Indicated for dog bite wounds.
Expels evil influences and malevolent spirits.
Indicated for nausea with desire to vomit; tonifies vital energy (Qi).
Taste: sour. Nature: neutral. Non-toxic. Indicated for calming the five Zang organs, repairing severe injuries, lightening the body, and tonifying Qi. Long-term consumption is beneficial to humans.
Taste: sweet. Nature: warm. Non-toxic. Indicated for Feng Zhu (wind-type zhu disease), Shi Zhu (corpse-type zhu disease), Gui Zhu (ghost-type zhu disease); toxic vapors wandering in the skin causing sensations like needle pricks; heart and abdominal pain moving to irregular locations; and malignant ulcers associated with rats. The skull is particularly effective.
Treats various Zhu diseases.
Indicated for amenorrhea and male genital lesions; calcined and administered with water flowing eastward.
Nature: neutral. Non-toxic. Indicated for dizziness and headache, epilepsy.
Indicated for heat accumulation in the middle jiao with polydipsia (Xiao Ke).
Indicated for frostbite.
Indicated for dim vision.
Taste: pungent. Nature: neutral. Non-toxic. Indicated for tonifying the Middle Jiao and benefiting Qi.
Taste: salty. Nature: neutral. Toxic. Indicated for Gui Zhu, Gu Du (gu poison), alternating chills and fever, palpitations, epilepsy, mania with running about.
Particularly effective.
Indicated for inducing abortion and facilitating childbirth; produced in Shandu Pinggu.
Taste: pungent. Nature: warm. Non-toxic. Indicated for carbuncles and swellings, malignant ulcers with necrotic tissue, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, flaccidity and spasms of the four limbs, head swelling due to wind qi, unblocking interstices (Cou Li), softening the skin. Do not apply near the genitals as it may cause impotence. Also known as Gong Zhi.
Taste: sweet. Non-toxic. Indicated for bi syndrome, stopping bleeding, and tonifying Qi; produced in southern mountains and valleys and along the Huai River coast; harvested in the tenth month.
Taste: sweet. Nature: warm. Non-toxic. Indicated for fright-epilepsy, leprosy-like diseases, Gui Zhu, and Gu Du; eliminates alternating chills and fever, Ben Tun (rushing pig/qi rushing upward from lower abdomen), and spasms caused by pathogenic factors of the Five Obstructions. Also known as Tun Dian. Dry in shade and store; do not let it spoil.
Indicated for the five types of hemorrhoids, latent heat in the intestines, and internal erosion due to intestinal abscesses.
Nature: slightly cold. Indicated for whip marks, traumatic injuries, various deteriorating ulcers, and promoting lactation.
Indicated for fright pathogens, sorrow, and indignation.
Nature: cold. Harmonizes Kidney Qi and promotes urination.
Indicated for febrile thirst due to Shang Han (Cold Damage).
Indicated for tonifying the Middle Jiao, benefiting Qi, stopping thirst, and promoting urination.
Indicated for pediatric fright-epilepsy; harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Promotes hair growth.
Used for preparing various plaster medicines; detoxifies Ban Mao (Mylabris) and Yuan Qing (Lytta).
Taste: sour. Nature: cold. Treats manic disorders.
Taste: bitter. Indicated for obstructing blood vessels, weakening sinews and bones, and relaxing muscles in deficient individuals. Should not be consumed long-term; especially contraindicated for patients with open wounds (Jin Chuang).
Indicated for alternating chills and fever, jaundice, and damp-bi syndrome.
Taste: salty. Non-toxic. Indicated for carbuncles and sores, various corrosive malignant ulcers, and rotting ulcers of the yin region. Found underground. Harvested in the fifth month, dried, and then calcined.