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[Leiwan (Omphalia lapidescens)]
Bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. Mainly treats jingxian (epilepsy induced by fright), alternating chills and fever, pathogenic factors, clears heat, treats metal wounds (trauma caused by sharp objects), ju (deep-seated suppurative infection), and hemorrhoids. Treats shu luo (tuberculous lymphadenitis), e chuang (severe skin ulcers), and tou yang (head sores).
Treats pathogenic accumulation in the heart and abdomen, abdominal pain, and bi syndrome due to dampness. Nourishes the fetus and benefits children. Also known as She Xian. Grows in the valleys of Yizhou. Harvested in August, dried in the shade. It is the same as She Xian; there are two types of She Xian, both growing on rocks. The one with fine leaves and yellow flowers should be used; it grows everywhere. It also grows in yellow soil, not necessarily only on rocks. (Da Guan Ben Cao Vol. 10, Zheng He Ben Cao p. 253)

[Qinghao (Artemisia annua)]
Bitter, cold, non-toxic. Mainly treats jie sao jia yang (scabies, itching, and crusting), e chuang (severe skin ulcers), kills lice, removes lingering heat in the bone joints, and brightens the eyes. Also known as Qinghao, also known as Fang Kui. Grows in the streams and marshes of Huayin. Found everywhere; it is the current Qinghao, which people also pick and mix with vegetables for food. (Da Guan Ben Cao Vol. 10, Zheng He Ben Cao p. 250)

[Guanjun (Fungus derived from stork excrement)]
Salty, sweet, neutral, slightly warm, slightly toxic. Mainly treats xin tong (heart pain), warms the middle jiao, removes chang chong (long worms/intestinal parasites), bai xuan (white tinea), tuo chong (pinworms), snake bite toxicity, zheng ji (abdominal masses), and various虫 diseases. Treats ju wo (likely a type of skin excrescence or ulcer), removes hui chong (roundworms), cun bai (tapeworms), and e chuang (severe skin ulcers). Also known as [missing character] Lu. Grows in the pools and marshes of the East Sea and Zhangwu of Bohai. Harvested in August, dried in the shade.
(It is effective when taken with wine. Averse to eggs.)
Introduced from the North; not found locally. Shape resembles fungi. Said to be generated from stork droppings, also known as Guanjun. Ground into a single powder, mixed with pork and eaten, can dispel pathogens.

[Shuiping (Wolffia globosa / Duckweed)]
Pungent, slightly warm, non-toxic. Mainly treats huoluan (cholera-like acute gastroenteritis), abdominal pain, vomiting and reflux, stops irritability. Grows in water, harvested in May, sun-dried. Grows in small bodies of water. Currently, people harvest it on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry it in the shade, and use it to treat huoluan; this is a very effective prescription. (Da Guan Ben Cao Vol. 30, Zheng He...)

[Leiwan (Omphalia lapidescens - Second Entry/Variant Description)]
Bitter, salty, cold, slightly cold, slightly toxic. Primarily kills san chong (various parasites), drives out du wa (toxic qi), clears stomach heat, benefits men but not women. Made into a plaster for external massage, it eliminates various diseases in children. Drives out pathogenic factors, treats e feng (aversion to wind), sweating, clears heat nodules in the skin, accumulations, gu du (gu poison), bai chong (white worms), and continuous discharge of cun bai (tapeworm segments). Long-term use causes yin wei (impotence). Also known as Lei Shi, also known as Lei Shi; the red variety is lethal. Grows in the valleys of Shicheng and in the soil of Hanzhong. Root harvested in August, sun-dried.
(Li Shi and Hou Po act as its guides; averse to Ge Gen.)
Currently produced between Jianping and Yidu, appearing as clusters connected like pills. The Ben Jing states: "Benefits men"; the Bie Lu states: "Long-term use causes impotence," which contradicts each other. (Xin Xiu Ben Cao p. 160, Da Guan Ben Cao Vol. 14, Zheng He...)