咸,甘。用之略洗过,不尽咸味为妙,茎叶如石松而小,色青。
鹧鸪菜今俗谓之马窟犁此也,按漳州府志云∶鹧鸪菜生海石上,散碎色微黑,小儿腹中
有虫
甘、淡、微咸。宜入汤酒,不宜入丸。使者勿用木斛。石斛短而中实,木斛长而中虚
,其味大苦,服之损人,去根头酒洗蒸用。陆英为使,恶凝水石、巴豆,畏雷丸、僵蚕。
苦,平。去黄毛,微炙用。滑石、杏仁、射干为使,得菖蒲良,制丹砂、矾石。
辛,温。生石缝及阴湿处,其气辛熏,夏开细花,黄色。汁制砒石、雄黄。
甘,平。入药以极精者洗用。不可同马肉食,发痼疾。不可和苍耳食,令人卒心痛,
烧陈仓米灰和蜜浆服之,不尔即死也。
汪颖曰∶粳有早中晚三收,以晚白米为第一,各处所产种类甚多,气味不能无少异而亦
不大
生育之功,故非
甘,平。有黑白赤三种。取黑者水淘去浮者,以酒拌蒸,晒干,炒用。
甘,微寒。以白者为胜,生者性寒而治疾,炒者性热而发病,蒸者性温而补人。
陶弘景曰∶生榨者良,若蒸炒者只可供食及燃灯耳,不入药用。
[Algae] Salty, cold. Wash away the salty taste, bake until dry. Incompatible with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice).
[Algae] Salty, cold. Shape resembles paper strips, thin and long, yellowish-white, all of poor quality. Use after washing with water.
[Algae] Salty, cold, slippery. Wash away the salty taste, bake until dry.
[Irish Moss] Salty, sweet. When used, a slight wash is sufficient; it is best to retain some saltiness. The stems and leaves resemble *Polypodium* but are smaller, and the color is green.
[Parrot Vegetable] Now commonly known as "Makuli". According to the *Gazetteer of Zhangzhou Prefecture*: Parrot vegetable grows on sea rocks, in scattered fragments with a slightly black color; it treats intestinal parasites in children.
[Dendrobium] Sweet, bland, slightly salty. Suitable for decoctions or medicinal wines, not suitable for pills. The guiding herb should be *Dendrobii Nobile Caulis*. Do not use *Dendrobii Officinalis Caulis* (Wood Dendrobium). *Dendrobii Nobile Caulis* is short and solid in the center; *Dendrobii Officinalis Caulis* is long and hollow in the center, with a very bitter taste; taking it harms the body. Remove the root head, wash with wine, and steam before use. *Sambuci Chinensis Flos* is the guiding herb; adverse reactions occur with *Gypsum Fibrosum*, *Crotonis Fructus*; fear *Omphalia Lapidea*, *Bombyx Batryticatus*.
[Cibotii Rhizoma] Bitter, warm. Scrape off the yellow-black hairs with a copper knife, bake before use.
[Belamcandae Rhizoma] Bitter, neutral. Remove the yellow hairs, lightly roast before use. *Talcum*, *Amygdalus Semen*, and Belamcandae Rhizoma are guiding herbs; works well with *Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma*; controls *Cinnabaris*, *Alumen*.
[Pyrrosiae Folium] Bitter, cold; similar to Pyrrosiae Folium but has golden star-like spots. Controls Sanhuang (Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Gentianae), *Cinnabaris*, Mercury, Alumen.
[Unidentified Herb] Pungent, warm. Grows in rock crevices and shady, damp places; its odor is pungent and熏 (pungent/fuming); blooms small yellow flowers in summer. Its juice controls Realgar (*Realgar*), Arsenolite (*Arsenicum*).
[Japonica Oryzae Semen] Sweet, neutral. For medicinal use, use extremely refined rice washed clean. Do not eat together with horse meat, as it may trigger chronic diseases. Do not eat together with *Xanthii Fructus*, as it causes sudden heart pain; burning old warehouse rice to ash and taking it with honey water can save life, otherwise death ensues. Wang Ying said: Japonica Oryzae has early, middle, and late harvests; the late white rice is the best. There are many varieties produced in different places; the flavor cannot be without slight differences, but they are not significantly different. The benefit of nourishing life... [text incomplete].
[Glycine Max] Sweet, warm. Wash fine pounded rice before adding to medicine. Resolves toxicity of *Mylabris*, *Lytta caraganae*.
[Glycine Max] Sweet, neutral. There are three types: black, white, and red. Take the black ones, wash with water to remove floating impurities, mix with wine, steam, sun-dry, and stir-fry before use.
[Vigna radiata] Sweet, slightly cold. White ones are superior. Raw ones are cold in nature and treat diseases; roasted ones are hot in nature and cause diseases; steamed ones are warm in nature and tonify the body. Tao Hongjing said: Those from raw pressing are good; if steamed or roasted, they are only suitable for food and lamp fuel, not for medicinal use.