\r柿\pq96a.bmp\r
解肺热以生津。甘寒可口。滋肠燥而凉血。红润归营。清肃轻扬。须柿霜化痰宁嗽。苦
温降纳。宜柿蒂平呃除寒。（柿甘寒微涩。须置灰器中。待其红熟。涩味尽去。方可食之。
入肺胃大肠血分。清胸中烦热。止渴生津。润心肺。治咳血吐血。极能凉大肠。凡痔漏便血
等证。由于血分有热者皆宜。○柿霜乃柿饼上所结之霜。甘寒轻清之物。上入心肺。清热化
痰。治咽喉口舌诸证。○柿蒂苦温。性降。入胃腑。治呃逆之因于寒者。有收束之意也。一
物之性。寒热不同如此。）
\r荸荠\pq96.bmp\r
甘寒退热消痰食。冷利除风毁顽铜。肺胃之丹毒堪除。胸膈之郁邪可解。能行血分。
善达肠中。（荸荠。甘寒滑利。入肺胃大肠血分。除胸中热痰。消风消食。治黄瘅。止消渴
。解丹石毒。能治血痢等证。含铜钱食之。则钱化。其克化寒滑之性。概可见矣。）
\r枇杷叶\pq97a1.bmp\r
苦降和阴。清肺消痰定喘嗽。甘平散逆。除烦下气退阳邪。（枇杷叶苦平入肺。其
性善降。气降则痰下。痰下则逆者不逆。呕者不呕。渴者不渴。咳者不咳矣。至于除烦润燥
。以其有清肃下行之令。气降则火亦降耳。）
\r甘蔗\pq97a.bmp\r
润上部以清金。止渴解酲能导下。入中焦而和胃。消痰滋燥性甘寒。赤沙糖系蔗汁煎
成。能和血而性温稍异。（甘蔗甘平入脾胃。微寒。清肺。润燥。化痰。和中。散逆。为解
渴止酲之品。但多食能滑大肠。以蔗浆冷食。则热去寒生也。○赤沙糖系蔗浆煎炼而成。其
色变赤。其性转温。虽主治与甘蔗相同。而此能入血分。和血脉。然多食最能助湿热。损齿
生虫耳。）
柿
能够解除肺部的热邪并生成津液。味道甘甜、性质寒凉，口感可口。滋润肠道干燥并凉血，色泽红润以滋养营血。其气清肃轻扬。需要配合柿霜来化痰并安定咳嗽。柿蒂味苦、性温，具有降逆纳气的作用，适宜用于平抑呃逆并驱除寒气。（柿子味甘、性寒、微涩。必须将其放置在灰器中，等待其完全变红成熟，直到涩味完全去除，才可以食用。它进入肺、胃、大肠的血分，清除胸中的烦热，止渴生津，润养心肺，治疗咳血和吐血，极能凉大肠。凡是痔疮漏管、便血等证候，由于血分有热的都适宜使用。○柿霜是柿饼表面凝结的霜状物，属于甘寒、轻清的药物，上行入心和肺，清热化痰，治疗咽喉、口舌的各种证候。○柿蒂味苦、性温，性质沉降，入胃腑，治疗因寒引起的呃逆，具有收敛束固的意思。同一物体的药性，寒热竟然如此不同。）
荸荠
味甘、性寒，能退热、消痰、化食。其性冷利，能祛风，甚至能毁坏顽铜（传说含铜钱同食可化铜）。可以清除肺胃的丹毒，解开胸膈的郁结邪气。能够通行血分，善于通达肠道。（荸荠味甘、性寒、滑利，进入肺、胃、大肠的血分，清除胸中的热痰，消除风邪和食积，治疗黄疸，止消渴，解丹石毒，能治疗血痢等证候。含着铜钱吃它，铜钱就会融化，其克化、寒滑的性质，大概就可以看到了。）
枇杷叶
味苦能降逆，调和阴液；清肺、消痰、定喘止咳。味甘、性平能散逆气，除烦、下气、退阳邪。（枇杷叶味苦、性平，入肺经，其性质善于下降。气降则痰下行，痰下行则气逆者不再气逆，呕吐者不再呕吐，口渴者不再口渴，咳嗽者不再咳嗽了。至于除烦润燥，是因为它具有清肃下行的作用，气降则火也随之而降。）
甘蔗
滋润上部以清金（肺），止渴、解酒醉并能引导下行。入中焦而调和胃气，消痰、滋燥，性质甘寒。赤沙糖是由蔗汁煎炼而成，能和血，但性质温和，与甘蔗略有不同。（甘蔗味甘、性平，入脾胃经，微寒。能清肺，润燥，化痰，和中，散逆，是解渴、止酒醉的物品。但是多吃能滑利大肠，如果用蔗浆冷饮，则热气去除而寒气产生。○赤沙糖是由蔗浆煎炼而成，颜色变为红色，性质转为温热。虽然主治功效与甘蔗相同，但它能进入血分，调和血脉，然而多吃最能助长湿热，损害牙齿，生虫。）
Persimmon (Shi)
Resolves lung heat to generate fluids. Sweet and cold, palatable. Moistens intestinal dryness and cools blood; its red color nourishes Ying (nutritive) blood. Its nature is clear, purifying, light, and ascending. Persimmon frost (Shi Shuang) is required to resolve phlegm and calm coughing. The calyx of the persimmon (Shi Di) is bitter and warm, descending and grasping; it is suitable for calming hiccups and dispelling cold. (The persimmon is sweet, cold, and slightly astringent. It must be placed in an ash vessel until it turns red and fully ripe, and only when the astringency is completely gone can it be eaten. It enters the Blood aspect of the Lung, Stomach, and Large Intestine, clearing vexatious heat in the chest, stopping thirst, generating fluids, moistening the Lung and Heart, treating hemoptysis and hematemesis, and greatly cooling the Large Intestine. All conditions such as hemorrhoids with fistulas and bloody stools due to Heat in the Blood aspect are suitable. ○ Persimmon frost is the frost formed on the surface of dried persimmons. It is a sweet, cold, light, and clear substance that ascends to the Heart and Lung, clears heat, resolves phlegm, and treats various conditions of the throat, mouth, and tongue. ○ The persimmon calyx is bitter and warm, with a descending nature, entering the Stomach organ, treating hiccups caused by Cold, possessing a meaning of gathering and binding. Thus, the properties of one substance differ so much in cold and heat.)
