味甘，有毒。主女子绝产阴痒、小儿阴颓卵肿。五脏及肠∶味苦，微寒，有毒。主蛊毒
寒热，小儿惊痫。孟诜云∶补虚，又主五脏邪气，患蛊毒寒热。宜多服之。日华子云∶暖，
无毒。补虚劳，治恶疮疥，随脏而补。头尾灰∶治牛疫。以水饮之。
味咸，无毒。主鬼气尸疰，梦与鬼交，鬼魅狐魅，心腹痛，中恶邪气，宿血结块， 癖
羸瘦。《药性论》∶君。大热。主男子宿症气块，积冷，劳气羸瘦，肾精衰损，多色成肾劳瘦
悴。日华子云∶腽肭兽，热。补中、益肾气，暖腰膝，助阳气，破症结，疗惊狂，痫疾及心
腹疼，破宿血。出∶西戎、东海。
主中蛊毒。
肉∶微温。主补中，止痛。胆∶主疗目不明，肌疮。心∶主五邪。血∶主 折骨痛及痿
痹。肪∶主耳聋。肠∶主遗溺，小便数不禁。肝∶及左翅毛主起阴。冠血∶主乳难。
里黄皮∶主泄痢，遗溺，除热，止烦。屎白∶微寒。主消渴，伤寒寒热，破石淋及转筋，利
小便，止遗溺，灭瘢痕。
主风寒湿痹，五缓六急，安胎。血，无毒。主中恶腹痛 及折骨痛，乳难。翮羽∶主下
闭血。日华子云∶温，无毒。安心定志，除邪，辟恶气，治血邪，破心中宿血及治痈疽，排
脓，补新血，补产后虚羸，益色，助气。胆∶治疣，耳目 疮。肠∶治遗尿。粪∶治中风。
The flesh: Sweet in flavor, toxic. Primarily treats female infertility and vaginal itching; pediatric scrotal swelling. The five zang organs and intestines: Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, toxic. Primarily treats cold-heat alternations caused by gu poison (parasitic poisoning), and pediatric convulsions and epilepsy. Meng Shen states: It tonifies deficiency, and also treats evil qi of the five zang organs; those suffering from gu poison with cold-heat alternations should take it frequently. Ri Huazi states: Warm in nature, non-toxic. Tonifies deficiency and exhaustion, treats malignant sores and scabies, and tonifies according to the specific zang organ involved. Ash from the head and tail: Treats cattle plague. Administered orally with water.
Salty in flavor, non-toxic. Primarily treats gui qi shi zhu (a highly contagious disease attributed to spirits), nocturnal emission involving dreams of sexual intercourse with spirits, heart and abdominal pain caused by demonic influence, acute poisoning by evil qi, accumulation of old blood forming masses, pi accumulations (fixed lumps), and emaciation. *Yao Xing Lun* records: Acts as the sovereign herb. Extremely hot in nature. Primarily treats old fixed masses and qi stagnation in men, accumulated cold, emaciation due to labor qi, depletion of kidney essence, and kidney exhaustion/emaciation resulting from excessive sexual activity. Ri Huazi states: Tanaren beast (sea otter/seal), hot in nature. Tonifies the middle, benefits kidney qi, warms the waist and knees, assists yang qi, breaks up mass formations, treats mania and epilepsy, and heart/abdominal pain, breaks up old blood. Originates from Western Regions and East Sea.
Primarily treats gu poison ingestion.
Flesh: Slightly warm. Primarily tonifies the middle, relieves pain. Gallbladder: Primarily treats unclear vision and skin sores. Heart: Primarily treats the five evils. Blood: Primarily treats bone fracture pain and flaccidity with numbness. Fat: Primarily treats deafness. Intestine: Primarily treats enuresis and frequent urination with incontinence. Liver: Along with the left wing feather, primarily promotes erection. Comb blood: Primarily treats difficult lactation. Inner yellow membrane: Primarily treats dysentery, enuresis, clears heat, and relieves irritability. White feces: Slightly cold. Primarily treats xiao ke (wasting-thirst), cold-heat of shaoyin syndrome, breaks up lithiasis and muscle spasms, promotes diuresis, stops enuresis, and eliminates scars.
Primarily treats wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, five slackness and six urgency conditions, and calms the fetus. Blood: Non-toxic. Primarily treats acute poisoning abdominal pain and bone fracture pain, difficult lactation. Wing feathers: Primarily treats lower jiao blood obstruction. Ri Huazi states: Warm, non-toxic. Calms the mind and stabilizes the spirit, dispels evil, wards off foul qi, treats blood pathologies, breaks up old blood in the heart, treats carbuncles and sores, drains pus, tonifies new blood, postpartum deficiency and emaciation, improves complexion, and boosts qi. Gallbladder: Treats warts and ear/eye sores. Intestine: Treats enuresis. Feces: Treats stroke.