味辛微酸，温，无毒，归心。安五脏，除胃中热，利病患。子∶主梦泄精，溺白。日华
子云∶热。下气，补虚乏，和脏腑，暖腰膝，除心腹痼冷，胸中痹冷， 癖气及腹痛。子∶
暖腰膝，治鬼交，甚效。入药炒用。
味辛苦，温，无毒。主金疮。除寒热，去水气，温中，散结。日华子云∶调中，补不足
止久痢，冷泻。一云∶治目疼痛。
味辛苦，温，无毒。主贼风，伤寒，发汗，恶气心腹胀满，霍乱，宿食不消，下气，
汁发汗大解劳乏。《药性论》云∶使。能去愤气，发毒汗，破血，止痢，通利关节。新病
人勿食，令人虚汗不止。陈士良云∶能引诸药入营卫，疗阴阳毒，伤寒头痛，又主风气壅
攻胸膈。日华子云∶治中风失音，吐痰，除贼风，疗心腹胀，下气，消宿食及头风等。
味辛，微温，无毒。主下气，杀谷，除饮食，辟恶气，主吐血、衄血、血崩。孟诜云
捣生叶，绵裹塞耳，疗聋。又治头风目眩、产后中风。日华子云∶暖。治肺痿、崩中、带下、
血痢、头风目眩，产后中风及血不止。一名∶水苏。
味辛，温。主下气，除寒中。其子尤良。《药性论》云∶紫苏子，无毒。主上气咳逆，
胃下食，并一切冷气，止香港脚，通大小肠。子∶主调中，益五脏，下气，止霍乱呕吐，反胃
，补虚劳，利大小便，破症结，消五膈，止嗽，润心肺，消痰气，健人。
【韭菜】
味道辛微酸，性温，无毒，归心经。能安养五脏，清除胃中热邪，对病患有利。
韭子：主治梦遗滑精，小便色白。日华子说：（韭子）性热。能下气，补益虚损乏力，调和脏腑，温暖腰膝，消除心腹陈寒积冷，胸中痹阻寒冷，癖块之气以及腹痛。韭子：温暖腰膝，治疗鬼交（指梦中与人交接而遗精的病证），效果显著。入药时炒用。
【苏叶/紫苏叶】
味道辛、苦，性温，无毒。主治金疮（金属利器造成的创伤）。能消除寒热，去除水气，温中焦，散结滞。日华子说：能调和中焦，补益不足，止住久痢和冷泻。另一种说法是：治疗眼睛疼痛。
【苏梗/紫苏茎】
味道辛、苦，性温，无毒。主治贼风（不正之风邪），伤寒，发汗，恶气引起的心腹胀满，霍乱，宿食不消化，下气，其汁液发汗可大解劳乏。《药性论》说：作为使药。能去除愤懑之气，发出毒汗，破血，止痢，通利关节。新近患病的人不要食用，否则会导致虚汗不止。陈士良说：能引导诸药进入营卫，治疗阴阳毒，伤寒头痛，又主治风气壅盛攻冲胸膈。日华子说：治疗中风失音，吐痰，去除贼风，治疗心腹胀满，下气，消除宿食及头风等。
【水苏】
味道辛，微温，无毒。主治下气，消谷食，除饮食停滞，辟除恶气，主治吐血、鼻衄、血崩。孟诜说：捣碎生叶，用绵包裹塞入耳中，治疗耳聋。又治疗头风目眩、产后中风。日华子说：性暖。治疗肺痿、崩中、带下、血痢、头风目眩，产后中风及出血不止。别名：水苏。
【紫苏子】
味道辛，温。主治下气，消除中焦寒邪。其子效果更佳。《药性论》说：紫苏子，无毒。主治上气咳逆，胃中食物不下，以及一切冷气，止脚气，通利大小肠。紫苏子：主治调和中焦，补益五脏，下气，止霍乱呕吐，反胃，补益虚劳，利大小便，破除症结，消除五膈，止咳，润心肺，消除痰气，有益于人。
[Chinese Chive / Allium tuberosum]
Taste: Pungent, slightly sour. Nature: Warm. Non-toxic. Meridian Tropism: Heart.
