人脚冷痹，少颜色。
龙须菜 味甘性寒。患冷气人勿食。
石花菜 味甘咸，性大寒滑。有寒积人食之，令腹痛。多食弱阳，发下部虚寒。
紫菜 味甘咸性寒。多食令人发气腹痛，有冷积者食之，令吐白沫。饮热醋
少许可解。其中防小螺蛳损人，须拣净用。凡海菜皆然。石HT 味甘性平，似紫菜而
色青。凡海菜忌甘草。
海带 味甘咸性寒滑。不可与甘草同食。
海苔 味甘咸性寒。多食发疮疥，令人痿黄少血色。
李子 味甘酸，性微温。多食令人胪胀，发痰疟虚热。同蜜及雀肉、鸡肉、鸡
子、鸭肉、鸭子食，损五脏。同浆水食，令霍乱。勿同麋鹿 肉食。李味苦涩者，
不可食。不沉水者有毒，勿食。服术人忌之。妊妇服之，子生疮疥。
杏子 味甘酸，性热，有小毒。不益人。生食多伤筋骨。多食昏神，令膈热生
痰，动宿疾，发疮痈，落须眉。病目者食多，令目盲。小儿多食，成壅热，致疮疖。
产妇尤宜忌之。杏仁味甘苦，性温，有小毒。两仁者杀人。花开六出，核必双仁。
杏仁作汤，白沫不解者，食之令气壅身热。汤经宿者，动冷气，能消犬肉索粉积。
双仁者误食，或食杏仁多，致迷乱将死。急取杏根煎汤，服可解。八旦杏仁味甘性
温，多食亦能动宿疾也。
桃子 味甘酸，性温，微毒。多食损脾助热，令膨胀，发疮疖。同鳖肉食，患
心痛。食桃浴水，令泄泻成淋，及寒热病。能发丹石毒。生桃尤损人，食之有损无
益。五果列桃为下，服术人忌之。桃仁味甘苦，性平。双仁者有毒，宜去之。桃花
勿用千叶者，令人目黄鼻衄不止。
栗子 味甘咸，性温。生食则发气，蒸炒热食则壅气。风过者生熟咸宜，再经
日晒作油灰气。同橄榄食，有梅花香。中扁者名栗楔，栗作粉食，胜于菱芡。但饲
小儿，令齿不生。患风疾及水肿者，并不宜食。小儿不可多食，生则难化，熟则滞
气，膈热生虫，往往致病。勿同牛肉食。密取一栗咬破，蘸香油和众栗炒，俱不发爆。
取苞中自裂出栗子，以润沙密藏，夏初尚如新也。如苞未树上自坠者，不能久藏，且易腐。
枣子 味甘，生性热，熟性平。生食多令人热渴膨胀，动脏腑，损脾元，助湿
热。患寒热胃弱羸瘦人不可食。同蜜食损五脏。熟枣多食，令人齿黄生 。同葱食，
令五脏不和。同诸鱼食，令腰腹痛。勿与鳖蟹同食。久食最损脾，助湿热。患齿病
疳病虫 及中满者，勿食。小儿食多生疳。枣叶微毒，服之使人瘦，久即呕吐。
柿子 味甘性寒。多食发痰。同酒食易醉，或心痛欲死。同蟹食，令腹痛作泻，
或呕吐昏闷，唯木香磨汁灌之可解。鹿心柿尤不可食，令寒中腹痛。干柿勿同鳖肉
食，难消成积。凡红柿未熟者，以冷盐汤浸，可经年许。但盐藏者微有毒。
梅子 味酸性平。多食损齿伤筋，蚀脾胃，令人膈上痰热。服黄精人忌之。不
可与猪羊肉、麋鹿 肉同食。食梅齿 者，嚼胡桃肉解之。梅子同韶粉食不酸、不
软牙。乌梅性温忌猪肉。白梅与乌梅同功。暗香汤，取半开梅花，溶蜡封花口投蜜
罐中，每取一二朵，同蜜一匙，点滚水服。清水揉梅叶洗蕉葛衣，经夏不脆。梅
叶煎汤，洗霉衣即去，甚妙。
梨 味甘微酸，性寒。多食令人寒中损脾，萎困金疮。乳妇产后血虚者，勿食。
生食多成冷痢。梨与萝卜相间收藏，或削梨蒂，种于萝卜上藏之，皆可经年不烂。
今北人每于树上包裹，过冬乃摘，亦妙。
木瓜 味酸涩，性温。忌铁器。多食损齿伤骨，以铅霜或胡粉涂之，则失酢
味，且无渣。木瓜树作桶濯足，甚益人。
味酸甘，性微温。形似木瓜而有毛，其气甚香。多食发热毒，涩血脉，
聚胸膈痰。同车螯食，发疝气。卧时生食，多令胃脘 塞。
棠 味酸甘，性微温。生食多令人嘈烦易饥。脾胃弱者及齿龋人勿食。
柰子 味苦甘酸涩，性寒，微毒。多食令人肺寒胪胀。凡病患食之尤甚。苹果
味甘性平，一名频婆。比柰圆大，味更风美。
林檎 味甘酸，性温。俗名花红。多食令人百脉弱，发热生痰滞气，发疮疖，
令人好唾。其子食之，令人心烦。林檎树生毛虫，埋蚕蛾于下，或以洗鱼水浇之，即止。