Water Chestnut (Bi Qi)
Sweet and cold, reduces fever, resolves phlegm, and digests food. Cold and draining, dispels wind and destroys stubborn copper. It can remove erysipelas (Dan Du) of the Lung and Stomach, and resolve stagnant pathogens in the chest and diaphragm. It can circulate in the Blood aspect and effectively reaches the intestines. (Water chestnut is sweet, cold, slippery, and draining. It enters the Blood aspect of the Lung, Stomach, and Large Intestine, removes hot phlegm from the chest, dispels wind and food stagnation, treats jaundice, stops polydipsia, resolves Dan Shi toxicity, and can treat bloody dysentery and other conditions. If eaten while holding a copper coin, the coin dissolves, demonstrating its ability to transform substances through its cold and slippery nature.)
Loquat Leaf (Pi Pa Ye)
Bitter and descending, harmonizes Yin; clears the Lung, resolves phlegm, and stabilizes wheezing and coughing. Sweet and neutral, disperses rebellious Qi, eliminates vexation, directs Qi downward, and expels Yang pathogens. (Loquat leaf is bitter and neutral, entering the Lung meridian. Its nature is good at descending. When Qi descends, phlegm goes down; when phlegm goes down, rebellious Qi is no longer rebellious, vomiting ceases, thirst ceases, and coughing stops. As for eliminating vexation and moistening dryness, it is because it has the command of clearing, purifying, and descending. When Qi descends, Fire also descends.)
Sugarcane (Gan Zhe)
Moistens the upper part to clear Metal (Lung), stops thirst, resolves hangovers, and guides downward. Enters the Middle Jiao to harmonize the Stomach, resolves phlegm, moistens dryness, and is sweet and cold. Red rock sugar is made by boiling sugarcane juice; it can harmonize blood but has a slightly warm nature, which differs [from sugarcane]. (Sugarcane is sweet and neutral, entering the Spleen and Stomach meridians, slightly cold. It clears the Lung, moistens dryness, resolves phlegm, harmonizes the middle, disperses rebellion, and is a product for relieving thirst and curing hangovers. However, excessive consumption can slide the Large Intestine; if sugarcane juice is consumed cold, heat is removed and cold arises. ○ Red rock sugar is refined from sugarcane syrup, turning red in color and warm in nature. Although its main indications are the same as sugarcane, it enters the Blood aspect and harmonizes blood vessels. However, excessive consumption most easily aids damp-heat, damages teeth, and causes worms.)