甘、酸、温。入足少阴、厥阴经。止肾脏之虚泄，疗肺气之虚寒。补肝脏，明耳目，壮
阳治
痿。得益智仁，治小便频数。佐破故纸，治阳事不起。去皮蒂，酒煮用。戒酒、面、油腻。
叶 研细末，绵裹，浸人乳，点青盲目暗，能使视物如常。
甘，温。入足太阴、阳明经。除食热，疗疳虫。健脾胃，止泄痢。治白浊，利小便。配
芦荟
，治脾疳。
去壳，或生、或熟听用。杀虫，宜上半月空腹拌青糖食之，即其壳煎汤送下。无食积者
禁用
。
服此忌食热物、热茶，犯之即泻。
忌食猪肉。
苦，寒，有大毒。入手阳明经。治疳积，消痞块，疗泻痢，通大肠。（宜外用，勿轻服。）
得
肉桂，敷香港脚肿痛。和黄柏、芙蓉叶，捣敷阴疝。喉痹肿痛，醋磨漱之，以吐痰涎。痈肿痔
，醋磨敷之，以解热毒。油者勿用。若服之中其毒，立即发噤而死。（用子一枚切片，好
酒一碗煎透，去木鳖饮之，
治疯犬伤，亦无碍。）
苦，寒，消痞块，散乳痈，治喉痹，涂丹毒。配豆根、青木香，吹喉痹。配木香、胆矾
末，
扫喉风。
水磨切片，炒研。或醋、或蜜，调围肿毒。消阴毒，加藤黄。勿宜煎服。
苦、辛、寒。入手太阴经气分。止嗽降气。（嗽久肺气热，以此凉之，气降而嗽止。）得
甘草
，治肺气喘急。烧烟，熏痔 疮。咽中如梅核，吐不出，咽不下，心下闷热，煎服一两即
愈。（名梅核痰。）
去膈膜，取净子炒用。汤剂中用多亦作吐。肺挟虚寒者禁用。
[Fupenzi]
Sweet, sour, and warm in nature. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Stops deficiency-type diarrhea of the Kidneys; treats deficiency-cold of the Lungs. Tonifies the Liver, brightens the eyes and ears, strengthens Yang, and treats impotence. Combined with Yizhiren (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fructus), it treats frequent urination. Assisted by Poguozhi (Buglossae Fructus, i.e., Psoraleae Fructus), it treats erectile dysfunction due to Yang deficiency. Remove the pedicel and decoct with wine. Avoid alcohol, wheat products, and greasy foods during treatment.
Leaves: Grind into a fine powder, wrap in cotton, soak in human milk, and apply to the eyes to treat amaurosis (blindness) and dim vision, restoring normal sight.
[Muhuyede - Note: Text describes properties of Bignonia Seed/Mu Hu Die]
Sweet and warm in nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Clears heat from food stagnation; treats pinworms. Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach; stops dysentery. Treats leukorrhea; promotes urination. Combined with Lu Hui (Aloe), it treats Spleen-Gan disease.
Remove the shell; use raw or cooked as needed. To kill parasites, it is best taken on an empty stomach in the first half of the lunar month mixed with brown sugar, followed by a decoction of its shells. Contraindicated in cases without food stagnation.
Contraindicated to eat hot-natured foods and hot tea while taking this herb; doing so will cause diarrhea.
[Maqianzi - Note: Text describes properties of Nux Vomica/Ma Qian Zi]
Contraindicated to eat pork.
Bitter, cold, and highly toxic. Enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Treats Gan accumulation; dissipates masses; treats dysentery; unblocks the Large Intestine. (For external use only; do not take lightly.)
Combined with Rougui (Cinnamon Twig), applied externally for swollen and painful Hong Kong foot (podagra/tinea). Combined with Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) and Furongye (Hibisci Mutabilis Folium), pounded and applied externally for Yin hernia. For sore throat (Hou Bi) with swelling and pain, grind with vinegar and gargle to expectorate phlegm. For carbuncles, swellings, and hemorrhoids, grind with vinegar and apply externally to resolve heat toxicity. Do not use seeds with high oil content. If ingested and poisoned, one will immediately suffer from trismus (lockjaw) and die. (If bitten by a mad dog, take one seed, slice it, decoct in one bowl of good wine until thoroughly extracted, remove the dregs, and drink; this also works without harm.)
[Unnamed Herb in text block - likely related to Ma Dou Ling context or separate entry like Ma Bo]
Bitter and cold. Dissipates masses; disperses breast abscesses; treats sore throat; applies to erysipelas. Combined with Dougen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) and Qingmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), insufflated into the throat for sore throat. Combined with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) and Danfan (Chalcanthite), swept over the throat for wind-throat.
Grind with water into slices, stir-fry, and pulverize. Or mix with vinegar or honey to apply around swollen toxic sores. Resolves Yin toxicity; add Tenghuang (Gambogi Resin). Not suitable for decoction.
[Madouling]
Bitter, pungent, and cold. Enters the Qi level of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Stops cough and descends Qi. (Long-term cough causes Lung heat; this herb cools it, causing Qi to descend and cough to stop.) Combined with Gancao (Licorice Root), it treats wheezing and急促 breathing due to Lung deficiency-heat. Burn to smoke and fumigate hemorrhoids. Sensation of a plum pit in the throat, unable to spit out or swallow down, with stuffiness and heat in the epigastrium; decoct and take 1 liang for cure. (Named Plum-Pit Phlegm.)
Remove the septum, take the clean seeds, and stir-fry before use. Excessive use in decoctions may induce vomiting. Contraindicated in patients with Lung deficiency-cold.