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Taste is sweet, nature is cold, non-toxic. Enters the Lung and Stomach meridians.
Clears Lung and Stomach Fire (Heat in the Lung and Stomach organs), generates fluids and relieves thirst. Treats Fei Yong (Lung Abscess), eliminates vomiting and hiccups. For heat and irritability in the chest, decoct fresh roots for consumption. For Ya Gan Rot (Noma/Gangrenous Gingivitis with tissue necrosis), drink the raw juice.
Enters the Taiyang (Greater Yang) and Yangming (Yang Brightness) meridians, clears heat and directs fire downward; thus it treats the conditions mentioned above.
Lu Ya (Reed Shoot) can resolve He Du (River Poison/Toxin). Note: For Huo Luan (Cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and diarrhea) due to Cold, do not use.

Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Liver meridians.
Unblocks collaterals, promotes blood circulation. Dispels Wind, resolves phlegm, cools Blood, and detoxifies. For Feng Re Xi Luo (Wind-Heat invading collaterals) causing stiff neck and numb head. For Hou Bi (Throat Closure/Acute Epiglottitis) with swollen gums, and Ying Shi Du (Mumps/Seasonal Toxins).
Chang Feng (Intestinal Wind/Bleeding Hemorrhoids), Zhi Lou (Hemorrhoidal Fistula), severe lower GI bleeding. For blocked lactation, burn, powder, and take with wine.
Fresh Si Gua Ye (Luffa Leaf) can be crushed and applied topically for Tian Pao Chuang (Bullous Impetigo). If mixed with Bi Yu San (Jade Powder, i.e., Liu Yi San plus Qing Dai), it is even better.
Si Gua Teng (Luffa Vine) treats nasal diseases; Si Gua (Luffa Fruit) as food therapy is listed separately.

Taste is sweet and bitter, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, Spleen, and Large Intestine meridians. Green ones are preferred; avoid fire processing.
Resolves hundred toxins, ventilates muscle and interstices. Expels epidemic miasma, relieves sore throat. For headache and toothache, mouth ulcers and maculopapular rashes. Disperses Yangming Wind pathogen, raises clear Qi from the Stomach.
Endowed with extremely pure Qi that ascends, possessing the completeness of Yang Qi. Thus it ventilates the interstices and repels pathogens. The head, throat, and teeth are all located at the highest peak; Wind pathogens and maculopapular rashes all occur in the region of Clear Yang, ultimately benefiting from its ability to raise Clear Qi. In cases of Qi deficiency with sinking, such as dysentery, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding, rectal prolapse, and turbid urine, its ascending and lifting properties are required. For deficient persons, Qi ascends little and descends much. The Nei Jing states: "Those whose Yin Essence is upheld live long; those whose Yang Essence descends die young." Dong Yuan incorporated it into Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, uniquely perceiving its subtlety.
Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) belongs to the category of Yang-nature ascending herbs. In cases of hematemesis, epistaxis, cough with excessive phlegm, Yin deficiency with Fire hyperactivity, rebellious Qi with vomiting, palpitations, mania, and madness, it must never be mistakenly administered.

Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Pericardium and Liver meridians.
Used raw to break stasis and reduce swelling; stir-fried to tonify Blood and stop bleeding. Treats Xue Qi Xin Fu Tong (Blood-Qi pain in the heart and abdomen); externally applied to ears and tongue. For swollen tongue filling the mouth, Chong She Sheng Chuang (Double Tongue with Ulcers).
Sprinkle this frequently, and it will return to normal.
When used together with Wu Ling Zhi (Trogopteri Dung), it is named Shi Xiao San (Laughing Out of Pain Powder). It is a famous emergency formula.