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(Shiqiao) Salty in flavor, slightly warm, also described as slightly cold, and toxic. It primarily treats evil blood (pathological blood stasis), blood stasis, bi syndrome (obstruction causing pain/numbness), broken bones with blood accumulation under the hypochondrium, hardness and fullness with pain, amenorrhea, excessive skin growth in the eyes, blue cataracts, and white membranes. It heals hematemesis retained in the chest and abdomen, bone fractures, blood coagulation, internal packing of golden wounds (metal-induced injuries), postpartum cold invasion, and promotes lactation. Also known as Qi, KT Qi, or Bo Qi. It grows in the flat marshes of Henei and in grassy areas where household manure accumulates. It can be harvested at any time; those that move in reverse are considered superior.

(Lingli) Salty in flavor, cold, and non-toxic. It primarily treats wind-pathogen attacks, tendon dislocation/subluxation, rectal prolapse, convulsive epilepsy, and muscle spasms. Also known as Lingli, Tuwo, or Fuwo. It grows in the pools and marshes of Mount Tai, and under sandy stone walls in shady places. It is harvested in the eighth lunar month.

(Salty/Cold variety) Salty in flavor and cold. It primarily treats wind-stroke with deviation and falls, rectal prolapse from large intestine descent, tendon stiffness, and convulsive epilepsy.

(Zhizhang) Salty and bitter in flavor, neutral, slightly cold, and toxic. It primarily expels evil blood, blood stasis, and amenorrhea; breaks up blood masses (xue jia), accumulations, and infertility; promotes urination, and induces abortion. Also known as [missing character] or Zhizhang. It grows in the pools and marshes of Leize. It is harvested in the fifth and sixth lunar months and dried in the sun.

(Salty/Neutral variety) Salty in flavor, neutral, and non-toxic. It primarily treats heart and abdominal masses (zheng jia), hard accumulations, alternating chills and fever, removes痞 (fullness/blockage), polyps, genital erosion, hemorrhoids, and malignant flesh. It treats warm malaria, blood masses, lower back pain, and hardness under the hypochondrium in children.

(Danyang Marsh variety) Sweet in flavor. It primarily treats internal injury, benefits qi, and supplements deficiencies. It grows in the pools and marshes of Danyang. It can be harvested at any time.

(Pungent/Warm variety) Pungent in flavor, slightly warm, and toxic. It primarily treats heart and abdominal masses, latent hard accumulations, accumulations, alternating chills and fever, metrorrhagia in women, bleeding with five colors of leukorrhea, pulling pain in the lower abdomen and genitalia, sores, scabies, necrotic tissue, frequent fright during weeping caused by five pathogenic factors, heavy pain in the waist, and resolves pediatric qi strangury.

(Nanhai Marsh variety) Primarily treats shortness of breath with rapid shallow breathing (xi xi) and inability of the feet to touch the ground. It grows in the pools and marshes of the South Sea. It can be harvested at any time.

(Salty/Slightly Warm variety) Salty in flavor, slightly warm, and non-toxic. It primarily treats leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women, menstrual blood obstruction, genital erosion with swelling and pain, alternating chills and fever, abdominal masses, infertility, frightful qi entering the abdomen, abdominal pain circling the umbilicus, cold swelling in the vagina, and enables conception. It also stops excessive purulent discharge from sores, keeping them dry.