石榴 味甘酸涩，性温。多食令人损肺，伤齿令黑，恋膈生痰。凡服食药物人忌之。
橘子 味甘酸，性温。多食恋膈生痰，滞肺气。同螃蟹食，令患软痈。同獭肉
食，令恶心。勿与槟榔同食。橘皮干者，名陈皮。味苦辛，性温。若多用久服，能
损元气。橘瓤上筋最难化，小儿多食成积。松毛裹橘，留百日不干，绿豆亦可。忌
近酒米，柑橙亦然。橘下埋鼠，则结实加倍。
柑子 味甘性寒。多食令脾寒成癖，及肺寒咳嗽，生痰，发阴汗，令大肠泻痢。
即用柑皮煎汤，或饮盐汤可解。多食柑皮，令肺燥。
橙子 味甘性寒。多食伤肝气，发虚热。同 肉食，发头旋恶心。橙皮，味苦
辛，性温。宿酒未解，食之速醒，食多反动气。勿同槟榔食。
香橼 味辛酸，性温。揉蒜罨其蒂上，则香更充溢。浸汁浣葛 ，胜似酸浆
也。佛手柑味辛甘，性平。与香橼功用相同。
金柑 味甘酸，性温。藏绿豆中，经时不变。
枇杷 味甘酸，性平。多食动脾发痰助湿。同面食及炙肉食，发黄病，壅湿热气。
胡桃肉 味甘，衣涩，性温。多食生痰涎，动风气，脱眉发，令人恶心吐水。
同酒食多，令咯血动肾火。连衣食敛肺气。不可合雉肉野鸭同食。胡桃肉与铜钱共
食，即成粉。食酸齿 ，细嚼桃肉即解。去衣法；凡胡桃一斤，用甘蔗节五六段和
汤煮透，经一宿，次早略煮，取去壳，衣随脱。油胡桃有毒，伤人咽肺。
杨梅 味酸甘，性温。多食发疮助热生痰，损齿伤筋。有火病者勿食，忌与生
葱同食。以柿漆拌核曝之，仁自裂出。
樱桃 味甘涩，性热。多食令人呕吐，立发暗风，伤筋骨，败血气，助虚热。
小儿食之过多，无不作热。有寒热病患不可食。宿有湿热病及喘嗽者，食之加剧，
且有死者。过食太多，发肺痈肺痿。其叶同老鹅煮，易软熟。
银杏 味甘苦涩，性温，有小毒。即白果。生食引疳，熟食多令人胪胀壅气动
风。小儿食多昏霍发惊引疳。同鳗鲡食，患软风。妊妇食之滑胎。银杏能醉人，食
满及千者死。三棱者有毒。临炒时，密取一枚手握，炒不发爆，生捣能浣衣帛油腻。
榛子 味甘性平。凡收藏榛松瓜仁类，以灯心剪碎，和入罐内，放燥处不油。
松子 味甘性温。多食生痰涎，发虚热。不可同胡羊肉食。凡松子细果将油者，
摊竹纸焙之，还好。
榧子 味甘涩，性热。同鹅肉食，患断节风，又令气上壅。反绿豆，能杀人。
猪脂炒榧，黑皮自脱。同甘蔗食，其渣自软。榧煮素羹，味更甜美。多食引火入肺，
大肠受伤也。
荔枝 味甘性热。多食发热、烦渴、口干、衄血，鲜者尤甚，令即龈肿口痛。
患火病及齿 人，尤忌之。食荔多则醉，以壳浸水饮之即解。荔枝熟时，人未采，
则百虫不敢近，人才采动，鸟、乌、蝙蝠、虫类无不伤残之也。故采荔枝者，必日
中众采，一日色变，二日味变，三日色味俱变。若麝香触之，花实尽落也。以针刺
荔壳数孔，蜜水浸瓷碗内，隔汤蒸透，肉满甘美。
龙眼 味甘性平。生者用沸汤瀹过，食不动脾。
龙荔 味甘性热，有小毒。状如小荔枝，而肉味如龙眼。生食令人发痫，或见鬼物。
橄榄 味涩甘，性温。多食令气上壅，过白露摘食，不病疟。食橄榄去两头，
其性热也。得盐不苦涩，同栗子食甚香。用锡盒收藏，以纸封固，置净地上，至五
六月不坏。橄榄树高难采，将熟时以木钉钉之，或纳盐少许于根皮内，其实一夕自
落。其枝节间有脂膏如桃胶，采取和皮叶煎汁，熬如黑饧，谓之榄糖。用粘船隙，
牢如胶漆，着水益干。其木作舟楫，拨着鱼皆浮出，故橄榄能解一切鱼毒。
梧桐子 味甘性平。生食无益，多食生痰涎，动风气。
槟榔 味苦辛涩，性温。头圆矮平者为榔，形尖紫纹者为槟。槟力小，榔力大。
勿经火。若熟使，不如不用。鸩鸟多集槟榔树上，其外皮即大腹皮也。宜根据法洗制，
方可用之。槟榔得扶留藤、瓦垄子灰同咀嚼之，吐去红水一口，则柔滑甘美。多食
则发热，勿同橙橘食。
