二蛇并用酒浸一、二百宿,去皮骨,取肉炙香用,仍经久不蛀。
晚蚕砂(炒) 鳖甲(拣大而有九肋生者尤佳。先用淡醋煮去裙,却用酽醋炙令黄脆为
妙) 五灵脂(拣似鼠屎者为上,似砂糖者次之。先以水浸,淘去沙土,日干碎之,亦有炒
用) 干漆(碎之,炒令烟尽) 猪羊肾及肝(并去脂膜,仍不可经水) 鲤鱼鳞 猪左
悬蹄甲 皮 露蜂房 牛角 蚕蜕
并用火烧存性,研为细末用。
鹿角霜(研细用) 麝香(拣味辣者真,名生麝。亦有用当门子者。研极细用) 獭肝
(炙干用)
并用研细为末用。
莲蓬 荷叶 棕榈(为墨刷者妙)
用荷叶中心蒂者生用。
益母草(去根,阴干。今名大香,其子名茺蔚子) 鬼臼(去毛用) 鬼箭羽(去骨,
取翎用) 五倍子(去心中灰虫) 麒麟竭 安息香(去砂石) 没药 乳香 琥珀
五味并细研。
Soak two snakes together in wine for one to two hundred days, remove the skin and bones, take the meat, roast until fragrant, and use. This method ensures it remains resistant to insect infestation even after a long period.
Bombyx Batryticatus (Stir-fried); Trionycis Carapax et Plastrum (Select large ones with nine ribs, which are especially good. First boil in light vinegar to remove the skirt-like edges, then stir-fry in strong vinegar until yellow and crisp). Dysdermi Fermentatum (Select those resembling rat droppings as superior grade, and those resembling sugar crystals as secondary grade. Soak in water first, wash away sand and soil, dry in the sun, crush into pieces; some are also used after stir-frying). Dry Resin of Toxicodendron Vernicifluum (Crush, stir-fry until smoke ceases). Pig Kidney, Sheep Kidney, and Liver (Remove all fat membranes, and do not allow contact with water). Cyprini Carpio Squama (Carp Scales); Sinus Carnis Porci (Pig's Left Suspended Hoof Nail); Cutis Corii (Leather/Hide); Vespa Crabro Nidus (Paper Wasp Nest); Cornu Bubali (Buffalo Horn); Bombyx Batryticatus Exuvies (Silkworm Slough).
All the above materials are charred to retain their medicinal properties (Charring), ground into fine powder, and used.
Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum (Ground into fine powder and used); Moschus (Select those with a pungent taste as authentic, known as Raw Musk. Dangmenzi is also sometimes used. Grind to an extremely fine powder and use). Leporis Hepat (Dried Hare Liver).
All the above materials are ground into fine powder and used.
Nelumbinis Nuciferae Fructus Receptaculum (Lotus Seed Pod); Nelumbinis Nuciferae Folium (Lotus Leaf); Zygophylli Fructus (Caltrop Fruit) [Note: Text says Palm, likely referring to Ziziphus or similar astringent bark/fruit context in ancient texts, but literal translation is Palm/Livistona]. Use the central stalk (pedicel) of the lotus leaf raw.
Leonuri Herba (Remove roots, dry in shade. Now known as Da Xiang, its seed is called Chongwei Zi); Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Remove hairs and use); Eucommiae Cortex? No, Gui Jian Yu is usually Eucommia or similar, text specifies removing bone, taking feather-like parts. Wait, Gui Jian Yu is typically Eucommiae Cortex or related. Let's stick to literal: Remove the woody core, use the feather-like parts); Galla Chinensis (Remove ash insects from the center); Dracaenae Sanguis (Dragon's Blood); Benzoinum (Remove sand and stones); Myrrha; Olibanum; Succinum.
All five flavors are finely ground together.