Acrid and warm. Removing the peel makes it hot in nature; keeping the peel makes it cold in nature. Qinjiao (Zanthoxylum bungeanum) serves as the guiding herb (Shi). It can neutralize the toxicity of Banxia (Pinellia Rhizome) and Langdang (Datura Seed). It is incompatible with Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), and Tianshuan Fen (Tian Shu Shi).

Miu Zhongchun stated: Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) should not be cooked; it is best to crush and squeeze out the juice. Add the juice after the decoction is finished to preserve the meaning of "fresh use." If boiled with the medicine, it becomes cooked ginger (Shu Jiang), not fresh ginger.

Bitter, acrid, and very hot. Slightly stir-fry for use. For treating postpartum blood deficiency fever and for hemostasis, stir-fry until black. For warming the middle Jiao, process (Pao) for use to dispel cold pathogens and regulate Lung Qi. For stopping vomiting, use raw. Its guiding herbs, incompatibilities, and antagonisms are the same as those of ginger.

Method for preparing Ganjiang (Dried Ginger): Soak mother ginger in water for three days, remove the peel, then place it in running water for six days. Scrape off the peel again, sun-dry it, and store it in a porcelain jar to ferment for three months.

Acrid, warm, slightly toxic. When taking any tonic medicines containing Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) or Mudanpi (Tree Peony Bark), this substance must be avoided. It inhibits the efficacy of Shizhongru (Stalactite).

It refers to Shanyao (Dioscorea Opposita).

Sweet and neutral. Incompatible with Gansui (Kansui Root).

The long-shaped variety is the one referred to. One variety resembles a palm, named Fozhangshu (Buddha's Hand Yam). There is also Fanshu, i.e., Hong Shanyao (Sweet Potato). Its root resembles ginger but is larger, with thin purple skin.

Wash away the soil and keep the peel... [Text fragment]. Those sold in markets are mostly home-grown; black ones are inferior.

Sweet and neutral. White flowers are used for medicine.

Sweet, cold, and slippery. Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) serves as the guiding herb. It inhibits the efficacy of Liuhuang (Sulfur).

Kui (Malva Verticillata) is now found everywhere. Ancients cultivated it as common food, but nowadays few plant it. The seedling grows three to four chi high; stems and leaves resemble Shukui (Hibiscus Mutabilis) but are finer, with extremely small flowers. By tradition, some mistake Qiankui (Money Plant/Mallow) for Kui.

Sweet and neutral. There are two types. Ideally, use those two chi five or six cun high. Those that are too long or too short are useless. Those growing under walls or trees should not be used.

Acrid and warm. Do not consume together with carp, as it may generate toxic sores.

Acrid and warm. Stir-fry until fragrant and grind for use.

Acrid, bitter, and warm. Remove branches and stems, use raw. For treating lower Jiao bleeding, stir-fry until black. It is contraindicated with Hetun (Pufferfish), Huangsangyu (Yellow Catfish), and Lvrou (Donkey Meat). Consuming them on the same day can lead to death. This must be strictly warned against.

Contents