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Sesamum (Black Sesame): Sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature. It eliminates various stubborn diseases; long-term consumption promotes muscle growth and strengthens the body. Its oil lubricates the intestines to relieve constipation and treats retained placenta. The *Xiuzhen Mizhi* records the method of immortals consuming sesame: Long-term use makes the face lustrous, prevents hunger, and after three years, one is immune to fire and water, moving as swiftly as a galloping horse.

Sesame Oil: Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It tonifies deficiency and fatigue, quenches thirst, dispels blood stasis, strengthens the spleen, and treats coughs. If a child accidentally swallows a coin, taking one jin (approx. 500g) of sesame oil and consuming it gradually will cause the coin to be expelled.

Sesame Seed: Sweet in taste, neutral to slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily addresses evil qi in the heart and abdomen, various convulsions and epilepsy, tonifies insufficiency of the five zang organs, benefits middle qi, relieves pain, detoxifies, clarifies the ears and eyes, harmonizes various herbs, and eliminates numerous diseases.

Aged Sesame: Sweet in taste, strongly warm in nature. It treats wind qi in the zang-fu organs, regulates the middle jiao to boost qi, opens the appetite and aids digestion, tonifies deficiency and dispels cold. The older it is stored, the better its quality.

Vinegar: Sour in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It dissipates abscesses and swelling, disperses fluid retention, kills evil toxins, breaks blood stasis, and eliminates masses and firm accumulations. There are several types of vinegar: wine vinegar, peach vinegar, wheat vinegar, grape vinegar, date vinegar, and rice vinegar are considered superior and suitable for medicinal use.

Soybean Paste: Salty and sour in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It clears heat and relieves irritability, neutralizes the toxicity of hundreds of herbs, hot soup, and burns, and kills all toxins from fish, meat, and vegetables. Soybean paste is more effective than wheat flour paste. The older it is stored, the better its effect.

[Unspecified Substance/Vinegar Property]: Bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats cold damage (shanghan), headache, restlessness, and chest fullness/stuffiness.

[Unspecified Substance]: Salty in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily expels ghostly gu poison and evil qi, treats zhudu shanghan, vomits phlegm-rheum from the chest, and stops sudden pain in the heart and abdomen. Excessive consumption damages the lungs, causes coughing, and leads to a sallow complexion.

Wine: Bitter, sweet, and pungent in taste, strongly hot in nature, toxic. It primarily promotes the action of drugs, expels various evils, unblocks blood vessels, thickens the stomach and intestines, moistens the skin, and alleviates sorrow. Excessive drinking shortens lifespan, damages the spirit, and alters one's true nature. There are many types of wine; only through fermentation can one follow their inherent nature.

Tiger Bone Wine: Tiger bones are roasted with ghee (clarified butter), crushed, and then brewed into wine. It treats joint pain, wind-zhu cold bi pain.

Gansu Goji Berry Wine: Goji berries from Gansu are brewed into wine according to standard methods. It tonifies weakness, promotes muscle growth, benefits essence and qi, dispels cold wind, and strengthens yang function.

Rehmannia Root Wine: Rehmannia root is juiced and then brewed into wine. It treats weakness, strengthens sinews and bones, unblocks blood vessels, and treats abdominal pain.