味甘，寒、大寒，无毒。主治身热，泄 ，女子乳难，癃闭，利小便，荡胃中积聚寒热，
益精气，通九窍六腑津液，去留结，止渴，令人利中。久服轻身，耐饥，长年。一名液石，
一名共石，一名脱石，一名 石。生赭阳山谷，及太山之阴，或掖北白山，或卷山，采无时。
（石苇为之使，恶曾青。）
滑石色正白，《仙经》用之以为泥。又有冷石，小青黄，性并冷利，亦能熨油污衣物。
今出湘州、始安郡诸处。初取软如泥，久渐坚强，人多以作冢中明器物，并散热人用之，不
正入方药。赭阳县先属南阳，汉哀帝置，明《本经》所注郡县，必是后汉时也。掖县属青州
东莱，卷县属司州荣阳。（《新修》二三页，《大观》卷三，《政和》八八页）
味甘、辛，温，无毒。主治心腹咳逆邪气，补不足；女子风寒在子宫，绝孕十年无子；
治上气心腹痛，寒热邪气结气，补心气不足；定惊悸，安魂魄，填下焦，止消渴，除胃中久
寒，散痈肿，令人悦泽。久服温中，轻身延年。生太山山谷。采无时。（长石为之使，得茯
苓、人参、芍药共治心中结气；得天雄、菖蒲共治霍乱。畏扁青、附子，不欲 甲、黄连、
麦句姜。）
今第一用太山石，色重澈，下有根。次出雹零山，亦好。又有南城石，无根。又有青绵
石，色亦重黑，不明澈。又有林邑石，腹里必有一物如眼。吴兴石四面才有紫色，无光泽。
会稽诸暨石，形色如石榴子。先时并杂用，今丸散家采择，惟太山最胜，余处者，可作丸酒
饵。《仙经》不正用，而为世方所重也。（《新修》二五页，《大观》卷三，《政和》九二页）
[Shihuo (Talcum)]
The flavor is sweet, the nature is cold to great cold, and it is non-toxic. It primarily treats body heat, diarrhea, difficulty in lactation for women, strangury or urinary retention, promotes urination, sweeps away accumulated cold and heat pathogens in the stomach, benefits essence and qi, unblocks the fluids of the nine orifices and six fu organs, removes lingering stagnation, relieves thirst, and makes the interior feel clear and open. Long-term use lightens the body, increases resistance to hunger, and prolongs life. It is also known as Yeshi (Liquid Stone), Gongshi, Tuoshi, and [missing character]shi. It grows in the valleys of Zheyang, on the northern slopes of Mount Tai, or in Baishan north of Yexian, or in Juan Mountain. It can be harvested at any time. (Shiwei [Pyrrhosiae Herba] acts as its guiding/enhancing herb; it is incompatible with Cengqing [Azurite].)
Shihuo is pure white in color. The *Xianjing* (Immortal's Classic) uses it to make mud/paste. There is also Lengshi (Cold Stone), which is small greenish-yellow; its nature is also cold and slippery, and it can also be used to iron oily clothes. Currently, it is produced in Xiangzhou, Shian Commandery, and other places. When first extracted, it is soft like mud, but over time it gradually becomes hard. People often use it as lighting vessels in tombs and for dissipating heat, but it is not formally included in prescriptions. Zheyang County previously belonged to Nanyang Commandery and was established during the reign of Emperor Ai of Han. The commanderies and counties annotated in the *Benjing* (*Shennong Bencao Jing*) must reflect the situation of the Later Han dynasty. Yexian belongs to Donglai Commandery, Qingzhou; Juan County belongs to Rongyang, Sizhou. (From *Xinxiu Bencao* p.23, *Daguan Bencao* Vol.3, *Zhenghe Bencao* p.88)
[Zhiyingshi (Fluorite)]
The flavors are sweet and pungent, the nature is warm, and it is non-toxic. It primarily treats cough and rebellious qi in the heart and abdomen caused by pathogenic factors, and tonifies deficiencies; it treats infertility for ten years in women due to wind-cold invading the uterus; it treats upper rebellious qi, heart and abdominal pain, cold-heat pathogenic factors, and stagnant qi; it tonifies deficiency of heart qi; it calms palpitations and fright, stabilizes the soul and hun, fills the lower jiao, stops xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome), eliminates long-standing cold in the stomach, disperses carbuncles and swellings, and gives the person a lustrous complexion. Long-term use warms the middle jiao, lightens the body, and prolongs life. It grows in the valleys of Mount Tai. It can be harvested at any time. (Changshi acts as its guiding/enhancing herb; when combined with Fuling [Poria], Renshen [Ginseng Radix], and Shaoyao [Peony Root], it jointly treats stagnant qi in the heart; when combined with Tianxiong [Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata] and Changpu [Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma], it jointly treats Huoluan [cholera-like disorder]. It fears Bianqing [Magnetitum] and Fuzi [Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata]; it does not desire to be combined with [missing character]jia, Huanglian [Coptidis Rhizoma], and Maijujiang [possibly a specific mineral or herb].)
Currently, the best grade is from Mount Tai, which is deep-colored and translucent, with roots underneath. The next best comes from Baoling Mountain, which is also good. There is also Nancheng stone, which has no roots. There is also Qingmian stone, which is dark black but not translucent. There is also Linyi stone, which necessarily has an object inside resembling an eye. Wuxing stone has only purple color on all four sides and lacks luster. Kuaiji Zhuji stone resembles pomegranate seeds in shape and color. Previously, they were all used indiscriminately. Now, manufacturers of pills and powders select them, considering only the stone from Mount Tai to be superior. Those from other places can be used to make pills, wine infusions, or pastes. The *Xianjing* does not formally use it, but it is valued by secular prescriptions. (From *Xinxiu Bencao* p.25, *Daguan Bencao* Vol.3, *Zhenghe Bencao* p.92)