400 sentences to clearly explain the effects of 400 traditional Chinese medicinal herbs—truly invaluable!
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2024-02-02 10:09
001. Ginseng It has a sweet flavor, greatly replenishes primordial qi, quenches thirst and generates body fluids, and harmonizes the nutritive and defensive aspects of the body.
002 . Astragalus It is warm in nature, astringes sweat and consolidates the exterior, promotes the growth of new tissue in sores, and should be used with caution in cases of qi deficiency.
003. Atractylodes macrocephala Gentle and warm in nature, it strengthens the spleen and fortifies the stomach, stops diarrhea and dispels dampness, and also resolves phlegm and abdominal distension.
004. Poria cocos It has a mild flavor, promotes the dissipation of dampness, and benefits the orifices. White phlegm and saliva , Chitong Aqueduct.
005. Licorice Ganwen, it harmonizes all herbs; when charred, it warms the middle jiao, while when used raw, it clears fire.
006. White peony root Astringent and cold in nature, it both astringes and tonifies; indicated for dysentery and abdominal pain, but contraindicated in deficiency-cold conditions.
007. Red Peony Root It is pungent and cold in nature; it can purge and disperse, break up blood stasis and unblock the channels, but should be avoided after childbirth.
008. Raw material Slightly cold in nature, it clears damp-heat, alleviates bone‑steaming and vexation caused by fatigue, and also disperses blood stasis.
009. Rehmannia root (prepared) Lukewarm in nature, it nourishes the kidneys and replenishes the blood, benefits the marrow and fills the essence, and darkens the hair.
010. Wheat Gate Cool and sweet in nature, it quenches thirst and dispels vexation, tonifies the heart and clears the lungs, and brings self‑restoration to deficiency‑heat.
011. Tianmen Ganhan, Pulmonary atrophy, pulmonary abscess It eliminates phlegm, stops coughing, and is effective for asthma and fever.
012. Coptis chinensis Bitter in taste, it clears the heart and resolves fullness, clears heat and brightens the eyes, strengthens the intestines and stops dysentery.
013. Scutellaria baicalensis It is bitter and cold; it drains lung fire when dry, and clears the large intestine when used as a seed; it is effective for both damp-heat conditions.
014. Phellodendron bark It is bitter and cold in nature, clears fire and nourishes yin; indicated for bone‑steaming with damp‑heat and for bleeding from the lower burner.
015. Gardenia It is cold in nature, relieves depression and vexation, stops hematemesis and epistaxis due to stomach heat, and clears fire to promote urination.
016. even 翘 It is bitter and cold in nature, capable of resolving abscesses and detoxifying; it disperses qi stagnation and blood stasis, and expels damp-heat.
017. Gypsum Great Cold: slippery properties help unblock the orifices, quench thirst and relieve vexation, and can treat damp-heat conditions.
018. Fritillary Slightly cold in nature, it stops coughing and transforms phlegm; indicated for lung abscesses and pulmonary wasting, and also clears stagnation and relieves vexation.
019. Rhubarb Cold‑induced pain, accumulation of excess heat, expectoration and moistening of dryness, and relief of constipation.
020. Bupleurum It has a bitter taste and can clear liver fire; it is effective for alternating chills and fever as well as malaria.
021. Radix Peucedani Slightly cold; it soothes coughs and transforms phlegm, and can relieve headache due to cold or heat, as well as chest oppression and discomfort.
022. Cimicifuga It is cold in nature, clears the stomach and detoxifies, elevates and lifts sagging organs, and can relieve toothache.
023. Balloon flower It has a bitter taste, alleviates sore and swollen throat, ascends when combined with medicinal substances, opens the chest, and resolves stagnation.
024. Perilla Ye Xin: disperses wind-cold, releases the exterior, regulates qi beneath the diaphragm, and eliminates distension and fullness.
025. Ephedra It has a pungent flavor, dispels the exterior and induces sweating, alleviates fever and headache, and disperses wind-cold.
026. Kudzu root Bitter in taste, dispels wind and disperses. Intermittent malaria , quenches thirst and relieves intoxication.
027. Mint It has a pungent flavor, clears the head and eyes most effectively, dispels wind and transforms phlegm, and is particularly suitable for treating bone‑steaming conditions.
028. Windbreak Gentle and warm in nature, it can relieve dizziness, alleviate pain and numbness in the bones and joints, and treat various conditions characterized by clenched jaws.
029. Schizonepeta It has a pungent flavor, clears the head and eyes, induces sweating to dispel wind, and treats sores while resolving stasis.
030. Asarum Pungent and warm; relieves pain in the Shaoyin region, clears the orifices and unblocks the channels; indicated for both wind‑dampness conditions.
031. Notopterygium Lukewarm; dispels wind and eliminates dampness; relieves body aches and headaches; unblocks the meridians and promotes blood circulation.
032. Atractylodes lancea It relieves both bitterness and sweetness, eases stiffness in the neck and nape, alleviates damp‑bi in the lower limbs, and dispels all types of wind.
033. Anemarrhena It has a bitter taste; heat may be dispelled, and in cases of bone‑steaming with sweating, both phlegm and cough are relieved.
034. Angelica dahurica Pungent and warm; indicated for headache due to yangming channel, wind-heat–induced pruritus, and the promotion of pus drainage.
035. straw This With regard to temperature, except at the crown of the head, cold and dampness can be dispelled, and wind-pathogenic factors can be kept at bay.
036. Costus root It has a sweet taste, relieves qi stagnation and dispels depression, alleviates pain and regulates menstruation, and also aids in the digestion of accumulated food.
037. Lindera root Pungent and warm; relieves distension and pain in the epigastrium; promotes urination with a smooth flow; widely used to regulate qi.
038. Citrus fruit Bitter in taste, it aids digestion and dispels food stagnation, breaks up accumulations and transforms phlegm, and can even topple walls.
039. Citrus Peel Lukewarm; relieves qi and soothes the intestines; suitable for chest stagnation and distension.
040. White cardamom Pungent and warm in nature, it dispels miasmic haze, tonifies qi and regulates the primordial energy, and stops vomiting while harmonizing the stomach.
041. Green peel It is bitter and cold in nature; it can dispel qi stagnation, soften hard masses, calm the liver, and soothe the stomach to promote digestion.
042. Chen leather Gentle and warm in nature, it regulates qi and relieves chest tightness, preserves the white coating and harmonizes the stomach, and resolves phlegm while eliminating whiteness.
043. Atractylodes lancea Gentle and warm in nature, it strengthens the spleen and dries dampness, induces sweating to relieve fullness in the chest, and further dispels miasma and cataracts.
044. Magnolia bark It is bitter and warm in nature, dispels distension and relieves fullness, and promotes the downward movement of phlegm and qi; its effects are not slow.
045. Taro It is warm in nature and can dispel wind-phlegm, relieve stiffness caused by injury, and restore normalcy to convulsions and spasms.
