枸杞叶，味苦平涩无毒，补虚羸，益精髓。
瓜子，味甘平寒无毒，令人光泽好颜色，益气，除胸满。一名白瓜子，即冬瓜子也。白
冬瓜，味甘微寒无毒，除小腹水胀，利小便，止消渴。
越瓜，味甘平无毒，不可久食，益肠胃。
胡瓜，味甘寒有毒，不可多食，动寒热，多疟病，积瘀血热。
凡瓜，味甘寒滑无毒，去渴，多食令阴下痒湿生疮，发黄胆，黄帝云∶九月勿食被霜瓜
，向冬发寒热及温病。初食时，即令欲吐也。食竟心内作停水不能自消，或为反胃。凡瓜入
水沉者，食之得冷病，终身不瘥。
冬葵子，味甘寒无毒，主五脏六腑寒热羸瘦，破五淋，利小便，妇人乳难血闭，叶，甘
寒滑无毒，宜脾，久食利胃气，其心伤人。黄帝云∶霜葵陈者，生食之动五种流饮，饮盛则
吐水。凡葵菜和鲤鱼 食之害人。
苋菜实，味甘寒涩无毒，主青盲白翳，明目除邪气，利大小便，去寒热，杀蛔虫。一名
马苋，即马齿苋菜也，治反花疮。
小苋菜，味甘大寒滑无毒，可久食，益气力，除热。不可共鳖肉食，成鳖瘕，蕨菜亦成
鳖瘕。
苦菜，味苦大寒滑无毒，主五脏邪气，厌谷，胃痹，肠 ，大渴热中，暴疾恶疮。
荠菜，味甘温涩无毒，利肝气和中，杀诸毒。其子主明目，目痛泪出。其根主目涩痛。
芫菁及芦菔菜，味苦冷涩无毒，利五脏，轻身益气。芜菁子，明目，九蒸曝，疗黄胆，
利小便。根，主消风热毒肿，不可久食，令人气胀。
菘菜，味甘温涩无毒，久食通利肠胃，除胸中烦，解消渴。
芥菜，味辛温无毒，归鼻，除肾邪，大破咳逆，下气，利九窍，明目聪耳安中。其子味
辛，辛亦归鼻有毒，主喉痹，去一切风毒肿。
苜蓿，味苦平涩无毒，安中，利人四体，可久食。
荏子，味辛温无毒，主咳逆下气，温中补髓。其叶主调中，去臭气。
蓼实，味辛温无毒，明目温中，解肌耐风寒，下水气面目浮肿，却痈疽。其叶辛，归舌
，治大小肠邪气，利中益志。黄帝云∶蓼食过多有毒，发心痛，妇人月水来，不用食蓼及蒜，
喜
葱实，味辛温无毒，明目补中，茎白，主伤寒寒热，骨肉碎痛，能出汗，治中风面目
浮肿，喉痹不通，安胎，杀桂。其青叶归目，除肝中邪气，安中利五脏，杀百药毒。根须主
伤寒头痛。葱中涕及生葱汁止尿血，解藜芦及桂毒。黄帝云∶食生葱即啖蜜，变作下利，食
烧葱并啖蜜，壅气而死。正月不得食生葱，令人面上起游风。楼葱除瘴气恶毒，久食益胆气，
强志
薤，味苦辛温滑无毒，主金疮疮败，能生肌肉，除寒热，去水气，温中，散结气，利产
妇，病患诸疮，中风寒水肿，生捣敷之。鲠骨在咽不下者，食之则去。黄帝云∶薤不可共牛
肉作羹食之，成瘕。韭亦然。
韭，味辛酸温涩无毒，安五脏，除胃中热，病患心腹有痼冷者，食之必加剧。其子主梦
泄精尿色白。根煮汁以养发。
白 荷，味辛微温涩无毒，主中蛊及疟病。捣汁服二合，日二。生根主诸疮。
紫苏，味辛微温无毒，下气，除寒中。其子尤善。
鸡苏，味辛微温涩无毒，主吐血，下气。一名水苏。
胡荽子，味酸平无毒，消谷，能复食味。叶，不可久食，令人多忘。华佗云∶胡荽菜患
胡臭
海藻，味咸寒滑无毒，主瘿瘤结气，散颈下硬核痛。
昆布，味咸寒滑无毒，下十二水肿，瘿瘤结气， 疮，破积聚。
