铁精 气平，微温。（ 灶中飞出如尘，紫色轻虚者可磨盛铜器。）主明目，化铜。
疗惊悸，定心气。小儿风痫，阴疮脱肛。
铁浆 （取诸铁于器中，以水浸之，经久色青沫出即堪染皂。）主解诸毒入腹，蛇、
犬、虎、野狼、恶虫等啮，服之亦镇心。主癫痫发热，急黄狂走，六畜癫狂。
铁华粉 味咸，气平。无毒。（取钢 作叶，平面磨错光净，以盐水洒之，于醋瓮中，
阴处埋之一百日，铁上衣生，刮取之细研如面，和合诸药丸散。）主安心神，坚骨髓，强智力。
除风邪，养血气，延年变白。去百病，随乎冷热，和合诸药，用枣膏为丸。
生铁 气微寒。主疗下部及脱肛，水煮汁洗之。耳聋，烧令赤投酒中饮之。被打瘀
血在骨节筋外不去，取一斤用酒三升，煮一升服。
铁锈 （生铁上衣也。）主恶疮疥癣，和油涂之。蜘蛛虫等咬，和蒜磨敷之。
秤锤 主贼风，止产后血症腹痛，俗呼儿枕及喉痹热塞，并烧令赤，投酒中热饮之。
无锤用斧或杵。又主妇人难产横逆及胎衣不下。
铛墨 主虫毒中恶，血晕吐血，以酒或米细研，温服之。亦涂金疮，生肌止血。在
面慎勿涂之，墨入肉如节。
赤铜屑 味苦，气平。微毒。主治腋臭，以醋和炒热如麦饭，袋盛，先刺腋下脉，去
血封之，神效。又熬极热，投酒中服五合，日三，主贼风。又能焊人骨，细末和中温服之。
铜青 气平，微毒。（生熟铜俱有毒，铜器上绿色，是铜之精神也。）主治妇人血
气心痛，合金疮止血，明目，去肤赤息肉。
自然铜 味辛，气平。无毒。（生出铜处，方圆不定，色青黄如铜， 用。凡使勿用
方金牙，误饵，吐杀人。）疗折伤，散血止痛，续筋骨，破积聚。以酒磨服，治打扑损，研极细，
水飞过，同当归、没药各五分，酒调顿服，仍磨敷痛处。
古文钱 主治翳瘴，明目，疗风赤眼，盐卤浸用。妇人横逆产，心腹痛，月隔五淋，
烧以醋淬用。眼暴赤痛，取生姜一块，净洗去皮，古青钱刮取姜汁，就钱棱上点，热泪出，愈。
铅丹 味辛，气微寒。（即今黄丹，化铅而成。）主吐逆胃反，惊痫癫疾，除热下
气，除毒热脐挛，金疮溢血，治疟及久积。煎膏，止痛生肌。炼化还成九光，久服通神明。经云∶
涩可以去脱而固气，铅丹收敛神气以镇惊也。
粉锡 （即光粉也。）味辛、甘，气寒。无毒。主伏尸毒螫，杀三虫，去鳖症。疗
恶疮，堕胎，止小便利。炒黑，治小儿疳气、久痢。
伏龙肝 味辛，气温。（此灶中对釜月下年深黄土。）主妇人崩中吐血，止咳逆，止
血，消痈肿毒瓦斯，醋调服或蒜和作泥。妊娠时疫热病令胎不坠，水和涂脐，干即易。又水调服之，
中风不语，心烦恍惚，手足不随，或腹中痛满，取五升捣末，和冷水八升取汁尽服之。
锻石 味辛，气温。有毒。（用风化者。）主疽疡疥瘙，热气，恶疮癞疾，死肌堕
眉。杀痔虫，去黑子息肉。五月五日采百草叶，合锻石捣为团，风干，末以治金疮，生肌止血大
效。又腊月黄牛胆搜和，却内胆中当风挂百日，研之。更胜产后脱肛，玉门不闭，取一斗熬令黄，
以水三斗投灰中，澄清浇洗。
矾石 味辛、甘，气大热。有毒。（棘针为之使。忌羊血。恶 尿、虎掌、细辛。
畏水。得火良，火炼服。）主寒热鼠 ，蚀疮死肌风痹，腹中坚癖邪气，破积聚痼冷，口鼻中息
