味辛，平，无毒。主止泄肠 ，除热，调中，益脾气，令人好色美志。一名牛桃，一名
英豆。实大如麦，多毛。四
月采，阴干。
此非今果实樱桃，形乃相似，而实乖异，山间乃时有，方药亦不复用耳。
有大毒。入五脏烂杀人。其口，主杀蝮蛇毒。一名 日。生南海。
此乃是两种∶鸩鸟，状如孔雀，五色杂斑，高硕，黑颈，赤喙，出交、广深山中； 日
鸟，状如黑伧鸡，其共禁大
朽树，今反，觅蛇吞之，作声似云同力，故江东人呼为同力鸟，并啖蛇。人误食其肉，亦即
死。鸩毛羽，不可近人，而
并疗蛇毒。带鸩喙，亦辟蛇。昔时皆用鸩毛为毒酒，故名鸩酒。顷来不复尔。又云有物赤色，
状如龙，名海姜，生海中，
亦大有毒；其于鸩羽也。
〔谨案〕此鸟，商州以南、江岭间大有，人皆谙识。其肉，腥，有
毒，亦不堪啖。云羽画酒杀人，
此是浪证。案《玉篇》引郭璞云∶鸩大如雕，长颈赤喙，食蛇。又《说文》、《广雅》、《淮南
子》皆一名运日， 、运同
也，问交、广人并云∶ 日，一名鸩，一名
交、广人诳也。
以上草木类及虫鸟等物二十种，陶弘景不识，今医博识人亦不识者
Flavor pungent, nature neutral, non-toxic. Primarily treats stopping diarrhea and dysentery, eliminating heat, harmonizing the middle jiao (middle burner), benefiting spleen qi, and making one have a good complexion and pleasant spirit. Also known as Niu Tao, also known as Ying Dou. The fruit is as large as wheat, hairy. Harvested in April, dried in the shade.
This is not the cherry fruit used today; although the shape is similar, the substance is completely different. It grows occasionally in mountainous areas but is no longer used in prescriptions.
(Having great toxicity). Entering the five zang organs causes corrosion and death. Its beak primarily treats killing pit viper venom. Also known as Yun Ri. Produced in the South Sea.
These are actually two types: Zhen bird, resembling a peacock with mixed colors of five hues, tall and sturdy, black neck, red beak, produced in the deep mountains of Jiao and Guang; Yun Ri bird, resembling a black Cang chicken. They mutually prohibit nesting in rotten trees, but now they do the opposite, seeking snakes to swallow them. The sound they make resembles "Tong Li," so people in Jiangdong call it Tong Li bird, and they all eat snakes. If humans mistakenly eat its meat, they will die immediately. Zhen feathers cannot approach humans, yet both treat snake venom. Wearing the Zhen beak can also repel snakes. In ancient times, poison wine was made using Zhen feathers, hence the name Zhen wine. This is no longer done recently. It is also said that there is a creature, red in color, resembling a dragon, named Hai Jiang, living in the sea, which also has great toxicity; comparable to Zhen feathers.
[Respectful Investigation] This bird is abundant south of Shangzhou and between Jiang and Ling, and people are familiar with it. Its meat is fishy, toxic, and unfit for consumption. The claim that painting wine with its feathers kills people is baseless evidence. According to the *Yupian* quoting Guo Pu: The Zhen bird is as large as an eagle, with a long neck and red beak, eating snakes. Furthermore, the *Shuowen*, *Guangya*, and *Huainanzi* all state it is also known as Yun Ri. " " and "Yun" are the same. Asking people from Jiao and Guang, they say: " " is Yun Ri, also known as Zhen. This is a lie by the people of Jiao and Guang.
The above twenty species, including plants and insects/birds, were unknown to Tao Hongjing, and are also unknown to knowledgeable physicians today.