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(Red Bean) Sweet and sour in taste, neutral and warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats chills and fever, heat accumulation in the middle jiao, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), stops diarrhea, promotes urination, treats vomiting and regurgitation, and sudden abdominal fullness and distension.

Furthermore, its leaves are called "Huo" (Soybean Leaf), which treat frequent urination and remove irritability and heat.

Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Red Bean primarily promotes water metabolism, expels abscess swelling and pus-blood. It grows in plains and marshes.

(Soybean) Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats shaohang (cold damage), headache, chills and fever, miasma, malignant toxins, irritability, chest and abdominal fullness and oppression, deficiency labor, wheezing and gasping, pain and coldness in both legs, and can also kill various poisons related to livestock fetuses.

(Wheat) Salty in taste, warm and slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), removes heat, benefits qi, and harmonizes the middle jiao. It is also said to cause internal heat and is considered the chief of the five grains. (Honey acts as its guiding drug.)

(Barley) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It treats lightness of the body, removes heat, and long-term consumption increases strength and promotes vigorous walking. When made into Qu (fermented starter), it becomes warm, aids digestion, and harmonizes the stomach.

(Buckwheat) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It primarily removes heat, stops dry thirst and dry throat, promotes urination, nourishes liver qi, stops leakage bleeding and hemoptysis. When made into Qu, it is warm, digests grain, and stops dysentery. When made into flour, it is warm, cannot clear heat, but stops irritability.

(Rice) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It treats wei bi (stomach obstruction), heat accumulation in the middle jiao, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), stops diarrhea and dysentery, promotes urination, benefits qi, tonifies the middle jiao, makes the body light, and prolongs life.

(Glutinous Rice) Sweet in taste, neutral, non-toxic. It benefits qi, harmonizes the middle jiao, and stops diarrhea.

(Millet/Sorghum) Sweet in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It removes heat and benefits qi.

(Tartary Buckwheat/Foxtail Millet variant) Salty in taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It nourishes kidney qi, removes heat from the stomach and spleen, and benefits qi. Aged ones are bitter in taste, treating stomach heat, xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), and promoting urination.

(Sorghum) Bitter in taste, slightly warm, non-toxic. It treats cough and rebellious qi, cholera-like disorder, stops diarrhea, removes heat, and stops irritability and dry thirst.

(Foxtail Millet) Bitter in taste, non-toxic. It treats middle-jiao deficiency cold, directs qi downward, and removes heat.

(Coix Seed) Sweet in taste, slightly cold. Stops chills and fever, benefits the large intestine, and treats lacquer dermatitis.

(Black Soybean) Salty and sour in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It directs qi downward, removes irritability and dry thirst, harmonizes the stomach, and stops diarrhea.

(Soybean Paste/Douchi) Bitter, sweet, and acrid in taste, extremely hot in nature, toxic. It promotes the action of medicinal ingredients and kills evil qi.