苦，酸，寒。水浸去穣，切片，麸炒黑，去麸用。
韩彦直橘录云∶近时难得枳实，人多植枸橘于篱落间，收其实剖干，以之和药，味与商
州之
枸橘又未易得，取朱栾之小者半破之，日曝以为枳，异方医者不能辨，用以治病亦
愈，药贵
按枸橘俗谓之嗑辣咀，知者此也，实形如枳实而壳薄不香，今药肆中采收货之者，亦皆
是物
苦，大寒。七棱九棱者佳。炒透治上焦，中焦，连壳治下焦，去壳洗去黄浆治血脔妙，
心胸中热用仁，肌表热用皮，家园者不入药。
酸，微温。酒润去核，核能滑精也。蓼实为使，恶桔梗、防风、防己。
酸、涩，温平。采收当在九、十月，取半黄者干去核并白毛，净捣末用，熬膏亦可。
金樱刺丛生，大类蔷薇，有刺，四月开花白，清丽芬郁，甚可爱，夏秋结实，亦有刺，
黄赤
罕矣。有才而不效且非独
苦，平。去蒂瓤，任用噙口者佳，开瓣者不堪用。
连翘，有两种，大翘枝梗杨起，高丈余，小翘枝条柔软如蔷薇辈，承之可以架花叶并实，
俱
Bitter, sour, cold. Soak in water to remove the pith (spongy tissue inside the fruit), slice, stir-fry with bran until black, and use after removing the bran.
Han Yanzhi stated in *Ju Lu* (Record of Oranges): It is difficult to obtain Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange) nowadays; people often plant Citrus trifoliata (Trifoliate Orange) along fences, harvest their fruits, cut them open, dry them, and use them in combination with other herbs. The taste is similar to that of Citrus trifoliata from Shangzhou, which is also hard to obtain. Taking smaller Zhu Luan (Citrus wilsonii) fruits, breaking them in half, and sun-drying them as Zhi Shi cannot be distinguished by doctors from different regions. Using it to treat diseases can also achieve cure. Medicinal materials are precious.
Note: Citrus trifoliata is commonly known as He La Ju. Those who know this understand it. The fruit resembles Zhi Shi but has a thin shell and lacks fragrance. What is currently purchased and received by herbal shops is all this kind of plant.
Bitter, very cold. Those with seven or nine ridges are superior. Thoroughly stir-fried for treating the Upper Jiao (Upper Burner); used with the peel for treating the Lower Jiao (Lower Burner); peeled, washed to remove yellow fluid, for treating Xue Luan (blood masses); the kernel for heat in the chest and heart; the peel for heat in the muscle and surface; home-grown ones are not used in medicine.
Sour, sweet, neutral. Remove the skin and tips before use. Raw when experiencing excessive sleepiness; stir-fried when unable to sleep. Adversely interacts with Paezia Radix (Fangji).
Sweet, slightly cold. Soak in decoction, remove skin and tips, boil in water, take the kernels, grind into paste, and add to medicine.
Sour, slightly warm. Moisten with wine, remove the core, as the core can cause seminal emission. Polygonum multiflorum seed is used as an assistant herb; adversely interacts with Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), and Paezia Radix (Fangji).
Sour, astringent, warm and neutral. Harvest should be in the ninth and tenth lunar months. Take semi-yellow fruits, dry them, remove cores and white hairs, finely grind into powder for use, or prepare as paste. Rosa laevigata (Cherokee Rose) grows in dense clusters, resembling roses, with thorns. Flowers bloom white in April, clear and fragrant, very lovely. Bears fruit in summer and autumn, also with thorns. Yellow-red fruits are rare. Having talent but ineffective and not only...
Bitter, neutral. Remove the stem and pith, use as needed. Those suitable for holding in the mouth are best; those split open are unsuitable.
Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit) has two types: Da Qiao (Large Forsythia) has stiff branches and stems, growing over ten feet high; Xiao Qiao (Small Forsythia) has soft branches like roses, supporting flowers, leaves, and fruits together.
Sweet, neutral, slightly cold. When using, select clean branches and stems, choose bright ones, wash and dry, moisten with wine overnight, crush, and add to medicine.
Gou Qi Zi (Goji Berry) is slightly elongated like a jujube pit, and some are round like cherries.