（臭而止臭者。乃为真。验法有三。一以半铢安熟铜器中一宿。至明沾阿魏处白如银汞
。无赤色。一以一铢置五斛草自然汁中一夜。至明如鲜血色。一以一铢安于柚树上树立干。
便是真者。）
【气味】
辛平无毒。
【主治】
杀诸小虫。去臭气。破症积。除邪鬼蛊毒。解自死牛羊马肉诸毒。消肉积。祛传尸
冷气。辟温治疟。
【气味】
甘平无毒。
【主治】
五脏邪气。安志。除蛊毒。去三尸虫。久服强魄聪明。开胃益脾。性味和平。严用
和归脾汤。治思虑劳伤。用龙眼肉取甘味归脾。能益人之智。通神明也。
【气味】
辛平无毒。阳中之阴。升也。
【主治】
其用有四。治风温瘾疹咽喉风热。散诸肿疮疡之毒。利凝滞腰膝之气。
【气味】
甘辛平有小毒。阴也。
【主治】
性善收能追脓。取毒。又能出有形之滞物。故取胎产胞衣刺骨。胶血者用之。
【气味】
甘咸平无毒。其性下行。阴也沉也。乃足厥阴之药。
【主治】
肝经病。故宜以礞石之重坠。疏快其滞。使木平气下。而痰积通利也。然只可用之
救急。若气弱脾虚者不宜僭服。
【气味】
甘微寒无毒。
【主治】
胁逆气。胸逆气。呼吸欲绝。降气下痰。手太阴也。然长于降气。肺气壅实而有痰
者宜之。若虚而兀兀硬气。则不可用之以泄化源。
(Those that are foul-smelling yet capable of stopping foul odors are the genuine ones. There are three verification methods: First, place half a zhu of Asafoetida in a well-used copper vessel overnight; by morning, the area where it touched should be white like silver amalgam, without any reddish hue. Second, place one zhu of Asafoetida in five hu of natural juice extracted from herbs overnight; by morning, it should turn blood-red. Third, hang one zhu of Asafoetida on a pomelo tree to dry; if this occurs, it is genuine.)
[Flavor and Nature]
Acrid, Neutral, Non-toxic.
[Indications]
Kills various small insects. Eliminates foul odors. Breaks up masses and accumulations (Zhengji). Expels evil spirits, gu poison, and toxins. Resolves various toxins from self-deceased cattle, sheep, and horses. Dissolves meat accumulations. Dispels cold qi transmitted through corpses (Chuanshi Lengqi). Ward off warm pathogens and treat malaria.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, Neutral, Non-toxic.
[Indications]
Clears pathogenic qi from the five zang organs. Calms the mind (Anzhi). Removes gu poison. Eliminates the Three Corpses (Sanshi Chong). Long-term consumption strengthens the physique and enhances hearing and vision. Opens the stomach and benefits the spleen. Its nature and flavor are mild and harmonious. Yan Yonghe's Guipi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction) treats mental fatigue and injury caused by overthinking; it uses Longan Aril (Longyan Rou) for its sweet flavor to enter the spleen, thereby enhancing human intelligence and illuminating the spirit (Shenming).
[Flavor and Nature]
Acrid, Neutral, Non-toxic. Yin within Yang. Ascending.
[Indications]
It has four functions: treating wind-warmth urticaria (Yinzhen) and wind-heat in the throat. Dispersing toxicity from various swellings and sores. Promoting the flow of stagnant qi in the waist and knees.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, Acrid, Neutral, Slightly toxic. Yin.
[Indications]
Its nature is good at astringency, capable of drawing out pus and extracting toxins. It can also expel有形 (tangible) stagnant materials. Therefore, it is used for retained placenta after childbirth, splinters in bones, and coagulated blood.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, Salty, Neutral, Non-toxic. Its nature descends. Yin and sinking. It is a herb for the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian.
[Indications]
Treats diseases of the Liver Meridian. Therefore, it is suitable to be combined with the heavy and descending properties of Qingmusshi (Lapis Malachitis) to relieve stagnation, allowing the Wood element to become balanced and qi to descend, thus facilitating the unblocking of phlegm accumulations. However, it should only be used for emergency rescue. It is not suitable for those with weak qi and deficient spleen to take indiscriminately.
[Flavor and Nature]
Sweet, Slightly Cold, Non-toxic.
[Indications]
Rebellious qi in the hypochondrium. Rebellious qi in the chest. Gasping breath nearing cessation. Descends qi and resolves phlegm. It enters the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. However, it excels at descending qi and is suitable for cases of lung qi obstruction with excess and phlegm. If the condition is deficiency with persistent hard rebellious qi, it should not be used to drain the source of transformation.