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[**Lemna minor** (Fuping, Duckweed)] Pungent in flavor, light and floating in nature. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its function is specifically to reach the exterior and induce sweating, acting more powerfully than Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang). It treats paralysis caused by wind-dampness. When ground into powder and blown into the nose, it stops epistaxis. The purple variety, when ground into powder, is applied externally for rectal prolapse; burning it repels mosquitoes.

[**Lemna minor** (Purple-backed)] Sweet and bitter in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function is specifically to reduce swelling and open obstructions. It drains dampness and expels wind. Combined with Thlaspi Semen (Tinglizi), it treats edema, urinary retention, and generalized pruritus; decocting it for bathing is effective. Pork should be avoided. Also known as Mo'er, which refers to *Erva* mentioned in the *Classic of Poetry*. Juice extracted from the leaves, when ingested, treats postpartum dysentery.

[**Gastrodia elata** (Chijian/Tianma, Gastrodia Rhizome)] Pungent in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Its function is specifically to unblock orifices and penetrate joints. It drains dampness and expels wind. Combined with Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), it tonifies the liver; combined with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), it removes dampness. Its seed is called Huantongzi, which calms wind and tonifies deficiency. It is contraindicated for those with blood deficiency and those not suffering from true stroke. The stem is called Chijian, also known as Dingfengcao.

[**Clematis chinensis** (Weilingxian, Chinese Clematis Root)] Bitter and pungent in flavor. Enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, and additionally enters the Liver and Gallbladder meridians. Its function is specifically to dispel wind-dampness and relieve spasmodic bi-syndrome. Combined with Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo) and Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), it treats postpartum wind-stroke. Combined with Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), it treats consumptive fever. Combined with Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe) and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), it treats childhood bone-steaming tidal fever, anorexia, and emaciation. Used alone, taken with cow's milk, it treats pain in the lower gums. It also treats jaundice, irritability, thirst, and red urine. Arisaematis Rhizoma preparatum (Changpu) serves as a guiding herb. It is incompatible with cow's milk. Powder applied to mouth ulcers should not be used if the wound is not healed.

[**Chaenomelis Fructus** (Muqua, Quince Fruit)] Bitter in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function is specifically to stop numbness. Raw use is cold in nature; cooked use is warm. It treats limb paralysis, cold pain in the lumbar region due to bones, and knee pain with weakness caused by wind-pathogens in the Liver and Kidney. It is contraindicated if the condition is not caused by wind-dampness. Ground into powder and taken with hot wine, it also treats carbuncles and toxic swellings.

[**Gentiana macrophylla** (Qinjiao, Gentiana Root)] Bitter and warm in flavor. Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function is specifically to dispel wind-dampness and treat traumatic injuries. Combined with Amomi Fructus (Sharen) and sucrose, it treats fish bones stuck in the throat. Combined with Chaenomelis Fructus (Muqua), it treats various diseases of the waist and legs. It should be used with caution in cases of Qi deficiency. Tea and wheat products are contraindicated.

[**Paeonia suffruticosa** (Mudanpi, Tree Peony Bark)] Sweet and bitter in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function is specifically to extinguish wind and descend fire. Combined with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), it treats epilepsy. Combined with Lithospermi Radix (Zicao), it promotes the eruption of macules and rashes. Long decoction weakens its efficacy.

[**Angelica sinensis** (Danggui, Dang Gui)] Bitter and pungent in flavor. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function is specifically to treat various deficiencies and insufficiencies in women. Combined with Ginseng Radix (Renshen) and Astragali Radix (Huangqi), it tonifies Qi and generates Blood. Together with Phaseloli Semen (Qianniu) and Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), it moves Qi and breaks Blood. Combined with Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui), Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Fuzi - *Note: Text says Fuzi but context implies warming herbs like Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata or similar, strictly translating text as Fuzi*), and Evodiae Fructus (Zhuyu), the nature becomes hot. Combined with Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang) and Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao), the nature becomes cold and slippery, affecting the large intestine. For treating blood disorders, it should be processed with wine. It is incompatible with Arisaematis Rhizoma preparatum (Changpu), Sargassum (Haizao), and Zingiberis Rhizoma (Shengjiang). It dislikes damp flour.