槟榔,味辛温涩无毒,消谷逐水,除淡 ,杀三虫,去伏尸,治寸白。
豆蔻,味辛温涩无毒,温中,主心腹痛,止吐呕,去口气臭。
蒲桃,味甘辛平无毒,主筋骨湿痹,益气倍力强志,令人肥健。作酒常饮益人,逐水利
小便。
覆盆子,味甘辛平无毒,益气轻身,令发不白。
大枣,味甘辛热滑无毒,主心腹邪气,安中养脾气,助十二经,平胃气,通九窍,和百
药,补中益气,强志,治肠 。生枣∶多食令人热渴,气胀。苦寒热羸瘦者,弥不可食,伤
人。
藕实,味甘苦寒无毒,食之令人心欢,止渴去热,补中养神,益气力,除百病。生根寒
,止热渴,破留血。
鸡头实,味甘平无毒,主湿痹腰脊膝痛,补中,除暴疾,益精气,强志意,耳目聪明。
芰实,味甘辛平无毒,安中,补五脏,不饥轻身。
栗子,味咸温无毒,益气,浓肠胃,补肾气。生食之良,治腰脚不遂。
樱桃,味甘平涩,调中益气,令人好颜色,美志意。
橘柚,味辛温无毒,主胸中瘕热逆气,利水谷,下气,止呕咳,除膀胱留热停水,破五
淋,利小便,治脾不能消谷,却胸中吐逆霍乱,止泻利,去寸白,久服去口臭。一名橘皮,
陈久者良。
梅实。味酸平涩无毒,下气除热烦满,安心,去青黑痣恶疾。止下利好唾口干,利筋脉
,多食坏人齿。
柿,味甘寒涩无毒,通鼻耳气,主火疮、金疮,止痛。
木瓜实,味酸咸温涩无毒,主湿痹气,霍乱大吐下后脚转筋不止。
榧实,味甘平涩无毒,主五痔,去三虫,杀蛊毒鬼疰恶毒。
甘蔗,味甘平涩无毒,下气和中,补脾气,利大肠,止渴去烦,解酒毒。
软枣,味苦冷涩无毒,多食动宿病,益冷气,发咳嗽。
芋,味辛平滑无毒,宽肠胃,充肌肤,滑中。
杏仁,味甘苦温冷而利有毒,主咳逆上气,肠中雷鸣,喉痹下气,产乳金疮,寒心奔豚
,惊痫,心下烦热,风气去来,时行头痛,解肌,消心下急,杀狗毒。其一核两仁者害人,
去之。扁鹊云∶杏仁不可久服,令人目盲,眉发落,动一切宿病。
桃仁,味苦甘辛平无毒,破瘀血、血闭瘕邪气,杀小虫,治咳逆上气,消心下硬,除卒
暴声血,破 瘕,通月水,止心痛。
李仁 味苦平无毒,主僵仆跻瘀血骨痛。实∶味苦酸微温涩无毒,除固热,调中,宜心,
不可
梨,味甘微酸寒涩有毒,除客热气,止心烦,不可多食,令人寒中金疮,产妇勿食,令
人萎困寒中。
林檎,味酸苦平涩无毒,止渴好唾,不可多食,令人百脉弱。
柰子,味酸苦寒涩无毒,耐饥,益心气,不可多食,令人胪胀,久病患食之,其病尤甚
安石榴,味甘酸涩无毒,止咽燥渴,不可多食,损人肺。
枇杷叶,味苦平无毒,主 不止,下气。
胡桃,味甘冷滑无毒,不可多食,动痰饮。令人恶心,吐水吐食。
Areca seed (Binglang), acrid, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It aids digestion of grains, expels water retention, eliminates accumulated parasites, kills the "three worms," removes latent corpse-possession pathogens, and treats tapeworms (Cestoda).
Cardamom (Doukou), acrid, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It warms the middle jiao, primarily treats epigastric and abdominal pain, stops vomiting, and eliminates bad breath.
Grape (Putao), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi in muscles and bones, tonifies qi, enhances strength and willpower, and makes the body robust. Making it into wine for regular consumption is beneficial; it promotes diuresis and urination.
Rubus fruit (Fupenzi), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It tonifies qi, lightens the body, and prevents hair whitening.
Jujube (Dazao), sweet, acrid, hot, slippery, non-toxic. It treats evil qi in the heart and abdomen, calms the middle, nourishes spleen qi, assists the twelve meridians, harmonizes stomach qi, opens the nine orifices, harmonizes various herbs, tonifies the middle and supplements qi, stabilizes willpower, and treats intestinal diseases. Raw jujubes: excessive consumption causes heat and thirst, and qi distension. For those with bitter-cold heat and emaciation, it is even more contraindicated as it harms the body.
