岂不以劳伤须桂肉，敛汗用桂枝，俱可行经破癖。炒过免堕胎儿。
桂，味甘辛大热有小毒，得人参、熟地黄、紫石英良。畏生葱。
五痔伤风称槐角，疮疡杀疥羡松脂。
槐角实，味酸咸寒无毒，今处处有之，除热气，主火烧疮。皮灌漱风疳齿。松脂，味苦
甘温无毒，处处有之，道家服饵，轻身延年。松子，味甘温无毒，可供果品，叶与根白皮，
味苦温无毒，主辟谷不饥。松节，渍酒治历节风。
柏叶止血吐崩，要安脏镇惊，去壳取仁于柏子。枸杞益阳明目，退虚劳寒热，须用其根
地骨皮。
柏叶，味苦微温无毒，四时各依方向采取阴干用。柏白皮主火烧烂疮。枸杞，味苦寒，
根大寒，子微寒，无毒，处处有之。惟陕西四川出者最佳。
茯苓有赤白二种，赤者通利小便，白者可补虚定悸。干漆有生熟两般，生则损人肠胃，
熟者通月水愆期。
茯苓，味甘平无毒，多年松根之气熏灼而生。有赤白二种，并除寒热，止渴消痰，而赤
者专主利小便，分水谷，白者专补虚定悸。干漆，味辛温有毒，须炒熟用，则无毒。去症续
骨杀虫，除心气止痛。
茯神则健志收惊，开心益智。琥珀则镇心定魄，淋病偏宜。
茯神，即茯苓抱根所生者，用须去心中木，味甘平无毒，多益心脾，主风虚。琥珀，味
苦平无毒，是松脂入地中多年则化成。
职掌虚烦，敛汗必须酸枣。性行通利，消浮当用榆皮。
酸枣仁，味酸平无毒，安五脏，除风痹，能坚骨补中，宁心定志。榆皮，味甘平无毒，
性滑，通行大小便，消浮肿，治小儿白秃，下妇人胎衣。
攻赤目，清头风，坚齿轻身蔓荆子。敛金疮，除腰痛，治风，桑上寄生枝。
蔓荆子，味苦辛，微寒无毒，通关窍，去寸白虫，除筋骨中寒热。桑寄生，一名寓木，
味苦甘平无毒，并治崩中补内伤，胎前产后皆宜用。
泻痢有功，诃黎勒同名诃子。头眩鼻塞，木笔花乃是辛夷。
诃子，味苦温无毒，开胃进食消痰，治崩漏及肠风下血，兼主贲豚冷气。辛夷，味苦辛
温无毒，处处有之，南人谓之迎春木，久服轻身耐老。二月开花，色白带紫，花落无子，至
夏复开花，初出如笔，故北人呼为木笔花。主头眩鼻塞最良。
乌药主宽膨顺气。没药主跌扑金疮，血气相攻，诸疼共理。秦椒能明目通喉。蜀椒能涩
精疗癖，温中下气，风痹同医。
乌药，味辛温无毒，处处有之，惟天台产者为胜，俗名旁箕。主心腹痛，补中益气，攻
翻胃，利小便。没药，味苦平无毒，按徐表南州记，生波斯国，是彼处松脂也。破血止痛，
为产后最宜，推陈致新，理内伤良。秦椒，味辛，生温熟寒，有毒，攻腹痛，祛风邪，温中
除痹，醋煎灌漱牙疼。蜀椒，去闭口者，味辛大热有毒，出成都，逐冷风，核名椒目，利水
道。
牙痛乳痈求莽草，肠风崩带索棕榈。
莽草，为臣，性有毒，味辛温。善开喉痹，理诸疮瘰 。棕榈，性平无毒，止痢养血治
鼻衄，用烧存性入药。
巴豆破结宣肠，理心膨水胀。芫花消浮逐水，系瘤痔当知。
巴豆，味辛温，生温熟寒，有毒。生巴郡，故名巴豆。性急通利，因名江子。用去皮心
膜及油，然后可。畏大黄、黄连。芫花，味辛苦温，有小毒，治咳逆喉鸣痰唾，腰腹心痛。
木鳖治疥疮腰痛有准，雷丸杀三虫寸白无疑。
木鳖子，其形似鳖，故名。味甘温无毒，治乳痈肛门肿及折伤。雷丸，味苦咸寒，有小
毒，白者良，赤者有毒能杀人。
养肾除风石楠叶，漱牙洗目海桐皮。
石楠叶，味辛苦平有毒，利皮毛筋骨病。海桐皮，味苦平无毒，主痢，除疥虱，治风痹
痛。
牡荆子治雷头乳肿，郁李仁荡浮肿四肢。
牡荆子，味苦辛无毒，即黄荆，今官司用作笞杖，处处有之，主头风目眩。郁李仁，味
酸平无毒，俗名唐棣。通关格，去浮肿，根皮治齿痛风蛀。
密蒙花总为眼科之要领，苏方木专调产后之血迷。
密蒙花，味甘平微寒无毒。苏方木，味甘咸平无毒，专能破血消痈及扑损。
楮实补虚明目，叶洗疹风，树汁涂癣疥。竹皮刮下止呕，叶解烦躁，烧沥御风痰。
楮实，味甘寒无毒，主治水肿，及阴痿不起。竹皮，多种取皮，止呕吐者，南人呼为江
南竹，味辛平甘寒无毒，肉薄，今人取作竹沥者。又谓之淡竹，其叶解烦除咳逆，今方中用
淡竹叶，又是一种丛小叶，柔微有毛，其根生子如麦门冬。
