（《别录》下品）
【校正】并入《拾遗》瓦甑、故甑蔽。
【集解】时珍曰∶黄帝始作甑、釜。北人用瓦甑，南人用木甑，夷人用竹甑。术家云∶
凡甑鸣、釜鸣者，不得惊怖。但男作女拜，女作男拜，即止，亦无殃咎。《感应类从志》
瓦甑之契，投枭自止。注云∶取故甑书“契”字，置墙上，有枭鸣时投之，自止也。
瓦甑
【主治】魇寐不寤，取覆人面，疾打破之（藏器）。
甑垢（一名阴胶）
【主治】口舌生疮，刮敷之（时珍）。
【发明】时珍曰∶雷氏《炮炙论》序云∶知疮所在，口点阴胶。注云∶取甑中气垢少许
于口中，即知脏腑所起，直彻至患处，知痛所在，可医也。
甑带
【气味】辛，温，无毒。
【主治】煮汁服，除腹胀痛，脱肛，胃反，小便失禁、不通及淋，中恶尸注。烧灰，封
金疮，止血，止痛，出刃（苏恭）。主大小便不通，疟疾，妇人带下，小儿脐疮，重舌夜啼
癜风白驳（时珍）。
【发明】志曰∶江南以蒲为甑带，取久用败烂者用之。取其久被蒸气，故能散气也。
【附方】旧五，新六。
小便不通∶以水四升，洗甑带取汁，煮葵子二升半，分三服。（《圣惠方》）
大小便闭∶甑带煮汁，和蒲黄方寸匕服，日三次。（《千金方》）
五色带下∶甑带煮汁，温服一盏，日二服。（《千金方》）
小儿下血∶甑带灰涂乳上，饮之。（《外台秘要》）
小儿夜啼∶甑带悬户上，即止。（《子母秘录》）
小儿重舌∶甑带烧灰，敷舌下。（《圣惠方》）
小儿鹅口∶方同上。
小儿脐疮∶甑带烧灰敷之。（《子母秘录》）
五色丹毒∶甑带烧灰，鸡子白和，涂之。（《卫生易简方》）
沙芒眯目∶甑带灰，水服一钱。（《外台秘要》）
草石在咽∶不出。方同上。
故甑蔽（《拾遗》。或作闭
【气味】无毒。
【主治】主石淋，烧研，水服三指撮。又主盗汗（
痛及食复，下死胎（时珍）。
【发明】时珍曰∶甑蔽通气，理似优于甑带。雷氏《炮炙论》序云∶弊 淡卤。注云∶
常使旧甑中 ，能淡盐味。此物理之相感也。
【附方】新二。
胎死腹中及衣不下者∶取炊蔽，户前烧末，水服即下。（《千金方》）
骨疽出骨，愈而复发，骨从孔中出，宜疮上灸之∶以乌雌鸡一只，去肉取骨，烧成炭，
以
(Recorded in the Lower Grade of *Bencao Bie Lu*)
[Correction] Merged with "Tile Steamer" (Wa Zeng) and "Old Steamer Lid" (Gu Zeng Bi) from *Bencao Shiyi*.
[Collected Explanations] Li Shizhen stated: The Yellow Emperor first invented the steamer (Zeng) and the cauldron (Fu). People in the North use tile steamers, people in the South use wooden steamers, and ethnic minorities use bamboo steamers. Practitioners of Daoist arts say: When a steamer or cauldron makes a sound, one should not be frightened. If a man performs a woman's bowing gesture, and a woman performs a man's bowing gesture, the sound will cease, and no disaster will occur. *Ganying Leicong Zhi* records that tile steamers have a pact with owls; throwing an owl stops the noise. The annotation states: Take an old steamer, write the character "Qi" (Contract) on it, place it on the wall, and throw it when an owl cries; the crying will stop naturally.
Tile Steamer (Wa Zeng)
[Indications] For treating nightmare sleep (Yan Mei Bu Wu), cover the patient's face with it and break it quickly (Chen Cangqi).
