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Pork: Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic, enters the Spleen Meridian. Its main functions are tonifying Spleen Qi and benefiting energy; however, excessive consumption may stir up wind-phlegm. Pig's trotters (four hooves) treat contusions from beating, postpartum lack of milk, and various sores; internal organs treat internal hemorrhoids; kidneys treat lower back pain; stomach can support the Stomach; lungs can stop coughing; heart can settle fright; tongue can invigorate the Spleen; fat/oil can be applied externally to sores; brain treats tinnitus of the head and brain; lard can moisten the Lungs, promote blood circulation, and resolve wind-heat.

Commentary: The sweetness of pork naturally suits entering the Spleen. The uses of its various body parts follow their respective categories. Zhu Danxi stated that pork's heat generates phlegm; when there is much phlegm, Qi ascension and descent are obstructed, therefore... [Text cuts off here]

Honey: Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic, enters the Spleen and Lung meridians. Its main functions are benefiting Qi, tonifying the middle Jiao, moistening dryness, resolving toxicity, dispelling pathogens, regulating menstruation, nourishing Spleen Qi, removing mental restlessness, relieving constipation, resolving deficiency heat, treating heart pain, beautifying complexion, harmonizing various herbs, and eliminating numerous diseases. It is incompatible with raw green onions and opposed to Genkwa Flos (Daphne Genkwa). One jin of honey should be refined to yield twelve liang and half for use. Bee propolis/wax treats dysentery and various sores.

Commentary: Honey's sweetness suits returning to the Spleen; its moistening property suits returning to the Lungs; its applications are the most numerous. Indeed, it possesses the essence of a hundred flowers, and moreover, it is brewed using human urine. Do not consume raw honey in the seventh month, as it causes sudden diarrhea and cholera-like symptoms.

Lei Gong said: Whenever refining one jin of honey, only twelve liang and half remain, or one fen is the count. If the fire is too weak or too strong, it must not be used.

Oyster Shell: Salty in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic, enters the Kidney meridian. Its main functions are treating seminal emission, leukorrhea, throat obstruction (Bi syndrome), coughing, deficiency heat of Ying and Wei levels, irregular alternating chills and fever, old phlegm and痞 accumulation in the chest and hypochondrium, residual blood causing warm malaria, swelling and nodules in sores. It acts as an assistant herb with Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu); it favors Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi), Cnidii Fructus (Shechuangzi); it opposes Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), and Magnoliae Flos (Xinyi). Calcine until slightly red, pound into an extremely fine powder for use.

Commentary: Oyster shell is formed by condensation in saltwater, thus it specifically returns to the Kidney region; it is a formula agent for softening hardness and astringency.

Lei Gong said: There is a type called Stone Oyster, where the edges consist of various sizes of sand and stones, truly resembling oysters, but round like a turtle shell. Sea oysters can be used, but if men take them, it causes loss of facial hair. True oyster shells, after calcination, are tested with water; those that float immediately upon contact are authentic, which are ten-thousand-year-old amber. Before processing, first use twenty pieces, add one liang of salt to flowing eastward water, boil for one full period (Shichen), then place in fire to burn until the redness fades, put into a mortar, and grind into powder for use.