味辛，温，有大毒。主贼风在皮肤中淫淫痛，温疟恶毒，诸痹，邪气，鬼疰，蛊毒。一
名玉支。生太行山川谷及淮南山，三月采花，阴干。
味苦，温，微温，有毒。主五脏邪气，心腹寒热，羸瘦，如疟状，发作有时，诸关节风
湿痹痛。疗久风流走四肢，脚弱。一名莞草，一名卑共。生太山川谷，三月三日采叶，阴干。
味苦，平，微温，有毒。主咳逆上气，喉痹咽痛，不得消息，散结气，腹中邪逆
大热，疗老血在心脾间，咳唾、言语气臭，散胸中热气。久服令人虚。一名乌扇，一名乌
一名乌 ，一名乌吹，一名草姜。生南阳川谷田野，三月三日采根，阴干。
味苦，平，有毒。主蛊毒邪气，鬼疰诸毒，破症瘕积聚大水，下三虫。疗头眩，杀鬼魅。
一名乌圆。生九疑山谷，五月采。
味苦，微寒，有毒。主腹中邪热气诸毒，杀三虫，去寸白虫，破症瘕，除头风，止金疮。
花∶疗恶疮，令人泻。一名贯节，一名贯渠，一名百头，一名虎卷，一名扁符，一名伯萍，
一名药藻，此谓草鸱头。生玄山山谷及冤句少室山，二月八月采根，阴干。
味辛，平，生∶微寒；熟∶温，有毒。主伤寒寒热，心下坚，下气，喉咽肿痛，
胸胀咳逆，肠鸣，止汗，消心腹胸膈痰热满结，咳嗽上气，心下急痛坚痞，时气呕逆，消
肿，堕胎，疗痿黄，悦泽面目。生令人吐；熟令人下。用之汤洗令滑尽。一名守田，一名
文，一名水玉，一名示姑。生槐里川谷，五月八月采根，曝干。
[Yangzhizhu (Rhododendron molle)] Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, highly toxic. It primarily treats creeping pain caused by thief-wind (Zefeng) lingering in the skin, malignant toxins of warm malaria (Wen Nue), various Bi syndromes (obstruction syndromes), pathogenic factors, Gui Zhu (ghostly afflictions/contagious diseases), and Gu poison (insect poison). Also known as Yuzhi. Grows in valleys of Mount Taihang and Huai Mountains; flowers are harvested in March and dried in shade.
[Banxia (Pinellia Tuber)] Bitter in flavor, warm in nature, slightly warm, toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic factors in the five Zang organs, cold-heat sensations in the heart and abdomen, emaciation, symptoms resembling malaria with regular paroxysms, and wind-damp Bi pain in various joints. It treats wind pathogens flowing to the four limbs due to chronic illness, and weakness of the legs. Also known as Wangcao, and also known as Begong. Grows in valleys of Mount Tai; leaves are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month and dried in shade.
[Shegan (Belamcanda Rhizome)] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, slightly warm, toxic. It primarily treats cough with rebellious Qi, throat Bi (sore throat/throat obstruction) with pain, inability to breathe or speak freely, dissipates stagnant Qi, abdominal rebellious Qi with severe heat, treats old blood stasis between the Heart and Spleen, expectoration with foul breath odor, and dissipates hot Qi in the chest. Long-term use causes deficiency. Also known as Wushan, also known as Wuyuan, also known as Wuchui, also known as Caojiang. Grows in fields and valleys of Nanyang; rhizomes are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month and dried in shade.
[Changshan (Dichroa Root)] Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, toxic. It primarily treats Gu poison, pathogenic factors, ghostly afflictions and other toxins, breaks up masses and accumulations (Zhengjia) and edema, and expels three types of parasites. It treats dizziness and kills evil spirits. Also known as Wuyuan. Grows in valleys of Mount Jiuyi; harvested in May.
[Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma)] Bitter in flavor, slightly cold, toxic. It primarily treats hot pathogenic factors and various toxins in the abdomen, kills three types of parasites, removes Taenia solium (inchworm tapeworm), breaks up masses, eliminates head wind (headache/dizziness), and heals metal wounds. The flower: treats malignant sores and induces diarrhea. Also known as Guanjie, also known as Guanqu, also known as Baitou, also known as Hujuan, also known as Bianfu, also known as Boping, also known as Yaozao; this refers to Caochitou. Grows in valleys of Xuan Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain in Yuanju; rhizomes are harvested in February and August and dried in shade.
[Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus)] Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature; raw: slightly cold; processed: warm, toxic. It primarily treats chills and fever of Shanghan (Cold Damage), hardness below the heart, directs Qi downward, soreness and swelling of the throat, chest distension with cough and rebellious Qi, borborygmus, stops sweating, resolves phlegm-heat fullness and stagnation in the heart, abdomen, chest, and diaphragm, cough with rebellious Qi, acute pain and hard masses below the heart, vomiting and reflux due to seasonal pathogens, reduces swelling, induces abortion, treats yellowing and wasting (Wei Huang), and enhances the luster of the face. Raw form induces vomiting; processed form induces bowel movements. When used, wash with decoction until the slippery texture is gone. Also known as Shoutian, also known as Wenwu, also known as Shuiyu, also known as Shigu. Grows in valleys of Huaili; rhizomes are harvested in May and August and sun-dried.