甘，温，无毒。治血淋血崩，止消渴反胃。疗诸疳疮，杀诸蛔虫。烧灰酒服，治痈肿无
头，
二枚出二头也。
痘疮疳蚀，脓水不止，用一枚，白矾末填满， 枯为末，搽之神效。（验方第一。）
口舌生疮，五枚，包硼砂瓦上焙焦，为末搽之，效验如神。（第二。）
反胃吐食，十枚，煎汁烹鸡子三个食之，酒下神效。（第三。）
妇人断产，蚕子故纸一尺，烧末酒下，终身不产。即蚕之运也。（第四。）
固精强阳，交接不倦。焙末丸服。（验方第一。）
原蚕者良。乃第二番蚕也。
甘，辛，温，无毒。祛风除湿，散瘀破症；止崩通经，解渴消疹。炒热熨偏风瘫痪，手
足不
痹。炒黄浸酒亦良。
半身不遂，作二袋蒸熟，更互熨患处。（验方第一。）
瘾疹作痒成疮，水煎洗浴，避风。（第二。）
头风白屑作痒，烧灰淋汁洗之。（第三。）
血崩，炒末，酒下三五钱。（第四。）
月经久闭，炒黄四两，酒煎沸去渣温服。（第五。）
扭伤闪出骨窍，炒黄四两，绿豆粉四两炒黄，枯矾二两为末，醋合敷之，绢包缚定，数
易之。（第六。）
心痛莫忍，滚汤泡一两，去渣服清汤，即止。（第七。）
糯米同炒，去翅足用。马刀为使，畏巴豆、丹参、空青，恶甘草、豆花。
辛，寒，有毒。外用蚀死肌，敷疥癣恶疮，内用破石淋，拔瘰 疔毒。利水道而坠胎，
除疝
下鬼疰蛊毒。靛汁、黄连、黑豆、糯米等能制其毒。芫青、亭长、地胆治略同。
壮妇经闭血干，斑蝥二十个，大黄五钱，桃仁四十九个，酒丸豆大，每酒下五七丸，用
四
物汤下。（验方第一。）
新旧经闭，斑蝥五个，乳香、没药、儿茶、巴豆、葱白各五分，为丸，绵包系放筒上缚
住，送
入阴户中，一炷香时，经当下。未生子者，不可用也。（第二。）
血疝便毒斑蝥三个，南滑三钱，同研分作三服，空心白汤下。如服后小便痛，以车前、
木通
、灯芯草、猪苓、泽泻等利之。（第三。）
疔疮拔根，斑蝥一个，捻破，以针划疮上作米字形，封之，即出根矣。（第四。）
痈疽拔脓，或破而肿硬无脓。斑蝥为末，以蒜捣膏合贴之，脓出去药。（第五。）
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Indications: Treats hematuria (blood in urine) and metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding); stops polydipsia (excessive thirst) and regurgitation (vomiting of undigested food). Cures various gan ulcers; kills roundworms. When calcined to ash and taken with wine, it treats carbuncles without heads. (Note: One mite has two heads.)
For varicella ulcers eroding tissue with continuous pus discharge, take one mite, fill its abdomen with powder of Alum (Mingfan, 明矾), calcine until dry, grind into fine powder, and apply externally for miraculous effect. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For sores in the mouth and tongue, take five mites, wrap them with Borax (Pengsha, 硼砂), roast on a tile until charred, grind into powder, and apply externally for divine efficacy. (No. 2.)
For regurgitation and vomiting, take ten mites, decoct to obtain juice, use this juice to cook three eggs, consume them, and follow with wine for miraculous effect. (No. 3.)
For female sterilization, take one chi of old paper from silkworm cocoons, calcine to ash, and take with wine to ensure lifelong infertility. This utilizes the reproductive nature of the silkworm. (No. 4.)
[Another function] Consolidates essence and strengthens yang, preventing fatigue during sexual intercourse. Calcine, grind into powder, and make pills. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
The original silkworm (the second generation) is considered superior.
