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Bitter and salty, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats severe heat, polydipsia with mania and restlessness, eliminates pathogenic factors, and expels gu poison (parasitic toxins). It softens the skin, removes retained heat from the five zang organs and intestines and stomach, resolves stagnant qi, hardness under the heart, vomiting and regurgitation after eating, asthma and chest fullness, brightens the eyes, and treats eye pain. Grows in the salt pools of Hedong.

Sweet and salty, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats intestinal and gastric heat accumulation, asthma and counterflow causing chest pathology, inducing vomiting. Grows in Handan and the ponds and marshes of Hedong.

Salty, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily brightens the eyes and treats eye pain, tonifies qi, strengthens muscles and bones, removes toxic gu, treats abdominal pain, hematuria, hematemesis, and various bleeding conditions. Also known as Hu Yan (Barbarian Salt). Grows on Huyan Mountain, and at the southeast corner of Fulu City in Jiuquan, Beidi region of Western Qiang. The variety from the North Sea is blue-green, while that from the South Sea is red. Harvested in the tenth lunar month.

Bitter and pungent, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats alternating chills and fever in women, zheng jia (abdominal masses), amenorrhea, accumulations, swelling and pain in the yin region, metrorrhagia, infertility, diarrhea, and dysentery. Should not be taken for a long time as it damages the five zang organs and causes emaciation. Also known as Bai Shan. Grows in the valleys of Handan; can be harvested at any time.

Pungent, slightly cold in nature. Primarily treats vomiting and counterflow, wei fan (gastric reversal/regurgitation), fright epilepsy and manic disorders, clears heat, directs qi downward, stops frequent urination, removes toxic heat causing umbilical contraction, treats hemorrhage from metal wounds, and when refined, returns to a lustrous pill form. Long-term use enhances spiritual clarity. Also known as Qian Hua (Lead Flower), derived from lead, grows in Pingze, Shu Commandery.

Pungent, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats poisoning from hidden corpses and insect stings, kills three types of parasites, removes bie jia (turtle-like abdominal masses), treats malignant sores, induces abortion, and stops frequent urination. One [fragment]

Primarily treats blood obstruction in women, zheng jia hidden in the intestines, sterility, and hidden corpse pathogenic factors. Grows in the valleys of Guiyang.

Primarily treats difficult labor in women, blood obstruction, amenorrhea, and blockage between yin and yang.

Salty, non-toxic. Primarily treats gui zhu (ghostly transmission/chronic infectious disease), toxic gu, and various other zhu diseases. Grows in Shu Commandery; those resembling gold color are considered superior.

Pungent, warm in nature. Primarily treats ju yang (abscesses and ulcers), scabies and itching, excessive heat, malignant sores, leprosy-like diseases, dead flesh, eyebrow loss, kills hemorrhoid worms, removes black spots and polyps, and treats suigu ju (marrow bone abscess). Also known as E Hui, also known as Xi Hui. Grows in the valleys of Zhongshan.

Pungent, slightly warm in nature. Primarily treats black spots, removes warts, polyps, ulcerative erosion, and scabies. Also known as Li Hui. Grows in the rivers and marshes of Xuangu.