〔 曰〕凡使以酒润，去核取皮，一斤只取四两以来，缓火熬干方用。能壮元气，秘精
其核能滑精，不可服。
〔 曰〕先以汤浸，去皮、尖，用生蜜浸一宿，漉出阴干，研如膏用之。
〔 曰〕采得只使箭头用，拭去赤毛，以酥拌缓炒。每一两，用酥二钱半。
〔 曰〕凡使根，掘得以东流水浸，刷去土，捶去心，以熟甘草汤浸一宿，焙
珍曰〕凡用子，拣净枝梗，取鲜明者洗净，酒润一夜，捣烂入药。
〔时珍曰〕取法∶用新采荆茎，截尺五寸长，架于两砖上，中间烧火炙之，两头以器承
取，
汁沥
〔 曰〕凡使，去蒂子下白膜一重，用酒浸一伏时，蒸之从巳至未，晒干用。〔时珍曰
寻常只去膜打碎用之。
〔 曰〕凡使拣净，酒浸一宿，漉出候干，拌蜜令润，蒸之从卯至酉，日干再拌蒸，如
此三度，日干用。每一两用酒八两，蜜半两。
〔 曰〕凡用，去皮、心，捣细，于水盆中搅浊，浮者滤去之。此是茯苓赤筋，若误服
饵，令人瞳子并黑睛点小，兼盲目。〔弘景曰〕作丸散者，先煮二、三沸仍切，曝干用。
〔 曰〕入药，用水调侧柏子末，安瓷锅中，置琥珀于内煮之，从巳至申，当有异光，
捣粉筛用。
〔 曰〕采得，铜刀削去粗皮，薄切，以东流水浸一夜。至明漉出，细切，以升麻叶对
蒸一日，去叶，晒干用。〔时珍曰〕猪苓取其行湿，生用更佳。
[Lei Xiao said] When using Cornus Officinalis Fructus (Shanzhuyu, 山茱萸), moisten it with wine, remove the core, and use only the peel. From one jin (approx. 500g) of material, no more than four liang (approx. 200g) of peel should be obtained. Slowly dry it over low heat before use. It can strengthen primordial Qi (Yuanqi, 元气) and secure essence (Jing, 精). The core can cause seminal emission (Huajing, 滑精) and must not be taken.
[Lei Xiao said] First soak in water, remove the skin and tips, then soak in raw honey overnight. Drain and dry in the shade, then grind into a paste for use.
[Lei Xiao said] After harvesting, use only the arrowhead-shaped parts. Wipe off the red hairs, mix with animal butter (Su, 酥), and stir-fry slowly. For every one liang of material, use two and a half qian of butter.
[Lei Xiao said] When using the root, after digging it up, soak it in flowing water from the east, brush off the soil, beat to remove the heart/core, soak in decoction of cooked Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) overnight, and bake dry for use.
[Li Shizhen said] When using the seeds, select clean branches and stems, choose those with bright color, wash them, moisten with wine overnight, crush thoroughly, and add to medicinal preparations.
[Li Shizhen said] Method of extraction: Use newly harvested Vitex Negundo Stem (Jingjie, 荆茎 - *Note: Context suggests a specific stem, likely referring to a plant used for extracting juice or resin*), cut into segments of one chi five cun long. Place across two bricks and roast over fire in the middle. Catch the dripping juice at both ends with vessels.
[Lei Xiao said] When using, remove the white membrane under the calyx. Soak in wine for one shichen (12 hours), steam from Si hour to Wei hour, then sun-dry for use.
[Li Shizhen said] Ordinarily, one only needs to remove the membrane and crush it for use.
[Lei Xiao said] When using, select cleanly, soak in wine overnight, drain and let dry. Mix with honey to moisten, steam from Mao hour to You hour, sun-dry, then mix with honey again and steam. Repeat this process three times, finally sun-drying for use. For every one liang of material, use eight liang of wine and half a liang of honey.
[Lei Xiao said] Upon harvest, coarsely crush. For every one liang, use five qian of butter, stir-fry together until dry, then use in medicine.
[Lei Xiao said] When using, remove skin and heart, crush finely. Stir in a basin of water; filter out floating impurities. These are the red fibers of Poria Cocos (Fuling, 茯苓). If mistakenly ingested, it causes small spots on the pupil and cornea, and may lead to blindness.
[Tao Hongjing said] When preparing pills and powders, boil for two or three boils first, then cut, dry in the sun, and use.
[Lei Xiao said] For medicinal use, mix Powder of Platycladi Semen (Cebai Zi, 侧柏子) with water, place in a porcelain pot, put Amber (Hupo, 琥珀) inside, and boil from Si hour to Shen hour. There should be an unusual light. Grind into powder, sieve, and use.
[Lei Xiao said] Upon harvest, scrape off the coarse bark with a copper knife, slice thinly, and soak in flowing water from the east overnight. The next day, drain, slice finely, steam with leaves of Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma, 升麻) for one day, remove the leaves, sun-dry, and use.
[Li Shizhen said] Polyporus Umbellatus (Zhuling, 猪苓) is used to promote urination and leach out dampness; raw use is better.