Benefits: Calms the five zang organs, clears heat in the stomach, and is beneficial for patients.
Seeds (Jiu Zi): Primarily treats nocturnal emission with sperm leakage and white turbid urine. Ri Hua Zi states: The nature is hot. It directs qi downward, tonifies deficiency and fatigue, harmonizes the zang-fu organs, warms the waist and knees, eliminates chronic cold in the heart and abdomen, bi-cold in the chest, pi-masses (accumulations), and abdominal pain. Seeds: Warm the waist and knees, treat "ghost intercourse" (nocturnal emissions accompanied by vivid dreams of sexual contact), with excellent efficacy. For medicinal use, stir-fry before using.
[Perilla Leaf / Perillae Folium]
Taste: Pungent, bitter. Nature: Warm. Non-toxic.
Indications: Treats metallic wounds (jin chuang). Eliminates alternating chills and fever, removes fluid retention, warms the middle jiao, and dissipates nodules. Ri Hua Zi states: Harmonizes the middle jiao, tonifies insufficiency, stops chronic dysentery and cold diarrhea. Another source states: Treats eye pain.
[Perilla Stem / Perillae Caulis]
Taste: Pungent, bitter. Nature: Warm. Non-toxic.
Indications: Treats pathogenic wind (zei feng), shaoyin cold damage (shanghan), induces sweating, treats evil qi causing heart and abdominal distension and fullness, cholera-like syndrome (huoluan), and indigestion of retained food. Directs qi downward; its juice induces sweating to greatly relieve fatigue. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Acts as a guiding herb. It disperses pent-up anger/qi, induces sweating to expel toxins, breaks blood stasis, stops dysentery, and unblocks joints. Persons with recent-onset diseases should not consume it, as it causes continuous deficient sweating. Chen Shiliang states: It guides other herbs into the Ying and Wei levels, treats yin-yang toxic heat, headache due to cold damage, and primarily treats wind-pathogen stagnation attacking the chest and diaphragm. Ri Hua Zi states: Treats aphasia due to wind-stroke, expectoration, dispels pathogenic wind, treats heart and abdominal distension, directs qi downward, digests retained food, and treats head-wind (tou feng) etc.
[Water Mint / Houttuyniae Herba]
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Slightly warm. Non-toxic.
Indications: Directs qi downward, aids digestion of grains, resolves food stagnation, repels evil qi, treats hematemesis (vomiting blood), epistaxis (nosebleed), and metrorrhagia (blood flooding). Meng Shen states: Crush fresh leaves, wrap in silk, and insert into the ear to treat deafness. Also treats head-wind with vertigo and postpartum wind-stroke. Ri Hua Zi states: Nature is warm. Treats lung atrophy (fei wei), uterine bleeding (beng zhong), leukorrhea, bloody dysentery, head-wind with vertigo, postpartum wind-stroke, and uncontrollable bleeding. Alias: Shui Su.
[Perilla Seed / Perillae Fructus]
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Warm.
Indications: Directs qi downward, eliminates cold in the middle jiao. Its seeds are particularly effective. *Yao Xing Lun* states: Perilla seed is non-toxic. Primarily treats rebellious qi with cough and wheezing, food retention in the stomach, and all types of cold qi. Stops beriberi (xiang jiao), unblocks the large and small intestines. Seeds: Harmonize the middle jiao, benefit the five zang organs, direct qi downward, stop cholera-like vomiting and regurgitation, tonify deficiency and exhaustion, promote urination and bowel movements, break up masses (zheng jie), eliminate the five diaphragmic obstructions, stop cough, moisten the lungs and heart, resolve phlegm-qi, and benefit health.