（本经上品）
【气味】甘，微温，无毒。
【主治】主下痢浓血，补中，续绝伤金疮，益气，不饥，耐老。
【核】曰∶蜡，蜜脾也。埤雅云∶其房如脾，故谓之蜜脾。一名蜡蜂，蜡生于蜜，而天
下之味莫甘于蜜，莫淡于蜡，旧说蜂之化蜜，必取 猪之水，注之蜡房，而后蜜成，故谓之
蜡。蜡者，蜜之 也。修事，取蜜后，缓火炼化，滤入水中，其色黄，俗名黄蜡。更用水煮
化，以好绵纸折作数层，入冷水中蘸湿，遂贴蜡上，一吸即起，仍投冷水中，有蜡凝纸上者，
即剥取之，再吸再剥，以尽为度。铺竹扁内，日中暴之，干则频洒以水，久之则色白如练，
因名白蜡，非新白而久黄也。与虫造白蜡不同类。恶芫花、齐蛤。
【 】曰∶蜜，密也。蜡，合也。蜡为蜜房，合密以成酝酿者也。味甘气温，居中色黄。
对治胃不合密，遂痢脓血，更续金疮之不合密，肉理肌肤，胃府之所司尔。益气者，益胃土
之
（蜡为蜜脾，裨助百芳以化蜜也。蜜甘而蜡淡，非浓彼而薄此，犹夫瓜甜而蒂苦，所以
见中枢之别于本末内外也。月令定五行，作五味，归五藏，素问另出淡味为五味本。凡形藏
不足者，各以其味以补之。倾颓者，专以淡味以维之。本经判味曰甘，此指着舌时，犹有蜜
味在，嚼之蜜味去，真味现矣。淡不厌，质可久，不饥耐老者以此。）
[Shangpin (Superior Category) of the Classic of Materia Medica]
【Flavor and Nature】Sweet, slightly warm, non-toxic.
【Indications】Primarily treats dysentery with thick pus and blood; tonifies the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner); repairs severe traumatic injuries such as metal wounds; benefits Qi; prevents hunger; and delays aging.
【Analysis】It is said: Wax is the spleen of the bee (referring to the honeycomb structure). *Piya* states: Its house resembles a spleen, hence it is called "Honey Spleen" (Mibi). Also known as wax bee. Wax is generated from honey. Among all flavors in the world, none are sweeter than honey, and none are more bland than wax. Old theories state that when bees transform honey, they must extract water from pigs (Note: Textual corruption likely here, possibly referring to specific moisture or process), inject it into the wax chamber, and then honey is formed, hence called wax. Wax is the [missing character in original text, contextually implying residue or essence] of honey.
Processing method: After obtaining honey, refine and melt it over gentle fire, filter it into water. The color turns yellow, commonly known as Yellow Wax (Huangla). Further boil it with water, fold good cotton paper into several layers, wet it by dipping in cold water, then press it onto the wax. It adheres immediately upon contact. Retrieve it and dip it back into cold water. When wax condenses on the paper, peel it off. Repeat sucking and peeling until complete. Spread it inside a bamboo tray, expose it to the sun. When dry, frequently sprinkle with water. Over time, the color becomes white like raw silk, thus named White Wax (Baila), distinct from new white wax that turns yellow after long storage. It is not of the same category as wax produced by insects (such as insect wax). It is incompatible with Yuanhua (Radix Genkwa) and Zhen Ge (Concha Tridacnae/Clam shell).
[Missing Author Name] says: Honey implies density/secrecy. Wax implies union/gathering. Wax serves as the honeycomb, uniting density to complete the fermentation/nurturing process. Its flavor is sweet, nature is warm, center position, color is yellow.
It addresses the condition where the Stomach fails to maintain density/secrecy, resulting in dysentery with pus and blood. It further repairs the lack of density/secrecy in metal wounds, promoting the regeneration of muscle texture and skin. This function is governed by the Stomach organ. Benefiting Qi refers to benefiting the Earth element of the Stomach.
(Wax acts as the honey-spleen, assisting hundreds of flowers in transforming into honey. Honey is sweet while wax is bland; this is not favoring one over the other, just as the melon is sweet while the stem is bitter, thereby revealing the distinction between the central pivot and the roots/branches, interior/exterior. The *Monthly Ordinances* determine the Five Elements, formulate the Five Flavors, and assign them to the Five Zang organs. The *Suwen* separately identifies the Bland Flavor as the root of the Five Flavors. For deficiencies in the Form Zang organs, each is supplemented with its corresponding flavor. For conditions of collapse and decline, the Bland flavor is specifically used to sustain them. The *Benjing* judges the flavor as Sweet; this refers to the initial taste on the tongue, where honey flavor remains. Upon chewing, as the honey flavor dissipates, the true flavor emerges. The Bland flavor is never cloying, and its quality endures; this is the reason for not feeling hungry and delaying aging.)