石榴∶有酸、甜二种，以酸者为石榴之正味，故入药必须酸者。其性微凉，能敛戢肝火，保合肺气，为治
气虚不摄肺劳喘嗽之要药。又为治肝虚风动相火浮越之要药。若连皮捣烂煮汤饮之，又善治大便滑泻、小便不
禁、久痢不止、女子崩带，以其皮中之液最涩，故有种种诸效也。
【附案】门生高××之父，曾向愚问治泄泻方，语以酸石榴连皮捣烂，煮服甚效。后岁值壬寅，霍乱盛
行，有甫受其病泄泻者，彼与以服酸石榴方，泄泻止而病亦遂愈。盖霍乱之上吐下泻，原系肝木挟外感之毒克
伐脾胃，乃当其病势犹未横恣，急以酸石榴敛戢肝木，使不至助邪为虐致吐泻不已，则元气不漓，自可以抗
御毒菌，况酸石榴之味至酸，原有消除毒菌之力乎（凡味之至酸者，皆善消）！古方治霍乱多用木瓜，取其酸
能敛肝也，酸石榴之酸远胜木瓜，是以有效也。
邻村张氏妇，年过四旬，素息肺劳喘嗽，夜不安枕者已数年矣。无论服何药皆无效验。一晚偶食酸石榴，
觉夜间喘嗽稍轻，从此每晚服之，其喘嗽日轻，一连服过三月，竟脱然无累矣。
龙眼肉∶味甘，气香，性平。液浓而润，为心脾要药。能滋生心血（凡药之色赤液浓而甘者，皆能生血），
兼能保合心气（甘而且香者皆能助气），能滋补脾血（味甘归脾），兼能强健脾胃（气香能醒脾），故能治思
虑过度，心脾两伤（脾主思，过思则伤脾），或心虚怔忡、寝不成寐，或脾虚泄泻，或脾虚不
能统血，致二便下血。为其味甘能培补脾土，即能有益肺金（土生金），故又治肺虚劳嗽、痰中带血，食之甘
香适口，以治小儿尤佳。
【附案】一少年心中怔忡，夜不能寐，其脉弦硬微数，知其心脾血液短也，俾购龙眼肉，饭甑蒸熟，随便
当点心，食之至斤余，病遂除根。
一六七岁童子，大便下血，数月不愈，服药亦无效。亦俾蒸熟龙眼肉服之，约日服两许，服旬日全愈。
Pomegranate: There are two types, sour and sweet. The sour one is the true flavor of pomegranate, therefore only the sour variety must be used for medicinal purposes. Its nature is slightly cool; it can astringe Liver Fire (Liver Huo) and preserve Lung Qi (Fei Qi), making it a key herb for treating chronic cough and asthma due to Lung Consumption (Fei Lao) caused by Qi deficiency failing to secure. It is also a key herb for treating Wind stirring due to Liver deficiency and floating/overflowing Ministerial Fire (Xiang Huo). If taken with the peel mashed and boiled into a decoction, it is particularly effective for treating loose stools, urinary incontinence, chronic dysentery, and uterine bleeding or leukorrhea in women. This is because the juice within the peel is highly astringent, thus producing various effects.
[Attached Case] A student's father asked me for a prescription to treat diarrhea. I told him that boiling and consuming sour pomegranate with the peel was very effective. Later, during the Renyin year, cholera was prevalent. Someone who had just contracted cholera-induced diarrhea was given this sour pomegranate formula; the diarrhea stopped, and the illness resolved. Generally, the vomiting and diarrhea of cholera stem from Liver Wood (Gan Mu) combining with external toxic pathogens to attack the Spleen and Stomach. When the pathological trend has not yet become rampant, urgently using sour pomegranate to astringe Liver Wood prevents it from assisting the pathogen in causing relentless vomiting and diarrhea. In this way, Yuan Qi (Primal Qi) remains intact, naturally enabling resistance against bacteria. Moreover, since sour pomegranate is extremely sour, it inherently possesses the power to eliminate bacterial toxins (any substance with an extremely sour taste is good at eliminating toxins)! Ancient formulas often use Chaenomelis Fructus (Mu Gua, *Chaenomelis Fructus*) to treat cholera, taking advantage of its sourness to astringe the Liver. The sourness of sour pomegranate far surpasses that of Mu Gua, hence its efficacy.
A woman surnamed Zhang from a neighboring village, over forty years old, had long suffered from Lung Consumption with cough and asthma, unable to sleep peacefully at night for several years. No matter what medicine she took, there was no effect. One evening, she accidentally ate a sour pomegranate and felt her nighttime cough and asthma slightly relieved. From then on, she consumed it every night; her cough and asthma gradually improved day by day. After continuous consumption for three months, she was completely cured and free from the burden.
Longan Aril (Long Yan Rou): Sweet in taste, fragrant in odor, neutral in nature. Rich and moist fluid, it is an essential herb for the Heart and Spleen. It can generate Heart Blood (Xin Xue) (any herb that is red in color, rich in fluid, and sweet in taste can generate blood), and simultaneously preserve Heart Qi (Xin Qi) (sweet and fragrant substances can assist Qi). It can nourish Spleen Blood (Pi Xue) (sweet taste enters the Spleen) and simultaneously strengthen the Spleen and Stomach (fragrant odor awakens the Spleen). Therefore, it treats damage to both Heart and Spleen caused by excessive thinking (the Spleen governs thought; excessive thinking damages the Spleen), palpitations due to Heart deficiency, insomnia, diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency, or bleeding from the rectum and urethra due to Spleen deficiency failing to control blood. Because its sweet taste can tonify Spleen Earth (Pi Tu), which subsequently benefits Lung Metal (Lung Jin) (Earth generates Metal), it also treats chronic cough due to Lung deficiency and blood-streaked phlegm. Its sweet and fragrant taste is pleasant, making it especially suitable for treating children.
[Attached Case] A young man suffered from palpitations and insomnia at night. His pulse was wiry, stiff, and slightly rapid. Knowing his Heart and Spleen blood were deficient, I instructed him to purchase Longan Aril, steam it until cooked in a rice steamer, and consume it freely as a snack. After eating more than half a kilogram, the root cause of the disease was eliminated.
Another child, aged six or seven, suffered from rectal bleeding for several months without cure, and medication was ineffective. He was also instructed to consume steamed Longan Aril, approximately 50 grams per day. After ten days of consumption, he made a full recovery.