樗白皮止痢断疳，叶汁洗疮除疥虱。胡桐泪杀风牙蛀，腹膨胀满吐堪施。
樗白皮，与椿白皮性同良，但樗木臭，椿木香，味苦有毒。樗木根叶俱良，南北皆有之。
两木最为无异，俗呼作虎目树。胡桐泪，味咸寒无毒，形似黄矾，得水便消，如硝石也。
结胸散痞宽膨，逐水调风宜枳壳。烦闷通淋解热，赤眸黄胆用山栀。
枳壳，味苦酸，微寒无毒，能攻痔 、消症癖。山栀，味苦寒无毒，生于山间者为山栀，
人家园圃种莳者为黄栀，形肥壮可染物，惟紧小者为山栀，方可入药。
槟榔攻香港脚杀三虫，宣通脏腑。浓朴乃温中除霍乱，膨胀堪调。
槟榔，味辛温无毒，生海南，向日曰槟榔，形尖如鸡心者良；向阴曰大腹子，平坐如馒
头。槟榔下气除风，宜利脏腑，逐水消痰破结。浓朴，去粗皮姜汁炒过，味苦温无毒，须用
中浓有紫油者佳。通经下气，浓肠胃，消谷食。安腹中虫。
猪苓消渴利水。治伤寒中暑，龙脑清头明目，主惊搐小儿。
猪苓，味甘苦平无毒，生土底皮黑作块似猪粪，故名。治咳疟，消肿利水，止遗精。龙
脑，味辛苦微寒，一云温平无毒，其香透顶，攻耳聋，消风气，通九窍，即梅花片脑。若服
饵过多至两许，则身冷如醉，气绝而非中毒，盖性寒故也。
明目凉肝解热毒，毋遗黄柏，磨症下浮行经，休缺紫葳。
黄檗，俗名黄柏，味苦寒无毒。除血痢，去黄胆，治痈疮，祛脾胃热，治女人热崩。
紫葳花，一名凌霄花。味咸微寒无毒，处处有之，治风热毒及痫症。
杜仲坚筋补损伤，兼主肾虚腰脊痛。卫茅杀鬼决经闭，阴人崩带也能医。
杜仲，味辛甘平无毒，折断多白丝，用姜汁和炒去丝良。除风冷，强心志。卫茅，即鬼
箭羽，味苦无毒，攻腹痛破症结。
痈肿症瘤凭虎杖，杀虫砥痔问芜荑。
虎杖，俗名斑杖根，味甘平，微温无毒，治伤损，消疮毒。芜荑，味辛平无毒，逐冷除
心痛，兼治皮肤骨节风，杀疥虫治癣，攻肠风。
蕤仁捣膏点眼科，辄除热赤。皂荚为末搐鼻嚏，应释妖迷。
蕤仁，味甘温，微寒无毒，通结气、鼻红。皂荚，味辛咸温，有小毒。亦有数种，或长
至一二尺，惟如猪牙者良，消痰除嗽，散肿痛，去头风。
没石子主痢生肌，染乌黑髭发。益智子涩精益气，止小便多遗。
没石子，即无食子，味苦温无毒，出西番，用有窍者良，治阴疮阴汗。益智子，味辛温
无毒，安神定志，故谓之益智。
川楝子号金铃，冷气膀胱能作主。五倍子名文蛤，肠气五痔效端殊。
川楝子，味苦寒有小毒，处处有之，蜀中者良，根皮最杀蛇虫。五倍子，味酸平无毒，
除齿 及疮脓，亦可洗眼去风热。
吴茱萸下气消痰，提转筋霍乱。山茱萸添精益肾，治风痹无疑。
吴茱萸，味辛温大热有小毒，处处有之，除咳逆，逐邪风主香港脚攻心。山茱萸，一名石
枣，味酸平微温无毒，疗耳聋，调女人月水。
桑白皮泻肺补虚益气，大腹皮通肠开胃健脾。
桑白皮，味甘寒无毒，即桑树根皮，利水道，消浮肿，杀寸白虫。大腹皮，即槟榔大腹
子之皮，微温无毒，专下气分冷热，攻心痛。
金樱子、冬青子养精益肾轻身，调和五脏。苏合香、安息香辟恶去鬼杀虫，蛊毒消除。
金樱子，味酸涩平温无毒，采实捣汁熬膏，久服轻身耐老。冬青子，又名女贞实，味苦
平无毒，治病与金樱子同功。苏合香，味甘温无毒，油能辟恶除温疟，久服令人不生梦。安
息香，味辛苦平无毒，辟邪暖肾止遗泄。
秦皮洗眼除昏，男子添精，妇人收带下。黄药通喉豁痹，蛇伤取效，医马是神枢。
秦皮，味苦寒无毒，治风寒湿痹。黄药，味苦平无毒，治恶肿。
苦菜主头疼，痢生腹痛，同姜煎服。钩藤蠲螈 ，儿生客忤，胜祷神祗。
苦菜，即苦茶茗，味甘苦，微寒无毒，除痰下气消宿食。钩藤，味甘苦平，微寒无毒。
其形如钩，故得名。舒筋活血。
止痛生肌麒麟竭，舒筋展痹五加皮。
麒麟竭一名血竭，味咸平无毒，除血晕。五加皮，味辛苦温，微寒无毒，治风寒湿痹，
止心痛，益精神，通疝气，治阴疮，小儿幼小不能行，服之良。
丁香下气温中，能益脾止吐。沉香调中顺气，疗痛绞心腹。
丁香，味辛温无毒，散肿除风毒，更治齿痛风牙。沉香，味辛温无毒，疗肿除风去水，
止霍乱转筋，壮元阳，辟恶气。
