味甘、咸、性凉。入心经。即水淘浮起者。
止虚汗盗汗，解劳热骨蒸。益胃弱，养心神。
秋种夏熟，备受四时之气，但南方地暖，下湿，不如北产之良。
味甘，性平，无毒。入肺、胃、肾三经。
补肺生津、健脾益胃。退虚热、止盗汗。养胃阴，扶气馁。
鲜根尤佳。须于割稻后收集备用
味甘，性寒，有毒。入心经。恶磁石，畏咸水，忌一切血。
除魔祟。解胎热痘毒，疗目
痛牙疼。
色赤应离，为心经主药，独用多用，令人呆闷。
味辛，性平，有毒。
安镇灵台，神魂免于飘荡。辟除恶祟，脏腑搜其伏邪。
禀西方之质，为五金之主，最能制木。故中风惊痫皆需之。银箔，功用相仿。
金有大毒，磨屑顿服，不过三钱而毙，岂可多服乎。催生者用之。
味甘，性温，无毒。入心、肝二经。畏扁豆、附子，恶黄连。火 ，醋淬，水飞。
上通君主，镇方寸之靡宁。下达将军，助胎宫而有孕。
紫石英，南方之色，故功在血分，火热者忌之。
味辛苦，性平，无毒。入心经。
服之而行血下气，烧之而辟恶驱邪。
手少阴，主藏神，神昏则邪祟侵之。心主血，血滞则气不宣快，安神行血，故主治如上。
病非关恶气侵犯者勿用。
味甘、性温，无毒。入心、脾二经。
开窍通神，逐秽辟恶。甘暖和脾，郁结凝留咸雾释。芬芳彻髓，妖邪梦魇尽冰消。
沈括云∶“苏合油，如 胶，以箸挑起，悬丝不断者真也。苏合香，能开窍豁痰。走真
气，
唯体气壮实者宜之，否则慎用。”
Taste: sweet, salty; Nature: cool. Enters the Heart Meridian. Refers to the portion that floats after being washed with water.
Stops deficiency sweating and night sweats; resolves labor-induced heat and bone-steaming tidal fever. Tonifies weak stomach and spleen, nourishes heart spirit (Shen).
Planted in autumn, ripe in summer, fully absorbing the qi of the four seasons. However, due to the low-lying and damp climate in the south, its quality is inferior to that produced in the north.
Taste: sweet; Nature: neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Kidney meridians.
Tonifies lung qi, generates fluids; strengthens spleen and benefits stomach. Clears deficiency heat, stops night sweats. Nourishes stomach yin, supports depleted qi.
Fresh roots are particularly effective. Must be collected and reserved for use after the rice harvest.
Taste: sweet; Nature: cold, toxic. Enters the Heart Meridian. Adverse interaction with Magnetitum (Cishi), fears saline water, contraindicated with all blood-invigorating herbs.
Expels malevolent influences. Resolves fetal heat and smallpox toxin, treats eye pain and toothache.
Red color corresponds to the Li trigram (Fire), making it a principal herb for the Heart Meridian. Used alone or in large doses, it causes mental dullness and oppression.
Taste: pungent; Nature: neutral, toxic.
Calms the spiritual platform (mind), preventing the wandering of soul and spirit. Expels evil influences, searches out latent pathogens in the zang-fu organs.
Endowed with the nature of Metal from the West, it is the master of the five metals and best at subduing Liver Wood. Therefore, it is required for wind-stroke and convulsive disorders. Silver foil has similar functions.
Metal substances have strong toxicity; grinding into powder and taking once, not exceeding 3 qian, can cause death. How can it be taken in large amounts? It is used for promoting childbirth.
Taste: sweet; Nature: warm, non-toxic. Enters the Heart and Liver meridians. Contraindicated with Dolichos Lablab Seed (Bian Dou) and Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi); adverse interaction with Coptidis Rhizoma (Huang Lian). Calcined with fire and quenched with vinegar, then levigated with water.
Reaches up to the Sovereign Monarch (Heart), calming the unrest in the Fangcun area (heart region). Reaches down to the General (Liver), assisting the uterus in conception.
Zi Shi Ying (Fluorite) displays southern colors, so its action lies in the blood level; contraindicated in heat-fire conditions.
Taste: pungent, bitter; Nature: neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Heart Meridian.
Ingestion promotes blood circulation and directs qi downward; burning expels evil and drives away pathogens.
The Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian houses the spirit; when spirit is confused, malevolent influences invade. The Heart governs blood; if blood stagnates, qi fails to circulate freely. By calming the spirit and moving blood, it treats the aforementioned indications.
Do not use if the illness is not related to invasion by evil qi.
Taste: sweet; Nature: warm, non-toxic. Enters the Heart and Spleen meridians.
Opens orifices and unblocks spirit, drives away filth and repels evil. Sweet and warm harmonizes the spleen, dissolving stagnant fog-like pathogenic factors. Fragrance penetrates the marrow, melting away nightmares caused by demonic influences.
Shen Kuo stated: "Su He You (Styrax Oil) resembles gum; if lifted with chopsticks and the thread remains unbroken, it is genuine. Su He Xiang (Styrax) can open orifices and resolve phlegm. It moves true qi vigorously; only those with robust constitution should use it, otherwise caution is advised."