\r海狗肾\pq139a.bmp\r
补肾壮元阳。味咸性热。固精疗尸疰。辟魅除邪。（海狗肾一名腽肭脐。出海中。
兽之外肾也。味咸性温无毒。入肾经。能壮元阳。补精髓。阳气壮则阴邪除。故疗尸疰。辟
鬼邪。与夫寒疝症瘕等疾。皆可治耳。）
\r白马溺\pq139.bmp\r
味辛寒而有毒。消症癖以杀虫。（白马溺。前人皆云能消癖杀虫。治反胃噎膈腹痛
等证。凡有虫者皆可用。又能治热证消渴者。皆因咸寒下降。能导热下行之意。其杀虫一端
。想因其辛而有毒耳。）
\r猪脊髓\pq141.bmp\r
味甘而咸。质寒且腻。补虚劳之脊痛。除骨髓之烦蒸。心血共朱砂。入心而除惊痫
。猪肺同薏苡。治痿以保肺金。胃可益脾。肾仍归肾。猪胆有导便之功。猪蹄有下乳之用。
肤能清上。猪肤汤取治咽喉。肠可润肠。脏连丸用为引导。（猪脊髓味甘咸性寒。通督脉。
补精髓。凡阴虚骨蒸。五心夜热。脊痛脊凸等证。皆可用之。以形补形也。○心血凡治惊痫
癫狂药中用为入心之引导。心为君主而藏神。故能宁神辟鬼。心主血。又能凉血热。发痘疮
。亦咸寒之力也。○肺甘寒入肺。同白芨煮食。则补肺虚。同苡仁蘸食。则治肺痿。亦假其
导引之力耳。○胃甘温属土。能养胃健脾和中进食。古方多用之。○肾咸寒无毒。虽有入肾
治腰痛之说。然亦不过佐他药以引导耳。○猪胆汁仲景治阴盛格阳之证。恐药格拒不下。用
此加入白通汤中。取其苦寒润滑。有情血液之属。降其虚阳。润其津液。然后热药不致伤上
。至于导大便。敷疔疮。杀虫治疳。亦皆取苦寒润滑之意耳。○猪蹄甘咸性寒。入胃经。善
下降。血液之属。服入胃中。自能溶洽血液。渗灌经络。故有下乳汁之功也。○猪肤即 猪
时刮下黑肤。咸寒入肺。仲景治少阴病下痢咽痛。皆由肾水不足。虚火刑金所致者。○猪肠
甘寒。入肠润燥。凡肠风脏毒痔漏等证。皆可用为引导。以上各种。如用入药。均宜 猪
猪牡者为之。 音加。去势者为之。 音文。）
Hai Gou Shen (Sea Dog Kidney)
Tonifies the kidney and strengthens primal yang. Salty in flavor, hot in nature. Astringes essence and treats corpse-tu (a wasting disease attributed to spirits). Dispels malevolent influences and eliminates evil pathogens. (Hai Gou Shen is also known as Tanwa Qi. It originates from the sea and is the external kidney of a beast. Salty in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic. Enters the Kidney Meridian. It can strengthen primal yang and tonify marrow and essence. When primal yang is strong, yin pathogens are eliminated; thus, it treats corpse-tu and dispels ghostly evils. It can also treat diseases such as cold hernia and mass formations.)
Bai Ma Ni (White Horse Urine)
Pungent in flavor, cold in nature, and toxic. Dissolves masses and parasites and kills insects. (Previous authorities all stated that Bai Ma Ni can dissolve masses, kill parasites, and treat conditions such as regurgitation, dysphagia, and abdominal pain. It can be used for any condition involving parasites. It can also treat heat syndromes and wasting-thirst. This is due to its salty-cold descending property, which guides heat downward. Its insect-killing effect is likely due to its pungency and toxicity.)
Zhu Ji Sui (Pig Spinal Cord)
Sweet and salty in flavor. Cold and greasy in texture. Tonifies deficiency-wasting spinal pain. Eliminates vexatious steaming from bone marrow. Combined with Heart Blood and Cinnabar, it enters the Heart to eliminate fright and epilepsy. Pig Lung combined with Coix Seed treats flaccidity syndrome to protect Lung Metal. The stomach [part] can benefit the spleen. The kidney part returns to the kidney. Pig Gallbladder has the function of guiding bowel movements. Pig Trotters have the use of promoting lactation. Skin can clear the upper jiao; Zhu Fu Tang is taken to treat throat conditions. Intestines can moisten the bowels; Zang Lian Wan uses them as a guide. (Zhu Ji Sui is sweet, salty, and cold in nature. It unites the Du Meridian and tonifies marrow and essence. Any condition such as yin-deficiency bone-steaming, five-center night fever, spinal pain, or spinal protrusion can be treated with it. This follows the principle of "using shape to supplement shape." ○ Heart Blood: In medicines treating fright, epilepsy, mania, and madness, it is used as a guide to enter the Heart. The Heart is the sovereign organ and stores the spirit; thus, it can calm the spirit and dispel ghosts. The Heart governs blood and can also cool blood-heat. It aids in erupting smallpox, which is also due to its salty-cold power. ○ Lung: Sweet and cold, enters the Lung. Boiled with Bletilla, it tonifies lung deficiency. Dipped in Coix Seed, it treats lung flaccidity. This also borrows its guiding power. ○ Stomach: Sweet and warm, belongs to Earth. It can nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the middle, and promote appetite. Ancient formulas often use it. ○ Kidney: Salty and cold, non-toxic. Although there is a saying that it enters the kidney to treat lower back pain, it merely serves as an adjuvant to guide other herbs. ○ Pig Gallbladder: Zhang Zhongjing treated Yin-excess repelling Yang syndromes. Fearing that medicinal decoctions would be rejected and not absorbed, he added this to Bai Tong Tang. He utilized its bitter-cold, lubricating nature. As a sentient blood-related substance, it descends deficient yang and moistens body fluids, so that hot medicines do not damage the upper jiao. Regarding guiding bowel movements, applying to carbuncles, killing insects, and treating childhood malnutrition, all these utilize the meaning of bitter-cold lubrication. ○ Pig Trotters: Sweet, salty, and cold. Enters the Stomach Meridian. Good at descending. As a blood-related substance, once ingested into the stomach, it naturally dissolves and blends with blood, permeating meridians and collaterals; thus, it has the merit of promoting milk secretion. ○ Pig Skin: Refers to the black skin scraped off pigs. Salty and cold, enters the Lung. Zhang Zhongjing treated Shaoyin disease with diarrhea and sore throat, caused by insufficient Kidney water and deficient fire insulting Metal. ○ Pig Intestines: Sweet and cold. Enters the intestines to moisten dryness. Any condition such as intestinal wind, visceral toxin, hemorrhoids, and fistulas can use it as a guide. For the above various parts, if used in medicine, they should preferably come from intact male pigs (sound 'jia') or castrated pigs (sound 'wen').)