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Rock sugar (Shimi): Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, slightly cold, non-toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic factors in the heart and abdomen, convulsions and spasms due to fright and epilepsy; it calms the five Zang organs, treats various deficiencies, tonifies Qi and supplements the middle Jiao; relieves abdominal pain; resolves toxicity of various medicines; eliminates numerous diseases and harmonizes a hundred herbs; nourishes Spleen Qi; clears mental restlessness and improves poor appetite; stops intestinal rumbling and diarrhea; removes pain in the muscles; treats mouth ulcers; clarifies the ears and eyes. Long-term consumption strengthens willpower, lightens the body, prevents hunger, promotes longevity and resistance to aging, and is said to lead to an immortal state. Also known as Shi Yi (Stone Maltose); those that are white like paste are of good quality, which refers to the honey produced in mountain cliffs today. Green and red honey: Sour in taste; consuming it causes mental restlessness. The bees are black and resemble horseflies. The Yellow Emperor stated: "Do not consume raw honey in the seventh month, as it causes sudden diarrhea and triggers Huoluan (cholera-like disease)." Bee wax: Sweet in taste, slightly warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats dysentery with pus and blood, tonifies the Middle Jiao; heals severe injuries and fractures, cures metal wounds; boosts physical strength, prevents hunger, and promotes longevity. White wax: Primarily treats recurrent bleeding after prolonged diarrhea has healed, repairs severe injuries, benefits children, and long-term consumption lightens the body and prevents hunger. It grows on beehives or wood and stones. It is incompatible with Yuanhua (Genkwa Flos) and Baihe (Lilii Bulbus). This is the wax used today.

Viper meat: Neutral in nature, toxic. When brewed into wine, it treats leprosy and other skin diseases, various types of hernia, heart and abdominal pain, dissipates stagnant Qi, and removes pain caused by Gu poison (parasitic disease). The mice swallowed by its stomach: Neutral in nature, slightly toxic; primarily treats Shulou (scrofula/cervical lymphadenitis).

Male silkworm moth from the original mulberry silkworm: Salty in taste, warm in nature, slightly toxic. It primarily tonifies Essence and Qi, strengthens male sexual function, prevents fatigue during intercourse, and specifically treats spermatorrhea. Do not use those that are still connected in pairs.

Fish: Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Treats a hundred diseases.

Eel: Sweet in taste, very warm in nature, toxic. It primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids and kills various parasites.

Fish meat: Sweet in taste, very warm in nature. Black-colored fish is non-toxic. It primarily tonifies the Middle Jiao and nourishes Blood, treating stubborn lip conditions. Harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Head bone: Neutral in nature, non-toxic. Burnt and taken orally, it stops chronic diarrhea.

[Specific Fish Name Missing]: Neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats shortness of breath and gasping, and inability to stand on feet. The Yellow Emperor stated: "Do not consume snake meat or [missing] meat in the fourth month, as it damages Shen (Spirit) and Qi."

Cuttlebone: Salty in taste, slightly warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats leukorrhea (red and white vaginal discharge), amenorrhea, genital ulceration and swelling, cold-heat alternating with abdominal masses, and infertility; expels frightful Qi entering the abdomen, relieves periumbilical abdominal pain, treats painful swelling in the male genitals, and promotes fertility. Meat: Sour in taste, neutral, non-toxic. Tonifies Qi and strengthens willpower.

Carp meat: Sweet in taste, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats coughing and rebellious Qi; jaundice; and thirst. The Yellow Emperor stated: "Consuming carp meat after eating Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) is harmful to humans; for those with chronic accumulations in the abdomen, consuming carp meat is harmful."

Crucian carp: Sweet in taste, neutral, non-toxic. It treats all sores and ulcers; burnt to ash and mixed with sauce for external application twice daily; it also treats appendicitis (Changyong).

The Yellow Emperor stated: "Fish with white eyes should not be eaten; fish with horn-like structures, if eaten, cause palpitations and harm humans; fish without intestines or gallbladders, if eaten for three years, cause impotence in men and sterility in women; fish with black spots on their bodies should not be eaten; fish with red eyes made into paste cause abdominal masses, and made into soup they harm humans. Eating all fish with vegetables generates roundworms and pinworms; eating tails of all fish is not beneficial to humans, often containing hook-like bones that lodge in the throat and harm humans; fish with horns and white backs should not be eaten. All fish with red scales should not be eaten; fish without gills should not be eaten; fish with incomplete gills, if eaten, cause carbuncles and sores; [Specific Fish] does not benefit humans, its tail is toxic and can treat toothache. [Specific Fish] is toxic and should not be eaten. On Gengyin days in the second lunar month, do not eat fish, this is highly inauspicious; on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, do not eat carp roe with pig liver, as it will certainly not digest and form malignant diseases; those with diarrhea who eat all fish will aggravate their condition making it difficult to treat; dirty rice, rotten meat, and smelly fish should not be eaten together as they harm humans. In the third lunar month, do not eat shark meat and all fish meats, as they cause indigestion, trigger chronic diseases, damage Shen Qi, deplete Qi, and cause mental confusion."

Turtle meat: Sweet in taste, neutral, non-toxic. It primarily treats internal injury, tonifies Qi, supplements deficiencies, and treats Beriberi (Jiaoqi). The Yellow Emperor stated: "On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, eating turtle eggs with abalone eggs causes jaundice; turtles with the character 'five' formed on their bellies should not be eaten; eating turtle meat and rabbit meat with mustard sauce harms humans; turtles with three legs, if eaten, harm humans; eating turtle meat with amaranth and bracken causes 'turtle mass' and harms humans."

Crab shell: Sour in taste, cold, toxic. It primarily treats pathogenic heat in the chest, chronic stagnation pain, facial paralysis, facial swelling, dissipates lacquer poisoning, and when burnt, treats scrofula. Its roe: Dissipates nodules and stasis, heals lacquer dermatitis, nourishes sinews and tonifies Qi. The Yellow Emperor stated: "Crabs with facing eyes and spotted feet, if eaten, harm humans. Do not eat crabs or turtles in the twelfth lunar month, as they damage human Shen Qi." He also stated: "Water striders and turtle meat eaten with pork harm humans. Eating water strider meat with autumn fruits and vegetables causes shortness of breath; drinking alcohol while eating water strider meat along with Zabu cabbage causes chills and fever. On the Six Jia days, do not eat turtle or tortoise meat, as it harms the heart and spirit. Eating snails and clams with vegetables causes heart pain recurring every three days. Eating shrimp with pork causes frequent nausea and excessive salivation, damaging Essence and complexion. Shrimp without whiskers and with uniformly black undersides, if eaten, harm humans; this is a major taboo! Do not underestimate it! In the eleventh and twelfth lunar months, do not eat shrimp, clams, and other shelled creatures."