辛苦温燥，入肝脾肺，治风散血，胜湿除风痰，性紧毒而不守，能攻积拔肿堕胎，得
防风则不麻，制用。胆星用黄牛胆汁和，南星末入胆中风干，功用同。
见通行攻。
见胃攻。
见心包攻。
见心包攻。
见肺攻。
苦平微甘，缓肝气泄血滞，通大肠血秘，治血燥经闭，热入血室无瘀慎用，泡去皮尖
，炒研。桃花苦平，专于攻决，下水除痰，消积聚利二便疗疯狂，千叶者勿用。桃叶苦平，
杀虫发汗。桃子辛酸甘热微毒，多食有热生痈疖有损无益。桃枭苦微温，辟邪。
辛苦温，沉降气烈，入肝胆气分，疏肝泻肺，破积消痰，最能发汗，引诸药至厥阴之
分，兼入脾下饮食。
辛温，独入厥阴气分，搜肝气散肝风，能化血为水，燥湿杀虫解百毒。雌黄功用略同
。薰黄最劣不堪用。
见通行攻。
甘辛有毒，属木去风，治诸风眩掉一切厥阴风木之病，去足焙用。蝎梢蝎之尾也，功用
相同其力尤紧。
见通行攻。
(Nanxing, Rhizoma Arisaematis) Pungent and bitter, warm and drying. Enters the Liver, Spleen, and Lung meridians. Treats wind disorders, dissipates blood stasis, overcomes dampness, eliminates phlegm-wind. Its nature is intense, toxic, and non-retentive; it can attack accumulations, draw out swelling, and induce abortion. When combined with Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), it does not cause numbness. Must be processed before use. Danshenxing (Arisaema cum Bile) is made by mixing Nanxing powder with bile from a yellow cow, placing it inside the gallbladder, and drying it in the wind. Its functions are the same as Nanxing.
(See general attacking category.)
(See stomach-attacking category.)
(See pericardium-attacking category.)
(See pericardium-attacking category.)
(See lung-attacking category.)
(Qinjiao, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae) Bitter, neutral, slightly sweet. Relaxes Liver Qi, drains blood stasis, unblocks constipation due to blood dryness in the Large Intestine, treats amenorrhea caused by blood dryness. Use with caution when heat enters the Blood Chamber without stasis. Soak to remove skin and tips, stir-fry, and grind. Taohua (Peach Blossom) is bitter and neutral, specialized in purging and resolving, promotes urination, eliminates phlegm, reduces accumulations, benefits both bowels, and treats mania. Do not use flowers from thousand-petal peach trees. Taoye (Peach Leaf) is bitter and neutral, kills parasites, induces sweating. Taozi (Peach Fruit) is pungent, sour, sweet, hot, slightly toxic. Excessive consumption generates heat, causes carbuncles and furuncles, doing harm without benefit. Taoxiao (Peach Kernel) is bitter, slightly warm, dispels evil influences.
(Bai Fuzi/Eyu Baifu type herb, name omitted in text) Pungent and bitter, warm. Heavy and sinking, qi is fierce. Enters the Qi aspect of the Liver and Gallbladder. Soothes the Liver, drains the Lungs, breaks down accumulations, resolves phlegm. Most capable of inducing sweating. Guides other herbs to the Jueyin division. Also enters the Spleen to aid digestion.
(Wugong, Centipede) Pungent, warm. Uniquely enters the Qi aspect of the Jueyin meridian. Searches out Liver Qi, disperses Liver Wind. Can transform blood into water (resolve stasis to promote fluid metabolism). Dries dampness, kills parasites, resolves hundred toxins. Cihuang (Realgar) has similar functions. Xunhuang is of the poorest quality and unfit for use.
(Shi Jue Ming/Zhuchenmu type herb, name omitted in text) Sweet and salty. Heavy and sinking, enters the Liver. Calms the Liver, directs Qi downward. It is a miraculous drug for treating stubborn phlegm and nodules. Must be processed.
(Tubiechong/Scorpion type herb, name omitted in text) Sour and astringent, neutral. Specifically enters the Blood aspect of the Liver meridian. Can transform stagnant blood into water, expel dead fetus, stop bleeding from traumatic wounds.
(Honghua/Tao Ren type herb, name omitted in text) Pungent, cold. A herb for the Blood aspect of the Liver meridian. Invigorates blood, attacks blood stasis, reduces accumulations, brightens the eyes.
(See general attacking category.)
(Quanxie, Scorpion) Pungent, warm, toxic. Enters the Liver. Good at moving and dispersing. Dispels wind, kills parasites. Treats umbilical convulsions, epilepsy, and snake-related disorders.
(Qishe/Wushao She type herb, name omitted in text) Sweet and pungent, toxic. Belongs to Wood. Dispels wind. Treats all types of dizziness, tremors, and diseases related to Wind-Wood of the Jueyin meridian. Remove feet and bake before use. Xieshao (Scorpion Tail) is the tail of the scorpion. Functions are identical, but its force is more intense.
(See general attacking category.)
(Tianma/Gouteng type herb, name omitted in text) Pungent, warm. Enters the Qi aspect of the Liver meridian. Unites blood vessels, disperses phlegm-Qi. Treats various wind disorders causing tremors and dizziness. Use after baking (wei).
(Qianghuo/Duhuo type herb, name omitted in text) Bitter and pungent. Expels dampness, disperses wind, invigorates blood. Removes damp-heat from the intestines and stomach. Relieves stagnation of Qi in the Liver and Gallbladder. Treats all conditions caused by excessive dampness and wind invasion.