（凡使汤浸去皮尖擘作两片用芒硝木通草二味和蕤仁同水煮一伏时后漉出去诸般药取蕤
仁研成膏任加减入药中使每修事四两用芒硝一两木通草七两一法去衣绵纸包研去油用）
（凡使有雄雌雄颗小雌颗大似 枣核方中多使雌力大膏煎中用雄若欲使雄须去下盖乳子
发人背痈也入煎药为末调入或将好投入一二沸即倾 畏郁金 忌火）
（凡使须要不枯色黑润者良如觜角硬重沉于水下为上也半沉者次也入散中用须候众药出
即入拌和用之入煎磨汁 忌见火）
（圆小光明者良一方以灯心同研或以糯米数粒同研或以人畜甲二三片同研或以乳钵坐热
水中乳之云皆易细总不如研细和人乳略蒸再研匀晒干研如飞尘为妙药将沉下一二沸即起勿多
煮）
（透明者良制同乳香法）
（熬膏服或和药霜降后采金樱子不拘多少以粗气微捣去毛刺净复捣破去子约有一斗用水
二斗煮之一饭时漉起清汁又入白水煮之又漉起又入白水煮三次之后其渣淡而无味去之止将净
汁复以细密绢滤过净锅熬之如饴乃止收贮瓷樽中坐凉水内一宿用服之大能固精良方二仙丹即
此膏加入芡实粉）
（凡是用于制作药用的，需用齑水煮二十滚，然后放入冷水中揉搓拉扯数十次，最后晒干使用。）
（凡是使用的，需用汤浸泡后去掉外皮和尖端，掰成两半使用。用芒硝、木通草两味药与蕤仁一起用水煮一个时辰（约八小时），然后捞出，去除其他药物，只取蕤仁研成膏状，根据需要加减后加入药中使用。每次炮制四两蕤仁，需用芒硝一两、木通草七两。另一种方法是去掉衣壳，用绵纸包裹后研磨以去除油脂使用。）
（凡是使用的，需区分雄雌：雄性的颗粒小，雌性的颗粒大，形状像枣核。方剂中多使用雌性，因为效力大；膏剂煎制中使用雄性。如果需要使用雄性，必须去掉底部的盖子，因为它会引发乳子（导致乳汁分泌异常或相关病症），使人患背痈。入煎药时磨成粉末调入，或将好药投入沸水中煮一二滚即可取出。畏郁金，忌火。）
（凡是使用的，须要选择不干枯、色泽黑润的为上品。如兽角般坚硬，重沉于水下为最好，半沉的次之。入散剂使用时，须等其余药物煎煮完毕后即入，拌和均匀使用。入煎剂时磨汁服用。忌见火。）
（圆形细小且光泽明亮的为好。一方用法是用灯心草同研，或以糯米几粒同研，或以人畜甲片二三片同研，或用乳钵坐在热水中研磨，都说容易研细，但总不如研细后加入人乳略蒸后再研匀，晒干，研得像飞尘一样细腻为妙。药将沉底时煮一二滚即起，不要多煮。）
（透明的为好。炮制方法同乳香。）
（熬膏服用，或配合药霜。霜降后采摘金樱子，数量不限，先用粗气微捣去毛刺，洗净后再捣破去子。大约有一斗的量，用水二斗煮，煮一顿饭的时间后捞出，取清汁。再次加入白水煮沸，又捞出。如此反复加白水煮三次之后，药渣淡而无味，弃去。只将净汁再用细密绢布过滤，放入干净的锅中熬煮，直到像饴糖一样稠厚才停止。收贮在瓷罐中，置于凉水中一夜后服用。此膏大能固精。名为“二仙丹”的方子，就是在此膏中加入芡实粉制成。）
（自己采集的，向土里生长的（根）向东延伸的，或用竹刀、铜刀刮去黄粗皮，用手撕成丝，拌蜜在瓦上炙烤。根部浮在土上的会杀人。桂心、续断、麻子是它的使药。忌铁器。）
(For medicinal use, boil in vegetable brine for twenty rolling boils, then place in cold water, knead and pull dozens of times, and finally dry in the sun.)
(When preparing, soak in decoction, remove the skin and tips, split into two pieces. Boil Rengren (Prunus pendula seed) together with Mangxiao (Mirabilite) and Mutongcao (Akebia Decoction) in water for one fu period (approx. 8 hours). Strain out, discard other herbs, retain only Rengren, grind into a paste, adjust dosage as needed, and add to prescriptions. For every four liang of Rengren processed, use one liang of Mangxiao and seven liang of Mutongcao. Alternatively, remove the husk, wrap in cotton paper, and grind to remove oil.)
(Distinguish between male and female: male grains are small, female grains are large and resemble jujube pits. Prescriptions mostly use females due to stronger efficacy; males are used in ointment decoctions. If using males, remove the bottom cap, as it can induce lactation issues or cause back carbuncles. When added to decoctions, grind into powder and mix in, or add whole and boil for one or two rolling boils before removing. Avoid Yujin (Curcuma aromatica root),忌 fire.)
(Select those that are not withered, with black and moist luster as superior quality. Those hard like horns and sinking to the bottom of water are best; those half-sinking are inferior. When used in powders, add after all other herbs have been processed, mix evenly, and use. When used in decoctions, grind into juice. Avoid fire.)
(Round, small, and bright ones are good. One method is to grind with Dengxincao (Juncus effusus stem), or with a few grains of Nuomi (Glutinous rice), or with 2-3 pieces of human/animal shell, or grind in a mortar placed in hot water, claiming these make it easier to grind fine. However, nothing beats grinding fine, mixing with Renru (Human breast milk), steaming slightly, grinding again until uniform, drying, and grinding into dust-like fineness. Remove from heat when the medicine sinks after one or two boiling periods; do not overcook.)
(Transparent ones are good. Processing method is the same as for Rushiang (Boswellia carterii gum).)
(Boil into an ointment for oral administration, or combine with drug frost. After the Frost Descent solar term, harvest Jinyingzi (Rosa laevigata fruit), quantity unrestricted. Lightly pound coarsely to remove hairs and thorns, wash clean, then pound thoroughly to remove seeds. For about one dou of fruit, use two dou of water, boil for the time it takes to cook a meal, strain, and collect the clear juice. Add fresh water, boil again, strain. Repeat adding water and boiling three times until the dregs are tasteless and pale, then discard. Filter the collected clear juice through fine silk, boil in a clean pot until thick like malt syrup. Store in porcelain jars, cool in cold water overnight before taking. This ointment strongly consolidates essence. The formula "Er Xian Dan" is made by adding Qianshi powder (Euryale ferox seed flour) to this ointment.)
(Self-harvested roots growing eastward into the soil: scrape off yellow coarse skin with a bamboo or copper knife, tear into strips by hand, mix with honey, and roast on tiles. Roots floating on top of the soil are poisonous/deadly. Guixin (Cinnamomum cassia twig), Xuduan (Dipsacus asper root), and Maziren (Cannabis sativa seed) are its guiding herbs. Avoid iron vessels.)