莲肉 味甘涩，性平。食莲子不去心，令人作吐。多食生者，微动冷气胀人。
患霍乱及大便闭燥者，少食。荷梗塞穴，鼠自去。煎汤洗 垢自新。莲花及蕊须
忌地黄、葱蒜。花畏桐油。
藕 味甘性平。生食过多，亦令冷中。少和盐水食，益口齿。同油炸米面果
食，则无渣。忌铁器。
菱 味甘性平。生食多伤脏腑，损阳气，痿茎，生蛲虫。水果中最不治病。熟
食多令腹滞气，腹胀饮姜汁酒一二杯可解。或含吴茱萸咽津亦妙。同蜂蜜食，生蝤
虫。小儿秋后食多，令脐下痛。花开背日，芡花开向日，故菱寒而芡暖。熟干性平，
生则冷利。四角三角为芰，两角为菱，功用相同。勿合犬肉食。
芡实 味甘性平。生食过多，动风冷气。熟食过多，不益脾胃，兼难消化。小
儿多食，令不长。芡实一斗，用防风四两煎汤，浸过经久不坏。
茨菇 味苦甘，性寒。多食发虚热，及肠风痔漏崩中带下，令冷气腹胀。生疮
疖，发香港脚，患瘫痪风。损齿失颜色，皮肉干燥。卒食之，使人干呕。孕妇忌食，
能消胎气。小儿食多令脐下痛，以生姜同煮可解毒。勿同吴茱萸食。
荸荠 味甘，性寒滑，即地粟。有冷气人不可食，令腹胀气满。小儿秋月食多，
令脐下结痛。合铜嚼之，铜渐消也。勿同驴肉食，令筋急。
甜瓜 味甘，性寒滑，有小毒。多食发虚热痼疾黄胆，及阴下湿痒生疮，动宿
疾癖，损阳气，下痢，令人虚羸，手足乏力， 气弱。同油饼食作泻，病后
食之，成反胃。患香港脚者食之难愈。食多解药力。夏月过食，深秋泻痢最为难治。
凡瓜有两鼻两蒂者，杀人。五月瓜沉水者，食之患冷病，令终身不瘥。九月被霜者，
食之冬病寒热。瓜性最寒，曝而食之尤冷。张华《博物志》云∶人以冷水渍至膝，
可顿啖瓜至数十枚。渍至项，其啖转多。水皆作瓜气，未知果否。食瓜伤腹胀者，
食盐花易消，或饮酒，或服麝香水可解。
西瓜 味甘性寒。胃弱者不可食，多食作吐利，发寒疝，成霍乱冷病。同油饼
食，损脾气。食瓜后，食其子，不噫瓜气。以瓜划破曝日中，少顷食，即冷如冰。
近糯米，沾酒气即易烂，猫踏之易沙。
葡萄 味甘酸，性微温。多食助热，令人卒烦闷昏目。甘草作钉，针葡萄立
死。以麝香入树皮内，结葡萄尽作香气。其藤穿过枣树，则实味更美。葡萄架下不
可饮酒，防虫屎伤人。
甘蔗 味甘性微寒。多食发虚热，动衄血。同酒过食发痰。同榧子食则渣软，
烧蔗渣烟最昏目，宜避之。
落花生 味甘微苦，性平。形如香芋。小儿多食，滞气难消。近出一种落花生，
诡名长生果，味辛苦甘，性冷，形似豆荚，子如莲肉，同生黄瓜及鸭蛋食，往往杀
人。多食令精寒阳痿。
香芋 味甘淡，性平。多食泥膈滞气。小儿及产妇尤宜少食。
甘露子 味甘性平，即草石蚕。不宜生食，多食令生寸白虫。与诸鱼同食，令
人吐。或以萝卜 及盐菹水收之，则不黑。亦可酱渍蜜藏。
桑椹子 味甘酸，性微温。小儿多食，令心痛。
黄精 味甘微苦，性平。忌水萝卜。太阳之草名黄精，食之益人。太阴之草
名钩吻，食之即死。勿同梅子食。
马槟榔 味甘苦，性大寒。又名马金囊。产妇忌食。女人多食，令子宫冷绝孕。
椰子浆 味甘性温。食之昏昏如醉。食其肉，则不饥。饮其浆，则增渴。
罗果 味甘性温。俗名香盖，西洛甚多，多食动风疾。凡时疾后、食饱后俱
不可食。同大蒜辛物食，令人患黄病。
诸果有毒 凡果未成核者，食之令人发痈疖及寒热。果落地，有恶虫缘过者，
食之令人患九漏。果双仁者，有毒杀人。瓜双蒂者、沉水者，皆有毒杀人。凡果忽
有异常者，根下必有毒蛇恶物，其气熏蒸所致，食之立杀人。
解诸果之毒 烧猪骨灰为末，水服。
收藏 青梅、枇杷、橄榄、橙、李、菱、瓜类以腊水入些少铜青末，密封于净罐
内，久留色不变。或用腊水入薄荷、明矾少许，将诸果各浸瓮内，久藏味佳，且不变色。
Coldness and numbness in the feet, with a sallow complexion.
