味辛甘，大热，生温熟热，有毒。主寒热，鼠 蚀疮，死肌，风痹，腹中坚，癖邪气
除热，明目，下气。除膈中热，止消渴，益肝气，破积聚痼冷腹痛，去鼻中息肉。久服
筋挛。火炼百日，服一刀圭，不炼服则杀人及百兽。得∶火，良。棘针为使。恶∶马目
屎、虎掌、细辛。畏∶水。《药性论》云∶使，铅丹为之使。味甘，有小毒。主除
积气，去冷风湿痹瘙痒皆积年者。忌∶羊血。杀∶鼠。
味苦甘，寒，无毒。主鬼疰，贼风，虫毒，杀精物恶鬼，腹中毒邪气。女子赤沃漏
带下百病，产难胞衣不出，堕胎，养血气。除五脏血脉中热，血痹血瘀，大人小儿惊气
及阴痿不起。《药性论》云∶使。雁门城土、干姜为使。味甘。平。主治女子崩中淋沥不止
，疗生子不落，辟鬼魅。萧炳云∶臣。日华子云∶止吐血，鼻衄，肠风痔 ，月经不止，
儿
天雄、附子。
以水煮汁饮之，主淋有效，妇人难产，两手各把一枚立验。陈脏器云∶主消渴。日华
云∶凉，无毒。一云∶治伤寒小腹胀满、小便不通及久患肠风痔 一二十年不瘥，面色虚
饮食无味及患脏腑伤损，多患泄泻，暑月常泻不止及诸淋沥，久患消渴，妇人月候湛浊
白带下多年不瘥，并皆主之。
味咸，寒，无毒。主明目，目痛，益气，坚肌骨，去毒蛊，心腹痛，溺血吐血、齿舌
血。陈脏器云∶味咸，无毒。主眼赤， 烂，风赤，去热烦，痰满，头痛，明目，镇心，
主蛇，恶虫毒，疥癣，痈肿，瘰 。日华子云∶平。助水脏，益精气，除五脏症结，心
积聚痛。
[Rongyan (Roc Salt)]
Taste: Pungent, Sweet. Nature: Very Hot. Raw form is Warm; cooked form is Hot. Toxicity: Toxic. Indications: Chills and fever alternating, shu lou er chuang (scrofula with ulceration), si ji (necrotic muscle), feng bi (wind-bi syndrome), fu zhong jian (abdominal hardness and masses), pi xie qi (accumulated pathogenic factors). Actions: Clears heat, brightens the eyes, directs Qi downward. Clears heat in the diaphragm, stops xiao ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), benefits Liver Qi, breaks up accumulations and gu leng fu tong (stubborn cold abdominal pain), removes bi zhong xi rou (nasal polyps). Long-term use causes jin luan (tendon spasms). If calcined by fire for 100 days, administer one dao gui (an ancient unit of measure); uncalcined administration kills humans and all beasts. Synergistic agents: Fire is beneficial. Guiding herbs: Ji zhen (thorn needle). Antagonistic herbs: Ma mu shi (horse eye excrement), Hu zhang (tiger palm/Aconitum carmichaelii processed), Xi xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma). Fear: Water. *Xing Ming Lun* states: Guiding herb is Qian dan (Lead tetroxide). Taste: Sweet. Toxicity: Slightly toxic. Indications: Eliminates accumulated Qi, removes cold wind-damp-bi itching of many years' duration. Dietary contraindication: Sheep blood. Kills: Rats.
[Zishiy ing (Purple Quartz)]
Taste: Bitter, Sweet. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Gui zhu (ghostly transmission/chronic wasting disease), zei feng (sudden wind pathogens), chong du (insect toxins), kills jing wu e gui (evil spirits affecting essence), clears du xie qi (toxic pathogenic factors) in the abdomen. Treats women's chi wo lou dai xia bai bing (various leukorrhea diseases with red discharge), chan nan bao yi bu chu (difficult labor with retained placenta), tuo tai (induced abortion), nourishes Blood and Qi. Clears heat in the five Zang organs' vessels and blood, treats xue bi (blood bi-stasis), xue yu (blood stasis), da xiao er jing qi (startling Qi in adults and children), and yin wei bu qi (impotence). *Xing Ming Lun* states: Guiding herbs. Yan men cheng tu (soil from Yanmen City), Gan jiang (Dried Ginger) are guiding herbs. Taste: Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Indications: Treats women's beng zhong lin li bu zhi (metrorrhagia with continuous dripping), treats sheng zi bu luo (failure of the newborn to descend after birth), wards off ghostly influences. Xiao Bing states: Minister herb. Ri Hua Zi states: Stops tu xue (hematemesis), bi nu (epistaxis), chang feng zhi (intestinal wind hemorrhoids), yue jing bu zhi (menorrhagia), Er Tian Xiong, Fu Zi.
Boil in water and drink the decoction; effective for lin zheng (dysuria), difficult labor in women; holding one piece in each hand yields immediate results. Chen Zang Qi states: Treats xiao ke (wasting-thirst syndrome). Ri Hua Zi states: Cool, non-toxic. Another theory: Treats shang han xiao fu zhang man (abdominal distension and fullness due to cold damage), xiao bian bu tong (urinary obstruction), and long-standing chang feng zhi (intestinal wind hemorrhoids) lasting 10-20 years without cure, xu se mian (pale complexion), yin shi wu wei (loss of taste/appetite), zang fu sun sun (visceral injury), duo huan xie xie (frequent diarrhea), shu yue chang xie bu zhi (continuous diarrhea in summer months), zhu lin li (various dribbling urinations), jiu huan xiao ke (chronic wasting-thirst), fu ren yue hou zhan zhuo dai xia duo nian bu chai (prolonged turbid leukorrhea in women lasting years without cure); all are indications.
[Qingyan (Green Salt / Rock Salt)]
Taste: Salty. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Brightens the eyes, treats mu tong (eye pain), benefits Qi, strengthens muscles and bones, removes du gu (poisonous蛊), xin fu tong (cardiac and abdominal pain), niao xue (hematuria), tu xue (hematemesis), chi she xue (bleeding gums and tongue). Chen Zang Qi states: Taste: Salty, non-toxic. Indications: Treats yan chi (red eyes), lan (ulceration/erosion), feng chi (wind-induced redness), clears re fan (heat and irritability), tan man (phlegm-fullness), tou tong (headache), brightens eyes, calms the Heart, treats snake bites, e chong du (venomous insect toxins), jie xuan (scabies and tinea), yong zhong (carbuncles and swellings), luo li (scrofula). Ri Hua Zi states: Neutral. Assists the Water organ (Kidney), benefits Jing and Qi, clears zhen jie (masses/knots) in the five Zang organs, xin ji ju tong (pain from accumulation in the Heart).