苦瓠、防癸、大戟为之使。恶吴茱萸。
苦，寒、涩。入足厥阴、少阴经。治下痢崩带，疗风寒湿痹，祛肝热，点白膜。（煎汁
澄清，频点自效。秦皮能达木
郁，木不郁则诸症悉除。）配滑石、川连，洗赤眼生翳；配川连、竹叶，治眼暴赤。
怪症∶田夫忽然发癞，遍身溃烂，号呼欲绝，此天蛇毒也。用秦皮煮汁一斗，二三次服
之。
即夜合
甘，平。入手足太阴经。安五脏，治肺痈，又能补心脾之阴。得阿胶，治肺痿吐血。配
白蜡煎膏，长肌肉，续筋骨。
配白芥子，内服外敷，治跌打折骨。
去粗皮，炒用。
荚如猪牙，名牙皂。
柏实为之使。畏人参、苦参、空青。恶麦门冬。伏丹砂、粉霜
、硫黄、 砂。
辛、咸，温燥。有小毒。入足厥阴、阳明经气分。开窍通关，达三焦之气，宣膀胱之滞。搜
风逐痰，辟邪化谷。配
蛤蜊壳，消乳痈。佐白矾，吐风涎。佐海石，去膈上横结之痰。佐铁花，坠痰秽上逆之气。
使羊肉，治肠风。合半夏末，
取鼻嚏。
去粗皮、弦、子，酥炙或蜜炙，或取汁，或烧炭用。通大肠，入蜜熬膏。阴虚痰盛，热
极生
风者禁用。
子
疏五脏风热，通大便秘结。
煮熟去黄皮， 存性用。
刺
辛，温。性锐。去风杀虫，能引诸药至痈疽溃处。
攻毒，连尖。不使疮破，去尖。
Bitter Calabash (Kuhu), Aconitum Ferox Root (Fanggui), and Euphorbia Lathyris (Daji) act as guiding herbs. It is incompatible with Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu).
Bitter, cold, astringent. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Treats dysentery, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea; cures wind-cold-damp bi syndrome; dispels liver heat; applies to white membrane on the eye. (Boil juice, clarify, and apply frequently for self-efficacy. Qinpi can resolve wood stagnation; when wood is not stagnant, all symptoms are eliminated.) Combined with Talcum (Huashi) and Coptis Rhizome (Chuanlian), wash red eyes with pterygium; combined with Coptis Rhizome (Chuanlian) and Bamboo Leaves (Zhuye), treat sudden redness of the eyes.
Strange condition: A farmer suddenly develops leprosy-like sores, with whole-body ulceration, wailing as if dying; this is Tian She Du (Heavenly Snake Poison). Use one dou of decoction from Qinpi, taken in two or three doses.
Also known as He Huan Pi, sweet, neutral. Enters the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Calms the five zang organs, treats lung abscess, and can tonify yin of the heart and spleen. Combined with Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), treats lung atrophy with hemoptysis. Combined with White Beeswax (Baila) boiled into ointment, promotes muscle growth and reconnects sinews and bones.
Combined with White Mustard Seed (Baijiezi), taken internally and applied externally, treats traumatic fractures.
Remove coarse bark, stir-fry before use.
Pods resembling pig's teeth, named Ya Zao.
Cuscuta Seed (Baishi) acts as a guiding herb. Incompatible with Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Sophora Root (Kushen), and Azurite (Kongqing). Incompatible with Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong). Subdued by Cinnabar (Dansha), Tin Oxide (Fenshuang), Sulfur (Liuhuang), and Rock Salt (Naoshan).
Acrid, salty, warm and dry. Slightly toxic. Enters the qi level of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian. Opens orifices and unblocks collaterals, disseminates qi of the Sanjiao, and vents stagnation of the Bladder. Searches out wind and expels phlegm, dispels evil and transforms grain. Combined with Clam Shell (Heli Ke), eliminates breast abscess. Assisted by Alum (Baifan), induces vomiting of wind-phlegm. Assisted by Floating Stone (Haishi), removes horizontal phlegm accumulation above the diaphragm. Assisted by Iron Flower Powder (Tiehua), descends rebellious turbid phlegm qi. With Mutton (Yangrou), treats intestinal wind (blood in stool). Combined with Pinellia Tuber powder (Banxia), instilled into nose to induce sneezing.
Remove coarse bark, tendons, and seeds; roast with butter or honey, extract juice, or char into carbon. Unblocks large intestine, boil with honey into paste. Contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with abundant phlegm, or extreme heat generating wind.
Seed
Disperses wind-heat of the five zang organs, unblocks severe constipation.
Boil thoroughly, remove yellow skin, preserve nature for use.
Spine/Thorn
Acrid, warm. Sharp nature. Dispels wind and kills parasites, can guide other herbs to the site of ulcerated carbuncles and sores.
Attacks toxicity, keep the tip. If preventing wound rupture is desired, remove the tip.