气味辛，性凉，归入手太阴肺经。能发散表邪、退热，善于疏通皮毛腠理。
气味甘、辛，性凉，归入足阳明胃经。能解除经络之气的壅滞阻塞，清泻胃腑的燥热，通达郁结之气以止泻痢，降逆冲之气以平定喘促。制成粉末使用最佳，鲜品取汁服用也非常好。
气味苦，微寒，归入足少阳胆经。能清泄胆经的郁火，清除心包的烦热，运行于表里阴阳之间，在寒热往来的病机中奏效。上行头目以止眩晕，下行胸胁以消除硬满感。治疗口苦咽干最为有效，治疗眼红耳热非常灵验。能降胃胆之逆气，升肝脾之下陷。是治疗胃口痞闷疼痛的良药，也是治疗血室（子宫或胞宫）郁热的神效丹药。
气味辛苦，微带甘味，性寒，归入手阳明大肠经、足阳明胃经。能利咽喉而止疼痛，消肿毒而排出脓血。
气味苦辛，归入手太阴肺经。能降气逆而止咳，平息上冲之气而定喘。
气味辛，气温，归入手太阴肺经。能降逆冲之气而止咳嗽气喘，开通痹塞而利咽喉。
气味苦辛，归入足太阳膀胱经、足厥阴肝经。能散水湿、消水肿，行瘀血、止渴。
气味酸甘，性平，归入手太阴肺经。能泄肺气、降逆气，安宁咳嗽、止呕吐。
气味苦辛，归入手太阴肺经。能消散结滞而消肿硬，化解凝郁而排脓血，治疗咽痛如神，治疗肺痈极为精妙。善于降下冲逆之气，最擅长开通壅塞。
气味苦，微寒，归入手太阴肺经。能利咽喉而开闭塞，降逆冲之气而止咳嗽，最能清泻胸膈，善于扫除瘀浊。
气味辛，性平，归入手太阴肺经。能发散表邪、驱风，退翳障、消肿胀。
气味甘辛，归入足厥阴肝经。能燥化己土（脾）之湿气而泄湿，疏达乙木（肝）之气而息风。
气味辛，微温，归入手太阴肺经、手阳明大肠经。能发散皮毛，驱逐风湿之邪。
气味辛，气温，归入足太阴肺经、足少阴肾经。（注：原文此处“足太阴肺”疑为笔误，通常肺为手太阴，但依原文直译）能降逆冲之气而止咳，驱除寒湿而荡涤浊邪，最能清气道，兼通水源（肾）。
Pungent in flavor, cool in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It releases the exterior and reduces fever, being particularly effective in venting the skin and hair follicles.
Sweet and pungent in flavor, cool in nature, enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It resolves the stagnation of meridian qi, clears dryness-heat from the stomach fu organ, unblocks depression to stop diarrhea/dysentery, and descends rebellious qi to calm asthma. Best used as powder; fresh juice is also excellent.
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It clears stagnant fire from the gallbladder meridian and drains vexatious heat from the Heart (pericardium). It circulates between the exterior and interior, yin and yang, achieving efficacy at the juncture of alternating chills and fever. It ascends to the head and eyes to stop vertigo, and descends to the chest and hypochondrium to dissipate hardness and fullness. It is most effective for bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, and very potent for red eyes and hot ears. It descends the rebellion of the stomach and gallbladder, and raises the sinking of the liver and spleen. It is a fine remedy for epigastric stuffiness and pain, and a miraculous pill for stagnant heat in the Blood Chamber (uterus/womb).
Pungent and bitter in flavor, slightly sweet, cold in nature, enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It benefits the throat and stops pain, reduces swelling and toxicity, and discharges pus and blood.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It descends rebellious qi to stop cough, calms rising qi, and stabilizes asthma.
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It descends rebellious qi to stop cough and asthma, opens obstruction to benefit the throat.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It disperses water-dampness to reduce edema, moves blood stasis to stop thirst.
Sour and sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It vents lung qi and descends it, calms cough, and stops vomiting.
Bitter and pungent in flavor, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It dissipates nodules and stagnation to reduce swelling and hardness, transforms coagulated depression to discharge pus and blood, treats sore throat with divine efficacy, and treats lung abscess with exquisite skill. It is good at descending rebellious qi and best at opening congestion.
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It benefits the throat and opens blockage, descends rebellious qi to stop cough, clears the chest and diaphragm most effectively, and sweeps away turbid stasis.
Pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It releases the exterior and expels wind, removes nebulae and reduces swelling.
Sweet and pungent in flavor, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It dries the Earth (Spleen) and drains dampness, reaches the Wood (Liver) and extinguishes wind.
Pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It disperses the skin and hair follicles, driving out wind-dampness.
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, enters the Foot-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. (Note: Original text says "Foot-Taiyin Lung", likely a textual error for Hand-Taiyin, but translated as written). It descends rebellious qi to stop cough, drives out cold-dampness and sweeps away turbidity, clears the air passages most effectively, and simultaneously unblocks the water source (Kidney).