味甘苦。入足厥阴经。功专行而不住。又为阳明冲任之药。通经下乳催生。得
穿山甲服之。下乳甚捷。浆水浸用。得黄柏治误吞铁石神效。
味甘气寒。入足太阳经。功专滑利。能通精下胎。得砂仁治乳汁蓄痈。得牛膝下
胞衣。得榆皮治水肿。得滑石、木通、葱白治子淋。黄蜀葵子半合研烂。以酒滤去渣、温服
催生。赤花治赤带。白花治白带。葵子为末。涂汤火伤。
味苦。入手太阴阳明经。功专除风湿痛痹鼠 。已破者服之最效。恶桑螵蛸、桔
梗、茯苓、萆 。
味苦。入足阳明厥阴经。功专去风湿。得杜仲治腰脚痹软。得石菖蒲、益智仁治白
浊频数茎痛。薏苡为使。畏大黄、柴胡、前胡。忌茗醋。
味甘平淡。入手足阳明经。功专健脾胃。祛风湿。利小便。治筋骨拘挛。杨梅疮
毒。忌茶。一名冷饭团。
味苦。入足少阳厥阴经。功专清上逆之火。泄下郁之热。以及阴肿带下。得白芷治
诸物哽咽。得附子治风痹筋急。同丹皮或半夏为末酒服。治箭镞不出。同白芨为末。敛疮口
。汤火烂伤。以末敷之效。反乌头。
味甘酸。入足少阴厥阴经。功专乌髭发。益肾阴。得青盐固齿。得车前治溺血。
性寒。若不同姜汁椒红相兼修服。恐腹痛作泻。偏正头风。用汁滴鼻中良。独用焙研。每晨
米饮下二钱。治肠风脏毒下血不止。用捣汁。冲极热黄酒饮之。治痔漏疮发。外即以渣敷患
处。重者不过三服神效。一名鲤肠。一名金陵草。
味甘、苦。入足厥阴肝经。功效专于通行而不停留。又是阳明经及冲任二脉的药物。能通经、下乳、催生。与穿山甲同服，下乳效果极快。用浆水浸泡后使用。与黄柏同用，治疗误吞铁石有神奇疗效。
味甘、气寒。入足太阳膀胱经。功效专于滑利。能通精、下胎。与砂仁同用，治疗乳汁积聚成痈。与牛膝同用，促使胞衣排出。与榆皮同用，治疗水肿。与滑石、木通、葱白同用，治疗子淋（妊娠小便淋痛）。黄蜀葵子半合研烂，用酒过滤去渣，温服以催生。赤花治疗赤带，白花治疗白带。葵子研为末，外涂治疗汤火伤。
味苦。入手太阴肺经和手阳明大肠经。功效专于祛除风湿痛痹及鼠瘰（淋巴结核）。已经溃破的服用此药最为有效。忌与桑螵蛸、桔梗、茯苓、萆薢同用。
味苦。入足阳明胃经和足厥阴肝经。功效专于祛除风湿。与杜仲同用，治疗腰脚痹软无力。与石菖蒲、益智仁同用，治疗白浊频数且茎中疼痛。以薏苡仁为使药。畏大黄、柴胡、前胡。忌饮茶和醋。
味甘、平淡。入手足阳明经。功效专于健脾胃、祛风湿、利小便。治疗筋骨拘挛、杨梅疮毒。忌茶。又名冷饭团。
味苦。入足少阳胆经和足厥阴肝经。功效专于清降上逆之火，泄除下郁之热。以及阴肿、带下。与白芷同用，治疗诸物哽咽。与附子同用，治疗风痹筋急。与丹皮或半夏研为末，酒送服，治疗箭镞不出。与白芨研为末，收敛疮口。汤火烂伤，以药末外敷有效。反乌头。
味甘酸。入足少阴肾经和足厥阴肝经。功效专于使须发变黑，益肾阴。与青盐同用，固齿。与车前子同用，治疗溺血。性寒。若不与姜汁、椒红兼修服用，恐怕引起腹痛腹泻。偏正头风，用药汁滴鼻中良效。单独使用焙干研末，每晨米饮送服二钱，治疗肠风脏毒下血不止。捣汁，冲极热黄酒饮之，治疗痔漏疮发。外用即以药渣敷患处，重者不过三服即神效。又名鲤肠，又名金陵草。
Sweet and bitter in taste. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its action is specifically moving without staying. It is also a herb for the Yangming and Chong-Ren vessels. It unblocks menstruation, promotes lactation, and facilitates childbirth. When taken with *Squama Manis* (Pangolin Scales), it promotes lactation very rapidly. Use after soaking in sour rice water. When combined with *Phellodendri Cortex* (Huangbai), it has miraculous effects in treating the accidental swallowing of iron or stones.
