(Wasong) Taste: sour; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Indications: Dryness and pain in the mouth, dysentery from food/water and blood dysentery; stops bleeding. Habitat: Grows on roofs in Shangdang region, resembling young Artemisia plants. Alias: Wasong. Harvest: Summer, sun-dried.

(Hupo) Indications: Heart pain, blood bi syndrome, various diseases of the face; promotes the action of medicines. Habitat: Shu Commandery. Harvest: March.

(Chongqu drug, name missing in source) Taste: bitter; Nature: neutral; Slight toxicity. Indications: Ascaris lumbricoides and Enterobius vermicularis. Usage: Prepare as powder, administer with fat meat juice, one fangcun bi (approx. 5-10g) per dose. Also used in pills or powders. Habitat: Western Regions (Xirong).

(Abdominal drug, name missing in source) Indications: Abdominal distension and pain, rectal prolapse. Usage: Decoct and drink. Indications: Gastric reflux (vomiting), urinary incontinence, urinary retention, strangury, sudden evil attack, corpse transmission, metallic injuries.

(Zi Shiyin antidote) Usage: Decoct with water and drink. Resolves toxicity of Zi Shiyin (Hematite). Indications: Cholera with persistent vomiting and diarrhea; resolves poisoning from eating beef or horse meat; abdominal distension.

(Yanmai/Oat) Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Indications: Dystocia in women; decoct and drink. Aliases: [Missing character], Yanmai. Habitat: Old ruins and wild forests; leaves resemble wheat.

(Aged drug, name missing in source) Indications: Urinary retention, polyuria, difficult urination, genital swelling, sudden evil attack with rectal prolapse, dribbling strangury. Usage: Char to ash, administer with water.

Total: Twenty-seven herbs.

(Fuling/Poria) Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Indications: Rebellious qi in chest and hypochondrium, fright due to sorrow/anger, fear and palpitations, knotting pain below the heart, alternating cold and heat with vexation and fullness, cough and rebellious qi, dry mouth and tongue, promotes urination, stops thirst, reduces salivation, treats large abdomen with dribbling, phlegm-fluid in diaphragm, edema with fluid accumulation, opens chest and fu-organs, regulates zang-organs' qi, expels kidney pathogenic factors, promotes growth of yin, tonifies qi and strength, calms spirit and maintains center. Long-term use: Calms soul and nourishes spirit, prevents hunger, prolongs life. Alias: Futu; the variety with woody roots is named Fushen.

(Anshen drug, name missing in source) Nature: neutral. Indications: Ward off misfortune, treat wind vertigo and wind deficiency, five labors with dry mouth, stop palpitations. For those prone to anger and forgetfulness: opens mind, benefits intelligence, calms soul and spirit, nourishes spirit. Habitat: Pine trees in valleys of Mount Tai. Harvest: February and August, shade-dried.

(Spirit-calming drug, name missing in source) Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Indications: Calms five zang-organs, stabilizes soul and spirit, eliminates demons and evil ghosts, resolves blood stasis, unblocks five stranguries. Habitat: Yongchang.

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