046. Pinellia It has a pungent flavor, strengthens the spleen and dries dampness, and is suitable for treating phlegm‑obstruction‑induced headache, cough, and vomiting.
047. Agastache It is pungent and warm in nature, capable of stopping vomiting, dispersing wind-cold, and primarily indicated for cholera.
048. Areca nut It has a pungent flavor, disperses qi and kills parasites, eliminates phlegm and expels water, and is particularly effective in relieving tenesmus.
049. Abdominal skin Slightly warm in nature, it can descend qi from the diaphragm, soothe the stomach and strengthen the spleen, and resolve edema.
050. Leptochloa chinensis It has a pungent flavor; it harms the summer heat and causes difficulty in urination, as well as cholera and edema, and it clears vexation and relieves heat.
051. Polyporus umbellatus It has a bland taste, promotes diuresis and clears the urinary tract, reduces swelling and eliminates dampness; excessive consumption may harm the kidneys.
052. Lentils Slightly cool; relieves muscle cramps and vomiting, regulates qi and harmonizes the middle burner, and can neutralize alcohol toxicity.
053. Alisma It dispels cold and relieves swelling, quenches thirst, eliminates dampness and promotes urination, and stops spontaneous sweating due to yin deficiency.
054. Akebia It is cold in nature; it clears heat and unblocks the orifices, promotes the flow of qi through the channels, and is particularly effective in resolving stagnation.
055. Psyllium seeds Cold, with difficulty urinating and red eyes; urination is unobstructed, and bowel movements are regular.
056. Lycium bark Cold‑induced, it releases the exterior and reduces fever; for bone‑steaming with sweating, it strengthens yin and cools the blood.
057. Papaya It has a sour taste; it treats dampness, edema, beriberi, cholera with cramping, and weakness of the feet and knees.
058. Wailing It is bitter and warm in nature; it relieves cold pain in the lower back and knees, resolves phlegm, and treats hard masses and rheumatic conditions.
059. Peony Cold and bitter; breaks up blood stasis and unblocks the channels; when there is heat in the blood, but no sweating, it clears bone-steaming.
060. Scrophularia It is bitter and cold, clears fire without a root, reduces swelling and bone‑steaming, and may also tonify the kidneys.
061. Adenophora Bitter in taste, it reduces swelling and draws out pus, tonifies the liver and benefits the lungs, and clears heat while dispelling wind.
062. Salvia miltiorrhiza Bitter in taste, it breaks up accumulations and regulates menstruation, generates new tissue while eliminating pathogenic factors, and dispels leukorrhea and metrorrhagia.
063. Sophora flavescens It has a bitter taste and is used to treat carbuncles, swellings, sores, and scabies; it also stops bleeding, alleviates intestinal wind, and addresses eyebrow loss and red leprosy.
064. Gentian It is bitter and cold in nature, and it treats redness and pain of the eyes, dampness and swelling of the lower burner, and heat‑induced vexation in the liver meridian.
065. Acanthopanax bark Cold‑removing, it dispels gout and numbness, strengthens the legs and fortifies the tendons, nourishes essence and stops dribbling.
066. Prevention Its qi is cold, Relieves rheumatic foot pain, clears heat accumulated in the bladder, and resolves abscesses and reduces swelling.
067. Earth Yuchen Cold It is suitable for treating blood heat, bloody dysentery and uterine bleeding, and for relieving pain from traumatic injuries.
068 . Poria cocos It tonifies the heart, effectively calms palpitations and restlessness, alleviates confusion and forgetfulness, and also dispels vexation and anger.
069. Far-sighted temperature It can dispel palpitations, calm the spirit and tranquilize the heart, and enhance memory.
070. Sour jujube It has a sour taste, astringes sweat and dispels vexation; use the raw form for excessive sleepiness, and the stir-fried form for insomnia.
071. Iris It is warm in nature, opens the heart and clears the orifices, dispels bi‑stasis and wind, and produces a most exquisite voice.
072. Cypress seed It has a sweet taste, tonifies the heart and replenishes qi, astringes sweat and supports yang, and further alleviates palpitations.
073. Educational Pungent and warm in nature, it calms the spirit and tonifies qi; it is indicated for enuresis, spermatorrhea, and nausea with vomiting.
074. Nardostachys It has a fragrant aroma, effectively dispels foul odors, promotes body fragrance and smooth skin, and relieves pain in the heart and abdomen.
075. Cumin It is warm in nature and can dispel hernias, relieve abdominal and lumbar pain, regulate the middle jiao, and warm the stomach.
076. Star anise It has a pungent flavor; it treats hernia, beriberi, and bladder swelling and pain, and it stops vomiting while stimulating the appetite.
077. Dried ginger It has a pungent flavor; it disperses exterior wind-cold, and when stir-fried it becomes bitter and expels cold. It is particularly effective for deficiency‑heat conditions.
078. Aconite It is pungent and warm in nature, with a penetrating action that does not remain localized; it is effective in restoring yang when the limbs are cold and numb.
079. Aconite Highly effective; dispels wind and penetrates the bones; indicated for damp‑bi with cold pain; a substance that breaks up accumulations.
080. Wood fragrance Slightly warm in nature, it disperses stagnation and harmonizes the stomach; it regulates all types of wind and clears the liver while draining the lungs.
081. Agarwood It descends qi, warms the stomach and expels pathogenic factors, clears the upper burner thoroughly, and is most effective when it governs the defensive qi.
082. Clove It is pungent and warm in nature, capable of dispelling cold-induced nausea and vomiting, relieving pain in the heart and abdomen, and warming the stomach to promote digestion.
083. Amomum villosum Pungent and warm; nourishes the stomach and promotes appetite, relieves pain and secures the fetus, unblocks the meridians and resolves stagnation.
084. Bilberry eggplant Xin, by relieving distension and aiding digestion, resolving phlegm and stopping hiccups, can dispel pathogenic factors.
085. Cinnamon It is pungent and warm, adept at unblocking the meridians; for abdominal pain due to deficiency-cold, it can be used to warm and tonify.
086. Cinnamon twig Xiao Geng, when applied transversely along the arm, relieves sweating and relaxes the muscles, and is used to treat numbness and paralysis of the hands and feet.
087. Wu Yu It is pungent and warm in nature, capable of regulating hernias and alleviating cold pain in the heart and abdomen; it can also treat sour regurgitation.
088. Yanhu It lowers body temperature, relieves epigastric colic, promotes menstrual flow and activates blood circulation, and is used for injuries from falls or blows and for hemorrhage.
089. Coix seed It has a sweet taste and is particularly effective in eliminating dampness‑induced bi syndrome, relieving stiffness and spasms of the muscles and joints, and treating pulmonary abscesses and lung atrophy.
090. Nutmeg Pungent and warm; for deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, with persistent diarrhea and dysentery—its effects can be immediate.
091. Bandit Pungent and warm; it treats cold invading the stomach, causing pain and vomiting, and restores appetite in cases of anorexia.
