（宋《开宝》）
【校正】自木部移入此。
【释名】木蟹。
志曰∶其核似鳖、蟹状，故以为名。
【集解】志曰∶出朗州及南中。七、八月采实。
颂曰∶今湖、广诸州及杭、越、全、岳州皆有之。春生苗，作藤生。叶有五丫，状如山
药，青色面光。四月生黄花。六月结实，似栝蒌而极大，生青，熟红黄色，肉上有软刺。每
一实有核三、四十枚，其状扁而如鳖，八、九月采之。岭南人取嫩实及苗叶作茹蒸食。
宗 曰∶木鳖子蔓岁一枯，但根不死，春旋生苗。叶如葡萄。其子一头尖者为雄。凡植
时须雌雄相合，麻缠定。及其生也，则去雄者，方结实。
时珍曰∶木鳖核形扁 ，大如围棋子。其仁青绿色，入药去油者。
仁
【气味】甘，温，无毒。时珍曰∶苦、微甘，有小毒。
【主治】折伤，消结肿恶疮，生肌，止腰痛，除粉刺 ，妇人乳痈，肛门肿痛（《开
宝》）。醋摩，消肿毒（大明）。治疳积痞块，利大肠泻痢，痔瘤瘰 （时珍）。
【发明】机曰∶按刘绩《霏雪录》云∶木鳖子有毒，不可食。昔蓟门有人生二子，恣食
成痞。其父得一方，以木鳖子煮猪肉食之。其幼子当夜、长子明日死。友人马文诚方书亦载
此方。因着此为戒。
时珍曰∶南人取其苗及嫩实食之无恙，则其毒未应至此。或者与猪肉不相得，或犯他物
而然，不可尽咎木鳖也。
【附方】旧一，新十九。
酒疸脾黄∶木鳖子磨醋，服一、二盏，见利效。（刘长春《济急方》）
香港脚肿痛∶木鳖子仁，每个作两边，麸炒过，切碎再炒，去油尽为度。每两入浓桂半两，
为
末。热酒服二钱，令醉，得汗愈。梦秘授方也。（《永类方》）
四两（去皮），甘遂半两，为末。以猪腰子一个，去膜切片，用药四钱在中，湿纸包煨熟，
空
心米饮送下，服后便伸两脚。如大便行者，只吃白粥二三日为妙。（杨拱《医方摘要》）
阴疝偏坠，痛甚者∶木鳖子一个磨醋，调黄柏、芙蓉末敷之，即止。（《寿域神方》）
久疟有母∶木鳖子、穿山甲（炮）等分，为末。每服三钱，空心温酒下。（《医方摘要》）
腹中痞块∶木鳖子仁五两，用 猪腰子二付，批开入在内，签定，煨熟，同捣烂，入黄
连三
钱末，蒸饼和丸绿豆大。每白汤下三十丸。（《医方集成》）
小儿疳疾∶木鳖子仁、使君子仁等分。捣泥，米饮丸芥子大。每服五分，米饮下。一日
二服。
（孙天仁《集效方》）
疳病目蒙不见物∶用木鳖子仁二钱，胡黄连一钱，为末，米糊丸龙眼大。入鸡子内蒸熟，
连
鸡子食之为妙。（同上）倒睫拳毛，因风入脾经，致使风痒，不住手擦，日久赤烂，拳毛入
内。将木鳖子仁槌烂，以丝帛包作条，左患塞右鼻，右患塞左鼻，其毛自分上下，次服蝉蜕
药为妙。（孙天仁《集效方》）
肺虚久嗽∶木鳖子、款冬花各一两，为末。每用三钱，焚之吸烟。良久吐涎，以茶润喉。
如
此五、六次，后服补肺药。一方∶用木鳖子一个，雄黄一钱。（《圣济录》）
小儿咸KT ∶大木鳖子三、四个，磨水饮，以雪糕压下，即吐出痰。重者三服效。（《摘
玄方》）
水泻不止∶木鳖仁五个，母丁香五个，麝香一分，研末，米汤调作膏，纳脐中贴之，外
以膏
痢疾禁口∶木鳖仁六个研泥，分作二分。用面烧饼一个，切作两半。只用半饼作一窍，
纳药
在内，乘热覆在病患脐上，一时再换半个热饼。其痢即止，遂思饮食。（邵真人《经验方》）
肠风泻血∶木鳖子以桑柴烧存性，候冷为末。每服一钱，煨葱白酒空心服之。名乌金散。
（《普济方》）
肛门痔痛∶孙用和《秘宝方》∶用木鳖仁三枚，砂盆擂如泥，入百沸汤一碗，乘热先熏
后洗，
日用三次，仍涂少许。《濒湖集简方》∶用木鳖仁带润者，雌雄各五个，乳细作七丸，碗覆湿
处，勿令干。每以一丸，唾化开，贴痔上，其痛即止，一夜一丸自消也。江夏铁佛寺蔡和尚
病此，痛不可忍，有人传此而愈。用治数人皆有效。
瘰 经年∶木鳖仁二个，去油研，以鸡子白和，入瓶内，安甑中蒸熟。食后食之，每
日一服，半月效。
小儿丹瘤∶木鳖子仁研如泥，醋调敷之，一日三、五上，效。（《外科精义》）
耳卒热肿∶木鳖子仁一两，赤小豆、大黄各半两，为末。每以少许生油调涂之。（《圣惠
方》）
风牙肿痛∶木鳖子仁磨醋搽之。（《普济方》）
[Correction] Transferred from the Wood section to this section.
