有毒。主治心腹寒热结聚,堕胎,去恶血。生大吴江南。赤头足者良。
《本经》原文∶蜈蚣,味辛,温。主鬼注蛊毒,啖诸蛇、虫、鱼毒,杀鬼物老精温疟,
去三虫。生川谷。
有毒。主治寒热痞结,胁下满。一名马轴。生玄菟。
《本经》原文∶马陆,味辛,温。主腹中大坚症,破积聚息肉,恶疮白秃。一名百足。
生川谷。
无毒。主治鼻窒。其土房主痈肿,风头。一名土蜂。生熊耳及 ,或人屋间。
《本经》原文∶ ,味辛,平,主久聋,咳逆毒瓦斯,出刺出汗。生川谷。
无毒。生汉中,采蒸之,生树枝间, 房也。八月取。
《本经》原文∶雀瓮,味甘,平。主小儿惊痫,寒热结气,蛊毒鬼注。一名躁舍。
微寒,无毒。一名 。生魏郡及人家地上,五月五日取。
《本经》原文∶鼠妇,味酸,温。主气癃不得小便,妇人月闭血瘕,痫 寒热,利水道。
一名负蟠,一名 。生平谷。
无毒。一名放光,一名熠耀,一名即 。生阶地。七月七日取,阴干。
《本经》原文∶萤火,味辛,微温。主明目,小儿火疮伤热气,蛊毒鬼注,通神精。一
名夜光。生池泽。
无毒。主治淋,堕胎,涂疮,灭瘢。一名 。生咸阳。
《本经》原文∶衣鱼,味咸,温。主妇人疝瘕,小便不利,小儿中风项强,背起摩之。
一名白鱼。生平泽。
(Wugong, Scolopendra) Toxic. Indicated for cold-heat knotting and accumulation in the heart and abdomen; induces abortion; removes evil blood. Grows south of the Yangtze River in Dawu. Those with red heads and feet are superior.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Wugong, pungent, warm. Treats Gui Zhu (ghostly fixation) and Gu poison; consumes toxins from various snakes, insects, and fish; kills ghosts, old spirits, and Wen Nue (warm malaria); eliminates three parasites. Grows in rivers and valleys.
(Malu, Glomeris) Toxic. Indicated for cold-heat pi-jie (stagnation and knotting), fullness under the hypochondrium. Also known as Mazhou. Grows in Xuantu.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Malu, pungent, warm. Treats large firm masses in the abdomen; breaks up accumulations and polyps; treats malignant sores and white alopecia. Also known as Baizu. Grows in rivers and valleys.
(Tifeng, Honeycomb/Mellipona) Non-toxic. Indicated for bi-zhi (nasal obstruction). Its honeycomb treats yongzhong (carbuncles and swellings) and Fengtou (head wind). Also known as Tifeng. Grows in Xiong'er Mountain and [location missing], or between human houses.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: [Shimi, Rock Sugar/Honey], pungent, neutral. Treats long-standing deafness, ni-ket (cough and counterflow qi), toxic vapors; expels thorn-like sweat. Grows in rivers and valleys.
(Qieweng, Encyrtus nest) Non-toxic. Grows in Hanzhong; harvested after steaming; grows on tree branches; refers to the nest chamber of Qieweng. Harvested in August.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Qieweng, sweet, neutral. Treats pediatric jing-xian (convulsions and epilepsy), cold-heat jieqi (knotting qi), Gu poison, and Gui Zhu. Also known as Zaoshe.
(Shufu, Porcellio) Slightly cold, non-toxic. Also known as [Shufu]. Grows in Weijun and on the ground of human dwellings; harvested on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Shufu, sour, warm. Treats Qi Long (difficulty in urination due to qi stagnation) preventing normal urination; female menstrual amenorrhea forming Xue Jia (blood masses); epilepsy with cold-heat; promotes water passage. Also known as Fupan, also known as [Shugu]. Grows in Pinggu.
(Yinghuo, Firefly) Non-toxic. Also known as Fangguang, also known as Yiyao, also known as Ji [Yeguang]. Grows in terraced land. Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month; dried in shade.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Yinghuo, pungent, slightly warm. Improves vision; treats pediatric Huochuang (fire sores) with heat qi; Gu poison; Gui Zhu; connects spirit and essence. Also known as Yeguang. Grows in ponds and marshes.
(Yiyu, Silverfish) Non-toxic. Indicated for Lin syndrome (dysuria), induces abortion, applied topically to sores; eliminates scars. Also known as [Baiyu]. Grows in Xianyang.
*Shennong Bencao Jing* original text: Yiyu, salty, warm. Treats female Shan Jia (hernia masses); difficult urination; pediatric Zhongfeng (wind-stroke) causing neck stiffness; rub the back when rashes appear. Also known as Baiyu. Grows in flat marshes.