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[Porcupinefish (Hetun)] Non-toxic (Bencao Yan Yi records: highly toxic). Oviparous. Indicated for tonifying deficiency, dispelling dampness, regulating the waist and legs, treating hemorrhoids, and killing parasites (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Names] Huyi fish, KT fish, blow-belly fish, Guiyu, etc., are this species. (Note: The original text here is garbled, seemingly interspersing descriptions of the porcupinefish's habits such as "does not eat but likes to...", "flips up on the water surface", "strong odor", and antidotes like "olive and reed rhizome juice". Based on context and standard materia medica format, this section primarily introduces the porcupinefish.)

[Sciaenidae/Stone-head Fish] Non-toxic. Contains stones in the head, shaped like chess pieces. Indicated for lower-jiao lithiasis (stone strangury); ground and taken orally; or calcined into ash and taken; or cooked with vegetables into a soup to open the appetite and benefit qi. Dried form is called "Xiang" (dried fish). This fish has a large head and small body, fine yellow scales, can make sounds when first caught, and glows at night. Its swim bladder can be processed into glue, possessing the function of "duomu" (note: "duomu" is semantically unclear in this context, translated literally as per source). In Ningbo and other places, it is salted and sun-dried to a white color, called "White Xiang". Named Stone-head because of the stone-like objects in its head. It is also said that wild ducks have stones in their heads, believed to be transformed from this fish. [Origin/Growth Time] Available at any time. [Collection] Collected in April and May. [Storage] Salted and sun-dried. [Medicinal Parts] Fish meat and stones in the head. [Texture] Similar to sea bass but without spots. [Color] Yellow. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Mild. [Odor/Qi] Strong odor, thin taste, Yin within Yang. [Scent] Fishy. [Indications] Digests retained food.

[Jia Fish] Non-toxic (Shiliao Bencao states: slightly toxic). Oviparous. Consumption makes one robust, healthy, and radiant. This fish lives in small waters of Ru Xue (a specific place/water body), often feeding on "milk water," thus benefiting humans. Long-term consumption is more powerful than milk, with functions similar to Yingji (possibly referring to a type of poultry or metaphorically indicating its nourishing properties). [Color] Facing the sun... (Original text cuts off, meaning incomplete, likely describing coloration or habit).

[Mullet] Non-toxic. Oviparous. Indicated for opening the stomach, promoting the free flow of the five zang organs, and long-term consumption makes one robust and healthy (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Origin] Tu Jing records: This fish resembles carp, has a round body and flat head, soft bones, grows in shallow waters of rivers and seas, feeds on mud and various herbs without contraindications. [Growth Time] Available at any time. [Collection] At any time. [Medicinal Part] Meat. [Color] Bluish-white. [Taste] Sweet. [Nature] Mild. [Odor/Qi] Thin odor, Yin within Yang. [Scent] Fishy.

[Purple Shell (Zibei)] Indicated for brightening the eyes and clearing heat toxicity (Recorded by Famous Physicians). [Name] Ya Bei. [Origin] Tu Jing records: Ben Jing does not record its origin province. Su Gong's annotation states it comes from the East... (Original text cuts off). [Attribute] Salty. [Nature] Soft. [Odor/Qi] Odor stronger than taste, Yin. [Scent] Fishy.