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(Tian Zhuru / Sweet Bamboo Shavings) The flavor is sweet, and the nature is slightly cold. It enters the Lung and Stomach meridians to clear dryness and resolve stagnation. When stir-fried with ginger juice, it becomes a specialized medicine for resolving stagnation and stopping vomiting. Use the inner part after removing the green outer skin and scraping off the remaining peel.

(Dan Zhuli / Light Bamboo Sap) The flavors are pungent and bland, and the nature is sweet and cold. It cools the Heart, stops vomiting, resolves stagnation, and eliminates irritability.

(Zhuli / Bamboo Sap) The nature is sweet and cold. It clears the Heart, benefits orifices, expels phlegm, and settles fright. It is formed by the condensation of bamboo's fluid and Qi into flakes; those resembling bamboo nodes are considered authentic.

(Chi Fuling / Red Poria) The flavors are sweet and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Heart, Liver, and Blood level to calm the spirit, dissipate stasis, promote urination, and relieve strangury. Contraindicated in cases of Yin deficiency and blood insufficiency.

(Bai Fuling / White Poria) The flavors are sweet and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Lung and Bladder meridians, and also affects the Heart and Spleen; it promotes dampness leaching, benefits orifices, tonifies the Spleen, and calms the Heart.
Chi Fuling (Red Poria): Enters the Heart and Small Intestine meridians, leaching out damp-heat. White Poria excels in benefiting Spleen Qi, while Red Poria excels in draining damp-heat.
Fuling Pi (Poria Peel): Specifically acts on the skin, moves water Qi, and is effective in treating cutaneous edema.
The main indications of Red and White Poria are similar to that of Poria, but they have a greater effect on entering the Heart meridian. Effective for treating palpitations and fright; use the part without the peel and central woody core.
Fushen Xinmu (Fushen Heart Wood): Treats tendon contraction in various meridians and hemiplegia due to wind.

(Zexie / Alisma) The flavors are bitter, sweet, and bland, and the nature is neutral. It enters the Bladder and Kidney meridians to promote dampness drainage. Its function in moving water surpasses that of Poria, but it lacks the effect of benefiting the Spleen. Contraindicated in deficient individuals without dampness.

(Zhu Huang / Bamboo Mould - *Note: Text describes properties potentially referring to specific bamboo derivatives*) The nature is bitter and cold. It enters the Intestines and Stomach to kill parasites and reduce accumulation. It is derived from the residual liquid of bamboo, generated by the energy of thunderbolts, and should be used after slight roasting.

(Shanguo, Kuaguo, Weiguo, Guo, Shuiguo)

(Xingren / Apricot Kernel) The flavors are pungent, bitter, and sweet, and the nature is warm. It enters the Lung meridian to diffuse the Lung, descend Qi, resolve pathogens, and transform phlegm. It is a specialized medicine for cough with reversed Qi and chest fullness. Remove the skin and tips before grinding. Contraindicated in cases of intestinal sliding. Can be ground raw, oil removed, and stir-fried until cooked; select out double-kernel seeds. When stir-fried until blackened, it can resolve stagnation and reduce accumulation, suitable for conditions caused by foods like noodle powder, bean powder, and dog meat. Apricots generate heat and harm the body; pregnant women should avoid them.

(Kuandonghua / Coltsfoot Flower) The nature is sweet and neutral. It stops cough, directs Qi downward, moistens dryness, and expels phlegm. It is a specialized medicine for chronic cough without heat.

(Wumei / Smoked Plum) The flavors are sour and astringent, and the nature is warm. It enters the Jueyin meridian and also affects the Taiyin meridian; it astringes the Intestines, consolidates the Lung, awakens from drunkenness, and kills parasites. It is a specialized medicine for arresting collapse due to vomiting and dysentery.
Baimei (White Plum): Also known as salted plum. The flavors are sour, astringent, and salty, and the nature is neutral. It softens tendons and retains fluids. Its efficacy is close to that of Wumei, but since it is not smoked black, it lacks the functions of killing parasites and arresting collapse.
Meiye (Plum Leaf): Treats cholera; crush and drink the juice.