Pungent in flavor, cool in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It releases the exterior and reduces fever, being particularly effective in venting the skin and hair follicles.
Sweet and pungent in flavor, cool in nature, enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It resolves the stagnation of meridian qi, clears dryness-heat from the stomach fu organ, unblocks depression to stop diarrhea/dysentery, and descends rebellious qi to calm asthma. Best used as powder; fresh juice is also excellent.
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It clears stagnant fire from the gallbladder meridian and drains vexatious heat from the Heart (pericardium). It circulates between the exterior and interior, yin and yang, achieving efficacy at the juncture of alternating chills and fever. It ascends to the head and eyes to stop vertigo, and descends to the chest and hypochondrium to dissipate hardness and fullness. It is most effective for bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, and very potent for red eyes and hot ears. It descends the rebellion of the stomach and gallbladder, and raises the sinking of the liver and spleen. It is a fine remedy for epigastric stuffiness and pain, and a miraculous pill for stagnant heat in the Blood Chamber (uterus/womb).
Pungent and bitter in flavor, slightly sweet, cold in nature, enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It benefits the throat and stops pain, reduces swelling and toxicity, and discharges pus and blood.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It descends rebellious qi to stop cough, calms rising qi, and stabilizes asthma.
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It descends rebellious qi to stop cough and asthma, opens obstruction to benefit the throat.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It disperses water-dampness to reduce edema, moves blood stasis to stop thirst.
Sour and sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It vents lung qi and descends it, calms cough, and stops vomiting.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It dissipates nodules and stagnation to reduce swelling and hardness, transforms coagulated depression to discharge pus and blood, treats sore throat with divine efficacy, and treats lung abscess with exquisite skill. It is good at descending rebellious qi and best at opening congestion.
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It benefits the throat and opens blockage, descends rebellious qi to stop cough, clears the chest and diaphragm most effectively, and sweeps away turbid stasis.
Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It releases the exterior and expels wind, removes nebulae and reduces swelling.
Sweet and pungent in flavor, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It dries the Earth (Spleen) and drains dampness, reaches the Wood (Liver) and extinguishes wind.
Pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It disperses the skin and hair follicles, driving out wind-dampness.
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, enters the Foot-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. (Note: Original text says "Foot-Taiyin Lung", likely a textual error for Hand-Taiyin, but translated as written). It descends rebellious qi to stop cough, drives out cold-dampness and sweeps away turbidity, clears the air passages most effectively, and simultaneously unblocks the water source (Kidney).