092. Terminalia chebula It has a bitter taste; it astringes the intestines to stop dysentery, alleviates phlegm‑induced cough and asthma, reduces excess fire, and consolidates the lungs.
093. Amomum tsao-ko It has a pungent flavor, aids digestion and relieves bloating, suppresses malaria and expels phlegm, and dispels epidemics and ward off miasmas.
094. Changshan It is bitter and cold; it cuts malaria, eliminates phlegm, resolves exterior cold‑heat syndromes, and relieves edema.
095. Galangal It is warm in nature, descends qi and relieves distension of the middle burner, and is effective for treating muscle cramps and cholera; it also works well when taken with wine.
096. Hawthorn It has a sweet taste, aids in the digestion of meat, treats hernias and promotes the ripening of sores, and relieves bloating while strengthening the stomach.
097. Divine Comedy It has a sweet flavor, stimulates the appetite and promotes food intake, resolves accumulations and expels phlegm, and regulates the middle and descending qi.
098. Malt Gentle and warm in nature, it can resolve accumulated food stagnation, relieve distension of the heart and abdomen, and promote blood circulation to disperse stasis.
099. Su Zi It has a pungent flavor, expels phlegm and descends qi, relieves cough and calms asthma, and further nourishes the heart and lungs.
100. White mustard seed Xin, specialized for resolving phlegm‑dampness in the胁region and alleviating malaria‑induced fever and palpable masses; when taken, it can bring about calm.
101. Gansui Gentle and cold in nature, it breaks up accumulations and resolves phlegm; it is effective for facial edema and distension caused by parasites, and promotes diuresis to bring peace.
102. Euphorbia Ganhan, it clears dampness and promotes urination; in cases of abdominal distension and hardened masses, its effects may induce dizziness or a sense of disorientation.
103 .Yuan flower It relieves cold and distress, dispels distention and parasites, promotes diuresis to drain dampness, and stops cough with phlegm.
104. Phytolacca Pungent and sweet, with red and white varieties; the red variety dispels wind, while the white one promotes the circulation of water qi.
105. Seaweed Salty and cold in nature; it resolves goiters and skin eruptions, eliminates distension and breaks up masses, and promotes urination while relieving pain and urinary retention.
106. Morning glory It dispels cold and dampness, promotes diuresis to reduce edema, resolves jaundice‑induced distension and hard masses, and disperses stagnation while eliminating obstruction.
107. Hesperis It relieves fatigue, promotes diuresis and reduces edema, alleviates phlegm‑cough and masses, and treats asthma and lung abscess.
108. Dianthus superbus It is pungent and cold in nature, specifically indicated for gonorrhea, and can also induce abortion; it acts swiftly to regulate the menstrual flow.
109. Triangular prism It has a bitter taste; it promotes blood circulation and resolves stasis, but is contraindicated in cases of qi stagnation accompanied by pain or deficiency.
110. Five Spirits It has a sweet taste; for bloody dysentery and abdominal pain, use the stir-fried form to stop bleeding, and the raw form to promote blood circulation.
111. Curcuma aromatica It is warm and bitter, effective in resolving accumulations and obstructions, quenching thirst and dispersing stasis, and particularly beneficial for promoting the flow of menstrual blood.
112. Dried lacquer Pungent and warm in nature, it promotes the flow of qi through the meridians, resolves masses and obstructions, expels accumulated pathogenic factors, and kills parasites—its effects are as swift as a galloping horse.
113. Cattail pollen It has a sweet taste; it dispels blood stasis and stops excessive uterine bleeding. For tonifying the blood, it should be stir-fried; for breaking up blood stasis, it is used raw.
114. Sandalwood Sweet and salty in flavor, it helps to disperse blood stasis, regulates postpartum menstruation, and is also used to treat injuries from falls or blows.
115. Peach kernel Ganhan, it can moisten the large intestine, promote menstrual flow and resolve blood stasis, and is suitable for treating blood-related masses.
116. Turmeric flavor Spicy, It dispels abscesses and breaks up blood stasis, relieves pain from heart and abdominal stagnation, and expels qi most rapidly.
117. Turmeric It has a bitter taste; it breaks up blood stasis and promotes tissue regeneration, alleviates hematuria and blood in the urine, and disperses stagnation.
118. Honeysuckle Sweet in nature, it is unmatched in treating carbuncles: it disperses when they are not yet formed and causes them to rupture when they have already developed.
119. Clematis armandii It is warm in nature, dispels malignant sores and toxins, tonifies the blood and drains pus, and promotes tissue regeneration and flesh growth.
120. Veratrum It has a bitter taste and is used to treat sores and itching, vitiligo, and head sores; it also clears cataracts and brightens the eyes.
121. Bletilla It has a bitter taste and is particularly effective for astringency; it is most efficacious in treating swelling, toxicity, and sores.
122. Snake bed It is laborious; in the midst of damp heat, it dispels stubborn sores and scabies, and clears stagnation while expelling wind.
123. Tianma It has a pungent flavor and can dispel dizziness, as well as treat convulsions and paralysis in children.
124. White Aconite Pungent and warm; treats a hundred ailments of the face and blood stagnation. Wind rash , Stroke with phlegm syndrome.
125. Whole scorpion It has a pungent flavor, dispels wind‑phlegm and toxins, and is used to treat facial asymmetry and convulsions associated with wind‑induced epilepsy.
126. Cicada slough Ganping: dispels wind and calms fright, eliminates malnourishment‑induced parasites and clears heat, and resolves cataracts that invade the eye.
127. Silkworm pupa It has a salty taste and is indicated for wind‑induced convulsions, phlegm‑dampness causing throat obstruction, and sores, toxins, and scars.
128. Centipede It has a pungent flavor; it is highly toxic and feared by snakes and vipers. It stops convulsions, expels pathogenic factors, induces abortion, and eliminates blood stasis.
129. Momordica It is sweet and cold in nature, capable of drawing out the toxins of sores; it is particularly effective in resolving swelling associated with breast abscesses and lumbago.
130. Beehive Salty and bitter; used for convulsions, epilepsy, toothache, swelling and toxicity, as well as tuberculosis and lung abscess.
131. Flower snake It is excellent for treating warm-toxin conditions, paralysis and hemiplegia, leprosy and scabies, as well as various other toxic afflictions.
132. Snake skin It dispels evil, clears cataracts and opacities, treats intestinal hemorrhoids and parasitic toxins, and alleviates convulsions and epileptic seizures.
133. Honey locust flowers It has a bitter taste; it is effective for hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and intestinal wind; it treats heat‑induced dysentery of the large intestine and also kills roundworms.
134. Cleavers Xin can eliminate skin toxins, dispel wind-heat eruptions, and relieve sore throat.
135. Artemisia capillaris It has a bitter taste, clears jaundice and removes yellowing, drains dampness and promotes urination, and clears heat to cool the body.
136. Safflower is pungent and warm. It most effectively dispels blood stasis and clears heat; in larger doses, it promotes menstrual flow, while in smaller doses, it nourishes the blood.
