味咸，平，无毒。主心腹症瘕，坚积寒热，去痞，息肉，阴蚀痔恶肉，疗温疟，血瘕，
腰痛，小儿胁下坚。肉∶味甘。主伤中，益气，补不足。《药性论》云∶鳖甲，使。能下气，
除骨热，治妇人漏下五色，羸瘦。头血∶涂脱肛。日华子云∶去血气，恶血，堕胎，消疮肿
并扑损瘀血，疟疾，肠痈，疗脱肛。恶∶矶石、理石。
味咸甘，寒，无毒。主小儿惊痫夜啼，癫病寒热，惊悸，妇人乳难，胞衣不出。又堕胎，
《药性论》云∶使。味酸。主治小儿惊哭不止，杀疳虫，去壮热，治肠中幽幽作声。又云蝉
蜕，使。主治小儿浑身壮热，惊痫，兼能止渴。蝉花∶味甘，寒，无毒。主小儿天吊，惊痫
螈，夜啼心悸。出∶蜀中。其蜕壳头上有一角，如花冠状，谓之蝉花，最佳。
骨，味咸，微温，无毒。主女子漏下赤白，经汁血闭，阴蚀肿痛，寒热症瘕，无子，惊
气入腹，腹痛环脐，阴中寒肿，令人有子，又止疮多脓。《药性论》云∶使。有小毒。止妇
人漏血及耳聋。日华子云∶通月经。骨∶疗血崩，杀虫，心痛甚者。孟诜云∶主目中一切浮
翳。恶∶白蔹、白芨、附子。
味咸，寒，有小毒。主五癃邪结气。破石淋，下血，利小便水道。恶∶硫黄、斑蝥、芜
荑。一名∶ 蜓。
味咸辛，平，无毒。主小儿惊痫夜啼，去三虫，灭黑 ，令人面色好，男子阴疡病，女
子崩中赤白，产后余痛。《药性论》云∶有小毒。治口噤，发汗。日华子云∶治中风失音，
一切风疾，小儿客忤。蚕蛹子∶治风及劳瘦。恶∶桑螵蛸、桔梗、茯苓、茯神、萆 。
[Trionyx Carapace]
Salty in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats zheng jia (abdominal masses) and jian ji (hard accumulations) in the heart and abdomen, cold and heat arising from these conditions, removes pi (fullness/lumps), polyps, yin shi (erosive lesions of the genitalia), hemorrhoidal malignant flesh, cures wen nue (warm malaria characterized by high fever), xue jia (blood masses in the abdomen), lower back pain, and hard lumps under the hypochondrium in children.
Meat: Sweet in flavor. Primarily treats damage to the middle jiao, tonifies qi, and supplements deficiencies. The *Yao Xing Lun* states: Trionyx carapace serves as a guiding drug. It can descend qi, clear bone-steaming heat, treat five-colored leukorrhea in women, and emaciation.
Head blood: Applied topically to treat rectal prolapse.
Ri Hua Zi states: It removes evil blood from qi and blood, induces abortion, reduces carbuncles and swellings, resolves bruised blood from falls and injuries, treats malaria and intestinal abscesses, and cures rectal prolapse.
Incompatible drugs: Jishi (Arsenolite), Lishi (Calcium Carbonate).
[White Stiff Silkworm]
Salty and sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats infantile convulsions and epilepsy with night crying, dian disease with cold and heat, palpitations due to fright, difficulty in lactation in women, and retention of the placenta. It can also induce abortion.
The *Yao Xing Lun* states: White stiff silkworm serves as a guiding drug. Sour in flavor. It primarily treats incessant crying due to fright in infants, kills gan parasites, clears vigorous heat, and treats rumbling sounds in the intestines.
It also states that Cicada Slough serves as a guiding drug. It primarily treats vigorous heat throughout the body in infants, convulsions and epilepsy, and can also relieve thirst.
Cicada Flower: Sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats tian diao (acute infantile convulsion), convulsions and epilepsy with spasms, night crying, and palpitations.
Origin: Shu region. The slough has a horn-like growth on its head resembling a flower crown, called Cicada Flower, which is of the best quality.
[Turtle Shell]
Bone, salty in flavor, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats red and white leukorrhea in women, amenorrhea, erosive swelling of the genitalia, cold and heat with zheng jia, infertility, fright qi entering the abdomen, abdominal pain circling the umbilicus, cold swelling in the vagina, promotes conception, and stops excessive pus in sores.
The *Yao Xing Lun* states: Turtle shell serves as a guiding drug. Slightly toxic. It stops uterine bleeding and deafness in women.
Ri Hua Zi states: It regulates menstruation.
Turtle shell: Treats metrorrhagia, kills parasites, and severe heart pain.
Meng Shen states: It primarily treats all kinds of floating nebulae in the eyes.
Incompatible drugs: Bailian (Ampelopsis Radix), Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root).
[Leech]
Salty in flavor, cold in nature, slightly toxic. It primarily treats wu long (five types of urinary obstruction) and pathogenic qi accumulation. It breaks down stone lin (urinary calculi), stops bleeding, and promotes urination through the water passages.
Incompatible drugs: Liuhuang (Sulfur), Banmao (Mylabris), Wuyi (Changanthus Fruit).
Alias: Ting.
[White Stiff Silkworm (Continued)]
Salty and pungent in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats infantile convulsions and night crying, eliminates three types of parasites, removes black spots, improves complexion, treats penile ulcers in men, metrorrhagia with red and white discharge in women, and residual postpartum pain.
The *Yao Xing Lun* states: Slightly toxic. It treats trismus (lockjaw) and induces sweating.
Ri Hua Zi states: It treats aphonia due to wind-stroke, all wind diseases, and ke wu (infantile fright).
Silkworm Pupa: Treats wind diseases and wasting-thirst syndrome with emaciation.
Incompatible drugs: Sangpiaoxiao (Mantis Egg Case), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Fuling (Poria), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Bixie (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome).