味酸、咸，平，无毒。主安五脏，益精气，长阴令坚，强志，倍力，有子。又治暴中
风，身热大惊。久服轻身，不老。一名覆盆，一名陵累，一名阴累。生荆山平泽及宛朐。李
云即是人所食莓尔。（《新修》二四三页，《大观》卷二十三，《政和》四六四页）
味甘，平，无毒。主益气轻身，令发不白。五月采实。
蓬 是根名，方家不用，乃昌容所服，以易颜色者也。覆盆是实名，李云是莓子。乃似
覆盆之形，而以津汁为味，其核甚微细，药中所用覆盆子小异。此未详孰是？（《新修》二
四四页，《大观》卷二十三，《政和》四六五页）
味甘，平，无毒。主治心腹邪气，安中，养脾，助十二经，平胃气，通九窍，补少气少
津，身中不足，大惊，四肢重，和百药。补中益气，强力，除烦闷，心下悬，肠 。久服轻
身，长年，不饥神仙。一名干枣，一名美枣，一名良枣。八月采，曝干。三岁陈核中人∶燔
之，味苦，主腹痛，邪气。生枣∶味甘、辛，多食令人多寒热，羸瘦者，不可食。叶∶覆麻
黄，能令出汗。生河东平泽。（大枣杀乌头毒。）
旧云河东猗氏县枣特异，今出青州、彭城，枣形小，核细，多膏，甚甜。郁州互市亦得
之，而郁州者亦好，小不及尔。江东临沂金城枣，形大而虚少脂，好者亦可用。南枣大恶，
殆不堪啖。道家方药以枣为佳饵，其皮利，肉补虚，所以合汤皆擘用之。（《新修》二四五页
，《大观》卷二十三，《政和》四六二页）
味酸、咸，性平，无毒。主要功效为安养五脏，补益精气，使阴部肌肉坚挺，增强意志，增加体力，有助于生育。又用于治疗突发中风，身体发热，大惊恐惧。长期服用可使身体轻盈，延缓衰老。又名覆盆，又名陵累，又名阴累。产于荆山平原沼泽及宛朐。李云说就是人们食用的莓类果实。（《新修本草》二四三页，《大观本草》卷二十三，《政和本草》四六四页）
味甘，性平，无毒。主要功效为益气轻身，使头发不白。五月采集果实。
“蓬”是根的名称，医方中不使用，那是昌容所服用的，用来改变面色之物。“覆盆”是果实的正式名称，李云所说的“莓子”，形状类似覆盆，但味道以津液汁水为主，其核非常微小细致，与药典中所用的覆盆子略有不同。此处不详究竟哪一种是正确的？（《新修本草》二四四页，《大观本草》卷二十三，《政和本草》四六五页）
味甘，性平，无毒。主治心腹部的邪气，安和中焦，滋养脾脏，辅助十二经脉，调和胃气，通利九窍，补充少气少津，治疗身体虚弱不足，大惊，四肢沉重，调和各种药物。补中益气，增强体力，消除烦闷，治疗心中悬空不适，肠鸣泄泻。长期服用可使身体轻盈，延年益寿，不感饥饿，如神仙一般。又名干枣，又名美枣，又名良枣。八月采集，晒干。存放三年的陈枣核中的人：烧焦后，味苦，主治腹痛，邪气。生枣：味甘、辛，多吃令人产生寒热症状，消瘦者不可食用。叶：覆盖在麻黄上，能促使出汗。产于河东平原沼泽。（大枣能解除乌头的毒性。）
旧时说河东猗氏县的枣特别优异，现在出产于青州、彭城，枣形小，核细，多膏脂，非常甜。郁州互市也能得到，而郁州的枣也很好，只是稍小一些。江东临沂金城的枣，形体大但内部空虚少脂，好的也可以使用。南方的枣很大且极差，几乎不堪食用。道家方药中以枣为最佳的饵食，其皮有利的作用，肉有补虚的作用，所以合汤剂时都掰开使用。（《新修本草》二四五页，《大观本草》卷二十三，《政和本草》四六二页）
Sour and salty in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily serves to calm the five Zang organs (Five Viscera), benefit essence and qi, firm the yin (genital area), strengthen willpower, increase strength, and facilitate conception. It also treats sudden wind-stroke (acute stroke-like symptoms), fever of the body, and severe fright. Long-term consumption makes the body light and delays aging. Also known as Fupen, Linglei, or Yinlei. Grows in the plains and marshes of Jingshan and Wanqu. Li Yun states that it is the berry eaten by people. (Xinxiu Bencao, p. 243; Daguan Bencao, Vol. 23; Zhenghe Bencao, p. 464)
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Primarily serves to tonify qi, lighten the body, and prevent graying of hair. The fruit is harvested in May.
"Peng" refers to the root name, which is not used in medical prescriptions; it was what Chang Rong consumed to alter her complexion. "Fupen" is the proper name for the fruit. Li Yun's "Meizi" (berry) resembles the shape of Fupen but has a flavor dominated by juice/saliva, with very minute and fine seeds, differing slightly from the Fupenzi (Rubus fruit) used in materia medica. It is unclear here which one is correct. (Xinxiu Bencao, p. 244; Daguan Bencao, Vol. 23; Zhenghe Bencao, p. 465)
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Treats pathogenic factors in the heart and abdomen, calms the middle jiao (middle burner), nourishes the spleen, assists the twelve meridians, regulates stomach qi, opens the nine orifices, supplements deficient qi and fluids, addresses bodily insufficiency, severe fright, heaviness of the four limbs, and harmonizes various medicines. Tonifies the middle and benefits qi, strengthens physical power, removes irritability and oppression, treats a sensation of emptiness in the epigastrium, and intestinal rumbling/diarrhea. Long-term consumption makes the body light, prolongs life, prevents hunger, and leads to an immortal state. Also known as Gan Zao (Dried Date), Mei Zao, or Liang Zao. Harvested in August and dried by exposure. The kernel inside the three-year-old aged date: when calcined/burned, its taste becomes bitter, treating abdominal pain and pathogenic factors. Fresh dates: sweet and acrid in taste; excessive consumption causes cold-heat alternating symptoms; emaciated persons should not consume them. Leaves: when covering Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), it induces sweating. Grows in the plains and marshes of Hedong. (Jujube kills the toxicity of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata [Wutou].)
Old texts claim that dates from Yishi County in Hedong are particularly superior. Currently, dates produced in Qingzhou and Pengcheng are small in shape, fine in seed, rich in pulp, and very sweet. They can also be obtained through inter-provincial trade in Yuzhou, and those from Yuzhou are also good, merely slightly smaller. Dates from Jincheng in Linyi, Jiangdong, are large in shape but hollow with little pulp; the good ones are still usable. Southern dates are very poor and almost inedible. In Daoist prescriptions, dates are considered the best dietary aid; their skin has draining properties, while the flesh tonifies deficiency; therefore, when preparing decoctions, they are always split open. (Xinxiu Bencao, p. 245; Daguan Bencao, Vol. 23; Zhenghe Bencao, p. 462)