Bitter in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats thirst and Bi syndrome (painful obstruction of the channels).
Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats blindness, relieves pain, and eliminates heat-induced pruritus.
Bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats internal leakage from metallic wounds (Jinchuang). Also known as Yejincao (Leaf Gold Grass), it grows in high places within marshes.
Sweet in flavor. Primarily treats various diseases and rescues depleted Qi.
Bitter in flavor. Primarily treats lower abdominal pain, promotes urination/drainage of the lower abdomen, breaks up accumulations and masses, and promotes muscle growth. Long-term consumption lightens the body and prolongs life; it is produced in Yuanju. Harvested in February and July.
Acid in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily improves vision. Also known as Laigan. The fruit is red like Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis); harvested in October.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats childhood epilepsy with alternating cold and heat. Also known as Digai. It grows beneath walls in clumps, is red in color, and dies by evening after growing in the morning.
Sweet in flavor, toxic. Treats edema; should not be consumed in large quantities.
Sweet in flavor, cold in nature. Primarily harmonizes the middle jiao (Spleen and Stomach) and clarifies the eyes and ears. Also known as Yangma, also known as Yangsu. It grows in damp lowlands, has nodes on the stem that generate roots, five... [Text appears truncated or fragmented here].
Pungent in flavor, non-toxic. Primately treats tinea worms (fungal infections).
Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily lightens the body and benefits Qi. Also known as Tuahu. It grows beside waters and marshes. The fruit is large with leaves one chi long; harvested in May.
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats dizziness and headache, benefits Qi, and promotes muscle growth. Also known as Dihuang. Harvested in March; the mother plant dies after Lixia (Start of Summer).
Bitter in flavor, cold in nature. Primarily treats alopecia, severe sores, scabies and pruritus, and crusty tinea. Grows in Shu Commandery.
Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats strangury (difficulty in urination). Also known as Xingluo, also known as Niluò.
Salty in flavor, foul-smelling. Primarily treats childhood fright-epilepsy, Ben Tun convulsions (rushing gas with spasms), and adult tetanus/spasms; harvested in May.
Acid in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily lightens the body and benefits Qi; grows in Danyang Ling land, about one chi high, with fruits resembling dates.
Acid in flavor, cold in nature, toxic. Primarily cauterizes malignant sores. Also known as Qianque. Grows among seawater rocks and valleys; leaves and fruits resemble Maili (a type of plum/prunus).
Salty in flavor. Primarily benefits Qi and improves vision. Also known as Qumu, also known as Gaisheng. Grows among Indigofera plants; leaves are slender and yellow, stems are red and thorny, fruits appear in April, yellow in the center with black edges. Harvested in May and dried in the shade.
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily improves vision, expels wind-cold from the eyes, treats various deficiencies, pathogenic qi in the water-filled abdomen, tonifies the middle, stops diarrhea and dysentery, and treats leukorrhea (white discharge) in women. Also known as Yinluo. Grows on Ji Mountain; harvestable at any time.