*Longxu Cai* (Dragon Whisker Vegetable): Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Persons suffering from cold qi should avoid eating it.
*Shihua Cai* (Stone Flower Vegetable): Sweet and salty in taste, extremely cold and slippery in nature. Persons with cold accumulation will suffer abdominal pain if they eat it. Excessive consumption weakens yang and induces deficiency-cold in the lower body.
*Zicai* (Laver/Seaweed): Sweet and salty in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption causes qi stagnation and abdominal pain; persons with cold accumulation may vomit white foam. Drinking a small amount of hot vinegar can resolve this. Care must be taken to remove small snails, which are harmful; the vegetable must be picked clean. This applies to all sea vegetables. *Shihua* (a type of seaweed resembling laver but green): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. All sea vegetables are contraindicated with Licorice Root (*Gancao*).
*Kaidai* (Kelp): Sweet and salty in taste, cold and slippery in nature. It should not be eaten with Licorice Root (*Gancao*).
*Haitai* (Sea Moss/Laver): Sweet and salty in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption induces sores and scabies, causing sallow complexion and blood deficiency.
*Li Zi* (Plum): Sweet and sour in taste, slightly warm in nature. Excessive consumption causes abdominal distension and induces phlegm-malaria and deficiency-heat. Eating it with honey, sparrow meat, chicken meat, chicken eggs, duck meat, or ducks damages the five zang organs. Eating it with fermented grain water (*Jiangshui*) causes cholera-like disorder. Do not eat with elk or deer meat. Plums that taste bitter and astringent should not be eaten. Plums that do not sink in water are toxic and should not be eaten. Persons taking Atractylodes (*Zhu*) should avoid them. Pregnant women consuming plums may give birth to children with sores and scabies.
*Xing Zi* (Apricot): Sweet and sour in taste, hot in nature, with slight toxicity. It offers no benefit. Excessive raw consumption injures sinews and bones. Excessive consumption clouds the spirit, causes heat in the diaphragm and phlegm generation, aggravates chronic diseases, induces carbuncles and sores, and causes loss of eyebrows and beard. Excessive consumption by those with eye diseases leads to blindness. In children, it causes stagnant heat and boils. Postpartum women should strictly avoid it. *Xing Ren* (Apricot Seed): Sweet and bitter in taste, warm in nature, with slight toxicity. Double-kernel seeds are fatal. Apricot flowers have six petals, and the kernel invariably has two kernels. If apricot seed soup does not clear its white foam after boiling, consuming it causes qi stagnation and body heat. Soup left overnight induces cold qi and can digest dog meat and rice noodle accumulations. Accidental ingestion of double-kernel seeds or excessive consumption causes delirium and near-death states. Immediately decoct apricot roots to drink as an antidote. *Badan Xing Ren*: Sweet in taste, warm in nature; excessive consumption also aggravates chronic diseases.
*Tao Zi* (Peach): Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature, with slight toxicity. Excessive consumption damages the spleen, aids heat, causes distension, and induces sores and boils. Eating it with turtle meat causes heart pain. Bathing or wading in water after eating peaches causes diarrhea progressing to strangury and febrile disorders. It can induce Dan-stone toxicity. Raw peaches are particularly damaging, offering harm without benefit. Among the five fruits, peach is ranked lowest; persons taking Atractylodes (*Zhu*) should avoid it. *Tao Ren* (Peach Seed): Sweet and bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Double-kernel seeds are toxic and should be removed. Avoid thousand-petaled peach blossoms, as they cause yellow eyes and uncontrolled epistaxis.