肉。不炼服则杀人及百兽。
石蟹 味咸，气寒。无毒。（即是生蟹。年月久深水沫相着，因化成石，故有泥石
相着，用须去其泥及石。）主青盲，目淫，肤翳及丁翳漆疮，解一切药毒并蛊毒，消痈肿。治天
行热疾，并热水磨服，细研水飞过，入诸药相佐用，点眼良。
石燕 气凉，无毒。主淋，以水煮汁饮之。妇人难产，两手各把一枚，立验。
桃花石 味甘，气温。无毒。（色似桃花，光润而体重，舐之不着舌。）主大肠中冷，
脓血痢，久服令人肌悦能食。
代赭 味苦、甘，气寒。无毒。入手少阴经、足厥阴经。（畏天雄、附子。赤红青
色，如鸡冠白泽者良。）主鬼疰贼风蛊毒，杀精鬼恶鬼，腹中毒邪气，女子赤沃漏下，带下百病，
产难坠胎，血痹血瘀，小儿惊痫疳疾，止泄痢，脱精尿血遗尿，金疮长肉。
青礞石 （细研为粉用。）主治食积不消，留滞脏腑，宿食 块久不瘥，及小儿食积
羸瘦，妇人积年食 攻刺心腹。得 砂、巴豆、大黄、京三棱等良，可作丸药。
姜石 味咸，气寒。无毒。（生土石间状如姜，有五种色，白者良。所在有之，似
烂不碜者良。）主热豌豆疮，丁肿等毒。大凡石类多主痈疽。
花乳石 （色正黄，黄石中有淡白点，以此得花之名，或名花蕊石，火 用。）主金
疮止血，仓卒中金刀，刮末敷之即合，不作脓。又疗产妇血晕恶血出。
砺石 （即磨刀石。）无毒。主破宿血，下石淋，除 结，伏鬼物恶气，烧赤热投酒中饮之。
不灰木 性大寒。（如烂木，烧之不燃，石类也。）主热痱疮，和枣肉、锻石为粉敷身。
浆水 味甘、酸，气凉，微温。无毒。（粟米新熟白花者良。不可同杏实食。）主调
中，引气开胃止渴，霍乱泄痢，消宿食。宜作粥，薄暮啜之，解烦去睡。
地浆 气寒，无毒。（掘地作坎，以水沃其中，搅令浊，俄顷取之。）主解中诸毒
烦闷，山中毒菌。又枫树上菌食之，令人笑不止，饮此解之。
半天河 气微寒，无毒。（此竹篱头水及空筒中者。）主鬼疰狂邪气恶毒，与饮勿令
知之。又槐树间，主诸风及恶疮。风瘙疥痒，亦温取洗疮。
千里水及东流水 气平，无毒。涤荡邪秽，快顺疾速，通关下膈。煎煮汤药，禁咒鬼
神。又炼云母用之，为云母所畏。
腊雪 味甘，气寒。无毒。（腊月取之。）解一切毒。治天行时气瘟疫，小儿热痫
狂啼。大人丹石发动，酒后暴热黄胆，仍少温服之。
秋露水 味甘，气平。无毒。（朝露未 时拂取之。）在百草头者愈百疾，止消渴，
泽肌肉，柏叶上者主明目；百花上者，令人好颜色。
铁精：气味平和，微温。（灶中飞出的如灰尘般，紫色、质地轻虚的可以用来研磨并盛放在铜器中。）主要功效是明目的，能化铜。治疗惊悸，安定心气。用于小儿风痫，阴疮，脱肛。
铁浆：（将各种铁放入容器中，用水浸泡，时间久了颜色变青且有泡沫出现就可以用来染黑布。）主要功效是解除各种毒物入腹，被蛇、狗、虎、野狼、恶虫等咬伤，服用它也能镇心安神。主治癫痫发热，急黄狂走，六畜癫狂。
铁华粉：味道咸，气味平和。无毒。（取钢片做成叶片状，平面磨错光亮洁净，用盐水喷洒，在醋瓮中的阴凉处埋藏一百天，铁表面生长出锈衣，刮取下来细细研磨成面粉状，配合其他药物制成丸剂或散剂。）主要功效是安心神，坚固骨髓，增强智力。祛除风邪，养血气，延年益寿使白发变黑。去除百病，根据寒热体质不同，配合其他药物，用枣膏作为粘合剂制成丸剂。
