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Wuxin Cao (Herba Cynanchi Bungei)
Grows in Shangzhou and Qinzhou. Nature is warm, non-toxic. Mainly treats accumulated blood stasis, expels qi stagnation masses, nourishes sinews and joints, tonifies deficiency and damage, moistens complexion, and treats abdominal pain due to diarrhea. Flowers in March, fruits in May. Roots and herbs are harvested in June and July, dried in shade for use.

Qianliguang (Herba Senecionis Scandentis)
Grows in shallow mountains and by roadsides in Junzhou. Taste is bitter and sweet, nature is cold, non-toxic. Leaves resemble chrysanthemum leaves but are longer; stems are round and green, with hairs on the back. Sprouts emerge in spring, stems and leaves grow in autumn, bearing yellow flowers but no fruit. The flower has no medicinal use. Locals often boil it with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) as a drink to reduce fever and improve vision.

Jiuniu Cao (Herba Siegesbeckiae Orientales)
Grows on hills in Junzhou. Taste is slightly bitter, slightly toxic. Resolves wind-lao (chronic strain caused by wind pathogen), treats body pain. Sprouts in February, single stem, one chi high. Leaves resemble mugwort leaves, round and long, with white hairs on the back and green on the front. Harvested in May. Decocted with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), not used in compound prescriptions.

Cihu (Radix/Putative Herb of Uncertain Identification)
Grows in Mozhou. Taste is sweet. Leaves do not fall in winter. Harvest time is unrestricted. Locals finely chop roots, leaves, and stems, dry them by roasting, pound and sieve into powder. Mix with warm wine and take one qianbi dose to treat all types of swelling, gout, and wind-dampness diseases.

Shengguacai (Herba Cucumeris/Meloides)
Grows in shaded plots of flat fields in Zizhou. Taste is sweet, nature is slightly cold, non-toxic. Treats zouzhu (wandering epidemic disease) attacking head, face, limbs, as well as yang-toxin shaoyang syndrome, high fever, headache, mental restlessness, and unblocks the chest and diaphragm. Folk medicine uses fresh juice drunk internally or fresh paste applied externally to sores and swellings. Seedlings are three to four cun long, growing in clusters with stems and leaves. Purple-white flowers bloom in summer, bearing small black seeds. It smells like raw melon, hence the name. Flowers and fruits have no medicinal use.

Jianshui Cao (Herba of Fujian Region)
Grows in Fuzhou. Branches and leaves resemble mulberry, evergreen throughout the year. Locals harvest leaves, dry by roasting, grind into powder, and take with warm wine. Treats zouzhu-wind.