味苦辛，寒，大寒，无毒。主五脏积热，胃胀闭，涤去蓄结饮食，推陈致新，除邪气。
疗五脏十二经脉，中百二十疾，暴伤寒，腹中大热，止烦满，消渴，利小便及 蚀疮。炼之
如膏，久服轻身。天地至神之物，能化成十二种石。一名芒硝。生益州山谷，及武都、陇西、
西羌，采无时。
味辛、苦，大寒。主五脏积聚，久热胃闭，除邪气破留血，腹中痰实结搏，通经脉，利
大小便及月水，破五淋，推陈致新，生于朴硝。
味酸，寒，无毒。主寒热，泻痢白沃，阴蚀恶疮，目痛，坚骨齿，除固热在骨髓
鼻中息肉。炼饵服之，轻身不老增年。岐伯云∶久服伤人骨，能使铁为铜。一名羽KT ，
一名羽泽。生河西山谷及陇西武都、石门，采无时。
味甘，寒，大寒，无毒。主身热泻 ，女子乳难，癃闭，利小便，荡胃中积聚寒热，益
精气，通九窍六腑津液，去留结，止渴，令人利中。久服轻身，耐饥长年。一名液石，一名
共石，一名脱石，一名番石。生赭阳山谷，及太山之阴，或掖北白山，或卷山，采无时。
味甘辛，温，无毒。主心腹咳逆邪气，补不足，女子风寒在子宫，绝孕，十年无子。疗
上气，心腹痛寒热，结气邪气，补心气不足，定惊悸，安魂魄，填下焦，止消渴，除胃中久
寒，散痈肿，令人悦泽。久服温中，轻身延年，生太山山谷，采无时。
Bitter and acrid, cold, very cold, non-toxic. It primarily treats accumulated heat in the five Zang organs, gastric distension and obstruction, clears away retained and accumulated food, pushes out the old to bring forth the new, and eliminates pathogenic factors.
It treats diseases of the five Zang organs and the twelve meridians, as well as one hundred and twenty types of ailments, sudden attack by cold damage, excessive heat in the abdomen, relieves vexation and fullness, treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), promotes urination, and cauterizes sores. When refined into a paste, long-term consumption lightens the body. It is a divine substance of heaven and earth, capable of transforming into twelve types of minerals. Also known as Mangxiao (Mirabilite). It grows in the valleys of Yizhou, as well as Wudu, Longxi, and Xiqiang; it can be harvested at any time.
Acrid and bitter, very cold. It primarily treats accumulations in the five Zang organs, gastric obstruction due to prolonged heat, eliminates pathogenic factors, breaks up retained blood, resolves phlegm-dampness and solid exudates knotting in the abdomen, unblocks the meridians, promotes urination and defecation as well as menstruation, breaks up the five types of Lin syndrome (dysuria), pushes out the old to bring forth the new, and is derived from Puxiao (Glauber's salt).
Sour, cold, non-toxic. It primarily treats alternating chills and fever, dysentery with white discharge, erosive sores of the yin, eye pain, strengthens bones and teeth, eliminates persistent heat in the bone marrow and nasal polyps. When refined into pills and taken, it lightens the body, prevents aging, and increases longevity. Qibo stated: Long-term consumption damages human bones and can turn iron into copper. Also known as Yu KT (a variant character for Yu Ze), also known as Yuze. It grows in the valleys of Hexi, as well as Longxi, Wudu, and Shimen; it can be harvested at any time.
Sweet, cold, very cold, non-toxic. It primarily treats body heat and diarrhea, difficulty in lactation in women, strangury and urinary retention, promotes urination, sweeps away accumulated cold and heat in the stomach, benefits Jing-Qi (Essence and Qi), unblocks the fluids of the nine orifices and six Fu organs, removes lingering knots, relieves thirst, and facilitates smooth functioning in the middle Jiao. Long-term consumption lightens the body, withstands hunger, and extends life. Also known as Yeshi, also known as Gongshi, also known as Tuoshi, also known as Fanshi. It grows in the valleys of Zheyang, as well as the southern slopes of Mount Tai, or the Baishan north of Ye, or Juanshan; it can be harvested at any time.
Sweet and acrid, warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats coughing and rebellious Qi in the heart and abdomen along with pathogenic factors, tonifies deficiencies, treats infertility in women due to wind-cold invading the uterus, resulting in ten years without children. It treats ascending Qi, cold-heat patterns of heart and abdominal pain, stagnant Qi and pathogenic factors, tonifies insufficiency of Heart Qi, calms palpitations, stabilizes the Hun and Po, fills the Lower Jiao, relieves Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), eliminates chronic cold in the stomach, dissipates carbuncles and swellings, and gives the complexion a lustrous appearance. Long-term consumption warms the middle, lightens the body, and extends longevity. It grows in the valleys of Mount Tai; it can be harvested at any time.