气味酸寒，无毒。主治寒热泄痢白沃，阴蚀恶疮，目痛，坚骨齿。炼饵服之，轻身不
老增年。
（矾石始出河西山谷及陇西武都石门，今益州、晋州、青州、慈州、无为州皆有。一名
湟石
，又名羽湟、羽泽。矾有五种，其色各异，有白矾、黄矾、绿矾、皂矾、绛矾之不同。矾石
，白矾也，乃采石敲碎煎炼而成洁白光明者，为明矾。成块光莹如水晶者，为矾精。煎矾之
法，采石数百斤，用水煎炼，其水成矾石之斤数不减，是石中之精气，假水而成矾，故有羽
湟、羽泽之名。湟泽，水也，羽，聚也，谓聚水而成也。）
矾石以水煎石而成，光亮体重，酸寒而涩，是禀水石之专精，能整肃其秽浊。主治寒热
泄痢
白沃者，谓或因于寒，或因于热，而为泄痢白沃之证。矾石清涤肠胃，故可治也。阴蚀恶疮
者，言阴盛生虫，肌肉如蚀，而为恶疮之证，矾石酸涩杀虫，故可治也。以水煎石，其色光
明，其性本寒，故治目痛。以水煎石，凝结成矾，其质如石，故坚骨齿。炼而饵服，得石中
之精，补养精气，故轻身不老增年。
气味酸辛寒，有小毒。主明目，治目痛，金疮诸痫痉，女子阴蚀痛，石淋寒热，崩中
下血，诸邪毒瓦斯，令人有子。炼饵服之，不老。久服增寿神仙。
（石胆《本经》名黑石，俗呼胆矾。始出秦川羌道山谷大石间，或羌里句青山，今信州
铅山
、嵩岳及蒲州皆有之，生于铜坑中，采得煎炼而成。又有自然生者，尤为珍贵。大者如拳，
如鸡卵，小者如桃栗，击之纵横分解，但以火烧之成汁者，必伪也。涂于铁上及铜上烧之红
者，真也。）
胆矾气味酸辛而寒。酸，木也。辛，金也。寒，水也。禀金水木相生之气化。禀水气，
故主明目，治目痛。禀金气，故治金疮诸痫痉，谓金疮受风，变为痫痉也。禀木气，故治女
子阴蚀痛，谓土湿溃烂，女子阴户如虫啮缺伤而痛也。金生水，而水生木，故治石淋寒热，
崩中下血，诸邪毒瓦斯，令人有子。夫治石淋寒热，崩中下血，金生水也。治诸邪毒瓦斯，令人
有子，水生木也。炼饵服之不老，久服增寿神仙，得石中之精也。
矾石的气味是酸、寒，没有毒性。主治寒热交替、泄泻痢疾、白带过多（白沃），阴部腐蚀溃烂及恶疮，眼痛，并能坚固骨骼和牙齿。经过炼制后作为药饵服用，能使人身体轻健、延缓衰老、增加寿命。
（矾石最初产于河西山谷以及陇西武都石门，现在益州、晋州、青州、慈州、无为州都有出产。又名湟石，又名为羽湟、羽泽。矾有五种，颜色各不相同，有白矾、黄矾、绿矾、皂矾、绛矾的区别。矾石指的是白矾，是开采石头敲碎后煎煮提炼而成，呈现洁白光亮的样子，称为明矾。结成块状、光洁晶莹像水晶一样的，称为矾精。煎炼矾石的方法：采集几百斤石头，用水煎煮提炼，最后得到的矾石重量与水的重量相比并不减少，这是石头中的精气，借助水而形成了矾，所以有羽湟、羽泽的名字。湟泽指水，羽指聚集，意思是聚集水而形成的。）
矾石是通过用水煎煮石头而成的，光亮且体重，味道酸、寒且涩，这是禀受了水和石的精华，能够整顿肃清体内的秽浊之气。主治寒热交替、泄泻痢疾、白带过多的原因，是因为或因寒邪，或因热邪，导致出现泄泻痢疾、白带过多的证候。矾石能清涤肠胃，所以可以治疗这些病症。所谓阴蚀恶疮，是指阴气过盛滋生虫邪，肌肉如同被侵蚀一样，形成恶疮的证候，矾石因其酸涩之性可以杀虫，所以可以治疗。因为用水煎煮石头，其色光明，其性质本寒，所以能治疗眼痛。因为用水煎煮石头，凝结成为矾，其质地如石头一般坚硬，所以能坚固骨骼和牙齿。经过炼制后作为药饵服用，得到了石头中的精华，补养精气，所以能使人身体轻健、延缓衰老、增加寿命。
石胆的气味是酸、辛、寒，有小毒。主治明目，治疗眼痛，金创（金属利器造成的伤口）及各种癫痫痉挛，女子阴部腐蚀疼痛，石淋（泌尿系结石类疾病）伴寒热症状，崩中下血（妇女非经期大量出血或经期血量过多），各种邪气毒瓦斯，能使不孕者生育。经过炼制后作为药饵服用，能延缓衰老。长期服用能增加寿命，甚至达到神仙般的境界。
（石胆在《神农本草经》中名为黑石，俗称胆矾。最初产于秦川羌道山谷的大石之间，或者羌里句青山，现在信州铅山、嵩岳以及蒲州都有出产，生长在铜矿坑中，开采出来煎煮提炼而成。又有自然生成的，尤为珍贵。大的像拳头，像鸡蛋，小的像桃子和栗子，敲击时纵横分解，如果用火焚烧化成汁液的，一定是伪品。涂在铁上和铜上焚烧变红的，才是真品。）
胆矾的气味是酸、辛、寒。酸，对应木行。辛，对应金行。寒，对应水行。禀受了金、水、木相生之气化作用。禀受水气，所以主治明目，治疗眼痛。禀受金气，所以治疗金创以及各种癫痫痉挛，意思是金创受到风邪侵袭，转变为癫痫痉挛。禀受木气，所以治疗女子阴部腐蚀疼痛，意思是土湿导致溃烂，女子阴户像被虫子啃咬缺损一样疼痛。金生水，水生木，所以治疗石淋伴寒热症状，崩中下血，各种邪气毒瓦斯，使不孕者生育。治疗石淋寒热、崩中下血，是金生水的体现。治疗各种邪气毒瓦斯、使不孕者生育，是水生木的体现。炼制后作为药饵服用能延缓衰老，长期服用能增加寿命乃至成仙，是因为得到了石头中的精华。
The taste is sour and cold, non-toxic. It treats alternating chills and fever, diarrhea and dysentery, leukorrhea (white discharge), genital erosion, malignant sores, eye pain, and strengthens bones and teeth. When refined and taken as an electuary, it lightens the body, prevents aging, and increases longevity.
