蒸熟收贮，临用去足火炙之。畏羊角、羊肉与石膏。
咸，寒，有毒。治小儿惊痫螈 ，腹胀寒热。治大人癫疾阳狂，腹满奔豚。塞下部引痔
虫尽
出，敷金疮令箭头自拔。利二便燥结，治泻痢赤白。涂一切恶疮疔毒，解诸般疳蚀 虫。除
鼻下息肉，点舌下重舌。最坠胎孕，亦疗脱肛。
小儿疳疾，煨熟食之。（验方第一。）
急慢惊风，用一个，杵烂，以水一盅，于百沸汤中烫热，必去渣服之。（第二。）
赤白下痢，烧末，酒下五分，甚效。（第三。）
重舌，烧末，唾合敷舌上。（第四。）
一切恶疮，为末，香油合敷。（第五。）
灸疮出血，烧末，猪脂合敷。（第六。）
附骨疽漏，用七枚，用大麦捣敷。（第七。）
一切 疾，烧末醋合敷之。（第八。）
大小便秘，欲死者，烘一个，烘干，当中断，大便不通用上半，小便不通用下半，细末
井水下。
二便俱不通，全用即愈。（第九。）
去翅足炒用。
咸，凉，有小毒。溃痈肿而下哽噎，消水肿而通石淋；平瘰 而治恶疮，出肉刺而催难
产。
水肿甚效。其性最急，虚人戒之。
一切水肿喘满，五枚，焙末，白汤下，小便利为效。（验方第一。）
气水面肿，焙末，同轻粉吹鼻，以黄水下为效。（第二。）
石淋疼痛，七个，食盐二两，新瓦上铺盖焙干，去盐，每服一钱，七日愈。（第三。）
小便不通，取下半截，焙末水下。（第四。）
胎衣不下。同上。（第五。）
针刺入肉，杵汁滴上，三五日自出。（第六。）
箭入肉。同上。（第七。）
竹木入肉，为末，白面合敷即出。（第八。）
Steamed and stored for later use; before application, remove the legs and roast over fire. Averse to sheep horn, mutton, and gypsum.
Salty, cold, toxic. Treats pediatric convulsions and epilepsy with spasms, abdominal distension, and alternating chills and fever. Treats adult mania and delirium, abdominal fullness, and running piglet syndrome (a condition characterized by a sensation of qi rushing upward from the lower abdomen). Inserted into the lower orifice to draw out hemorrhoidal worms completely; applied to metal weapon wounds to facilitate the spontaneous extraction of arrowheads. Relieves dryness and obstruction of both bowels and urine; treats dysentery with red and white discharge. Applied to all malignant sores and carbuncles; resolves various parasitic infections causing tissue erosion. Removes nasal polyps; applied to sublingual double tongue. Most likely to induce abortion; also treats rectal prolapse.
Pediatric malnutrition disease: Roast until cooked and consume. (Verified Formula 1.)
Acute or chronic infantile convulsions: Use one specimen, pound into a paste, add one cup of water, heat in boiling water, ensure dregs are removed before administration. (Formula 2.)
Red and white dysentery: Char to ash, take five fen with wine; highly effective. (Formula 3.)
Double tongue: Char to ash, mix with saliva, apply to the tongue. (Formula 4.)
All malignant sores: Grind to powder, mix with sesame oil, apply externally. (Formula 5.)
Bleeding moxibustion sores: Char to ash, mix with lard, apply externally. (Formula 6.)
Deep-seated abscesses with fistulas: Use seven specimens, grind with barley, apply externally. (Formula 7.)
All types of fistulas: Char to ash, mix with vinegar, apply externally. (Formula 8.)
Severe constipation of both large and small bowels, suffering to the point of death: Roast one specimen, dry it thoroughly, break it in half. For fecal impaction, use the upper half; for urinary retention, use the lower half. Grind to fine powder, administer with well water.
Complete obstruction of both bowels and urine: Use the whole specimen for cure. (Formula 9.)
Remove wings and feet, stir-fry before use.
Salty, cool, slightly toxic. Breaks up abscesses and relieves choking sensations; reduces edema and unblocks stone strangury (lithuria); calms scrofula and treats malignant sores; removes skin tags and induces labor in difficult childbirth.
Highly effective for edema. Its nature is most urgent; contraindicated for deficient persons.
All types of edema with wheezing and fullness: Five specimens, bake and grind to powder, take with plain hot water. Effect indicated by free urination. (Verified Formula 1.)
Qi-type facial swelling: Bake and grind to powder, mix with calomel, insufflate into the nose. Effect indicated by discharge of yellow fluid. (Formula 2.)
Stone strangury with pain: Seven specimens, two liang of salt, spread on a new tile and bake until dry, remove salt. Take one qian per dose; cured in seven days. (Formula 3.)
Urinary retention: Take the lower half, bake and grind to powder, take with water. (Formula 4.)
Retained placenta: Same as above. (Formula 5.)
Needle embedded in flesh: Pound to juice, drip onto the wound; self-extraction within three to five days. (Formula 6.)
Arrowhead embedded in flesh: Same as above. (Formula 7.)
Bamboo or wood splinter embedded in flesh: Grind to powder, mix with wheat flour, apply externally for extraction. (Formula 8.)