生铁：气味微寒。主要治疗下部疾病及脱肛，用水煮汁清洗患处。耳聋，烧红后投入酒中饮用。被打后瘀血停留在骨节筋外无法散去，取一斤生铁用三升酒，煮至一升服用。
铁锈：（即生铁表面的锈衣。）主要治疗恶疮疥癣，和油涂抹患处。蜘蛛虫类等叮咬，和蒜研磨后敷贴。
秤锤：主治贼风，停止产后血症腹痛，俗称儿枕痛及喉痹热塞，均烧红后投入酒中热饮。没有秤锤可用斧头或杵代替。又主治妇人难产横位及胎衣不下。
铛墨：主治虫毒中恶，血晕吐血，用酒或米细研，温服。也用于涂金疮，生肌止血。在脸上切勿涂抹，墨进入肉中会像结节一样。
赤铜屑：味道苦，气味平和。微毒。主治腋臭，用醋调和炒热如麦饭状，装入袋中，先刺破腋下血脉，放血后封住，效果神奇。又熬至极热，投入酒中服用五合，每日三次，主治贼风。又能焊接人骨，研成细末与药同温服。
铜青：气味平和，微毒。（生铜熟铜都有毒，铜器上的绿色物质，是铜的精神所在。）主治妇人血气心痛，合金疮止血，明目，去除皮肤赤色息肉。
自然铜：味道辛，气味平和。无毒。（产出铜的地方，形状方圆不定，颜色青黄如铜，可供药用。凡使用时不要用方形的金牙石，误食会使人呕吐致死。）治疗折伤，散血止痛，续接筋骨，破除积聚。用酒磨服，治疗打扑损伤，研极细，用水飞过，同当归、没药各五分，酒调匀顿服，同时磨碎敷于痛处。
古文钱：主治翳障，明目，治疗风赤眼，用盐卤浸泡使用。妇人横逆产，心腹痛，月隔五淋，烧红后用醋淬处理。眼睛突发红肿疼痛，取生姜一块，洗净去皮，用古铜钱刮取姜汁，就在钱的棱上点眼，热泪流出即愈。
铅丹：味道辛，气味微寒。（即现在的黄丹，由化铅而成。）主治呕吐反胃，惊痫癫疾，清热下气，消除毒热引起的脐挛，金疮溢血，治疗疟疾及久积。煎膏，止痛生肌。炼化后成为九光丹，久服通神明。经书说：涩味可以去脱固气，铅丹收敛神气以镇惊。
粉锡：（即光粉。）味道辛、甘，气味寒。无毒。主治伏尸毒螫，杀三虫，去除鳖症。治疗恶疮，堕胎，止小便频数。炒黑，治疗小儿疳气、久痢。
伏龙肝：味道辛，气温。（这是灶中对釜底多年沉积的黄土。）主治妇人崩中吐血，止咳逆，止血，消痈肿毒瓦斯，用醋调服或与蒜和作泥。妊娠时疫热病令胎不坠，用水调涂脐部，干了就换。又水调服之，中风不语，心烦恍惚，手足不随，或腹中痛满，取五升捣末，和冷水八升取汁尽服之。
锻石：味道辛，气温。有毒。（使用风化过的。）主治疽疡疥瘙，热气，恶疮癞疾，死肌堕眉。杀痔虫，去黑子息肉。五月五日采百草叶，合锻石捣为团，风干，末以治金疮，生肌止血大效。又腊月黄牛胆搜和，却内胆中当风挂百日，研之。更胜产后脱肛，玉门不闭，取一斗熬令黄，以水三斗投灰中，澄清浇洗。
矾石：味道辛、甘，气大热。有毒。（棘针为之使。忌羊血。恶 尿、虎掌、细辛。畏水。得火良，火炼服。）主寒热鼠 ，蚀疮死肌风痹，腹中坚癖邪气，破积聚痼冷，口鼻中息 肉。不炼服则杀人及百兽。