(Alumen originally appeared in the valleys of Hexi and Shimen, Wudu, Longxi. Currently, it is produced in Yizhou, Jinzhou, Qingzhou, Cizhou, and Wuwei Zhou. It is also known as Huangshi, or Yuhuang, Yuze. There are five types of alums with different colors: white alum, yellow alum, green vitriol, black soapstone alum, and crimson alum. "Fanshi" refers to white alum, which is obtained by mining stones, crushing them, and refining them through boiling until they become bright and pure white; this is called Mingfan. Those that form into blocks, glossy and crystal-clear, are called Fanjing. The method of refining alums involves collecting hundreds of jin of stones, boiling them in water. The weight of the resulting alum does not decrease relative to the water used, indicating that the essence of the stone relies on water to form alum. Hence the names Yuhuang and Yuze. "Huangze" refers to water, and "Yu" means gathering, implying gathering water to form it.)
Fanshi is made by boiling stones in water; it is bright, heavy, sour, cold, and astringent. It inherits the essence of water and stone, capable of purifying turbid impurities. It treats alternating chills and fever, diarrhea, dysentery, and leukorrhea caused by either cold or heat pathogens. Fanshi clears and washes the intestines and stomach, thus treating these conditions. "Genital erosion and malignant sores" refer to conditions where excessive yin generates parasites, causing muscles to appear eroded. Fanshi's sour and astringent properties kill parasites, thus treating this. Boiling stones in water yields a bright substance with a cold nature, treating eye pain. Condensing into alum gives it a stone-like hardness, strengthening bones and teeth. Refined and taken as an electuary, it absorbs the essence of the stone, nourishing jing and qi, thereby lightening the body, preventing aging, and increasing longevity.
Shidan (Stalactite Vitriol / Copper Sulfate) has a sour, acrid, and cold taste, with slight toxicity. It brightens the eyes, treats eye pain, traumatic wounds from metal weapons (Jinchuang), various epilepsy and spasms, female genital erosion pain, lithiasis strangury (Shilin) with chills and fever, metrorrhagia and uterine bleeding (Bengzhong Xiexue), various pathogenic toxic vapors, and promotes fertility. Refined and taken as an electuary, it prevents aging. Long-term use increases lifespan, even achieving immortality.
(Shidan was named Heishi in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* and is commonly known as Danfan. It originally grew among large rocks in the valleys of Qiangdao, Qinchuan, or Qiangliju Green Mountains. Currently, it is found in Xinzhour Qianshan, Songyue, and Puzhou, growing in copper mines. It is mined and refined. Naturally occurring pieces are particularly precious. Large ones are fist-sized or egg-sized; small ones are peach- or chestnut-sized. They fracture纵横ly when struck. If heated and melts into liquid, it is fake. If applied to iron or copper and turns red when heated, it is genuine.)
Danfan tastes sour, acrid, and cold. Sour corresponds to Wood. Acrid corresponds to Metal. Cold corresponds to Water. It inherits the generative Qi transformation of Metal, Water, and Wood. Inheriting Water Qi, it brightens the eyes and treats eye pain. Inheriting Metal Qi, it treats Jinchuang and various epilepsy/spasms, meaning trauma exposed to wind transforms into epilepsy/spasms. Inheriting Wood Qi, it treats female genital erosion pain, meaning damp-earth causes ulceration, making the female genitalia feel like it is being gnawed by insects and painful. Metal generates Water, and Water generates Wood; thus, it treats Shilin with chills/fever, metrorrhagia, toxic vapors, and promotes fertility. Treating Shilin and bleeding reflects Metal generating Water. Treating toxic vapors and promoting fertility reflects Water generating Wood. Refined as an electuary for anti-aging and long-term use for longevity/immortality is due to absorbing the essence of the stone.