味辛，温，大热，无毒。主胸满，咳逆上气，温中止血，出汗，逐风湿痹，肠 下痢，
寒冷腹痛，中恶，霍乱胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血，生者尤良。
味辛，微温。主伤寒头痛鼻塞，咳逆上气，止呕吐。久服去臭气，通神明。生犍为川谷
及荆州、扬州，九月采。
味辛苦，温，微温，微寒，无毒。主妇人疝瘕，阴中寒肿痛，腹中急，除风头痛，长肌
肤，悦颜色，辟雾露润泽。疗风邪 曳，金疮。可作沐药面脂。实∶主风流四肢。一名鬼卿，
一名地新，一名微茎。生崇山山谷，正月二月采干，曝干，三十日成。
味苦，温，微温，无毒。主中风，伤寒头痛，温疟，发表出汗，去邪热气，止咳逆上气，
除寒热，破症坚积聚，五脏邪气，缓急风，胁痛，字乳余疾，止好唾，通腠理，疏伤寒头疼，
解肌，泻邪恶气，消赤黑斑毒，不可多服，令人虚。一名卑相，一名龙沙，一名卑盐。生晋
地及河东，立秋采茎，阴干令青。
味甘，平，无毒。主消渴，身大热，呕吐，诸痹，起阴气，解诸毒。疗伤寒中风
，解肌发表出汗，开腠理。疗金疮，止痛，胁风痛。生根汁∶大寒，疗消渴，伤寒壮热；葛
谷∶主下痢，十岁以上；白葛∶烧以粉疮，止痛断血；叶∶主金疮止血；花∶主消酒。一名
鸡齐根，一名鹿藿，一名黄斤。生汶山川谷，五月采根，曝干。
[Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger)]
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Warm, extremely hot. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats chest fullness, cough with rebellious Qi ascending, warms the Middle Jiao and stops bleeding, induces sweating, expels wind-damp bi syndrome, dysentery, abdominal pain due to cold, Zhong'e (sudden severe illness caused by evil qi), distension and fullness in Huoluan (cholera-like disease), various toxins from wind pathogens, Qi knotting in the skin, stops hemoptysis. The fresh form is particularly effective.
[Fu Zi / Wu Tou (Aconite Root - inferred from context of pungent/mild warm, Jiangei valley)]
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Mildly warm. Indications: Mainly treats headache and nasal congestion due to Shanghan (Cold Damage), cough with rebellious Qi ascending, stops vomiting. Long-term use removes bad breath and clarifies the spirit. Habitat: Grows in Jiangei valleys, as well as Jingzhou and Yangzhou regions. Harvested in September.
[Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema Rhizome - inferred from context of pungent/bitter, "Gui Qing", treating hernia/spasms)]
Taste: Pungent, Bitter. Nature: Warm, mildly warm, mildly cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats women's hernia and mass formations (Zhenjia), cold swelling and pain in the vagina, abdominal urgency, dispels wind headache, promotes muscle growth, beautifies complexion, wards off fog and dew moisture. Treats spasms caused by wind pathogens, traumatic injuries (Jinchuang). Can be used for bathing powder and facial cream. Fruit: Mainly treats wind disorders in the four limbs. Aliases: Guiqing, Dixin, Weijing. Habitat: Grows in Chongshan valleys. Harvested and dried in January and February, sun-dried for thirty days.
[Ge Gen / Related Herb (Pueraria/related - inferred from context of bitter/warm, treating wind-stroke, "Bei Xiang")]
Taste: Bitter. Nature: Warm, mildly warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats Fengzhong (Wind Stroke), headache due to Shanghan, Wen Nue (Warm Malaria), releases the exterior and induces sweating, eliminates pathogenic heat, stops cough and rebellious Qi, dispels cold and heat, breaks up masses and accumulations, clears pathogenic Qi from the five Zang organs, relieves acute wind, hypochondriac pain, postpartum residual diseases, stops excessive salivation, opens interstices (Couli), relieves Shanghan headache, resolves muscle tension, drains evil Qi, reduces red/black toxic spots. Do not take in excess as it causes deficiency. Aliases: Beixiang, Longsha, Beiyan. Habitat: Grows in Jin region and Hedong. Harvest stems at Start of Autumn, shade-dry until green.
[Ge Gen (Kudzu Root)]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst), high body fever, vomiting, various Bi syndromes, raises Yin Qi, resolves various toxins. Treats Shanghan and Fengzhong, resolves muscle tension, releases the exterior and induces sweating, opens interstices. Treats traumatic injuries, stops pain, hypochondriac wind pain. Fresh Juice: Extremely cold, treats Xiao Ke, high fever due to Shanghan. Ge Gu (Seeds): Mainly treats dysentery in children over ten years old. Bai Ge (White Kudzu): Burned to ash and applied to sores, stops pain and bleeding. Leaves: Mainly stops bleeding from traumatic injuries. Flowers: Mainly resolves alcohol intoxication. Aliases: Jiqigen, Luhuo, Huangjin. Habitat: Grows in Wenshan valleys. Harvest roots in May, sun-dry.