石蟹：味道咸，气寒。无毒。（即是生蟹。年月久深水沫相着，因化成石，故有泥石 相着，用须去其泥及石。）主青盲，目淫，肤翳及丁翳漆疮，解一切药毒并蛊毒，消痈肿。治天 行热疾，并热水磨服，细研水飞过，入诸药相佐用，点眼良。
石燕：气凉，无毒。主淋，以水煮汁饮之。妇人难产，两手各把一枚，立验。
桃花石：味甘，气温。无毒。（色似桃花，光润而体重，舐之不着舌。）主大肠中冷， 脓血痢，久服令人肌悦能食。
代赭：味苦、甘，气寒。无毒。入手少阴经、足厥阴经。（畏天雄、附子。赤红青 色，如鸡冠白泽者良。）主鬼疰贼风蛊毒，杀精鬼恶鬼，腹中毒邪气，女子赤沃漏下，带下百病， 产难坠胎，血痹血瘀，小儿惊痫疳疾，止泄痢，脱精尿血遗尿，金疮长肉。
青礞石：（细研为粉用。）主治食积不消，留滞脏腑，宿食 块久不瘥，及小儿食积 羸瘦，妇人积年食 攻刺心腹。得 砂、巴豆、大黄、京三棱等良，可作丸药。
姜石：味咸，气寒。无毒。（生土石间状如姜，有五种色，白者良。所在有之，似 烂不碜者良。）主热豌豆疮，丁肿等毒。大凡石类多主痈疽。
花乳石：（色正黄，黄石中有淡白点，以此得花之名，或名花蕊石，火 用。）主金 疮止血，仓卒中金刀，刮末敷之即合，不作脓。又疗产妇血晕恶血出。
砺石：（即磨刀石。）无毒。主破宿血，下石淋，除 结，伏鬼物恶气，烧赤热投酒中饮之。
不灰木：性大寒。（如烂木，烧之不燃，石类也。）主热痱疮，和枣肉、锻石为粉敷身。
浆水：味甘、酸，气凉，微温。无毒。（粟米新熟白花者良。不可同杏实食。）主调 中，引气开胃止渴，霍乱泄痢，消宿食。宜作粥，薄暮啜之，解烦去睡。
地浆：气寒，无毒。（掘地作坎，以水沃其中，搅令浊，俄顷取之。）主解中诸毒 烦闷，山中毒菌。又枫树上菌食之，令人笑不止，饮此解之。
半天河：气微寒，无毒。（此竹篱头水及空筒中者。）主鬼疰狂邪气恶毒，与饮勿令 知之。又槐树间，主诸风及恶疮。风瘙疥痒，亦温取洗疮。
千里水及东流水：气平，无毒。涤荡邪秽，快顺疾速，通关下膈。煎煮汤药，禁咒鬼 神。又炼云母用之，为云母所畏。
腊雪：味甘，气寒。无毒。（腊月取之。）解一切毒。治天行时气瘟疫，小儿热痫 狂啼。大人丹石发动，酒后暴热黄胆，仍少温服之。
秋露水：味甘，气平。无毒。（朝露未 时拂取之。）在百草头者愈百疾，止消渴， 泽肌肉，柏叶上者主明目；百花上者，令人好颜色。
Iron Essence: Flavor neutral, slightly warm. (Dust-like particles flying from the stove, purple in color and light/voluminous, can be ground and stored in copper vessels.) Primarily brightens the eyes and dissolves copper. Treats palpitations and fright, stabilizes Heart Qi. Used for pediatric wind epilepsy, yin sores, and rectal prolapse.
