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Bitter, pungent. Select clean fruits, mix with wine, and steam. When a white frost appears on the surface, wipe it off with a cloth, dry by roasting, and grind into powder for use.

Bitter, sweet; cold in nature. Harvested in the third and fourth lunar months, dried in the shade.

Sweet; cold in nature. Select clean fruits and use directly.

Sweet, bitter; warm in nature. Soak in decoction, remove the skin and tips, stir-fry until yellow, and grind finely. In herbal formulas for wind-cold lung diseases, use with skin and tips to enhance dispersing properties; when preparing decoctions, process as described above.

Sour, astringent; neutral-warm in nature. Remove the pits and lightly stir-fry. If excessive consumption causes dental discomfort, chewing walnut meat can resolve it. Avoid consuming with pork. Place large green plums in a basket and smoke them over [material] until blackened for use.

Sour, salty; neutral in nature. Take large green plums, soak them in brine, expose to sunlight during the day, and re-soak at night. After ten days, they are ready; after prolonged storage, a frost may form on the surface.

Bitter, pungent, sweet; warm in nature. Promotes blood circulation; use raw with skin and tips. Invigorates blood and moistens dryness; soak in decoction, remove skin and tips, and stir-fry before use. Fruits with double kernels are toxic and should not be used. Use Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu) as an guiding herb.

Sweet; warm in nature. Harvested in the sixth and seventh lunar months, sun-dried. Those that are solid, large, and plump are superior. Avoid eating with scallions and fish. It can counteract the toxicity of Aconitum carmichaelii (Wutou) and Aconitum kusnezoffii (Fuzi). For medicinal use, remove the pits. There are several varieties of jujubes; small ones are only suitable for food, while only large jujubes (Dazao) are used medicinally. Large size, small pit, rich pulp, and sweet taste indicate high quality. Although large...

Sweet; cold in nature. Sydney pear, cotton pear, and perfume pear are all premium varieties capable of treating diseases; other pears lack therapeutic efficacy.

Sour, astringent; warm in nature. Shaped like a small melon with a calyx remnant, thin skin, reddish-yellow color, fragrant, sweet-sour but not astringent. Remove the hard skin and seeds, crush in a mortar, and sun-dry.

Li Binhu stated: Quisqualis Indica (Mugua) can be planted, grafted, or propagated by layering. Its leaves are glossy and dense; its fruit resembles a small melon with a calyx remnant. The one with juicy flesh and non-woody taste is Quisqualis Indica.

Wood pear, i.e., ... Hawthorn and ... Quisqualis Indica have very similar leaves, flowers, and fruits, belonging to the same category. Their fruits resemble melons; those with a calyx remnant where the flower fell are Quisqualis Indica, while those without are ... Hawthorn.

Sour, slightly warm. The kernel possesses medicinal efficacy and should not be removed.

Sweet; cold in nature. The frost on its surface is called Persimmon Frost (Shishuang), which is sweet and cold. It is incompatible with Rhododendron mucronulatum (Dujuan Hua); accidental simultaneous ingestion can be fatal.

Astringent, bitter; warm in nature. The larger ones are like saucers, octagonal and flat; the smaller ones are fist-sized. Those with fewer seeds are preferred.