Coriander: Pungent in taste, warm in nature, slightly toxic. Promotes digestion of grains, tonifies deficiencies of the Five Viscera, and promotes urination. (Also known as Hu Sui.)
Coriander: Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily eliminates pathogenic factors from the Kidney, benefits the nine orifices, brightens the eyes, and stabilizes the Middle Jiao.
Coriander: Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily brightens the eyes, tonifies deficiencies, treats Shanghan requiring sweating therapy, and reduces swelling.
Coriander: Pungent in taste, warm in nature, toxic. Primarily dissipates carbuncles and swellings, expels wind pathogens, and neutralizes toxic vapors. Those with a single bulb are superior.
Coriander: Pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Stabilizes the Five Viscera, clears stomach heat, directs rebellious Qi downward, and tonifies deficiency. It can be consumed for a long time.
Taro (White variety): Sweet in taste, neutral to slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily tonifies Qi, enhances complexion and preserves youthfulness, and suppresses hunger.
Taro (Black/Purple variety): Sweet in taste, neutral-cold in nature, toxic. Agitates Qi and triggers diseases, causing deficient heat. Do not consume in excess.
Taro (Yellow variety): Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily directs Qi downward and aids digestion, removes phlegm accumulation, treats thirst, and counteracts the toxicity of wheat flour products.
Taro (Green variety): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily directs Qi downward and regulates the intestines and stomach.
Wild Bitter Melon: Bitter in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Eliminates yellowing of the face and eyes, strengthens willpower and clarifies the spirit, and benefits the Five Viscera. (This is Ye Ku Mai.)
Bitter Melon (Another type): Bitter in taste, cold in nature, toxic. Primarily treats edema of the face, eyes, and four limbs, and promotes water metabolism. Excessive consumption causes vomiting.
Si Gua (Luffa fruit): Sweet in taste, cold in nature, toxic. Benefits the intestines and stomach, relieves irritability and thirst. Do not consume in excess. (This is Si Gua.)
Winter Melon: Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily resolves edema and tonifies Qi.
Winter Melon (Another type): Sweet in taste, cold in nature, toxic. Agitates Qi and triggers diseases. Do not consume in excess.
Melon Type A: Bitter in taste, cold in nature, toxic. Induces wind stagnation in the Five Viscera affecting meridians, aggravates hemorrhoids, and causes dizziness and confusion.
Melon Type B: Bitter in taste, cold in nature, toxic. Benefits the Five Viscera, vents toxic stagnation in the intestines and stomach. Do not consume in excess.
Melon Type C: Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), promotes water passages, and tonifies Qi. Excessive consumption triggers disease.
Melon Type D: Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Tonifies the Middle and Qi, treats blood vessel disorders.
Melon Type E: Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily tonifies the Middle, nourishes the Shen (Spirit), tonifies Qi, eliminates various diseases, clears heat and thirst, and disperses blood stasis.
Melon Type F: Sweet in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Tonifies the Middle and Qi, treats wind-induced vertigo, stops lower back pain, and strengthens sinews and bones.
Wild Taro: Pungent in taste, neutral in nature, toxic. Widens the intestines and stomach, fills the skin and muscles, and lubricates the bowels. Wild taro must not be eaten.