茼蒿，味辛平无毒，安心气，养脾胃，消痰饮。
白蒿，味苦辛平无毒，养五脏，补中益气，长毛发。
吴葵，一名蜀葵，味甘微寒滑无毒，花定心气，叶除客热，利肠胃，不可久食，钝人志
性，若食之被狗啮者，疮永不瘥。
藿，味咸寒涩无毒，宜肾，主大小便数。去烦热。
香 ，味辛微温主霍乱腹痛吐下，散水肿烦心，去热。
甜瓠，味甘平滑无毒，主消渴恶疮，鼻口中肉烂痛。扁鹊云∶患香港脚虚胀者，不得食之
，患永不除。
味甘寒滑无毒，主消渴热痹，多食动痔病。
落葵，味酸寒无毒，滑中散热实，悦泽人面。
蕺，味辛微温有小毒，主蠼 尿疮，多食令人气喘，不利人脚，多食脚痛。
葫，味辛温有毒，治 疮，除风邪，杀蛊毒瓦斯，独子者最良。黄帝云∶生葫合青鱼酢食
之，令人腹内生疮，肠中肿，又成疝瘕，多食生葫行房，伤肝气，令人面无色。
小蒜，味辛温无毒，主霍乱腹中不安，消谷理胃气，温中除邪痹毒瓦斯。黄帝云∶食小蒜
啖生鱼，令人夺气，阴核痛。
苍耳子，味苦甘温。叶，味苦辛微寒涩有小毒，主风头寒痛，风湿痹，四肢拘急挛痛，
去恶肉死肌，膝痛溪毒，久服益气，耳目聪明，强志轻身。黄帝云∶戴甲苍耳不可共猪肉食，
害
食茱萸，味辛苦大温无毒，陈久者良，闭口者有毒，不可用。止痛下气，除咳逆，去五
脏中寒冷，温中，诸冷实不消。其生白皮主中恶腹痛，止齿痛。其根细者，去三虫寸白。贼
风中人，口僻不能语者，取茱萸一升，去合口者，好豉三升，二物以清酒煮四五沸，取汁冷，
服
蜀椒，味辛大热有毒，主邪气，温中下气，留饮宿食，逐皮肤中寒冷，去死肌湿痹痛，
心下冷气，除五脏六腑寒，百骨节中积冷，温疟大风，汗自出者，止下利散风邪。合口者害
人，其中黑子有小毒，下水。
干姜，味辛热无毒，主胸中满，咳逆上气，温中止漏血出汗，逐风湿痹，肠 下利，寒
冷腹痛，中恶霍乱，胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血。生者尤良。
生姜，味辛微温无毒，主伤寒头痛，去痰下气，通汗。除鼻中塞，咳逆上气。止呕吐，
去胸膈上臭气，通神明。
堇葵，味苦平无毒，久服除人心烦急，动痰冷，身重懈惰。
芸薹，味辛寒无毒。主腰脚痹。若旧患腰脚痛者，不可食，必加剧。又治游肿丹毒。
竹笋，味甘微寒无毒，主消渴，利水道，益气力，可久食。患冷人，食之心痛。
野苣，味苦平无毒，久服轻身少睡，不可共蜜食之，作痔。
白苣，味苦平无毒，益筋力，不可共酪食，必作虫。
茴香菜（茴当作 ），味苦辛微寒涩无毒，主霍乱，辟热，除口气。臭肉和水煮，下少
许
，即无臭气，故曰茴香。酱臭末中亦香。其子主蛇咬疮久不瘥者，捣敷之。又治九种 。
蕈菜，味苦寒无毒，主小儿火丹，诸毒肿，去暴热。
扁竹叶，味苦平涩无毒，主浸淫疥瘙疽痔，杀三虫，女人阴蚀。扁鹊云∶煮汁与小儿冷
服，治蛔虫。
菜，味苦酸冷涩无毒，益筋力，去伏热，治五种黄病。生捣绞汁，冷服一升，日二。
黄帝云∶五月五日勿食一切菜，发百病。凡一切菜，熟煮热食。时病瘥后，食一切肉并蒜，
