味辛温。入足太阴经。功专开窍。得肉桂消瓜果诸积。得盐豉烧酒。为末淬酒服。
产妇败血裹子难产效。忌蒜。防虫入脑。慎勿近鼻。
味甘酸温。入手足太阴经。功专治反胃吐食。烧灰入朱砂末少许。压舌下甚效。
味甘酸平。入手足太阴经。功专长肌肉。野兽中 肉为最美。治上气虚乏。咳逆劳
热。水胀久不瘥。得粳米葱豉作粥食神效。
味辛平。入手足太阴足厥阴经。功专杀虫明目。治劳瘵五疳。痘后生翳。肝明目。
肉凉血。解热毒。利大肠。妊娠忌之。脑涂冻疮。
味甘微寒。入足厥阴经。功专治劳复。得韭根治男子阴阳易。亦治膀胱水结。通
女子经闭。阴脱吹乳。误入食中。令人目黄成疸。两头尖者为雄鼠矢。胆汁滴耳中。治老聋
。点眼亦良。以辰砂拌鼠睾丸。阴干研服。治小儿惊痫。肉治儿疳鼠 。
味苦。入手足太阴阳明经。功专开胃气。治五痔阴肿。烧灰研细末。陈菜油调涂。
治胃逆肠风泻血。烧灰存性研末酒冲服。肉治反胃。脂滴耳中。治耳聋。胆点痘后风眼均效
。
味辛气平。入手太阴经。功专发散。除风热。发痘疹。退目翳。中风失音。催生下
胎。得朱砂治小儿夜啼。得薄荷治皮肤风痒。以羊肝汤送蝉蜕末一钱。治痘后目翳。洗净去
翅足。浆水煮晒干。
(Musk) Flavor: pungent, warm. Meridian tropism: Foot Taiyin Spleen channel. Action: Specializes in opening orifices and reviving consciousness. When combined with Cinnamon Twig (Rougui), it resolves food stagnation caused by melons and fruits. When combined with Fermented Black Soybean (Yanchi) and distilled liquor, taken as powder quenched in liquor. Effective for difficult labor in postpartum women due to retained blood obstructing the fetus. Contraindicated with garlic. Prevent insects from entering the brain; avoid proximity to the nose.
(Ox Gallstone/Niu Huang) Flavor: sweet, sour, warm. Meridian tropism: Hand and Foot Taiyin channels. Action: Specializes in treating regurgitation and vomiting of food. Burned to ash and mixed with a small amount of Cinnabar (Zhusha) powder, placed under the tongue with great efficacy.
(Bear Bile/Fat - Note: Text implies bear parts based on context "best meat among wild beasts") Flavor: sweet, sour, level. Meridian tropism: Hand and Foot Taiyin channels. Action: Specializes in promoting muscle growth. The meat of [missing character, likely bear or beast] is considered the most delicious among wild animals. Treats deficiency of upper qi, cough and reverse flow of qi, consumption fever, chronic edema that does not heal. Cooked into porridge with Rice (Jingmi), Scallion (Cong), and Fermented Soybean (Chi) yields divine efficacy.
(Dog Gallstone/Tian Gou Shi) Flavor: sweet, sour, level. Meridian tropism: Hand Taiyin Lung channel. Action: Specializes in tonifying the middle and augmenting qi. Treats pediatric malnutrition (Gan syndrome) and emaciation. Also known as Tian Gou.
(Snake Skin/Snake Meat - Note: Text lists effects of snake parts without naming the specific snake) Flavor: pungent, level. Meridian tropism: Hand and Foot Taiyin channels and Foot Jueyin Liver channel. Action: Specializes in killing parasites and improving vision. Treats tuberculosis (Lao Zhai) and five types of Gan syndrome. Opacity after smallpox. Snake liver improves vision. Snake meat cools blood, resolves heat toxins, and promotes bowel movement. Contraindicated during pregnancy. Snake brain applied topically treats frostbite.
(Rat Feces/Shu Shi) Flavor: sweet, slightly cold. Meridian tropism: Foot Jueyin Liver channel. Action: Specializes in treating relapse after illness (Lao Fu). Combined with Chinese Chive Root (Jiugen), it treats Yi Yang Yi disease in men. Also treats water accumulation in the bladder, amenorrhea in women, prolapse of the vagina, and acute mastitis (Chui Ru). If accidentally ingested in food, it causes yellow eyes and jaundice. Those with two pointed ends are male rat feces. Rat bile dropped into the ear treats presbycusis (old deafness). Applied to the eyes, it is also beneficial. Mixed with Cinnabar (Chensha), dried in shade, ground, and taken orally, it treats pediatric convulsions and epilepsy. Rat meat treats pediatric Gan syndrome and scrofula (Shu Luo).
(Sophora Fruit/Huai Jiao) Flavor: bitter. Meridian tropism: Hand and Foot Taiyin channels and Yangming channels. Action: Specializes in stimulating appetite. Treats five types of hemorrhoids and swelling of the yin organs. Burned to ash, ground into fine powder, and mixed with aged rapeseed oil for topical application. Treats rebellious stomach qi, intestinal wind, and bloody diarrhea. Burned to retain its nature, ground into powder, and taken with wine. Sophora fruit treats regurgitation. Sophora fat dropped into the ear treats deafness. Sophora gall/floral bud applied to the eyes is effective for wind-eye conditions after smallpox.
(Cicada Slough/Chantui) Flavor: pungent, qi level. Meridian tropism: Hand Taiyin Lung channel. Action: Specializes in dispersing pathogens. Expels wind-heat. Promotes eruption of rashes. Resolves corneal opacity. Treats aphonia due to stroke. Induces labor and expels the placenta. Combined with Cinnabar (Zhusha), it treats nocturnal crying in children. Combined with Mint (Bohe), it treats skin pruritus due to wind. Taken with sheep liver soup, one qian of Cicada Slough powder treats corneal opacity after smallpox. Wash clean, remove wings and feet, boil in starch water, and dry.