檀香藿香，止霍乱吐呕，痛连心腹。乳香枫香，专消风止痛，疮毒流离。
檀香，性热无毒，消风肿，肾气攻心。藿香，味辛微温，去恶消肿，治吐逆。乳香，味
辛热无毒，辟恶除邪，补精益肾，治诸疮，攻血气。枫香，是枫树脂，即白胶香也。治瘾疹
风，擦齿痛，去虚浮水气。味辛平微有毒。
竺黄理天吊止惊风，更使清心明目。胡椒能下气逐风冷，兼除霍乱昏迷。
天竺黄，味甘寒无毒，生天竺国，故名。胡椒，味辛温无毒，去痰止痢，治心腹卒然作
痛。
此木部之药性，为后学之绳规。
Is it not because for injuries caused by overwork and strain, Cinnamon Bark (Rougui) is required, while for sweating that needs to be astringed, Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) is used? Both can promote the circulation of meridians and break up masses. However, they should be stir-fried to avoid causing miscarriage.
Cinnamon Bark (Rougui), with a sweet and acrid taste and great heat nature, has slight toxicity. It pairs well with Ginseng Root (Renshen), Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudihuang), and Purple Quartz (Zishiyang). It fears raw green onion.
Sophora Fruit (Huaijiao) is praised for treating five types of hemorrhoids affected by wind; Pine Resin (Songzhi) is admired for sores and killing scabies.
Sophora Fruit (Huaijiao), with a sour and salty taste and cold nature, is non-toxic and found everywhere today. It clears heat and treats burns. Decoction of its bark for rinsing treats gum diseases caused by wind-dampness. Pine Resin (Songzhi), with a bitter and sweet taste and warm nature, is non-toxic and found everywhere. Daoists consume it to lighten the body and prolong life. Pine Nut (Songzi), with a sweet and warm taste, is non-toxic and serves as a fruit. Its leaves and inner white bark, with a bitter and warm taste, are non-toxic and treat hunger during grain-abstaining practices. Pine Joint (Songjie), soaked in wine, treats Li-jie Wind (a type of joint pain disease).