食竟行房，病发必死。时病瘥后未健，食生青菜者，手足必青肿。时病瘥未健，食青菜竟行
房
瓜子（冬瓜子），味道甘、平、寒，无毒，能使人面色光泽红润，益气，消除胸中胀满。又名白瓜子，就是冬瓜子。
白冬瓜，味道甘、微寒，无毒，能消除小腹部的水肿胀满，通利小便，止住消渴症。
胡瓜（黄瓜），味道甘、寒，有毒，不可多吃，会引发寒热往来，导致疟疾多发，积聚瘀血和热邪。
凡瓜（普通甜瓜等），味道甘、寒、滑，无毒，能解渴，但多吃会导致阴部瘙痒潮湿生疮，发黄胆病。黄帝说：九月不要吃被霜打过的瓜，到了冬天会引发寒热及温病。刚吃时会让人想吐。吃完后心中停聚水饮无法自行消化，或者导致反胃。凡是入水下沉的瓜，吃了会得冷病，终身不愈。
冬葵子，味道甘、寒，无毒，主治五脏六腑的寒热及身体消瘦虚弱，破除五种淋证，通利小便，治疗妇人乳汁不通及血闭。其叶，味道甘、寒、滑，无毒，宜于脾脏，长期食用能利养胃气，但其菜心伤人。黄帝说：经霜的陈旧葵菜，生吃会引发五种流饮病，饮水过多则呕吐清水。凡是葵菜与鲤鱼同食会害人。
苋菜实，味道甘、寒、涩，无毒，主治青盲（视物不清）和白翳，明目除邪气，通利大小便，去除寒热，杀灭蛔虫。又名马苋，即马齿苋菜，能治疗反花疮。
小苋菜，味道甘、大寒、滑，无毒，可长期食用，能益气力，除热。不可与鳖肉同食，否则会形成鳖瘕；蕨菜也会形成鳖瘕。
苦菜，味道苦、大寒、滑，无毒，主治五脏邪气，食欲不振，胃痹，肠澼（痢疾），极度口渴且体内有热，突发疾病及恶疮。
荠菜，味道甘、温、涩，无毒，能疏利肝气、调和脾胃，杀灭各种毒物。其种子主治明目，缓解眼痛流泪。其根部主治眼睛干涩疼痛。
芜菁及萝卜菜，味道苦、冷、涩，无毒，能通利五脏，轻身益气。芜菁子，能明目，经过九次蒸晒，可治疗黄胆，通利小便。根部，主治消散风热毒肿，不可长期食用，会让人气胀。
菘菜（白菜），味道甘、温、涩，无毒，长期食用能通利肠胃，消除胸中烦闷，解除消渴症。
芥菜，味道辛、温，无毒，归鼻经，能祛除肾邪，强力止咳逆，降气，通利九窍，明目聪耳，安和中焦。其种子味道辛，辛味也归鼻经，有毒，主治喉痹，去除一切风毒肿结。
苜蓿，味道苦、平、涩，无毒，能安和中焦，利人四肢，可长期食用。
荏子（紫苏子），味道辛、温，无毒，主治咳逆降气，温中补髓。其叶主治调和中焦，去除臭气。
蓼实，味道辛、温，无毒，能明目温中，解肌耐风寒，消除水气引起的面目浮肿，预防痈疽。其叶味辛，归舌经，治疗大小肠邪气，利中益志。黄帝说：蓼菜吃得过多有毒，会引发心痛。妇女月经来潮时，不要食用蓼及大蒜。
葱实，味道辛、温，无毒，能明目补中，茎白部分，主治伤寒寒热，骨肉碎痛，能发汗，治疗中风引起的面目浮肿，喉痹不通，安胎，克制桂枝毒性。其青色叶子归目经，能去除肝中邪气，安中利五脏，杀灭百药毒。根须主治伤寒头痛。葱中的黏液及生葱汁能止尿血，解藜芦及桂枝之毒。黄帝说：吃生葱同时吃蜂蜜，会变成腹泻；吃烧熟的葱同时吃蜂蜜，会因气机壅滞而死。正月不能吃生葱，会让人脸上起游风（荨麻疹）。楼葱能除瘴气恶毒，长期食用有益胆气，强意志。
