阳，散瘀止血，为血瘀噎膈专药。捣汁用。韭子∶辛甘性温，入肝
肾、命门，兴阳固精，为梦泄遗溺专药。炒研用。
辛散性平，解肌发汗，通阳安胎。取白连须用。葱青∶辛散性温，能治水病足肿。葱
涂金疮出血。
一名 子。辛苦滑温，散滞泄满；为胸痹、滞下专药。俗名小蒜。梗，主散滞通中，
白用。
性味辛温，通窍辟秽，导滞杀腥，为中暑卒厥通窍专药。多食昏目损神。大蒜梗∶能
疝连宗筋。
味甘，性平，能清热、消除瘀血；可治疗吐血、鼻出血。莲花片：贴敷于天泡疮（一种皮肤水疱湿疮）。
味苦，性平，颜色青、形状向上，中间空心象征震卦；禀受少阳甲胆之气，能够提升胃中的清气。煨熟后食用，有助于脾胃消化；炒黑后使用，可治疗崩漏及下血。荷叶蒂：保持中和之气以调和胃气。荷叶边：唤醒阳气使其通达四肢。荷叶梗：疏通郁结以通利小便。
性味甘寒，能清解暑热、止渴。多食会损伤阳气，煮熟后也容易导致气机阻滞。
又名鸡豆。其味甘平，微温且性质涩滞，能补益脾脏、滋养肾脏，固摄元气、涩精止遗。小儿若多吃则难以消化。
又名乌芋，即地栗。味甘寒，性质滑利，能泻热、化解积滞，开通噎膈，甚至能腐蚀铜器。小儿不可多吃，孕妇尤其禁忌。具有利尿作用。
味苦甘，微寒，能散血解毒、清咽凉心，因此用于治疗咽喉肿痛。叶汁：调和蚌粉外涂，对治疗瘙痒痱子效果良好。
（荤辛 柔滑 菜 水菜 芝栖）
味辛温，微酸，能活血助阳、散瘀止血，是治疗血瘀型噎膈的专用药物。捣取汁液使用。韭子：味辛甘，性温，入肝、肾及命门经，能兴阳固精，是治疗梦遗滑精、尿失禁的专用药物。需炒制后研末使用。
味辛，发散，性平，能解肌发汗、通阳安胎。取白色带须的部分使用。葱青（葱绿部分）：味辛，发散，性温，能治疗水肿病引起的足部肿胀。葱白涂抹金创出血处。
又名[蒜]子。味辛苦，滑利，性温，能消散滞气、泄除胀满；是治疗胸痹、痢疾（滞下）的专用药物。俗称小蒜。葱梗，主要作用是消散滞气、通畅中焦，白色部分使用。
性味辛温，能通窍辟秽、导滞去腥，是治疗中暑猝然昏厥的通窍专用药物。多食会损害视力、耗损精神。大蒜梗：能治疗疝气牵连宗筋。
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, it clears heat and resolves blood stasis; it stops hematemesis (vomiting of blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). Lotus leaf slice: applied externally to treat Tianpao wet sores (a type of skin blistering condition).
Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, green in color, upward-facing shape, hollow inside resembling the Zhen trigram; it inherits the Qi of the Shaoyang Gallbladder (Jia Dan), capable of ascending the clear Qi in the Stomach. When roasted with rice, it aids Spleen and Stomach digestion; when charred black, it treats metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding) and lower body bleeding. Lotus leaf stalk: maintains middle harmony to harmonize the Stomach. Lotus leaf margin: awakens Yang Qi to reach the four extremities. Lotus leaf vein: opens stagnation to promote urination.
Sweet and cold in nature, it clears summerheat and relieves thirst. Excessive consumption damages Yang Qi; even when cooked, it can cause Qi stagnation.
Also known as Jidou (Chicken Bean). Its flavor is sweet and neutral, slightly warm and astringent; it strengthens the Spleen and benefits the Kidney, consolidates Qi and astringes Essence. Children who consume too much may experience difficulty in digestion.
Also known as Wuyu, or Dili (Water Chestnut). Sweet and cold, slippery in nature; it drains heat and transforms accumulation, opens dysphagia (food sticking), and can corrode copper. Children should not eat it in excess, and pregnant women are especially contraindicated. It promotes diuresis.
Bitter and sweet, slightly cold; it disperses blood stasis and detoxifies, clears the throat and cools the Heart, thus treating pharyngeal swelling and sore throat. Leaf juice: mixed with Concha Tridacninae (Clam Powder) for external application, effective for treating pruritic miliaria (heat rash).
(Strongly aromatic, soft and smooth, vegetable, aquatic vegetable, Zhixi)
Pungent and warm, slightly sour; it invigorates blood and assists Yang, disperses stasis and stops bleeding, serving as a specific medicine for blood-stasis-induced dysphagia. Use the extracted juice. Allium tuberosum seed (Jiu Zi): pungent and sweet, warm in nature; enters the Liver, Kidney, and Mingmen channels; it stimulates Yang and consolidates Essence, serving as a specific medicine for nocturnal emission and enuresis. Use after stir-frying and grinding.
Pungent and dispersing, neutral in nature; it releases the muscle layer and induces sweating, unblocks Yang and calms the fetus. Use the white part with roots. Scallion green (Cong Qing): pungent and dispersing, warm in nature; can treat edema of the feet caused by water retention. Scallion white: applied externally to stop bleeding from traumatic wounds.
Also known as [Suan]zi. Bitter and pungent, slippery and warm; it disperses stagnation and drains fullness; it is a specific medicine for chest bi (obstruction syndrome) and dysentery (Zhixia). Commonly known as small garlic. The stem mainly disperses stagnation and unblocks the middle jiao; use the white part.
Pungent and warm in nature; it opens orifices and dispels turbidity, guides out stagnation and removes fishy odors, serving as a specific medicine for opening orifices in cases of sudden syncope due to summerheat. Excessive consumption blurs vision and damages Shen (Spirit). Garlic stem: can treat hernia involving the Zongjin (converging sinews).
Also known as Youcai (Rapeseed). Pungent and warm in nature; it disperses blood and reduces swelling. Seed: treats difficult labor, taken as a ground juice. Oil: kills insects and lice; contraindicated for those with loose bowels.
Pungent and warm in nature; enters the Lung channel and circulates through the meridians; it regulates Qi and resolves phlegm, capable of penetrating the space between the skin and fascia. Mustard vegetable (Jie Cai): pungent and hot, dispersing in nature; long-term consumption depletes...