味甘，性寒无毒，入小肠膀胱二经。主滑胎产，利小便，疗热淋，逆生者得之即顺，胎
死者得之即下，能通乳汁，堪溃痈疽。
按∶冬葵子性最滑利，能宣积壅，宜入手足太阳，以为催生之剂，然不可预服，恐胞未
转而先催，空涸其水，反艰其产耳。痈疽者，营气不从，逆于肉理。乳闭者，亦凝滞之所致
也，得冬葵以导之，而不瘳者鲜矣。
味甘，性微寒无毒，入脾胃大小肠四经。主胸前烦闷作渴，脐下水胀成淋，通大小便，
大解热毒，可贴痈疽，又解丹石毒及鱼毒。
按∶冬瓜味甘，宜入脾胃，性走而急，宜入大小肠。烦渴痈疽，皆热也，其性寒，故能
解之。丹溪曰∶久病与阴虚者忌服，未被霜而食之，令人成反胃病。
味甘，性平无毒，入心肝脾三经。主健四肢，荣五脏，实腠理，悦皮肤，安神魂，利
关格，明眼目，久服延年。
按∶乳汁本血也。心主血，肝藏血，脾裹血，宜并入之。夫妇人之血，降为月水，升为
乳汁。房术云∶女子一身属阴，惟月水属阳，故名水中金。惜《神农本经》不载，而诸家本
草，遂以为血属于阴，其性大冷，不知月水乳汁，本同一物。月水之热，人咸知也，今升而
为乳，质较轻清，中和补益，实为过之，何反以为大冷耶？若果大冷，则必能伤脾，小儿食
之，当泄利不止矣！有是理哉？特不宜与食混进，诚能令人泻耳。
冬葵子：味甘，性寒，无毒，归入小肠经和膀胱经。主治滑胎难产，通利小便，治疗热淋（因湿热蕴结下焦所致的小便短赤涩痛），若是逆生（胎位不正）者服用后胎儿即可顺产，胎死腹中者服用后死胎即可排出，能够通畅乳汁，也能消散痈疽疮毒。
按语：冬葵子的性质最为滑利，能够宣通积滞壅塞，适宜入手、足太阳经，作为催生的药剂，然而不可预先服用，恐怕胞宫尚未转动就先行催生，导致羊水枯竭，反而使分娩更加艰难。所谓痈疽，是营气运行不畅，逆乱于肌肉纹理之间；乳闭（乳汁不通），也是由于凝滞所致，得到冬葵子的疏导，不痊愈的情况是很少见的。
白冬瓜：味甘，性微寒，无毒，归入脾、胃、大肠、小肠四经。主治胸前烦闷口渴，脐下水肿胀满形成淋证，通利大、小便，解除热毒，可以外贴治疗痈疽，又能解丹石毒及鱼毒。
按语：冬瓜味甘，适宜入脾胃经；其性走窜而急迫，适宜入大肠、小肠经。烦渴、痈疽，都属于热证，冬瓜性寒，所以能解除这些热邪。朱丹溪说：久病和阴虚体质的人忌服，未受霜冻前食用，会使人患上反胃之病。
乳汁：味甘，性平，无毒，归入心、肝、脾三经。主治强健四肢，滋养五脏，充实腠理，润泽皮肤，安定神魂，通利关格（指大小便不通的危重病症），明亮眼目，长期服用可延年益寿。
按语：乳汁原本就是血所化生。心主血，肝藏血，脾裹血，所以乳汁适宜并入这三经。对于女性而言，血液下降成为月经，上升则成为乳汁。房中术中说：女子全身属阴，只有月经属阳，所以称之为“水中金”。可惜《神农本草经》没有记载这一点，而后世各家本草遂认为血属于阴，其性质大冷，却不知道月经和乳汁本是同一种物质。月经的热性，人们都知道，现在上升变为乳汁，质地较轻清，具有中和补益的作用，实在超过了（普通阴血的）性质，为什么反而认为它大冷呢？如果果然大冷，那就一定能损伤脾阳，小儿食用后，应当会导致腹泻不止了！哪有这种道理呢？只是不宜与食物混合进食，确实会让人产生泻下的作用。
Dongkuizi (Abelmoschi Fructus): Sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians. It primarily treats difficult labor due to slippery delivery, promotes urination, and treats heat strangury (dysuria caused by damp-heat). For breech presentation, it facilitates a normal delivery; for a dead fetus, it expels the fetus. It can promote lactation and resolve carbuncles and sores.
Note: Dongkuizi has the most slippery and lubricating nature, capable of dispersing accumulation and stagnation. It is suitable for entering the Hand and Foot Taiyang meridians as an agent for inducing labor. However, it should not be taken prophylactically, lest it induce labor before the uterus rotates, emptying the amniotic fluid and making delivery more difficult. Carbuncles and sores arise when Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi) fails to flow smoothly and reverses within the muscle tissue. Milk obstruction is also caused by stagnation. With the guidance of Dongkuizi, failure to recover is rare.
Bai Donggua (Winter Melon): Sweet in flavor, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, and Small Intestine meridians. It primarily treats chest oppression with thirst, subumbilical edema leading to strangury, promotes both defecation and urination, resolves heat toxicity, can be applied externally to treat carbuncles and sores, and detoxifies cinnabar/stone poisons and fish poisoning.
Note: Winter melon is sweet, suitable for the Spleen and Stomach; its nature is moving and rapid, suitable for the Large and Small Intestines. Oppression, thirst, carbuncles, and sores are all heat conditions. Since winter melon is cold, it can resolve them. Zhu Danxi stated: It is contraindicated for those with chronic illness and Yin deficiency. Consuming it before frost causes regurgitation disease.
Ruzhi (Breast Milk): Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen meridians. It primarily strengthens the four limbs, nourishes the five Zang organs, consolidates the Couli (pores/skin texture), beautifies the skin, calms the Shen (Spirit), unblocks Guan Ge (obstruction of water and food passage), brightens the eyes, and prolongs life with long-term use.
Note: Breast milk is originally transformed from blood. The Heart governs blood, the Liver stores blood, and the Spleen envelops blood; thus, breast milk is suitable for these three meridians. In women, blood descends to become menstruation and ascends to become breast milk. Daoist sexual arts state: A woman's body is Yin, but only menstruation is Yang, hence called "Metal in Water." Regrettably, the *Shennong Bencao Jing* does not record this, and subsequent materia medica texts assumed that since blood belongs to Yin, its nature is extremely cold. They did not realize that menstruation and breast milk are essentially the same substance. People know the warmth of menstruation; now, ascending into milk, its quality is lighter and clearer, possessing neutral and tonifying properties, actually surpassing ordinary Yin blood. Why is it considered extremely cold? If it were truly extremely cold, it would damage the Spleen, and infants consuming it would suffer from incessant diarrhea! How could such logic hold? It is simply unsuitable to be consumed mixed with other foods, as it indeed causes purgation.