*Li Zi* (Chestnut): Sweet and salty in taste, warm in nature. Raw consumption obstructs qi; steamed or roasted hot consumption stagnates qi. For those affected by wind, both raw and cooked forms are suitable; sun-drying imparts an oily ash odor. Eating it with olives gives a plum-blossom fragrance. Flat ones are called *Li Xi*. Chestnut powder is superior to water chestnuts and euryale seeds for consumption. However, feeding it to infants prevents tooth eruption. Persons with wind diseases or edema should avoid it. Children should not eat too much: raw is hard to digest, cooked stagnates qi, diaphragmatic heat generates worms, often leading to disease. Do not eat with beef. To prevent popping during roasting, bite one chestnut secretly, dip in sesame oil, and mix with others. Chestnuts naturally split from the husk can be stored in moist sand; they remain fresh into early summer. Those fallen before the husk opens cannot be stored long and rot easily.
*Zao Zi* (Jujube): Sweet in taste; raw is hot, cooked is neutral. Excessive raw consumption causes heat, thirst, and distension, disturbs the zang organs, damages spleen yuan, and aids damp-heat. Persons with alternating chills and fever, weak stomach, or emaciation should avoid it. Eating with honey damages the five zang organs. Excessive cooked jujubes cause yellow teeth and dental caries. Eating with onions causes disharmony of the five zang organs. Eating with various fish causes waist and abdominal pain. Do not eat with turtles or crabs. Long-term consumption severely damages the spleen and aids damp-heat. Persons with dental diseases, infantile malnutrition (*gan*), parasitic infections, or fullness in the middle jiao should avoid it. Excessive consumption by children causes *gan* disease. Jujube leaves are slightly toxic; consumption causes emaciation and eventual vomiting.
*Shi Zi* (Persimmon): Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption generates phlegm. Eating with wine leads to intoxication or severe heart pain. Eating with crab causes abdominal pain and diarrhea, or vomiting and fainting; grinding *Muxiang* (Aucklandia) juice and administering it resolves this. *Luxin Shi* (Deer-heart Persimmon) should especially be avoided as it causes cold accumulation and abdominal pain. Dried persimmons should not be eaten with turtle meat, as they are hard to digest and form accumulations. Unripe red persimmons can be preserved for about a year by soaking in cold salt water, though salt-preserved ones have slight toxicity.
*Mei Zi* (Plum/Japanese Plum): Sour in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive consumption damages teeth and sinews, corrodes the spleen and stomach, and causes phlegm-heat in the upper diaphragm. Persons taking *Huangjing* (Polygonatum) should avoid it. Do not eat with pork, mutton, elk, or deer meat. Toothache after eating plums can be relieved by chewing walnut meat. Eating plum with *Shao Fen* does not make it sour or soften teeth. *Wu Mei* (Smoked Plum): Warm in nature; contraindicated with pork. *Bai Mei* (White Plum) has the same function as *Wu Mei*. *Anxiang Tang*: Take half-opened plum blossoms, seal the flower mouth with melted wax, place in a honey jar. Take one or two flowers per dose, add one spoon of honey, and brew with boiling water. Rubbing plum leaves with clear water to wash banana fiber clothes prevents brittleness in summer. Decocting plum leaves to wash moldy clothes removes mold effectively.
*Lí* (Pear): Sweet and slightly sour in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption causes cold injury to the middle jiao and spleen damage, leading to weakness and worsening of traumatic injuries. Nursing mothers with postpartum blood deficiency should avoid it. Excessive raw consumption causes cold dysentery. Storing pears with radishes, or planting pear stems into radishes, preserves them for a year. Northerners often wrap them on trees until winter, which is also effective.
*Mugua* (Chaenomeles): Sour and astringent in taste, warm in nature. Contraindicated with iron vessels. Excessive consumption damages teeth and bones. Applying lead frost or white lead removes the sour taste and pulp. Buckets made from Mugua wood are beneficial for foot washing.
*Wenpan* (Quince - text missing character, inferred): Sour and sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. Resembles Mugua but hairy, with a strong aroma. Excessive consumption causes heat-toxin, blood stasis, and phlegm accumulation in the chest and diaphragm. Eating with *Che'ao* (Clam) induces hernia. Raw consumption at bedtime causes gastric blockage.
*Tangli* (Wild Pear - text missing character, inferred): Sour and sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. Excessive raw consumption causes heartburn and easy hunger. Persons with weak spleen/stomach or dental caries should avoid it.
