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[Golden-haired Dogwood Root] Bitter, sweet, and warm. It strengthens the Kidney (Shen) and nourishes the Liver (Gan), benefits blood and qi, and can dispel wind-cold-dampness.

(See previous section on Mingmen for tonification.)

(See previous section on Kidney for tonification.)

(See previous section on Kidney for tonification.)

[Duanmu (Dipsacus)] Sweet and slightly warm. It tonifies the Liver and Kidney with a moistening effect, generates essence and assists yang, dispels wind and brightens the eyes, and promotes the free flow of the large and small intestines.

[Lingzhi (Clematis)] Bitter, pungent, and slightly warm. It tonifies the Liver and Kidney, unblocks the vessels and collaterals, regulates sinews and bones, warms the uterus, reduces urination, stops incontinence, breaks up blood stasis, and treats traumatic injuries and fractures. Its action is tonifying without causing stagnation, and moving without causing leakage.

[Prepared Rehmannia Root] Bitter, sweet, and warm. It tonifies and supplements the Liver and Kidney, astringes essence and qi, nourishes blood, transforms deficiency-phlegm, darkens beard and hair, dissipates carbuncles and swellings, and treats malaria and dysentery. It tonifies yin without causing stagnation or coldness, and strengthens yang without causing dryness or heat. It is regarded as the supreme medicine for harmonizing qi and blood. Long-term use prolongs life. It must be processed before use.

(See previous section on Kidney for tonification.)

[Chinese Cornus Fruit] Sweet, sour, and warm, with a firm and astringent nature. It tonifies and supplements the Liver and Kidney, secures essence and brightens the eyes, restores impotence, and reduces urination. It strengthens the Kidney without the bias of dryness-heat, and secures essence without the harm of stagnation. Juice squeezed from the leaves treats vertigo caused by parasites and removes redness of the skin.

(See previous section on Gallbladder for tonification.)

[Atractylodes Macrocephala / Danggui context implies Liver-related herb, likely Dang Gui based on description "moistens liver dryness"] Sweet, warm, and slightly pungent. Enters the Qi level of the Liver Meridian. It moistens liver dryness, tonifies liver deficiency, and additionally tonifies the Kidney. It enables the connection between sinews and bones and tonifies the waist and knees.

(See previous section on Kidney for tonification.)

(See previous section on Spleen for tonification.)

(See previous section on Kidney for tonification.)

(See previous section on Spleen Cold Injection for tonification.)

[Sesame] Sweet and neutral. It tonifies the Liver and Kidney, fills essence and marrow, moistens the five zang organs, cools blood, benefits blood, treats wind, detoxifies, and lubricates the intestines. Note: There are differences in sesame having four, six, or seven-eight ridges, which occur due to the fertility or barrenness of the local soil. The eight-ridged variety is called Jushengzi. Old theories state that Huma (Sesame) is Zhima (Sesame), vulgarly written as Zhi. However, recent famous medical formulas often use Huma and Black Sesame together, indicating they are clearly two different substances. Zhima has similar functions; its peel and flesh are both black, and those produced in Huizhou are superior. Sesame oil cools blood, generates flesh, facilitates childbirth, and treats sores. Yama (Linseed/Flaxseed), also known as Bishi Huma, is sweet and slightly warm. It has an unpleasant odor and is inedible, but treats severe wind sores and tinea.

[Chicken Meat] Sweet and warm, belonging to Wood. It tonifies deficiency and warms the middle, but may stir wind. Boiled juice has a slippery and moist nature. [Black-bone Chicken] Sweet and neutral, belonging to Water. It benefits the Liver and Kidney, reduces fever, and tonifies deficiency, treating diseases of the Liver and Kidney blood aspect. [Rooster's Comb Blood] Treats sudden evil invasion and fright. For applying to facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eye), the blood of an old rooster should be used. [Chicken Egg] Sweet and neutral. It tonifies and supplements qi and blood, dissipates heat, and stops coughing. [Eggshell] Fed during dysentery or applied externally for sores. [Inner Membrane of Egg White] Treats chronic cough with qi knotting. [White part of Chicken Droppings] Slightly cold. It directs qi downward, eliminates accumulation, promotes the free flow of the large and small intestines, and treats gu distension and rice-like parasite infestation.