主治伤挞灭瘢。
味酸，温，无毒。主下气，男子阴痿不起，强之令热，多精有子。脑，治耳聋。头血
治雀盲。雄雀矢，治目痛，决痈疖，女子带下，溺不利，除疝瘕。五月取之良。
又，雀矢和男首子乳，如薄泥，点目中 肉赤脉贯瞳子上者，即消。
味甘，寒，无毒。主治石淋，消结热。可烧作灰，以石投中散解者，是雄也。
无毒。主痒痛，治淋，利水道。生太山及人家屋间。立夏后采阴干。（苋实、云实为
使。）
《本经》原文∶伏翼，味咸，平。主目瞑明目，夜视有精光。久服，令人熹乐，媚好无
忧。一名蝙蝠。生
无毒。主治腹痛，疝积，亦烧为灰，酒服之。生楚山田野。取无时，勿使中湿。（得
良，畏桔梗、麦门冬。）
《本经》原文∶ 皮，味苦，平。主五痔阴蚀、下血赤白、五色血汁不止，阴肿，痛引
腰背，酒煮杀之。生
有小毒。一名山龙子，一名守宫，一名石蜴。生平阳及荆山山石间。五月取，着石
干。（恶硫黄、斑蝥、芜荑。）
《本经》原文∶石龙子，味咸，寒。主五癃邪结气，破石淋，下血，利小便水道。一名
蜥蜴。生川谷。
味咸，有毒。主治蜂毒，毒肿。一名百穿，一名蜂 。生 。七月七日采，阴干
干姜、丹参、黄芩、芍药、牡蛎。）
又合乱发、蛇皮三味合烧灰，酒服方寸匕，日二，治诸恶疽、附骨痈，根在脏腑，历节
肿出
《本经》原文∶露蜂房，味苦，平。主惊痫螈 ，寒热邪气，癫疾，鬼精蛊毒，肠痔。
火熬之良。一名蜂
Pheasant Meat: Sour in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily tonifies the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), strengthens physical strength, stops diarrhea and dysentery, and eliminates parasitic infections (such as those caused by ants).
Indicated for injuries from beating and for resolving scars.
Sparrow Meat: Sour in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic. Primarily directs Qi downward, treats impotence in men (failure of erection), promotes erection with warmth, increases semen production, and aids fertility. Sparrow brain is used to treat deafness. Blood from the sparrow's head is used to treat night blindness (Nyctalopia). Male sparrow feces are used to treat eye pain, resolve abscesses and boils, treat leukorrhea in women, promote urination, and eliminate hernia and abdominal masses. Collected in the fifth lunar month for best efficacy. Additionally, mixing male sparrow feces with human colostrum to form a thin paste and applying it to the eyes can dissolve pterygium with red vessels extending across the pupil.
Sepia Shell (Cuttlebone): Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats "Gui Gu" diseases (parasitic or mysterious illnesses), various "Zhu" toxic conditions, "Wu Shi" diseases (five corpse diseases), and disorders of the heart and abdomen.
Tortoise Shell: Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily treats lithiasis (stone strangury) and resolves heat accumulation. It can be calcined to ash; if it disperses and dissolves when thrown into water, it is from a male tortoise.
Amaranth: Non-toxic. Primarily treats itching and pain, manages strangury, and promotes diuresis. Grows in Mount Tai and between house eaves. Harvested after the Start of Summer and dried in the shade. (Used with Amaranthus seed and Caesalpinia decapetala as guiding herbs.) The *Shennong Bencao Jing* states: Flying Squirrel (Bat), salty in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats blurred vision and improves clarity, allowing clear night vision. Long-term consumption brings joy and beauty without worry. Also known as Bat. Grows in...
Snake Slough: Non-toxic. Primarily treats abdominal pain and hernial accumulations. Can also be calcined to ash and taken with wine. Grows in the fields of Chu mountains. Can be harvested at any time, but must be kept dry. (Compatible with Liang Cao, incompatible with Platycodon root and Ophiopogon tuber.) The *Shennong Bencao Jing* states: Snake skin, bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats five types of hemorrhoids, genital erosion, bloody stools (red and white), continuous bleeding of various colored blood juices, genital swelling, and pain radiating to the lower back. Boiled in wine to kill toxicity before use. Grows in...
Gecko: Slightly toxic. Also known as Shan Long Zi, Shou Gong, or Shi Yi. Grows among rocks in Pingyang and Jing Mountains. Harvested in the fifth lunar month and dried on stones. (Incompatible with Realgar, Mylabris, and Terminalia chebula.) The *Shennong Bencao Jing* states: Lacerta (Lizard), salty in taste, cold in nature. Primarily treats stagnation of Qi due to five types of strangury, breaks up lithiasis, stops bleeding, and promotes urinary flow. Also known as Lizard. Grows in river valleys.
Honeycomb: Salty in taste, toxic. Primarily treats bee stings and toxic swellings. Also known as Bai Chuan or Feng Fang. Grows in... Harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and dried in the shade. (To be combined with Zingiberis Rhizoma, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Scutellaria baicalensis, Paeonia lactiflora, and Ostrea concha.) Additionally, combining honeycomb with disordered hair and snake skin, calcining the three ingredients to ash, and taking one cubic inch with wine twice daily treats various malignant carbuncles, deep-seated bone abscesses originating in the viscera, and joint swelling with pus discharge. The *Shennong Bencao Jing* states: Honeycomb, bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats convulsions from fright, alternating chills and fever, epilepsy, ghostly spirits and toxic infestations, and intestinal hemorrhoids. Roasting over fire is beneficial. Also known as Bee Nest.