无毒
蚬（音显）主时气开胃压丹石药及疔疮下湿气下乳糟煮服良生浸取汁洗疔疮○陈壳治阴
疮
止痢
饮下
水泥中处处有之陈藏器言候风雨亦能以壳为翅飞也【时】〔生〕无时〔采〕无时【收】曝干
【用】肉壳【质】类蛤蜊而小【色】青黑
腥【合治】白蚬壳不计多少捣研极细合米饮调服一钱匕日三四服治卒咳嗽不止【禁】多食发
嗽并冷气消肾【解】肉解酒毒
无毒
（火咸切） 壳烧作末服之主痔病（名医所录）【名】生进【地】〔图经曰〕此种亦蜂
属
其形似蛤长匾而有毛生江海及湖泽中有之人取壳为药食其肉无功用也【时】〔生〕无时〔采〕
无
末服之效
无毒
蚌蛤主明目止消渴除烦解热毒补妇人虚劳下血并痔 血崩带下○烂壳粉饮下治反胃痰饮
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妊然故谓之珠胎一名蜃乃蚌之大者也物有非其类而化者若牡蛎蚌蛤无阴阳牝牡须雀鸽以化故
蚌之久者能生珠专一于阴也海物异名记曰蜃布泥有疆界其蒸气为楼台月令云雉入大水为蜃是
也【时】〔生〕十月〔采〕无时【用】壳及肉【质】类马刀而阔大【色】青白【味】微甘【性
】冷【气】味浓于气阴也【臭】腥【主】止烦渴消酒毒【治】〔疗〕〔别录云〕除湿清大热
【合治】以黄连末内蚌中取汁点赤眼并暗良【禁】多食动冷病【解】压丹石药毒
Non-toxic.
Xian (Clam, *Corbicula fluminea*): Primarily treats epidemic febrile diseases (Shi Qi), opens the appetite, counteracts the toxicity of Dan Shi medicines (mineral-based elixirs), treats Ding Chuang (furuncles/carbuncles), drains dampness, promotes lactation; boiling with wine lees is effective. Living in water, extracting juice to wash Ding Chuang is beneficial. ○ Aged shells: Treat yin sores, stop dysentery, taken with water. Found everywhere in mud and sand. Chen Cangqi stated that during wind and rain, they can fly using their shells as wings. [Growth] No specific season. [Harvest] No specific season. [Storage] Sun-dried.
[Medicinal Parts] Flesh and shell. [Texture] Similar to clam but smaller. [Color] Blue-black. [Odor] Fishy. [Combined Treatment] White clam shells, quantity unspecified, pounded and ground into an extremely fine powder, mixed with rice water to take one Qianbi (approx. 3-5g) per dose, three to four times daily, for treating sudden persistent cough. [Contraindications] Excessive consumption induces cough and cold qi, damaging the kidneys. [Detoxification] Flesh detoxifies alcohol.
Non-toxic.
(Pronunciation: Huo Xian Qie) Shells burned to ash and taken as powder primarily treat hemorrhoids (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Name] Sheng Jin. [Origin] *Tujing Bencao* states this is also a type of bee/insect, resembling a clam, long and flat with hairs, living in rivers, seas, lakes, and marshes. People collect the shells for medicine; consuming the flesh has no medicinal efficacy. [Growth] No specific season. [Harvest] No specific season. Effective when taken as powder.
Non-toxic.
Bang (Freshwater Mussel) and Ha (Clam): Primarily brighten the eyes, stop Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), relieve irritability, clear heat and detoxify, tonify deficiency and labor in women with lower bleeding, and treat hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. ○ Powder from rotten shells, taken with water, treats regurgitation and phlegm-fluid retention. ○ Bang: Born during pregnancy, hence called Zhu Tai (Pearl Womb), also known as Shen, which is a large clam. Some organisms transform without being of the same species; for example, Ostrea (Oyster), Bang, and Ha have no distinct male/female polarity and require sparrows or pigeons for transformation; thus, old bangs can generate pearls, focusing exclusively on Yin energy. *Hai Wu Yi Ming Ji* states: Shen builds boundaries in the mud, and its vapor forms pavilions. *Yueling* states: Pheasants entering large waters transform into Shen, which refers to this phenomenon. [Growth] October. [Harvest] No specific season. [Medicinal Parts] Shell and flesh. [Texture] Similar to knife-shell (*Scalpellum*) but wider and larger. [Color] Blue-white. [Taste] Slightly sweet. [Nature] Cold. [Qi] Flavor is stronger than Qi, belonging to Yin. [Odor] Fishy. [Primary Action] Relieves thirst and irritability, detoxifies alcohol. [Treatment] *Bielu* states: Drains dampness, clears intense heat. [Combined Treatment] Insert Coptis chinensis powder into the mussel, extract the juice, and apply to red eyes (conjunctivitis); highly effective. [Contraindications] Excessive consumption triggers cold diseases. [Detoxification] Counteracts the toxicity of Dan Shi medicines.