有毒。通利血脉。生晋阳及人家屋间,立秋采。
又,蜚蠊,形似蚕蛾,腹下赤。二月、八月采。
《本经》原文∶蜚蠊,味咸,寒。主血瘀症坚寒热,破积聚,喉咽痹,内寒无子。生川
泽。
味苦,微寒,有毒。主堕胎,一名KT ,一名至掌。生雷泽。五月、六月采,曝干。
《本经》原文∶水蛭,味咸,平。主逐恶血瘀血月闭,破血瘕积聚,无子,利水道。生
池泽。
〔附〕
生南海,味甘,咸,无毒。主心气,鬼疰,蛊毒,吐血。皮上有真珠斑
〔附〕
味咸,平,无毒。主治目中翳,断血,生肌,贝类也,大如鳆,皮黄黑而骨白,以为马
饰。生南海,采无时。
又,珂,生南海,白如 。主消翳膜及筋 肉,并刮点之。
味辛。主治心腹积血。一名飞龙。生蜀都,如鼠负,青股蜚头赤。七月七日采,阴干
味甘,有毒。主治鼠 ,癃,利水道。生山陵。如牛虻,翼赤。五月、八月采。
主治妇人寒热。
主治闭。一名无舌。
味苦。治寒热。生地上,赤头,长足,有角,群居。七月七日采。
[Toxic. Promotes the circulation of blood and vessels. Grows in Jinyang and among people's houses, harvested at Start of Autumn.]
(Feilian [Housefly/Louse]) is toxic. It promotes the circulation of blood and vessels. It grows in Jinyang and among people's houses, and is harvested at the Start of Autumn (Liqiu).
Furthermore, Feilian resembles a silkworm moth, with a red abdomen. Harvested in February and August.
Original text from *Benjing*: Feilian tastes salty and is cold in nature. It treats blood stasis syndromes, hard accumulations, alternating chills and fever, breaks up accumulations, treats throat obstruction, and internal cold causing infertility. It grows in rivers and marshes.
[Tastes bitter, slightly cold, toxic. Mainly induces abortion. Also known as KT, also known as Zhizhang. Grows in Leize. Harvested in May and June, dried in the sun.]
(Shizhi [Leech]) tastes bitter, is slightly cold, and is toxic. It mainly induces abortion (Note: This likely refers to its potent blood-breaking property which can cause abortion, or textual corruption; contextually linked to leech below). It is also known as KT, and also known as Zhizhang. It grows in Leize. It is harvested in May and June and dried in the sun.
Original text from *Benjing*: Shizhi tastes salty and is neutral in nature. It drives out evil blood, blood stasis, and amenorrhea; breaks up blood masses and accumulations; treats infertility; and promotes urination. It grows in ponds and marshes.
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It treats Gu Qi (poisonous gas/disease). It is used in formulas for Gu Zhu (wandering pestilence). It is the fish skin used to wrap sword hilts.
Furthermore,
(It) grows in the South Sea, tastes sweet and salty, and is non-toxic. It treats Heart Qi disorders, Gui Zhu (ghostly pestilence), Gu Du (gu poison), and hematemesis. Its skin has pearl-like spots.
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(It) tastes salty, is neutral, and non-toxic. It treats eye nebulae (Yi), stops bleeding, and generates flesh. It is a mollusk, large as an abalone, with yellow-black skin and white bone, used as horse ornaments. It grows in the South Sea, harvested at any time.
Furthermore, Ke grows in the South Sea, white as... (text missing). It treats eliminating nebulae and tendon/muscle issues, applied by scraping and powdering.
(It) tastes sweet and is non-toxic. It treats sudden heart pain, metal wounds (Jin Chuang), and insufficient muscle regeneration.
(It) treats Shi Long (stone strangury) and difficult urination. It grows in stones.
(It) treats abdominal pain, alternating chills and fever, and benefits blood. Also known as Fu... (text missing).
(It) tastes sweet and is non-toxic. It treats Bi syndrome (obstruction/pain) and stops bleeding.
(It) tastes pungent. It treats accumulated blood in the heart and abdomen. Also known as Feilong. It grows in Shudu, resembling a mouse carrying something, with green legs, flying head, and red color. Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, dried in shade.
(It) tastes sweet and is toxic. It treats Mouse... (text missing), Long (strangury), and promotes urination. It grows in hills. It resembles a horsefly with red wings. Harvested in May and August.
(It) treats Bi syndrome and internal leakage. Also known as ...Duan, earth-colored with patterns.
(It) treats alternating chills and fever in women.
(It) treats amenorrhea. Also known as Wushe (no tongue).
(It) tastes bitter. It treats alternating chills and fever. It grows on the ground, with a red head, long legs, horns, and lives in groups. Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.