(即黄柏也凡使用刀削上粗皮了用生蜜水浸半日漉出晒干用蜜涂文武火灸令蜜尽为度凡
修事五两用蜜三两一法用盐酒拌炒褐色 恶干漆 伏硫黄)
(凡使采得后用水浸三日将物搅旋投水浮者去之晒干用酒浸一伏时了便蒸从巳至亥出焙
令干用之)
(以番舶来者色较红香气甜而不辣用之入药殊胜色深紫者不良)
(入清头目药用苦KT 消食下气用佳茗)
(茎叶捣汁渍米炊饭子入涩精补益药用)
(火 黑烟起尽存性研如飞尘 半夏为之使 畏鸡子紫苏杉木漆姑草蟹 忌油脂)
(凡使去蒂子下白膜一重用酒浸一伏时后蒸从巳至未出晒用一法炒捶碎用 恶乌头石
膏)
(凡用去粗皮拭上白赤毛了去心即以芭蕉木浸一宿漉出用浆水煮过从巳至未出焙干用若
治眼目中患即一时去皮用向里实者 芎 为之使 恶五石脂 畏菖蒲黄连蒲黄石膏黄环)
(凡使在树上自然生独枝树是也采得后用铜刀和根枝茎细锉阴干了用 忌火)
(It is Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex). When used, shave off the rough outer bark with a knife. Soak in raw honey water for half a day, drain and dry. Apply honey and roast over alternating mild and strong fire until the honey is completely absorbed. For processing five liang, use three liang of honey. Another method: stir-fry with salted wine until brown. Averse to Gansuqi (Drynariae Rhizoma), subdues Liuhuang (Sulfur).)
(When using, after harvesting, soak in water for three days. Stir and swirl; discard those that float. Dry, then soak in wine for one shichen (12 hours). Steam from Si hour (09:00-11:00) to Hai hour (21:00-23:00), then take out and bake dry for use.)
(When using, boil together with Hucong (Allium fistulosum var. ramosum) for twenty boils. Add cold water, rub and pull dozens of times, then dry for use.)
(Those imported by foreign ships are superior; they are redder in color, sweet in aroma but not pungent, and superior for medicinal use compared to those deep purple in color.)
(For clearing the head and eyes, use bitter [variety]; for promoting digestion and directing Qi downward, use good tea.)
[Note: The source text here appears fragmented or corrupted regarding specific herb names associated with "stem/leaf" and "seed". Translating literally as per instructions.]
(Stems and leaves crushed for juice to steep rice for cooking; seeds used for astringing essence and tonification.)
(Fire, until black smoke ceases, preserve nature, grind like flying dust. Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) guides it. Averse to Jizi (Chicken Egg?), Zisu (Perillae Folium), Shanmu (Cedar Wood), Qigucao (Euphorbia humifusa), Xie (Crab). Avoid grease.)
(The five-leaf variety is peeled, bone removed, dried in shade. Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) guides it. Averse to Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Snake Skin.)
(When using, remove the stem and the white membrane under the seed, use heavily. Soak in wine for one fushi (4 hours), then steam from Si hour (09:00-11:00) to Wei hour (13:00-15:00), take out and sun-dry. Another method: stir-fry and crush. Averse to Wutou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum).)
(When using, remove rough bark, wipe off white/red hairs, remove heart. Soak in Bajiao wood (Musa basjoo) overnight, drain. Boil in sour liquid from Si hour (09:00-11:00) to Wei hour (13:00-15:00), take out and bake dry. If treating eye diseases, remove skin at once, use the inner solid part. Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) guides it. Averse to Wushizhi (Five-Stone Powder), averse to Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Puhuang (Typhae Pollen), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Huanghuan (?).)
(When using, it naturally grows on trees as a single branch. After harvesting, use a copper knife to finely chop roots, branches, and stems. Dry in shade. Avoid fire.)
(The thickest/richest quality is good. Shave off rough bark. For every jin (500g), use one liang of su (animal fat/butter) and three liang of honey, mix and apply, roast over fire until exhausted. Another method: stir-fry with wine, break threads, gradually take powder so as not to burn. Averse to Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Shed Snake Skin.)
(According to Bencao, Nvzhenzi (Ligustrum Lucidum Fruit) resembles Dongqing but is not the same. Nvzhen leaves are 4-5 cun long, fruits are black. Dongqing leaves are round, fruits slightly red. Both harvested after frost, dried in shade, rough skin removed, inner fine skin removed, fruit is white. Steamed nine times with wine-soaked black beans.)