Lotus seed (Oushi), sweet, bitter, cold, non-toxic. Eating it brings joy to the heart, stops thirst, clears heat, tonifies the middle, nourishes the spirit, increases strength, and eliminates myriad diseases. Lotus root (Shenggen) is cold; it stops heat-thirst and breaks stagnant blood.
Euryale seed (Jitou shi), sweet, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi causing lower back, spine, and knee pain, tonifies the middle, eliminates acute illnesses, benefits essence and qi, strengthens willpower, and clarifies hearing and vision.
Water caltrop (Jishi), sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It calms the middle, tonifies the five zang organs, relieves hunger, and lightens the body.
Chestnut (Lizi), salty, warm, non-toxic. It tonifies qi, thickens the intestines and stomach, and tonifies kidney qi. Eating it raw is excellent; it treats immobility of the waist and legs.
Cherry (Yingtao), sweet, neutral, astringent. It harmonizes the middle and tonifies qi, improves complexion, and beautifies willpower.
Citrus (Juyou), acrid, warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats masses, heat, and rebellious qi in the chest, facilitates water and grain metabolism, directs qi downward, stops cough and vomiting, clears residual heat and stagnant water in the bladder, breaks the five types of strangury, promotes urination, treats the spleen's inability to digest food, resolves vomiting, regurgitation, and cholera-like symptoms in the chest, stops diarrhea, eliminates tapeworms, and long-term use removes bad breath. Also known as Tangerine Peel (Jupi); aged ones are superior.
Plum fruit (Meishi), sour, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It directs qi downward, clears heat and irritability, calms the mind, and removes dark moles and malignant diseases. It stops diarrhea, excessive salivation, and dry mouth, unblocks tendons and vessels, but excessive consumption damages teeth.
Persimmon (Shi), sweet, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It unblocks qi in the nose and ears, primarily treats fire sores and metal wounds, and alleviates pain.
Quince (Mugua shi), sour, salty, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It primarily treats damp-bi affecting qi, and muscle spasms in the legs following severe vomiting and diarrhea from cholera.
Torreya seed (Feishi), sweet, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids, eliminates three worms, and kills gu poison, ghostly afflictions, and other malignant toxins.
Sugarcane (Ganzhe), sweet, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It directs qi downward and harmonizes the middle, tonifies spleen qi, unblocks the large intestine, stops thirst and irritability, and resolves alcohol toxicity.
Soft jujube (Ruanzao), bitter, cold, astringent, non-toxic. Excessive consumption triggers old diseases, increases cold qi, and induces coughing.
Taro (Yu), acrid, neutral, slippery, non-toxic. It widens the intestines and stomach, fills the skin and flesh, and lubricates the middle.
Almond (Xingren), sweet, bitter, warm, cold, slippery, toxic. It primarily treats cough and rebellious qi, borborygmus in the intestines, throat obstruction with rebellious qi, postpartum conditions and metal wounds, cold heart with ben tun (rushing qi), convulsions and epilepsy, vexation and heat in the epigastrium, fluctuating wind-qiang, epidemic headaches, releases the muscle layer, eliminates epigastric urgency, and kills dog poison. Almonds with two kernels in one shell are harmful and should be discarded. Bian Que stated: Almonds should not be taken for a long time, as they cause blindness, loss of eyebrows and hair, and trigger all old diseases.
Peach kernel (Taoren), bitter, sweet, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It breaks blood stasis, blood closure, and mass-pathogens, kills small insects, treats cough and rebellious qi, eliminates epigastric hardness, removes sudden hemoptysis, breaks masses, unblocks menstruation, and stops heart pain.
Plum kernel (Liren), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats blood stasis and bone pain caused by falls and injuries. Plum fruit: bitter, sour, slightly warm, astringent, non-toxic. It clears entrenched heat, harmonizes the middle, and benefits the heart, but should not be eaten excessively.
Pear (Li), sweet, slightly sour, cold, astringent, toxic. It clears external heat, stops mental vexation, but should not be eaten in excess. It causes cold to invade the interior and metal wounds. Postpartum women should avoid it, as it causes lethargy and cold invasion in the middle.
Malus asiatica (Linping), sour, bitter, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It stops thirst and improves salivation, but should not be eaten in excess, as it weakens the meridians.
Chinese quince (Naizi), sour, bitter, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It sustains hunger and benefits heart qi, but should not be eaten in excess, as it causes abdominal distension. For patients with chronic illness, eating it worsens the condition.
Pomegranate (Anshiliu), sweet, sour, astringent, non-toxic. It stops dryness and thirst in the throat, but should not be eaten in excess, as it damages the lungs.
Loquat leaf (Pipa ye), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats persistent hiccups and directs qi downward.
Walnut (Hutao), sweet, cold, slippery, non-toxic. Should not be eaten in excess, as it agitates phlegm-fluids. It causes nausea, vomiting of clear fluid, and vomiting of food.