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[Cheqianzi (Plantago Seed)]
The flavor is sweet and cold, and it is non-toxic. It treats Qi Long (obstruction of urination due to Qi stagnation), relieves pain, promotes the flow of water passages and urination, and dispels damp-bi syndrome. Long-term consumption makes the body light and delays aging.
(Plantago herb was named "Dangdao" in the *Shennong Bencao Jing*. In the *Classic of Poetry*, it is called "Fouyi". It likes to grow by the roadside and in the footprints of cattle and horses, hence the names "Cheqian Dangdao" and "Niu Yi Ma Xi". It is found everywhere in rivers, lakes, Huai River regions, etc. Sprouts and leaves emerge in spring, spreading on the ground, drawing up several stems with spikes like rat tails; the flowers are extremely fine and dense, greenish-purple.)

Heaven and Earth all possess movement and stillness. Regarding Earth (Kun), its stillness gathers, and its movement opens. Cheqianzi likes to grow by the roadside; even if trampled by cattle and horses, it does not die. This is because it utilizes the function of Earth Qi, being a substance that moves but does not remain static. Qi Long refers to the obstruction of Qi in the Bladder. When Qi is obstructed, there is pain; when there is pain, the flow of water passages and urination becomes difficult. Cheqianzi utilizes the function of Earth Qi; when Earth Qi moves, the water passages also move, and the Qi in the Bladder no longer obstructs. When there is no obstruction, pain stops; when pain stops, the urination in the water passages becomes smooth. When Earth Qi circulates normally, damp pathogenic factors naturally dissipate, thus dispelling damp-bi. Long-term consumption causes Earth Qi to ascend and Water Qi to distribute, making the body light and delaying aging. The *Shenxian Fushi Jing* states: Cheqianzi is the essence of Thunder. The Zhen trigram represents Thunder and also the Eldest Son. The *Classic of Poetry* says: "Gathering gathering Fouyi," which also implies the desire to conceive and bear a son.

[Dongkuizi (Malva Seed)]
The flavor is sweet, cold, and slippery, and it is non-toxic. It treats cold and heat conditions of the Five Zang and Six Fu organs, emaciation and weakness, five types of Long (urinary obstruction), and promotes urination. Long-term consumption strengthens bones, increases muscle mass, makes the body light, and prolongs life.
(Malva vegetables are found everywhere. Those planted in the eighth or ninth month, covered and nurtured through winter, producing seeds in spring, are called Dongkuizi. If not covered and nurtured, but replanted in the first month, they are called Chun Kui. Those planted in the third month and blooming with red-purple flowers in the fifth month are called Shu Kui. Those blooming with yellow flowers in the eighth or ninth month are called Qiu Kui. There are various types of Malva; besides these, there are Jin Kui, Huang Kui, Zhong Kui, and Tu Kui, with flowers displaying five colors and intermediate shades, varying in depth.)

Malva blooms with five-colored flowers and grows long through the four seasons, obtaining the five Qi of growth, transformation, harvest, and storage. Thus, it treats cold and heat conditions of the Five Zang and Six Fu organs, as well as emaciation and weakness. Dongkuizi is nurtured through winter... [Text appears incomplete here, linking to the explanation of Wu Long].
When the Bladder's function is impaired, it is called Long. "Five" is the number associated with Earth. When Earth Qi does not circulate, water passages become blocked, hence it is called Wu Long (Five Obstructions). Treating Wu Long allows urination to flow naturally. Long-term consumption strengthens bones because it obtains the Qi of Shaoyin (Kidney). Increasing muscle mass is because it obtains the Qi of Taiyin (Spleen). Strengthening bones and increasing muscles results in a light body and prolonged life.