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(When used, stir-fry until yellow to assist the Qi of Earth. The older it is, the better.)
[Flavor and Properties]
Sweet, acrid, warm, non-toxic. It belongs to Yang within Yang. Enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.
[Indications]
Transforms retained food and water, masses, and stagnation. Strengthens the Spleen and warms the Stomach. Treats cholera with diarrhea and dysentery. Stir-fry, grind, and take with wine. Promotes lactation in postpartum women.

[Flavor and Properties]
Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Wu Jia (Acanthopanacis Cortex) is the essence of the Five Chariot Stars. Water corresponds to the Five Lakes; humans correspond to the Five Virtues; position corresponds to the Five Directions; objects correspond to the Five Chariots. Therefore, when green essence enters the stem, there is the fluid of the East; when white Qi enters the nodes, there is the fluid of the West; when red Qi enters the flowers, there is the light of the South; when black essence enters the roots, there is the essence of the North; when yellow smoke enters the bark, there is the spirit of Wu and Ji. The five spirits guard life, transforming and nurturing each other. Those who ingest it become true immortals; those who take it return to infancy.
[Indications]
Treats wind-dampness bi-syndrome and flaccidity. Strengthens sinews and bones. Regulates Qi and transforms phlegm. Replenishes essence and tonifies marrow. Treats male impotence, dampness under the scrotum, and dribbling urine. Treats female vaginal itching and weak, painful loins. Brewed into wine and drunk, it treats contracture of the four limbs. Expels wind-dampness from the skin.

[Flavor and Properties]
Salty, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. It floats and ascends. It belongs to Yang within Yang. It is a herb entering the Jueyin Liver Meridian and Yangming Stomach Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats infantile convulsions, epilepsy, and night crying. Eliminates three types of parasites. Treats male impotence. Treats metrorrhagia with red and white discharge in females. Treats abdominal pain after childbirth. Dissolves various sores and scars. Treats all metal wounds, carbuncles, swellings, and hemorrhoids caused by wind. Generally, Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus) belongs to Fire, combining Earth and Metal. When wood ages and receives Metal, its Qi becomes stiff and does not transform. To treat throat obstruction (Hou Bi), one utilizes its clear and transforming Qi. To treat Ministerial Fire from a contrary approach, one utilizes its ability to scatter turbid, knotted, and stagnant phlegm. This is due to the resonance of their Qi, guided by intention. There is a type called Gou Qi Can (Cochinchina Mulberry Silkworm), which grows on the Gou Qi tree. It is harvested, dried in the sun, and used. Its indications include benefiting the Yang pathway and replenishing essence. When stir-fried to yellow and added to Di Huang Wan (Rehmannia Pill), its efficacy excels at tonifying the Kidney. It treats Kidney wind-heat deficiency.
[Incompatibilities]
Avoid: Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg Case), Jie Geng (Platycodon Root), Fu Ling (Poria), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Bi Xie (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome).

[Flavor and Properties]
Sweet, neutral, non-toxic.
[Indications]
Tonifies the Middle and supplements Qi. Stops rhinorrhea and tearing. Relieves urgency and fullness below the heart. Moistens the Lungs and stops coughing. Zhang Zhongjing treated Bai He Bing (Lily Disease) with Bai He Zhi Mu Tang (Lily and Anemarrhena Decoction), Bai He Hua Shi Dai Zhe Tang (Lily, Talcum, and Hematite Decoction), Bai He Ji Zi Tang (Lily and Egg Yolk Decoction), and Bai He Di Huang Tang (Lily and Rehmannia Decoction). In all four cases, the disease name contains "Lily," and Lily Bulb is used for treatment. The meaning behind this is unknown.