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The three most urgent diseases are: first, Shanghan (Cold Damage); second, Zhongfeng (Wind Stroke); third, Chuangyong (Sores and Abscesses). If these conditions are not treated promptly, or if the treatment does not match the disease, death will follow swiftly. When Sun Simiao compiled the *Qianjin Fang* (Thousand Golden Prescriptions), his treatments for Zhongfeng (Wind Stroke) and Chuangyong (Sores and Abscesses) were indeed exquisite and thorough. However, regarding the category of Shanghan (Cold Damage), he merely grouped decoctions, powders, plasters, and pills into chapters; it is suspected that the details were not fully elaborated. He subsequently wrote the thirty volumes of *Qianjin Yi Fang* (Supplement to the Thousand Golden Prescriptions), discussing methods, fifteen to sixteen percent of which overlapped with those in *Qianjin Fang*. Specifically regarding Shanghan (Cold Damage), he believed that although great physicians administered decoctions, rarely was there a single effective case. Therefore, he exclusively adopted the theories of Zhang Zhongjing, classifying the formulas and syndromes of the Taiyang (Greater Yang) channel and attaching them by analogy. Including the Six Channels (Taiyang, Shaoyang, Yangming, Taiyin, Shaoyin, Jueyin), contraindications, Huoluan (Cholera-like illness), post-sweating/vomiting/purging conditions, Yin Yi (Post-coital recovery syndrome), and Laofu (Relapse due to overexertion), he divided these into sixteen chapters, split into two scrolls (upper and lower). This also represented a novel approach of the time. This served as a profound auxiliary support to *Qianjin Fang*. Thus, he composed a treatise stating: "Shanghan (Cold Damage) and Re Bing (Febrile Diseases) have existed since ancient times. Wise sages and philosophers have devised many preventive measures. As for Zhang Zhongjing, he possessed divine efficacy. Delving into his purport, one cannot fathom its profundity." This reveals Sun Simiao's reverent attitude towards Zhang Zhongjing. These two books complement each other internally and externally, being extremely detailed and comprehensive. Another text circulated in the world called *Qianjin Sui* (Marrow of the Thousand Golden), but judging by its style and intent, it was certainly not authored by Sun Simiao, but rather fabricated by enthusiasts. Wang Zhu’s compilation *Waitai Miyao Fang* (Secret Essentials from the Outer Cabinet) cites sources individually, yet this text is nowhere to be found. It seems to originate from the late Tang Dynasty; learned scholars should not regard it as a work of the Sun family. Regarding the appropriateness of using raw versus processed herbs, the regulations for processing (Pao Zhi), and the measurements of weight and volume, all are recorded in the *Fanli* (General Principles) section of *Qianjin Fang*, so they are not repeated here.

Treatise states: If the timing of herb collection is unknown, and if herbs are not dried in the shade or exposed to the sun properly, then despite having a medicinal name, they ultimately lack medicinal substance. Therefore, collecting herbs out of season is no different from rotten wood; it wastes human effort and yields no benefit. Although these methods are contained in major classics, students find them difficult to grasp amidst haste. Hence, I have distinguished and clarified them so they can be known immediately.

Weirui (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati): Collected after Start of Spring, dried in shade.
Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi): Roots collected in the first lunar month, leaves in the third, stems in the fifth, flowers in the ninth, fruits/seeds in the eleventh; all dried in shade.
Baiying (Herba Solani Lilaciflori): Leaves collected in spring, stems in summer, flowers in autumn, roots in winter.
Luoshi (Caulis Trachelospermi): Collected in the first lunar month.
Feilian (Herba Saussureae Involucratae): Roots collected in the first lunar month, flowers in the seventh and eighth months, dried in shade.
Gaoben (Radix Ligustici Wallichii): Collected in the first and second lunar months, sun-dried for thirty days.
Tongcao (Medulla Tetrapanacis): Collected in the first lunar month, dried in shade.
Nwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici): Collected in the first and second lunar months, dried in shade.