137. Lycium fruit Bitterness can relieve headaches, alleviate stiffness and damp‑bi syndromes, and dispel tears from the eyes.
138. Balloon flower It is bitterly cold; it can fumigate hemorrhoids and fistulas, relieve asthma and resolve phlegm, and alleviate chronic cough due to lung heat.
139. Lily It has a sweet taste, calms the heart and stabilizes the gallbladder, stops coughing and dispels swelling, and may even be consumed in cases of carbuncles and abscesses.
140. Qin Jiao Slightly cold; eliminates dampness, nourishes the sinews; relieves wind‑induced pain in the limbs and joints; stops bleeding and clears bone‑steaming.
141. Aster Bitter and pungent; relieves phlegm‑induced asthma and coughing, resolves lung abscesses with purulent expectoration, and addresses both cold and heat patterns.
142. Floral pattern Gentle and warm in nature, it regulates the lungs and resolves phlegm; it is indicated for lung abscesses, cough, and asthma, and also tonifies deficiency and alleviates vexation.
143. Golden Fever Grass It dispels cold, resolves phlegm and stops cough, clarifies the eyes and expels wind, and is particularly effective in promoting diuresis.
144. Mulberry bark Sweet and pungent, it stops coughing and relieves asthma, clears lung‑fire pathogenic factors, and its effects are considerable.
145. Almond It is bitter and cold; it treats wind-cold-induced asthma and cough, as well as qi stagnation in the large intestine, which causes severe constipation.
146. Ume acid It warms, astringes lung qi, quenches thirst and generates fluids, and is effective in clearing heat and promoting urination.
147. Trichosanthes Seed Cold; it calms cough and transforms phlegm, resolves chest oppression in cases of typhoid, and quenches thirst while relieving restlessness.
148. Mimenghua Sweet in nature, it primarily clears the eyes; for conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, it yields rapid results when taken.
149. Chrysanthemum It has a sweet taste, clears heat and dispels wind, alleviates dizziness and redness of the eyes, and is effective in stopping tears.
150. Horsetail It has a sweet taste, benefits the liver and clears visual obstructions, can help regulate menstruation, and also resolves accumulations.
151. Cassia seeds Sweet in nature, it clears liver heat, relieves eye pain and stops tearing, and also halts nosebleeds.
152. Rhinoceros horn Sour and cold in nature, it transforms toxins and wards off evil spirits, reduces fever and stops bleeding, and resolves swelling caused by venomous snake bites.
153. Antelope horn Cold in nature, it clears the eyes and purifies the liver, calms the spirit, and detoxifies; it also promotes mental clarity and stability.
154. Tortoise shell It has a sweet flavor, nourishes yin and tonifies the kidneys, dispels blood stasis and promotes the healing of tendons, and is also used to treat cranial defects.
155 . Turtle shell Sour and neutral; for labor‑induced cough and bone‑steaming, it disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling, and eliminates痞 and stops excessive uterine bleeding.
156. Sea clam Salty in taste; clears heat and transforms phlegm; relieves chest pain and edema; disperses hard and soft masses.
157. Mistletoe on the Mulberry Tree It relieves rheumatic lumbar pain, secures the fetus and stops bleeding, and is also used for sores and ulcers.
158. Hemp It has a sweet taste, promotes lactation and induces labor, moistens the intestines and relieves constipation, and facilitates urination.
159. Sophora tonkinensis It is bitter and used to treat sore throat and swelling; applied to snake or insect bites, it can provide emergency relief.
160. Motherwort Sweet in nature, primarily treating gynecological conditions; effective for postpartum and prenatal care, promoting the generation of new blood and resolving stasis.
161. Lithospermum It is bitter and cold in nature; it can unblock the nine orifices, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and is especially essential for treating smallpox and rashes.
162. Bignonia It has a sour taste; it regulates menstruation and relieves pain, stops excessive uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge, and is commonly used for treating masses and accumulations.
163. Kochia seed It dispels cold, clears heat from the bladder, relieves skin itching, and eliminates dampness with remarkable speed.
164. Neem root It is of cold nature, expels various parasites, instantly relieves pain, and promptly resolves accumulations.
165. Chu root Bitter in taste; it treats dysentery, leukorrhea, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids, and also dries dampness while astringing essence.
166. Eupatorium It relieves both bitterness and sweetness, resolves carbuncles and swellings, and treats injuries from blows and contusions, as well as limb swelling due to deficiency.
167. Soapberry It has a pungent flavor, unblocks the channels and clears the orifices; when applied to swelling, it relieves pain, and is excellent for expelling wind-phlegm.
168. Wuyi It has a pungent flavor, expels pathogenic factors and kills parasites, treats hemorrhoids, carbuncles, tinea, and scabies, and aids digestion while dispelling wind.
169. Thunder Pill It has a bitter taste, is effective in killing various parasites, and is used to treat epilepsy and venomous afflictions; it is particularly beneficial for children.
170. Sesame seeds Sweet in nature, it treats carbuncles and festering sores; when properly prepared, it tonifies deficiency and strengthens the sinews, enhancing vigor and strength.
171. Xanthium fruit Bitter; effective against scabies, ringworm, and minor skin eruptions; dispels wind-dampness and relieves rheumatic paralysis; alleviates itching when taken internally.
172. Rui Ren It has a sweet taste and is effective for wind‑induced swelling, ulceration, and stringy growths; it also relieves heat‑induced distension and pterygium, and brings immediate relief from tearing.
173. Celosia seeds Bitterness, liver heat-toxin, and the eruption of red miasma—Qingmang may be taken.
174. Euphorbia lathyris, pungent It is commonly used for toothache, oral ulcers, pharyngeal discomfort, and cataracts.
175. Bai Wei Great Cold: it dispels wind and treats malaria; the living remain unaware, while ghosts and evil spirits are driven away.
176. White Pueraria Slightly cold; in children, it causes malaria and convulsions; in women, it causes vulvar swelling and pain; it may also be applied to painful carbuncles.
177. Artemisia annua It is of a cold nature; when prepared as an extract with children’s urine, it is indicated for deficiency-cold and night sweats, and it also clears bone‑steaming and consumptive wasting.
178. Chinese silvergrass root It has a sweet taste; by dispersing blood stasis, it treats hematemesis and epistaxis, and can dispel exterior heat.
179. Large and small thistles It relieves pain, reduces swelling, and disperses blood stasis; it is suitable for hematemesis, epistaxis, coughing up phlegm, and metrorrhagia or menorrhagia when taken as a decoction.
180. Loquat leaf Bitterness, when taken, clears the lungs, expels persistent impurities, and relieves alcohol intoxication by clearing the upper burner.
181. Wooden Law Great Cold: a sacred remedy for the mouth and teeth, effective in treating scrofula, and capable of alleviating heart‑rending vexation.