Iron Slurry: (Obtained by soaking various irons in water; when the liquid turns greenish-blue and foam appears after a long period, it is suitable for dyeing cloth black.) Primarily resolves various poisons entering the abdomen. Treats bites from snakes, dogs, tigers, wild wolves, and venomous insects; ingestion also calms the Heart. Indicated for epilepsy with fever, acute yellow jaundice with manic running, and madness in livestock.
Iron Flower Powder: Salty flavor, neutral odor. Non-toxic. (Obtain steel sheets, grind them flat until smooth and clean, sprinkle with salt water, and bury in an earthenware jar of vinegar in a cool place for one hundred days. Scrape off the rust that forms on the iron, grind finely into flour, and combine with other herbs to make pills or powders.) Primarily calms the Spirit, strengthens bone marrow, and enhances intelligence. Expels wind pathogens, nourishes Blood and Qi, prolongs life, and reverses graying hair. Eliminates myriad diseases; combined with other herbs according to cold/heat patterns, using jujube paste as a binder for pills.
Raw Iron: Slightly cold odor. Primarily treats lower body disorders and rectal prolapse; wash with decoction boiled in water. For deafness, heat until red-hot and drink mixed with wine. For traumatic blood stasis lodged outside joints and tendons that cannot be expelled, take one jin (500g) of raw iron boiled in three sheng (600ml) of wine until reduced to one sheng (200ml), then ingest.
Iron Rust: (The rust layer formed on raw iron.) Primarily treats malignant sores, scabies, and tinea; mix with oil and apply externally. For bites from spiders and insects, mix with garlic, grind, and apply as a poultice.
Scales (Weighing Hammer): Treats "thief-wind" (wind pathogens striking unexpectedly), stops postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain (commonly known as "child pillow" pain), and sore throat with heat obstruction. Heat until red-hot and drink hot with wine. If unavailable, use an axe or pestle instead. Also treats difficult labor with malpresentation and retained placenta.
Bell Ink: Treats poisoning by insects/evil influences, blood syncope, and hematemesis. Grind with wine or rice water, and take warm. Also applied to metallic wounds to generate flesh and stop bleeding. Do not apply to the face, as ink penetrating the skin may form nodules.
Red Copper Filings: Bitter flavor, neutral odor. Slightly toxic. Treats axillary osmidrosis (body odor); mix with vinegar, stir-fry until hot like wheat bread, place in a bag, prick the axillary pulse points to release blood, then seal the area. Highly effective. Also heated intensely, taken with wine (five he/150ml), three times daily, to treat thief-wind. Can weld human bones; take fine powder mixed with medicine warm.
Copper Green (Verdigris): Neutral odor, slightly toxic. (Both raw and refined copper are toxic; the green substance on copper vessels is considered the "spirit" of copper.) Treats women's Blood-Qi chest pain, stops bleeding from metallic wounds, brightens eyes, and removes erythematous polyps on the skin.
Natural Pyrite: Pungent flavor, neutral odor. Non-toxic. (Found near copper deposits; irregular shape, yellow-green color resembling copper. Note: Do not confuse with square gold-teeth stones; accidental ingestion causes fatal vomiting.) Treats fractures, disperses Blood, relieves pain, reconnects sinews and bones, and breaks up accumulations. Take ground in wine. For trauma, grind extremely fine, wash with water (water-floating method), combine with five fen (1.5g) each of Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) and Myrrha (Moyao), take in one dose with wine, and apply remaining paste to the painful area.