[Names] Mu Xie (Wood Crab).
Su Song stated: Its seeds resemble turtles and crabs in shape, hence the name.
[Collected Explanations] Su Song stated: It grows in Langzhou and southern regions. The fruits are harvested in the seventh and eighth lunar months.
Kou Zongshi stated: It is now found in various prefectures of Hubei and Hunan, as well as Hangzhou, Yuezhou, Quanzhou, and Yuezhou. Seedlings sprout in spring and grow as vines. The leaves have five lobes, resembling those of Dioscorea opposita (Shanyao), with a green and glossy surface. Yellow flowers bloom in April. Fruits set in June, resembling Trichosanthes kirilowii (Gualou) but much larger; they are green when unripe and turn reddish-yellow when ripe, with soft spines on the flesh. Each fruit contains thirty to forty seeds, which are flat and turtle-shaped. They are harvested in August and September. People in Lingnan use the young fruits and seedlings as vegetables after steaming.
Kou Zongshi stated: The vine of Guizhi Zi (Mumiguo) withers annually, but the roots survive and sprout anew in spring. The leaves resemble grape leaves. Among the fruits, those pointed at one end are considered male. When planting, male and female plants must be paired and tied firmly with hemp rope. Once growing, the male plant should be removed for the female to bear fruit.
Li Shizhen stated: The seeds of Guizhi Zi are flat and as large as Go stones. The kernels are bluish-green; those used for medicine are defatted.
[Flavor and Toxicity] Sweet, warm, non-toxic. Li Shizhen stated: Bitter, slightly sweet, slightly toxic.
[Indications] Fractures and injuries, reducing nodular swelling and malignant sores, promoting tissue regeneration, relieving lower back pain, treating acne, breast abscesses in women, and anal swelling and pain (Kaibao Bencao). Rubbed with vinegar externally to reduce swelling and toxicity (Jiayou Bencao). Treating infantile malnutrition with abdominal masses, facilitating bowel movements in dysentery, and treating hemorrhoids, tumors, and scrofula (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation] Ma Zhi stated: According to Liu Ji's Feixue Lu, Guizhi Zi is toxic and should not be eaten. In the past, someone in Jimen had two sons who developed abdominal masses due to excessive consumption. His father obtained a prescription where Guizhi Zi was boiled with pork meat for them to eat. The younger son died that night, and the elder son died the next day. This prescription is also recorded in the medical books of his friend Ma Wencheng. Therefore, this warning is written.
Li Shizhen stated: Southerners consume its seedlings and young fruits without harm, so the toxicity should not be this severe. Perhaps it is incompatible with pork or contraindicated with other foods; one cannot solely blame Guizhi Zi.
[Attached Prescriptions] One old prescription, nineteen new prescriptions.
Alcoholic jaundice with spleen yellowing: Grind Guizhi Zi with vinegar and drink one or two cups. Effect is seen upon diarrhea (Liu Changchun, Jiji Fang).
Hong Kong foot (podagra) swelling and pain: Take Guizhi Zi kernels, split each into two halves, stir-fry with bran, chop finely, and stir-fry again until all oil is removed. For every liang, add half a liang of Rougui (Cinnamon Bark), grind into powder. Take 2 qian with hot wine to induce drunkenness and sweating for cure. This formula was transmitted by Mengmi (Yonglei Fang).
[Note: Subject missing in original text] Si liang (peeled), Gansui (Kansui Root) half a liang, ground into powder. Use one pig kidney, remove the membrane and slice it. Place 4 qian of the medicine inside, wrap in wet paper, and bake until cooked. Take on an empty stomach with rice water. Extend both legs after taking the medicine. If bowel movement occurs, eating white porridge for two to three days is ideal (Yang Gong, Yifang Jiangyao).
