味甘、苦，温，冷利，有毒。主治咳逆上气，雷鸣，喉痹，下气，产乳，金创，寒心。
贲豚，惊痫，心下烦热，风气去来，时行头痛，解肌，消心下急，杀狗毒。一名杏子。五月
采。其两人者杀人，可以毒狗。花∶味苦，无毒。主补不足，女子伤中，寒热痹，厥逆。实∶
味酸，不可多食，伤筋骨。生晋山川谷。（得火良，恶黄 、黄芩、葛根，解锡毒，畏
处处有，药中多用之，汤浸去赤皮，熬令黄。（《新修》二五五页，《大观》卷二十三，《政和》
四七三页）
味苦、甘，平，无毒。主治瘀血，闭瘕邪气，杀小虫。主咳逆上气，消心下坚，除猝暴
击血，破症瘕，通月水，止痛。七月采取人，阴干。桃花∶杀疰恶鬼，令人好颜色，味苦，
平，无毒。主除水气，破石淋，利大小便，下三虫，悦泽人面。三月三日采，阴干。桃枭∶
杀百鬼精物，味苦，微温。主治中恶腹痛，杀精魅五毒不祥。一名桃奴，一名枭景，是实着
树不落，实中者，正月采之。桃毛∶主下血瘕，寒热，积聚，无子，带下诸疾，破坚闭，刮
取实毛用之。桃蠹∶主杀鬼，辟邪恶不祥，食桃树虫也。其茎白皮∶味苦、辛，无毒。除邪
鬼，中恶，腹痛，去胃中热。其叶∶味苦、辛，平，无毒。主除尸虫，出疮中虫。其胶∶炼
之，主保中不饥，忍风寒。其实∶味酸，多食令人有热。生太山川谷。今处处有，京口者亦
好，当取解核种之为佳。又有山龙桃，其人不堪用，世用桃仁作酪乃言冷。桃胶入仙家用。
三月三日采花，亦供丹方所需。方言服三树桃花尽，则面色如桃花，人亦无试之者。服术人
云禁食桃也。（《新修》二五六页，《大观》卷二十三，《政和》四七
味道甘、苦，性温，具有寒凉通利之性，有毒。主治咳嗽气逆，腹中肠鸣如雷，咽喉闭塞不通，降气，产后及哺乳期疾病，金刃创伤，以及寒凝心脉之证。
治疗奔豚气（气从少腹上冲心胸），惊厥癫痫，心下部烦热，风气往来不定，时行感冒引起的头痛，解除肌表邪气，消除心下部急迫感，并能杀死狗毒。又名杏子。五月采收。其中两种（指某种特定桃树或部位）能杀人，可以用来毒杀狗。
花：味道苦，无毒。主治补益不足，女子内伤，寒热痹痛，四肢厥冷。
果实：味道酸，不可多吃，否则会损伤筋骨。生长在晋地的山川河谷。（用火处理效果好，忌与黄柏、黄芩、葛根同用，可解锡毒，畏惧[某物，原文此处似有脱漏或指代不明，通常指畏某物]）。各地都有，药方中多用之。用汤浸泡去除红皮，炒至黄色。（引自《新修本草》二五五页，《大观本草》卷二十三，《政和本草》四七三页）
味道苦、甘，性平，无毒。主治瘀血，闭结的瘕块及邪气，杀灭小虫。主治咳嗽气逆，消除心下部坚硬感，祛除突然被击打导致的出血，破除症瘕积聚，通调月经，止痛。七月采收，阴干。
桃花：能杀灭疰气恶鬼，使人面色红润，味道苦，性平，无毒。主治消除水气，破除石淋（尿路结石），通利大小便，驱除三种寄生虫，使面容光泽悦泽。三月三日采收，阴干。
桃枭（挂在树上不落的桃子）：能杀灭百鬼精怪之物，味道苦，微温。主治中恶腹痛，杀灭精魅及五毒不祥之物。又名桃奴，又名枭景，是指果实挂在树上不落下的，或者果实内部有虫蛀的，正月采收。
桃毛（桃核上的绒毛）：主治下血瘕，寒热，积聚，不孕，带下诸疾，破除坚闭，刮取实桃核上的毛使用。
桃蠹（吃桃树的虫子）：主治杀鬼，辟除邪恶不祥，是食用桃树的虫子。
桃茎白皮：味道苦、辛，无毒。除邪鬼，中恶，腹痛，去除胃中热。
桃叶：味道苦、辛，性平，无毒。主治除尸虫，排出疮中的虫。
桃胶：炼制后，主治保护中焦不饥饿，耐受风寒。
桃实：味道酸，多吃令人产生内热。生长在太山的山川河谷。现在各地都有，京口的桃也好，应当选取解核种植的为佳。又有山龙桃，其肉不堪食用，世人用桃仁制作酪时说其性冷。桃胶被道士用于炼丹。三月三日采集桃花，也供丹方所需。方言说吃完三棵树的桃花，则面色如桃花般红润，但无人尝试过。服用术类药材的人说禁止吃桃。（引自《新修本草》二五六页，《大观本草》卷二十三，《政和...》）
Taste is sweet and bitter, nature is warm, with cold and purgative properties, and it is toxic. It primarily treats cough with qi rebellion (coughing with upward rushing of qi), borborygmus (rumbling in the intestines), bi syndrome of the throat (sore throat with obstruction), descending qi, postpartum and lactation disorders, metallic wounds, and cold affecting the heart.
