去头枝浮皮，泔水浸一宿，切片微炒，清利肺经，消痰理咳，清上焦热，治咽喉排脓，
口鼻诸症。
去尾切片，上行，酒润焙；下行，盐水润焙。泻有余之相火，多服令人泄。
酒浸透，以粗纸粘余酒裹煨，切片焙用。治风湿四肢拘挛，助阳通血脉，利腰膝强筋，
头风眩晕。
疗疮，嚼涂手足燥裂。
去毛浸一宿，晒干切片，搜肝胆伏风，养血荣筋，理肢节酸麻不遂。大便滑泄者忌用。
去皮，切，忌经火。苦寒，行两胁，入胆经，畅气血，肩背痛。银柴胡亦同，劳羸者尤
宜。根上升，梢下行。
去净皮须，入竹沥内，浸润晒干切用。微寒。肝胆中风痰，非此不疗。柴胡主升，前胡
主降。散风祛热，消痰下气，开胃化食，止呕喘嗽，安胎，治小儿夜啼。
甘温，走膀胱，泻肺实火，头风眼泪，祛湿，而黄 得之，其功愈大，乃相畏而相使也
。
内白外黑者佳。治脱肛遗浊，小便闭塞，用此提气。下元虚者忌用。
连根使用以发表，只用茎梗则无发汗作用；性味甘温，能开通腠理（皮肤毛孔）的凝滞闭塞。
去掉头部和枝梢的浮皮，用淘米水浸泡一夜，切片后微炒，可清利肺经，消除痰液、调理咳嗽，清除上焦热邪，治疗咽喉排脓及口鼻各种病症。
去掉尾部的切片，若需药力上行，用酒润湿后焙干；若需药力下行，用盐水润湿后焙干。可泻除有余的相火，多服会导致腹泻。
用酒浸透，用粗纸粘去余酒后包裹煨制，切片后焙干使用。治疗风湿引起的四肢拘挛，助阳通血脉，利腰膝强筋骨，治疗头风眩晕。
水洗去骨，切碎晒干磨成粉，可治愈恶肉（坏死的肌肉组织），治疗烫火伤及脓血，以及犬咬伤。
治疗疔疮，嚼碎后涂抹于手足干燥皲裂处。
去掉毛，浸泡一夜，晒干切片，可搜剔肝胆中潜伏的风邪，养血荣养筋脉，调理肢体关节酸痛麻木、活动不利。大便滑泄者忌用。
去掉外皮，切片，忌讳经过火烤。味苦寒，行走在两胁，入胆经，通畅气血，治疗肩背痛。银柴胡功效相同，体虚劳损者尤其适宜。根部药力上升，梢部药力下降。
去掉干净的皮须，放入竹沥中浸润，晒干后切片使用。性微寒。治疗肝胆中风痰证，非此药不能治愈。柴胡主升散，前胡主降气。疏散风热，消除痰液，下气，开胃化食，止呕逆喘息咳嗽，安胎，治疗小儿夜啼。
性味甘温，走膀胱经，泻肺实火，治疗头风流泪，祛除湿邪，与黄柏同用时，其功效更大，这是药物之间相畏而相使的关系。
去掉外皮焙干使用。治疗一切痛风，散除痈毒恶血，祛除肾间的邪风。
内层白色外层黑色者为佳。治疗脱肛遗精浊尿，小便闭塞，用此药提升气机。下元虚损者忌用。
Using the whole root to release the exterior, using only the stem does not release the exterior; it is sweet and warm, opening up the stagnation and obstruction of the Cou Li (pores and interstices of the skin).
Remove the floating skin from the head and branches, soak in rice washing water overnight, slice and slightly stir-fry. It clears and benefits the Lung Meridian, eliminates phlegm and regulates cough, clears heat in the Upper Jiao, treats pus discharge from the throat, and various conditions of the mouth and nose.
For slices without the tail, if ascending action is desired, moisten with wine and roast; if descending action is desired, moisten with salt water and roast. It drains excess Ministerial Fire; excessive consumption causes diarrhea.
Soak thoroughly in wine, wrap in coarse paper to absorb excess wine, then bake in ashes. Slice and roast for use. Treats limb spasm and contracture due to Wind-Dampness, assists Yang to unblock blood vessels, benefits the waist and knees to strengthen sinews, and treats Head Wind and vertigo.
Wash to remove bone, cut, dry, and grind into powder. It heals foul flesh (necrotic tissue), treats burns/scalds with pus and blood, and dog bites.
Treats Ding sores (hard boils); chew and apply to dry and cracked hands and feet.
Stops bleeding and relieves pain; treats carbuncles and snakebites.
Remove hairs, soak overnight, dry, and slice. It searches out latent Wind in the Liver and Gallbladder, nourishes blood to benefit sinews, and regulates soreness, numbness, and dysfunction of limbs and joints. Contraindicated in cases of loose stools/diarrhea.
Remove peel, slice, avoid fire processing. Bitter and cold, it travels through the hypochondrium, enters the Gallbladder Meridian, promotes the flow of Qi and Blood, and treats shoulder and back pain. Yin Chai Hu (Radix Stellariae) has similar effects and is especially suitable for those with consumptive weakness. The root acts upward, the tip acts downward.
Remove all peel fibers, soak in Bamboo Sap, dry, and slice. Slightly cold. Treats Wind-Phlegm in the Liver and Gallbladder; no other herb can treat this condition effectively. Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) primarily ascends, while Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) primarily descends. Disperses Wind and clears Heat, eliminates Phlegm, directs Qi downward, opens the stomach and transforms food, stops vomiting, wheezing, and coughing, calms the fetus, and treats night crying in infants.
Sweet and warm, it travels to the Bladder Meridian, drains Excess Fire of the Lung, treats Head Wind and tearing, dispels Dampness. When combined with Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), its efficacy is greatly enhanced; this is a relationship of mutual inhibition and mutual enhancement.
Remove peel and roast for use. Treats all types of gout, disperses carbuncle toxins and evil blood, and expels pathogenic Wind from between the Kidneys.
Those with white interior and black exterior are superior. Treats rectal prolapse, seminal emission with turbid urine, and urinary retention by lifting Qi. Contraindicated in cases of Lower Yuan deficiency.
Breaks blood and moves Qi, unblocks meridians and relieves pain.
Remove the heart, stir-fry with glutinous rice until yellow. Treats Dry Phlegm of the Lung; externally applied to foul ulcers. Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus), when cored and stir-fried, specifically eliminates toxin-phlegm from carbuncles and sores.
Remove the head and roots, cut finely, mix with Licorice Decoction, and dry. Astringent and very cold. Ministerial Fire resides in the Liver and Gallbladder; this herb drains Hot-Fire from the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bladder, and treats throat conditions.