主治火灼，烂疮，长毛发。（牡蛎、桂、瓜子为之使，恶菊花、羊蹄、诸石及面曲
《本经》原文∶柏实，味甘，平。主惊悸，安五脏，益气，除湿痹。久服，令人悦泽美
色，耳目聪明，不饥
味甘，大寒，无毒。保定肺气，去寒热，养肌肤，益气力，利小便，冷而能补。久
饥。二月、三月、七月、八月采根，曝干。（垣衣、地黄为之使，畏曾青。）
《本经》原文∶天门冬，味苦，平。主诸暴风湿偏痹，强骨髓，杀三虫，去伏尸。久服，
轻身益气延年。一
微寒，无毒。主治身重目黄，心下支满，虚劳、客热，口干、燥渴，止呕吐，愈痿
强阴，益精，消谷调中，保神，定肺气，安五脏，令人肥健，美颜色，有子。秦名、羊
齐名爱韭，楚名乌韭，越名羊蓍，一名禹葭，一名禹余粮。叶如韭，冬夏长生。生函谷
肥土石间久废处。二月、三月、八月、十月采，阴干。（地黄、车前为之使，恶款冬
瓠，畏苦参、青 。）
《本经》原文∶麦门冬，味甘，平。主心腹结气，伤中伤饱，胃络脉绝，羸瘦短气。久
服，轻身不老不饥。
味甘，无毒。主治大风在身面，风眩头痛，目泪出，消痰水，逐皮间风水结肿，除心下
急满，及霍乱，吐下不止，利腰脐间血，益津液，暖胃，消谷，嗜食。一名山姜，一名山
生郑山、汉中、南郑。二月、三月、八月、九月采根，曝干。（防风、地榆为之使。）
《本经》原文∶术，味苦，温。主风寒湿痹，死肌痉疸，止汗，除热，消食。作煎饵久
服，轻身延年不饥。
[Platycladi Cortex (Bai Bai Pi, Bark of Oriental Arborvitae)]
It treats burns, ulcerated sores, and promotes hair growth. (Ostreae Concha (Muli, Oyster Shell), Cinnamomi Cortex (Gui, Cinnamon Bark), and Benincasae Semen (Guazi, Wax Gourd Seed) act as its guiding herbs. It is incompatible with Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua, Chrysanthemum Flower), Rumicis Radix (Yangti, Dock Root), various mineral drugs, and fermented dough.)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing* (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica): Platycladi Semen (Bai Shi, Arborvitae Seed), sweet in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats palpitations, calms the five zang organs, boosts qi, and eliminates dampness impediment. Long-term consumption makes the complexion radiant and beautiful, sharpens hearing and vision, and prevents hunger.
[Asparagi Radix (Tianmendong, Asparagus Root)]
Sweet in flavor, very cold in nature, non-toxic. It stabilizes and supplements lung qi, eliminates cold and heat patterns, nourishes the skin and muscles, boosts qi and strength, promotes urination. It is cold in nature yet has a tonifying effect. Long-term consumption... prevents hunger. The root is collected in the second, third, seventh, and eighth lunar months and dried in the sun. (Parmelia (Yuanyi, Wall Moss) and Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang, Rehmannia Root) act as its guiding herbs. It is inhibited by Azuritum (Cengqing, Azurite).)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Asparagi Radix (Tianmendong, Asparagus Root), bitter in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats various sudden wind-damp patterns and hemiplegic impediment, strengthens the bone marrow, kills the three worms (parasites), and removes hidden corpses (latent pathogens). Long-term consumption lightens the body, boosts qi, and prolongs life. One...
[Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong, Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber)]
Slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats heaviness of the body and yellowing of the eyes, a feeling of fullness and distension below the heart, consumptive disease and guest heat, dry mouth and parched thirst. It stops vomiting, cures wilting patterns, strengthens yin, benefits essence, promotes digestion and harmonizes the middle, preserves the spirit, stabilizes lung qi, calms the five zang organs, makes the body plump and strong, beautifies the complexion, and promotes fertility. In Qin, it is called...; in Qi, it is called Aijiu; in Chu, it is called Wujiu; in Yue, it is called Yangshi. Another name is Yujia, and another is Yuyuliang. Its leaves resemble chives, remaining green in both winter and summer. It grows in fertile soil, among rocks, and in long-abandoned places in the Hangu Pass area. It is collected in the second, third, eighth, and tenth lunar months and dried in the shade. (Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang, Rehmannia Root) and Plantaginis Semen (Cheqianzi, Plantago Seed) act as its guiding herbs. It is incompatible with Farfarae Flos (Kuandonghua, Coltsfoot Flower) and Lagenariae Fructus (Kuhu, Bitter Bottle Gourd). It is inhibited by Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen, Lightyellow Sophora Root) and Celosiae Semen (Qing..., Celosia Seed).)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong, Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber), sweet in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats binding qi in the heart and abdomen, damage to the middle and damage from overeating, severance of the stomach collateral vessels, emaciation, and shortness of breath. Long-term consumption lightens the body, prevents aging, and prevents hunger.
[Atractylodis Rhizoma (Zhu, Atractylodes Rhizome)]
Sweet in flavor, non-toxic. It treats severe wind evil affecting the body and face, wind dizziness and headache, lacrimation. It dissolves phlegm and water, expels wind-water edema and lumps within the skin, eliminates urgent fullness below the heart, as well as cholera with incessant vomiting and diarrhea. It promotes blood circulation in the lumbar and umbilical regions, increases body fluids, warms the stomach, promotes digestion, and increases appetite. Another name is Shanjing, and another is Shan... It grows in Zheng Mountain, Hanzhong, and Nanzheng. The root is collected in the second, third, eighth, and ninth lunar months and dried in the sun. (Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, Saposhnikovia Root) and Sanguisorbae Radix (Diyu, Garden Burnet Root) act as its guiding herbs.)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Atractylodis Rhizoma (Zhu, Atractylodes Rhizome), bitter in flavor, warm in nature. It treats wind-cold-damp impediment, dead flesh, convulsions, and jaundice. It stops sweating, eliminates heat, and promotes digestion. Made into a decoction and taken long-term, it lightens the body, prolongs life, and prevents hunger.