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[Leek]
When cooked, its nature is sweet and warm. It assists the primal Yang of the Liver and Kidney. Its supplementation contains dispersing properties. The juice extracted from raw leeks is specifically pungent and hot. It treats blood stasis dysphagia (dysphagia caused by blood stasis) and pathogenic factors retained in the epigastrium. The roots and rootlets unblock collaterals and move blood stasis, directing turbidity downward. Leek seeds consolidate essence and warm the Kidneys, treating leukorrhea and strangury. (Leek is also known as Qiyang Cao (Yang-Raising Grass). Its leaves are pungent and sour in taste and warm in nature, entering the Blood aspect of the Liver Meridian. It aids Yang Qi and warms the Lower Yuan. Its dispersing power is sufficient, but its consolidating and tonifying merit is insufficient. It is also one of the "Five Pungent Vegetables". However, for moving blood stasis and dispersing blood, leek juice is superior; for warming the Lower Yuan and consolidating essence, leek seeds are more effective. The nature of the roots and rootlets is the same as the leaves, but their downward-pouring force is more specific. Therefore, for conditions such as relapse after illness due to overexertion, or diseases of Yin-Yang Exchange where turbid stasis obstructs the lower part of the body, they can all be used.)

[Allium Macrostemon Bulb / Xie Bai]
Pungent and slippery, it unblocks Yang, opening phlegm and blood stasis in Chest Bi (Chest Obstruction). Bitter and warm, it dissipates Qi, treating pathogenic atmospheres in diarrhea and dysentery. (Xie Bai's leaves resemble leeks, its roots resemble small garlic, and its color is white like a button; the root is used. It is pungent and bitter in taste, warm and slippery in nature, entering the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians. Due to its pungent, bitter, warm, and slippery nature, it can unblock the Yang Qi in the chest and dissipate phlegm and blood stasis in the chest. As for its ability to treat red and white dysentery, this is also because Yang Qi is not disseminated, leading to the intermingling stagnation of phlegm and blood stasis.)

[Purslane]
Sour and pungent with a red color, it disperses blood and acts on the Liver Meridian. Bitter and slippery with a cold nature, it benefits the intestines and reduces swelling. It excels in external application and poulticing, but has little efficacy when decocted for internal consumption. (Purslane is also known as Wufang Cao (Five-Directional Grass), and some say it is the current Jiangban Cao (Sauce Board Grass). Li Shizhen stated that this herb grows everywhere in gardens and fields. Its tender stems spread on the ground, leaves grow finely opposite each other, leaves are green, stems are red, flowers are yellow, roots are white, and seeds are black, hence the name Five Directions. By inference, it seems identical to Jiangban Grass. It is sour, slightly pungent, and slightly bitter in taste, cold in nature and slippery in texture, entering the Liver and Large Intestine meridians. It specializes in moving blood and lubricating orifices, benefiting the Large Intestine. Although there are various methods for internal use, it excels in external treatment; therefore, using it to apply to carbuncles to dissipate swelling is particularly valuable.)