Sweet in taste and cold in nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Its action is specifically slippery and lubricating. It can promote urination/ejaculation and expel the fetus. When combined with *Amomi Fructus* (Sharen), it treats mastitis caused by milk accumulation. When combined with *Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix* (Niuxi), it facilitates the expulsion of the placenta. When combined with *Ulmus Rubra Bark* (Yupi), it treats edema. When combined with *Talcum* (Huashi), *Akebiae Caulis* (Mutong), and *Allii Fistulosi Bulbus* (Congbai), it treats dysuria during pregnancy (Zilin). Half a *he* (approx. 50ml) of *Abelmoschi Moschatus Seed* (Huangshukui Zi) is ground into a paste, filtered through wine to remove dregs, and taken warm to facilitate childbirth. Red flowers treat red leukorrhea; white flowers treat white leukorrhea. Powdered *Abelmoschi Moschatus Seed* applied externally treats burns and scalds.
Bitter in taste. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Its action is specifically eliminating wind-dampness, pain, bi-syndrome, and scrofula (Shuluo - lymphatic tuberculosis). It is most effective when taken for cases that have already ulcerated. It is incompatible with *Mantis Ootheca* (Sangpiaoxiao), *Platycodonis Radix* (Jiegeng), *Poria* (Fuling), and *Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma* (Bixie).
Bitter in taste. Enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its action is specifically eliminating wind-dampness. When combined with *Eucommiae Cortex* (Duzhong), it treats numbness and weakness in the waist and legs. When combined with *Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma* (Shichangpu) and *Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus* (Yizhiren), it treats frequent white turbid discharge and pain in the urethra. *Coicis Semen* (Yiyiren) serves as the guiding herb. It is inhibited by *Rhei Radix et Rhizoma* (Dahuang), *Bupleuri Radix* (Chaihu), and *Peucedani Radix* (Qianhu). Tea and vinegar are contraindicated.
Sweet and bland in taste. Enters the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Its action is specifically strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating wind-dampness, and promoting urination. It treats muscle spasms of the tendons and bones, and toxicity from yaws (Yangmeichuang). Tea is contraindicated. Also known as Lengfantuan.
Bitter in taste. Enters the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its action is specifically clearing fire that rebels upward and draining heat that stagnates downward. It treats genital swelling and leukorrhea. When combined with *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi), it treats foreign bodies stuck in the throat. When combined with *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fuzi), it treats wind-bi syndrome with tendon stiffness. Taken as a powder with *Moutan Cortex* (Danpi) or *Pinelliae Rhizoma* (Banxia) and washed down with wine, it treats retained arrowheads. Combined with *Bletillae Rhizoma* (Baiji) as a powder, it helps close wound openings. For burns and scalds, applying the powder externally is effective. It is contrary to *Aconiti Radix* (Wutou).
Sweet and sour in taste. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its action is specifically darkening beard and hair, and nourishing kidney yin. When combined with *Halitum* (Qingyan), it strengthens teeth. When combined with *Plantaginis Seed* (Cheqian), it treats hematuria. The nature is cold. If not processed and taken together with ginger juice and pepper red, it may cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. For migraines or general headaches, dripping the juice into the nose is beneficial. Used alone, roasted and powdered, taken with rice water every morning in doses of two qian, it treats persistent bleeding from intestinal wind or internal toxins. Crushed to extract juice, mixed with extremely hot yellow wine and drunk, it treats hemorrhoids, fistulas, and sores. Externally, the residue is applied to the affected area. In severe cases, no more than three doses yield miraculous results. Also known as Licang, and also known as Jinlingcao.