Taste: Pungent, Sweet. Nature: Warm. Toxicity: Non-toxic. Actions: Dispels wind and removes dampness, dissipates blood stasis and breaks masses; stops metrorrhagia and unblocks menstruation, relieves thirst and resolves rashes. When heated after stir-frying, apply hot compresses for hemiplegia and paralysis, treating numbness in hands and feet. Stir-fried yellow and soaked in wine is also beneficial.
For hemiplegia, make two bags, steam them cooked, and alternately apply hot compresses to the affected area. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For urticaria causing itching and sores, decoct in water for bathing, avoiding wind. (No. 2.)
For head wind accompanied by white dandruff and itching, calcine to ash, extract juice by leaching, and wash the area. (No. 3.)
For metrorrhagia, stir-fry to powder, take 3-5 qian with wine. (No. 4.)
For long-standing amenorrhea, stir-fry yellow 4 liang, decoct in wine until boiling, remove dregs, and take warm. (No. 5.)
For sprains causing joint dislocation, stir-fry yellow 4 liang, stir-fry yellow 4 liang of Mung Bean Powder (Lvdoufen, 绿豆粉), and 2 liang of Calcined Alum (Kufan, 枯矾) ground into powder. Mix with vinegar, apply as a poultice, bind firmly with silk cloth, and change frequently. (No. 6.)
For unbearable heart pain, soak 1 liang in boiling water, remove dregs, drink the clear liquid, and pain stops immediately. (No. 7.)
Stir-fry with Glutinous Rice (Nuomi, 糯米), remove wings and legs. Ma Dao (Mardao, 马刀) serves as a guiding drug. It fears Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆), Salvia Root (Danshen, 丹参), and Azurite (Kongqing, 空青); it clashes with Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) and Soybean Flowers (Douhua, 豆花).
Taste: Pungent. Nature: Cold. Toxicity: Toxic. External Use: Erodes dead flesh, applies to scabies, tinea, and malignant sores. Internal Use: Breaks urinary calculi (stone strangury), extracts toxins from scrofula and carbuncles. Promotes diuresis and induces abortion; treats hernia and ghostly infections/toxins. Its toxicity can be restrained by Indigo Dye (Jianzhi, 靛汁), Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连), Black Soybean (Heidou, 黑豆), and Glutinous Rice (Nuomi, 糯米). The treatments for Mylabris Phosphorea (Yuanqing, 芫青), Mylabris Cichorii (Tingchang, 亭长), and Mylabris Ground Beetles (Didan, 地胆) are roughly similar.
For adult women with amenorrhea due to blood dryness, take 20 Mites, 5 qian of Rhubarb Root (Dahuang, 大黄), and 49 Peach Kernels (Taoren, 桃仁). Make pills the size of beans using wine. Take 5-7 pills each time with wine, followed by Siwu Decoction (Siu Wu Tang, 四物汤). (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For new or old amenorrhea, take 5 Mites, 5 fen each of Frankincense (Ruxiang, 乳香), Myrrh (Moyao, 没药), Child's Tea (Ercha, 儿茶), Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆), and Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白). Grind into powder and make pills. Wrap in cotton, tie securely, place inside a vaginal tube, insert into the vagina, and leave for the duration of one incense stick. Menstruation will then flow. Not to be used by women who have not borne children. (No. 2.)
For blood hernia and perineal abscess, take 3 Mites and 3 qian of Southern Talcum (Nanhua, 南滑). Grind together, divide into three doses, and take with plain boiled water on an empty stomach. If urinary pain occurs after ingestion, relieve it with Diuretics such as Plantago Seed (Cheqian, 车前), Akebia Caulis (Mutong, 木通), Juncus Effusus (Dengxincao, 灯芯草), Polyporus (Zhuling, 猪苓), and Alisma Rhizome (Zexie, 泽泻). (No. 3.)
To extract the root of a carbuncle, take 1 Mite, crush it, make a rice-grain-shaped incision on the sore with a needle, seal it, and the root will emerge. (No. 4.)
To drain pus from carbuncles and ulcers, or when broken but swollen and hard without pus. Grind Mite into powder, mix with Garlic Paste (Suantao, 蒜捣膏), apply externally. Remove the medicine once pus is discharged. (No. 5.)