Celtis Leaf (Baiye) stops bleeding and treats hematemesis and metrorrhagia. To calm the spirit and settle fright, one must remove the shell and take the seed, Buxus Seed (Baizi). Goji Berry (Gouqi) benefits the Yangming channel and improves vision, and retreats deficiency fever and chills; its root bark, Lycium Cortex (Digupi), must be used.
Celtis Leaf (Baiye), with a bitter and slightly warm taste, is non-toxic. It should be harvested according to specific directions in all four seasons and dried in the shade. The white bark of Celtis (Bai Bai pi) treats burns and ulcerated sores. Goji Berry (Gouqi), with a bitter and cold taste, has roots that are greatly cold and fruits that are slightly cold; it is non-toxic and found everywhere. Those from Shaanxi and Sichuan are best.
Poria (Fuling) comes in red and white varieties. Red Poria promotes urination, while White Poria tonifies deficiency and settles palpitations. Dried Lacquer (Ganqi) exists in raw and cooked forms. Raw lacquer damages the stomach and intestines, while cooked lacquer regulates delayed menstruation.
Poria (Fuling), with a sweet and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It is formed by the vaporization of the qi of pine roots over many years. There are red and white varieties, both clearing cold-heat, stopping thirst, and resolving phlegm. Red Poria specifically promotes urination and separates clear from turbid fluids; White Poria specifically tonifies deficiency and settles palpitations. Dried Lacquer (Ganqi), with an acrid and warm taste, is toxic but becomes non-toxic when stir-fried. It removes masses, knits bones, kills parasites, and relieves heart Qi pain.
Sclerotium of Poria (Fushen) strengthens will, gathers fright, opens the mind, and enhances intelligence. Amber (Hupo) calms the heart and stabilizes the soul, being particularly suitable for strangury patients.
Sclerotium of Poria (Fushen) is the part of Poria growing around the pine root. When used, the central woody core must be removed. It has a sweet and neutral taste, is non-toxic, benefits the Heart and Spleen, and treats wind-deficiency patterns. Amber (Hupo), with a bitter and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It is formed from Pine Resin buried underground for many years.
For empty vexation, Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren) is essential for sweating. For promoting free flow and eliminating edema, Elm Bark (Yupi) should be used.
Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren), with a sour and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It calms the Five Viscera, expels wind-bi, strengthens bones, tonifies the Middle, and calms the Heart and Spirit. Elm Bark (Yupi), with a sweet and neutral taste, is non-toxic and slippery in nature. It unblocks the Large and Small Intestines, eliminates edema, treats pediatric alopecia areata (white bald patches), and helps expel the placenta in women.
To treat red eyes, clear Head Wind, strengthen teeth, and lighten the body, Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi) is used. To heal traumatic wounds, relieve lower back pain, and treat wind pathogens, Mulberry Parasite Branch (Sangshengji) is used.
Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi), with a bitter and acrid taste and slightly cold nature, is non-toxic. It opens orifices, removes Taenia (Ascaris lumbricoides), and clears cold-heat in the sinews and bones. Mulberry Parasite (Sangjisheng), also known as Yumu, with a bitter, sweet, and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It treats metrorrhagia and internal injuries, and is suitable for use before and after childbirth.
For dysentery and diarrhea, Chebula Fruit (Helile/Hezi) is effective. For dizziness and nasal congestion, Magnolia Flower (Xinyi/Mubi Hua) is indicated.
Chebula Fruit (Hezi), with a bitter and warm taste, is non-toxic. It opens the stomach, promotes appetite, resolves phlegm, treats metrorrhagia and intestinal wind bleeding, and manages rebellious Qi and cold Qi. Magnolia Flower (Xinyi), with a bitter and acrid taste and warm nature, is non-toxic and found everywhere. Southerners call it Yingchun Mu. Long-term use lightens the body and delays aging. It blooms in February with pale purple flowers, drops without seeds, and blooms again in summer. Emerging like a brush, Northerners call it Mubi Hua. It is most effective for dizziness and nasal congestion.