薤（小根蒜），味道苦、辛、温、滑，无毒，主治金疮及疮口溃败，能促进肌肉生长，去除寒热，去水气，温中，散结气，利于产妇，治疗病患的各种疮疡，中风寒水肿，捣烂外敷。鱼刺卡在咽下不去者，吃了它就能去除。黄帝说：薤不可与牛肉一起煮羹吃，否则会形成瘕块。韭菜也是如此。
韭菜，味道辛、酸、温、涩，无毒，能安五脏，去除胃中热，患有心脏腹部有陈旧性寒冷病症的人，吃了必然会加重病情。其种子主治梦遗精泄、尿色白。根部煮汁可以养发。
白荷（可能指某种百合或特定蔬菜部位，原文可能有误或特指），味道辛、微温、涩，无毒，主治中蛊及疟疾。捣汁服用二合，每日两次。生根主治各种疮疡。
紫苏，味道辛、微温，无毒，能降气，去除寒中邪气。其种子效果更佳。
鸡苏（水苏），味道辛、微温、涩，无毒，主治吐血，降气。一名水苏。
胡荽子（香菜籽），味道酸、平，无毒，能助消化，恢复食欲。其叶，不可长期食用，会让人多忘事。华佗说：胡荽菜患者若有狐臭...（原文此处似有残缺或语境中断，按字面翻译）
海藻，味道咸、寒、滑，无毒，主治瘿瘤结气，消散颈部硬核疼痛。
昆布，味道咸、寒、滑，无毒，消除十二种水肿，瘿瘤结气，疮疡，破除积聚。
白蒿，味道苦、辛、平，无毒，能养五脏，补中益气，促进头发生长。
吴葵（蜀葵），一名蜀葵，味道甘、微寒、滑，无毒。花能定心气，叶能去除客热，利肠胃，不可长期食用，会钝化人的志性。如果吃了蜀葵后被狗咬伤，疮疡将永不愈合。
藿（豆叶），味道咸、寒、涩，无毒，宜于肾脏，主治大小便频数。去除烦热。
香薷，味道辛、微温，主治霍乱腹痛吐泻，消散水肿烦心，去除热邪。
甜瓠（葫芦），味道甘、平、滑，无毒，主治消渴恶疮，鼻口中肉烂痛。扁鹊说：患香港脚虚胀的人，不得食用，患病将永不痊愈。
（原文缺主语，推测为某瓜类或蔬菜），味道甘、寒、滑，无毒，主治消渴热痹，多吃会诱发痔病。
落葵，味道酸、寒，无毒，滑利中焦散热实，使面容悦泽。
蕺（鱼腥草），味道辛、微温，有小毒，主治蠼螋尿疮，多吃令人气喘，不利脚部，多吃脚痛。
葫（大蒜），味道辛、温，有毒，治疗疮疡，去除风邪，杀灭蛊毒瓦斯，独瓣者最佳。黄帝说：生蒜配青鱼醋一起吃，会让人腹内生疮，肠中肿胀，又形成疝瘕。多吃生蒜行房事，会伤肝气，让人面色无华。
小蒜，味道辛、温，无毒，主治霍乱腹中不安，消谷理胃气，温中除邪痹毒瓦斯。黄帝说：吃小蒜同时吃生鱼，会让人夺气，阴核疼痛。
苍耳子，味道苦、甘、温。叶，味道苦、辛、微寒、涩，有小毒，主治风头寒痛，风湿痹痛，四肢拘急挛痛，去除恶肉死肌，膝痛溪毒，长期服用能益气，耳目聪明，强志轻身。黄帝说：戴甲苍耳不可与猪肉同食，有害...（原文此处似有残缺）。
食茱萸，味道辛、苦、大温，无毒，陈久的效果好，闭口的有毒，不可用。止痛下气，去除咳逆，去除五脏中寒冷，温中，治疗诸冷实不消。其生白皮主治中恶腹痛，止齿痛。其根细的，能去除三虫寸白。贼风中人，口眼歪斜不能说话者，取茱萸一升，去掉闭口的，好豆豉三升，两物用清酒煮四五沸，取汁冷却后服用...
