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Drink one sheng of human breast milk, and recovery will be immediate. Wash the head with rice-washing water, drink one sheng, and recovery will follow. Slice beef tripe finely, boil in ten dou of water until reduced to one sheng, drink it warm, and recovery will occur with profuse sweating.
[Note]
Human breast milk can resolve the toxicity of horse liver and beef. Using head dandruff (tougu) to induce vomiting expels the toxin, leading to recovery; using beef tripe is not as effective.

Boil licorice root (Gancao) into a decoction, drink it, and recovery will be immediate.
[Formula Analysis]
Licorice root (Gancao) has a sweet flavor and can resolve various toxins.

If one has latent heat, mutton should not be consumed.
[Note]
Mutton is hot in nature; if a person has inherent internal heat, they should avoid eating it.

Mutton should not be eaten together with raw fish or dairy products (laoru), as doing so harms the body.
[Note]
Mutton is hot in nature; consuming it with raw fish and dairy products is detrimental to health.

Inside the sheep's hoof phalanx, there may be white pearl-like structures called "Yang Xuan Jin" (Sheep Suspended Tendon); consuming them causes epilepsy.
[Commentary]
The meaning here is unclear.

Consuming the brain of a white sheep with a black head induces intestinal abscess (Chang Yong).
[Note]
Brains of various animals are toxic; only the brain of this specific type of sheep induces intestinal abscess when consumed.

Eating sheep liver together with raw Sichuan pepper damages the five zang organs.
[Note]
Both sheep liver and raw Sichuan pepper belong to the fire element; consuming them together may damage the five zang organs.

Eating pork together with sheep liver causes chest oppression and mental restlessness.
[Note]
Pork is cloying and stagnating, while sheep liver is greasy; consuming them together leads to qi stagnation and chest oppression.

Eating pork together with fresh coriander (Husui) corrodes the navel.
[Note]
Coriander and pork should not be consumed together; the reason for avoiding excess consumption is the fear of triggering wind diseases. The claim that it corrodes the navel is unclear in meaning.

Pork lard should not be eaten together with plums.
[Note]
Pork lard is slippery and lubricating, while plums are sour and astringent; their natures are opposite, so they should not be consumed together.

Eating pork together with okra (Kuicai) leads to qi deficiency.
[Commentary]
The meaning here is unclear.

Deer meat should not be made into soup with cattail shoots (Pu Bai); consuming it induces malignant sores.
[Note]
Deer meat is warm in nature and suitable for consumption from September to January; eating it in other months causes cold pain. If made into soup with cattail shoots, it induces malignant sores; the exact mechanism is unclear.

Consuming elk fat along with plums or li fruits by pregnant women causes congenital blindness (Qing Mang) in the child, and causes essence depletion in men.
[Collected Notes]
Li [Name Redacted] said: The human eye uses yin as its substance and yang as its function. Elk is a yin animal; plums and li fruits are sour and bitter, also belonging to the yin category. If a pregnant woman consumes these three items together, yin qi becomes excessive and yang qi is depleted, causing congenital blindness in the child. Male essence requires warmth; excessive yin leads to cold essence. The *Bencao* states: Elk fat causes impotence.
[Commentary]
Elk hooves have two apertures underneath, used for night vision. The *Huainanzi* states: A pregnant woman seeing an elk gives birth to a four-eyed child. Now, consuming these three items together causes congenital blindness in the child; all are examples of mutual influence between species. Prenatal education must be cautious regarding this.

[Redacted] meat should not be eaten with [Redacted], nor with raw vegetables, plums, or li fruits, as it harms the body.
[Note]
[Redacted] meat is warm in nature and superior to mutton for consumption from August to November. Eating it in other months disturbs qi. [Redacted] can stir wind; raw vegetables, plums, and li fruits generate phlegm; consuming them together causes illness.

White dogs that die naturally without protruding their tongues are harmful to eat.
[Note]
All dead dogs protrude their tongues; only those that die from poisoning do not protrude their tongues because the toxin remains inside; thus, eating them harms the body.

Patients with chronic stubborn diseases should not consume bear meat, as it ensures lifelong non-recovery.
[Note]
People with chronic stubborn diseases should not eat bear meat because bear nature is fierce and aggressive; consuming it ensures the stubborn disease never resolves.

Consuming leftover food of dogs or rats causes [Redacted] sores.
[Note]
Leftover food of dogs and rats contains saliva droplets; since saliva is toxic, consuming such food inevitably causes [Redacted] sores.