涩。
与牡蛎同功。蛤蜊肉、咸冷。止渴解酒。文蛤、背有花纹。兼能除烦渴。利小便。（大
抵海
物咸寒、功用略同、江湖蛤蚌、无咸水浸渍、但能清热利湿、不能软坚。）治口鼻中蚀疳。
清湿热。
咸寒。解热燥湿。化痰消积。明目疗疳。治反胃。心胸痰饮。（米饮调服。）除湿肿水嗽。
（
类编方、蚌粉新瓦炒红、入青黛少许、用淡齑水滴麻油数点、调服二钱。）止痢。并呕逆。
涂痈肿。（醋调。）搽阴疮、湿疮、痱痒。肉、咸冷。除热止渴。去湿解酒。明目去赤。治下
血血崩。带下痔 。（取汁点眼赤眼暗、良。）
泻热定惊。
甘咸寒。感月而胎。（语云∶上巳有风梨有蠹、中秋无月蚌无胎。）水精所蕴。水能制火。
入
心肝二经。镇心安魂。（肝藏魂、 庵曰∶虽云泻热、亦借其宝气也、大抵宝气多能镇心安
魂、如金箔琥珀真珠之类、龙齿安魂、亦假其神气也。）坠痰拔毒。收口生肌。治惊热痘疔
。下死胎胞衣。（珠末一两、苦酒服。）点目去翳膜。绵裹塞耳治聋。（陆佃埤雅曰∶蛤蚌无
阴阳、牝牡须雀化成、故能生珠、颛一于阴精也。）病不由火热煮忌之。取新洁、未经钻缀
者。乳浸三日。研粉极细。如飞面。（珠体最坚、不细伤人脏腑。）
Astringent.
Functions similarly to *Ostreae Concha* (Mu Li, 牡蛎). *Venerupis philippinarum* meat is salty and cold. It relieves thirst and resolves alcohol toxicity. *Meretrix meretrix* has patterned shells on its back. It additionally eliminates irritability and thirst, and promotes urination. (Generally, marine creatures are salty and cold with similar functions; freshwater clams and mussels, having not been immersed in saltwater, only clear heat and drain dampness, but cannot soften hardness.) Treats canker sores causing erosion in the mouth and nose.
Clears damp-heat.
Salty and cold. Resolves heat, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, dissipates accumulation, brightens the eyes, and treats canker sores. Treats regurgitation and phlegm-fluid retention in the chest and heart. (Mixed with rice water for administration.) Drains dampness from edema and cough due to fluid retention. (*Leibian Fang*: Stir-fry *Unio* powder on a new tile until red, add a small amount of *Indigo Naturalis* (Qing Dai, 青黛), mix with light vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil, administer 2 qian mixed.) Stops dysentery and vomiting/nausea. Applied externally for carbuncles and swellings. (Mixed with vinegar.) Applied to yin sores, damp sores, and pruritus due to miliaria. Meat is salty and cold. Clears heat, relieves thirst, removes dampness, resolves alcohol toxicity, brightens the eyes, and reduces redness. Treats lower jiao bleeding, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, and hemorrhoids. (Extract juice for eye drops; effective for red eyes and dim vision.)
Functions similarly to *Unio*. (Soaking acne and carbuncle scabs with soaked raw *Corbicula* meat prevents scarring. *Corbicula* powder applied to all types of damp sores.)
Drains heat and calms fright.
Sweet, salty, and cold. Gestation is influenced by the moon. (As the saying goes: If there is wind on Shangsi Festival, pears have worms; if there is no moon on Mid-Autumn Festival, mussels do not conceive.) It is the accumulation of water essence. Water controls fire. Enters the Heart and Liver meridians. Calms the mind and anchors the soul. (The Liver stores the soul. An said: Although it drains heat, it also relies on its precious qi. Generally, substances with precious qi can calm the mind and anchor the soul, such as Gold Foil, *Amber*, and *Pearl*; Dragon Teeth calm the soul by borrowing their spiritual energy.) Descends phlegm, extracts toxins, closes wounds, and generates flesh. Treats fright-heat, chickenpox, and carbuncles. Expels dead fetus and placenta. (One liang of Pearl powder taken with bitter wine.) Drops into eyes to remove nebula. Wrapped in cotton and inserted into the ear to treat deafness. (Lu Tuan's *Pi Ya* states: Clams and mussels lack yin-yang distinction; males and females must be transformed by sparrows, thus they can produce pearls, focusing solely on yin essence.) Contraindicated in diseases not caused by fire-heat. Select fresh, clean specimens that have not been drilled or strung. Soak in milk for three days, grind into an extremely fine powder, like flying flour. (Pearls are the hardest; if not ground finely, they will damage the zang-fu organs.)