Wutou (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) and Wu Hui (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata): Collected in the first and second lunar months; spring-collected is Wutou, winter-collected is Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata). Roots collected in early tenth day of the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Shu Que (Radix et Rhizoma Datiscae): Leaves collected in spring and summer, stems and roots in autumn and winter.
Baiye (Folium Platycladi): Collected according to directions in all four seasons, dried in shade.
Gouqi (Fructus Lycii): Leaves collected in spring and summer, stems and fruits in autumn, roots in winter, dried in shade.
Ming (Folium Camelliae Sinensis): Collected in spring.
Tao Xiao (Fructus Persicae Mummificatus): Collected in the first lunar month.
Tianmendong (Radix Asparagi): Collected in the second, third, seventh, and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Mendong (Radix Ophiopogonis): Collected in the second, third, eighth, and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae / Rhizoma Atractylodis): Collected in the second, third, eighth, and ninth lunar months, sun-dried.
Huangjing (Rhizoma Polygonati): Collected in the second lunar month, dried in shade.
Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Shuyu (Rhizoma Dioscoreae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried for ten days.
Renshen (Radix Ginseng): Collected in the second lunar month, fourth lunar month, and early tenth day of the eighth lunar month, sun-dried, protected from wind.
Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae): Collected in the second, eighth, and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Xixin (Radix et Rhizoma Asari): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Duohuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in sunlight.
Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Longdan (Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae): Collected in the second, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth lunar months, dried in shade.
Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Baihao (Herba Artemisiae argyi / Specific Artemisia species): Collected in the second lunar month.
Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae): Collected in the second and tenth lunar months, sun-dried.
Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months.
Shashen (Radix Adenophorae / Radix Glehniae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Wangbuliuxing (Semen Vaccariae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months.
Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri): Collected in the second and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Duoruo (Rhizoma Polystachyonis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Qianggen (Radix Saposhnikoviae / Radix Ledebouriellae - Note: Qianqian usually refers to Qianqian Gen/Saposhnikovia root, distinct from Fangfeng stem/leaf context sometimes, but here listed as root): Collected in the second and third lunar months, sun-dried.
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Qinjiao (Radix et Rhizoma Gentianae Macrophyllae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba / Radix Paeoniae Rubra): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Qianhu (Radix Peucedani): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Gualou (Fructus Trichosanthis): Roots collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried for thirty days.
Shilongrui (Herba Ranunculi Ternati): Seeds collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, bark collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Shiwei (Folium Pyrrosiae): Collected in the second lunar month, dried in shade.
Gouji (Rhizoma et Radix Cibotii): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Bixie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Baqia (Rhizoma Smilacis Chinae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Ziwan (Radix Asteris Tatarici): Collected in the second and third lunar months, dried in shade.
Baihe (Bulbus Lilii): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Diyu (Radix Sanguisorbae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Suocaogen (Radix Cyperi Rotundi): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months.
Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei Palmati): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, fire-dried.
Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Gansui (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui): Collected in the second lunar month, dried in shade.
Zhekui (Radix Bungeae): Collected in the second lunar month.
Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii): Collected in the second lunar month, dried in shade.
Guanzhong (Rhizoma Dryopteris Crassirhizomatis): Collected in the first and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Huzhang (Rhizoma Arisaematis Cum Baccis): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Bailian (Cortex Ampelopsis Japonicae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Yangtao (Fructus Actinidiae Chinensis): Collected in the first lunar month, dried in shade.
Yelangdu (Radix Henricae Perfoliatae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Guijiu (Rhizoma Typhonii): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months.
Fuling (Sclerotium Poriae) and Fushen (Sclerotium Poriae cum Radice): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi): Collected in the second, eighth, and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae): Collected in the second, fifth, sixth, and ninth lunar months.
Shanglu (Radix Phytolaccae): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Dingxiang (Flos Syzygii Aromatici): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months.
