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**Gan Gouqi (Sweet Goji Berry):** Sweet and neutral in nature, enters the Kidney meridian to tonify the Kidney and nourish the Liver, generating essence and moistening dryness. Contraindicated for those with loose stools.

**Tian Zhu Li (Sweet Bamboo Sap):** Sweet, bland, and cold in nature, enters the Lung meridian and concurrently affects the Kidney and Liver meridians. Clears deficient heat from the muscle layer and reduces bone-steaming tidal fever accompanied by sweating. Should be soaked in rice wash water before consumption. This refers to the root bark of the Goji berry (Di Gu Pi).

**Gouqi Ye (Goji Leaf):** Also known as the vine leaves of the Goji plant. Bitter and sweet, cool in nature, specifically clears external heat from the Heart and Lungs. For severe heat due to deficiency labor (Xu Lao), it can temporarily be used as a tea substitute.

**Gou Ji (Cibotium Rhizome):** Pungent and bitter, neutral in nature, enters the Kidney meridian to dispel wind and strengthen the Kidneys, unblocking and benefiting the joints. It is a specific medicine for weak legs and wind-bi syndrome. Use after slight stir-frying.

**Man Jing Zi (Vitex Fruit):** Bitter and pungent, neutral in nature, enters the Liver meridian to search out wind, treating headache and toothache. It is a specific medicine for light, floating dispersion of wind-heat.

**Bai Xian Pi (Dictamnus Root Bark):** Bitter and cool in nature, enters the Lung and Stomach meridians to specifically dispel damp-heat. It is a specific medicine for bloody dysentery and tinea infections. Use the root bark.

**Fu Rong Hua/Ye (Hibiscus Flower/Leaf):** Pungent and neutral in nature, cools blood and resolves toxicity. It is a specific medicine for topical application to treat carbuncles, sores, swelling, and toxins. Use the flowers and leaves.

**Mao Er Ci (Smilax Glabra Stem):** Also known as Mao Er Ci, commonly called Mouse Thorn, or Ba Jiao Cha. Sweet and slightly bitter, cool in nature, enters the Liver and Kidney meridians to benefit yin and dispel wind. Soaking Dog Bone Skin (Gou Gu Pi) in wine and drinking it strengthens the waist and legs.

**Nan Tian Zhu (Nandina domestica):** Also named Nan Tian Zhu. Bitter, sour, and astringent, neutral in nature, benefits qi and strengthens sinews. Long-term use makes the body feel light. Tian Zhu Zi (Seeds): Sweet and neutral, with even greater efficacy.

**Gou Ju Zi (Chaenomeles Fruit):** Acrid and bitter, neutral in nature, breaks qi vigorously. Contraindicated for persons with deficiency. *Note: The preceding description "Xing wei xin wen..." likely refers to the stem or another part not explicitly named in the snippet but contextually linked to Gou Ju or similar, however, strictly following the text structure provided:* The text segment starting with "Xing wei xin wen" describes properties dispersing stagnation and relieving tenesmus after dysentery. Then it specifies Gou Ju Zi: Sour and bitter, neutral, strongly breaks qi. Contraindicated for the deficient.

**Ce Bai Ye (Biota Tops):** Slightly pungent and sweet, cold in nature, cools blood and stops bleeding, treating hematemesis and epistaxis. Applied topically for scalds and burns. Ce Bai Zi (Seeds): Ground into fine powder and applied to hair to treat hair loss.

**Qing Xiang Zi (Amaranth Seed):** Sweet and slightly cold, enters the Liver meridian to moisten dryness, remove nebula, and brighten the eyes, possessing the function of dissipating wind and clearing heat.

**Lei Gong Teng (Tripterygium Wilfordii Root Bark):** Bitter and pungent, warm in nature, potent and toxic. Removes blood stasis and opens obstructions, treating pain, numbness, and stubborn bi-syndrome. Use the root bark.

**Zao Bing Mu (Wood of Zao Bing):** Commonly known as Zao Bing Mu. Bitter and neutral in nature, directs downward to open orifices, facilitates easy childbirth and induces labor. Those that are old and curled like an old chisel handle are especially effective. Crushed leaves applied topically treat carbuncles and sores.

**Huang Jing Li (Vitex Negundo Sap):** Commonly known as Huang Jing Li. Sweet and neutral in nature, dispels wind and treats epilepsy, transforms phlegm and unblocks meridians. For hot phlegm, Bamboo Sap (Zhu Li) is suitable; for cold phlegm, Vitex Sap (Jing Li) is suitable. Both should be taken with Ginger Juice to prevent stagnation in the meridians.

**Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap):** Sweet and cold in nature, descends fire due to yin deficiency and clears phlegm from the meridians. With Ginger Juice as an adjunct, it acts very swiftly in treating phlegm and unblocking meridians.