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Chuanlianzi (Semen Toosendan): Also known as Jinlingzi. Its nature is bitter and cold, entering the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians, and concurrently entering the Pericardium meridian. It guides damp-heat downward and is a specific medicine for treating hernia. It should be used in powdered form.

Li Genpi (Cortex Meliae): Specifically serves to kill parasites.

(Note: The original text lacks a subject for this paragraph. Based on the description "color green enters Liver, astringent nature treats dysentery, it is a specific medicine for clearing heat and calming the Liver," it describes a herb's properties without naming it explicitly in this segment.)

This refers to Chou Chun Genpi (Cortex Ailanthi). Bitter, cold, and astringent in nature, it dries dampness and astringes; it enters the Lung, Intestines, and Blood level, stopping bloody dysentery, and is a specific medicine for dysentery caused by damp-heat injuring Yin. It should be used after stir-frying with vinegar. Chou Chun Ye (Folium Ailanthi): Has similar functions but weaker efficacy. Chun Gen Bai Pi (Cortex Toosendan): Refers to Cortex Toosendanis Sweet, with similar functions but slightly weaker efficacy.

Bitter and astringent in nature, it enters the Blood level to astringe blood and stop leakage, stabilizing the menses and arresting metrorrhagia. It should be used after burning until carbonized (charred). It is contraindicated in cases accompanied by blood stasis.

Wushi Zi (Chebulae Fructus Retusus / Terminalia chebula): Also known as Wushi Zi. Bitter and warm in nature, it enters the Kidney meridian to astringe essence and secure Qi; it is a specific medicine for seminal emission and slippery discharge. It should be stir-fried and ground before use. However, its nature is biased towards astringency, so it should not be used in large doses or exclusively.

Helile (Terminalia chebula Retusa): Also known as Helile. Bitter, warm, sour, and astringent in nature. When raw, it clears Metal (Lung) to stop coughing; when stir-fried, it secures the Lung and astringes the Intestines. It is a specific medicine for lung deficiency with intestinal slipping, characterized by cough and diarrhea.

Bitter, acrid, and warm in nature, with a descending property. It enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians to dissipate fullness and remove dampness, eliminating distension and widening the middle jiao. It is contraindicated in deficiency patterns.

Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina): Also known as Zao Jiao. Acrid, salty, and warm in nature, it enters the Lung and Large Intestine meridians, and concurrently enters the Liver meridian. It searches out wind and drains heat, opens orifices and induces vomiting of phlegm, and is a specific medicine for treating stroke coma (closed syndrome). Honey-fried, suet-fried, juice extracted, or burnt to ash, all methods are applicable. It is contraindicated for persons with deficiency and pregnant women.

Acrid and warm in nature, its effects are close to those of Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), with its sharp energy reaching the disease site directly to break up hardness. Xiang Fei Zao (Soap Nut): Acrid and warm in nature, used for washing away dirt and grease, dispelling wind-dampness, and is a specific medicine for resolving phlegm and opening orifices in stroke. Nowadays, it is also commonly used for laundry.

Bitter and neutral in nature, it drains stagnation and raises sunken conditions. For smallpox lesions where the apex is depressed and the pus does not rise, it can be decocted for bathing.

Chixengliu (Tamarici Herba): Also known as Chixengliu. Sweet, salty, acrid, and neutral in nature, it disperses wind and resolves toxicity; it enables rash and macular pathogens to reach the exterior. Stir-fried with sugar, it enters the Ying (Nutritive) level. Mixed with sugar and taken as a powder of Xihe Liu (Tamarici Herba), it stops post-rash dysentery. For diarrhea caused by sinking of clear Yang, it must be stir-fried until charred before use.