Yupi (Cortex Ulmi): Bark collected in the second lunar month, sun-dried; fruits collected in the eighth lunar month.
Zhuling (Sclerotium Polypori): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Qinpi (Cortex Fraxini): Collected in the second and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Shinan (Folium Nannopsidis Dasyphyllae): Leaves collected in the second and fourth lunar months, fruits in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Lanye (Folium Isatidis): Collected in the second and third lunar months, sun-dried; not recorded in Ben Cao (Materia Medica).
Chijian (Radix et Rhizoma Rhubarbi / Specific Astragalus species - Note: Chijian often refers to specific rhubarb or astragalus variant in ancient texts, here likely specific root): Collected in the third, fourth, and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Fang Kui (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae / Specific Angelica species): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, sun-dried.
Xiongqiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong): Collected in the third and fourth lunar months, sun-dried.
Xuchangqing (Herba Polygalae): Collected in the third lunar month.
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Da Qing (Folium Isatidis / Cortex Indigofera): Collected in the third and fourth lunar months, dried in shade.
Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae): Collected in the third and fourth lunar months, sun-dried.
Kushen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis): Collected in the third, eighth, and tenth lunar months, sun-dried.
Du Heng (Herba Dictamni): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, sun-dried.
Zicao (Radix Lithospermi): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Baiwei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Zishen (Radix et Rhizoma Bistortae): Collected in the third lunar month, fire-dried.
Zelan (Herba Lycopi): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Wagua (Fructus Trichosanthis): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Yuanyi (Cortex Broussonetiae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Aiye (Folium Artemisiae Argyi): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, sun-dried.
Shuiping (Herba Lemnae): Collected in the third lunar month, sun-dried.
Yanhua (Flos Genkwa): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Ze Qi (Herba Euphorbiae Helioscopiae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month and seventh day of the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Li Lu (Rhizoma Veratri): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Yang Zhi Zhu (Fructus Daphnes Gnidii): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Yin Yu (Herba Skimmiae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Shegan (Rhizoma Belamcandae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Qing Xiang Zi (Semen Celosiae): Stems and leaves collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade; seeds collected in the fifth and sixth lunar months.
Zi Ge (Radix Puerariae Lobatae): Collected in the third and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Fu Zi (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum / Specific Aconitum species - Note: Bai Fu Zi is Typhonium): Collected in the third lunar month.
Sang Shang Ji Sheng (Ramulus Taxilli): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis): Collected in the second, ninth, and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Wang Yi (Fructus Pruni Spinosae): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Huan (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae / Specific fruit): Collected in the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Wu Yu (Tuber Dioscoreae Septemlobae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, sun-dried.
Taohua (Flos Persicae): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Kucai (Herba Sonchi): Collected on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae): Collected in the fourth lunar month, dried in shade.
Xi Meng Zi (Semen Descurainiae): Collected in the fourth and fifth lunar months, sun-dried.
Jingtian (Herba Sedis Aizoonis): Collected on the fourth day of the fourth lunar month and seventh day of the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Puhuang (Pollen Typhae): Collected in the fourth lunar month.
Lancao (Herba Agrostis / Specific aromatic herb): Collected in the fourth and fifth lunar months.
Mi Wu (Herba Petasitis): Collected in the fourth and fifth lunar months, sun-dried.
Baitouweng (Radix Pulsatillae): Collected in the fourth lunar month.
Xiakucao (Herba Prunellae): Collected in the fourth lunar month.
Soushu (Ramulus Deutziae): Collected in the fourth lunar month.
Shuweicao (Herba Salviae Miltiorrhizae / Specific Salvia): Leaves collected in the fourth lunar month, flowers in the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii): Collected in the fifth and twelfth lunar months, dried in shade.
Juanbai (Herba Selaginellae Tamariscinae): Collected in the fifth and seventh lunar months, dried in shade.
Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis): Collected in the fifth, sixth, and eighth lunar months, dried in shade. Leaf: collected in May; Fruit/Seed: collected in September.
