味辛，大热，有大毒。主治痈肿，风痹，历节，腰脚疼冷，寒热鼠 ，又堕胎。
有大毒。主治邪气，鬼疰，蛊毒。一名玉支。生太行山及淮南山。三月采花，阴干
《本经》原文∶羊踯躅，味辛，温。主贼风在皮肤中淫淫痛，温疟恶毒诸痹。生川谷。
微温，有毒
阴干。
《本经》原文∶茵芋，味苦，温。主五脏邪气，心腹寒热，羸瘦，如疟状，发作有时，
诸关节风湿痹痛。生
微温，有毒。主治老血在心肝脾间，咳唾，言语气臭，散胸中气。久服令人虚。一名
KT，一名乌吹，一名草姜。生南阳田野。三月三日采根，阴干。
《本经》原文∶射干，味苦，平。主咳逆上气，喉痹咽痛，不得消息，散结气，腹中邪
逆，食饮大热。一名
有毒。主治头眩，杀鬼魅。一名乌园。生九疑，五月采。
主治毒肿结热。
无毒。生蜀郡，采无时。
《本经》原文∶药实根，味辛，温。主邪气诸痹疼酸，续绝伤，补骨髓。一名连木。生
山谷。
有小毒。主治腹胀满，消谷，破咳嗽囊结，妇人胞下落，明目，益精。可为沐药，不
汤。生雍州及鲁邹县。如猪牙者良。九月、十月采荚，阴干。（青葙子为之使，恶麦门冬
畏空青、人参、苦参。）
《本经》原文∶皂荚，味辛、咸，温。主风痹死肌邪气，风头泪出，利九窍，杀精物。
生川谷。
Cizi (Lateral Root of Aconitum): Pungent in flavor, extremely hot in nature, possessing great toxicity. It treats carbuncles and swellings, wind-bi syndrome, Li-jie disease (painful obstruction of joints), cold pain in the waist and legs, alternating chills and fever, and scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis). It can also induce abortion.
Possessing great toxicity. It treats pathogenic factors, Gui-zhu (ghostly transmission diseases), and Gu poison. Also known as Yuzhi. Grows in the Taihang Mountains and Huai Mountain regions. Flowers are harvested in the third lunar month and dried in the shade.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Yangzhizhu (Rhododendron molle), pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It treats wandering wind causing tingling pain in the skin, Warm Malaria, and various bi syndromes caused by toxic pathogens. Grows in river valleys.
Slightly warm, possesses toxicity. Dried in the shade.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Yinyu (Actaea podocarpa), bitter in flavor, warm in nature. It treats pathogenic factors in the five zang organs, cold and heat in the heart and abdomen, emaciation, symptoms resembling malaria with regular paroxysms, and wind-damp bi pain in various joints. Grows in... [text truncated]
Slightly warm, possesses toxicity. It treats old blood stasis between the heart, liver, and spleen, coughing and expectoration, foul breath odor, and dissipates qi stagnation in the chest. Long-term use causes weakness. Also known as KT (character unclear in source), also known as Wuchui, also known as Caojiang. Grows in the fields of Nanyang. Roots are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month and dried in the shade.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Shegan (Belamcanda chinensis), bitter in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats rebellious qi rising with cough, throat obstruction and sore throat, difficulty in breathing, dissipates nodulated qi, treats rebellious qi in the abdomen, and conditions caused by excessively hot food and drink. Also known as... [text truncated]
Possesses toxicity. It treats dizziness and vertigo, and kills ghosts and evil spirits. Also known as Wuyuan. Grows in Jiuyi Mountain, harvested in the fifth lunar month.
Treats toxic swellings and accumulated heat.
Non-toxic. Grows in Shujun, harvestable at any time.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Yaoshigen (Root of Diospyros lotus), pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It treats pathogenic factors and various bi syndromes with pain and soreness, repairs severed injuries, and supplements the bone marrow. Also known as Lianmu. Grows in mountain valleys.
Slightly toxic. It treats abdominal distension and fullness, promotes digestion, breaks down cough-related cystic accumulations, treats prolapse of the uterus in women, brightens the eyes, and benefits essence. It can be used for bathing preparations, not requiring decoction. Grows in Yongzhou and Zou County of Lu. Those resembling pig's teeth are superior. Pods are harvested in the ninth and tenth lunar months and dried in the shade. (Qingxiangzi is its guiding herb; it is incompatible with Maidong, Kongqing, Renshen, and Kushen.)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Zhaojia (Gleditsia sinensis fruit), pungent and salty in flavor, warm in nature. It treats wind-bi, dead muscle tissue due to pathogenic factors, head wind with tearing, unblocks the nine orifices, and kills spirit entities. Grows in river valleys.