Ancient Coins: Treats corneal opacity and miasma, brightens eyes, treats wind-induced red eyes; soak in brine. For difficult labor with malpresentation, heart/abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities, and strangury; calcine and quench in vinegar. For sudden red/painful eyes, take a piece of ginger, peel, scrape ginger juice onto the edge of an ancient coin, and instill into the eye; tears flowing indicates cure.
Lead Tetroxide (Minium): Pungent flavor, slightly cold odor. (Also known as modern Huangdan, made by smelting lead.) Treats vomiting and gastric reflux, convulsions, epilepsy, clears heat, directs rebellious Qi downward, eliminates toxic heat causing umbilical contraction, stops bleeding from metallic wounds, treats malaria and chronic accumulations. Made into ointments to relieve pain and generate flesh. Refined into "Nine-Light Pill"; long-term use clarifies the Spirit. Classics state: Astringents can secure leakage and consolidate Qi; Lead Tetroxide converges the Spirit to calm fright.
Tin Oxide (White Tin): (Also known as Guangfen). Pungent and sweet flavors, cold odor. Non-toxic. Treats hidden corpse poison/stings, kills three types of parasites, removes "biē" syndrome (abdominal masses). Treats malignant sores, induces abortion, reduces frequent urination. Charred, treats pediatric malnutrition (Gan syndrome) and chronic dysentery.
Dragon's Liver Soil (Fulonggan): Pungent flavor, warm odor. (Yellow earth accumulated under the stove pot over many years.) Treats uterine bleeding and hematemesis in women, stops cough/rebellious Qi, stops bleeding, dissipates abscess/toxic qi. Take mixed with vinegar or mashed with garlic. During pregnancy with epidemic febrile disease, prevents miscarriage; apply wet paste to the navel, changing when dry. Also taken as a water suspension for stroke with aphasia, mental restlessness, limb paralysis, or abdominal distension/pain; take five sheng (1L) powdered soil mixed with eight sheng (1.6L) cold water, strain, and drink completely.
Calcined Stone (Duanshi): Pungent flavor, warm odor. Toxic. (Use weathered variety.) Treats carbuncles, ulcers, scabies, heat conditions, malignant sores, leprosy, necrotic tissue, and eyebrow loss. Kills hemorrhoid worms, removes black spots and polyps. Collect herbal leaves on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, mix with Duanshi, form pellets, air-dry, and use powder for metallic wounds to generate flesh and stop bleeding (highly effective). Alternatively, mix with cow bile in December, hang in the wind for 100 days, then grind. Superior for postpartum rectal prolapse and vaginal laxity; boil one dou (10L) until yellow, add to three dou (30L) water with ash, clarify, and wash.
Alum (Fanshi): Pungent and sweet flavors, very hot odor. Toxic. (Agrimonia is the guide herb. Avoid sheep blood. Incompatible with urine, Arisaema, and Asari. Fear water. Beneficial when calcined/fire-treated.) Treats alternating chills/fever, rat-shaped swellings, corrosive sores, necrotic tissue, wind-bi, hard abdominal masses, pathogenic qi, breaks up accumulations and chronic cold, nasal polyps. Raw consumption is fatal to humans and animals.
Stone Crab: Salty flavor, cold odor. Non-toxic. (Actually living crabs; over years in deep water, sediment adheres and fossilizes, forming stone-crab composites. Remove mud and stone before use.) Treats congenital blindness, ocular discharge, skin opacities, and lacquer dermatitis. Resolves all drug and gu poison, reduces abscesses/swelling. Treats epidemic febrile diseases; grind with hot water, filter through water, combine with other herbs, and instill in eyes for good effect.
Stone Swallow: Cool odor, non-toxic. Treats strangury; boil in water and drink. For difficult labor, hold one in each hand for immediate effect.
Peach Blossom Stone: Sweet flavor, warm odor. Non-toxic. (Resembles peach blossoms, lustrous but heavy, does not stick to the tongue.) Treats cold in the large intestine, purulent/bloody dysentery; long-term use improves complexion and appetite.
