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**Luzhen Shi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi):** Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Grows in the Wuling region; harvested at the Beginning of Winter.
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Luzhen Shi is bitter in taste and neutral in nature. It primarily tonifies the Middle Jiao, calms the Five Viscera, nourishes the Spirit, and eliminates myriad diseases. Long-term consumption leads to a robust and healthy physique, with a light body.

**Yupi (Cortex Ulmi):** Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats metal wounds (Jinchuang), dispels Bi syndrome, manages metrorrhagia (Bengzhong) in women, deficiency due to internal injury, and residual ailments postpartum. The elm tree is associated with agricultural mulberry trees. Harvest stems and leaves on the third day of the third lunar month, and dry them in the shade.
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Sangshang Jisheng (Viscum coloratum growing on mulberry trees) is bitter in taste and neutral in nature. It primarily treats lower back pain, stiffness of the infant's back, carbuncles and swellings, calms the fetus, enriches the skin and flesh, strengthens hair and teeth, and promotes the growth of beard and eyebrows. Its fruit,

**Ruige (Fructus Pruni Padus):** Slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats swollen and ulcerated eyes, epistaxis (nosebleed), and resolves phlegm-fluid retention and palpitations in the epigastrium. Grows in Hangu Pass and Baxi regions. Harvest fruits in July.
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Ruige is sweet in taste and warm in nature. It primarily treats qi stagnation and nodules in the heart and abdomen, brightens the eyes, and treats red, painful eyes with tearing. Long-term consumption makes the body feel light and benefits Qi.

Xunlu Xiang (Olibanum/Chinese Frankincense), Jishe Xiang (Styrax Tonkinensis/Civet-like spice), Huoxiang (Patchouli), Zhantang Xiang (Gum Benzoin), and Fengxiang (Liquidambar) are all slightly warm. They all treat wind-water toxic swelling and eliminate foul odors. Xunlu Xiang and Zhantang Xiang treat Fusshi (latent chronic diseases or parasites). Jishe Xiang and Huoxiang treat cholera and heart pain. Fengxiang treats wind-induced urticaria and itchy toxins.

**Xinyi (Flos Magnoliae):** Non-toxic. Warms the Middle Jiao, releases the muscle layer, unblocks the nine orifices, relieves nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, treats facial swelling radiating toothache, dizziness and vertigo, and a sensation of swaying as if riding in a boat or carriage. Promotes hair growth and expels white worms (intestinal parasites). Can be used to make plasters; when used, remove the center and external hairs, as hairs penetrating the lungs cause coughing. Grows in Hanzhong. Harvest fruits in September and sun-dry them. (Chuanxiong Rhizome serves as its guiding herb; contraindicated with Wushi Zhi; adverse reactions with Changpu, Huanglian, Shigao, and Huanghuan.)
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Xinyi is pungent in taste and warm in nature. It primarily treats cold-heat conditions of the five viscera and body, wind-induced headache and facial edema. Long-term consumption directs Qi downward, lightens the body, and brightens the eyes.

**Yupi (Cortex Ulmi - Continued):** Non-toxic. Primarily treats pathogenic heat in the intestines and stomach, reduces swelling. Its nature is slippery and purgative. Treats scalp crusts and sores in infants. Yuhua (Elm flowers) primarily treat infantile epilepsy and urinary obstruction, without injuring heat pathogens. Grows in [missing character] River region. Harvest bark in February, take the white inner part, and sun-dry. Harvest fruits in August, ensuring they do not get damp, as dampness harms humans.
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Yupi is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It primarily treats constipation and urinary retention, promotes water passage, and eliminates pathogenic factors. Long-term consumption makes the body light and suppresses hunger. Its fruit is particularly...