反绿豆，能杀人。
甘、涩、平。入手太阴经气分。助筋骨，行营卫，润肺气，助阳道，去虫蛊，消谷食。
配芜
荑、杏仁、肉桂，蜜丸含咽，治口咽痛痒。
去壳衣蒸用，生嚼亦可。多食引火入肺，大肠受伤。忌同鹅肉食。（生断节风。）
即海松子。一名罗松子。
甘，温。润心肺，益阴气。配胡桃肉、蜜，治肺燥咳嗽；配百部、杏仁，治寒嗽；配柏
子仁
、麻仁，治虚秘。
苦、辛、温。入手足阳明经气分。泄胃中至高之气，坠诸药至于下极，达膜原而散疫邪。
治
泻痢，破滞气，攻坚积，止诸痛，消痰癖，杀三虫，除水胀，疗瘴疟。得童便，治香港脚上冲
。（或入姜汁。）得橘皮，治金疮呕恶。配良姜，治心脾作痛。配麦冬，治大便秘及血淋。配
枳实、黄连，治伤寒痞满。
鸡心状正稳心不虚，破之作锦纹者为佳。勿见火，煎汤，洗毛发生虱。疟非瘴气，气虚
下陷
，似痢非痢者，禁用。
即大腹槟榔皮
辛，微温。入手足太阴经气分。降逆气以除胀，利肠胃以去滞。一切膜原冷热之气，致
阴阳不能升降，鼓胀浮肿等
症，此为良剂。
槟榔泄有形之积滞，腹皮散无形之气滞。
水洗去黑水，用酒再洗，更以大豆汁洗净，晒干用，或入火煨用。气虚者禁用。
Incompatible with mung bean (Vigna radiata), [Da Fu Pi] can cause death.
Sweet, astringent, neutral in nature. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Assists sinews and bones, promotes circulation of Ying and Wei, moistens Lung Qi, aids Yang, expels parasites, and resolves food stagnation.
Combined with Yuan Mi (Meliae Toosendan Fructus), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex), formed into honey pills to be sucked and swallowed, treats soreness and itching of the mouth and throat.
Remove the shell and skin, steam for use; chewing raw is also acceptable. Excessive consumption draws fire into the Lungs and injures the Large Intestine. Contraindicated with goose meat. (Sheng Duan Jie Feng.)
Also known as Hai Song Zi. Another name is Luo Song Zi.
Sweet, warm in nature. Moistens the Heart and Lungs, benefits Yin Qi. Combined with Hu Tao Rou (Juglandis Semen) and honey, treats dry cough due to Lung dryness; combined with Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix) and Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), treats cold cough; combined with Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen) and Ma Ren (Cannabis Semen), treats deficiency-type constipation.
Bitter, pungent, warm in nature. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Drains the highest Qi of the Stomach, causes other medicines to sink to the lowest extreme, reaches the Mo Yuan (Membrane Source) to disperse epidemic pathogens.
Treats dysentery and diarrhea, breaks up Qi stagnation, attacks solid accumulations, stops various pains, eliminates phlegm masses, kills three types of parasites, removes water distension, and treats malaria caused by miasma. With Tong Bian (Child's Urine), treats Hong Kong Foot ascending upward. (Or add Jiang Zhi [Ginger Juice].) With Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), treats traumatic injuries with vomiting and nausea. Combined with Liang Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), treats pain in the Heart and Spleen. Combined with Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), treats severe constipation and blood strangury. Combined with Zhi Shi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) and Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), treats chest fullness and stuffiness due to Cold Damage.
Those shaped like a chicken heart, stable and upright, with no hollow center, are best when broken open to reveal brocade-like patterns. Do not expose to fire. Decocted as a wash, it treats lice in hair. Contraindicated in malaria not caused by miasma, or in cases of Qi deficiency with sinking, resembling dysentery but not being so.
This is Da Fu Bin Lang Pi (Arecae Pericarpium).
Pungent, slightly warm in nature. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Descends rebellious Qi to relieve distension, benefits the intestines and stomach to remove stagnation. For all conditions where cold and hot Qi in the Mo Yuan (Membrane Source) causes failure of Yin and Yang to ascend and descend, leading to drum-like distension, edema, and swelling, this is an excellent remedy.
Bin Lang (Arecae Semen) drains有形 (formidable/physical) stagnation; Fu Pi (Pericarpium Arecae) disperses wuxing (formless/intangible) Qi stagnation.
Wash to remove black water, then wash again with wine, further wash with soybean juice, sun-dry for use, or roast in fire before use. Contraindicated in Qi deficiency.