蜀椒，味道辛、大热，有毒，主治邪气，温中下气，留饮宿食，驱逐皮肤中寒冷，去除死肌湿痹痛，心下冷气，去除五脏六腑寒，百骨节中积冷，温疟大风，汗自出者，止下利散风邪。合口的花椒害人，其中的黑子有小毒，能下水。
干姜，味道辛、热，无毒，主治胸中满闷，咳逆上气，温中止漏血出汗，驱逐风湿痹，肠澼下利，寒冷腹痛，中恶霍乱，胀满，风邪诸毒，皮肤间结气，止唾血。生者效果更佳。
生姜，味道辛、微温，无毒，主治伤寒头痛，去痰下气，通汗。去除鼻中塞堵，咳逆上气。止呕吐，去除胸膈上臭气，通神明。
堇葵（锦葵），味道苦、平，无毒，长期服用能除人心烦急，动痰冷，身重懈惰。
芸薹（油菜），味道辛、寒，无毒。主治腰脚痹。如果是旧患腰脚痛的人，不可食用，必然加重病情。又治游肿丹毒。
竹笋，味道甘、微寒，无毒，主治消渴，利水道，益气力，可长期食用。患有冷病的人，吃了会心痛。
野苣，味道苦、平，无毒，长期服用能轻身少睡，不可与蜜同食，否则作痔。
白苣，味道苦、平，无毒，益筋力，不可与酪同食，必作虫（寄生虫）。
茴香菜（茴当为“蘹”），味道苦、辛、微寒、涩，无毒，主治霍乱，辟热，除口气。臭肉和水煮，下少许...（原文此处似有残缺），即无臭气，故曰茴香。酱臭末中亦香。其子主治蛇咬疮久不愈者，捣敷之。又治九种...（原文此处似有残缺）。
蕈菜（蘑菇），味道苦、寒，无毒，主治小儿火丹，诸毒肿，去暴热。
扁竹叶，味道苦、平、涩，无毒，主治浸淫疥瘙疽痔，杀三虫，女人阴蚀。扁鹊说：煮汁给小儿冷服，治蛔虫。
（原文缺主语，推测为某菜），味道苦、酸、冷、涩，无毒，益筋力，去伏热，治五种黄病。生捣绞汁，冷服一升，每日两次。
黄帝说：五月五日不要吃一切蔬菜，会引发百病。凡是一切蔬菜，都要熟煮热食。时病痊愈后，吃一切肉类并吃蒜，吃完后行房，病发必死。时病痊愈后身体未健，吃生青菜的人，手足必青肿。时病痊愈未健，吃青菜竟行房...（原文此处似有残缺）
Folium Lycii (Leaves of Lycium chinense), bitter, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It tonifies deficiency and emaciation, benefits essence and marrow.
Cucurbitis Semen (Winter Melon Seed), sweet, neutral, cold, non-toxic. It makes the complexion lustrous and beautiful, benefits qi, and removes chest fullness. Also known as Bai Guazi, it is the seed of Benincasa hispida (Winter Melon).
Fructus Benincasae (Winter Melon Flesh), sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. It removes abdominal water distension, promotes urination, and relieves Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome).
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (Yue Gua / Snake Melon), sweet, neutral, non-toxic. It should not be eaten for long periods; it benefits the stomach and intestines.
Cucumis sativus (Hu Gua / Cucumber), sweet, cold, toxic. It should not be eaten in excess, as it can trigger chills and fever, cause frequent malaria, and accumulate blood stasis and heat.
General Melons (Fan Gua), sweet, cold, slippery, non-toxic. They relieve thirst, but excessive consumption causes itching and damp sores in the genital area, and jaundice. Huangdi stated: Do not eat melons that have been frosted in the ninth month; doing so will induce chills, fever, and warm diseases in winter. Upon initial consumption, it may induce vomiting. After eating, fluid retention may occur in the heart region that cannot digest itself, or lead to regurgitation. Melons that sink in water, if eaten, cause cold diseases that are incurable throughout life.
Semen Malvae (Dong Kui Zi), sweet, cold, non-toxic. It treats chills and fever with emaciation in the five zang and six fu organs, breaks up five types of Lin syndrome (dysuria), promotes urination, and treats difficult lactation and blood obstruction in women. The leaves are sweet, cold, slippery, and non-toxic; they benefit the spleen. Long-term consumption benefits stomach qi, but the heart of the plant harms people. Huangdi stated: Old Malva verticillata leaves after frost, if eaten raw, trigger five types of flowing fluid retention diseases; excessive fluid leads to vomiting of water. Eating Malva vegetables with carp harms people.
