味甘。
《珍》云∶心热者，非此不能除。
《局方本草》云∶丹朱味甘，微寒。无毒。养精神，安魂魄，益气明目，通血脉，止烦
渴。
《药性论》云∶君。有大毒。镇心，主抽风。
《日华子》云∶凉，微毒。润心肺。恶磁石，畏咸水。
味咸。
《本草》云∶破坚癖，独不用，入群队用之。味咸、苦、辛，温。有毒，不宜多服。主
积聚，破结血。烂胎，止痛，下气，疗咳嗽宿冷。去恶肉，生好肌。柔金银，可为焊药。
《药性论》云∶有大毒。畏浆水，忌羊血。味酸咸。能腐坏人肠胃，生食之化人心为血。
能除冷病，大益阳事。
《日华子》云∶北庭砂，味辛、酸，暖。无毒。畏一切酸。补水脏，暖子宫，消冷癖瘀
血，宿食，气块 癖，及妇人血气心痛，血崩带下。凡修制，用黄丹、锻石作匮， 赤使用
。无毒。柔金银，驴马药亦用。
味平。无毒。
《时习》云∶千里水及东流水，主病后虚弱。扬之万过，煮药，收禁神效。二者皆堪荡
涤邪秽。此水洁净，诚与诸水不同。为云母所畏，炼云母粉用之。
《时习》云∶扬之水上成珠者是也。治霍乱，及入膀胱。治奔豚药用之，殊胜。
气温，味甘。
《本草》云∶阴不足，补之以血。若咽有疮，鸡子一枚，去黄，苦酒倾壳中，以半夏入
苦酒中，取壳，置刀环上，熬微沸。去渣，旋旋呷之。又主除热，火疮痫痉。可作琥珀神物
。黄，和恒山末，为丸，竹叶汤服，治久疟不差；黄，合须发煎，消为水，疗小儿惊热、
下痢。
味甘。
《本草珍》说：心热者，非此药不能清除。
《局方本草》说：丹朱味甘，性微寒。无毒。能养精神，安魂魄，益气明目，通血脉，止烦渴。
《药性论》说：为君药。有大毒。能镇心安神，主治抽风。
《日华子》说：性凉，微毒。能润心肺。恶磁石，畏咸水。
味咸。
《本草》说：能破坚癖，单独不用，常入群队药中使用。味咸、苦、辛，性温。有毒，不宜多服。主治积聚，破结血。能烂胎，止痛，下气，疗咳嗽宿冷。去恶肉，生好肌。能柔金银，可作为焊药。
《药性论》说：有大毒。畏浆水，忌羊血。味酸咸。能腐坏人肠胃，生食之化人心为血。能除冷病，大益阳事。
《日华子》说：北庭砂，味辛、酸，性暖。无毒。畏一切酸。补水脏，暖子宫，消冷癖瘀血，宿食，气块癖，及妇人血气心痛，血崩带下。凡修制，用黄丹、锻石作匮，赤使用。无毒。柔金银，驴马药亦用。
味平。无毒。
《时习》说：千里水及东流水，主病后虚弱。扬之万过，煮药，收禁神效。二者皆堪荡涤邪秽。此水洁净，诚与诸水不同。为云母所畏，炼云母粉用之。
《时习》说：扬之水上成珠者是也。治霍乱，及入膀胱。治奔豚药用之，殊胜。
气温，味甘。
《本草》说：阴不足，补之以血。若咽有疮，鸡子一枚，去黄，苦酒倾壳中，以半夏入苦酒中，取壳，置刀环上，熬微沸。去渣，旋旋呷之。又主除热，火疮痫痉。可作琥珀神物。黄，和恒山末，为丸，竹叶汤服，治久疟不差；黄，合须发煎，消为水，疗小儿惊热、下痢。
Sweet in flavor.
Zhen Bencao states: For heat in the Heart, this herb is indispensable for clearing it.
Ju Fang Ben Cao states: Dan Zhu (Cinnabar) is sweet in flavor and slightly cold in nature. It is non-toxic. It nourishes the spirit, calms the soul and hun, benefits qi, brightens the eyes, unblocks the blood vessels, and relieves thirst and irritability.
Yao Xing Lun states: It serves as a sovereign herb. It has great toxicity. It anchors the Heart and calms the mind, primarily treating convulsions.
Ri Hua Zi states: It is cool in nature and slightly toxic. It moistens the Lungs and Heart. It is incompatible with Ci Shi (Magnetite) and fears salty water.
Salty in flavor.
Ben Cao states: It breaks down hard accumulations. It is rarely used alone but is commonly included in compound prescriptions. It is salty, bitter, and pungent in flavor, and warm in nature. It is toxic and should not be taken in large doses. It treats accumulations and masses, breaks up stagnant blood. It can induce abortion, relieve pain, direct Qi downward, and treat chronic cough and cold conditions. It removes foul flesh and promotes healthy tissue regeneration. It softens gold and silver and can be used as a soldering agent.
Yao Xing Lun states: It has great toxicity. It fears Jiang Shui (fermented grain juice) and is contraindicated with sheep blood. It is sour and salty in flavor. It can corrode the stomach and intestines; if eaten raw, it transforms the human heart into blood. It eliminates cold diseases and greatly enhances sexual function.
Ri Hua Zi states: Bei Ting Sha (Northern Court Cinnabar) is pungent and sour in flavor and warm in nature. It is non-toxic. It fears all acids. It supplements the Kidney organ, warms the uterus, resolves cold accumulations, stasis, retained food, Qi masses, and disorders such as abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood stagnation, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea in women. For processing, use Huang Dan (Litharge) and Duan Shi (Calcined Alum) to make containers, using the red variety. It is non-toxic. It softens gold and silver and is also used in veterinary medicine for donkeys and horses.
Neutral in flavor. Non-toxic.
Shi Xi states: Qian Li Shui (Water from a thousand miles away) and Dong Liu Shui (East-flowing water) are indicated for weakness after illness. By splashing it over ten thousand times, boiling herbs in it, and storing it properly, miraculous effects are achieved. Both types of water are capable of cleansing pathogenic turbidity. This water is pure and truly different from other waters. It is feared by Yun Mu (Mica), and is used when refining Mica powder.
Shi Xi states: The pearls formed on the surface of splashed water are what is meant. It treats Huo Luan (Cholera-like syndrome) and enters the Bladder meridian. It is exceptionally effective when used in formulas for Ben Tun (Running Piglet syndrome).
Warm in nature, sweet in flavor.
Ben Cao states: For insufficiency of Yin, tonify with blood. If there are sores in the throat, take one chicken egg, remove the yolk, pour Ku Jiu (bitter wine/vinegar) into the shell, put Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber) into the vinegar in the shell, retrieve the shell, place it on a knife ring, and simmer until slightly boiling. Remove the dregs and sip slowly. It also clears heat, treats burns, epilepsy, and spasms. It can be transformed into amber-like divine substances. The yolk, mixed with Heng Shan (Dichroa Root) powder and formed into pills, taken with Zhu Ye Tang (Bamboo Leaf Decoction), treats persistent malaria that does not resolve; the yolk, decocted with hair, dissolves into water, and treats pediatric fright-heat and dysentery.