味甘，微寒，入足太阴脾、足少阴肾、足厥阴肝、手阳明大肠经。止小便之痛涩，
收大肠之滑泄。 红，醋淬，研细用。
味甘酸辛，性涩，入手少阴心、足太阴脾、手阳明大肠经。敛肠胃而断泄利，护心主而
止痛楚。
味苦，性凉，入足太阴脾、足太阳膀胱经。清丁火而退热，利壬水而泄湿。
味苦，微甘，性寒，入足少阴肾、足厥阴肝经。清肝泄热，凉骨除蒸。
味苦，微咸，微寒，入手太阴肺、足太阳膀胱经。凉金泄热，清肺除烦。
味苦，性寒，入足少阳胆、足厥阴肝经。清下热而
止利，解郁蒸而凉血。
味苦，气寒，入足少阳胆、足厥阴肝经。清相火而断下利，泄甲木而止上呕，除少阳
之痞热，退厥阴之郁蒸。
味苦，性寒，入手少阴心、足太阴脾、足厥阴肝、足太阳膀胱经。清心火而除烦郁，泄脾
土而驱湿热，吐胸膈之浊瘀，退皮肤之熏黄。
（该药）味甘，性微寒，归入足太阴脾经、足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经、手阳明大肠经。能缓解小便疼痛涩滞的症状，收敛大肠的滑脱泄泻。红色者，用醋淬炼后，研磨成细粉使用。
（该药）味甘、酸、辛，性质涩，归入手少阴心经、足太阴脾经、手阳明大肠经。能收敛肠胃以止住泄利，保护心脏主神明的功能以减轻疼痛。
（该药）味苦，性凉，归入足太阴脾经、足太阳膀胱经。能清降心火（丁火）而退热，通利肾水（壬水）而排泄湿气。
（该药）味苦，性微寒，归入手太阴肺经。能清肺化痰，降逆气以止咳。
（该药）味甘，性寒，归入手太阴肺经、足阳明胃经。能降逆止呕，清热除烦。
（该药）味苦，归入足太阳膀胱经。能清肃肺气（金）泄热，通利小便以治疗尿闭不通。
（该药）味甘，性微寒，归入手太阴肺经、足阳明胃经。能降逆止呕，清热除烦。
（该药）味辛，性微凉，归入手太阴肺经、足厥阴肝经。能凉肝清肺，消肿解毒。
（该药）味苦，微甘，性寒，归入足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经。能清肝泄热，凉骨以清除骨蒸潮热。
（该药）味苦，微咸，微寒，归入手太阴肺经、足太阳膀胱经。能凉肺（金）泄热，清肺除烦。
（该药）味苦，性寒，归入足少阳胆经、足厥阴肝经。能清下焦之热而止泻利，解除郁蒸之热而凉血。
（该药）味苦，气寒，归入足少阳胆经、足厥阴肝经。能清相火而止住下利，疏泄甲木（胆）之气以上止呕吐，消除少阳经的痞塞发热，退去厥阴经的郁蒸之热。
（该药）味苦，性寒，归入手少阴心经、足太阴脾经、足厥阴肝经、足太阳膀胱经。能清心火以除烦闷郁结，泄脾土之湿以驱除湿热，涌吐胸膈间的浊瘀，消退皮肤上的熏黄症状。
（该药）味苦，气寒，归入足厥阴肝经、足太阴脾经。能泄己土（脾）之湿热，清乙木（肝）之郁蒸，调理热利伴有的里急后重，治理黄疸及腹部胀满。
(The herb) has a sweet taste and slightly cold nature. It enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It alleviates painful and difficult urination (dysuria) and astringes the sliding diarrhea of the Large Intestine. For those that are red, they should be quenched in vinegar, ground into fine powder, and used.
(The herb) has a sweet, sour, and pungent taste with an astringent nature. It enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. It consolidates the intestines and stomach to stop diarrhea, protects the Heart as the master of the mind to relieve pain.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cool nature. It enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It clears Ding Fire (Heart Fire) to reduce fever, and benefits Ren Water (Kidney Water) to drain dampness.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and slightly cold nature. It enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It clears the Lungs and transforms phlegm, descends rebellious Qi to stop coughing.
(The herb) has a sweet taste and cold nature. It enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It descends rebellious Qi to stop vomiting, clears heat and relieves irritability.
(The herb) has a bitter taste. It enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It clears Metal (Lung) to drain heat, and promotes urination to treat strangury (difficulty in urination).
(The herb) has a sweet taste and slightly cold nature. It enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. It descends rebellious Qi to stop vomiting, clears heat and relieves irritability.
(The herb) has a pungent taste and slightly cool nature. It enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It cools the Liver and clears the Lungs, reduces swelling and resolves toxicity.
(The herb) has a bitter taste, slightly sweet, and cold nature. It enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It clears the Liver and drains heat, cools the bones to eliminate bone-steaming tidal fever.
(The herb) has a bitter taste, slightly salty, and slightly cold nature. It enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It cools Metal (Lung) to drain heat, clears the Lungs and relieves irritability.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cold nature. It enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It clears lower-jiao heat to stop diarrhea, resolves steaming oppression to cool the blood.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cold qi. It enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It clears Ministerial Fire to stop lower-jiao diarrhea, drains Jia Wood (Gallbladder) Qi to stop upper vomiting, removes Pi-heat (stagnant heat) of the Shaoyang, and retreats steaming oppression of the Jueyin.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cold nature. It enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. It clears the Heart and reduces fever, drains fire and relieves irritability.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cold nature. It enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It clears Heart Fire to relieve vexation and depression, drains Spleen Earth to expel damp-heat, induces vomiting to expel turbid stasis from the chest and diaphragm, and reduces malarial yellow discoloration of the skin.
(The herb) has a bitter taste and cold qi. It enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. It drains damp-heat of Ji Earth (Spleen), clears steaming oppression of Yi Wood (Liver), regulates dysentery with tenesmus, and treats jaundice with abdominal fullness.