（见脾部）
〔害〕寒，滑肠，有寒痰、湿痰及饮食生痰者，勿用。
〔利〕甘辛淡寒，若热痰在皮里膜外者，直达以宣通，痰在经络四肢者，屈曲而搜剔，
开失
音不语，舒肢体挛蜷、风痱等证
〔修治〕伐取淡竹，俗谓之光竹，须生长甫及一年者嫩而有力，多汁而甘，去枝叶，截
去节
，对劈开，架砖上，中间火炙，两头用磁盆承取。
〔害〕肺虚挟寒者，畏之如螫。凡咳嗽由于肺家虚寒，或寒痰作喘者，勿服。汤剂中用
之，
多作吐，故能吐蛊毒。
〔利〕苦寒，清肺涤痰，平喘定咳。土青木香。辛苦冷，治鬼疰积聚，涂诸毒，热毒热
肿，
不可多服，吐利不止。
〔修治〕七八月采，如大枣状，实如铃。去叶及蔓，以生绢袋盛，于东屋角畔，待干，
劈开去
草膜，取净子焙用，采根曝干用。
〔害〕寒凉之品，不得过服。
〔利〕甘辛寒，入肺、胃二经。泻热。痈疽疔毒酒煎服。瘰 疮痍醋拌涂，治毒蛇狂犬
之伤
，敷粉滓斑点之面。
〔修治〕四月初苗枯即掘取，叶如蒜，根如慈菇及小蒜，迟则苗腐难寻，去毛壳，今人
俱称
毛茹菇。
（见前补阵）
〔害〕苦寒性滑，血少目昏，停饮寒热支满，血虚腹疼，脾虚泄泻者，并不宜服。
〔利〕苦咸寒，壮肾水以制心火，清肺金，善泻无根浮游之火，兼能明目滋阴，色黑味
咸，
肾家要药。
〔修治〕三八月采根曝干，或蒸过晒干用。勿犯铜器，饵之噎人喉，丧人目。
(See the section on the Spleen)
[Harm] Cold in nature, slippery to the intestines. It should not be used for patients with cold phlegm, damp-phlegm, or phlegm generated from food stagnation.
[Benefits] Sweet, acrid, and bland in taste; cold in nature. If hot phlegm is located between the skin and fascia, it reaches directly to promote circulation; if phlegm is in the meridians and limbs, it penetrates deeply to clear it out. It can treat aphonia (loss of voice) and muteness, and relieve limb spasms, curling, wind paralysis, and other conditions.
[Processing] Cut down Danchu (Bambusa textilis), commonly known as Guangzhu. Select tender bamboo that has grown for just one year, which is soft yet potent, juicy, and sweet. Remove branches and leaves, cut off the nodes, split it lengthwise, place it on bricks, roast the middle over fire, and use ceramic basins at both ends to collect the liquid.
[Harm] For those with Lung deficiency accompanied by cold, it is feared like a sting. It should not be taken for coughs caused by Lung deficiency-cold or wheezing due to cold-phlegm. When used in decoctions, it often induces vomiting, thus it can induce vomiting to expel Gu poison.
[Benefits] Bitter and cold. Clears the Lungs and washes away phlegm, calms wheezing and stops coughing. [Insertion: Tuqingmuxiang (Vladimiria souliei). Acrid, bitter, and cold. Treats Gui Zhu (chronic infectious disease) and accumulations. Applied externally for various toxins, heat-toxema, and heat-swelling. Do not take in excess, as it may cause persistent vomiting and diarrhea.]
[Processing] Harvest in the seventh or eighth month. Resembles large dates, fruits like bells. Remove leaves and vines, store in a raw silk bag, place in the corner of an east-facing room to dry. Split open, remove the grassy membrane, take the clean seeds, and roast them for use. Harvest roots and dry them in the sun for use.
[Harm] As a cold-cooling substance, it must not be taken in excess.
[Benefits] Sweet, acrid, and cold. Enters the Lung and Stomach meridians. Drains heat. Boils in wine for carbuncles, ulcers, and furuncle toxins. Mixed with vinegar and applied for scrofula and sores. Treats injuries from venomous snakes and rabid dogs. Powdered dregs are applied to faces with spots.
[Processing] Dig up when the shoots wither in early April. Leaves resemble garlic, roots resemble Colocasia esculenta (Taro) and small garlic. If delayed, the shoots rot and become hard to find. Remove the hairy shell; nowadays people call it Maorugu.
(See the previous section on Tonification Formations)
[Harm] Bitter, cold, and slippery in nature. It is not suitable for patients with blood deficiency causing dim vision, fluid retention with cold/heat and chest fullness, blood deficiency causing abdominal pain, or Spleen deficiency causing diarrhea.
[Benefits] Bitter, salty, and cold. Strengthens Kidney Water to control Heart Fire, clears Lung Metal. Excellent at draining rootless floating fire. Also brightens the eyes and nourishes Yin. Black in color and salty in taste, it is a key herb for the Kidneys.
[Processing] Harvest roots in the third or eighth month, dry them in the sun, or steam then dry them. Avoid contact with copper vessels; otherwise, ingestion will cause choking and damage vision.