（费廉。《本经》中品）
【释名】石姜（《唐本》）、卢 （音肥）、
目》）、香娘子。
弘景曰∶此有两三种，以作廉姜气者为真，南人啖之，故名。
恭曰∶此虫辛臭，汉中人食之，名石姜。亦名卢 ，一名负盘。南人谓之滑虫。
时珍曰∶蜚蠊、行夜、 螽三种，西南夷皆食之，混呼为负盘。俗又
为香娘子也。
【集解】《别录》曰∶生晋阳川泽，及人家屋间。形似蚕蛾，腹下赤。二月、八月及立
秋采
弘景曰∶形似 虫，而轻小能飞。本生草中，八、九月知寒，多入人家屋里逃尔。
保升曰∶金州、房州等处有之。多在林树间，百十为聚。山人啖之，谓之石姜。郭璞注
《尔
藏器曰∶状如蝗，蜀人食之。《左传》“蜚不为灾”者，即此。
时珍曰∶今人家壁间、灶下极多，甚者聚至千百。身似蚕蛾，腹背俱赤，两翅能飞，喜
灯火
之。
【气味】咸，寒，有毒。
恭曰∶辛辣而臭。
【主治】瘀血症坚寒热，破积聚、喉咽闭，内寒无子（《本经》）。通利血脉（《别录》）。
食之下气（苏恭）。
【发明】时珍曰∶徐之才《药对》云∶立夏之日，蜚蠊先生，为人参、茯苓使，主腹中
七节，保神守中。则西南夷食之亦有谓也。又《吴普本草》载神农云∶主妇人症坚寒热，尤
为有
(Feilian. Listed as Middle Grade in the *Shennong Bencao Jing*).
[Names] Shijiang (Stone Ginger, from *Tang Bencao*), Lu Fei (pronounced "fei"), Xiang Niangzi (Fragrant Lady).
Ta Hongjing stated: There are two or three types of this insect; the one possessing the aroma of Lianjiang (Galangal) is considered authentic. People in the South eat it, hence the name.
Su Gong stated: This insect has a pungent and foul odor. People in Hanzhong eat it and call it Shijiang. It is also called Lu Fei, and another name is Fupan. People in the South call it Huachong (Slippery Insect).
Li Shizhen stated: Feilian, Xingye, and Zhong are three types of insects that ethnic minorities in the Southwest all consume, collectively referred to as Fupan. Commonly, they are also called Xiang Niangzi.
[Collection and Explanation] The *Bieming BieLu* states: It grows in the rivers and marshes of Jinyang, and within human dwellings. Its shape resembles that of a silkworm moth, with a red abdomen. It is harvested in February, August, and during Liqiu (Start of Autumn).
Ta Hongjing stated: Its shape resembles the [insect], but it is lighter, smaller, and capable of flight. Originally living in grass, when cold sets in during August and September, it often enters human houses to escape the chill.
Miao Baosheng stated: It is found in places such as Jinzhou and Fangzhou. It mostly gathers in forests and trees, congregating in hundreds or thousands. Mountain people eat it, calling it Shijiang. Guo Pu, in his commentary on the *Erya*, stated: It looks like a locust, and people in Shu eat it. The phrase "Fei does not constitute a disaster" mentioned in the *Zuo Zhuan* refers to this insect.
Li Shizhen stated: Currently, there are extremely many in wall crevices and under stoves of households, sometimes gathering in numbers reaching into the thousands. Its body resembles a silkworm moth, with both abdomen and back being red. It has two wings for flight and is attracted to lamp light.
[Flavor and Properties] Salty, Cold, Toxic.
Su Gong stated: Pungent and foul-smelling.
[Indications] Stasis blood accumulation causing hard masses, alternating chills and fever; breaking up accumulations; throat and pharyngeal obstruction; internal cold leading to infertility (*Shennong Bencao Jing*). Promoting the free flow of blood vessels (*Bieming BieLu*). Consumption helps to direct Qi downward (Su Gong).
[Elucidation] Li Shizhen stated: Xu Zhicai's *Yaodui* says: On the day of Lixia (Start of Summer), Feilian first appears, serving as an assistant to Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Fuling (Poria), primarily treating ailments of the seven joints in the abdomen, preserving the spirit, and maintaining the center. Thus, there is reason for the dietary consumption by southwestern minorities. Furthermore, *Wu Pu Bencao* records that Shenneng stated: It treats hard masses and alternating chills and fever in women, which is particularly effective.