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[Indigo Fruit]
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily resolves various toxins, kills gu poison (parasitic poisoning), zhu ghosts (infectious diseases caused by evil qi), and stinging venom. Long-term consumption prevents graying of hair and lightens the body. The juice of its leaves detoxifies, neutralizing wild wolf毒 (Radix Saposhnikoviae toxicity) and she wang毒 (Aconitum toxicity); its stems and leaves can be used to dye blue. Grows in the plains and marshes of Henei. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as the Sovereign herb. Sweet in taste. It can fill the marrow, brighten the eyes, benefit the five Zang organs, harmonize the five Fu organs, facilitate joint movement, treat Qi stagnation in the meridians, enhance vitality, reduce sleep needs, and strengthen heart power. Indigo juice stops mental restlessness and irritability, resolving gu poison. Ri Huazi states: Wu Lan is bitter and sweet, cold in nature, and non-toxic. It treats epidemic febrile diseases causing mania, carbuncles, wandering wind-heat toxin, wind-rash, relieves thirst, kills pinworms, detoxifies medicines, toxic arrow wounds, traumatic bleeding stagnation, insect and snake bites, poisonous thorn injuries, epistaxis, hematemesis, expels pus, treats alternating chills and fever with headache, and postpartum blood vertigo. It also resolves mineral drug toxicity, wild wolf毒, and she wang毒; pediatric high fever and heat-related pinworm disease. Another view holds that varieties with pointed leaves are superior, especially effective for bee venom.

[Szechuan Lovage Rhizome / Xiong]
Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats headache due to wind-stroke invading the brain, cold-bi syndrome, tendon spasms or flaccidity, traumatic injuries, and amenorrhea in women leading to infertility. Eliminates palpitations in the head, removes wandering wind on the face, stops lacrimation, reduces rhinorrhea and salivation, alleviates a trance-like state, dispels various cold pathogens, treats hardness and pain in the heart and abdomen, evil qi invasion, sudden severe swelling and pain, wind-pain in the hypochondrium, warms the middle Jiao, and dispels internal cold. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as the Minister herb. It treats weakness in the waist and legs, hemiplegia, retains the placenta, treats cold stagnant blood in the abdomen, nourishes new blood, promotes flesh growth, treats epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, hemorrhoids, brain abscesses, back carbuncles, scrofula, goiter, skin tags, sores and tinea, and expels pus while resolving blood stasis. Combined with Asarum, it treats traumatic injuries and stops pain. Combined with Oyster Shell, it treats wind-pathogen-induced vomiting and counterflow qi. White Angelica Root serves as the Guide herb. Contraindicated: Averse to Coptis Rhizome.

[Nepal Creeper Stem / Luoshi]
Bitter in taste, warm in nature, slightly cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats wind-heat necrosis and carbuncle injuries, dry mouth and scorched tongue, unresolving swellings, throat and tongue swelling causing dysphagia, fright entering the abdomen, dispels evil qi, nourishes the Kidneys, treats lumbar and hip pain, strengthens bones and tendons, and facilitates joint movement. *Yao Xing Lun* states: It serves as the Sovereign herb. Averse to Iron Essence, kills孽毒 (malevolent toxins). Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Treats throat obstruction (Hou Bi). Ri Huazi states: Juice of the Mulberry Creeper applied externally treats vitiligo, ulcers, and malignant wind-type tinea and psoriasis. Peony Root and Eucommia Bark serve as Guide herbs. Contraindicated: Averse to Iron Filings. Feared: Pinellia Tuber and Acorus Rhizome. Habitat: On rocks.