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[Shi Xia Chang Qing] Mainly benefits vision, wards off military disasters and inauspicious qi, and tonifies vital energy. Its shape resembles [missing character].

[Herb/Insect 1] Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Mainly treats infertility and tonifies vital energy. It has a slender waist like a bee, feeds on leaves of trees and herbs, and is harvested in the third lunar month.

[Herb/Insect 2] Mainly treats sudden heart pain, metal wounds (trauma caused by sharp metal instruments), and insufficient muscle growth.

[Herb/Insect 3] Mainly treats Shi Long (urinary obstruction due to stones) and difficult urination. Grows among rocks.

[Herb/Insect 4] Treats abdominal pain, alternating chills and fever, and promotes blood circulation. Also known as Fu Pan.

[Herb/Insect 5] Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Mainly treats Zhu Guan (suspected disease name or specific symptom), benefits vision, and grows in Jiangxia.

[Herb/Insect 6] Mainly treats Bi syndrome (obstruction causing pain and numbness) and stops bleeding.

[Fei Long] Pungent in flavor, mainly treats accumulated blood in the heart and abdomen. Also known as Fei Long. Grows in Shu region; resembles a mouse carrying something, with green legs and red wings, harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

[Herb/Insect 7] Sweet in flavor, toxic. Mainly treats Shu Lou (scrofula/lymphatic tuberculosis) and urinary retention, promoting water passage. Grows in hills; resembles a horsefly with red wings, harvested in the fifth and eighth lunar months.

[Herb/Insect 8] Treats internal leakage caused by Bi syndrome. Also known as [missing character]; short, earthy-yellow in color with patterns.

[Herb/Insect 9] Mainly treats alternating chills and fever in women.

[Herb/Insect 10] Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. Treats Bi syndrome.

[Herb/Insect 11] Treats closure syndromes. Also known as Wu She.

[Herb/Insect 12] Causes one not to feel hungry or thirsty. Grows in Huangling; resembles moist matter, dwelling in the soil.

[Herb/Insect 13] Bitter in flavor. Treats chills and fever. Grows above ground, with a red head, long legs, and horns; lives in groups, harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

The above consists of twenty-seven medicinal substances.

[Xu Chang Qing] Sweet in flavor, neutral, non-toxic. Mainly benefits vision, stops tearing, and treats seminal emission. Removes foul odors and evil qi, treats headache from Taiyang cold damage, and upper Qi lower back pain. Also known as Hui Cao.
Grows in damp places, harvested in the third lunar month, dried in shade; those with detached joints are of superior quality.

[Dong Kui Zi] Sweet in flavor, warm, non-toxic. Mainly treats severe wind-pathogenic qi, Bi syndrome with cold pain. Long-term consumption lightens the body, extends life, and resists aging. Also known as Dong Kui Zi.

[Bie Zhi / Bie Qi / Bie Ji] Bitter in flavor, slightly warm, non-toxic. Mainly treats Wind-Cold-Damp Bi syndrome, heavy sensation in the body, soreness and pain in the four limbs, and joint pain caused by Cold pathogen. Also known as Bie Zhi, also known as Bie Qi, also known as Bie Ji.
Grows in the valleys of Lantian, harvested in the second and eighth lunar months.

[Herb 14] Bitter in flavor, warm, non-toxic. Mainly nourishes the flesh and skin, tonifies vital energy, and causes rapid weight gain. Should not be taken for a long time, as it may cause excessive fullness of the blood vessels. Grows in fields, harvested in the fifth and eighth lunar months.

[Gui Zhu / Evil Qi] Salty in flavor, neutral, toxic. Mainly treats Gui Zhu (wandering pestilence/spiritual affliction) and evil qi, kills various Gu poisons, treats possession by old demons, running away crying, and states of sadness and trance. Also known as Xu Chang Qing.
Grows in the pools, marshes, and valleys of Longxi.