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(Spider) Slightly cold in nature. Mainly treats [missing symptoms, likely lacunae in the original text] for adults and children. Collected on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, its web is used to treat forgetfulness (Yi Wang).

(Roach / Woodlouse) Slightly cold in nature. Strengthens Yin and stops seminal emission.

(Lizard / Geckos) Salty flavor, cold in nature, toxic. Mainly treats five types of strangury (Lin syndrome, characterized by painful and difficult urination), breaks down stones in strangury (Shi Lin, urinary calculi), and has an abortifacient effect.

(Sand Louse / Chiggers) Resolves Qi stagnation, promotes urination, and clears heat. Also known as Sha Shi. Grows in ponds and marshes of the Jianghan region.

(Stone Silkworm / Aquatic Insect Larvae) Salty and sweet flavors, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats over one hundred and twenty types of pediatric convulsions and epilepsy (Jing Xian), clonic spasms (Chong Zhu), manic epilepsy, alternating chills and fever, intestinal hemorrhoids, parasitic toxins, snake-induced seizures, tongue protrusion with head shaking, five types of pathogenic influences in adults causing erratic speech, severe sores, vomiting, and coughing; brightens the eyes. Best prepared by roasting over fire. Also known as Shi Chu Zi Yi, She Fu, Long Zi Pi, Long Zi Dan Yi, and Gong Pi. Grows in valleys and fields of Jingzhou; collected on the fifth or fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month for best efficacy.

(Pearl / Concretion) Mainly treats heart pain, invasion by wandering pathogens (Zhu Wu), stone strangury, dystocia, and pediatric convulsions. Decocted in water, ground, and the juice consumed. Originates from the Lingnan region, found in snake bellies, round and heavy like tin, with mixed yellow, black, and green colors.

(Centipede) Pungent flavor, warm in nature, toxic. Mainly treats ghostly wanderings and gu poison, consumes toxins from various snakes, insects, and fish, kills malevolent spirits and old essences, and treats warm malaria. Eliminates three types of parasites. Treats cold-heat accumulations in the heart and abdomen, has an abortifacient effect, and removes bad blood. Grows in valleys of Da Wu; those with red heads and feet from the Jiangnan region are considered superior.

(Millipede) Pungent flavor, warm in nature, toxic. Mainly treats large, hard masses in the abdomen, breaks up accumulations, treats polyps and malignant sores, and white tinea capitis (Bai Tu). Treats cold-heat痞结 (Pi Jie, a sensation of fullness and obstruction) and distension under the ribs. Also known as Bai Zu and Ma Zhou. Grows in valleys of Xuantu.

(Earth Bee / Ground Bee) Pungent flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats chronic deafness, cough and reverse flow of Qi, expels toxic vapors and thorns, induces sweating, and treats nasal obstruction (Bi Zhi). Its earth nest: mainly treats carbuncles and wind-head disorders. Also known as Earth Bee. Grows in valleys of Xiong'er Mountain and between human dwellings.

(Dry Shelter / Insect Nest) Sweet flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. Mainly treats pediatric convulsions, cold-heat Qi stagnation, gu poison, and ghostly wanderings. Also known as Zao She. Grows in Hanzhong; harvested and steamed. Found among tree branches, it is a house-like structure, collected in August.

(Fu Pan / Beetle) Sour flavor, warm in nature, slightly cold, non-toxic. Mainly treats Qi strangury (Qi Long, urinary retention due to Qi stagnation), inability to urinate, amenorrhea in women, blood masses and epilepsy (Xue Xia Jian), cold-heat, and promotes urination. Also known as Fu Pan, [Name Missing], and [Name Missing]. Grows in flat valleys of Weijun and on the ground of households; collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.