Yin hernia with unilateral descent, severe pain: Grind one Guizhi Zi with vinegar, mix with Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) and Furong (Hibiscus) powder, and apply externally. Pain stops immediately (Shouyu Shenfang).
Chronic malaria with pathogen root: Equal parts of Guizhi Zi and Chuan Shan Jia (Pangolin Scales, prepared), ground into powder. Take 3 qian on an empty stomach with warm wine (Yifang Jiangyao).
Abdominal masses: Five liang of Guizhi Zi kernels, two pig kidneys sliced open to insert the kernels, tied securely, baked until cooked, then mashed together. Add 3 qian of Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) powder, mix with steamed dough pills sized like mung beans. Take 30 pills with plain water (Yifang Jicheng).
Pediatric malnutrition: Equal parts of Guizhi Zi kernels and Shijunzi (Quinine Fruit), pounded into paste, formed into pills the size of mustard seeds with rice water. Take 5 fen with rice water, twice daily (Sun Tianren, Jixiao Fang).
Malnutrition causing blurred vision: Use 2 qian of Guizhi Zi kernels and 1 qian of Huhuanglian (Picrorhiza Rhizome), grind into powder, form pills the size of longan seeds with rice paste. Steam inside an egg and consume with the egg (Same source). Retracted eyelashes due to wind invading the Spleen meridian, causing itching and rubbing, leading to redness and inward growth over time. Pound Guizhi Zi kernels into a paste, wrap in silk cloth as a strip. Insert into the right nostril if the left eye is affected, or into the left nostril if the right eye is affected. The eyelashes will naturally separate up and down. Follow with Cicada Slough medication for best results (Sun Tianren, Jixiao Fang).
Chronic cough due to Lung deficiency: One liang each of Guizhi Zi and Kuandonghua (Farfara Flower), ground into powder. Burn 3 qian and inhale the smoke. Spit out saliva after a while, moisten throat with tea. Repeat five or six times, then take Lung-tonifying medicine. Another prescription: One Guizhi Zi and 1 qian of Xionghuang (Realgar) (Shengji Lu).
Pediatric [Condition]: Three or four large Guizhi Zi, grind with water and drink. Press down with ice cream to induce vomiting of phlegm. Effective after three doses for severe cases (Zhaixuan Fang).
Uncontrollable watery diarrhea: Five Guizhi Zi kernels, five Mother Cloves (Mu Dingxiang), and 1 fen of She Xiang (Musk), ground into powder. Mix with rice water to make a paste, apply to the umbilicus, and cover with an external plaster.
Dysentery with inability to eat: Six Guizhi Zi kernels pounded into paste, divided into two portions. Take one wheat-baked cake, cut in half. Make a hole in half the cake, place the medicine inside, and cover the patient's umbilicus while hot. Replace with another half-hot cake after one hour. Dysentery stops, and appetite returns (Shao Zhenren, Jingyan Fang).
Intestinal wind with bloody stool: Char Guizhi Zi using mulberry wood until carbonized, cool and grind into powder. Take 1 qian with stir-fried scallions and white wine on an empty stomach. Named Wu Jin San (Puji Fang).
Anal hemorrhoid pain: Sun Yonghe's Mibao Fang: Use three Guizhi Zi kernels, pound into mud in a mortar, add one bowl of boiling water, fumigate first then wash with the hot liquid. Apply three times daily, and smear a small amount externally. Binhu Jijian Fang: Use fresh Guizhi Zi kernels, five male and five female, pound finely into seven pills, keep covered in a bowl in a humid place to prevent drying. Dissolve one pill in saliva and apply to the hemorrhoid. Pain stops immediately, and the pill resolves overnight. Monk Cai from Tiefo Temple in Jiangxia suffered unbearable pain from this condition and was cured by this method. It was effective on several others.
Scrofula lasting years: Two Guizhi Zi kernels, defatted and ground, mixed with egg white, placed in a bottle, and steamed in a steamer. Eat after meals, once daily. Effective within half a month.
Pediatric erysipelas: Grind Guizhi Zi kernels into mud, mix with vinegar, and apply. Apply three to five times daily for effectiveness (Waike Jingyi).
Sudden ear heat and swelling: One liang of Guizhi Zi kernels, half a liang each of Chi Xiaodou (Adzuki Bean) and Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), ground into powder. Mix with a little raw sesame oil and apply externally (Shenghui Fang).
Wind-induced tooth swelling and pain: Grind Guizhi Zi kernels with vinegar and apply externally (Puji Fang).