睡多生用，不睡炒用。
酸，辛，无毒。足厥阴、少阳、手足少阴药也。温胆益肝，止汗解渴。除虚烦不眠，开
寒热
结气，助筋骨坚强，止手足酸痛。祛湿痹而息久泄，辅阴气而补中宫。
生河东川泽。八月采实。有树大如枣者，实无常形。但枣中味酸而形圆者是。
胆虚不眠，心多惊悸，一两，炒捣，每竹叶汤下二钱。（验方第一。）
胆风多睡，一两，生捣用末，姜茶下。（第二。）
骨蒸不眠，同生地取汁，煎，入大米作粥食。（第三。）
刺入肉不出，烧末，水下立出。（第四。）
躁烦不安，循村而走，炒枣仁、黑栀、竹茹、枳壳、麦冬。（第五。）
病呼难受，乃心烦也。炒枣仁、黑栀、麦冬、枳壳。（第六。）
酸枣仁汤 枣仁 茯苓 川芎 知母 甘草
治虚劳虚烦不眠。（诸方第一。）
汤浸去皮尖，劈，与芒硝、木通同水煮，取仁研膏用。
苦，平，无毒。治一切眼疾，除心腹结热结痰。
生函谷、巴西等处，壅州、河东、并州诸处亦有之。木高五六尺，茎间有刺。叶似枸杞
而狭
紫赤色，大如乌豆，形圆而扁，有纹理。
去核酒蒸。蓼实为使。恶防风、防己、桔梗。
酸，平，无毒。入足厥阴、少阴。强阴益精，破积通窍。缩小便而温肝，暖腰膝而助水。
除
生汉中及琅琊、冤句。九月、十月采实。海州、兖州亦有之。木高丈余，叶似榆，花
白色。
Sleepiness (hypersomnia) is treated with raw use, while insomnia is treated with stir-fried use.
Sour, acrid, non-toxic. It is a herb for the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian, and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It warms the Gallbladder and benefits the Liver, stops sweating, and relieves thirst. It eliminates deficiency heat irritability and insomnia, opens up stagnant Qi caused by cold-heat complex, strengthens sinews and bones, and stops soreness and pain in the hands and feet. It expels damp-bi and arrests chronic diarrhea, assists Yin Qi, and tonifies the Middle Jiao (Spleen and Stomach).
It grows naturally in the rivers and marshes of Hedong. The fruits are harvested in August. There are trees as large as jujube trees, and the fruits have no fixed shape. Only those that are sour in taste and round in shape are selected.
For insomnia due to Gallbladder Deficiency, use one liang, stir-fry and crush it. Take two qian per dose, administered with Zhu Ye Tang (Bamboo Leaf Decoction). (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For hypersomnia due to Wind affecting the Gallbladder, use one liang, crush it raw into powder, and administer with Ginger Tea. (No. 2.)
For insomnia due to bone-steaming fever, take juice from Sheng Di Huang (Raw Rehmannia Root), decoct it together, add rice, and eat as porridge. (No. 3.)
For splinters embedded in flesh that cannot be removed, burn the seeds into powder and swallow with water; the splinter will immediately come out. (No. 4.)
For restlessness and uneasiness, running around the village, use Chao Suan Zao Ren (Stir-fried Sour Jujube Seed), Hei Zhi Zi (Black Gardenia Fruit), Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings), Zhi Ke (Aurantium Fructus), and Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber). (No. 5.)
When patients cry out feeling uncomfortable, this indicates Heart irritability. Use Chao Suan Zao Ren (Stir-fried Sour Jujube Seed), Hei Zhi Zi (Black Gardenia Fruit), Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber), and Zhi Ke (Aurantium Fructus). (No. 6.)
Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Decoction): Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphus Spinosa Seed), Fu Ling (Poria), Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Wallichii Rhizome), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Treats deficiency fatigue with deficiency heat irritability and insomnia. (First among all formulas.)
Soak Ruan He Ren (Prunus Persica Kernel/Related Kernel) until the skin and tips can be removed, split it, and boil it together with Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) and Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) in water. Extract the kernels, grind them into a paste for use.
Bitter, neutral, non-toxic. Treats all eye diseases, removes heat accumulation and phlegm accumulation in the Heart and Abdomen.
It grows in Hangu, Baxi, etc., and also in Yongzhou, Hedong, Bingzhou, etc. The tree is five or six chi high, with thorns between the stems. The leaves resemble those of Lycium but are narrower, purple-red in color. The fruits are as large as Vigna umbellata seeds, round and flat, with textures.
Remove the pits and steam with wine. Liaoshi (Polygoni Orientalis Fructus) is used as an assistant drug. It is incompatible with Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), and Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix).
Sour, neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Strengthens Yin, benefits essence, breaks accumulations, and unblocks orifices. Reduces urination and warms the Liver, warms the waist and knees, and aids Water metabolism.
It grows in Hanzhong, Langya, Yuanju, etc. The fruits are harvested in September and October. Haizhou and Yanzhou also have it. The tree is over one zhang high, with leaves resembling Ulmus, and white flowers.