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**Vitex Fructus (Man Jing Zi):** Pungent, bitter, non-toxic. It clears heat and detoxifies, promotes urination and brightens the eyes. It treats jaundice with abdominal distension, breaks up masses and accumulations (Zheng Jia Ji Ju), and is very effective when applied externally to sores and carbuncles. It is also effective in removing facial pigmentation.

**Raphani Semen (Lai Fu) / Radish:** Pungent, sweet, warm, non-toxic. It eliminates toxicity and directs Qi downward, treats cough and relieves thirst. It removes cold pain in the heart and abdomen, and dissipates wind-swelling caused by heat toxins.
For various conditions of unclear vision, steam Vitex Fructus until cooked, then prepare as a powder, pill, or porridge. (Verified Formula 1.)
For various types of jaundice, take either powdered form or juice orally. (Formula 2.)
For all kinds of swelling and toxicity, crush and apply externally; both roots and seeds can be used. (Formula 3.)
For scrotal enlargement, crush the root and apply as a poultice. (Formula 4.)

This refers to **Brassica Vegetables (Tai Cai)**.
Pungent, warm, non-toxic. It disperses blood stasis and promotes circulation, reduces swelling and resolves nodules. Applied externally for erysipelas, it calms mastitis; treats traumatic injuries and bloody dysentery. It is very beneficial for various postpartum diseases.

Pungent, warm, non-toxic. It disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling, breaks up masses and resolves stagnation. Crushed and applied topically, it treats migratory erysipema swelling; boiled and eaten, it treats numbness in the waist and legs, calms mastitis, and treats phagedenic ulcers and lactational abscesses (Chui Ru) with great efficacy.
For internal toxicity with lower bleeding, use Brassica seeds and roasted Licorice Root. Take two qian of the powder, washed down with water. (Verified Formula 1.)
For headache due to wind-pathogen, use one part Brassica seed and three parts Rhubarb, grind into fine powder, and insufflate into the nostrils. (Formula 2.)
For toothache due to wind-heat, grind Brassica seeds, White Mustard Seed, and Star Anise into powder, insufflate into the nostrils: if the left side hurts, insufflate the right; if the right side hurts, insufflate the left. (Formula 3.)
For fractures and bone injury, use one liang of Brassica seeds, two he of stir-fried small yellow millet, and a little Dragon Bone. Grind into powder, mix with vinegar to form a paste, spread on paper, and apply to the affected area. (Formula 4.)

**Yun Tai San:** Stir-fry Brassica seeds, Angelica Sinensis, Cinnamon Twig, Red Peony Root.
Grind into powder, take two qian each time with wine. Treats retained lochia after childbirth with severe stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen. (All Formulas 1.)

**Zhui Qi Wan:** Brassica seeds, Cinnamon Twig, Galangal.
Make pills the size of beans using vinegar. Take five to six pills each time with vinegar. Treats blood-stabbing pain in women with unbearable lower abdominal pain. It can also be taken regularly to nourish blood and move Qi. (Formula 2.)

Pungent, sweet, non-toxic. It opens phlegm and stops cough, broadens the middle and directs Qi downward, transforms food and resolves accumulation, relieves thirst and disperses blood stasis. It treats acid regurgitation and stops vomiting and epistaxis, eliminates the five stranguries and resolves white turbidity, applies to contusions and burns/scalds, resolves facial toxicity and alcohol intoxication. It stops anorectic dysentery, washes away the migrating pain of gouty arthritis, calms hemoptysis in lung atrophy, and treats critical conditions from smoke inhalation.