味甘、苦，平，无毒。主治僵仆跻，瘀血，骨痛。根皮，大寒，主消渴，止心烦逆
实，味苦，除痼热，调中。
味苦，寒。多食令人寒中，金创，乳妇尤不可食。
味苦，寒。多食令人胪胀，病患尤甚。
味甘、酸，无毒。主咽燥渴。损人肺，不可多食。其酸实壳，治下利，止漏精。其
根，治蛔虫、寸白。
有毒。去鼻中息肉，治黄胆。其花，主心痛咳逆。生嵩高。七月七日采，阴干。
《本经》原文∶瓜蒂，味苦，寒。主大水，身面四肢浮肿，下水，杀蛊毒，咳逆上气，
及食
有毒。生晋地。
《本经》原文∶苦瓠，味苦，寒。主大水，面目四肢浮肿，下水，令人吐。生川泽。
无毒。生南海。
《本经》原文∶水 ，味甘，平。主女子赤沃，止血养精，保血脉，益气，令人肥健嗜
食。一名水英。生池
味酸，寒，无毒。主滑中，散热。实，主悦泽人面。一名天葵，一名繁露。
味酸，平，无毒。主治积年恶疮不愈。五月五日日中采，干，用之当燔。
Li He Ren (Kernel of Prunus salicina): Sweet and bitter in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats stiffness and convulsions resulting from falls, blood stasis, and bone pain. The root bark is very cold in nature and treats thirst (Xiao Ke), stopping mental restlessness and rebellious Qi. The fruit is bitter in flavor and eliminates entrenched heat, regulating the middle Jiao.
Suan (Garlic): Bitter in flavor, cold in nature. Excessive consumption damages the Middle Jiao (spleen and stomach yang). It is particularly contraindicated for patients with metal weapon injuries and nursing mothers.
Xie (Allium macrostemon): Bitter in flavor, cold in nature. Excessive consumption causes abdominal distension; this effect is especially severe in patients who are already ill.
Xing Shi (Apricot flesh/kernel): Sweet and sour in flavor, non-toxic. It treats dry throat and thirst. However, it damages Lung Qi and should not be consumed in excess. The shell of the sour apricot treats diarrhea and stops seminal leakage. Its root treats Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm) and Taenia saginata (pork tapeworm).
Gua Di (Seedling of Trichosanthes kirilowii): Toxic. It removes nasal polyps and treats jaundice. Its flowers treat heart pain and rebellious cough. It grows in the Songgao region. Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and dried in the shade. Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Gua Di, bitter in flavor, cold in nature. It treats massive edema, swelling of the face and limbs, promotes urination to drain water, kills gu poison, and treats rebellious cough and food stagnation.
Ku Hu (Bitter Gourd/Vine): Toxic. Grows in the Jin region. Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Ku Hu, bitter in flavor, cold in nature. It treats massive edema, swelling of the face and limbs, promotes urination to drain water, and induces vomiting. It grows in rivers and marshes.
Shui Ying (Water Shield): Non-toxic. Grows in the South Sea. Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Shui Ying, sweet in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats leukorrhea (red discharge) in women, stops bleeding, nourishes essence, protects blood vessels, tonifies Qi, and makes the body robust and increases appetite. Also known as Shui Ying. Grows in ponds.
Tian Kui Zi (Seed of Semiaquilegia adoxoides): Sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats thirst and hot Bi syndrome.
Fan Lu (Chickweed or similar herb): Sour in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats intestinal slipping and dissipates heat. Its fruit/seeds make the complexion radiant. Also known as Tian Kui, also known as Fan Lu.
Unnamed Acid Herb: Sour in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats chronic malignant ulcers that do not heal for years. Harvested at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dried, and used after being charred.
Unnamed Acrid-Warm Herb: Acrid in flavor, slightly warm. It treats niao chuang (a type of skin ulcer); excessive consumption causes asthma.
Du Suan (Single-clove Garlic or specific herb): Acrid in flavor, warm in nature, toxic. It disperses carbuncles and sores, expels wind pathogens, and detoxifies. Single-cloves are considered superior. It enters the Five Zang organs. Long-term consumption harms the body and damages eyesight. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Unnamed Acrid-Warm Herb: Acrid in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It enters the Spleen and Kidney meridians. It treats cholera, abdominal discomfort, promotes digestion of grains, regulates Stomach Qi, warms the middle, and expels pathogenic factors and toxic vapors causing Bi obstruction. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.