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Xuan (Jasmine Flower): Warms the middle jiao and dispels malignancy.
Acrid and warm in nature. Its aromatic fragrance warms the middle jiao, dispels malignancy, removes foul odors, and stops vomiting and diarrhea caused by Huoluan (colic with vomiting and diarrhea). The contraindications are the same as above. The leaves have pointed tips and are as large as fingernails, with branches and stems. In summer, it blooms with small purple flowers in clusters, producing fine seeds. Currently, people plant it in pots, and women pick its flowers to adorn their hair.

Acrid and hot. Main indications: Steaming oil to extract liquid for making facial cream (Mianzhi). It makes hair lustrous and promotes growth, moistens dry skin, and imparts fragrance. It can also be added to tea because it is non-toxic.

Root: Acrid, hot, and toxic. Main indications: Grind one cun of root with wine; ingestion causes coma, lasting one day before waking up. Two cun causes a two-day coma; three cun causes a three-day coma. For all cases of traumatic injury and joint dislocation, when setting bones, this herb is used so that the patient feels no pain. Jasmine originally came from Persia and was transplanted to the South Sea regions. Now it is cultivated throughout China. Those grown in Taiwan are the best, followed by those from Fuzhou, and then those from Ganzhou.

Wetland Grass Category (Rehmanniae Radix)
Powerfully clears fire and calms rebellious blood.

Bitter with a slight sweet taste, and extremely cold in nature. Enters the Heart and Kidney meridians. Clears Bing Fire (Small Intestel belongs to Bing Fire; Heart and Small Intestine are exterior-interior related). Clears Zao Metal (referring to Fire in the Stomach and Large Intestine). Calms various forms of rebellious blood, resolves stasis, and unblocks collaterals. Treats hematemesis (vomiting blood), epistaxis (nosebleed), and metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding) [Tuo Xue (spitting blood) refers to blood mixed with saliva; Ke Xue (coughing blood) refers to blood coughed up with phlegm or containing blood streaks, originating from the Kidney and Lung meridians; blood vomited upward from the hypochondrium belongs to the Liver meridian; blood vomited in large quantities filling basins or bowls belongs to the Stomach meridian; Ke Xue (coughing blood) refers to blood within sputum; Nu Xue (epistaxis) refers to blood overflowing from the head and exiting through the nose, both belonging to the Lung meridian; continuous menstrual leakage is called Beng (flooding); due to blood heat causing reckless movement, this herb should be used to clear heat]. Treats heat-toxin dysentery, where the intestines and stomach feel like they are burning. Treats Shanghan (cold damage), plague, and variola (smallpox) conditions [characterized by blood heat resulting in red-purple discoloration and various high fevers]. Treats excessive thirst with an urge to drink. Treats fractures and severed tendons [External application formula: One jin of Shengdi (Raw Rehmannia), one jin of watermelon rind and ginger residue, and four liang of fresh ginger, stir-fried until hot, applied to the injured/fractured area; replace when cool. Internal formula: Three sheng of Shengdi juice and half a sheng of wine, boiled and taken orally to expel stasis from traumatic injuries]. Promotes urination and defecation. Also kills parasites. Treats acute abdominal and cardiac pain [Hai Shang Fang: Crush into juice, mix with flour to make food, which helps expel parasites; avoid using salt]. It can only be used if there is dryness, accumulation, and excess fire. Freshly dug raw roots should be crushed for juice consumption [For heat-induced lethargy and confusion, take one zhan of Rehmannia juice].