It treats ben tun (wandering tumor/qi rushing from lower abdomen to chest), convulsions and epilepsy, irritability and heat in the epigastrium, fluctuating wind-pathogen, headache due to epidemic disease, releasing the muscle layer, eliminating urgency in the epigastrium, and killing dog poison. Also known as apricot fruit. Harvested in May. Two specific types can kill humans and can be used to poison dogs.
Flowers: Taste is bitter, non-toxic. Primarily treats deficiency supplementation, internal injury in women, cold-heat bi syndrome, and reversal cold (cold extremities).
Fruits: Taste is sour, should not be eaten in excess as it damages sinews and bones. Grows in the mountains and valleys of Jin. (Processing with fire is beneficial; incompatible with Phellodendri Cortex [Huangbai], Scutellariae Radix [Huangqin], and Puerariae Radix [Gegen]; resolves tin poison; fears [missing text]). Found everywhere, widely used in prescriptions. Soak in decoction to remove the red skin, stir-fry until yellow. (From *Xinxiu Bencao* p. 255, *Daguan Bencao* Vol. 23, *Zhenghe Bencao* p. 473)
Taste is bitter and sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Primarily treats blood stasis, obstructing zha masses (fixed abdominal masses) and pathogenic factors, kills small insects. Treats cough with qi rebellion, eliminates hardness in the epigastrium, removes sudden bleeding from trauma, breaks down zheng and zha masses, regulates menstruation, and relieves pain. Harvested in July, dried in shade.
Peach flowers: Kill zhu evil ghosts, improve complexion. Taste is bitter, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Primarily eliminate water retention, break stone lin (urinary calculi), promote urination and defecation, expel three types of parasites, and beautify the face. Harvested on the third day of the third lunar month, dried in shade.
Tao xiao (peaches hanging on the tree without falling): Kill various ghost spirits. Taste is bitter, slightly warm. Primarily treat zhong e (sudden severe illness/abdominal pain), kill spirits and five poisons/unlucky entities. Also known as Tao nu or Xiao Jing, referring to fruits that remain on the tree or have internal rot, harvested in January.
Peach fuzz (hairs on the peach pit): Treat hematochezia and blood masses, cold-heat, accumulations, infertility, leukorrhea, break firm obstructions. Scrape the hairs from mature pits for use.
Tao du (worms eating peach trees): Kill ghosts, ward off evil and unluckiness; these are worms that feed on peach trees.
White bark of peach stems: Taste is bitter and pungent, non-toxic. Expel evil ghosts, treat zhong e and abdominal pain, clear heat from the stomach.
Peach leaves: Taste is bitter and pungent, nature is neutral, non-toxic. Treat expulsion of corpse parasites and worms from sores.
Peach gum: After refining, protects the middle jiao from hunger and resists wind-cold.
Peach fruits: Taste is sour, excessive consumption causes internal heat. Grows in the mountains and valleys of Tai Mountain. Now found everywhere; those from Jingkou are also good. It is best to select seeds for planting. There is also Shanlong tao, whose flesh is inedible. People say peach kernels are cold when made into curd. Peach gum is used by Daoist alchemists. Flowers are harvested on the third day of the third lunar month for alchemical formulas. Dialect says eating all flowers from three peach trees makes the complexion rosy like peach blossoms, but no one has tried it. Those taking Atractylodes macrocephala (Zhu) claim peaches are contraindicated. (From *Xinxiu Bencao* p. 256, *Daguan Bencao* Vol. 23, *Zhenghe...)