Cheqian Zi (Semen Plantaginis): Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Chong Wei Zi (Fructus Leonuri): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Shilong Chu (Herba Ranunculi Ternati): Collected on the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, sun-dried.
Danshen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae): Collected in the fifth lunar month, sun-dried.
Tian Ming Jing (Herba Namelinis): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Rou Cong Rong (Herba Cistanche): Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Shechuang Zi (Fructus Cnidii): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae): Collected in the fifth lunar month and at Start of Autumn, dried in shade.
Xuan Hua (Flos Convolvuli): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae): Collected in the fifth lunar month, sun-dried.
Suan Jiang (Calyx Physalis alkekengi): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Li Shi (Semen Phaseoli Radiati): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Da Xiao Ji (Herba Taraxaci / Herba Cirsii): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Hong Cao (Herba Persicariae Orientalls): Collected in the fifth lunar month for fruits.
Xuan Fu Hua (Capitulum Inulae): Collected in the fifth lunar month, sun-dried.
Yuan Wei (Rhizoma Iris Tectorii): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum): Collected in the fifth and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Lang Dang Zi (Semen Hyoscyami): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Shu Qi (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum / Specific preparation): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ru Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Xu (Herba Polygoni Avicularis): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Sheng Qi (Resina Draconis): Collected after Summer Solstice.
Rui He (Nucleus Persicae / Specific nut): Collected in the fifth and sixth lunar months, sun-dried.
Song Luo (Lichen Usnea): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Wujia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi): Stems collected in the fifth and seventh lunar months, roots in the tenth lunar month, dried in shade.
Mang Cao (Ramulus Illicii Anisati): Collected in the fifth lunar month, dried in shade.
Yuli Gen (Radix Pruni Spinosa): Collected in the fifth and sixth lunar months.
Luan Hua (Herba Siegesbeckiae / Specific herb): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Fupenzi (Fructus Rubi Chingii): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Mei Shi (Fructus Pruni Mume): Collected in the fifth lunar month, fire-dried.
Xing He Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum): Collected in the fifth lunar month.
Fan Lou (Rhizoma Polygonati): Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Hu (Allium Sativum / Specific Allium): Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Suan (Allium Sativum): Collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Qing Xiang (Flos Celosiae): Collected in the fifth lunar month; not recorded in Ben Cao.
Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae): Collected in the sixth and eighth lunar months.
Mao Gen (Rhizoma Imperatae): Collected in the sixth lunar month.
Rao Hua (Flos Kadsurae / Specific flower): Collected in the sixth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ye He Cao (Herba Unknown): Collected in summer, sun-dried.
Song Zhi (Resina Pini): Collected in the sixth lunar month.
Wu Mu Er (Fungus Auricularia): Collected in the sixth lunar month, sun-dried.
Shi Hu (Caulis Dendrobii): Collected in the seventh and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Ji Li Zi (Fructus Tribuli): Collected in the seventh and eighth lunar months, sun-dried.
Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci): Collected in the seventh and eighth lunar months, dried in shade.
Wei Xian (Herba Siegesbeckiae): Collected in the seventh lunar month.
Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae): Collected at Start of Autumn, dried in shade.
Qu Mai (Herba Dianthi): Collected at Start of Autumn, dried in shade.
Hai Zao (Thallus Laminariae / Thallus Eckloniae): Collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, sun-dried.
Lu Ying (Herba Ageratinae): Collected at Start of Autumn.
Jun Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae): Collected at Start of Autumn.
Huai Shi (Fructus Sophorae Japonicae): Collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and Si days of the tenth lunar month.
Tao He Ren (Semen Persicae): Collected in the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Gua Di (Fructus Momordicae): Collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Shu Su (Herba Perillae): Collected in the seventh lunar month.
Ma (Semen Cannabis): Collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
Fu Bi (Herba Desmodii): Collected in the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Shi Shi (Fructus Yiohs): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months, sun-dried.
Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis): Fruits collected in the eighth lunar month, roots available anytime.
