【气味】
甘微寒无毒。入少阴太阳之经。
【主治】
养心及肝。其功除烦止渴。收汗利溲止血。新者性热。陈者平和。浮者主治虚汗。
麦麸性凉而热。凡人身体疼痛及疮疡肿烂沾渍。或小儿暑月痘疮烂溃。不能着席睡卧者。并
用夹褥盛麸缝合。藉卧为良。
【气味】
辛甘大温有大毒。入阳明经能引药势上行。
【主治】
中风失音。一切冷风气。面 瘢疵。小儿毒暑入心。痰塞心孔。昏迷搐搦。非瞑眩
之剂。不能伐之。三生丸君白附子。此之谓也。
（采得投长流水洗净血污。蒸捣入药为良。筋膜乃初结真气。不可剔去。）
【气味】
甘咸无毒。
【主治】
血气羸瘦。男女一切虚损劳极。癫痫失志恍惚。安心养血。益气补精。
【气味】
甘平无毒。
【主治】
属土而有火。味甘性缓。甘先入脾。为脾经血分之药。仲景治奔豚用大枣
汤。滋脾土以平肾气也。治水饮胁痛有十枣汤。益土而胜水也。方药中用姜枣作引。温以补
不足。甘以缓阴血也。有齿病疳病患不宜啖枣。小儿尤不宜食。令齿黄生 。与葱同食。令
人五脏不和。与鱼同食。令人腰腹痛。
（凡使锯去四边。石上磨净。炭火炮过。醋涂酥炙。或以酒炙用。）
【气味】
甘平有毒。
【主治】
血滞麻痹。久嗽虚疟。属金水。功长于补阴。治血治劳。盖龟鹿皆灵而有寿。龟首
常藏向腹。能通任脉。故取其版以补心补肾补血以养阴也。鹿鼻常反向尾。能通督脉。故取
其角以补命补精补气以养阳也。古人制龟鹿二仙膏见神工之能事矣。龟下甲治漏下赤白。破
症瘕。去瘀血。止血痢。续筋骨。疗劳倦。四肢无力。腰脚酸痛。
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Enters the Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) and Taiyang (Greater Yang) meridians.
[Indications]
Nourishes the Heart and Liver. Its functions include relieving irritability and quenching thirst, arresting sweating, promoting urination, and stopping bleeding. Fresh wheat is hot in nature; aged wheat is mild and balanced. Those floating on water mainly treat spontaneous sweating due to deficiency.
Wheat bran is cool yet hot in effect. For any body pain or sores and ulcers that are swollen, rotten, and oozing, or for infants suffering from smallpox or chickenpox lesions that are ulcerated during summer heat, making them unable to lie on mats, it is beneficial to sew the bran into a padded mattress and sleep upon it.
[Flavor and Nature]
Pungent, sweet, very warm, highly toxic. Enters the Yangming (Yang Brightness) meridian and can guide medicinal properties upward.
[Indications]
Loss of voice due to wind-stroke, all kinds of cold wind-pathogens, facial spots and blemishes. Infantile toxic summer-heat invading the Heart, phlegm obstructing the heart orifices, coma, and convulsions. Without causing a "Mingxuan" reaction (a severe initial reaction indicating the expulsion of pathogenic factors), these conditions cannot be overcome. In the Sansheng Wan (Three-Life Pill), Bai Fuzi (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Rhizoma) serves as the sovereign herb; this refers to such cases.
(When harvested, wash away blood impurities in flowing long streams. Steam until cooked, pound, and use in decoctions for best results. The fascia represents the original Qi formed initially and should not be removed.)
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, salty, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Emaciation due to Qi and Blood deficiency, all kinds of deficiency exhaustion in men and women, epilepsy with loss of spirit and mental confusion. Calms the mind, nourishes Blood, tonifies Qi, and supplements Essence.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Belongs to Earth but contains Fire. Sweet flavor enters the Spleen first. It is a herb acting on the Blood aspect of the Spleen meridian. Zhang Zhongjing used Dazao Tang (Jujube Decoction) to treat Ben Tun (Rushing Pig disease), nourishing Spleen Earth to pacify Kidney Qi. For water-fluid retention causing hypochondriac pain, Shizao Tang (Ten Jujubes Decoction) is used to benefit Earth to overcome Water. Fang Yaowu uses Ginger and Jujube as guiding herbs; warmth tonifies insufficiency, and sweetness moderates Yin-Blood. Patients with dental diseases or gan syndrome (pediatric malnutrition/dental caries) should not eat jujubes; children especially should avoid them, as it causes yellow teeth and worm-like erosion. Eating jujubes with green onions causes disharmony of the Five Zang organs. Eating jujubes with fish causes waist and abdominal pain.
(When used, saw off the four edges, grind clean on stone, stir-fry over charcoal fire, brush with vinegar and su (animal fat), or process with wine.)
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, neutral, toxic.
[Indications]
Blood stasis leading to numbness and paralysis, chronic cough, deficiency-type malaria. Belongs to Metal and Water. Its strength lies in nourishing Yin. It treats blood disorders and consumptive diseases. Generally, turtles and deer are spiritual creatures with longevity. The turtle head is often retracted towards the abdomen, capable of connecting the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); thus, its plastron is taken to tonify the Heart, Kidney, and Blood to nourish Yin. The deer nose often points backward toward the tail, capable of connecting the Du Mai (Governing Vessel); thus, its horn is taken to tonify Mingmen (Gate of Life), supplement Essence, and boost Qi to nourish Yang. The ancients' creation of Guilu Erxian Gao (Turtle and Deer Two Immortals Paste) demonstrated miraculous skill. The ventral shell of the turtle treats leukorrhea (red and white discharge), breaks up masses and accumulations, removes blood stasis, stops bloody dysentery, reconnects tendons and bones, treats fatigue and exhaustion, weakness of the four limbs, and soreness and pain of the waist and legs.