Library

Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome), Lu (Reed Rhizome, contextually likely referring to a specific herb in this ancient list, kept as Lu), Sheyan (Serpent-binding Herb), Qingxiang (Celosia Seed), Yazi (Tooth Kernel), Yelangdu (Wild Wolf Poison), Ying Shi (Rosa Laevigata Fruit), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Kushen (Sophora Root), Bixie (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome), Ehuang (Realgar), Songzhi (Pine Resin), Loulu (Euphorbia Fissurana Root), Ji Yi (Polygonum Aviculare), Tongcao (Tetrapanax Pith), Diyu (Sanguisorba Root), Shuyangquan (Shepherd's Purse).

Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Shimian (Honey), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Gualou (Trichosanthes Fruit), Luoshi (Clematis Stem), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Fuling (Poria), Songzhi (Pine Resin), Ziwan (Aster Root), Kuandong (Coltsfoot Flower), Meizi (Plum Fruit), Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), Gancao (Licorice Root).

Yuquan (Refined Mercury/Cinnabar preparation, kept as Yuquan), Dansha (Cinnabar), Kongqing (Azurite), Changshi (Longstone/Alabaster), Mangxiao (Mirabilite), Gan Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, dried), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Gancao (Licorice Root), Tongcao (Tetrapanax Pith), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart), Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper), Maziren (Hemp Seed).

Yuquan (Refined Mercury/Cinnabar preparation), Dansha (Cinnabar), Zhi Shiyin (Purple Fluorite), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Hupo (Amber), Longgu (Fossilized Bone), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis).

Baiguazi (Melon Seed), Xionghuang (Realgar), Dansha (Cinnabar), Luokui Zi (Malva Seed), Lusui (Deer Marrow), Jungui (Cinnamon Bark), Xuansu Hua (Inula Flower), Shexiang (Musk), Gualou (Trichosanthes Fruit).

Heishizhi (Kaolin/Hematite preparation), Gan Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, dried), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Longdan (Gentian Root), Daqing (Isatidis Leaf), Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome), Bai Mu (Cypress Wood), Xiaobo (Berberis Stem), Kuzhuye Lao (Fermented Bamboo Leaf Milk), Su (Clarified Butter), Chi (Fermented Soybean), Shimian (Honey).

Shihu (Dendrobium Stem), Shizhongru (Stalactite), Yin Nie (Red Halloysite), Konggong Nie (White Halloysite), Shi Liuhuang (Sulfur), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Chi (Fermented Soybean), Danshen (Salvia Root), Wujia Pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), Dadou (Soybean), Tianxiong (Male Aconite Root), Cezi (Lateral Aconite Root), Muganji (Stephania Root), Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root), Songjie (Pine Joint), Niuxi (Achyranthes Root).

Discussion states: Minerals, metals, herbs, and plants have their own records in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), but the categories and details are numerous and complex, not easily understood by those with shallow learning and limited knowledge. Suddenly facing urgent matters, how can one spare time to browse and investigate? Therefore, these are recorded in this volume and attached to the prescriptions, so that loyal ministers and filial sons can see them at a glance in moments of haste and urgency. Thus, they are recorded and placed at the beginning of the chapter.

Twenty-two ingredients

Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats diseases of the five zang organs and hundred ailments, softens tendons and strengthens bones, calms the soul and spirit, promotes muscle growth, tonifies qi, and benefits blood vessels. It treats twelve types of leukorrhea in women, resolves qi stagnation and urinary difficulty, and brightens the eyes and ears. Long-term consumption enables resistance to cold and heat, prevents hunger and thirst, prevents aging, leads to immortality, lightens the body, and prolongs life. If taken five jin (approx. 3kg) by a person on their deathbed, their complexion remains unchanged for three years after death. Also known as Yuzha (Jade Nail). Grows in the valleys of Lantian, collected at any time.

Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. It primarily clears heat from the stomach, relieves panting, vexation, and fullness, and stops thirst. Taken as powder like hemp or bean seeds. Long-term consumption lightens the body and prolongs life. Grows in Lantian, collected at any time.