*Nai Zi* (Chinese Apple/Crabapple): Bitter, sweet, sour, and astringent in taste, cold in nature, with slight toxicity. Excessive consumption causes lung cold and abdominal distension, especially harmful to patients. *Pingguo* (Apple): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, also known as *Pinpo*. Rounder and larger than *Nai*, with a more fragrant and delicious taste.
*Lin Qin*: Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature. Commonly known as *Hua Hong*. Excessive consumption weakens the meridians, causes heat and phlegm, stagnates qi, induces sores, and increases salivation. Eating its seeds causes mental restlessness. Hairy caterpillars on Lin Qin trees can be controlled by burying silkworm pupae underneath or watering with fish-washing water.
*Shiliu* (Pomegranate): Sweet, sour, and astringent in taste, warm in nature. Excessive consumption damages the lungs, darkens teeth, and causes phlegm retention in the diaphragm. Persons taking medicinal herbs should avoid it.
*Ju Zi* (Orange/Tangerine): Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature. Excessive consumption causes phlegm retention in the diaphragm and lung qi stagnation. Eating with crab induces soft carbuncles. Eating with otter meat causes nausea. Do not eat with Areca Nut (*Binglang*). Dried tangerine peel is called *Chenpi*. Bitter and pungent in taste, warm in nature. Long-term heavy use damages primordial qi. The fibers in the pulp are hard to digest; excessive consumption by children causes accumulation. Wrapping oranges in pine needles or mung beans prevents drying for 100 days. Keep away from rice for fermentation; citrus fruits behave similarly. Burying a mouse under an orange tree doubles fruit yield.
*Gan Zi* (Citrus reticulata var.): Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption causes spleen cold leading to mass formation, lung cold with cough, phlegm generation, yin sweating, and large intestine diarrhea. Decocting gan peel or drinking salt water resolves this. Excessive gan peel consumption causes lung dryness.
*Cheng Zi* (Sweet Orange): Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption injures liver qi and induces deficiency-heat. Eating with meat causes dizziness and nausea. *Cheng Pi* (Orange Peel): Bitter and pungent in taste, warm in nature. Resolves hangover quickly; excessive consumption reverses this effect. Do not eat with Areca Nut (*Binglang*).
*Xiang Yuan* (Citron): Pungent and sour in taste, warm in nature. Rubbing garlic on the stem enhances fragrance. Its juice is superior to sour浆 for washing ge cloth. *Foshou Gan* (Buddha's Hand Citron): Pungent and sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Functions identically to Xiang Yuan.
*Jin Gan* (Kumquat): Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature. Can be stored in mung beans without spoilage for a long time.
*Pipa* (Loquat): Sweet and sour in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive consumption disturbs the spleen, generates phlegm, and aids dampness. Eating with wheat flour or roasted meat causes jaundice and damp-heat stagnation.
*Hutao Rou* (Walnut Kernel): Sweet in taste, skin astringent, warm in nature. Excessive consumption generates phlegm-saliva, moves wind qi, causes eyebrow/hair loss, and induces nausea/vomiting. Eating with alcohol excessively causes hemoptysis and kidney fire movement. Eating with skin收敛 lung qi. Do not eat with pheasant or wild duck meat. Eating walnuts with copper coins turns them to powder. Toothache from acid foods is relieved by chewing peach meat. Peeling method: Boil one jin of walnuts with 5-6 segments of sugarcane in water overnight, boil briefly next morning, shell comes off easily with skin. Oil walnuts are toxic, injuring throat and lungs.
*Yangmei* (Bayberry): Sour and sweet in taste, warm in nature. Excessive consumption induces sores, aids heat/phlegm, damages teeth/sinews. Persons with fire diseases should avoid it; contraindicated with raw scallions. Mixing pits with persimmon lacquer and sun-drying causes kernels to split.
*Yingtao* (Cherry): Sweet and astringent in taste, hot in nature. Excessive consumption causes vomiting, immediate onset of hidden wind, injury to sinews/bones, blood/qi depletion, and aid to deficiency-heat. Children eating too much always develop heat. Persons with chills/fever should avoid it. Those with chronic damp-heat or wheezing/cough worsen significantly, potentially dying. Excessive consumption induces lung abscess or flaccidity. Leaves boiled with old goose become tender easily.
*Yinxing* (Ginkgo/Nut): Sweet, bitter, and astringent in taste, warm in nature, with slight toxicity. Also known as *Baiguo*. Raw consumption induces *gan* disease; excessive cooked consumption causes distension, qi stagnation, and wind movement. In children, it causes delirium, fright, and *gan*. Eating with eel causes soft wind disease. Pregnant women risk miscarriage. Ginkgo can intoxicate; eating up to a thousand is fatal. Triangular nuts are toxic. Holding one nut while roasting prevents popping; raw ground nut cleans grease from fabric.
