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(Ass's Bug / *Gammarus* or similar aquatic insect contextually, but here likely referring to *Anuraeopsis* or specifically the earthworm-like insect *Asellus aquaticus* known as Loufu in TCM, though often confused. Based on "Loufu" (蝼蛄) which is Mole Cricket. Let's correct: The first entry is **Mole Cricket** (*Gryllotalpa orientalis*). The second is **Nine-fragrance Bug** (*Aspongopus chinensis*). The third is **Firefly** (*Lampyris*). The fourth is **Silverfish** (*Lepisma saccharina*). The fifth is **Ground Beetle/Eupolyphaga** (*Eupolyphaga sinensis*). The sixth is **Cockroach** (*Blatta orientalis*). The seventh is **Beeswax** (*Cera Flava*). The eighth is **Yellow Wax** (*Cera Flava* again? Or distinct? Text says "Huangla". Ninth is **Honeycomb** (*Fangfeng*). Tenth is likely **Propolis** or another bee product, but text says "Wei gan wen... sheng ji zhi xue". This description fits **Propolis** (*Zhoufang*) or potentially a specific preparation. However, standard Bencao texts list these separately. I will translate based on the specific terms provided.)

1. **Mole Cricket** (*Gryllotalpae Periostracum*): Salty, cold, toxic. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Its function specializes in treating edema and carbuncles/toxins. Combined with Dung Beetle (*Scarabaei Siccus*), it treats constipation and urinary retention. Inserting Pangolin Scale (*Manis Squama*) into the ear treats deafness. Its nature is very urgent/potent; contraindicated for deficient persons. Remove wings and feet, stir-fry before use.

2. **Nine-Fragrance Bug** (*Aspongopi Chinensis Periostracum*): Salty, cold. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function specializes in treating alternating chills and fever, convulsions, and epilepsy. Use its white center to treat severe ding sores (carbuncles).

3. **Firefly** (*Lampyridis Preparatum*): Pungent. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its function specializes in treating warm epidemics. Wu Chengzi has the Firefly Pill (*Yinghuo Wan*).

4. **Silverfish** (*Lepisimae Saccharinae Corpus*): Sour, warm. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function specializes in treating alternating chills and fever. Ge Hong used it to arrest malaria with miraculous effect. It is a虫 generated from dampness, shaped like a silverfish.

5. **Ground Beetle** (*Eupolyphagae Sinensis Periostracum*): Salty, cold, toxic. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function specializes in promoting blood circulation and resolving stasis/injury. Combined with Peach Kernel (*Persicae Semen*) and Rhubarb (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*), it treats postpartum dry-blood abdominal pain. Combined with Frankincense (*Olibanum*), Myrrh (*Myrrha*), Dragon Bone (*Draconis Os*), and Natural Copper (*Calamina*), it removes stasis and knits bones. Use cautiously in deficient persons with stasis. Averse to Gleditsia Fruit (*Gleditsiae Fructus Spinatus*) and Calamus (*Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma*). Also known as Earth Beetle Worm (*Di Bie Chong*).

6. **Cockroach** (*Blattae Orientalis Preparatum*): Sweet, cold, toxic. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its function specializes in attacking blood stasis, circulating through meridians. Abortion occurs within moments. Do not take unless there is qi sufficiency and accumulated blood stasis. Remove feet and wings, stir-fry before use. Averse to Ephedra (*Ephedrae Herba*). It is a type of flying insect (*Fei Chong*).

7. **Beeswax** (*Cera Flava*): Sweet, warm. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung, Foot-Taiyin Spleen, Foot-Jueyin Liver, Hand-Yangming Large Intestine, and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridians. Its function specializes in moistening the zang-fu organs. Crushed with Shallot Bulb (*Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus*) and applied externally, burns and scalds stop immediately. Combined with Fresh Ginger (*Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma*), it treats large head leprous sores. Applied with Cimicifuga (*Cimicifugae Rhizoma*), it treats smallpox with miraculous effect. Inserted into the rectum to promote bowel movement. Harmful if eaten with green onions. Crushed with green onions and applied externally, it is good for carbuncles and hemorrhoids. Eaten with fish, it causes sudden death.

8. **Yellow Wax** (*Cera Flava* - Note: Often synonymous with Beeswax, but distinguished here by properties/functions in this text, possibly refined or specific type): Tasteless. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridians. Its function specializes in regulating qi. Combined with Poria (*Polypori Uva-Ursi Sclerotium*), it treats yang deficiency leading to seminal emission, turbid discharge, and leukorrhea. Yellow wax combined with Coptis (*Coptidis Rhizoma*) and Egg Yolk (*Galli Yolk*) treats dysentery with abdominal pain; effective for patients with blue complexion and cold limbs. Combined with Angelica Sinensis (*Angelicae Sinensis Radix*), Egg Yolk (*Galli Yolk*), Coptis (*Coptidis Rhizoma*), Phellodendron (*Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex*), and aged rice (*Chen Cang Mi*), it treats postpartum dysentery.

9. **Honeycomb** (*Apis Melliferae Nidus*): Sweet, neutral, toxic. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridians. Its function specializes in applying to scrofula (*Luoli*). Roasted, ground, and mixed with lard for topical application is excellent. Those grown on trees exposed to the open sky are preferred.

10. **Propolis** (Implied by context of "Sheng Ji Zhi Xue" and "Wai Ke Yao Yao", though strictly "Bee Glue" or similar): Sweet, warm. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridians. Its function specializes in generating flesh, stopping bleeding, relieving pain, tonifying deficiency, knitting tendons, and joining bones. It is an important external medicine. Combined with Albizia Bark (*Albiziae Cortex*), it promotes muscle growth. Frequently applying wax to bald sores promotes hair growth.