味甘气平，入足少阴肾、足太阳膀胱经，利水燥土，泄饮消痰，开汗孔而泄湿，清膀胱
而通淋，带浊可断，鼓胀能消。
味咸微寒，入足少阴肾。足太阳膀胱经。燥土泄湿，利水通淋，除饮家之眩冒，疗湿病之
燥渴。气鼓水胀皆灵，噎膈反胃俱效。
味辛，入足厥阴肝、手少阴心、足太阳膀胱经。行
血脉之瘀涩，利水道之淋癃。
味苦，微寒，入足厥阴肝、足太阳膀胱经。利水而开癃闭，泄热而清膀胱。
味苦，微寒，入足太阴脾、足太阳膀胱经。利水道而泄湿淫，消瘀热而退黄胆。
味甘，入手太阳小肠、足太阳膀胱经。利水而泄湿热，止血而消痈肿。浸令毛出
，曝干用。
味辛苦涩，入手太阴肺经。降逆气而开壅塞，收痰涎而涤垢浊，善止喘咳，最通关窍。
味甘性寒，入手太阴肺经。清肺行痰。鲜竹去节，火烘沥下，瓷器接之。
味甘气平，入手太阴肺经。化痰泄热、止渴消风。功与竹沥相同，热宜竹沥，寒宜荆沥。
味辛，性温，入手太阴肺、足阳明胃经。降气行瘀，化积消肿。水浸二、三日，去其白涎
。用牛胆九套者，治痰郁，肺热甚佳。（天南星研末，装入牛胆中阴干，每年换牛胆一次，九年方可入药。）
(Taste sweet, Qi neutral. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes diuresis and dries dampness, strengthens the spleen, drains fluid retention and eliminates phlegm, opens sweat pores to vent dampness, clears the Bladder to relieve strangury, can stop leukorrhea, and reduces abdominal distension.)
(Taste salty, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Dries dampness and promotes water metabolism, relieves strangury, treats vertigo and dizziness caused by fluid retention, and cures dryness and thirst caused by damp diseases. Effective for both Qi-type abdominal distension and Water-type edema; effective for dysphagia and regurgitation.)
(Taste bitter, Qi neutral. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Drains water and removes dampness, strengthens bones and relaxes sinews.)
(Taste sweet, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes diuresis and removes dampness, drains heat and relieves irritability.)
(Taste pungent. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Circulates blood stasis and obstruction in the vessels, promotes urination in cases of strangury and urinary retention.)
(Taste bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes diuresis to open urinary retention, drains heat to clear the Bladder.)
(Taste bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes water passages to drain excessive dampness, eliminates stasis-heat to resolve jaundice.)
(Taste sweet. Enters the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Promotes diuresis to drain damp-heat, stops bleeding and reduces carbuncles and swellings. Soak until hairs grow out, then sun-dry for use.)
(Taste bitter, slightly cold. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Clears damp-heat from the Bladder, unblocks water passages in cases of painful and difficult urination.)
(There are many herbs for attacking phlegm, scattered across various categories of attacking Qi; it is advisable to refer to them.)
(Taste pungent, bitter, and astringent. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Descends rebellious Qi and opens blockages, collects saliva/phlegm and cleanses turbidity, excels at stopping wheezing and coughing, and best at opening orifices.)
(Taste sweet, nature cold. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Clears the Lung and moves phlegm. Take fresh bamboo, remove nodes, bake over fire to drip juice, and collect with porcelain vessels.)
(Taste sweet, Qi neutral. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Resolves phlegm, drains heat, stops thirst, and dispels wind. Its efficacy is similar to Bamboo Juice (Zhuli); for heat conditions, Bamboo Juice is suitable; for cold conditions, Broom Juice (Jingli) is suitable.)
(Taste pungent, nature warm. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Descends Qi and moves blood stasis, resolves accumulations and reduces swelling. Soak in water for two to three days, remove the white mucus. Using those prepared in nine sets of ox gallbladders is excellent for treating phlegm stagnation and severe Lung heat. (Powdered Arisaematis Rhizoma (Tiannanxing) is packed into an ox gallbladder and dried in shade; the gallbladder is replaced once a year, and it can be used as medicine only after nine years.))