182. Belamcanda chinensis Bitter in taste, it expels blood stasis and unblocks the meridians; it is effective for treating throat obstruction and halitosis, as well as carbuncles and toxic sores.
183. Devil’s-Needle Bush Bitter in nature, it promotes the flow of menstrual blood and induces abortion, eliminates parasites and resolves nodules, and expels evil spirits and dispels supernatural phenomena.
184. Prunella vulgaris It relieves pain, resolves scrofula and goiters, disperses accumulations and breaks up nodules, and can treat damp‑bi syndromes.
185. Selaginella It has a bitter taste and is used to treat abdominal masses, blood stasis, and wind‑induced dizziness and paralysis; it also expels evil spirits and parasites.
186. Whip It has a sweet taste; it breaks up blood stasis and unblocks the meridians, and is most effective for treating masses, accumulations, and hard lumps.
187. Hawkweed It has a bitter taste, kills parasites and expels toxins, relieves sudden pain in the heart and abdomen, and is effective in eliminating roundworms.
188 . White-headed Oriole Warming, dispersing stagnation and expelling blood stasis, it resolves goiters, scrofula, sores, and hernias, and relieves pain throughout the body.
189. Eclipta prostrata Sweet in nature, it promotes the growth of black hair; it can stop red dysentery and arrest bleeding.
190. Taro with a spicy flavor Bitterness It is applied to carbuncles, furuncles, malignant sores, and urticaria, as well as to snakebites.
191. elm bark It has a sweet taste, promotes urination and eliminates strangury, benefits the joints, and when applied topically, it relieves swelling and pain.
192. Uncaria Slightly cold in nature; treats infantile convulsions, with spasms of the hands and feet, and twitching of the mouth and eyes.
193. Xixian It has a sweet flavor, dispels wind and eliminates dampness, sharpens the ears and clarifies the eyes, and darkens gray hair.
194 . Sunflower It has a sweet taste and exerts dual effects in treating dysentery: it treats red dysentery when used for red conditions, and white dysentery when used for white conditions.
195. Magnolia flower It has a pungent flavor; it relieves nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, restores the sense of smell when it is lost, and clears the orifices.
196. Euphorbia lathyris Xin It treats malignant sores and parasitic toxins, promotes menstrual flow, and resolves accumulations; however, it should not be taken in excess.
197. Pittosporum bark It is effective for treating bitter taste, chronic dysentery, infantile malnutrition and skin eruptions, as well as toothache.
198. Heath Vine Xin, when the kidneys fail and the legs grow weak, and when wind‑dampness causes bi syndrome, it serves as an excellent remedy.
199. Podophyllum Toxic; it wards off epidemics and banishes evil, neutralizes insect venom and ghostly afflictions, and repels wind‑evil.
200. big Green qi is cold. It is indicated for typhoid fever with heat-toxin, yellow sweat, jaundice, and epidemic diseases.
201. Side Cypress leaf Bitter; induces vomiting, nosebleeds, and dysentery; promotes the growth of beard and hair; a remedy for eliminating dampness.
202. Locust pod It has a bitter taste; it relieves yin sores with dampness and itching, reduces swelling and pain from hemorrhoids, and effectively stops excessive salivation.
203. Walingzi Salty flavor; in women, it resolves blood stasis; in men, it eliminates phlegm‑dampness and masses.
204. Palm kernel It is bitter, astringent, and effective in stopping diarrhea and dysentery; it also treats leukorrhea and uterine prolapse, and is useful for intestinal wind.
205. Wintermallow seed Cold in nature, it can induce abortion and facilitate delivery; it promotes urination and clears urinary retention, and is particularly effective in resolving difficulties with lactation.
206. Epimedium Spicy flavor, yang‑promoting and yin‑arising; strengthens the sinews and nourishes the bones, enhancing intelligence and physical strength.
207. Pine resin It has a sweet taste, nourishes yin and tonifies yang, dispels wind and calms the organs, and its paste can be applied to sores.
208. Raspberry Sweet in nature, it nourishes the kidneys, replenishes essence and restores vitality, darkens the hair and brightens the eyes, and reinforces deficiency while renewing what is depleted.
209. Combine Joyful flavor Sweet, it benefits the mind and spirit, soothes the internal organs and clarifies the eyes, bringing joy and carefree ease.
210. Rose hip Sweet; treats nocturnal emission and seminal leakage, stops enuresis, and expels roundworms.
211. Paper mulberry fruit It has a sweet taste, strengthens the sinews and clarifies the eyes, tonifies qi and replenishes deficiency; it is indicated for yang deficiency.
212. Prunus mume seed It is sour, breaks up blood stasis and moistens dryness, reduces swelling and promotes bowel movements, and unblocks the channels to facilitate passage.
213. Gallnut It is bitter, nourishes the blood and generates essence, is most effective for dyeing hair, and is exceptionally potent in treating dysentery.
214. Void-blue aura Cold, it treats eye disorders and restores vision, alleviates green cataracts and red swelling, and turns darkness into clarity.
215. Cinnabar It is salty in nature, stops dysentery and treats hemorrhoids, can eliminate vitiligo, and is effective for various skin sores.
216. Fulong Liver Warming, it treats epidemic diseases and ensures fetal safety; it also alleviates shortness of breath and coughing, and calms heart agitation—truly marvelous.
217. Lime It has a pungent taste, a potent and toxic nature; it repels insects and kills them on the spot, and induces abortion with remarkable speed.
218. Wear Pangolin Poison, hemorrhoids and festering sores, mastitis with swelling and pain, and the lurking presence of ghosts and spirits.
219. Earthworm It is of a cold nature; for common colds and epidemic fevers, as well as severe heat accompanied by delirium and incoherent speech, it should be administered and will take effect immediately.
220. Spider It is of a cold nature; it relieves the localized pain of fox hernia and is applied topically to treat swelling caused by snake or viper bites.
221. Toad It is cool in nature, eliminates phlegm‑induced sores and parasitic infestations, can treat epidemic diseases, and dispels toxic sores.
222. Hedgehog skin Bitter in nature, it primarily treats the five types of hemorrhoids, scrotal swelling, and hernial pain, and can also stimulate appetite.
223 . Gecko It has a salty taste and is effective for lung deficiency with hemoptysis, consumption‑related wasting, and the transmission of “zhi”劳 (a type of wasting disease), as well as for warding off evil spirits and malevolent influences.
224. mole cricket It has a salty taste and is effective in treating all forms of edema—whether upper, lower, left, or right—producing rapid results.
225. snail It has a salty taste and is used to treat facial asymmetry, convulsions, spasms, and rectal prolapse.
226. Sangpiaoxiao Salty in nature, it clears turbid seminal fluid and resolves seminal leakage; it also eliminates hernia and lumbar pain, and is indicated for deficiency‑excess conditions.
227. Snail It arouses sexual desire, promotes urination and defecation, reduces swelling and clears heat, and instantly relieves intoxication.
228. Ivory It regulates qi, clears obstructions that irritate the throat, promotes urination, and can treat various sores.