Difuzi (Fructus Kochiae): Collected in the eighth and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Lou Lu (Radix Echinops): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ying Shi (Fructus Rosa Laevigatae): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months, dried in shade.
Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Bai Jiang (Radix Patriniae): Collected in the eighth lunar month.
Heng Shan (Rhizoma Dichroae): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ya Zi (Fructus Evodiae / Specific fruit): Collected in the eighth lunar month, sun-dried.
She Han (Herba Omphalodis): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Jun (Fungus / Mushroom): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
You You (Fructus Viticis Negundo): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months.
Nu Qing (Fructus Viticis Negundo): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Mu Jing Shi (Fructus Viticis Negundo): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months, dried in shade.
Suan Zao (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Chu Shi (Fructus Broussonetiae): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months, sun-dried.
Qin Jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli / Specific pepper): Collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months.
Wei Mao (Ramulus Euonymi): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ba Dou (Semen Crotonis Tiglii): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Shu Jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli Schinifolii): Collected in the eighth lunar month, dried in shade.
Lei Wan (Concretio Silicea Gastrodiae): Collected in the eighth lunar month, sun-dried.
Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae): Collected in the eighth lunar month, sun-dried.
Ou Shi (Rhizoma Nelumbinis): Collected in the eighth lunar month.
Ji Tou Shi (Fructus Nelumbinis): Collected in the eighth lunar month.
Bai Gua Zi (Semen Cucumeris): Collected in the eighth lunar month.
Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae): Collected in the ninth lunar month, sun-dried.
Jin Cao (Herba Setariae): Collected in the ninth and tenth lunar months.
Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum): Collected in the ninth lunar month.
Song Shi (Strobilus Pini): Collected in the ninth lunar month, dried in shade.
Xin Yi (Flos Magnoliae): Collected in the ninth lunar month, sun-dried.
Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus): Collected in the ninth and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni): Collected in the ninth and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Evodiae): Collected on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, dried in shade.
Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae): Collected in the ninth lunar month, sun-dried.
Zao Jia (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis): Collected in the ninth and tenth lunar months, dried in shade.
Li (Fructus Castaneae): Collected in the ninth lunar month.
Ren (Semen Perillae): Collected in the ninth lunar month, dried in shade.
Ma Zi (Semen Cannabis): Collected in the ninth lunar month.
Da Dou (Semen Sojae Preparatum): Collected in the ninth lunar month.
Zi (Specific seed): Collected in the tenth lunar month.
Jue Ming Zi (Semen Cassiae): Collected on the tenth day of the tenth lunar month, dried in shade for one hundred days.
Yun Shi (Fructus Caesalpiniae): Collected in the tenth lunar month, sun-dried.
Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae): Collected in the tenth lunar month, sun-dried.
Nv Zhen (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi): Collected at Start of Winter.
Ju You (Fructus Citri Reticulatae / Citrus Grandis): Collected in the tenth lunar month.
Kuan Dong Hua (Flos Farfarae): Collected in the eleventh lunar month, dried in shade.
Ji Ci (Spina Ziziphi / Thorn): Collected one hundred and twenty days after Winter Solstice.
Xian Shi (Semen Amarantri): Collected in the eleventh lunar month.
Ren Dong (Caulis Lonicerae Japonicae): Collected in the twelfth lunar month, dried in shade.
Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis): Collected in the twelfth lunar month, dried in shade.
Mu Lan (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis): Collected in the twelfth lunar month, dried in shade.
Dong Kui Zi (Semen Malvae): Collected in the twelfth lunar month.
Bai Xian (Cortex Dictamni): Collected in the fourth and fifth lunar months, dried in shade.
Ting Li (Semen Lepidii / Semen Descurainiae): Collected after Start of Summer, dried in shade.

Treatise states: All medicines must be harvested at specific times. Drying in the shade or exposing to the sun endows them with potency. If harvested out of season, their utility is wasted, yielding no benefit. Students should harvest them promptly for use.