味甘，平。主咳逆上气，症瘕、血闭、漏下，余邪气。久服，耐寒暑、不饥，轻身、飞
行千里、神仙（《御览》引作若神仙）。一名石脑，生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶太一禹余粮，一名禹哀，神农、岐伯、雷公∶甘，平；李氏∶小寒；扁鹊
∶甘，无毒。生太山上，有甲；甲中有白，白中有黄，如鸡子黄色，九月采，或无时。
《名医》曰∶生太白。九月采。
案∶《抱朴子·金丹篇》云∶《灵丹经》用丹沙、雄黄、雌黄、石硫黄、曾青、矾石、磁
石、戎盐、太一禹余粮，亦用六一泥及神室祭醮合之，三十六日成。
味甘，微温。主消渴，阴痿不足，咳逆（《御览》引作呕），胸膈间久寒，益气，除风湿
痹（《御览》引作阴淫痹）。久服，轻身（《御览》引作身轻健）、长年。生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶白石英，神农∶甘，岐伯、黄帝、雷公、扁鹊∶无毒。生太山。形如紫石
英，白泽，长者二、三寸，采无时（《御览》引云∶久服，通日月光）。
《名医》曰∶生华阴及太山。
案∶《司马相如赋》有白附。苏林云∶白附，白石英也，司马山云∶出鲁阳山。
味甘，温。主心腹咳逆（《御览》引作呕逆），邪气，补不足，女子风寒在子宫，绝孕十
年无子。久服，温中、轻身、延年。生山谷。
《吴普》曰∶紫石英，神农、扁鹊味甘，平；李氏大寒；雷公大温；岐伯∶甘，无毒，
生太山或会稽，采无时，欲令如削，紫色达头如樗蒲者。
又曰∶青石英，形如白石英，青端赤后者，是；赤石英，形如白石英，赤端白后者是，
赤泽有光，味苦，补心气；黄石英，形如白石英，黄色如金，赤端者，是；黑石英，形如白
石英，黑泽有光（《御览》掌禹锡引此节文）。
《名医》曰∶生太山，采无时。
青石、赤石、黄石、白石、黑石脂等 味甘，平。主黄胆，泄利，肠癖脓血，阴蚀，下
血，赤白，邪气，痈肿，疽痔，恶创，头疡，疥瘙。久服，补髓益气，肥健，不饥，轻身、
延年。五石脂，各随五色补五脏，生山谷中。
《吴普》曰∶五色石脂，一名青、赤、黄、白、黑等。青符，神农∶甘；雷公∶酸，无
毒；桐君∶辛，无毒；李氏∶小寒，生南山，或海涯，采无时。赤符，神农、雷公∶甘；黄
帝、扁鹊∶无毒；李氏∶小寒，或生少室，或生太山，色绛，滑如脂。黄符，李氏∶小寒；
雷公苦，或生嵩山，色如豚脑、雁雏，采无时。白符，一名随髓，岐伯、雷公∶酸，无毒
；李氏∶小寒；桐君∶甘，无毒；扁鹊∶辛，或生少室天娄山，或太山。黑符，一名石泥，
桐君∶甘，无毒，生洛西山空地。
《名医》曰∶生南山之阳，一本作南阳，又云∶黑石脂，一名石涅，一名石墨。案∶《吴
普》引神农甘云云，五石脂各有条，后世合为一条也；《范子计然》云∶赤石脂，出河东，
色赤者，善。《列仙传》云∶赤须子，好食石脂。
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. It primarily treats cough with upward rushing of qi (Ke Ni Shang Qi), mass formations (Zheng Jia), blood obstruction (Xue Bi), metrorrhagia (Lou Xia), and residual pathogenic factors. Long-term consumption enables one to withstand cold and heat, eliminates hunger, lightens the body, allows for flying a thousand li, and leads to immortality (The *Taiping Yulan* cites it as "like an immortal"). Also known as Shi Nao (Stone Brain), it grows in mountain valleys.
Wu Pu records: Tai Yi Yu Yu Liang (Taiyi Giant's Barley), also known as Yu Ai. Shennong, Qibo, and Leigong state it is sweet and neutral; Li Shi states it is slightly cold; Bian Que states it is sweet and non-toxic. It grows on Mount Tai, possessing a shell; within the shell is white matter, and within the white matter is yellow matter, resembling the color of a chicken egg yolk. It is harvested in the ninth month, or at any time.
Famous Physicians' Records state: It grows on Mount Taibai. It is harvested in the ninth month.
Commentary: The *Jin Dan Pian* (Chapter on Golden Elixir) of *Baopuzi* states: The *Ling Dan Jing* uses Cinnabar (Dan Sha), Realgar (Xiong Huang), Orpiment (Ci Huang), Sulfur Stone (Shi Liu Huang), Azurite (Ceng Qing), Alum Stone (Fan Shi), Magnetite (Ci Shi), Rong Salt (Rong Yan), and Tai Yi Yu Yu Liang. It also utilizes Liu Yi Ni (Six-One Mud) and divine chamber rituals for compounding, completing the process in thirty-six days.
Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. It primarily treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst), insufficient Yang impotence (Yin Wei Bu Zu), cough with upward rushing of qi (The *Taiping Yulan* cites it as vomiting), chronic cold in the chest and diaphragm, tonifies Qi, and dispels wind-damp bi-syndrome (The *Taiping Yulan* cites it as Yin Yin Bi). Long-term consumption lightens the body (The *Taiping Yulan* cites it as body becoming light and robust) and promotes longevity. It grows in mountain valleys.
Wu Pu records: Bai Shi Ying (White Quartz), Shennong states it is sweet; Qibo, Huang Di, Leigong, and Bian Que state it is non-toxic. It grows on Mount Tai. Its shape resembles Zi Shi Ying (Purple Quartz), appearing pure white, with long crystals measuring two or three cun. It can be harvested at any time (The *Taiping Yulan* cites: Long-term consumption allows one to perceive the light of the sun and moon).
Famous Physicians' Records state: It grows on Mount Hua and Mount Tai.
Commentary: Sima Xiangru's Fu contains the term Bai Fu. Su Lin states: Bai Fu is White Quartz. Si Ma Shan states: It originates from Luyang Mountain.
Sweet in taste, warm in nature. It primarily treats heart and abdominal cough with upward rushing of qi (The *Taiping Yulan* cites it as retching and reversal), pathogenic factors, tonifies deficiencies, and addresses women suffering from wind-cold in the uterus, resulting in infertility for ten years. Long-term consumption warms the Middle Jiao, lightens the body, and extends life. It grows in mountain valleys.
Wu Pu records: Zi Shi Ying (Purple Quartz), Shennong and Bian Que state it is sweet and neutral; Li Shi states it is greatly cold; Leigong states it is greatly warm; Qibo states it is sweet and non-toxic. It grows on Mount Tai or Kuaiji, and can be harvested at any time. It should be shaped like it has been shaved, with purple color extending to the tip, resembling the pieces used in Chu Pu (a board game).
It further states: Qing Shi Ying (Green Quartz), shaped like White Quartz, with a green end and red tail, is authentic; Chi Shi Ying (Red Quartz), shaped like White Quartz, with a red end and white tail, is authentic, having a lustrous red appearance, bitter in taste, and tonifies Heart Qi; Huang Shi Ying (Yellow Quartz), shaped like White Quartz, yellow like gold, with a red end, is authentic; Hei Shi Ying (Black Quartz), shaped like White Quartz, with a glossy black appearance (This section is cited by Zhang Yuxi in the *Taiping Yulan*).
Famous Physicians' Records state: It grows on Mount Tai, and can be harvested at any time.
Qing Shi Zhi (Green Earth Pigment), Chi Shi Zhi (Red Earth Pigment), Huang Shi Zhi (Yellow Earth Pigment), Bai Shi Zhi (White Earth Pigment), Hei Shi Zhi (Black Earth Pigment), etc., are sweet in taste and neutral in nature. They primarily treat Huang Dan (Jaundice), Xie Li (Diarrhea/Dysentery), Chang Pi (Intestinal dysentery with pus and blood), Yin Shi (Genital erosion), Xia Xue (Lower bleeding), Chi Bai (Red and white discharge), pathogenic factors, Yong Zhong (Carbuncles and swellings), Ju Zhi (Ulcers and hemorrhoids), E Chuang (Malignant sores), Tou Yang (Scalp sores), Jie Sao (Scabies). Long-term consumption supplements marrow and tonifies Qi, makes the body plump and robust, eliminates hunger, lightens the body, and extends life. The Five Earth Pigments each tonify the five Zang organs according to their five colors. They grow in mountain valleys.
Wu Pu records: Wu Se Shi Zhi (Five-Colored Earth Pigments), also known as Qing, Chi, Huang, Bai, Hei, etc. Qing Fu (Green Tablet), Shennong states it is sweet; Leigong states it is sour and non-toxic; Tong Jun states it is pungent and non-toxic; Li Shi states it is slightly cold. It grows in Mount Nan or by the sea, harvestable at any time. Chi Fu (Red Tablet), Shennong and Leigong state it is sweet; Huang Di and Bian Que state it is non-toxic; Li Shi states it is slightly cold. It grows in Mount Shaoshi or Mount Tai, appears crimson, and is slippery like fat. Huang Fu (Yellow Tablet), Li Shi states it is slightly cold; Leigong states it is bitter. It grows in Mount Song, resembling pig brain or gosling down, harvestable at any time. Bai Fu (White Tablet), also known as Sui Sui, Qibo and Leigong state it is sour and non-toxic; Li Shi states it is slightly cold; Tong Jun states it is sweet and non-toxic; Bian Que states it is pungent. It grows in Mount Shaoshi Tianlou Mountain or Mount Tai. Hei Fu (Black Tablet), also known as Shi Ni, Tong Jun states it is sweet and non-toxic. It grows in the open land of Mount Luo West.
Famous Physicians' Records state: It grows on the south slope of Mount Nan (One version reads South Yang). It is also said: Hei Shi Zhi (Black Earth Pigment), also known as Shi Nie or Shi Mo. Commentary: Wu Pu quotes Shennong saying that the Five Earth Pigments had separate entries in earlier texts, but later generations combined them into one entry. Fan Zi Ji Ran states: Chi Shi Zhi comes from Hedong; those that are red are of good quality. The *Lie Xian Zhuan* states: Chi Xu Zi liked to eat Shi Zhi.