229. Leech It has a salty taste; it eliminates blood stasis and hard masses, promotes menstrual flow and induces abortion, and can heal injuries.
230. Prince of the Blood It has a salty taste, releases the exterior and disperses nodules, promotes diuresis and reduces edema, and clears visual opacities.
241. Psoriasis It has a pungent flavor; it induces delirium and mental confusion, stabilizes the mind and nourishes the spirit, calms the heart, and clears the eyes.
242. Gold dust It has a sweet flavor, calms the spirit and soul, alleviates mania, madness, and epileptic seizures, and harmonizes the blood vessels.
243. Dog spine Sweet in flavor; when steamed with wine and added to medicinal formulas, it alleviates pain in the lower back, waist, and knees, as well as wind-cold-damp bi syndrome.
244. Bone fragments It warms and tonifies, unblocks the joints and bones, alleviates pain caused by wind and snow accumulation, and is most effective at breaking up blood stasis.
245. Madder Bitter in taste; used to treat venomous toxins, hematemesis, menstrual disorders, metrorrhagia, and deficiency‑heat due to injury.
246. To know in advance that one’s child will be noble. , affixed to the collar, when encountering poisonous sounds, it banishes curses and slays insects.
247. Vaccaria seeds , it regulates menstruation and induces labor, dispels wind‑dampness and relieves spasm, and is used to treat breast abscesses when ingested.
248. Strophanthus It has a pungent flavor, resolves accumulations and masses, treats malignant sores and rat‑like fistulas, and eliminates toxic spirits and pathogenic factors.
249. Veratrum It has a pungent flavor, is most effective in inducing vomiting, relieves intestinal distension and dysentery, and kills parasites while dispelling toxic influences.
250. Castor bean Zi Xin , extract the retained material, apply top‑intestinal astringent, and apply to promote fetal delivery.
251. Long pepper It has a pungent flavor, warms the middle burner and descends qi, and is indicated for abdominal masses, yin hernia, and cholera with diarrhea.
252. One hundred volumes It has a sweet taste; it is used to treat bone‑steaming consumption and malnutrition, eliminates intestinal parasites and roundworms, and is highly effective for chronic cough.
253. Beijing Ink It has a pungent flavor and is highly effective in stopping bleeding from vomiting, nosebleeds, and hematochezia, as well as postpartum hemorrhage.
254. Huangjingzi It is bitter in nature, effectively treats cough and reverse flow of qi, alleviates chills and fever in the bones and joints, and can descend lung qi.
255. Ligustrum fruit Bitter in taste, with black hair and dark beard, it strengthens the muscles and fortifies the body, dispels wind, and tonifies deficiency.
256. Melon stem It is bitter and cold in nature, effectively expels phlegm, reduces bodily edema, and treats jaundice.
257. Poppy shells It is astringent in nature; it stops diarrhea and relieves cough, yet it can swiftly aggravate illness and even prove fatal.
258. Croton It is pungent and warm in nature; it eliminates cold accumulations in the stomach, resolves masses and dissipates phlegm, and greatly promotes the smooth flow of qi.
259. Nightbright Sand Feces , it can induce the expulsion of a dead fetus; infants are innocent, and scrofula may be treated.
260. Blister beetle Toxic; breaks up blood stasis and promotes menstruation; indicated for various sores and scrofula; facilitates the flow of the water channels.
261. Silkworm excrement It is warm in nature; it can be used to treat damp‑bi, urticaria, paralysis, wind‑related conditions, and intestinal rumbling, and is suitable for drinking in cases of thirst and excessive drinking.
262. Picrorhiza Bitter in nature, it treats consumptive fever with bone-steaming, infantile malnutrition‑induced dysentery, night sweats, and虚惊 (a state of虚怯 and惊恐).
263. The commander is sweet and warm. It eliminates food stagnation and turbidity, expels various parasites causing dysentery, and can eradicate them all.
264. Cinnabar Warmth , it safeguards the stomach and intestines, promotes tissue regeneration in cases of ulcers, astringes essence, and alleviates dysentery.
265. Indigo Salty and cold in nature, it can pacify the liver wood, relieve convulsions, epilepsy, and dysentery due to malnutrition, and also clear heat-toxins.
266. Donkey-hide gelatin Ganwen: relieves cough with purulent blood, hemoptysis, and uterine prolapse; suitable for those who are weak and emaciated.
267. white Alum It has a sour taste, transforms phlegm and detoxifies, and is effective in treating numerous conditions—too many to enumerate.
268. Five times Bitter and sour It treats dental caries and toothache, hemorrhoids, carbuncles, and festering sores, and also dispels wind-heat.
269. Xuanming powder Xin can eliminate stubborn accumulations, transform phlegm and resolve stasis, and is effective in treating various types of heat.
270. Tongcao It has a sweet taste, is effective in treating the bladder, resolves abscesses and dissipates swelling, and can also be used to treat breast conditions.
271. Goji berry Gan-wen, nourishes essence and replenishes marrow, clarifies the eyes and dispels wind, invigorates yin and raises yang.
272. Taste of Polygonatum odoratum Sweet It can soothe the internal organs and alleviate the five劳s and seven伤s; this medicine is highly nourishing.
273. He Shou Wu Sweet in taste, it replenishes essence and seeds, darkens the hair and brightens the complexion, and grants longevity and immortality.
274 . Five flavors, sour It nourishes yin, generates body fluids to quench thirst, and is indicated for chronic cough and deficiency‑exhaustion when the lung‑kidney yin is depleted.
275. Cornus fruit It is warm in nature, astringent, and nourishes essence and marrow; it alleviates tinnitus due to kidney deficiency and relieves pain in the lower back and knees.
276. Dendrobium It has a sweet flavor, calms the spirit and stabilizes the mind, strengthens the bones and replenishes deficiency, and is effective in dispelling cold-induced bi syndrome.
277. Broken paper warmth , relieves lumbosacral pain and knee soreness, strengthens yang and consolidates essence; use after stir-frying with salt and wine.
278. Chinese yam Gentle and warm in nature, it regulates the spleen and stops diarrhea, tonifies the kidneys and replenishes the middle jiao, and can treat various forms of deficiency.
279 . Cistanche It has a sweet taste and profoundly tonifies essence and blood; however, if used abruptly, it may further induce laxation.
280. Dodder Ganping: treats nocturnal emission and seminal leakage, alleviates lumbar pain and coldness in the knees, and nourishes marrow while strengthening the sinews.
281. Achyranthes root It has a bitter taste and eliminates dampness, relieves bi syndrome and muscle atrophy, alleviates lumbosacral soreness and pain, and addresses frequent, dripping urination.
282. Morinda Pungent and sweet, it greatly tonifies deficiency, treats seminal leakage and nocturnal emission, and strengthens the muscles while consolidating the root.
283. Curculigo orchioides It has a pungent flavor and is used to relieve lumbar and leg spasms and numbness, as well as deficiency‑exhaustion and labor‑induced injury, thereby promoting the rise of yang energy.
