味甘寒。解酒热。治伤寒鼻塞。酒后诸热面赤。和蚌粉敷暑月痱疮及腋下赤肿立瘥。
味甘寒。治时行瘟疫。宜煎伤寒火 之药。抹痱良。（春雪无用且易败）
味甘寒。太阴之精。水极似土。变柔为刚。所谓物极反兼化也。伤寒阳毒热甚昏迷者
。以一块置膻中良。解烧酒毒。以上皆天水。
味甘微寒。治鬼痉狂邪恶毒。洗诸疮。去蛊。杀鬼精恍惚妄语。与饮之。勿令
知之。槐树间者。治诸风及恶疮风瘙疥痒。一名上池水。此竹篱头水及空树穴中水也。战国
策云。长桑君饮扁鹊以上池之水。即半天河水也。
以流水瓢扬万遍。亦曰劳水。性本咸而重劳之则甘而轻。煎伤寒劳伤等药。取其
不助肾气。而益脾胃也。
性速趋下。通二便风痹药宜之。
甘平。服之长寿。令人体润。毛发不白。（华山有玉水溜下土人得之日服多长生）
甘温。久服肥健人。与钟乳同功。近乳穴处流出之水也。
辛热微。毒治诸风筋骨挛缩。肌皮顽痹。手足不遂。疥癣诸疾在皮肤骨节者。浴
之自愈。（胡任渔隐丛话云汤泉多作硫黄气浴之则袭人肌肤唯新安黄山朱砂泉春时水微红可
饮长安骊山是 石泉不甚作气也朱砂泉虽红而不热当是雄黄尔有砒石处亦有汤泉浴之有毒凡
浴泉水者必体壮方可）
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Resolves heat from alcohol. Treats nasal congestion caused by Shanghan (Cold Damage). Also treats various heat sensations and facial flushing after drinking alcohol. When mixed with clam powder and applied externally, it immediately cures prickly heat sores occurring in summer as well as redness and swelling in the axilla.
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Treats epidemic febrile diseases. Suitable for decocting medicines that treat fire-toxin in Shanghan. It is effective when smeared to treat prickly heat. (Spring snow has no medicinal value and spoils easily.)
Sweet in taste, cold in nature. It is the essence of the Taiyin (Lung) channel. Water at its extreme resembles earth; transforming from soft to hard. This is what is meant by "when things reach an extreme, they undergo transformation into their opposite." For patients suffering from coma due to severe heat from Yang-toxin in Shanghan, placing a piece on the Shanzhong (CV17) acupoint is beneficial. It resolves the toxicity of distilled spirits. All the above belong to Tian-shui (Heavenly Water, referring to natural precipitation like rain, snow, frost, and dew).
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Suitable for decocting medicines that regulate the Spleen and Stomach and eliminate damp-heat. Rainwater falling to the ground is called Liao-shui. Also known as water without a source.
Sweet in taste, slightly cold. Treats ghost spasm, mania, and evil toxic pathogens. Used to wash various sores. Eliminates gu-poison. Kills ethereal spirits causing trance and delirious speech. Administer orally to the patient without letting them know it is water. Water collected between locust trees treats various wind-pathogens and malignant sores, wind-rash, and scabies itching. Also named Shangchi-shui. This refers to water collected at the top of bamboo fences and in hollow tree holes. The *Zhan Guo Ce* records: Changsang Jun gave Bian Que water from Shangchi, which is also known as Ban-tian-he water.
Water from a flowing stream stirred ten thousand times with a ladle. Also called Lao-shui. Its original nature is salty and heavy; through stirring, it becomes sweet and light. Used to decoct medicines for treating Shanghan and fatigue injuries. Its purpose is to avoid assisting Kidney Qi while benefiting the Spleen and Stomach.
The medicinal property moves rapidly downward. Suitable for decocting medicines that unblock the two bowels and treat wind-bi (painful obstruction).
Due to its upward-reversing nature. Suitable for decocting medicines that induce vomiting to expel phlegm-fluids in cases of stroke and sudden syncope.
Freshly drawn well-water is beneficial for treating illnesses. Suitable for decocting Yin-nourishing medicines and medicines for Qi, Blood, Phlegm, and Fire.
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Treats heart and abdominal pain, Zhu-wu (fixed-point pain), Ghost-Qi, and evil filth. Also treats regurgitation and cholera-like disorder. (Also named Gan-quan/Sweet Spring).
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Consumption promotes longevity. Moistens the body and prevents hair whitening. (At Mount Hua, Jade Water flows down; locals who consume it daily often achieve long life.)
Sweet in taste, warm in nature. Long-term consumption makes the body robust and healthy. Its efficacy is similar to that of Zhuru (Stalactite). It is water flowing from areas near stalactite caves.
Pungent in taste, hot in nature, slightly toxic. Treats various wind-pathogens causing tendon contraction, muscle and skin numbness/paralysis, inability to move hands and feet, and skin/joint diseases such as scabies and tinea. Self-heals after bathing. (Hu Renyu in *Yin Conghua* states: Hot springs often have a sulfur smell, and the heat penetrates the skin during bathing. Only the Zhusha Spring on Mount Huangshan in Xin'an has slightly red water in spring that is drinkable; the Li Mountain spring in Chang'an is limestone-based and does not produce much vapor. Although the Zhusha Spring is red, it is not hot, likely due to realgar. Springs near arsenic stones are also hot springs but are toxic for bathing. Only those with strong constitutions should bathe in hot spring water.)