茗。五月采叶。
苦，甘，微寒，无毒。入手足厥阴。利小便而下痰热，止燥渴而消酒食；清头目而醒眠
睡，
热毒下痢赤白，好茶一斤，炙，捣末煎服。亦治久痢。又赤痢蜜水下。白痢姜水下。又
同乌
梅丸服。又醋煎热服。（验方第一。）
脚丫湿烂，嚼敷之。（第二。）
霍乱烦闷，为末煎水，调干姜末服。（第三。）
月水不通，茶清一瓶，入沙糖少许，露一夜服，虽三个月亦通，不可轻视。（第四。）
腰痛难移，煎茶五合，同醋二合服之。（第五。）
吐人。
苦，寒，有毒。逐水涤痰，涌腐吐浊。除水肿黄胆，荡宿食停饮，止嗽逆 喘，通脑闷
鼻
。风眩头痛，痰涎喉痹，一切癫痫，诸般蛊胀。
喘痰气，瓜蒂三枚为末，水下吐痰即止。（验方第一。）
十种蛊气，为末，枣肉为丸，每三十丸，枣汤下。（第二。）
急黄喘息，胸中坚欲饮者。同赤小豆为末，水下取吐，不吐再服。吹鼻取吐亦可。（第
三。）
遍身如金，瓜蒂四十九枚，丁香四十九枚，烧末吹鼻，取黄水出。（第四。）
身面浮肿。同上。（第五。）
瓜蒂散 瓜蒂 赤小豆（等分）
为散，香豉汤下，取吐。治病如桂枝症，头不痛，寸脉微浮，心中痞硬，气冲咽喉，不
得息
者。又治胸中烦躁，饥不得食，厥逆脉紧者。又治宿食在上膈者。（诸方第一。）
茶叶。在五月采摘叶片。
味苦、甘，性微寒，无毒。归手厥阴心包经和足厥阴肝经。能通利小便并下行痰热，缓解口干口渴并消除酒食积滞；清利头目并提神醒脑。
治疗热毒引起的下痢（大便带脓血），取好茶一斤，炙烤后捣成粉末，煎汤服用。也用于治疗久痢。如果是赤痢（便中带血），用蜜水送服；如果是白痢（便中多黏液），用姜水送服。又可与乌梅丸同服。或者用醋煎煮后热服。（验方第一。）
治疗脚趾间湿烂，嚼碎茶叶敷于患处。（第二。）
治疗霍乱引起的烦闷，将茶叶研为粉末，煎水，调入干姜粉末服用。（第三。）
治疗月经闭止，取一瓶茶清（浓茶水），加入少许砂糖，露天放置一夜后服用，即使闭经三个月也能通畅，不可轻视。（第四。）
治疗腰痛剧烈难以移动，煎服五合茶汤，同二合醋一起服用。（第五。）
瓜蒂。
味苦，性寒，有毒。能驱逐水饮、涤除痰浊，通过催吐排出腐败污浊之物。可消除水肿和黄疸，荡涤宿食和停聚的水饮，止咳逆气喘，通利脑部昏闷和鼻塞。治疗风眩头痛、痰涎阻塞导致的喉痹、各种癫痫以及各类蛊胀病。
治疗喘促痰多，取三枚瓜蒂研为粉末，用水送服以催吐，吐出痰涎后症状即止。（验方第一。）
治疗十种蛊气，研为粉末，用枣肉制成丸药，每次三十丸，用枣汤送服。（第二。）
治疗急黄（急性黄疸）伴有喘息，胸中坚硬且想喝水的情况。与赤小豆一同研为粉末，用水送服以催吐，若不吐则再次服用。也可以吹入鼻中取吐。（第三。）
治疗全身皮肤如金色般发黄，取四十九枚瓜蒂、四十九枚丁香，烧成灰烬研末，吹入鼻中，引出黄水即可。（第四。）
治疗身体面部浮肿。方法同上。（第五。）
瓜蒂散：由瓜蒂、赤小豆（等分组成）。
研为散剂，用香豉汤送服，以引起呕吐。主治类似桂枝汤证的症状，但头部不痛，寸脉微浮，心中痞塞硬满，气上冲咽喉，呼吸不畅者。又主治胸中烦躁，饥饿却无法进食，四肢厥冷且脉紧者。又主治宿食停留在上膈部位者。（诸方第一。）
Tea (Cha). Leaves are harvested in the fifth month.
Bitter, sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Enters the Hand Jueyin (Pericardium) and Foot Jueyin (Liver) meridians. Promotes urination and descends phlegm-heat, relieves dry thirst and dissipates food and alcohol stagnation; clears the head and eyes and awakens from sleep.
For dysentery caused by heat-toxin presenting with red and white stools: Take one jin of high-quality tea, roast it, pound into powder, decoct and take orally. It also treats chronic dysentery. For bloody dysentery (Chi Li), administer with honey water; for mucoid dysentery (Bai Li), administer with ginger water. It can also be taken together with Wu Mei Wan. Alternatively, decoct with vinegar and take hot. (Verified Formula 1.)
For maceration and ulceration between the toes: Chew and apply topically. (2.)
For cholera-like syndrome with restlessness and oppression: Pound into powder, decoct in water, mix with dried ginger powder and take orally. (3.)
For amenorrhea: Take one bottle of strong tea infusion, add a small amount of rock sugar, leave exposed to the moonlight overnight, then take orally. Even if amenorrhea has lasted three months, menstruation will resume; do not underestimate this remedy. (4.)
For severe lower back pain with difficulty moving: Decoct five he of tea, take orally mixed with two he of vinegar. (5.)
Cucumis melo L. var. conomon Makino fruit stalk (Gua Di).
Bitter, cold, toxic. Drains water and purges phlegm, induces vomiting to expel putrid turbidity. Eliminates edema and jaundice, sweeps away retained food and fluid accumulation, stops coughing, counterflow qi, and wheezing, relieves cerebral stuffiness and nasal congestion. Treats wind-dizziness and headache, phlegm-saliva obstruction causing throat bi, all types of epilepsy, and various types of gu distension.
For wheezing and excessive phlegm: Take three Gua Di, pound into powder, take orally with water to induce vomiting; symptoms cease once phlegm is expelled. (Verified Formula 1.)
For ten types of gu qi: Pound into powder, form pills with jujube flesh, take thirty pills each time with jujube decoction. (2.)
For acute jaundice with wheezing and hardness in the chest with desire to drink: Mix with Xiao Dou Chi (Adzuki Bean) in equal parts, pound into powder, take orally with water to induce vomiting. If vomiting does not occur, take again. Blowing the powder into the nose to induce vomiting is also effective. (3.)
For generalized golden-yellow discoloration of the skin: Take forty-nine Gua Di and forty-nine Ding Xiang (Clove), burn to ash, pound into powder, blow into the nose to discharge yellow fluid. (4.)
For edema of the body and face: Same method as above. (5.)
Gua Di San (Melon Stalk Powder): Consists of Gua Di and Xiao Dou Chi (Adzuki Bean) in equal proportions.
Pound into powder, take orally with Xiang Chi Tang (Fermented Soybean Decoction) to induce vomiting. Indicated for conditions resembling Gui Zhi Tang syndrome but without headache, with a slightly floating pulse at the cun position, epigastric fullness and hardness, qi rushing to the throat causing dyspnea. Also indicated for irritability in the chest, hunger but inability to eat, cold limbs, and tight pulse. Also indicates retained food in the upper jiao. (General Formulas 1.)