Tso-o (Wuyao) mainly expands the chest and smooths Qi. Myrrh (Moyao) mainly treats bruises, metal wounds, attacking Qi and Blood pains, and various other pains. Qinjiao (Qin Jiao) brightens the eyes and unblocks the throat. Shujiao (Shu Jiao) astringes essence, treats masses, warms the Middle, directs Qi downward, and treats wind-bi.
Tso-o (Wuyao), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic and found everywhere. Those from Tiantai are superior, commonly known as Pangji. It treats epigastric and abdominal pain, tonifies the Middle and boosts Qi, treats vomiting due to obstruction, and promotes urination. Myrrh (Moyao), with a bitter and neutral taste, is non-toxic. According to Xu Biao's "Nanzhou Ji," it originates from Persia and is their pine resin. It breaks blood stasis and stops pain, being ideal for postpartum conditions, pushing out old blood and generating new, and excellently regulating internal injuries. Qinjiao (Qin Jiao), with an acrid taste, is warm when raw and cold when cooked, and is toxic. It attacks abdominal pain, dispels wind pathogens, warms the Middle and removes bi, and vinegar-decocted mouthwash treats toothache. Shujiao (Shu Jiao), excluding closed-mouth ones, has an acrid and great heat taste and is toxic. Originating from Chengdu, it drives out cold wind. The seed is called Jiaomu and promotes water pathways.
For toothache and mastitis, seek Ma Cao. For intestinal wind and metrorrhagia/leukorrhea, request Zonglv.
Ma Cao, as a minister herb, is toxic with an acrid and warm taste. It effectively opens throat obstruction and treats various sores and scrofula. Zonglv (Areca Palm Stem Fiber), with a neutral nature and non-toxic, stops dysentery, nourishes blood, and treats epistaxis. It should be charred until carbonized (burnt to retain properties) for medicinal use.
Croton Seed (Badou) breaks stagnation and unblocks the intestines, regulating chest distension and water swelling. Genkwa Flower (Yuanhua) eliminates edema and drives out water; knowledge of it is necessary for tumors and hemorrhoids.
Croton Seed (Badou), with an acrid and warm taste, is warm when raw and cold when cooked, and is toxic. It originates from Ba Commandery, hence the name. Its action is urgent and purgative, hence the name Jiangzi. The skin, heart membrane, and oil must be removed before use. It fears Polygonatum Rhizome (Dahuang) and Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian). Genkwa Flower (Yuanhua), with a bitter, acrid, and warm taste, has slight toxicity. It treats cough with wheezing and sputum, and waist/abdominal pain.
Momordica Seed (Mubiezi) reliably treats scabies and lower back pain. Polyporus Umbellatus (Leiwuan) undoubtedly kills three types of parasites and Ascaris.
Momordica Seed (Mubiezi) is named so because its shape resembles a turtle. It has a sweet and warm taste, is non-toxic, and treats mastitis, anal swelling, and fractures. Polyporus Umbellatus (Leiwuan), with a bitter, salty, and cold taste, has slight toxicity. White ones are good; red ones are toxic and can kill humans.
To nourish the Kidneys and expel wind, use Pittosporum Leaf (Shitan Ye). To rinse teeth and wash eyes, use Paulownia Bark (Haitong Pi).
Pittosporum Leaf (Shitan Ye), with a bitter, acrid, and neutral taste, is toxic. It benefits skin, hair, tendons, and bones. Paulownia Bark (Haitong Pi), with a bitter and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It treats dysentery, removes scabies and lice, and treats wind-bi pain.
Chaste Tree Fruit (Mojingzi) treats thunder-head and breast swelling. Bush Cherry Kernel (Yuliren) washes away edema in the limbs.
Chaste Tree Fruit (Mojingzi), with a bitter and acrid taste, is non-toxic. It is Huang Jing, now used by authorities for beating sticks, found everywhere. It treats Head Wind and dizzy eyes. Bush Cherry Kernel (Yuliren), with a sour and neutral taste, is non-toxic, commonly known as Tangdi. It unblocks obstruction, removes edema, and its root bark treats gum wind and dental caries.
Mimosa Flower (Mimeng Hua) is the key to ophthalmology. Bixa Wood (Sufangmu) specializes in regulating postpartum blood confusion.
Mimosa Flower (Mimeng Hua), with a sweet and neutral taste and slightly cold nature, is non-toxic. Bixa Wood (Sufangmu), with a sweet, salty, and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It specializes in breaking blood stasis, reducing abscesses, and treating trauma.
