味甘，性平，无毒。入胃、肾二经。恶巴豆。畏僵蚕。
酒浸，酥拌，蒸。
清胃生肌，逐皮肤虚热。强肾益精，疗脚膝痹弱。浓肠止泻，安神定惊。益阴也，而愈
伤中
入胃清湿热，故理痹证泄泻；入肾强阴，故理精衰骨痛；其安神定惊，兼入心也。
石斛，宜于汤液，不宜入丸，形长而细且坚，味甘不苦为真。误用木斛，味大苦，
饵之损人。
一名鳢肠。味甘、咸，无毒。入肾经。
补肾止血，黑发乌须。
其效甚宏，当及时多收之。苗如旋复，实如莲房，断之有汁，须臾而黑，故名墨旱莲。
或酒
煎，或熬膏。
味甘，性平，无毒。入肺、脾、肝、肾四经。蜜水拌蒸。
润肺而止嗽痰；补脾而去湿热；养肝而理 伤泪出；益肾而除腰痛茎寒。
葳蕤，滋益阴精，与地黄同功；增长阳气，与人参同力。润而不滑，和而不偏。譬诸盛
德之
人，无往不利。本经谓其主诸不足，确是如此。
味苦、涩，性微温，无毒。入肝、肾二经。茯苓为使。
忌猪血、无鳞鱼、萝卜、葱、蒜、铁器。选大者，赤白合用。泔浸，黑豆拌，九蒸九晒。
补真阴而理虚痨，益精髓而能续嗣。强筋壮骨，黑发悦颜。消诸种痈疮，疗阴伤久疟，
治崩
中带下，调产后胎前。
昔有老叟何姓者，见有藤夜交，掘而服之，须发尽黑，故名何首乌。补阴而不滞不寒，
强阳
而不燥不热，禀中和之性，而得天地之纯气者欤。
何首乌与白萝卜同食，能令须发早白，犯铁器损人，谨之。
Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Enters the Stomach and Kidney meridians. Averse to Radix Euphorbiae Humifusae (Badou). Feared by Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan).
Soak in wine, mix with butter, steam.
Clears the stomach and generates flesh, expels deficiency heat from the skin. Strengthens the kidneys and benefits essence, treats arthralgia and weakness of the feet and knees. Thickens the intestines and stops diarrhea, calms the spirit and settles fright. Benefits yin, and heals damage to the middle jiao.
Entering the stomach to clear damp-heat, thus regulating bi-syndrome and diarrhea; entering the kidney to strengthen yin, thus treating essence depletion and bone pain; its ability to calm the spirit and settle fright also involves entering the Heart.
Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu) is suitable for decoctions, not for pills. Those that are long, thin, and firm, with a sweet taste and no bitterness, are genuine. Mistakenly using Dendrobii Caulis (Muhu), which tastes very bitter, harms people when ingested.
Also known as Ecliptae Herba (Lichang). Taste: sweet, salty; Non-toxic. Enters the Kidney meridian.
Tonifies the kidney and stops bleeding, darkens hair and blackens beard.
Its efficacy is significant; it should be collected abundantly in time. The seedlings resemble Inulae Flos (Xuanfu), the fruits resemble lotus pods. When broken, juice exudes and turns black shortly after, hence the name Ecliptae Herba (Mo Han Lian).
Decoct in wine or boil down to make paste.
Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral; Non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney meridians. Mix with honey water and steam.
Moistens the lungs and stops cough with phlegm; tonifies the spleen and eliminates damp-heat; nourishes the liver and regulates injury-related tearing; benefits the kidney and removes lower back pain and coldness of the penis.
Polygonati Rhizoma (Weirui) moistens and benefits yin essence, with effects similar to Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang); increases yang qi, with strength comparable to Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen). Moistening but not slippery, harmonious but not biased. Like a person of great virtue, there is no obstacle they cannot overcome. The Classic of Materia Medica states it governs various deficiencies, which is indeed true.
Taste: bitter, astringent; Nature: slightly warm; Non-toxic. Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Poria (Fuling) serves as an assistant herb.
Avoid pig blood, scaleless fish, radish, scallion, garlic, and ironware. Select large ones, use red and white varieties together. Soak in rice washing water, mix with black soybeans, steam nine times and sun-dry nine times.
Tonifies true yin and treats consumptive fever, benefits essence and marrow and can aid conception. Strengthens sinews and bones, darkens hair and beautifies complexion. Dissolves various types of carbuncles and sores, treats chronic malaria due to yin injury, treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, regulates conditions before and after childbirth.
In the past, an old man surnamed He saw a vine called Yejiaoteng, dug it up and consumed it, causing his beard and hair to turn completely black, hence the name Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Heshouwu). It tonifies yin without stagnation or coldness, strengthens yang without dryness or heat. Does it possess a nature of balance and purity, deriving pure qi from heaven and earth?
Consuming Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Heshouwu) with white radish can cause premature graying of hair and beard. Contact with ironware harms people; be cautious.