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(Dragon Gall/Gentian) Bitter in taste, cold in nature, greatly cold, non-toxic. It primarily treats chills and fever between the bones, fright seizures and pathogenic factors, reconnects severed injuries, stabilizes the five Zang organs, kills gu poison, eliminates latent heat in the stomach, treats epidemic warm diseases, heat-induced diarrhea and dysentery, removes small gu poison from the intestines, and benefits the Qi of the liver and gallbladder. It stops惊惕 (frightened palpitations/restlessness). Long-term consumption enhances intelligence, prevents forgetfulness, makes the body light, and delays aging. Also known as Lingyou. Grows in the valleys of Qu Mountain in Qi and Yuanju, harvested on the 11th day of the second or eighth lunar month.

(Cistanche) Pungent and sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily reconnects severed injuries, supplements deficiencies, boosts Qi and strength, promotes robustness and health. Its juice: removes facial dark spots. Nourishes muscles, strengthens Yin, solidifies sinews and bones, treats cold sensation in the penis, spontaneous emission of essence, dribbling urine after urination, bitter taste in the mouth, dryness and thirst, and accumulation of cold blood. Long-term consumption brightens the eyes, makes the body light, and prolongs life. Also known as Tulu, Tulu, Tangmeng, Yünu, Chigang, and Tulei. Grows in the rivers, marshes, fields, and wilds of Korea, creeping over grasses and trees. Those with yellow and fine texture are called Chigang; those with pale color and large size are called Tulei. Harvested in the ninth lunar month, dried in the sun.

(Morinda officinalis/Bajitian) Pungent and sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats severe wind-pathogenic factors, impotence, strengthens sinews and bones, stabilizes the five Zang organs, tonifies the Middle Jiao, increases willpower, and benefits Qi. It treats wandering wind on the head and face, pulling pain in the lower abdomen and genitalia, directs Qi downward, tonifies the five types of exhaustion, benefits essence, and is beneficial to men. Grows in the valleys of Ba Commandery and Xiapi, harvested roots in the second or eighth lunar month, dried in the shade.

(White Grass/Licorice-like herb) Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats chills and fever, eight types of jaundice, Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), tonifies the Middle Jiao and benefits Qi. Long-term consumption makes the body light and prolongs life. Also known as Gucai and Baicao. Grows in the valleys of Yi Province, leaves harvested in spring, stems in summer, flowers in autumn, roots in winter.

(Sweet Herb/Unknown specific name in snippet) Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic factors in the five Zang organs, Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness, tonifies the Middle Jiao and benefits Qi, promotes hair growth and turns it black. It treats a feeling of emptiness in the heart, reduced food intake and constant hunger. Long-term consumption makes the body light, sharpens hearing and vision, and prevents aging.

Total thirty-eight herbs.

(Epimedium/Yinyanghuo) Sweet, sour, and salty in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats five exhaustions and seven injuries, tonifies the Middle Jiao, eliminates cold and painful heat in the penis, nourishes the five Zang organs, strengthens Yin, benefits essence and Qi, and increases fertility. It treats gynecological masses (Zhengjia), clears pathogenic factors from the bladder, treats lower back pain, and stops dysentery. Long-term consumption makes the body light. Grows in the valleys of Hexi and Yanmen Commandery of Dai Commandery, harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried in the shade.