Cudrania Fruit (Chushi) tonifies deficiency and brightens the eyes; leaves wash off rash wind; tree sap smears on tinea and scabies. Bamboo Skin (Zhupi) scraped down stops vomiting; leaves resolve irritability; burnt leachate resists wind-phlegm.
Cudrania Fruit (Chushi), with a sweet and cold taste, is non-toxic. It mainly treats edema and impotence. Bamboo Skin (Zhupi): Various bamboos provide skin. For stopping vomiting, Southerners call it Jiangnan Zhu. It has a pungent, neutral, sweet, and cold taste, is non-toxic, and has thin flesh. People now extract bamboo juice from it. Also called Dan Zhu. Its leaves resolve vexation and counteract cough. In prescriptions, Dan Zhu Ye (Light Bamboo Leaf) is used, which is another variety with clustered small leaves, soft and slightly hairy, with roots producing fruits resembling Ophiopogon Root (Mendong).
Ailanthus White Bark (Chubai pi) stops dysentery and cuts off childhood malnutrition; leaf juice washes sores and removes scabies/lice. Hutton's Tears (Hutong Lei) kills wind-induced dental caries; suitable for abdominal distension and vomiting.
Ailanthus White Bark (Chubai pi) shares similar properties with Toona White Bark (Chunbai pi), but Ailanthus wood smells bad while Toona smells fragrant. Ailanthus bark is bitter and toxic. Both root and leaf of Ailanthus are good, found in North and South. The two woods are very similar, commonly called Tiger Eye Tree. Hutton's Tears (Hutong Lei), with a salty and cold taste, is non-toxic. It resembles yellow alum, dissolves in water like saltpeter.
For chest binding, dissipating痞 (fullness), and expanding distension, Aurantium Fruit (Zhike) is suitable for driving out water and regulating wind. For vexation, unblocking strangury, and clearing heat, Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhi) is used for red eyes and jaundice.
Aurantium Fruit (Zhike), with a bitter and sour taste and slightly cold nature, is non-toxic. It attacks hemorrhoids and reduces masses. Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhi), with a bitter and cold taste, is non-toxic. Those growing in mountains are Shanzhi; those planted in gardens are Huangzhi. Huangzhi is plump and can dye fabrics. Only tight and small ones are Shanzhi, suitable for medicine.
Betel Nut (Binglang) attacks Hong Kong foot (gout/scrofula), kills three parasites, and unblocks viscera. Magnolia Bark (Nongpu) warms the Middle, removes Huoluan, and regulates distension.
Betel Nut (Binglang), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic. Grown in Hainan. Facing sun: Binglang, pointed like a chicken heart is good. Facing shade: Dafuzi, flat like a steamed bun. Betel Nut directs Qi downward, expels wind, benefits viscera, drives out water, resolves phlegm, and breaks stagnation. Magnolia Bark (Nongpu), coarse skin removed and stir-fried with ginger juice, has a bitter and warm taste, is non-toxic. Use the middle part with purple oil for best results. It unblocks meridians, directs Qi downward, thickens intestines/stomach, digests food, and calms abdominal worms.
Polyporus (Zhuling) treats thirst and promotes urination. For treating Cold Damage and Summerheat, Dragon Brain (Longnao) clears the head and brightens eyes, treating convulsions in children.
Polyporus (Zhuling), with a sweet, bitter, and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It grows underground, black and block-like resembling pig dung, hence the name. It treats cough/malaria, reduces swelling, promotes urination, and stops seminal emission. Dragon Brain (Longnao/Borneol), with a pungent, acrid, and slightly cold taste (or warm/neutral/non-toxic per some sources), has penetrating fragrance. It attacks deafness, eliminates wind-pathogens, unblocks nine orifices. It is Plum Blossom Borneol. If taken in excess (up to liang), the body becomes cold like drunkenness, breath ceases, but this is not poisoning, due to its cold nature.
To brighten eyes, cool Liver, and resolve heat toxins, do not omit Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai). To grind masses, descend floating Qi, and regulate menstruation, do not lack Coral Vine (Ziwei).
Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai/Huangbo), commonly named Huangbai, has a bitter and cold taste, is non-toxic. It clears bloody dysentery, removes jaundice, treats carbuncles, dispels Stomach/Spleen heat, and treats female heat-induced metrorrhagia.
