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Nutmeg (Myristicae Semen): Pungent, warm, non-toxic. Primarily treats "Gui Qi" (ghostly qi, referring to sudden mental abnormalities or abdominal pain), warms the middle jiao, treats cold-induced epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, cholera, Zhong E (sudden acute illness caused by inhaling foul miasma), cold Zhu (chronic consumptive disease), vomiting of frothy saliva, counteracting cold qi, stops diarrhea, and treats infantile Ru Huo (infant regurgitation). *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as the sovereign herb. Bitter and pungent. It primarily treats infantile vomiting and inability to nurse, abdominal pain, and treats indigestion of retained food affecting fluid intake. Ri Hua Zi states: Regulates the middle jiao, directs rebellious qi downward, stops dysentery and diarrhea, opens the stomach and promotes digestion, removes external collateral pathologies, directs qi downward, resolves alcohol toxicity, and treats cholera.

Psoraleae Fructus (Bu Gu Zhi): Pungent, very warm, non-toxic. Primarily treats Wu Lao Qi Shang (five labors and seven injuries, referring to various deficiency syndromes), wind-deficiency cold, bone marrow damage and degeneration, kidney cold with seminal emission, and women's blood and qi disorders; induces abortion. Also known as Po Gu Zhi. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Bitter and pungent. It primarily treats men's lower back pain and cold knees, scrotal dampness, expels various cold-bi stubborn conditions, stops frequent urination, and treats cold in the abdomen. Ri Hua Zi states: Enhances sexual function, treats cold consumption, brightens the eyes. Antagonistic: Licorice Root (Gan Cao). Taboo: Rapeseed (Yun Tai), sheep blood.

Agarwood (Chen Xiang): Sweet, neutral, non-toxic. Primarily treats malignant qi Zhu, epigastric and abdominal pain and fullness, directs rebellious qi downward, and makes the body fragrant. Chen Zang Qi states: Brightens the eyes and stops tearing, treats the removal of foul odors and malignant qi, and headache due to Cold Damage (Shang Han). Ri Hua Zi states: Treats blood and qi abdominal distension. Decoct with wine for administration using stems and leaves. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* states: Primarily treats chest and hypochondriac swelling and pain caused by wind-pathogen impact, deficiency consumption and childhood malnutrition (Gan); for any toothache, decoct and hold in the mouth, which is effective. Synergistic: With Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Sheng Ma) and Asari Radix (Xi Xin), efficacy is excellent. Should not be taken in large amounts, as it causes asthma.

Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu): Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Removes malignant qi, kills parasites, primarily treats abdominal cold, diarrhea and dysentery. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* states: Primarily treats five types of diarrhea due to Cold Damage, epigastric... [Text appears truncated here].

Corydalis Rhizoma (Yan Hu Suo): Pungent, warm, non-toxic. Primarily breaks blood stasis; treats postpartum conditions caused by blood stasis, irregular menstruation in women, abdominal masses, metrorrhagia (Beng Zhong), postpartum syncope due to blood, sudden upward rush of blood, bleeding from lower body due to trauma; can be administered by grinding with wine or decocting. Origin: Xi Country. Roots resemble Pinelliae Rhizoma (Ban Xia), yellow in color. Ri Hua Zi states: Dispels wind and regulates qi, warms waist and knees, breaks mass formations (Zheng Pi), treats traumatic blood stasis, induces abortion, and treats sudden lower back pain. *Hai Yao Ben Cao* states: Treats kidney qi, breaks... [Text appears truncated here] and Er Zhen (postpartum uterine lochia retention causing pain); *Sheng Hui Fang* states: Treats persistent bone and tendon pain caused by falling from a cart or horse.