Sweet in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It drains heat, calms the spirit, stops fright, and eliminates phlegm.
Sour in taste, astringent in nature, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It directs rebellious Qi downward to stop vomiting, restrains Wind-Liver to kill roundworms. Soak in vinegar overnight, remove the pits, and steam with rice.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It clears the Wood element (Liver) to kill parasites, benefits the Water element (Kidney/Bladder) to drain heat.
Pungent in flavor, neutral in Qi, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It kills parasites, breaks up accumulations, stops dysentery, and resolves sores.
Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It promotes urination, dries the Earth element (Spleen), kills parasites, and stops diarrhea. On the first ten days of each lunar month, take several kernels and eat them on an empty stomach; all parasites will die. Avoid drinking hot tea; violating this prohibition causes diarrhea.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It clears the Lung to stop coughing, promotes urination, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, entering the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It stops bleeding, invigorates blood circulation, breaks up accumulations, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It kills parasites, resolves gu poison, stops sweating, and treats mania. Soak in licorice water, remove the skin, slice, process, and grind into powder; apply externally to the body to stop sweating.
Bitter in taste, entering the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It dries dampness, invigorates blood circulation, treats sores, and kills parasites.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It drains heat, invigorates blood circulation, and unblocks obstructions. It resolves dryness accumulation in the Yangming channel and removes damp-heat steaming in the Taiyin channel. It unblocks meridians and breaks up masses, reduces carbuncles and abscesses, and discharges pus and blood. Use after soaking in wine.
Salty, bitter, and pungent in taste, cold in nature, entering the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It drains fire and reduces high fever, promotes urination, and relieves strangury.
Bitter and pungent in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It breaks up stagnant Qi and stabilizes asthma, drains retained water and calms coughing.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It excels at draining accumulated fluid and expelling old stagnations.
Bitter and pungent in taste, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Its nature is specifically for draining water, and its strength can stop diarrhea.
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, entering the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It drains retained fluid and unblocks stasis and obstruction in the meridians.
Pungent and bitter in taste, extremely hot in nature, entering the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It dispels cold pathogens to relieve pain, opens cold stagnation, and breaks up knots. Remove the shell, stir-fry, and grind for use. Strong individuals may take two li.