Coral Vine Flower (Ziwei/Lingxiaohua), also known as Lingxiaohua, has a salty and slightly cold taste, is non-toxic, and found everywhere. It treats wind-heat toxins and epilepsy.
Eucommia Bark (Duzhong) strengthens sinews and repairs damage, mainly treating Kidney deficiency lower back/spine pain. Klee Weed (Weimao/Guijianyu) kills ghosts, resolves amenorrhea, and can also treat female metrorrhagia/leukorrhea.
Eucommia Bark (Duzhong), with a sweet, acrid, and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It breaks with many white fibers. Stir-fry with ginger juice and remove fibers for best effect. It expels wind-cold and strengthens Heart will. Klee Weed (Weimao/Guijianyu), also called Guijianyu, has a bitter taste and is non-toxic. It attacks abdominal pain and breaks masses.
For carbuncles, swelling, and tumors, rely on Giant Knotweed (Huzhang). For killing parasites and treating hemorrhoids, ask for Chrysanthemum Seed (Wuyi).
Giant Knotweed (Huzhang), commonly Ban Zhang Gen, has a sweet and neutral taste, slightly warm, non-toxic. It treats injuries and reduces toxin sores. Chrysanthemum Seed (Wuyi), with an acrid and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It drives out cold, relieves heart pain, treats skin/joint wind, kills scabies mites, treats tinea, and attacks intestinal wind.
Prunus Seed (Ruiren) pounded into paste for eye application immediately clears heat and redness. Soap Pod (Zaojia) powdered and insufflated into nose induces sneezing, releasing bewitchment/confusion.
Prunus Seed (Ruiren), with a sweet and warm taste, slightly cold, non-toxic, unblocks stagnant Qi and treats nasal redness. Soap Pod (Zaojia), with an acrid, salty, and warm taste, has slight toxicity. There are several types, some reaching one or two chi long. Those resembling pig teeth are good. They resolve phlegm, stop cough, disperse swelling/pain, and remove Head Wind.
Myrobalan (Meishizi) mainly treats dysentery and generates flesh, dyes beard/hair black. Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit (Yizhiren) astringes essence, boosts Qi, and stops frequent urination/bedwetting.
Myrobalan (Meishizi/Wuzishi), with a bitter and warm taste, is non-toxic. Originates from Xifan. Those with holes are good. Treats yin sores and yin sweating. Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit (Yizhiren), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic. It calms Spirit and stabilizes will, hence named Yizhi.
Toosendan Fruit (Chuannianzi/Jinlingzi) governs cold Qi in the Bladder. Chinese Gall (Wubeizi/Wenge) is effective for intestinal Qi and five hemorrhoids.
Toosendan Fruit (Chuannianzi), with a bitter and cold taste and slight toxicity, is found everywhere. Those from Shu are good; root/bark kills snakes/insects. Chinese Gall (Wubeizi), with a sour and neutral taste, is non-toxic. It treats dental issues and pus sores, and can wash eyes to remove wind-heat.
Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu) directs Qi downward, resolves phlegm, and treats muscle cramps/Huoluan. Cornus Fruit (Shanzhuyu) adds essence, tonifies Kidney, and treats wind-bi without doubt.
Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu), with an acrid, warm, and great heat taste and slight toxicity, is found everywhere. It counters cough/reversal, drives out evil wind, and treats Hong Kong foot attacking the Heart. Cornus Fruit (Shanzhuyu), also Shizao, has a sour, neutral, and slightly warm taste, is non-toxic. Treats deafness and regulates female menstruation.
Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipi) drains Lung, tonifies deficiency, and boosts Qi. Areca Peel (Dafupi) unblocks intestines, opens stomach, and strengthens Spleen.
Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipi), with a sweet and cold taste, is non-toxic. It is the root bark of the mulberry tree. It promotes water pathways, reduces edema, and kills Ascaris. Areca Peel (Dafupi), peel of Betel Nut Dafuzi, is slightly warm and non-toxic. It specifically directs Qi downward distinguishing cold/heat, and attacks heart pain.
Rosa Laevigata Fruit (Jinyingzi) and Ilex Fructus (Dongqingzi/Nvzhenzi) nourish essence, tonify Kidney, lighten the body, and harmonize Five Viscera. Storax (Suhexiang) and Benzoin (Anshixiang) repel evil, exorcise ghosts, kill parasites, and eliminate gu poison.
