味咸甘，平，无毒。主伤中，疝瘕，阴痿，益精生子，女子血闭，腰痛，通五淋，利小
便水道。又疗男子虚损，五脏气微，梦寐失精，遗溺。久服益气养神。一名蚀疣，生桑枝上，
螳螂子也。二月三月采蒸之，当火炙，不尔令人泻。
味苦咸，平，无毒。主咳逆上气，喘息烦满，胸痛寒热，疗阴痿。一名魁蛤。生
味咸，平，无毒。主恶蚀疮，五痔，咳逆胸痹，腰痛胁急，鼠 ，大孔出血，崩中漏下。
生东海，表有文，取无时。
味甘，平，无毒。主痿痹，泻痢，便脓血。一名魁陆，一名活东。生东海，正圆两头空，
表有文，取无时。
味苦，无毒。主除湿痹气，身重，四肢关节不可动摇。生山之阴土中，二月八月
味咸甘，平，有毒。主漏下赤白，破症瘕 疟，五痔，阴蚀湿痹，四肢重弱，小儿囟不
合，头疮难燥，女子阴疮及惊恚气，心腹痛，不可久立，骨中寒热，伤寒劳复，或肌体寒热
欲死。以作汤良。久服轻身不饥，益气，资智，亦使人能食。一名神屋。生南海池泽及湖水
中，采无时，勿令中湿，中湿即有毒。
(Sangpiaoxiao) Salty and sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats internal injury to the middle jiao (middle energizer), hernia and masses, impotence, benefits essence and aids conception, female amenorrhea, lower back pain, unblocks five types of strangury (dysuria with pain), and promotes urination. It also treats male deficiency and exhaustion, weak qi of the five zang organs, nocturnal emission during dreams, and urinary incontinence. Long-term consumption benefits qi and nourishes the spirit. Also known as Shiyou, it grows on mulberry branches and is the egg case of the mantis. Harvested in the second and third lunar months, steamed, and must be roasted over fire; otherwise, it causes diarrhea.
(Kui Ge / Clam) Bitter and salty in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats cough with rebellious qi, wheezing, restlessness and fullness, chest pain with aversion to cold and fever, and treats impotence. Also known as Kui Ge. Grows in...
(Hai Piaoxiao / Cuttlebone) Salty in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats malignant erosive sores, five types of hemorrhoids, cough with rebellious qi and chest bi-syndrome, lower back pain with hypochondriac stiffness, scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis), bleeding from the anus, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea. Grows in the East Sea, has patterns on its surface, and can be harvested at any time.
(Dai Mao / Hawksbill Turtle Shell) Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats flaccidity and numbness, dysentery, and pus and blood in stool. Also known as Kuilu or Huodong. Grows in the East Sea, is perfectly round with hollow ends, has patterns on the surface, and can be harvested at any time.
(Aquatic Organism) Salty in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats eye obstructions, nebulae, and pain, and blindness (qingmang). Long-term consumption benefits essence and lightens the body. Grows in the South Sea.
(Organism from Yin Soil) Bitter in flavor, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi syndrome with qi stagnation, heaviness of the body, and immobility of the four limbs and joints. Grows in the soil on the shady side of mountains, in the second and eighth lunar months...
(Marine Mollusk) Salty and sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, toxic. It primarily treats leukorrhea with red and white discharge, breaks up masses and malaria, five types of hemorrhoids, genital erosion with damp-bi, heaviness and weakness of the four limbs, unclosed fontanelle in infants, difficult-to-dry head sores, female genital sores and anger-induced qi stagnation, heart and abdominal pain, inability to stand for long periods, cold and heat in the bones, relapse of cold damage due to overexertion, or severe cold and heat in the body nearing death. It is excellent when decocted into soup. Long-term consumption lightens the body, prevents hunger, benefits qi, enhances intelligence, and increases appetite. Also known as Shenwu. Grows in ponds, marshes, and lakes in the South Sea, can be harvested at any time, but must not be allowed to become damp; if damp, it becomes toxic.
(Heat-Clearing Herb) Bitter in flavor, cold in nature, toxic. It primarily treats hot redness and pain of the eyes, blindness, and improves vision. Long-term consumption makes the body robust and benefits willpower and qi.
(Sweet Herb) Sweet in flavor. It primarily treats cough with rebellious qi, jaundice, and stops thirst. The fresh product primarily treats edema, swollen feet, and directs qi downward.