一名土狗
咸、寒。有毒。治水肿石淋，取箭镞入肉。（杵汁，滴三五度自出。）得蜣螂，通二便。
得穿甲，共研末，塞耳聋。
去翅、足，炒熟，用下截勿用上截，宜取雄者有力。善鸣而飞者为雄。虚人禁用。
咸，温。入手足太阳经。主中风项强，治惊痫天吊，除淋秘尿血。（纳二十枚于妇人阴
户，尿血自愈。纳一枚茎中，
治小便转胞。）烧炭，敷重舌。
一名地虱
酸，温。入足厥阴经。治气癃，疗寒热，小儿撮口，痘疮倒 。葛洪又用以截疟。配巴
豆、胡椒，饭丸，治风牙疼痛。（绵裹一丸咬之，良久涎出，吐去立效。）
即地鳖虫
畏皂荚、菖蒲、屋游。
咸，寒，有毒。破宿血积聚，敷重舌木舌。配乳香、没药、自然铜、龙骨等分，加麝香
少许
，每服三分，酒下，治折伤接骨。
去足，或炒，或酒醉死用。如无瘀血不宜用。
即蜚虻
苦，微寒，有毒。入足厥阴经血分。遍行经络，能攻真气营运不到之血。治两目赤痛及
伤泪出。配丹皮，治扑坠
瘀血。（宿血在骨者，二味治之。）
（湿生类八种）
辛，凉。微毒。入足阳明经。散热解毒。行湿气，杀虫 ，除疳病，消坚积。取汁，和
井水，治温疫发斑。犬咬鼠
，末可敷。洞泻下痢，炙研水服。跌扑损伤，活捣烂罨。疳蚀成癖，作脍食。和猪脂烧，
敷风淫生癣。
阴干，酒浸三日，焙干用。形大背多磊，行迟不跳不鸣者，为蟾蜍。若小而能跳，举动
极急者，名虾蟆，不入药。
蟾酥
辛，热，有毒。疔疮发背，外用能拔，内用能攻。配朱砂、白面，成锭，葱汤下，治
恶疮。（汗出即愈。）配朱砂、麝香、人乳，滴鼻中，治脑疳；配广胶、米醋，溶化围肿毒。
（以散为度。）疔毒甚者，合他药服二三厘，取以毒攻毒也。疮毒已溃，欲生肌肉，用之作
痛异常。误服，头目张大而死。
酥能烂人肌肉，不可轻用。蟾酥入目则肿盲，用紫草汁洗点即消。
蟾肝
专治蛇螫人牙入肉中，痛不可忍，敷之立出。
蟾胆
汁点舌，疗小儿脐风失音。
[Loach / Mole Cricket] (Anura: Gryllotalpa)
Also known as "Tu Gou" (Earth Dog).
Salty, cold. Toxic. Indicated for edema and stone strangury (urinary calculi); can be used to extract arrowheads embedded in flesh. (Crush into juice, drip three to five times onto the affected area for spontaneous expulsion.) Combined with dung beetles (Scarabaeidae), it promotes the unblocking of both bowel and urinary passages.
Combined with pangolin scales (Manis pentadactyla powder), ground together and insufflated into the ear canal to treat deafness.
Remove wings and feet, stir-fry until cooked, use only the lower segment, not the upper. Male specimens are preferred for their stronger efficacy. Those that sing well and fly are males. Contraindicated in deficient persons.
[Ground Louse / Ground Beetle] (Cicindelidae or similar)
Acrid, slightly warm. Primarily brightens the eyes. Treats blindness (Qing Mang), expels miasma and adverse influences, and unblocks mental clarity.
[Toad] (Bufo bufo gargarizans)
Salty, warm. Enters the Hand-Taiyang and Foot-Taiyang meridians. Treats neck stiffness due to wind-stroke, manages convulsions and infantile tetanus (Tian Diao), and eliminates strangury, urinary retention, and hematuria. (Insert twenty toads into the vagina of a woman to cure hematuria; insert one into the urethra to treat urinary retention/Zhuan Bao.) Charred and applied externally to treat macroglossia (Chong She).
