（会编）
【气味】甘温，无毒。
【主治】主安五脏，美毛发，生肌，止血，续筋，接骨，补虚，定痛。
【核】曰∶虫白蜡，蜡虫营造女贞木上者也。出川、滇、衡、永者力胜。土人多种之，
即名蜡树，状似冻青，负霜葱翠，振柯凌风，因名女贞。其虫嫩则色白造蜡，秋深老则紫赤，
遗卵作房，营结枝畔，形如黍粟，入春则渐大如豆如芡，累累盈枝，若雀瓮螵蛸之类，即名
蜡种，亦曰蜡子。内有白卵如虮，一包数十百，立夏后，逐枝摘取，分系各树，越芒种，接
夏至，包拆虫生，延缘枝茎间，吮液吐涎，状如凝霜，处暑剥取，名曰蜡渣。过白露，粘牢
难落矣。采得炼化，滤清，或甑蒸，滴沥磁器中，俟冷作块，蜡成矣。辛巳五月，常州郡
邑，栽莳豆类，尽为青虫所啖。八月掘地，每株根底，获虫数十条，长四五寸，重三四两，
僵白如脂，烧之都成白蜡。父执周湛翁目击其异，嘱笔以纪之。
先人云∶女贞之液，虫腹酝酿，复从口吐，秋成色白，宛如肌腠肉理之脂膏。则凡风毒
流溢于外者，莫良于此。
【 】曰∶乳卵于女贞，造蜡于枝上，成始于阴 ，成终于大观。禀女贞木气之专精，
巽入在中，速于敷化，故主居中之神室，散精于五脏，淫气于五形。五形者，五脏之所合也。
自
（羽毛裸鳞介，总呼为虫。物入阴中，色剥为白，退藏合密，敷化为蜡。精、神、魂、
魄、意，为五神。心、肾、肝、肺、脾，为五脏。皮毛、血、肉、筋、骨、为五形。肾藏精，
骨
心之合也；肺藏魄，皮毛者，肺之合也。五月为阴剥，八月为大观。
[Compiled from Hui Bian]
【Flavor and Nature】Sweet, warm, non-toxic.
【Indications】Primarily stabilizes the Five Viscera (Zang Organs), beautifies hair and fur, promotes tissue regeneration, stops bleeding, reconnects tendons, joins bones, tonifies deficiency, and alleviates pain.
【Analysis】It is stated that: Insect white wax is produced by wax insects on Ligustrum lucidum trees. Those originating from Sichuan, Yunnan, Hengyang, and Yongzhou possess superior efficacy. Locals cultivate these trees extensively, naming them "Wax Trees." They resemble Dongqing (Ilex cornuta), appearing emerald green after frost, standing firm in the wind when branches are shaken, hence named Ligustrum (Lady's Privet). The insects are white when young to produce wax; in late autumn, they age and turn purple-red. They leave eggs forming chambers, clustered beside branches, initially small like millet grains. By spring, they enlarge to the size of beans or Euryale seeds, hanging heavily on branches, resembling insect nests or mantis egg cases. This is called "Wax Seed" or "Wax Child." Inside are white eggs like lice eggs, with dozens to hundreds per chamber. After Lixia (Start of Summer), they are picked branch by branch and tied to various trees. After Mangzhong (Grain in Ear) and approaching Xiazhi (Summer Solstice), the chambers break open, insects emerge, crawling along stems, sucking sap and excreting saliva, resembling solidified frost. By Chushu (End of Heat), they are harvested as "Wax Residue." After Bailu (White Dew), they adhere firmly and are difficult to remove. Collected material is refined, filtered clear, steamed in a steamer basket, dripped into porcelain vessels, and allowed to cool into blocks, yielding the wax. In May of the Xin-Si year, in Changzhou prefecture, planted legumes were entirely devoured by green worms. In August, digging at the roots yielded dozens of worms per plant, four to five cun long, weighing three to four liang, stiff and white like fat. When burned, they all turned into white wax. My father’s friend, Mr. Zhou Zhan, witnessed this anomaly personally and instructed me to record it.
Ancestors said: The fluid of Ligustrum is fermented in the insect’s abdomen and excreted from its mouth. In autumn, it matures white, resembling the adipose tissue within human skin and muscle textures. Thus, for wind-toxins overflowing externally, nothing is better than this.
[Commentary] It is said: Eggs are laid on Ligustrum, wax is formed on branches. It begins with Yin decline (May) and completes with Great Observation (August). It inherits the concentrated Qi of Ligustrum wood. The Xun trigram enters within, facilitating rapid distribution and transformation. Therefore, it primarily acts on the central "Divine Chamber" (referring to the Heart/Mind), scattering essence to the Five Viscera and distributing Qi to the Five Forms. The Five Forms are the external tissues associated with the Five Viscera.
(Feathered, naked-scaled, and shelled animals are collectively called "Chong/Worms." When matter enters Yin, its color peels away to become white, retreating and storing tightly, transforming through distribution into wax. Essence, Spirit, Soul, Corporeal Soul, and Intellect are the Five Spirits. Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung, and Spleen are the Five Viscera. Skin/Hair, Blood, Flesh, Tendons, and Bones are the Five Forms. The Kidney stores Essence and corresponds to Bone; the Heart stores Spirit and corresponds to Blood/Vessels; the Lung stores Corporeal Soul and corresponds to Skin/Hair. May represents Yin decline; August represents Great Observation.)