近乳穴处流出之泉也,甘温,久服肥健能食体润不老。
有玉山内之泉水也,甘平,久服体润毛发不白。
甘咸平,性趋下,清而且重,治瘀浊及逆上之痰,下膈止吐。
出山岩间者是也,甘平,治霍乱烦闷呕吐,山有毒草恶石者不可用。
咸微温,有小毒,浴风癣吐,下宿食胪胀。
甘寒,阴中之阴,治热毒中 ,解诸毒。
即作黄 菜水也,酸咸,吐痰饮宿食。
能助药力凡一切补药诸膏宜此火煎之。
力紧宜 炼金石药。
力慢宜烹煎炙焙百药丸散。
其力不强,不损药力,宜煎一切滋补药。
与芦火同。
去风解毒通经,惟麻油苏子油燃者可用,余皆损目亦不治病。
甘平,治泻痢热毒兼解诸毒。
甘温,治瘟疫泄痢疗疮癣,东壁得,初日烘炙少火之气壮,取真火所照之土,引真
火发生之气以补土胜湿,或用南壁土,取离火所照之气,用西壁土取西方收敛之气,皆借气
以补脾胃也。
Sweet and cold in nature, it resolves alcohol toxicity and is applied externally to treat miliaria (heat rash) and sores.
Sweet and cold in nature, it treats epidemic febrile diseases, *Shanghan* fire pathogen, and topical application treats miliaria; spring snow containing insects should not be used.
Sweet and cold in nature, it treats coma caused by Yang toxin in *Shanghan*, and resolves the toxicity of distilled spirits.
Sweet and neutral in nature, it is suitable for decocting medicines that regulate the Spleen and Stomach and clear damp-heat; rainwater falling from the sky is called "Liao" (flood water), and continuous rainy weather is also called "Liao".
Water collected at the top of bamboo fences or in hollow tree holes is sweet and slightly cold in nature; it treats ghostly pathogens and gu poison, and is used to wash sores.
Its nature is smooth and rapid, unblocking the diaphragm and lower gates, sweeping away evil filth.
Its nature is rebellious and upward-moving, promoting the vomiting of phlegm-fluids.
Sweet and cool in nature, it clears heat and assists Yin; fresh water drawn at dawn is best.
Sweet and neutral in nature, it treats ghostly qi, evil filth, and chronic diseases of the heart and abdomen.
Spring water flowing near the nipple point is sweet and warm in nature; long-term consumption makes the body robust, increases appetite, keeps the skin moist, and prevents aging.
Spring water from within Yushan Mountain is sweet and neutral in nature; long-term consumption keeps the skin moist and hair from turning white.
Pungent, hot, and slightly toxic; those suffering from tinea, scabies, wind leprosy, or syphilis should bathe in a pool after a full meal to induce sweating.
Sweet, salty, and neutral in nature, its action tends downward; it is clear yet heavy, treating blood stasis and turbidity as well as ascending phlegm, unblocking the diaphragm and stopping vomiting.
That which comes out from mountain rocks is sweet and neutral in nature; it treats dysentery with restlessness, vomiting, and diarrhea; however, if poisonous herbs or malignant stones exist in the mountains, this water should not be used.
Salty and slightly warm in nature, with slight toxicity; bathing treats wind-related tinea, induces vomiting of retained food, and reduces abdominal distension.
Sweet and cold in nature, representing Yin within Yin; it treats heat-toxin and heatstroke, resolving various toxins.
It harmonizes Yin and Yang, treating dysentery with vomiting and diarrhea.
This refers to the brine used in making yellow pickled vegetables; sour and salty, it induces vomiting of phlegm-fluids and retained food.
It enhances the efficacy of medicines; all tonifying drugs and pastes are suitable for decoction using this type of fire.
The force is strong, suitable for refining mineral and metallic drugs.
The force is slow, suitable for cooking, frying, baking, and roasting various pills and powders.
Its force is weak and does not damage medicinal properties, suitable for decocting all kinds of nourishing medicines.
It is the same as reed fire.
It dispels wind, resolves toxicity, and unblocks collaterals; only fires burned with sesame oil or perilla seed oil can be used, while others damage the eyes and do not treat diseases.
It stops bleeding and generates flesh, applied externally to traumatic injuries, and treats infantile night crying.
Sweet and neutral in nature, it treats dysentery and diarrhea, heat-toxins, and generally resolves various toxins.
Sweet and warm in nature, it treats epidemics, dysentery, carbuncles, and tinea; earth from the east wall is preferred. On the first day, it is baked with mild fire to strengthen its Qi, extracting the soil illuminated by the true fire to guide the generating Qi of the true fire to tonify the Earth element and overcome dampness. Alternatively, earth from the south wall is used to capture the Qi of Li Fire illumination; earth from the west wall is used to capture the converging Qi of the West. All these methods borrow Qi to tonify the Spleen and Stomach.