1, "Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, peeled, broken, Radix Astragali and Herba Ephedrae, together, made with honey." Treatise on Febrile Diseases describes a prescription for treating cold made of licorice, astragalus and ephedra.
2. "Radix Paeoniae Alba, Notopterygii Rhizoma, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Concha Ostreae and Rhizoma Cyperi" (Qian Jin Fang Yao) lists the prescriptions of Chinese herbal medicines for treating gynecological diseases.
3, "Kunbu raw sea, artificial, its taste sweet, cold, non-toxic." ("A Thousand Women Want Prescriptions") praised the medicinal value of kelp.
4. "Pollen has a strong smell, which can cure headaches and dissipate heat with the wind." (Forward Fang Yao) describes the medicinal effects of pollen.