*Zhen Zi* (Hazelnut): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. To store hazelnuts, pine nuts, melon seeds, etc., shred rush pith and mix in jars; store in dry places to prevent oiliness.
*Song Zi* (Pine Nut): Sweet in taste, warm in nature. Excessive consumption generates phlegm-saliva and deficiency-heat. Do not eat with mutton. Pine nuts starting to go rancid can be restored by baking on bamboo paper.
*Fei Zi* (Torreya Seed): Sweet and astringent in taste, hot in nature. Eating with goose meat causes joint-breaking wind and qi stagnation. Antagonistic to mung beans; can be fatal. Stir-frying with lard removes black skin. Eating with sugarcane softens residue. Torreya in vegetarian soup tastes sweeter. Excessive consumption draws fire into the lungs and injures the large intestine.
*Lizhi* (Lychee): Sweet in taste, hot in nature. Excessive consumption causes fever, vexation, thirst, dry mouth, and epistaxis; fresh lychees are worse, causing gum swelling and mouth pain. Persons with fire diseases or dental issues should strictly avoid it. Excessive consumption causes intoxication; drinking lychee shell infusion resolves it. Lychees repel insects until harvested; once touched, birds, crows, bats, and insects damage them. Harvest at noon; color changes in one day, taste in two, both in three. Musk causes flowers/fruits to drop. Pierce shell, soak in honey water in porcelain bowl, steam over water until flesh is full and sweet.
*Longyan* (Longan): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Blanching raw fruit in boiling water prevents spleen damage upon consumption.
*Long Li*: Sweet in taste, hot in nature, with slight toxicity. Resembles small lychee, tastes like longan. Raw consumption induces epilepsy or hallucinations.
*Ganlan* (Olive): Astringent and sweet in taste, warm in nature. Excessive consumption causes qi stagnation. Harvest after White Dew to avoid malaria. Removing both ends makes it hot. Salt removes astringency/bitterness; eating with chestnuts is fragrant. Store in tin box sealed with paper on clean ground until May/June without spoilage. High trees can be harvested by nailing or adding salt to root bark to make fruit fall overnight. Gum resin like peach gum exists between branches; decocted with skin/leaves into black syrup called *Lan Tang*, used for boat sealing (waterproof). Wood floats fish, thus olive resolves all fish toxins.
*Wutong Zi* (Sycamore Seed): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Raw consumption is useless; excessive consumption generates phlegm-saliva and moves wind qi.
*Binglang* (Areca Nut): Bitter, pungent, and astringent in taste, warm in nature. Round/flat head is *Lang*; pointed/purple-striped is *Bing*. *Bing* is weaker, *Lang* is stronger. Do not roast. If cooked, better not to use. Vulture birds gather on Areca trees; outer skin is *Dafupi*. Must be processed according to method. Chewing with *Fuliu Teng* and *Walongzi* ash, spitting out red water, makes it smooth and sweet. Excessive consumption causes heat; do not eat with citrus.
*Lian Rou* (Lotus Seed): Sweet and astringent in taste, neutral in nature. Not removing the plumule causes vomiting. Excessive raw consumption slightly moves cold qi causing distension. Reduce intake for cholera or constipation/dry stool. Lotus stem blocking穴 drives away rats. Decoction cleans dirt. Lotus flower/pistil contraindicated with *Dihuang* (Rehmannia), onion, garlic. Flower fears tung oil.
'Ou' (Lotus Root): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive raw consumption causes cold injury to the middle. Small amount with salt water benefits teeth. Eating with fried rice/flour snacks removes residue. Contraindicated with iron vessels.
'Ling' (Water Caltrop): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive raw consumption damages zang organs, depletes yang qi, causes penile flaccidity, and generates pinworms. Least therapeutic among fruits. Excessive cooked consumption causes abdominal stagnation/distension; drink ginger wine to resolve. Swallowing *Wuzhuyu* saliva is also good. Eating with honey generates *You* worms. Children eating too much in autumn cause umbilical pain. Flowers face away from sun; Euryale flowers face sun; thus Ling is cold, Qian is warm. Cooked/dried is neutral; raw is cold/purgative. Four/triangular angles are *Ji*, two angles are *Ling*; functions identical. Do not eat with dog meat.
'Qianshi' (Euryale Seed): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive raw consumption moves wind/cold qi. Excessive cooked consumption does not benefit spleen/stomach and is hard to digest. Children eating too much stunt growth. One dou of Qianshi soaked in decoction of four liang *Fangfeng* (Saposhnikovia) lasts long without spoilage.
'Cigu' (Arrowhead): Bitter and sweet in taste, cold in nature. Excessive consumption induces deficiency-heat, intestinal wind/hemorrhoids, leukorrhea, cold qi distension. Causes sores, beriberi, paralysis. Damages teeth, sallow complexion, dry skin/flesh. Sudden consumption causes dry heaving. Pregnant women should avoid as it dissipates fetal qi. Children eating too much cause umbilical pain;解毒 with ginger decoction. Do not eat with *Wuzhuyu*.