Fructus Amaranthi (Xian Cai Shi), sweet, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It treats blindness (Qing Mang) and white cornea, brightens the eyes, removes pathogenic factors, promotes bowel and urinary movement, removes chills and fever, and kills roundworms. Also known as Ma Xian, which is Portulaca oleracea (Purslane), used to treat fan-shaped ulcers.
Small Purslane (Xiao Xian Cai), sweet, very cold, slippery, non-toxic. It can be eaten for a long time, benefits strength, and removes heat. It must not be eaten with turtle meat, as it forms "Bie Jia" (turtle-like masses); Fern vegetables also form such masses.
Herba Sonchi (Ku Cai), bitter, very cold, slippery, non-toxic. It treats pathogenic factors in the five zang organs, anorexia, Wei Bi (gastric obstruction), Chang Pi (dysentery), extreme thirst with internal heat, sudden illnesses, and malignant sores.
Herba Capsellae (Ji Cai), sweet, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It benefits liver qi and harmonizes the middle jiao, and kills various toxins. Its seeds treat brightening eyes and eye pain with tearing. Its root treats dry and painful eyes.
Radix Brassicae & Fructus Raphani (Yan Jing & Lu Bo Cai), bitter, cold, astringent, non-toxic. They benefit the five zang organs, lighten the body, and benefit qi. Semen Brassicae (Wu Jing Zi), brightens the eyes. When steamed and dried nine times, it treats jaundice and promotes urination. The root treats wind-heat toxin swelling; it should not be eaten long-term as it causes qi distension.
Brassica rapa var. pekinensis (Song Cai), sweet, warm, astringent, non-toxic. Long-term consumption unblocks and benefits the stomach and intestines, removes chest vexation, and resolves wasting-thirst.
Herba Sinapis (Jie Cai), pungent, warm, non-toxic. It enters the nose channel, removes kidney pathogens, strongly stops cough and rebellious qi, directs qi downward, unblocks the nine orifices, brightens eyes, sharpens hearing, and stabilizes the middle. Its seeds are pungent; pungency enters the nose channel and is toxic. It treats throat obstruction (Hou Bi) and removes all wind-toxin swellings.
Medicago sativa (Mu Xu), bitter, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It stabilizes the middle, benefits the four limbs, and can be eaten for a long time.
Semen Perillae (Ren Zi), pungent, warm, non-toxic. It treats cough and rebellious qi, warms the middle, and supplements marrow. Its leaves regulate the middle and remove foul odors.
Fructum Polygoni (Liao Shi), pungent, warm, non-toxic. It brightens eyes, warms the middle, helps muscles resist wind-cold, eliminates water qi causing facial/eye edema, and prevents carbuncles. Its leaves are pungent, enter the tongue channel, treat pathogenic factors in the large and small intestines, benefit the middle, and strengthen will. Huangdi stated: Excessive consumption of Polygonum is toxic and causes heart pain. Women during menstruation should avoid Polygonum and garlic.
Allium fistulosum (Cong Shi), pungent, warm, non-toxic. It brightens eyes and supplements the middle. The white stem treats chills and fever from Tai Yang cold damage, bone and flesh pain, induces sweating, treats wind-stroke with facial edema, throat obstruction, calms the fetus, and counteracts the toxicity of Cinnamomi Ramulus. The green leaves enter the eye channel, remove liver pathogens, stabilize the middle, benefit the five zang organs, and kill the toxicity of hundred medicines. The roots and hairs treat headache from cold damage. Onion mucus and fresh juice stop hematuria and resolve Veratrum nigrum and Cinnamomi Ramulus toxicity. Huangdi stated: Eating raw scallion with honey causes diarrhea; eating roasted scallion with honey causes death by qi stagnation. In the first lunar month, do not eat raw scallion, as it causes migratory wind on the face. Lou Cong removes miasma and evil toxins; long-term consumption benefits gallbladder qi and strengthens will.
Rhizoma Allii Macrostemonis (Xie), bitter, pungent, warm, slippery, non-toxic. It treats traumatic injuries and ulcerated sores, promotes muscle growth, removes chills and fever, eliminates water qi, warms the middle, dissipates nodulated qi, benefits postpartum women, and treats various sores in patients, wind-stroke with cold-water edema. Apply crushed fresh herb externally. For fish bones stuck in the throat, eating it removes them. Huangdi stated: Do not cook Xie with beef into soup, as it forms masses. Chives are similar.