284. Oyster Slightly cold in nature, it astringes essence and stops perspiration, alleviates leukorrhea and flank pain, and disperses old phlegm.
285. Neem fruit For bitter cold, bladder hernia, and damp‑heat–induced typhoid, this is a diuretic formula.
286. Arisaema Bitter and sweet in taste, it dispels wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, relieves cold pain in the lower back and spine, and tonifies essence and qi.
287. Parasite Bitter and sweet, it relieves lower back pain and persistent numbness, strengthens tendons and fortifies bones, and is particularly effective for wind-dampness.
288. Drynaria rhizome It has a pungent flavor; it promotes the healing of fractures and the regeneration of tendons, and is effective for injuries from falls or blows as well as for consolidating sperm retention.
289. Keel Sweet in flavor; indicated for nocturnal emission, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, uterine prolapse and intestinal abscess, as well as convulsions, epilepsy, and wind‑heat.
290. Human hair It swiftly tonifies yin and is indicated for hematemesis, epistaxis, syncope, wind‑induced convulsions, and heat‑related conditions.
291. Crown of the head It is salty; when administered for lingering febrile consumption and malaria with hemoptysis, it produces immediate relief.
292. sparrow egg Temperature, by benefiting yang and alleviating impotence, can strengthen and fortify, thereby helping to consolidate and retain.
293. Deer antler Gentle and warm in nature, it tonifies qi and nourishes yin, resolves seminal emission and hematuria, and is effective for metrorrhagia and leukorrhea.
294. Velvet antler glue Warmth, hematemesis and epistaxis due to deficiency, injuries from falls or blows, and consumption with bone‑steaming.
295. Tightness Navel if , tonifies the primordial yang, expels pathogenic factors and wards off evil spirits, and alleviates masses, phlegm‑stagnation, and labor‑induced injuries.
296. Purple River car Sweet in nature, it treats all forms of deficiency and depletion, alleviates consumptive fever and bone-steaming, and nourishes and strengthens the root.
297. Sweetgum It has a pungent flavor and is an essential remedy in surgery; it can also be used for skin eruptions, urticaria, and toothache.
298. Sandalwood It has a pungent flavor, elevates the stomach and promotes digestion, and is used for cholera‑induced abdominal pain and evil spirits invading the body.
299. Benzoin Xin: wards off evil spirits, drives away malevolent forces, expels ghosts and neutralizes poisons; it can also cause a ghostly fetus to be expelled.
300. Su and Xiang Sweet; it drives away evil and slays ghosts; it can dispel the effects of witchcraft, poison, and epilepsy, and even awaken one from a nightmare.
321. Dragon’s Blood It has a salty taste and is effective for injuries from falls or blows, as well as for malignant sores and carbuncles; it also promotes the proper resolution of blood stasis.
322. Stalactite Sweet in nature and robust in qi, it tonifies qi, consolidates essence, clarifies the eyes, and prolongs life.
323. Actinolite Sweet in nature, when kidney qi is severely depleted and yin fails to rise, it produces remarkably rapid results.
324. Mulberry fruit Sweet in nature, it relieves dryness caused by metals and stones, clears heat, and can dye gray hair and beard.
325. Dandelion It relieves pain, resolves hard masses and reduces swelling, eliminates tuberculous nodules, and is effective against food poisoning.
326. Stone Fern It has a bitter taste, promotes the unobstructed flow of the bladder, and is indicated for enuresis or dysuria, as well as for carbuncles and sores.
327. Polygonum aviculare It has a bitter taste and is used to treat scabies, sores, hemorrhoids, roundworms in children, and vaginal ulcers in women.
328. Red Arrow It has a bitter taste; originally known as “Dingfeng,” it expels evil spirits and poisonous agents, and is used to treat hernias and abscesses.
329. Chicken gizzard lining It dispels cold, treats enuresis and seminal emission, stops dysentery, vaginal discharge, and uterine bleeding, and further clears vexing heat.
330. Eel Sweet in nature, it is used in sacrificial rites to eliminate parasites, and is effective for hemorrhoids, anal fissures, skin eruptions, and excessive uterine bleeding.
331. Crab It has a salty taste, disperses blood stasis and resolves nodules, tonifies qi and nourishes essence, and clears vexation and heat.
332. Horse meat It has a pungent flavor and can strengthen the lower back and spine; any that have died of old age should be discarded and not eaten.
333. White dove It is neutral in nature, counteracts the toxicity of various medicinal substances, and can eliminate scabies; its flavor surpasses that of pork.
334. Rabbit meat It has a pungent flavor, tonifies the middle jiao and replenishes qi, quenches thirst, and strengthens the spleen; pregnant women should avoid consuming it.
335. cow Meat It belongs to the Earth element, tonifies a weak spleen and stomach, nourishes the body in cases of deficiency and debility, and is particularly effective in replenishing depleted blood.
336. Pork It has a sweet taste; consumed in moderation, it tonifies deficiency and dispels wind-phlegm; however, excessive consumption may lead to obesity due to deficiency.
337. Lamb meat It has a sweet flavor, is particularly effective in tonifying deficiency and debility, stimulates the appetite, and nourishes the kidneys without causing erectile dysfunction.
338. Rooster It has a sweet flavor, generates wind and fuels fire, tonifies deficiency and warms the middle burner, and is also effective for metrorrhagia.
339. Duck meat Dispels cold, tonifies deficiency and weakness, resolves edema and distension, and clears heat associated with convulsions and epilepsy.
340. Carp It has a sweet taste, harmonizes the middle jiao and replenishes deficiency, regulates the stomach and promotes appetite, and stops diarrhea and dysentery.
341. Donkey meat Slightly cold; it soothes the mind and dispels vexation, can eliminate chronic ailments, and stirs up wind‑excess.
342. Eel It has a sweet flavor, benefits the mind and tonifies the middle jiao, eliminates fishy odors, and effectively disperses dampness and wind.
343. White goose Meat is sweet in nature and greatly tonifies the abdominal organs; it most readily induces eruptions of toxic sores, and should be avoided in cases of chronic ailments.
344. Dog meat It is warm in nature, tonifies qi and strengthens yang; when consumed roasted, it induces thirst; it is contraindicated for those with yin deficiency.
345. Turtle meat It is cooling in nature, clears the blood and nourishes yin; it is contraindicated for conditions such as abdominal masses or food stagnation, and should be avoided during pregnancy.
346. Water chestnut Real It has a sweet taste and can tonify essence and qi; it is indicated for lumbosacral soreness and pain, all of which are due to damp‑bi.
347. Stone Lotus Seed Bitter in nature, it treats dysentery with persistent refusal to eat, leukorrhea with turbid discharge, and seminal emission; a fine formula for clearing the heart.
348. lotus root It has a sweet taste, relieves alcohol intoxication and clears heat, dispels vexation and resolves blood stasis, and stops vomiting and hemoptysis.
