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Non-toxic. Vine-growing.
*Actinidia chinensis* (Kiwi fruit): Stops sudden thirst, relieves vexing heat, and may cause diarrhea in cases of cold spleen-stomach. For those suffering from cinnabar-and-mercury pill toxicity (*Danshi*), lower urinary stones (*Shilín*), heat obstruction, or regurgitation, take the juice mixed with ginger juice. ○ The branches and leaves kill insects; boiling the juice to feed dogs treats [rabies/dog diseases] (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Names]: Tengli, Muzi, Mihouli. [Seedlings] (According to *Tujing*): Vines grow, bearing leaves that are round and hairy. The fruit is as large as a chicken egg, with brown skin, becoming sweet and delicious after frost. (According to *Yanyi*): Rots and ripens in October, pale green in color; when raw, it is extremely sour. The seeds are numerous and fine, colored like mustard seeds. The branches and twigs are soft and weak, growing two to three zhang high, mostly climbing on trees. Those in shallow mountains near roads survive, while those in deep mountains are mostly eaten by monkeys. The bark can also be used to make paper. [Habitat] (According to *Tujing*): Grows in valleys and mountains. (According to *Yanyi*): Abundant in the southern mountains of Yongxing Jun. [Season] (Growth): Leaves sprout in spring. (Harvest): Collect fruits in October. [Part Used]: Fruit. [Texture]: Resembles a chicken egg. [Color]: Brown. [Flavor]: Sour and sweet. [Nature]: Cold and astringent. [Qi/Energy]: Qi is thin, flavor is strong; Yang within Yin. [Odor]: Fragrant. [Main Action]: Stops wasting-thirst (*Xiaoke*), removes vexing heat. [Preparation]: Crush to extract juice. [Treatment] (Therapy) (Chen Zangqi says): Removes wind-paralysis and stiffness of joints, premature whitening of hair in old age, internal hemorrhoids from eating wild pheasant meat, regulates the middle jiao, and directs qi downward. ○ The juice from the vine is very slippery, expels lower urinary stones. [Combined Treatment]: Take juice mixed with ginger juice; primarily opens the stomach. ○ Wait until ripe to harvest, take the pulp mixed with honey to make a syrup/jam; removes vexing heat and also stops wasting-thirst. [Contraindications]: Excessive consumption causes coldness in the viscera and diarrhea.

Non-toxic. Plant-growing.
*Pinus koraiensis* seed (Korean pine nut): Primarily treats wind affecting bones and joints, dizziness, removes dead flesh, whitens hair, disperses water qi, moistens the five zang organs, and prevents hunger (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Seedlings] (According to *Tujing*): Like small chestnuts, triangular, with fragrant and delicious kernels inside. Eastern barbarians eat them as fruit; they differ from pine nuts in central China. (According to *Haiyao*): Eating them is very sweet and delicious; the taste is similar to peach kernels from Bizhan country, but different from Yunnan pine nuts. Yunnan pine nuts resemble croton seeds (*Badou*), have a mild taste, and excessive consumption causes heat toxicity. [Habitat] (According to *Tujing*): Grows in Silla. [Season] (Growth): Spring. (Harvest): Autumn collection. [Storage]: Sun-dry. [Part Used]: Kernel. [Texture]: Triangular like small chestnuts. [Color]: White. [Flavor]: Sweet. [Nature]: Slightly warm and mild. [Qi/Energy]: Qi is stronger than flavor; Yang. [Odor]: Fragrant. [Main Action]: Dispels various winds, warms the stomach and intestines. [Preparation]: Remove shell, take kernel. [Treatment] (Therapy) (Ri Huazi says): Expels wind-bi and cold qi. (Tonification) (Ri Huazi says): Treats emaciation and shortness of breath, tonifies deficiencies, moistens skin, and nourishes the five zang organs. (According to *Haiyao*): Long-term use lightens the body, extends lifespan, and prevents aging.