Herba Allii Tuberosi (Jiu), pungent, sour, warm, astringent, non-toxic. It stabilizes the five zang organs, removes heat in the stomach. Patients with chronic cold in the heart and abdomen will suffer aggravation upon eating it. Its seeds treat nocturnal emission, white urine. The root boiled in juice nourishes hair.
Bulbus Lilii (Bai He - *Note: Text says Bai He but context suggests specific vegetable part or typo, translating literally*), pungent, slightly warm, astringent, non-toxic. It treats gu poisoning and malaria. Crush and take two he of juice, twice daily. The rooted bulb treats various sores.
Perilla frutescens (Zi Su), pungent, slightly warm, non-toxic. It directs qi downward and removes cold in the middle. Its seeds are particularly effective.
Elsholtzia ciliata (Ji Su), pungent, slightly warm, astringent, non-toxic. It treats hematemesis and directs qi downward. Also known as Shui Su.
Fructum Coriandri (Hu Sui Zi), sour, neutral, non-toxic. It aids digestion and restores taste. The leaves should not be eaten long-term as they cause forgetfulness. Hua Tuo stated: Hu Sui vegetable patients with body odor... [Text incomplete].
Thallus Sargassum (Hai Zao), salty, cold, slippery, non-toxic. It treats goiter and knotted qi, dissipates hard painful knots under the neck.
Thallus Laminariae (Kun Bu), salty, cold, slippery, non-toxic. It eliminates twelve types of edema, goiter and knotted qi, sores, and breaks up accumulations.
Glebionis coronaria (Tong Hao), pungent, neutral, non-toxic. It calms heart qi, nourishes spleen and stomach, and transforms phlegm-fluids.
Artemisia capillaris (Bai Hao), bitter, pungent, neutral, non-toxic. It nourishes the five zang organs, supplements middle qi, and promotes hair growth.
Malva verticillata (Wu Kui), also known as Shu Kui, sweet, slightly cold, slippery, non-toxic. The flowers calm heart qi; the leaves remove external heat, benefit the stomach and intestines. Do not eat long-term as it dulls mental clarity. If bitten by a dog after eating it, the wound will never heal.
Folium Sojae (Huo), salty, cold, astringent, non-toxic. It benefits the kidneys, treats frequent urination and defecation. Removes irritability and heat.
Herba Elsholtziae (Xiang Ru), pungent, slightly warm. It treats cholera with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea; dissipates edema and irritability; removes heat.
Trapa natans (Tian Hu), sweet, neutral, slippery, non-toxic. It treats wasting-thirst and malignant sores, rotting pain in nose and mouth. Bian Que stated: Those with Hong Kong foot (podagra) and false distension must not eat it, or the disease will never be cured.
[Subject missing], sweet, cold, slippery, non-toxic. It treats wasting-thirst and hot bi syndrome; excessive consumption triggers hemorrhoids.
Basella alba (Luo Kui), sour, cold, non-toxic. It lubricates the middle, dissipates heat and excess, and beautifies the face.
Houttuynia cordata (Ji), pungent, slightly warm, slightly toxic. It treats wounds from earwigs/urushiol; excessive consumption causes asthma, disadvantages the feet, and causes foot pain.
Allium sativum (Hu), pungent, warm, toxic. It treats sores, removes wind pathogens, kills gu poison and qi toxins. Single-clove bulbs are best. Huangdi stated: Eating raw garlic with fermented green fish causes internal sores, intestinal swelling, and hernia/masses. Having intercourse after eating much raw garlic damages liver qi and causes pallor.
Allium macrostemon (Xiao Suan), pungent, warm, non-toxic. It treats cholera with abdominal discomfort, aids digestion, regulates stomach qi, warms the middle, and removes pathogenic cold-damp toxins. Huangdi stated: Eating Xiao Suan with raw fish depletes qi and causes testicular pain.
Xanthii Fructus (Cang Er Zi), bitter, sweet, warm. Leaves are bitter, pungent, slightly cold, astringent, slightly toxic. They treat head wind-cold pain, wind-damp bi, limb stiffness and spasms, remove bad flesh and dead skin, knee pain, and溪毒 (stream toxins). Long-term use benefits qi, clarifies ears and eyes, strengthens will, and lightens the body. Huangdi stated: Cang Er with husks must not be eaten with pork, as it is harmful... [Text incomplete].
