By word of mouth, Chinese herbal medicine proverbs are easy to understand and fluent. These rich knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine explain the ecological environment, harvest season, processing, identification characteristics, medicinal efficacy and medical value of traditional Chinese medicine, which is of great significance to guide the study and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine.

"When collecting herbs is expensive, root potatoes should enter winter; Fruits should be first ripe and seeds should be used when they are old; The stems and leaves should be in summer; Flowers are picked in the bud; The collection should be reasonable and the resources should be used forever "; "Relieve the roadside slopes of herbal medicines, moisten many herbal wetlands, clear up the deep valleys of traditional Chinese medicines, and dredge the dense forest nests of vines"; "Roots are dug in spring and autumn and grass is picked in summer, and the first ripe berries are in bud". These proverbs sum up the time and place of collection of various Chinese herbal medicines.

"March wormwood and April wormwood will be used as firewood in May and June" "Anemarrhena asphodeloides is easy to plan, but it is afraid of plucking" "Spring windproof and autumn wormwood will have high quality" "Autumn and winter azalea can't be found in long summer Xuanhu" "Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Astragalus membranaceus can be picked at any time, only in spring and autumn" "Looking for Selaginella on the cliff, there are many people in the wet place" "Pinellia Nanxing River is long. It points out the time, region, identification characteristics and problems that should be paid attention to in the collection of these Chinese herbal medicines.

"Asarum is not only about money, but also about money and life." It is suggested that we should not rashly use asarum in large quantities in clinical practice, and generally it should not exceed 1 yuan.

"Hair can stop bleeding, thorns can dispel wind, swollen joints can cure traumatic injuries, sticky gurgling can remove toxic substances, rattan stems are sticky with rheumatism, hollow cavity can eliminate edema, flowers and leaves can ascend and disperse, seeds and fruits can descend exclusively, spicy herbs can cure snake bites, aromatic herbs can relieve pain, astringency can be restrained, sweet taste can invigorate qi, bitter cold can relieve fever, spicy and warm, salty taste can be soft and firm, and heavy quality can calm down".

"On March 3rd, shepherd's purse is a panacea"; "if you know a thousand miles, the whole family will not get sores"; "Home has Sanguisorba bark, not afraid of burning peeling, home has Sanguisorba charcoal, not afraid of burning skin"; "If you want to sleep well, always take Ganoderma lucidum"; "Anemarrhena Fritillaria Farfara flower, cough and phlegm"; "Eat hawthorn often, reduce blood fat and reduce blood pressure"; There are many such proverbs, which describe the main functions and values of drugs vividly and interestingly, making people easy to remember.