味甘，微辛，入足太阴脾、足阳明胃经。燥土利水，泄饮消痰，行瘀去满，化癖除 ，理
吞吐酸腐，辟山川瘴疠。起筋骨之痿软，回溲溺之混浊。茅山者佳，制同白术。
味苦辛，性寒，入足太阴脾、足太阳膀胱经。泄经络之湿邪，逐脏腑之水气。
味酸，性涩，入足厥阴肝经。温乙木而止疏泄，敛精液而缩小便，去核，酒蒸。
味酸，微苦咸，气涩，入手太阴肺经。敛辛金而止咳，收庚金而住泄。善收脱陷，
最下冲逆。
味酸气平，入足少阴肾、足厥阴肝经。敛精利水，暖膝温腰。久服妨脾。
味甘涩，气平，入足厥阴肝经。养血荣筋，息风润燥，敛肝气之疏泄，遗精最效。
舒筋脉之拘挛，偏枯甚良。瘰 痈肿皆消，崩漏淋漓俱止。消痔至妙，截疟如神。米泔换浸
一两天，铜刀切片，黑豆拌匀，砂锅蒸晒数次。
味甘，微辛，入足太阴脾经、足阳明胃经。能燥湿健脾、利水渗湿，排除停饮、消除痰浊，行血化瘀、消除胀满，化解积块、去除痞气，调理呃逆、反酸及呕吐腐臭食物，辟除山间林野的瘴气疫疠。能起痿强筋，使筋骨痿软得以恢复；改善小便混浊。茅山所产者为佳，炮制方法同白术。
味辛，微温，入足厥阴肝经。能通利关节、透达腠理，祛除湿邪、驱散风邪。
味苦辛，性寒，入足太阴脾经、足太阳膀胱经。能清泄经络中的湿邪，驱逐脏腑内的水气。
味苦，气平，入手太阴肺经。能清风热、泄湿气，消肿毒、败疮毒。
味苦，微温，入足厥阴肝经。能泄除湿热、清利头目。
味辛，微温，入足厥阴肝经。能逐湿邪、开痹阻，起痿废、舒展挛急。
味酸，性涩，入足厥阴肝经。能温养乙木（肝）而制止疏泄太过，收敛精液而缩小便次数，去核，用酒蒸制。
味酸，微苦咸，气涩，入手太阴肺经。能敛辛金（肺）而止咳，收庚金（大肠）而止泻。善于收敛脱陷之气，最善降逆冲之气。
味酸气平，入足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经。能固精利水，暖膝温腰。久服妨碍脾胃运化。
味咸，性涩，入手阳明大肠经、足厥阴肝经。能收敛肠道、止泻，固精止遗。
味甘涩，气平，入足厥阴肝经。能养血荣筋，息风润燥，收敛肝气之疏泄，对遗精疗效最佳。能舒缓筋脉之拘挛，对半身不遂甚为有效。瘰疬、痈肿皆能消散，崩漏淋漓俱能停止。消痔效果极佳，截疟功效如神。用米泔水浸泡一两天，铜刀切片，与黑豆拌匀，砂锅蒸晒数次。
味甘，气平，入足阳明胃经、手太阴肺经。能养护戊土（胃）而行降摄之功，补益辛金（肺）而司收敛之职，善于平息风燥，专门制止疏泄太过。
Taste: Sweet, slightly pungent. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Taiyin Spleen Channel, Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel. [Dries the Earth (Spleen) and promotes water metabolism], [drains fluid retention and eliminates phlegm], [moves blood stasis and removes fullness], [dissolves masses and removes epigastric stuffiness], regulates hiccups, acid regurgitation, and vomiting of putrid food; wards off miasma and pestilence from mountains and rivers. Revives flaccidity of sinews and bones, clears turbid urine. The produce from Maoshan is superior. Processing method is the same as Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma).
Taste: Pungent. Temperature: Slightly warm. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Opens orifices and penetrates joints, drains dampness and dispels wind.
Taste: Bitter. Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Diffuses and unblocks the channels and collaterals, drives out wind-dampness.
Taste: Bitter, pungent. Temperature: Cold. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Taiyin Spleen Channel, Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel. Drains damp-evil from the channels and collaterals, expels water qi from the zang-fu organs.
Taste: Bitter. Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Hand-Taiyin Lung Channel. Clears wind and drains dampness, reduces swelling and dissipates toxicity.
Taste: Bitter. Temperature: Slightly warm. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Drains wind-dampness, clears the head and eyes.
Taste: Sweet. Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Clears wind and stops vertigo, brightens the eyes and removes nebula.
Taste: Pungent. Temperature: Slightly warm. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Expels dampness and opens obstruction, revives flaccidity and extends spasms.
Taste: Sour. Temperature: Astringent. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Warms Yi Wood (Liver) and stops excessive dispersion, astringes essence and reduces urination frequency. Remove the pit, steam with wine.
Taste: Sour, slightly bitter and salty. Qi: Astringent. Meridian Tropism: Hand-Taiyin Lung Channel. Astringes Xin Metal (Lung) to stop cough, gathers Geng Metal (Large Intestine) to stop diarrhea. Excellent at consolidating prolapsed/qi sinking conditions, most effective in descending rebellious qi.
Taste: Sour, Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Channel, Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Consolidates essence and promotes diuresis, warms knees and waist. Long-term use may impair Spleen function.
Taste: Salty. Temperature: Astringent. Meridian Tropism: Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Channel, Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Astringes intestines and stops diarrhea, consolidates essence and prevents seminal emission.
Taste: Sweet, astringent. Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel. Nourishes blood and benefits sinews, extinguishes wind and moistens dryness, astringes Liver Qi dispersion; highly effective for seminal emission. Relaxes tendon and vessel spasms, beneficial for hemiplegia. Scrofula and carbuncles are all dissipated; metrorrhagia and dripping leukorrhea are all stopped. Excellent for hemorrhoids, miraculous for malaria. Soak in rice-washing water for one to two days, slice with a copper knife, mix evenly with black soybeans, steam and sun-dry multiple times in a clay pot.
Taste: Sweet. Qi: Neutral. Meridian Tropism: Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel, Hand-Taiyin Lung Channel. Nourishes Wu Earth (Stomach) to perform descending and grasping functions, tonifies Xin Metal (Lung) to manage astringency, excels at calming wind-dryness, specifically stops excessive dispersion.