Evodia rutaecarpa (Shi Zhu Yu), pungent, bitter, very warm, non-toxic. Aged ones are good; closed-mouth ones are toxic and unusable. It stops pain, directs qi downward, removes cough and rebellious qi, removes cold in the five zang organs, warms the middle, and treats cold excess that does not digest. The white bark treats evil qi abdominal pain and toothache. Fine roots remove three types of worms and tapeworms. For wind-stroke causing facial paralysis and inability to speak, take one sheng of Evodia (excluding closed-mouth ones) and three sheng of good soybean paste, boil in clear wine for four or five boils, take the cooled juice...
Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Shu Jiao), pungent, very hot, toxic. It treats pathogens, warms the middle, directs qi downward, retains fluids and undigested food, drives out cold from the skin, removes dead skin, damp-bi pain, cold qi below the heart, removes cold from five zang and six fu organs, accumulated cold in bones and joints, treats warm malaria and great wind, spontaneous sweating, stops diarrhea, and disperses wind pathogens. Closed-mouth peppers harm people; their black seeds are slightly toxic and promote urination.
Rhizoma Zingiberis Siccatum (Gan Jiang), pungent, hot, non-toxic. It treats chest fullness, cough and rebellious qi, warms the middle, stops bleeding and sweating, drives out wind-damp bi, treats dysentery and diarrhea, cold abdominal pain, evil qi cholera, distension, wind pathogens and various toxins, interstitial qi in skin, and stops spitting blood. Fresh ginger is better.
Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Sheng Jiang), pungent, slightly warm, non-toxic. It treats headache from cold damage, removes phlegm, directs qi downward, promotes sweating. Removes nasal congestion, cough and rebellious qi. Stops vomiting, removes foul odor from chest/diaphragm, and clarifies the spirit.
Malva verticillata (Jin Kui), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. Long-term use removes heart vexation and anxiety, moves cold-phlegm, heavy body, and lethargy.
Brassica campestris (Yun Tai), pungent, cold, non-toxic. Treats waist and leg bi. Those with old waist/leg pain must not eat it, or it will worsen. Also treats migratory swelling and erysipelas.
Phyllostachys edulis (Zhu Sun), sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. It treats wasting-thirst, promotes water passages, benefits qi and strength, and can be eaten long-term. Cold-type patients experience heart pain upon eating it.
Lactuca indica (Ye Ju), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. Long-term use lightens the body and reduces sleep. Do not eat with honey, or it causes hemorrhoids.
Lactuca sativa (Bai Ju), bitter, neutral, non-toxic. Benefits sinews and strength. Do not eat with dairy, or it causes parasites.
Fructum Foeniculi (Hui Xiang Cai - *Note: Text notes character correction*), bitter, pungent, slightly cold, astringent, non-toxic. It treats cholera, repels heat, and removes bad breath. Boiling smelly meat with water and adding a little... [Text incomplete] removes the smell, hence the name Hui Xiang. It is also fragrant in spoiled sauce powder. Its seeds treat snakebite sores that do not heal; apply crushed herb. It also treats nine types of... [Text incomplete].
Mushrooms (Xun Cai), bitter, cold, non-toxic. It treats infant erysipelas, various toxic swellings, and acute heat.
Basella rubra (Bian Zhu Ye), bitter, neutral, astringent, non-toxic. It treats impetigo, scabies, carbuncles, and hemorrhoids; kills three types of worms; treats vaginal erosion in women. Bian Que stated: Boil juice and give to children to take cold to treat roundworms.
[Subject missing], bitter, sour, cold, astringent, non-toxic. Benefits sinews and strength, removes latent heat, treats five types of jaundice. Crush fresh herb, squeeze juice, take one sheng cold, twice daily.
Huangdi stated: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, do not eat any vegetables, as it triggers hundred diseases. All vegetables must be cooked thoroughly and eaten hot. After recovery from seasonal illness, eating all meats and garlic, followed by sexual intercourse, will result in death upon disease recurrence. After recovery, if not fully healthy, eating raw green vegetables causes cyanosis and swelling of hands and feet. After recovery, if not healthy, eating green vegetables and then having intercourse... [Text incomplete]