（该药）味道甘甜，性质涩滞，归入手太阴肺经和足少阴肾经。能治疗遗精滑泄，收敛白带过多。
（该药）味道辛散，性质温热，归入足少阴肾经和足厥阴肝经。能固秘精气，收敛血液，温暖膝盖，强健腰脊。
（该药）味道辛咸，微温，归入足少阴肾经和足厥阴肝经。能补肾益肝，收敛精气，止血。需用蛤粉炒制后，研磨成粉使用。
（该药）味道咸寒，性质涩滞，归入手少阴心经、足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经、足少阳胆经。能收敛神魂以安定惊悸，保护精血以防止滑脱不禁。白色者为佳，需研磨细末使用。
（该药）味道咸寒，性质涩滞，归入手少阴心经、足少阴肾经。能降泄胆气以消除痞满，收敛心神以停止惊悸，清肃肺气以泄热，保存津液并固秘精气。需用粉末，研磨细末使用。
（该药）味道甘甜，微寒，归入手太阴肺经和足太阳膀胱经。能清肃肺气以止血，通利小便以治疗淋证。
（该药）味道苦寒，归入足厥阴肝经。能疏通经脉中的瘀血阻塞，制止营血妄行外溢。
（该药）味道酸涩，归入手阳明大肠经和足厥阴肝经。能收敛肠道，固护肾脏，涩精止血。
（该药）味道苦，兼有辛味和涩味，归入手太阴肺经。能清肃肺气以益气，收敛肺气以止血。
（该药）味道甘酸，归入手少阴心经和足少阳胆经。能宁心安神、镇定胆气以消除烦闷，收敛神魂以帮助入睡。生用可泄除胆热以助安眠，熟用可补益胆虚以治疗失眠。
（该药）味道辛散，微温，归入手少阴心经和足少阴肾经。能开通心窍，益智安神。
（该药）味道酸，微苦，气味涩滞，归入手阳明大肠经和手太阴肺经。能收敛庚金（肺）以止泻，收敛辛金（肺）以止咳，破除壅塞胀满以降逆冲之气，疏解郁结阻滞以收摄下陷之气。
（该药）味道酸，气味平和，归入手太阴肺经和手阳明大肠经。能收敛肺气以除咳，收敛肠道以止痢。由五倍子发酵酿制而成，名为百药煎，功效与五倍子相同。
（该药）味道咸，性质涩滞，微寒，归入手太阴肺经和手阳明大肠经。能收敛肺气，固涩肠道，止咳止痢。初起患病时忌服，应当与行气解郁、渗湿的药物配合使用。
(This herb) has a sweet taste and astringent nature, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing) and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing). It stops seminal emission and consolidates leukorrhea.
(It has) a pungent taste and warm nature, enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing) and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (Zu Jueyin Gan Jing). It secures essence and astringes blood, warms the knees and strengthens the waist.
(It has) a pungent and salty taste, slightly warm, enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing) and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (Zu Jueyin Gan Jing). It tonifies the kidney and benefits the liver, astringes essence and stops bleeding. It should be stir-fried with Concha Meretricis Pulvis (Ge Fen) and ground for use.
(It has) a salty taste, slightly cold, and astringent nature, enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian (Shou Shaoyin Xin Jing), Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing), Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (Zu Jueyin Gan Jing), and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian (Zu Shaoyang Dan Jing). It anchors the spirit and calms palpitations, preserves essence and blood to prevent incontinence. The white variety is preferred; grind into fine powder for use.
(It has) a salty taste, slightly cold, and astringent nature, enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian (Shou Shaoyin Xin Jing) and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing). It descends gallbladder qi to eliminate fullness, anchors heart spirit to stop fright, clears lung metal to drain heat, preserves fluids and secures essence. Use as powder, ground finely.
(It has) a sweet taste, slightly cold, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing) and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian (Zu Taiyang Pangguang Jing). It clears lung metal to stop bleeding, promotes urination to treat strangury.
(It has) a bitter taste, slightly cold, enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (Zu Jueyin Gan Jing). It unblocks collateral stasis, stops leakage of Ying-blood (Nutritive Blood).
(It has) an sour taste and astringent nature, enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian (Shou Yangming Dachang Jing) and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (Zu Jueyin Gan Jing). It astringes the intestines and consolidates the kidney, stops seminal emission and bleeding.
(It has) a bitter taste, with pungent and astringent qualities, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing). It clears lung metal to benefit qi, astringes the lung to stop bleeding.
(It has) a sweet and sour taste, enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian (Shou Shaoyin Xin Jing) and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian (Zu Shaoyang Dan Jing). It calms the heart and gallbladder to relieve vexation, anchors the spirit to facilitate sleep. Raw use drains gallbladder heat to promote sleep; cooked use tonifies gallbladder deficiency to treat insomnia.
(It has) a pungent taste, slightly warm, enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian (Shou Shaoyin Xin Jing) and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Zu Shaoyin Shen Jing). It opens the orifices of the heart, enhances wisdom and calms the spirit.
(It has) a sour taste, slightly bitter, with astringent aroma, enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian (Shou Yangming Dachang Jing) and Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing). It收敛s Geng-metal (Lung) to stop diarrhea, astringes Xin-metal (Lung) to stop cough, breaks stagnation and fullness to descend rebellious qi, disperses depression and obstruction to retract sinking qi.
(It has) a sour taste, neutral aroma, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing) and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian (Shou Yangming Dachang Jing). It astringes the lung to remove cough, consolidates the intestine to stop dysentery. Fermented from Chinese Gallnut (Wubeizi), named Baiyaojian (Hundred Medicines Decoction), it shares the same efficacy as Wubeizi.
(It has) a salty taste, astringent nature, slightly cold, enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (Shou Taiyin Fei Jing) and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian (Shou Yangming Dachang Jing). It astringes the lung and consolidates the intestine, stops cough and dysentery. It is contraindicated in early-stage disease; it should be used concurrently with herbs that move qi, resolve depression, and drain dampness.