气味咸寒，有毒。主治小儿惊痫螈 ，腹胀寒热，大人癫疾狂阳。
（蜣螂所在有之，有大小二种，小者身黑而暗，不堪入药。大者身黑而光，名胡蜣螂。
腹翼
下有小黄子，附母而飞，见灯光则来，宜入药用。蜣螂以土包粪，转而成丸，雄曳雌推，置
于坝中覆之而去，数日有小蜣螂出，盖孚乳于中也，故一名推丸，又名推车客。深目高鼻，
状如羌胡，背负黑甲，状如武士，故一名铁甲将军，昼伏夜出，故又名夜游将军。）
蜣螂甲虫也，出于池泽，以土包转而成生育。气味咸寒，是甲虫而禀水土之气化。甲虫
属金
，金能制风，故主治小儿惊痫螈 。禀土气，故治腹胀之寒热。禀水气，故治大人癫疾之狂
阳。
气味酸温，无毒。主治气癃，不得小便，妇人月闭血瘕，痫 寒热，利水道，堕胎。
（鼠妇处处有之，多在人家地上下湿处，凡瓮器底及土坎中更多，形似衣鱼，稍大，灰
色
，多足，背有横纹蹙起，《诗经》所谓 在室，即此虫也。）
鼠妇感阴湿而生，气味酸温，禀太阳寒水厥阴风木之化。太阳水气行于肤表，则气癃而
不得
小便者可治也。厥阴木气上行外达，则妇人月闭而为血瘕者可治也。膀胱气癃，在内则不得
小便，在外则有痫 寒热之病。鼠妇治气癃，则痫 之寒热亦可治也。不得小便，则水道不
利，鼠妇治不得小便，则水道亦可利也。妇人恶血内闭，则为血瘕。新血内聚，则为妊娠。
鼠妇治妇人月闭血瘕，则堕胎亦其验矣。
Taste and nature: Salty, cold, toxic. Indications: Pediatric convulsions (Jingxian Chouyin) with twitching, abdominal distension accompanied by alternating chills and fever, and manic Yang syndrome in adults characterized by epilepsy and mania.
(Scarab beetles are found everywhere, divided into two sizes. The small ones have a dark, dull black body and are unsuitable for medicinal use. The large ones have a shiny black body and are named Hu Qianglang. Under the wings on the abdomen, there are small yellow offspring that attach to the mother while flying; they are attracted by light and are suitable for medicinal use. Scarab beetles wrap feces with soil, rolling it into balls. Males drag and females push, placing them in mounds, covering them, and leaving. After several days, young scarabs emerge, indicating reproduction within. Hence, one name is Tuiwan (Rolling Ball), another is Tucheke (Cart Pusher). With deep eyes and high noses, resembling Qianghu people, carrying black armor like warriors, hence named Tiejia Jiangjun (Iron-Clad General). Active at night and hidden during the day, hence also called Yeyou Jiangjun (Night-Wandering General).)
The scarab is a beetle originating from ponds and marshes, reproducing by wrapping and rolling soil. Its salty and cold taste indicates that this beetle inherits the Qi transformation of Earth and Water. As a beetle belonging to Metal, Metal can restrain Wind, thus treating pediatric convulsions with twitching. Inheriting Earth Qi, it treats abdominal distension with chills and fever. Inheriting Water Qi, it treats manic Yang syndrome in adult epilepsy.
Taste and nature: Sour, warm, non-toxic. Indications: Qi Long (urinary difficulty/retention), inability to urinate, amenorrhea and blood masses (Xuejia) in women, epilepsy with chills and fever, promoting water passages, and inducing abortion.
(Rufuls are found everywhere, mostly in damp places underground near human dwellings, particularly under pottery vessels and in earth crevices. They resemble silverfish but are slightly larger, gray in color, multi-legged, with raised transverse stripes on their backs. This is the insect referred to as "in the room" in the Book of Songs.)
Rufuls are born sensing Yin and dampness. Their sour and warm taste inherits the transformations of Taiyang Cold Water and Jueyin Wind Wood. When Taiyang Water Qi circulates on the skin and surface, conditions of Qi Long and urinary retention can be treated. When Jueyin Wood Qi ascends and reaches outward, conditions of amenorrhea forming blood masses in women can be treated. Bladder Qi Long manifests internally as inability to urinate and externally as epilepsy with chills and fever. By treating Qi Long, Rufuls also treat the chills and fever associated with epilepsy. Inability to urinate leads to obstructed water passages; by treating urinary retention, Rufuls promote the flow of water passages. Internal closure of foul blood in women forms blood masses. Internal accumulation of new blood forms pregnancy. Therefore, by treating amenorrhea and blood masses in women, Rufuls demonstrate their efficacy in inducing abortion.