味苦，微寒，无毒。主治身皮疮热气，可作浴汤。杀牛虱、小虫，又治牛病。生桂阳
川谷。
今人不复识此，牛疫代代不无用之。既要牛医家应用，而亦无知者。（《大观》卷十一，
《政和》二八二页）
味苦，寒，无毒。主治骨间诸痹，四肢拘挛疼酸，膝寒痛，阴痿，短气不足，脚肿。生
熊耳川谷及冤句，立秋采。（《大观》卷十一，《政和》二八○页）
味咸，平，无毒。主养心气，除心温温辛痛，浸淫身热。可作盐。生淮南平泽，七月采。
（矾石为之使。）（《新修》三六二页，《大观》卷三○，《政和》五四六页）
味苦，平，无毒。主治久咳上气喘逆，久寒惊悸，痂疥白秃疡气，杀皮肤小虫。可以染
黄作金色。生青衣川谷，九月、十月采。（畏鼠妇。）
青衣在益州西。（《大观》卷十一，《政和》二八一页）
味苦、辛，寒、微寒，有毒。主治伤寒寒热，热发温疟，鬼毒，胸中痰结吐逆。治鬼蛊
往来，水胀，洒洒恶寒，鼠 。一名互草。生益州川谷及汉中。八月采根，阴干。（畏玉札。）
出宜都、建平，细实黄者，呼为鸡骨恒山，用最胜。（敦煌本《新修》卷十，《大观》卷十，
《政和》二五三页）
味苦、辛，寒，无毒。主治寒热，瘰 ，鼠 ，头疮，破症，散瘿结气，脚肿湿痹。轻
身。一名夕句，一名乃东，一名燕面。生蜀郡川谷，四月采。（土瓜为之使。）（《大观》卷十
一，《政和》二八三页）
[Niubian (Aconitum brachypodum)]
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats skin sores and heat pathogens on the body; can be decocted for bathing. Kills lice and small insects on cattle, and also treats bovine diseases. Grows in the valleys of Guiyang.
Currently, people no longer recognize this herb, yet it has been used generation after generation during cattle plagues. Since veterinary practitioners require its application, there are still those who do not understand it. (Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 11; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 282)
[Xiakucao (Prunella vulgaris)]
Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats various bi-syndromes (painful obstruction syndromes) in the bones and joints, limb spasms with pain and soreness, cold pain in the knees, impotence, shortness of breath with insufficiency, and foot swelling. Grows in the valleys of Xiong'er Mountain and Yuanju; harvested at Liqiu (Start of Autumn). (Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 11; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 280)
[Fanshi (Alumen)]
Salty in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily nourishes Heart Qi, eliminates a warm, burning pain in the heart region, and treats soaking-heat fevers. Can be processed into salt. Grows in the plains and marshes of Huainan; harvested in July. (Facilitated by Alumen.) (Xinxiu Bencao, p. 362; Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 30; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 546)
[Huangbo (Phellodendri Cortex)]
Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats chronic cough, rebellious Qi, wheezing, long-standing cold-induced palpitations and fright, scabies, tinea capitis (white baldness), and other skin sores; kills small insects on the skin. Can be used to dye yellow or gold. Grows in the valleys of Qingyi; harvested in September and October. (Incompatible with Porcellio scaber/Rat Bug.)
Qingyi refers to the western part of Yizhou. (Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 11; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 281)
[Hengshan (Dichroae Radix/Schuqi)]
Bitter and pungent in taste, cold and slightly cold in nature, toxic. Primarily treats chills and fever from Shanghan (Cold Damage), warm malaria, ghost toxins (severe infectious or psychiatric conditions), phlegm accumulation in the chest causing vomiting and rebellious Qi. Treats wandering ghost-gu (parasitic or strange diseases), water distension, shivering aversion to cold, and Shulou (scrofula/lymphatic tuberculosis). Also known as Hucao. Grows in the valleys of Yizhou and Hanzhong. The roots are harvested in August and dried in the shade. (Incompatible with Xionghuang/Realgar.)
Produced in Yidu and Jianping; the variety with small, yellow fruits is called "Jigu Hengshan" (Chicken Bone Hengshan) and is considered the most potent. (Dunhuang Manuscript Xinxiu Bencao, Vol. 10; Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 10; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 253)
[Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma)]
Bitter and pungent in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats alternating chills and fever, Luoli (scrofula), Shulou (scrofula), head sores, breaks up mass accumulations (Zhengji), dissipates goiter and qi stagnation, and treats foot swelling with damp-bi. Lightens the body. Also known as Xiju, Naidong, and Yanmian. Grows in the valleys of Shujun; harvested in April. (Facilitated by Trichosanthes cucumerina/Tugua.) (Da Guan Bencao, Vol. 11; Zhenghe Zhenglei Bencao, p. 283)