味甘平。入手太阴厥阴经。功专发病与鲟鱼同。一名 鱼。和荞麦食。令人失音
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味甘涩。气微寒。入手足厥阴少阴少阳经。功专固脱。得远志治健忘。得韭子治滑
精。得桑螵蛸治遗尿。得白石脂治泄泻不止。水飞三度。或酒煮酥炙火 。或生用。忌鱼铁
。畏石膏川椒。得人参牛黄良。龙齿镇心凉惊。功用同前。
味辛咸寒有毒。善窜。入足厥阴手阳明经。功专治风湿冷痹。通经下乳。消肿溃
痈。止痛排脓。通窍杀虫。发痘风疟。为疮科要品。治蚁 神效。痈疽已溃。痘疮挟虚大忌
。或生或烧。或醋炙。童便炙。油煎土炒俱可。
味咸温。入手太阴足少阴经。功专补气益血。得人参治喘嗽劳损痿弱。咳由风寒外
邪者勿用。酥炙或蜜炙。或酒浸焙。
味甘咸。入手太阴经。功专发表驱风。退翳败毒。治惊痫风疟。重舌。鬼魅蛊毒。
喉风疥疮。疮肿痔漏。产难目翳。小儿口紧不能开合。烧灰敷良。或酒或醋。或蜜浸炙黄。
或烧存性。或盐泥固 。得当归治缠喉风。得蝉蜕铁落头发。治产难不下。
味苦而甘有小毒。入手少阴足厥阴经。功专凉血明目。得血竭乳香没药丹砂 虫
天灵盖象牙末狗骨灰麻皮灰作丸。受杖时噙之。杖多不死不痛。
(Sturgeon) Sweet and neutral in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian. Its efficacy in inducing disease (inducing illness or discomfort, often referring to triggering latent conditions or allergic reactions) is the same as that of sturgeon. Also known as [missing character, likely "sturgeon"] fish. Consuming it with buckwheat may cause loss of voice.
(Rattlesnake Gallbladder) Sweet, salty, and warm in flavor. Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, and Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in tonifying the kidney, benefiting essence, strengthening yang, and treating impotence.
(Some herb, name omitted in text) Sweet, astringent, and slightly cold in qi. Enters the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in consolidating and arresting discharge (astringency). Combined with *Polygalae Radix* (Yuanzhi), it treats forgetfulness; combined with *Allii Tuberosi Semen* (Jiu Zi), it treats seminal emission; combined with *Mantis Ootheca* (Sang Piaoxiao), it treats enuresis; combined with *Kaolinite* (Baishi Zhi), it treats persistent diarrhea. Preparation: Water-triturated three times, or boiled in wine until酥 (crisp/brittle) then roasted over fire, or used raw. Avoid contact with fish and iron. Incompatible with *Gypsum Fibrosum* (Shigao) and *Zanthoxyli Fructus* (Chuanjiao). Synergistic with *Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma* (Renshen) and *Bovis Calculus* (Niuhuang). *Dragon Bone* (Longchi) calms the heart and clears heat to pacify fright. Its functions are the same as above.
(Some herb, name omitted in text) Pungent, salty, cold, and toxic. Good at penetrating and moving. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in treating wind-damp-cold bi syndrome, unblocking meridians, promoting lactation, reducing swelling and ulcerating carbuncles, relieving pain and discharging pus, unblocking orifices, killing parasites, inducing eruption of smallpox, and treating wind-malaria. It is an essential item for dermatology and surgery. Highly effective for ant bites. Contraindicated for carbuncles that have already ulcerated and for smallpox complicated by deficiency. Preparation: Used raw, calcined, roasted with vinegar, soaked in child's urine, fried in oil, or stir-fried with soil, all are acceptable.
(Some herb, name omitted in text) Sweet, salty, and warm in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in tonifying qi and benefiting blood. Combined with *Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma* (Renshen), it treats asthma, cough, consumptive disease, and flaccidity/weakness. Do not use if the cough is caused by external wind-cold pathogens. Preparation: Roasted with butter or honey, or soaked in wine and baked dry.
(Some herb, name omitted in text) Sweet and salty in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in releasing the exterior and dispelling wind, clearing cornea opacity, and eliminating toxins. Treats convulsions, epilepsy, wind-malaria, double tongue, demonic possession/poison, throat wind, scabies, sores/swellings, hemorrhoids/fistulas, difficult labor, corneal opacity, and pediatric trismus (tight mouth unable to open/close). Applying the ash from burning is beneficial. Preparation: Soaked in wine or vinegar and roasted until yellow, calcined to retain its nature, or sealed with salt mud and calcined. Combined with *Angelicae Sinensis Radix* (Danggui), it treats strangling throat wind; combined with *Cicadae Periostracum* (Chantui), *Ferrum* (Tieluo), and human hair, it treats retained placenta/difficult labor.
(Some herb, name omitted in text) Bitter and sweet, slightly toxic. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in cooling blood and brightening the eyes. Combined with *Draconis Sanguis* (Xuejie), *Olibanum* (Ruxiang), *Myrrha* (Moyao), *Cinnabaris* (Dansha), insect drugs, *Cranii Humanis Os* (Tianlinggai), *Elephantis Dentis Cornu* (Xiangya Mo), *Canis Ossis Cinis* (Gou Gu Hui), and *Hemp Stem Bark Ash* (Mapi Hui) to make pills. When subjected to beating with sticks, holding one in the mouth prevents death and pain even with many blows.