Rosa Laevigata Fruit (Jinyingzi), with a sour, astringent, neutral, and warm taste, is non-toxic. Harvest fruit, crush juice, boil into paste. Long-term use lightens body and delays aging. Ilex Fructus (Dongqingzi/Nvzhenzi), also Nvzhen Shi, has a bitter and neutral taste, is non-toxic. Its therapeutic effects are same as Rosa Laevigata. Storax (Suhexiang), with a sweet and warm taste, is non-toxic. Oil repels evil and removes warm malaria; long-term use prevents dreams. Benzoin (Anshixiang), with a pungent, bitter, and neutral taste, is non-toxic. Repels evil, warms Kidney, stops leakage/emission.
Qinpi (Qinpi) washes eyes, removes dimness, adds essence to men, and stops leukorrhea in women. Yellow Medicine (Huangyao) unblocks throat, resolves obstruction, effective for snake bites, and miraculous for treating horses.
Qinpi, with a bitter and cold taste, is non-toxic. Treats wind-cold-damp bi. Huangyao, with a bitter and neutral taste, is non-toxic. Treats malignant swelling.
Bitter Vegetable (Kucai) mainly treats headache, dysentery with abdominal pain. Decoct with ginger. Uncaria Ramulus (Gouteng) stops convulsions, treats infant guest-wrath, surpassing prayers to deities.
Bitter Vegetable (Kucai/Kuchaming), with a sweet and bitter taste, slightly cold, non-toxic, resolves phlegm, directs Qi downward, and digests retained food. Uncaria Ramulus (Gouteng), with a sweet, bitter, and neutral taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. Its shape is like a hook, hence the name. Relaxes sinews and invigorates blood.
Calamus Resin (Qilinjie/Xuejie) stops pain and generates flesh; Ten-Flower Root Bark (Wujiapi) relaxes sinews and expels bi.
Calamus Resin (Qilinjie/Xuejie), also named Xuejie, has a salty and neutral taste, is non-toxic. Clears blood vertigo. Ten-Flower Root Bark (Wujiapi), with a pungent, bitter, and warm taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. Treats wind-cold-damp bi, stops heart pain, benefits spirit, unblocks hernia, treats yin sores. Good for infants unable to walk.
Cloves (Dingxiang) direct Qi downward, warm the Middle, benefit Spleen, and stop vomiting. Agarwood (Chenxiang) regulates Middle, smooths Qi, and treats painful twisting in heart/abdomen.
Cloves (Dingxiang), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic. Disperses swelling, removes wind-toxin, treats gum wind and toothache. Agarwood (Chenxiang), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic. Treats swelling, removes wind, drives out water, stops Huoluan and cramps, strengthens Yuan Yang, repels evil Qi.
Sandalwood (Tanxiang) and Patchouli (Huoxiang) stop Huoluan vomiting, pain connecting heart/abdomen. Frankincense (Ruxiang) and Liquidambar (Fengxiang) specifically eliminate wind and stop pain, treat flowing sore toxins.
Sandalwood (Tanxiang), hot nature, non-toxic, reduces wind-swelling, treats Kidney Qi attacking Heart. Patchouli (Huoxiang), with an acrid and slightly warm taste, removes evil, reduces swelling, treats vomiting. Frankincense (Ruxiang), with an acrid and hot taste, is non-toxic. Repels evil, removes pathogenic factors, tonifies essence, nourishes Kidney, treats various sores, attacks Qi and Blood. Liquidambar (Fengxiang) is Maple Resin, also Baijiaoxiang. Treats urticaria wind, rubs for toothache, removes deficient floating water Qi. Acrid, neutral, slightly toxic.
Bambusa Textilis Tuber (Zhuhuang/Tianzhuhuang) treats neonatal opisthotonos, stops convulsions, further clears Heart and brightens eyes. Pepper (Hujiao) directs Qi downward, drives out cold wind, and treats Huoluan coma.
Bambusa Textilis Tuber (Tianzhuhuang), with a sweet and cold taste, is non-toxic. Grows in Tianzhu Country, hence the name. Pepper (Hujiao), with an acrid and warm taste, is non-toxic. Resolves phlegm, stops dysentery, treats sudden heart/abdominal pain.
These are the drug properties of the Wood category, serving as a standard for later learners.