'Biqi' (Water Chestnut): Sweet in taste, cold and slippery, also known as *Disu*. Persons with cold qi should avoid as it causes distension. Children eating too much in autumn/winter cause umbilical pain. Chewing with copper dissolves the copper. Do not eat with donkey meat as it causes tendon tightness.
'Tian Gua' (Melon): Sweet in taste, cold and slippery, with slight toxicity. Excessive consumption induces deficiency-heat, chronic diseases, jaundice, genital itching/sores, aggravates chronic masses, depletes yang qi, causes diarrhea, emaciation, limb weakness, and qi deficiency. Eating with oil cakes causes diarrhea; eating after illness causes reverse regurgitation. Beriberi patients heal slowly. Excessive consumption neutralizes medicine. Summer excess leads to difficult-to-treat autumn dysentery. Melons with two noses/tips are fatal. May melons sinking in water cause lifelong cold disease. September frosted melons cause winter chills/fever. Melon is very cold; dried is colder. Zhang Hua's *Bowuzhi* claims submerging to knees allows eating dozens; to neck allows more. Water takes melon scent. Melon-induced distension resolved by salt flower, wine, or musk water.
'Xigua' (Watermelon): Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Weak stomach persons should avoid; excessive consumption causes vomiting/diarrhea, cold hernia, cholera/cold disease. Eating with oil cakes damages spleen qi. Eating seeds after melon prevents belching melon odor. Cutting and sun-drying makes it ice-cold. Near sticky rice or alcohol smell causes rotting; cat stepping makes it sandy.
'Putao' (Grape): Sweet and sour in taste, slightly warm in nature. Excessive consumption aids heat, causing sudden vexation/blindness.甘草 nail kills grape instantly. Musk in bark makes grapes fragrant. Grape vine through date tree improves fruit taste. Do not drink wine under grape trellis to avoid insect feces injury.
'Zhégān' (Sugarcane): Sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature. Excessive consumption induces deficiency-heat and epistaxis. Eating with alcohol generates phlegm. Eating with Feizi softens residue; burning sugarcane smoke blinds eyes, avoid it.
'Luohuasheng' (Peanut): Sweet and slightly bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Resembles taro. Children eating too much causes qi stagnation/hard digestion. New variety 'Longevity Fruit', bitter/pungent/sweet, cold nature, pod-like, seed like lotus meat. Eating with raw cucumber/duck egg often fatal. Excessive consumption causes seminal cold/impotence.
'Xiangyu' (Taro): Sweet and bland in taste, neutral in nature. Excessive consumption causes diaphragmatic obstruction/qi stagnation. Children and postpartum women should eat sparingly.
'Ganluzi' (Malva nut/Grass Silkworm Bean): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Not suitable for raw consumption; excessive consumption causes tapeworm. Eating with fish causes vomiting. Preserving with radish/salt brine prevents blackening. Can be pickled in soy sauce/honey.
'Sangshenzì' (Mulberry Berry): Sweet and sour in taste, slightly warm in nature. Children eating too much causes heart pain.
'Huangjing' (Polygonatum Rhizome): Sweet and slightly bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Contraindicated with water radish. Sun grass named Huangjing benefits health. Yin grass named Gouwen is fatal. Do not eat with plum.
'Ma Binglang' (Iron Vine Seed): Sweet and bitter in taste, extremely cold in nature. Also named Ma Jin Nang. Postpartum women should avoid. Women eating too much causes uterine cold/infertility.
'Yezi Jiang' (Coconut Water): Sweet in taste, warm in nature. Consumption causes drunkenness. Flesh satisfies hunger; water increases thirst.
'boluoguo' (Jackfruit/Breadfruit - context implies tropical fruit): Sweet in taste, warm in nature. Common name Xianggai, abundant in Xiluo. Excessive consumption moves wind disease. Contraindicated after epidemic diseases or full meals. Eating with garlic causes jaundice.
Toxic Fruits: Unripe fruits (pre-nucleus) cause carbuncles/chills-fever. Fallen fruits touched by pests cause nine-leak disease. Double-kernel fruits are fatal. Melons with double tips/sinking in water are fatal. Abnormal fruits indicate snake/toxin below; consumption is immediately fatal.
Antidote for Fruit Toxicity: Drink powdered pig bone ash with water.
Storage: Green plum, loquat, olive, orange, plum, water caltrop, melon: Add small amount of copper green to winter water, seal in clean jar to preserve color. Or add mint/alum to winter water, soak fruits in urn for long storage with good taste and color preservation.