味甘，有毒。主治头疮难燥，女子阴疮及惊恚气，心腹痛不可久立，骨中寒热，伤寒
复，或肌体寒热欲死，以作汤良。久服益气资智，亦使人能食。生南海及湖水中，采无时，
勿令中湿，中湿即有毒。（恶沙参、蜚蠊。）
《本经》原文∶龟甲，味咸，平。主漏下赤白，破 瘕 疟，五痔阴蚀，湿痹四肢重弱，
小儿囟不合。久服
无毒。主治温疟，血瘕，腰痛，小儿胁下坚。肉，味甘，治伤中，益气，补不足。生
丹阳，取无时。（恶矾石。）
《本经》原文∶鳖甲，味咸，平。主心腹症瘕，坚积寒热，去痞息肉，阴蚀痔恶肉。生
池泽。
有毒。主治五邪
生南海，取无时。（
《本经》原文∶ 鱼甲，味辛，微温。主心腹症瘕，伏坚积聚，寒热，女子崩中下血五
色，小腹阴中相引痛
无毒。主治惊气入腹，腹痛环脐，阴中寒肿，令人有子，又止疮多脓汁不燥。肉
平，主益气强志。生东海，取无时。（恶白蔹、白芨、附子。）
《本经》原文∶乌贼鱼骨，味咸，微温。主女子漏下赤白，经汁血闭，阴蚀肿痛，寒热
症瘕，无子。生池泽
有毒。解结散血，愈漆疮，养筋益气。爪，主破胞，堕胎。生伊芳洛诸水中，取无时。（
莨菪毒。）
《本经》原文∶蟹，味咸，寒。主胸中邪气，热结痛， 僻面肿，败漆，烧之致鼠。生
池泽。
**Tortoise Shell (Guijia):** Sweet in flavor, toxic. It treats head sores that are difficult to dry and heal, women's genital ulcers, and qi stagnation caused by fright and anger. It addresses abdominal pain that prevents standing for long periods, cold-heat sensations in the bones, recurrence of Shanghan (Cold Damage disease), or severe alternating chills and fever approaching death; decocting it into a soup is effective. Long-term consumption tonifies Qi and enhances intelligence, and also promotes appetite. It grows in the South Sea and lakes. It can be harvested at any time but must not be allowed to become damp, as dampness renders it toxic. (Incompatible with Codonopsis Radix [Shashen] and Blatta orientalis [Feilian].)
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Tortoise shell, salty in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats leukorrhea with blood (Lou Xia Chi Bai), breaks up mass formations (Zha Jia) and malaria, treats five types of hemorrhoids and genital erosion/corrosion, relieves damp-bi syndrome characterized by heaviness and weakness in the four limbs, and aids in the closure of the fontanelle in infants. Long-term consumption is non-toxic. It treats warm malaria, blood masses, lower back pain, and hard accumulations under the ribs in children. Tortoise meat, sweet in flavor, treats internal injury and deficiency, tonifies Qi, and supplements insufficiency. It grows in Danyang. It can be harvested at any time. (Incompatible with Alum [Fanshi].)
**Soft-shelled Turtle Shell (Biejia):** *Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Soft-shelled turtle shell, salty in flavor, neutral in nature. It treats abdominal masses (Zheng Jia), hard accumulations with cold-heat symptoms, removes痞 (Pi) and polyps, and treats genital erosion and malignant flesh/hemorrhoids. It grows in ponds and marshes.
**Cuttlebone (Wuzeiyu Gu / Hai Piaoxiao):** Pungent in flavor, slightly warm. It treats abdominal masses, latent hard accumulations, cold-heat symptoms, metrorrhagia with mixed-colored blood in women, and pulling pain in the lower abdomen and genital region. Non-toxic. It treats frightful qi entering the abdomen, periumbilical abdominal pain, cold swelling of the genitals, facilitates conception, and stops excessive purulent discharge from sores preventing them from drying. Cuttlefish meat, neutral in nature, treats tonifying Qi and strengthening willpower. It grows in the East Sea. It can be harvested at any time. (Incompatible with Ampelopsis Radix [Bailian], Bletilla Rhizome [Baiji], and Aconitum Lateralis Radix Praeparata [Fuzi].)
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Cuttlebone, salty in flavor, slightly warm. It treats leukorrhea with blood, amenorrhea, genital erosion and swelling, cold-heat masses, and infertility. It grows in ponds and marshes.
**Crab (Xie):** Toxic. It resolves knots and disperses blood, heals lacquer dermatitis, nourishes sinews, and tonifies Qi. Crab claws treat rupturing the amniotic sac and inducing abortion. It grows in the Yi and Luo rivers. It can be harvested at any time. (Caution against Datura Metel toxicity [Langdang Du].)
*Original text from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing:* Crab, salty in flavor, cold in nature. It treats evil qi in the chest, painful heat accumulation, facial deviation and swelling, degrades lacquer, and when burned, attracts mice. It grows in ponds and marshes.