寒∶无毒。主解岭南百药毒。俚人刺其血饮以解诸药毒。陈士良云∶主诸风毒，行气血，
去胸膈中风痰，镇心脾，逐邪热，利大小肠，通妇人经脉。甲壳似肉，同疗心风邪，解烦热。
日华子云∶破症结，消痈毒，止惊痫等疾。
味咸甘，平，无毒。主伤中，疝瘢，阴痿，益精生子，女子血闭腰痛，通五淋，利小便
水道，又疗男子虚损，五脏气微，梦寐失精，遗溺。《药性论》云∶臣。主男子肾衰漏精，
精自出。《产书》∶治妊娠小便数。得∶龙骨，疗泄精。畏∶旋复花、戴椹。名螳螂子
味咸，平，微寒，无毒。主伤寒寒热，温疟洒洒，惊恚怒气，除拘缓，鼠 ，女子带下
赤白，除留热在关节营卫，虚热往来不定，烦满，止汗，心痛气结，止渴，除老血，涩大小
肠，止大小便，疗泄精，喉痹，咳嗽，心胁下痞热，久服强骨节，杀邪鬼。贝母为之使。得∶
甘草、牛膝、远志、蛇床，良。恶∶麻黄、吴茱萸、辛夷。《药性论》云∶君。主女子崩中，
止盗汗，除风热，止痛，治温疟。
味咸，平、无毒。主目障，翳痛，青盲，久服益精。日华子云∶凉。明目，壳磨障翳。
《海药》云∶主青盲内障，肺肝风热，骨蒸劳极，并良。《胜金方》∶治小肠五淋。石决明去
粗皮甲，捣研细。上件药如有软硬物淋，即添朽木细末，熟水调下二钱匕服。
[Da Mao]
Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Main actions: Resolves various drug poisonings in Lingnan region. Folk people prick its blood and drink it to resolve various drug toxins. Chen Shiliang states: Resolves various wind poisons, promotes circulation of Qi and Blood, removes phlegm caused by wind-stroke in the chest and diaphragm, calms the Heart and Spleen, expels pathogenic heat, unblocks the Large and Small Intestines, and regulates menstrual channels in women. Its shell is fleshy-like; when used together, it treats heart-wind evil and resolves irritability and heat. Ri Hua Zi states: Breaks up accumulations (Zheng-Jie), eliminates carbuncles and toxins, and stops disorders such as fright epilepsy.
[Tang Lang Zi]
Flavor: Salty, Sweet. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Main actions: Treats middle-jiao injury, hernia and masses, impotence, tonifies essence and promotes fertility, treats amenorrhea and lower back pain in women, unblocks the Five Stranguries, facilitates urination, and treats male deficiency exhaustion, weak Qi of the Five Zang organs, nocturnal emission during dreams, and urinary incontinence. *Yao Xing Lun* states: As a Deputy (Chen) herb, it treats male kidney decline with leakage of essence and spontaneous seminal emission. *Chan Shu* (Book of Childbearing): Treats frequent urination during pregnancy. Compatibility: With Long Gu (Dragon Bone), treats seminal emission. Aversion: Xuan Fu Hua (Inula Flower), Dai Shen (Black Mulberry). Name: Tang Lang Zi.
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Flavor: Salty. Nature: Neutral, slightly cold. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Main actions: Treats chills and fever due to Shanghan, shivering chills of warm malaria, fright and anger, relieves stiffness and spasms, scrofula (Shu Lou), red and white leukorrhea in women, removes lingering heat in joints and Ying-Wei levels, irregular deficiency fever, irritability and fullness, stops sweating, treats heart pain and Qi stagnation, stops thirst, removes old blood, astringes the Large and Small Intestines, stops diarrhea and dysuria, treats seminal emission, sore throat (Hou Bi), cough, heat and distension below the heart and hypochondrium. Long-term use strengthens bones and joints and kills "evil ghosts" (metaphorical for severe pathogens or spirits). Assistant: Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb). Compatibility: Gan Cao (Licorice), Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root), Yuan Zhi (Polygala Root), She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit) are beneficial. Aversion: Ma Huang (Ephedra), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit), Xin Yi (Magnolia Flower Bud). *Yao Xing Lun* states: As a Sovereign (Jun) herb, it treats metrorrhagia in women, stops night sweats, removes wind-heat, alleviates pain, and treats warm malaria.
[Shi Jue Ming]
Flavor: Salty. Nature: Neutral. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Main actions: Treats visual obstructions, painful cataracts, blindness (Qing Mang), and long-term use benefits essence. Ri Hua Zi states: Cooling. Brightens eyes; the shell ground removes visual obstructions. *Hai Yao* states: Treats cataracts and internal blindness, wind-heat of Lung and Liver, bone-steaming consumptive fever, all are effective. *Sheng Jin Fang*: Treats the Five Stranguries of the Small Intestine. Preparation: Remove the rough outer shell of Shi Jue Ming, grind finely. If the medication contains hard or soft particles causing strangury, add fine powder of rotten wood, mix well with cooked water, and take two qian bi (approx. 6-9 grams).