[Ground Beetle / Earthworm Beetle] (Eupolyphaga sinensis)
Also known as Di Shi.
Sour, warm. Enters the Foot-Jueyin liver meridian. Treats qi strangury (dysuria), alternating chills and fever, infantile lockjaw (Cuo Kou), and inverted chickenpox lesions. Ge Hong also used it to arrest malaria. Combined with croton seeds (Crotonis Fructus) and pepper (Piperis Fructus), formed into pills with rice paste to treat wind-toothache. (Wrap one pill in cotton, bite on it; after some time, saliva flows out, spit it out, and relief is immediate.)
Averse to soap pod (Gleditsiae Fructus), Acorus (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), and Wuyou (a plant).
Salty, cold, toxic. Breaks up old blood stasis and accumulations; applied externally to treat macroglossia and woody tongue. Combined with frankincense (Olibanum), myrrh (Myrrha), natural pyrite (Pyritum), dragon bone (Dinosaur Bone), etc., in equal parts, plus a small amount of musk (Moschus), taken 3 fen per dose with wine, to treat fractures and dislocations for bone knitting.
Remove feet, or stir-fry, or intoxicate with wine before use. Not suitable if there is no blood stasis.
[Blue Bottle Fly / Flesh Fly] (Calliphoridae)
Also known as Fei Meng.
Bitter, slightly cold, toxic. Enters the blood aspect of the Foot-Jueyin liver meridian. Circulates through all collaterals, capable of attacking blood where true qi circulation fails. Treats redness and pain in both eyes and traumatic tearing. Combined with moutan bark (Moutan Cortex), treats bruises and falls causing blood stasis. (For old blood stasis in bones, these two herbs are used.)
(Eight types of damp-born creatures)
[Frog / Toad variant]
Acrid, cool. Slightly toxic. Enters the Foot-Yangming stomach meridian. Clears heat and detoxifies. Moves dampness, kills parasites, eliminates childhood malnutrition syndrome (Gan Bing), and dissipates hard accumulations. Extract juice, mix with well water, to treat epidemic febrile diseases with macules. If a dog bites a rat, the powdered rat can be applied externally. For dysentery and diarrhea, roast, grind, and take with water. For traumatic injuries, crush live specimens and apply wet compresses. For gan erosion forming masses, consume as raw meat slices. Burn with pig lard and apply externally to treat tinea caused by wind-damp.
Dry in shade, soak in wine for three days, bake dry before use. Large form with bumpy back, slow-moving, non-jumping, non-singing ones are Toads (Chan Chu). Small, jumping, rapid-moving ones are named "Xia Ma", not used in medicine.
[Toad Venom / Chan Su]
Acrid, hot, toxic. Treats carbuncles and back sores; externally draws out toxins, internally attacks pathogens. Combined with cinnabar (Cinnabaris) and wheat flour, formed into tablets, taken with scallion decoction to treat malignant sores. (Cure occurs with sweating.) Combined with cinnabar, musk, and human milk, instilled into the nose to treat cerebral gan; combined with gelatin (Colla Corii Asini) and rice vinegar, dissolved and applied around swelling/toxins. (Until dissipation is achieved.) For severe carbuncle toxins, combine with other herbs and take 2-3 li, utilizing poison to attack poison. When sores have ulcerated and muscle regeneration is desired, using Chan Su causes abnormal pain. Accidental ingestion leads to death with swollen head and eyes.
Chan Su can rot human muscles; do not use lightly. If Chan Su enters the eye, causing swelling and blindness, wash and instill with purple sage root juice (Zicao Juice) to resolve it.
[Toad Liver]
Specifically treats snakebites where fangs remain embedded in flesh, unbearable pain; application causes immediate extraction.
[Toad Gallbladder]
Instill bile onto the tongue to treat infantile umbilical tetanus with aphonia.