无毒。生交趾、桂林山谷岩崖间。无骨，正圆如竹，立秋采。
《本经》原文∶菌桂，味辛，温。主百病，养精神，和颜色，为诸药先聘通使。久服轻
身不
无毒。主治心痛，胁风，胁痛，温筋通脉，止烦，出汗。生南海。
《本经》原文∶牡桂，味辛，温。主上气咳逆结气，喉痹吐吸，利关节，补中益气。久
服通神，轻身不老。
味甘、辛，大热，有毒。主温中，利肝肺气，心腹寒热，冷疾，霍乱，转筋，头痛，腰
痛，出汗，止烦，止唾、咳嗽、鼻 ，能堕胎，坚骨节，通血脉，理疏不足，宣导百药，
无所畏。久服神仙，不老。生桂阳。二月、七八月、十月采皮，阴干。（得人参、麦门冬、
甘草、大黄、黄芩调中益气，得柴胡、紫石英、干地黄治吐逆。）
味甘，温，无毒。主治脚中酸疼痛，不欲践地。一名思仲，一名木绵。生上虞及上党
汉中。二月、五月、六月、九月采皮，阴干。（畏蛇蜕皮、玄参。）
《本经》原文∶杜仲，味辛，平。主要脊痛，补中，益精气，坚筋骨，强志，除阴下痒
湿，小便余沥。久服
有毒。主治咳嗽，消瘀血，痞结，腰痛，女子疝瘕，利小肠，去蛔虫。生汉中。夏
采，干之。（半夏为之使，畏鸡子。）
《本经》原文∶干漆，味辛，温，无毒。主绝伤，补中，续筋骨，填髓脑，安五脏，五
缓六急，风寒湿痹。
Jun Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus): Non-toxic. Grows in the valleys and rocky cliffs of Jiaozhi and Guilin. It has no bone, is perfectly round like bamboo, and is harvested at Start of Autumn.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Jun Gui, pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It treats all diseases, nourishes the spirit, harmonizes the complexion, and acts as a pioneer envoy for various herbs to facilitate their action. Long-term use makes the body light...
Mu Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex): Non-toxic. Treats heart pain, wind in the hypochondrium, hypochondriac pain, warms the sinews and unblocks the collaterals, stops irritability, and induces sweating. Grows in the South Sea region.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Mu Gui, pungent in flavor, warm in nature. It treats rebellious Qi with coughing and counterflow, qi stagnation, bi syndrome of the throat (sore throat with obstruction), difficulty in breathing, benefits the joints, tonifies the middle and supplements Qi. Long-term use enhances spiritual clarity, makes the body light, and prevents aging.
Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger): Sweet and pungent in flavor, extremely hot in nature, toxic. It treats warming the middle, benefiting Liver and Lung Qi, cold-heat in the heart and abdomen, cold diseases, cholera, muscle cramps, headache, lower back pain, induces sweating, stops irritability, stops salivation, cough, and epistaxis (nosebleed). It can induce abortion, strengthens bones and joints, unblocks blood vessels, regulates insufficiency of dispersing and descending, guides all herbs, and has no contraindications. Long-term use leads to immortality. Grows in Guiyang. The bark is harvested in February, July, August, and October, and dried in the shade. (When combined with Renshen [Ginseng Radix], Maidong [Ophiopogonis Radix], Gancao [Licorice Root], Dahuang [Rhei Radix et Rhizoma], and Huangqin [Scutellariae Radix], it harmonizes the middle and supplements Qi; when combined with Chaihu [Bupleuri Radix], Zishiyang [Fossilia Ossis Mastodi], and Sheng Dihuang [Rehmanniae Radix], it treats vomiting and rebellious Qi.)
Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex): Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats soreness and pain in the feet, making one unwilling to walk on the ground. Also known as Sizhong, also known as Mian. Grows in Shangyu, Shangdang, and Hanzhong. The bark is harvested in February, May, June, and September, and dried in the shade. (Contraindicated with She Tuipi [Ophichus Skin] and Xuanshen [Scrophulariae Radix].)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Du Zhong, pungent in flavor, neutral in nature. It mainly treats lower back pain, tonifies the middle, supplements Essence and Qi, strengthens bones and sinews, fortifies willpower, removes dampness and itching in the genital area, and treats dribbling urine after voiding. Long-term use...
Gan Qi (Resina Taxilli / Dried Lacquer): Toxic. It treats cough, resolves blood stasis, dissipates masses, treats lower back pain, treats hernia and masses in women, benefits the small intestine, and expels roundworms. Grows in Hanzhong. Harvested in summer and dried. (Banxia [Pinelliae Rhizoma] serves as its guide drug; contraindicated with Ji Zi [Chicken Egg].)
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Gan Qi, pungent in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats severe injuries, tonifies the middle, reconnects bones and sinews, fills marrow and brain, calms the Five Viscera, treats five slackness and six urgency conditions, and wind-cold-damp bi syndrome.