349. Longan Sweet in flavor, it enters the Spleen meridian to nourish the mind, alleviate forgetfulness and palpitations, and enhance intelligence and memory.
350. Lotus stamens It has a sweet flavor, nourishes the kidneys and darkens the hair, astringes essence and fortifies the marrow, brightens the complexion, and replenishes deficiency.
351. Persimmon It is of a cold nature, moistens the heart and lungs, quenches thirst and transforms phlegm, and astringes the intestines to stop dysentery.
352. Pomegranate peel It is sour in nature, can restrain seminal emission and leakage, stop dysentery and astringe the intestines, and is particularly excellent for dyeing the beard.
353. Chencang Valley Rice It harmonizes the spleen and stomach, quenches thirst and relieves irritability, and can stop diarrhea and dysentery.
354. Radish seed Xin: shortness of breath, coughing, dyspnea, leaning against walls and rushing into them; distension and fullness are relieved.
355. Mustard greens It has a pungent flavor, dispels pathogenic factors and clears the nasal passages, benefits the nine orifices, and promotes the flow of qi when consumed in large quantities.
356. Fermented water It has a sour taste; in scorching heat, it serves as tea, dispels vexation and aids digestion, and is highly praised for relieving dysentery.
357. Sugar It has a sweet taste, moistens the lungs and harmonizes the middle burner; excessive consumption damages the teeth, and damp-heat gives rise to parasites.
358. Candy syrup It has a sweet flavor, harmonizes the spleen and moistens the lungs, quenches thirst and resolves phlegm, and is contraindicated in cases of fullness or indigestion.
359. Sesame oil It is sexually cold, adept at neutralizing all poisons, and capable of curing a hundred ailments; its merits are too numerous to enumerate.
360. Ginkgo nut Bitter and sweet, it relieves asthma and cough, clears white turbidity; add to tea or press into wine, but do not chew excessively.
361. Hu Peach flesh Sweet in nature, it tonifies the kidneys and darkens the hair; however, excessive consumption generates phlegm and stirs up qi.
362. Pear flavor Sweet and sour in flavor, it relieves alcohol intoxication and quenches thirst, stops coughing and dissolves phlegm, and effectively dispels vexing heat.
363. Torreya Real It has a sweet taste and is indicated for the treatment of hemorrhoids, parasitic infestations, and three types of worms; it should not be consumed in large quantities.
364. Bamboo shavings It stops vomiting, dispels cold and heat, alleviates cough and hiccups due to stomach heat, and promotes restful sleep.
365. Bamboo leaf Sweet in flavor, it reduces fever and promotes restful sleep, transforms phlegm and relieves asthma, and quenches thirst while alleviating irritability.
366. Bamboo sap It has a sweet taste; for yin deficiency with phlegm‑fire, and for symptoms of sweating, fever, thirst, and restlessness, its effect is as sure as unlocking a door.
367. Lai Radish root Sweet in nature, it descends qi and resolves food stagnation; it also alleviates phlegm‑stagnation and cough, and neutralizes facial toxicity.
368. Light grass It has a sweet taste and can promote the flow of small urine; it is most effective for conditions such as urinary retention leading to dysuria and edema due to dampness.
369. Mugwort leaves Wenping dispels evil and banishes ghosts, stops bleeding and secures the fetus, and instantly relieves heart pain.
370. Mung bean It is of a cold nature, can neutralize all poisons, quench thirst and relieve vexation, and may be taken for all types of heat.
371. Sichuan pepper It is pungent and warm in nature, expels pathogenic factors and dispels cold, clarifies the eyes and kills parasites, and warms without being harsh.
372. Pepper It has a pungent flavor; it relieves cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, warms the middle jiao, and is useful for injuries from falls or blows.
373. Rock sugar Ganping, when processed and refined for medicinal use, tonifies qi and strengthens the middle jiao, moistens dryness, and detoxifies.
374. Purslane Cold, green cataract and white opacity, promotes urination and kills parasites; it is also used to treat carbuncles.
375. Green onion white part Pungent and warm in nature, it promotes the exterior and induces sweating; it disperses chills, headache, swelling, and pain.
376. Cilantro It has a pungent flavor; externally, it relieves headache and internally, it promotes the digestion of food and facilitates the eruption of measles and smallpox.
377. Leek flavor Pungent and warm in nature, it clears stomach heat; its juice clears blood stasis, while its seeds are used to treat nocturnal emission.
378. Garlic Pungent and warm in nature, it transforms flesh and resolves food stagnation, detoxifies and drains abscesses, but excessive use may harm the eyes.
379. Table salt It has a salty taste, induces expectoration of phlegm, relieves sudden pain in the heart and abdomen, but excessive consumption damages the complexion.
380. Tea and beverage It alleviates sexual distress, quenches heat and thirst, clears the head and eyes, and dispels food‑related qi below.
381. Alcohol It unblocks the channels of blood, dispels sorrow and lifts the spirit; a little drink strengthens the vital energy, while excessive drinking harms one’s life.
382. Vinegar It dispels swelling and toxins, resolves accumulations and masses, and treats postpartum wounds and blood syncope.
383. Chinese plum It has a sour taste, clears vexation and quenches thirst, alleviates malaria, dysentery, and diarrhea, and stops coughing caused by consumptive fever.
384. Light soybean paste Cold can dispel vexation, relieve headache due to cold injury, and also address malaria.
385. Lotus seeds It has a sweet flavor, strengthens the spleen and regulates the stomach, stops diarrhea and astringes essence, clears the heart and nourishes qi.
386. Jujube It has a sweet flavor, harmonizes all medicinal herbs, tonifies qi and nourishes the spleen; chew thoroughly when taking it in moderate doses.
387. Human milk Sweet in flavor, it tonifies yin and benefits yang, brightens the complexion and sharpens the eyes—truly a miraculous elixir for the frail and the aged.
388. Children's urine It has a cool nature and is effective in resolving blood stasis from blows and falls, as well as in treating deficiency‑exhaustion with bone‑steaming and dry cough due to heat.
389. Ginger Warm in nature, it clears the spirit and unblocks the channels; effective for phlegm‑related coughs and vomiting, and highly stimulating to the appetite.
390. There are four hundred medicinal substances, each refined in a distinct manner,
391. Raw and cooked, fresh and aged, calcined, roasted, and dried.
392. Tang pills, pastes, and powders each restore the weary and the infirm,
393. To use something appropriately is the mark of a skilled craftsman.
394. cloud Lin Ge Kuo can be employed to instruct the young.
395. I humbly offer a brief outline, awaiting Your Excellency’s guidance.
396. Refining and carving with wisdom, benefiting the world without end.
397. The nature of each medicinal substance has its own specific functions,
398. Warmth, coolness, cold, and heat—tonification and sedation should be harmonized.
399. The roles of sovereign, minister, assistant, and messenger are skillfully applied in one’s heart.
400. On the contrary, fear and aversion bring immediate clarity of fortune and misfortune.
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