泻、消积血。
咸平。治妇人劳损、积血、带下。小儿风疾。丹毒、汤火伤。（刘敬叔异苑云∶疗河鱼
之疾
。）
补阳。
甘温。托痘疮。下乳汁。吐风痰。（中风证、以 半斤、入姜葱酱料、水煮、先吃 、
次吃
汁、以鹅翎探引、吐出痰涎、随证用药。）壮阳道。（有毒、动风热。）
补风、杀虫。
甘咸平。治飞尸蛔虫、口中甘 、龋齿头疮。去疥癣、风痒、湿痒。疗山蚊子入人肉。
初食
疮发则愈。同猪肉食。令人多唾。
补、温肾。
甘温。暖水脏。壮阳道。消瘕块。治疔疮肿毒。妇人产难及血气痛。（时珍曰∶雌雄成
对、
其性温暖、有交感之义、故产难及阳虚、房中方术多用之、如蛤蚧郎君子之功也。）
补虚。
甘温。有大毒。（宗 曰∶修治失法、食之杀人、浓生者宜远之、时珍曰∶煮忌煤 落
中、
与荆芥、菊花、桔梗、甘草、附子、乌头相反、宜荻笋、蒌蒿、秃菜、畏橄榄、甘蔗、芦根
、陶九成辍耕录云∶食河豚、一日内不可服汤药、恐犯荆芥、二物大相反、予亲见一人、因
此
曾以水浸之、一夜大如芡实、世传中其毒者、以橄榄及冰片浸水
、皆可解、又一方、以槐花微炒、与干胭脂等分、同捣粉、水调灌之、大妙、又按物类相感
志言、凡煮河豚、用荆芥同煮五七沸、换水、则无毒、二说相反、得非河豚之毒入于荆芥耶
、宁从陶说、庶不致悔。）补虚。去湿气。理腰脚。去痔疾。杀虫。伏 砂。肝及子。尤毒
。
Purgative, eliminates accumulated blood.
Salty and neutral in nature. Treats women's consumptive disorders, accumulated blood, and leukorrhea. Pediatric wind diseases. Erysipelas, scalds, and burns. (Liu Jingshu in *Yi Yuan* states: it treats the "river fish disease".)
Tonifies Yang.
Sweet and warm in nature. Supports the eruption of smallpox/rashes. Promotes lactation. Expels wind-phlegm. (For stroke syndrome, use half a [missing herb name], add ginger, green onion, and sauce, boil in water. First consume the solid matter, then drink the decoction. Use a goose feather to induce vomiting, expelling phlegm and saliva, then administer medicine according to symptoms.) Strengthens the sexual function. (Toxic, stirs up wind-heat.)
Tonifies wind, kills parasites.
Sweet, salty, and neutral in nature. Treats flying corpse worms, roundworms, sweet taste in the mouth, dental caries, and head sores. Removes tinea, wind-itch, and damp-itch. Treats mountain mosquitoes burrowing into human flesh. If [missing herb name] is consumed initially, the sore will heal. Consumed with pork. Increases salivation.
Tonifies and warms the Kidney.
Sweet and warm in nature. Warms the Water Organ (Kidney). Strengthens sexual function. Resolves mass formations (zheng jia). Treats carbuncles, sores, and toxic swellings. Women's difficult labor and qi-blood pain. (Li Shizhen says: Males and females pair up; their nature is warm, possessing the meaning of mutual interaction. Therefore, they are often used in sexual arts for difficult labor and Yang deficiency, similar to the efficacy of Gecko and Langjunzi.)
Tonifies deficiency.
Sweet and warm in nature. Highly toxic. (Chen Zangqi says: Improper processing leads to death upon consumption; those who are strongly deficient should avoid it. Li Shizhen says: Boiling must avoid falling coal ash. It is incompatible with Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie), Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi), and Aconiti Radix (Wutou). It is suitable with Imperatae Rhizoma (Baisao/Di Sun), Artemisia argyi (Lou Hao), etc. It is inhibited by Oleae Fructus (Ganlan), Saccharum Officinarum Caulis (Ganzhe), Phragmitis Rhizoma (Lugen). Tao Jiucheng in *Zhuo Geng Lu* states: After consuming Pufferfish, one cannot take herbal decoctions within a day, fearing conflict with Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie); these two substances are highly incompatible. I personally witnessed a case because of this. The world transmits that for poisoning, soaking in Olive or Borneolum Syntheticum (Bingpian) water can detoxify. Another prescription: lightly stir-fry Sophorae Flavescentis Cortex (Huaihua), mix equally with dried Carmine (Gan Yanzhi), pound into powder, mix with water and administer; it is extremely effective. Also, according to *Wu Lei Xiang Gan Zhi*, when boiling Pufferfish, boil together with Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie) for five to seven boils, change the water, and it becomes non-toxic. These two theories contradict each other; perhaps the toxin of Pufferfish enters Schizonepetae Herba? Better to follow Tao's theory to avoid regret.) Tonifies deficiency. Eliminates dampness. Regulates waist and legs. Eliminates hemorrhoids. Kills parasites. Fu Sha. Liver and roe are especially toxic.