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Remove the head and feet, bake until yellow, and use.
Salty, neutral in nature, slightly toxic. It tonifies the lungs and moistens the kidneys, calms asthma and stops coughing, relieves thirst and promotes urination, benefits essence and assists yang. It stops blood regurgitation caused by coughing and unblocks closed meridians.

It grows in the valleys of Lingnan, as well as on city walls or large trees. Its shape resembles a large *Shou Gong* (Gecko). *Shou Gong* is the common name for the gecko. Generally, it refers to what is commonly called "Ma Che Zi" (a type of lizard).

Wash with soapberry water, burn until charred, and use.
Sweet and salty, slightly toxic. It eliminates all kinds of malignant sores, convulsions, swellings, and toxins; kills various evil spirits, gu worms, and noxious qi.

If the ear suddenly suffers from severe pain, burn the snake into powder and blow it into the ear; the pain will stop immediately. (Verified Formula No. 1.)

For difficult labor, burn the snake into powder and take it with wine; delivery will proceed smoothly immediately. (Formula No. 2.)

Soak in wine, remove the head, tail, skin, and bones, take the pure meat, roast it, and store it.
Sweet and salty, warm in nature, toxic. It penetrates the bones to search out wind, arrests convulsions, and stabilizes spasms. It treats rheumatic paralysis, leprosy-like conditions; resolves acute and chronic infantile convulsions, urticaria, ulcers, and the pathogenic factors causing hemiplegia; and relieves tendon and vessel stiffness.

It originates from Qizhou. It has a dragon's head and tiger's mouth, with a black body and white patterns. Large specimens can yield four taels of pure meat.

**Zaizao Wan (Rejuvenation Pill)**
Ingredients: Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin) [4 liang], Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [2 liang], Baihua She (Bungarus multicinctus) [4 liang], Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Huoxiang (Agastaches Herba), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Baokou Ren (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Shouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Hupo (Fossilia Os Costatum), Zhi Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba Preparata), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Rushen (Olibanum), Moyao (Myrrha), Chen Sha (Cinnabar), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Tianzhu Huang (Bambusae Calamus), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinosum), Dingxiang (Syzygii Flos), Danning (Arisomatis Bulbus cum Bile) [each 1 liang], Honghua (Carthami Flos), Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu) [each 8 qian], Dilong (Pheretima) [5 qian, baked], Songxiang (Pinicola Resina) [5 qian], Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Hugujia (Pantheros Ossa), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus) [each 2 qian], Xuexie (Draco Sanguis) [1 qian].
Prepare as honey pills. Treats all types of wind-induced paralysis. (All Formulas No. 1.)

The processing method is the same as that for Baihua She. Those with thin tails that can be threaded through a string of hundred coins are preferred. Those weighing between seven qian and one tael are of superior quality; larger ones have reduced efficacy.
Sweet, neutral in nature, slightly toxic. Its effects are similar to those of Baihua She, but its nature is gentle and non-toxic.

If injured by a snake bone, the pain is severe and difficult to treat.