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Honey, when raw, is cool in nature and can clear heat; when cooked, it is warm in nature and can tonify the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner). Its sweetness and harmony allow it to detoxify; its sweetness and slipperiness allow it to moisten dryness; its sweet and緩 (relaxing) nature can relieve urgency, thus treating various pains such as those in the heart, abdomen, muscles, and sores/ulcers. Its sweet and moistening nature can drain turbid fluids and nourish righteous Qi, thus unblocking the Three Jiao (Triple Burner), eliminating various diseases, and harmonizing all medicines.

Zhang Zhongjing used Honey Suppositories (Mi Jian Dao) to unblock bowel movements, suggesting that honey should be contraindicated for diarrhea. However, there are cases where honey is used for diarrhea: one is Zhu Fu Tang (Pig Skin Decoction). This addresses latent pathogens in the Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) channel erupting internally, where Yin fluids leak downward while Yang Qi floats upward, causing diarrhea, sore throat, chest fullness, and irritability. At this point, fluids are damaged and the Spleen is also distressed. Pig skin draws Yin from Yang to calm pathogenic heat, preventing Yang from floating upward. White flour (Bai Fen) supports the Spleen and stops diarrhea, preventing Yin from leaking downward. White honey is added to assist pig skin in moistening fluids and help white flour stabilize the Middle Jiao. The other case is Gansui Banxia Tang (Kansui and Pinellia Decoction). A submerged pulse indicates retained fluid inside. If spontaneous diarrhea brings relief, it is because the fluid has not yet been fully expelled; if forced, it brings temporary relief but epigastric hardness persists. After diarrhea, the fullness decreases slightly, but returns after some time. This indicates fluid retention in the upper body and dry intestines, making the fluid difficult to expel, resembling dysentery. Thus, Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) are used to dissipate fluid above and direct it downward. Gansui (Kansui Radix) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) utilize their opposing natures to stimulate expulsion. White honey moistens fluids and resolves dryness to accelerate expulsion, similar to the use of Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) in treating dysentery. These are the reasons for using honey in these two formulas.

Silkworms are insects that eat mulberry leaves. Mulberry leaves can dispel wind, so silkworms share this property. Furthermore, since they stiffen upon contracting wind, they are suitable for treating wind-related diseases. Silkworms taste pungent, are warm in nature, and are drying. Therefore, they treat wind-phlegm caused by excessive dampness, but do not treat wind-phlegm caused by dryness-heat. Zhu Danxi stated that silkworms "conformingly treat" (Cong Zhi) Ministerial Fire and dissipate turbid, rebellious, and stagnant phlegm, which is accurate. Wang An removed the term "conformingly treat," claiming it only dissipates Ministerial Fire rebellious and stagnant phlegm; this demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the herb's nature.

Pediatric convulsions, epilepsy, and night crying result from Liver Heat generating Wind, obstructed by Phlegm-Dampness, preventing Yang Qi from extending. Hence, symptoms worsen at night. Silkworms劫 (seize/remove) phlegm-dampness and disperse Liver Wind, thus treating these conditions. Conditions such as penile ulcers in men, metrorrhagia/metrostaxis with red and white discharge in women, and residual pain postpartum are all due to Wind-Dampness affecting the Jueyin (Terminal Yin) channel, without any profound mystery. Zou claimed that silkworms retain moisture from eating mulberry leaves and interpreted this as releasing blockages like mud or leaks. This contradicts the principle of silkworms drying dampness and dispelling wind, and his explanation is self-contradictory.