Steamer Scale (Zeng Gou) (Also known as Yin Jiao)
[Indications] For treating mouth and tongue sores, scrape the scale and apply it topically (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation] Li Shizhen said: In the preface to Lei Xiao's *Paozhi Lun*, it is mentioned: Knowing the location of the sore, apply Yin Jiao orally. The annotation states: Take a small amount of the gaseous scale from the steamer, place it in the mouth, and one can know the origin of the internal organ pathology, reaching directly to the affected area, identifying the pain site, thus enabling treatment.
Steamer Band (Zeng Dai)
[Properties and Flavor] Pungent, Warm, Non-toxic.
[Indications] Decocted juice taken internally removes abdominal distension and pain, rectal prolapse, gastric reflux (Fan Wei), urinary incontinence, urinary retention, stranguria (Lin), Zhong E Shi Zhu (a type of acute infectious disease or mental abnormality). Burned to ash and applied externally to metal wounds (Jin Chuang) stops bleeding, relieves pain, and helps expel blade fragments (Su Gong). It treats constipation and urinary retention, malaria, leukorrhea in women, umbilical sores in children, double tongue (Chong She), night crying in infants, and vitiligo (Bai Bo) (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation] Li Shizhen said: In the Jiangnan region, cattail reeds are used as steamer bands, selecting those that have been used for a long time and become rotten. This is because they have been long exposed to steam, thus possessing the ability to disperse Qi stagnation.
[Attached Prescriptions] Five old prescriptions, six new prescriptions.
Urinary Retention: Wash the steamer band with four sheng of water to obtain the juice, decoct two and a half sheng of Malva seeds (Kui Zi), divide into three doses (*Taiping Shenghui Fang*).
Constipation and Urinary Retention: Decoct the steamer band, mix with equal parts of Polygonum multiflorum root powder (Pu Huang) one cun cube dose, take three times daily (*Qianjin Fang*).
Five-Color Leukorrhea: Decoct the steamer band, take one bowl warm, twice daily (*Qianjin Fang*).
Lower Bleeding in Children: Burn the steamer band to ash, apply to breast milk, and let the infant drink (*Waitai Mi Yao*).
Night Crying in Children: Hang the steamer band on the door frame; crying will stop (*Zimu Milu*).
Double Tongue in Children: Burn the steamer band to ash, apply under the tongue (*Taiping Shenghui Fang*).
Goose Mouth Disease in Children: Same prescription as above.
Umbilical Sores in Children: Burn the steamer band to ash and apply (*Zimu Milu*).
Five-Color Carbuncle: Burn the steamer band to ash, mix with egg white, and apply (*Weisheng Yijian Fang*).
Sand or Thorn in Eye: Take one qian of steamer band ash with water (*Waitai Mi Yao*).
Grass or Stone Stuck in Throat: Cannot be expelled. Same prescription as above.
Old Steamer Lid (Gu Zeng Bi) (From *Bencao Shiyi*. Also written as "Bi")
[Properties and Flavor] Non-toxic.
[Indications] Treats stone stranguria (Shi Lin); burn, grind, and take three finger-pinches with water. Also treats night sweats, pain, recurrence after eating (Shi Fu), and expulsion of dead fetus (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation] Li Shizhen said: The steamer lid has the function of promoting Qi circulation, which seems superior to the steamer band. The preface to Lei Xiao's *Paozhi Lun* mentions: "Bile Dan Lu." The annotation states: Frequently using the lid from an old steamer can make salty flavors bland. This is due to the mutual influence of physical properties.
[Attached Prescriptions] Two new prescriptions.
Dead Fetus in Uterus and Retained Placenta: Take the cooking lid, burn to ash in front of the door, and take with water to facilitate expulsion (*Qianjin Fang*).
Bone Abscess with Bone Extrusion, Recurrence After Healing, Bone Emerging from Hole: Moxibustion should be applied to the sore: Use one black female chicken, remove the meat keeping only the bones, burn to charcoal, and use...