Hematite (Daizhe): Bitter and sweet flavors, cold odor. Non-toxic. Enters the Hand Shaoyin and Foot Jueyin meridians. (Incompatible with Tianxiong and Fuzi. Reddish-blue color, white and lustrous like a rooster's comb is best.) Treats ghost attachment, thief-wind, gu poison, evil spirits, toxic qi in the abdomen, uterine bleeding/leukorrhea, numerous gynecological disorders, difficult labor/miscarriage, blood bi/stasis, pediatric convulsions/Gan syndrome, diarrhea/dysentery, seminal emission, hematuria/enuresis, and promotes flesh growth in metallic wounds.
Qingmengshi (Blue Montmorillonite): (Grind to powder for use.) Treats food stagnation not digesting, retention in viscera, chronic food masses, pediatric emaciation due to food stagnation, and chronic abdominal stabbing pain in women. Synergistic with Realgar, Croton Seed, Rhubarb, and Curcuma Zedoaria; suitable for pill formulation.
Jiangshi (Ginger Stone): Salty flavor, cold odor. Non-toxic. (Grows between rocks/soil, resembles ginger; five colors exist, white is best. Found locally; soft texture without grit is best.) Treats hot pea pox, furuncles, and other toxins. Generally, stone minerals primarily treat carbuncles/ulcers.
Huarusshi (Flower Milk Stone): (Bright yellow with pale white spots, hence the name; also called Huarui Shi; calcined before use.) Stops bleeding in metallic wounds; for sudden knife injuries, apply powder to close wound without suppuration. Also treats postpartum blood syncope and expulsion of bad blood.
Whetstone: Non-toxic. Breaks old blood stasis, promotes passage of kidney stones, resolves phlegm-nodules, suppresses evil qi/spirits. Heat until red-hot, drink with wine.
Ashless Wood: Very cold nature. (Resembles rotten wood, does not burn when fired; belongs to stone category.) Treats heat miliaria; mix with jujube meat and Duanshi powder, apply to body.
Jiangshui (Fermented Rice Water): Sweet and sour flavors, cool odor, slightly warm. Non-toxic. (Best made from newly harvested millet with white flowers. Do not consume with apricot fruit.) Regulates the Middle Jiao, guides Qi, opens appetite, stops thirst, treats cholera and dysentery, digests retained food. Suitable for making porridge; sip at dusk to relieve irritability and drowsiness.
Earth Slurry: Cold odor, non-toxic. (Dig a pit, pour water in, stir until turbid, let settle briefly, then collect.) Resolves various poisons causing irritability, mountain mushroom toxicity. Also resolves laughter caused by consuming maple tree mushrooms.
Half-Day River Water: Slightly cold odor, non-toxic. (Water collected from bamboo fence tops or hollow tubes.) Treats ghost attachment, manic pathogenic qi, and severe toxins. Administer without telling the patient. Also water from between locust trees treats various winds and malignant sores. Warm wash for wind-induced itching/scabies.
Thousand-Mile Water & East-Flowing Water: Neutral odor, non-toxic. Cleanses evil filth, promotes rapid flow, unblocks passages and diaphragm. Used for decocting medicines and exorcising spirits. Also used in refining Cloud Mother (Yunmu); feared by Yunmu.
Winter Solstice Snow: Sweet flavor, cold odor. Non-toxic. (Collected in the 12th lunar month.) Resolves all toxins. Treats epidemic plague, pediatric heat epilepsy with manic crying. For adults with mineral pill toxicity, post-drinking acute heat jaundice; take warm in small amounts.
Autumn Dew: Sweet flavor, neutral odor. Non-toxic. (Collected before sunrise dew evaporates.) Dew on hundred herbs cures myriad diseases, stops thirst, moistens muscles; dew on cypress leaves brightens eyes; dew on hundred flowers improves complexion.