味甘，微温，无毒。主治下痢脓血，补中，续绝伤，金疮，益气，不饥，耐老。白蜡，
治久泄 ，后重，见白脓，补绝伤，利小儿。久服轻身，不饥。生武都山谷。生于蜜房木石
间。恶芫花、齐蛤。
此蜜蜡尔，生于蜜中，故谓蜜蜡。蜂皆先以此为蜜 ，煎蜜亦得之。初时极香软，人更
煮
日许自然白；卒用之，亦可烊纳水中十余过亦白。世方惟以合治下丸，而《仙经》断谷最为
要用，今人但嚼食方寸者，亦一日不饥也。（《大观》卷二十，《政和》四一二页）
味甘，平、微寒，无毒。主治风头，除蛊毒，补虚羸，伤中。治心腹痛，大人小儿腹中
五虫口吐出者，面目黄。久服令人光泽，好颜色，不老。轻身益气。大黄蜂子∶主治心腹胀
满痛，干呕，轻身益气。土蜂子∶主治痈肿，嗌痛。一名蜚零。生武都山谷。（畏黄芩、芍
药、牡蛎。）
前直云蜂子，即应是蜜蜂子也，取其未成头足时炒食之；又酒渍以敷面，令面悦白。黄
蜂
味甘，平、温，无毒。主治伤中，劳绝，腰痛，羸瘦，补中益气，妇人血闭无子。止痛，
安胎。治吐血，下血，崩中不止，四肢酸疼，多汗，淋露，折跌伤损。久服轻身，延年。
一名鹿角胶。生云中，煮鹿角作之。（得火良，畏大黄。）
今人少复煮作，惟合角弓，犹言用此胶尔。方药用亦稀，道家时又须之。作白胶法，先
以米 汁，渍七日令软，然后煮煎之，如作阿胶法尔。又一法即细锉角，与一片干牛皮，角
即消烂矣，不尔相厌，百年无一熟也。（《新修》一九二页，《大观》卷十六，《政和》三七一
页）
[Honeycomb Wax]
Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats dysentery with pus and blood, tonifies the Middle Jiao (Central Digestive System), repairs severe injuries and fractures, treats metal weapon wounds (Jin Chuang), supplements Qi, prevents hunger, and delays aging. White wax treats chronic diarrhea, tenesmus (feeling of incomplete defecation), passage of white pus, repairs severe injuries, and benefits children. Long-term consumption makes the body light and prevents hunger. It grows in the valleys of Wudu. It is found between the wood and stones of honeycombs. It is incompatible with Daphne Genkwa (Yuan Hua) and Viverrida shells (Zhen Ge).
This is honeycomb wax, born within honey, hence called "Honeycomb Wax". Bees first use this substance as the base for honey; it can also be obtained when boiling honey. Initially, it is extremely fragrant and soft; if people boil it for about a day, it naturally turns white; if used urgently, it can also be melted and washed in water more than ten times until it becomes white. Secular prescriptions only use it to compound pills for lower body ailments, whereas the "Immortal Scripture" considers it most essential for grain avoidance (Bigu). Nowadays, people simply chew pieces of one square inch, which also keeps them from feeling hungry for a day. (From *Daguan Bencao*, Vol. 20; *Zhenghe Bencao*, p. 412)
[Beeswax Larvae / Bee Pupae]
Sweet in taste, neutral to slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It treats head wind disorders, eliminates gu poison, tonifies deficiency and emaciation, and treats injury to the Middle Jiao. It treats abdominal pain, expulsion of five types of intestinal parasites from the mouth in adults and children, and yellowing of the face and eyes. Long-term consumption gives luster to the skin, improves complexion, and prevents aging. It lightens the body and supplements Qi. Yellow hornet larvae: Treats distension, fullness, and pain in the heart and abdomen, dry heaving, lightens the body, and supplements Qi. Earth wasp larvae: Treats carbuncles and swellings, and throat pain. Also known as Fei Ling. Grows in the valleys of Wudu. (Incompatible with Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin), Paeoniae Radix (Shao Yao), and Ostrea Concha (Mu Li).)
The previous text directly mentions "bee larvae," which should refer to honeybee larvae; they are taken when they have not yet developed heads and legs, stir-fried, and eaten; or soaked in wine and applied to the face to make the complexion fair and white. Yellow hornet larvae...
[White Glue / Deer Horn Gelatin]
Sweet in taste, neutral to warm in nature, non-toxic. It treats injury to the Middle Jiao, consumptive diseases, lumbar pain, emaciation, tonifies the Middle and supplements Qi, and treats amenorrhea due to blood stasis leading to infertility. It stops pain and calms the fetus. It treats hematemesis (vomiting blood), hematochezia (blood in stool), metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (uterine bleeding) that does not stop, soreness and pain in the four limbs, excessive sweating, stranguria with leakage, and traumatic injuries from falls and fractures. Long-term consumption lightens the body and prolongs life.
Also known as Deer Horn Gelatin (Lujiao Jiao). Produced in Yunzhong, made by boiling deer horns. (Benefits from fire, incompatible with Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang).)
People nowadays rarely boil it to make glue; it is only used for making horn bows, though it is still referred to as using this glue. Its use in medical prescriptions is rare, but Daoists often require it. The method for making white glue is to first soak the horns in rice water for seven days until soft, then boil and decoct, similar to the method for making Ejiao. Another method is to finely chop the horns and boil them with a piece of dried cowhide; the horns will dissolve and rot. Otherwise, they repel each other, and it would take a hundred years to cook them thoroughly. (From *Xinxiu Bencao*, p. 192; *Daguan Bencao*, Vol. 16; *Zhenghe Bencao*, p. 371)