甘，温。入足阳明、太阴经血分。消食活血，治赤白痢。配香附、乳香末，治心腹痛。
入六
一散，治湿热痢。煎黄酒服，治血气痛。煎童便服，治怒伤吐血。
甘，温。入足阳明、太阴经。快脾开胃，消食下气，温中化积，为健脾温中之圣药。
咸，温。入足阳明经。除痰饮，化症结。治一切米麦果积，治妇人乳秘成痈。得川椒、
干姜
，治谷劳嗜卧。炒黑用。多服伤肾气。孕妇禁用。
甘，温。入足太阴经。补中益气，健脾化痰，润肺止嗽。治咽痛，止吐血。解附子、草
乌头毒。中满、吐逆、牙疳
及肾病者忌用。
一名苦酒
制四黄、丹砂、胆矾、常山。
酸、苦，温。入足厥阴经。散水下气，散瘀解毒。涂消痈肿，疗心腹痛。磨青木香，治
卒心
痛。磨南星，敷瘰 ，调生大黄，涂肿毒。调釜底墨，敷舌肿胀。调雄黄，涂蛇啮。渍川黄
柏，含漱口疮。
感冒外邪，及脾病手足屈伸不便者，禁用。服茯苓、丹参者忌之。
怪症∶浑身虱出数升，血肉俱坏，痛痒异常，但吃冷水，号哭不止，身齿皆黑，舌尖流
血不
已，此湿热伤于脾肾也。用盐醋常服之，自除。
即米酒
畏枳 、葛花、赤豆花、绿豆粉。忌诸甜物及乳同食。
辛、甘，大热。行十二经络。通血脉，利筋骨，温肠胃，润皮肤，引药势上行。少饮则
和血
行气，壮神御寒，辟邪逐秽。过饮则伤神耗血，损胃烁精。配生地汁，治产后血秘。
[Hongqu (Red Yeast Rice)]
Sweet, warm. Enters the blood level of the Foot-Yangming and Foot-Taiyin meridians. Promotes digestion and invigorates blood circulation; treats dysentery with red or white discharge. Combined with powder of Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu) and Frankincense (Ruxiang), treats heart and abdominal pain.
Added to Liu Yi San (Six-One Powder), treats damp-heat dysentery. Decocted in yellow wine for oral administration, treats qi and blood pain. Decocted in child's urine (Tongbian) for oral administration, treats hematemesis caused by anger injury.
[Jiu (Alcohol/Wine)]
Sweet, warm. Enters the Foot-Yangming and Foot-Taiyin meridians. Awakens the spleen and opens the appetite, promotes digestion and directs qi downward, warms the middle and resolves accumulation; it is the supreme medicine for strengthening the spleen and warming the middle.
Salty, warm. Enters the Foot-Yangming meridian. Eliminates phlegm-fluids and resolves masses. Treats all types of accumulations from rice, wheat, and fruits; treats breast obstruction leading to abscess formation in women. Combined with Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (Chuanjiao) and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang), treats Gu Lao disease (lethargy due to dietary excess). Must be charred before use. Excessive consumption damages kidney qi. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
[Gancao (Licorice Root)]
Sweet, warm. Enters the Foot-Taiyin meridian. Tonifies the middle and supplements qi, strengthens the spleen and transforms phlegm, moistens the lungs and stops coughing. Treats sore throat, stops hematemesis. Resolves toxicity of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) and Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix (Caowutou). Contraindicated in cases of fullness in the middle jiao, vomiting and reflux, gingival gangrene, and kidney diseases.
[Kuju (Vinegar)]
Also known as Kuju. Used to process Sihuang, Cinnabaris (Dansha), Chalcanthite (Danfan), and Polygalae Radix (Changshan).
Sour, bitter, warm. Enters the Foot-Jueyin meridian. Disperses water and directs qi downward, disperses stasis and resolves toxicity. Applied topically to eliminate carbuncles and swellings, treats heart and abdominal pain. Ground with Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Qingmuxiang), treats sudden heart pain. Ground with Arisaematis Rhizoma (Nanxing), applied externally to treat scrofula; mixed with raw Rheum Palmatum (Sheng Dahuang), applied topically to treat swelling and toxicity. Mixed with soot from the bottom of a cauldron (Fudi Mo), applied externally to treat tongue swelling. Mixed with Realgar (Xionghuang), applied topically to treat snake bites. Steeped in Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex (Chuan Huangbo), used for gargling to treat mouth ulcers. Contraindicated in those with external pathogenic invasion (cold/flu) and those with spleen disease causing inability to flex and extend hands and feet. Contraindicated when taking Poria (Fuling) and Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen).
Strange Syndrome: Thousands of lice emerge from the body, flesh and blood deteriorate, extreme pain and itching, only drinks cold water, cries incessantly, body and teeth turn black, tip of the tongue bleeds continuously. This is damp-heat injuring the spleen and kidneys. Long-term consumption of salt and vinegar will naturally cure it.
[Mijiu (Rice Wine)]
Averse to Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi), Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Ge Hua), Phaseoli Semen Rubrum (Chidouhua), and Vigna Radiata (Lvdoufen). Avoid consuming various sweet foods and dairy products together.
[Jiu (General Alcohol/Spirits)]
Pungent, sweet, very hot. Circulates through the twelve meridians. Unblocks blood vessels, benefits sinews and bones, warms the stomach and intestines, moistens the skin, and guides medicinal properties upward. In small amounts, it harmonizes blood and moves qi, strengthens spirit, wards off cold, dispels evil and purges filth. In excessive amounts, it injures the spirit, depletes blood, damages the stomach, and consumes essence. Combined with juice of Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdi), treats postpartum blood constipation.