（《拾遗》）
【主治】鬼打卒得，取二三寸烧末，水服。腰刀者弥佳（藏器）。
（《纲目》）
【释名】马策。
时珍曰∶竹柄编革为之。故鞭从革便，策从竹 ，会意。
【主治】马汗气入疮或马毛入疮，肿痛烦热，入腹杀人，烧鞭皮末，和膏敷之。又治狐
尿刺疮肿痛，取鞭稍二寸，鼠屎二七枚，烧研，和膏敷之（时珍）。
（《拾遗》）
【释名】时珍曰∶扬雄《方言》云∶自关而东谓之矢，自关而西谓之
箭，江淮之间谓之镞。刘熙《释名》云∶矢又谓之镝。本曰足，末曰栝，体曰干，旁曰羽。
【主治】妇人产后腹中痒，密安所卧席下，勿令妇知（藏器）。刺伤风水，刮箭下漆涂
之
【附方】新一。
妇人难产∶《外台秘要》∶用箭干三寸，弓弦三寸，烧末，酒服。方出崔氏。《短剧方》
治难产，飞生丸用故箭羽。方见禽部鼯鼠下。
（《别录》下品）
【释名】时珍曰∶黄帝时始作弓（有臂者曰弩），以木为干，以丝为弦。
【气味】平，无毒。权曰微寒。
【主治】难产，胞衣不出（《别录》）。鼻衄及口鼻大衄不止，取折弓弦烧灰，同枯矾等
分吹之，即止（时珍）。
【发明】弘景曰∶产难，取弓弩弦以缚腰，及烧弩牙纳酒中饮之，皆取发放快速之义。
时珍曰∶弓弩弦催生，取其速离也。折弓弦止血，取其断绝也。《礼》云∶男子生，以
桑弧、蓬矢射天地四方。示男子之事也。《巢元方论胎教》云∶妊娠三月，欲生男，宜操
弓矢，乘牡马。孙思邈《千金方》云∶妇人始觉有孕，取弓弩弦一枚，缝袋盛，带左臂上，
则转女为男。《房室经》云∶凡觉有娠，取弓弩弦缚妇人腰下，满百日解却。此乃紫宫玉女
秘传方也。
【附方】新四。
胎动上逼∶弩弦系带之立下。（《医林集要》）
胎滑易产∶弓弩弦烧末，酒服二钱。（《续十全方》）
胞衣不出∶水煮弓弩弦，饮汁五合。或烧灰酒服。（《千金方》）
耳中有物∶不出用弓弩弦长三寸，打散一头，涂好胶，拄着耳中，徐徐粘引出。（《圣
惠方》）
(From *Bencao Shiyi* [Supplement to Materia Medica])
【Indications】For sudden onset of "ghost strike" (a condition characterized by sudden fainting or mental abnormality), take 2-3 cun of bowstring, burn it into powder, and ingest with water. The leather strap from a waist knife is even better (Sun Zangqi).
(From *Bencao Gangmu* [Compendium of Materia Medica])
【Names】Horse whip.
Li Shizhen stated: It is made by weaving leather around a bamboo handle. Therefore, the character "bian" (whip) contains the radical "ge" (leather), indicating its material; the character "ce" (whip/stick) contains the radical "zhu" (bamboo), indicating its handle. This is an example of a phono-semantic compound or ideogrammic compound character formation.
【Indications】When horse sweat odor enters a wound, or horse hair enters a wound, causing swelling, pain, irritability, and heat, which may enter the abdomen and cause death. Burn the whip skin into powder, mix with ointment, and apply to the affected area. Also treats fox urine sting sores (skin redness and pain caused by fox urine irritation); take 2 cun of the whip tip and fourteen mouse feces, burn them, grind into fine powder, mix with ointment, and apply (Li Shizhen).
(From *Bencao Shiyi* [Supplement to Materia Medica])
【Names】Li Shizhen stated: Yang Xiong's *Fangyan* records: East of Hangu Pass, it is called "shi"; west of Hangu Pass, it is called "jian"; in the Jianghuai region, it is called "zu". Liu Xi's *Shiming* records: "Shi" is also called "di". The base is called "zu", the end is called "gua", the body is called "gan", and the side decorations are called "yu".
【Indications】For postpartum abdominal itching in women, secretly place it under the sleeping mat, without letting the woman know (Sun Zangqi). For injuries complicated by wind-water pathogens, scrape the lacquer from the bottom of the arrow shaft and apply it to the wound.
【Additional Formulas】One new formula.
Difficult childbirth: *Waitai Miyao* [Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies] records: Use 3 cun of arrow shaft and 3 cun of bowstring, burn into powder, and ingest with wine. This formula originates from Cui Shi. *Duanju Fang* [Short Drama Prescriptions] treats difficult childbirth using old arrow feathers in Feisheng Wan. This formula is found under the flying squirrel entry in the Avian Section.
(From *Mingyi Bielu* [Record of Famous Physicians], Lower Category)
【Names】Li Shizhen stated: During the time of the Yellow Emperor, bows were first made (those with arms are called crossbows/nou), using wood for the bow body and silk for the string.
【Nature and Flavor】Neutral, non-toxic. Chen Zangqi stated: Slightly cold.
【Indications】Difficult childbirth, retention of the placenta (*Mingyi Bielu*). Epistaxis and severe bleeding from nose and mouth that does not stop: Take broken bowstring, burn to ash, mix with equal parts of calcined alum, insufflate into the nasal cavity, and bleeding will stop immediately (Li Shizhen).
【Elucidation】Tao Hongjing stated: For difficult labor, tie the bowstring around the waist, or burn the crossbow trigger and drink it in wine; both utilize the meaning of release and speed.
Li Shizhen stated: Bowstring for inducing labor utilizes the meaning of rapid separation; broken bowstring for stopping bleeding utilizes the meaning of severance. *Liji* [Book of Rites] states: When a boy is born, a mulberry bow and rushwood arrow are used to shoot towards the four directions of heaven and earth, symbolizing that the man must undertake responsibilities in all directions. *Chaoyuanfang Lun Taijiao* [Discussion on Prenatal Care in the Book of Chief Medical Officer] states: In the third month of pregnancy, if one wishes to have a son, one should handle bows and arrows and ride stallions. Sun Simiao's *Qianjin Fang* [Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold] states: When a woman first feels pregnant, take one piece of bowstring, sew it into a bag, and wear it on the left arm, which can transform a female fetus into a male fetus. *Fangshi Jing* [Classic of Bedroom Arts] states: Whenever pregnancy is detected, take a bowstring and tie it around the woman's waist, removing it after 100 days. This is a secret prescription passed down from Zi Gong Yu Nu.
【Additional Formulas】Four new formulas.
Fetal restlessness pressing upward: Tie the crossbow string as a belt; effect is immediate. (*Yilin Jiyao* [Collection of Essential Forests of Medicine])
Smooth delivery: Burn bowstring to powder, ingest 2 qian with wine. (*Xu Shiquan Fang* [Continued Ten Perfection Prescriptions])
Retention of placenta: Boil bowstring in water, drink 5 he of the juice. Or burn to ash and ingest with wine. (*Qianjin Fang* [Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold])
Foreign body in ear: If the object does not come out, take a 3-cun long bowstring, fray one end, apply good glue, insert into the ear, and slowly pull it out adhered to the string. (*Shenghui Fang* [Holy Healing Prescriptions])