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This is the Jiaoliao (a type of bird, likely referring to the source animal's feces in context, though text says "Jiaoliao"). Common name: Huang Shulang (Yellow Weasel - *Note: Textual discrepancy noted, translating literally*).

Its nest/feces (Ke) treats Ge Ye (dysphagia/esophageal obstruction). Burn one unit to ash and take with wine. Or take three qian per dose. It is miraculous and effective.

(Referring to Bat) Flavor: Salty; Nature: Neutral. Its property can purge humans. Observing formulas for treating Jin Chuang (metal weapon injuries), they all cause diarrhea, so its toxicity can be known.

Supplementary Formula: Treats Xian Zheng (Epilepsy). Take one large bat, fill its abdomen with three qian of Cinnabar (Zhusha), roast it on a new tile over fire until crisp. Cool and grind into powder. Divide into four doses. (Text fragmentary: "Divide into four... one").

(Referring to Tian Shi Shi, i.e., Flying Squirrel feces) Flavor: Pungent; Nature: Cold. (Avoid using with Bai Lian and Bai Wei). Treats blood and qi stagnation in the abdomen. Breaks up cold-heat accumulations. Treats blindness and ocular opacities. Brightens the eyes. (The fine sand washed out from the feces are the undigested eyes of mosquitoes and midges consumed by the animal). Eliminates palpitations and fright. Effective for Gan Ji (infantile malnutrition syndrome). Taken after stir-frying, it treats Luo Li (scrofula/cervical lymphadenitis).

Supplementary Formula: Treats Qing Mang Bu Jian (loss of vision/blindness). Mix one liang of Ye Ming Sha (Night-bright Sand/Flying Squirrel Feces) fried yellow with glutinous rice, and one liang of dried Bi Ye (Cypress Leaf). Grind into powder. Form pills with ox bile, size of wu zi (wuju fruit seeds). Take nightly with Jing Zhu (refers to pig bile or specific preparation mentioned as "Jing Zhu") and Pi (skin/rind, literal translation).

(Passage appears disjointed, possibly mixing descriptions of Goose Oil) Extract its oil, melt it and skim off. Store it in its own crop (esophagus sac) so it does not leak. Other containers will allow it to permeate.

Flavor: Salty. Nature: Warm. Property: Slippery. Can guide various herbs to penetrate the disease site. Apply externally for Yong Zhong (carbuncles/swellings). Treats Feng Bi (wind-damp bi-syndrome). Penetrates meridians. Treats deafness.

Supplementary Formula: Treats Deafness. Use half a spoon of washed goose oil, one small bean-sized piece of Magnetite (Cishi), and a little Musk (Shexiang). Mix evenly. Wrap in cotton into a stick shape, insert into the ear. Hold a little raw iron in the mouth. Effective after three to five uses.

This is the feces left by the Han Hao Chong (Cold Number Bird/Squirrels). They gather cypress seeds before winter, live in holes facing south, and excrete after eating. The excreted feces have a very strong musky odor.

Flavor: Sweet. Nature: Warm. Both flavor and nature are dense/concentrated. It is Yin within Yin. Turbid Yin descends; it has a purgative/descending action. Enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian. (Avoid using with Renshen/Ginseng, as it damages human [qi]). Treats Tong Shan (painful hernia). Water crossing streams (likely geographical origin or processing note). Belongs to Qi and pulse movement.

Hawthorn (Zha). Treats Hua Yan Hu (likely Yan Hu Suo/Corydalis, textual error possible).

Supplementary Formula: Shi Xiao San (Laughing Disappears Powder). Treats all kinds of heart, abdomen, lower abdomen, and small intestine hernia pains in men and women, where hundred medicines fail. If it is pregnancy-related heart pain in women, and postpartum... (text cuts off). One zhan (cup). Urgency. Phlegm. Treats Spleen. Charred to retain efficacy (Shao Cun Xing). Irritability and dry mouth. Wu Ban (possibly half a Wumei/Dark Plum). Qian (unit of weight). Mix with white water and take. For those with jaw lock (Kou Jin), pry open and pour in. Upon entering the throat... (text cuts off).

Grind into powder. Take two qian per dose. Take with warm wine. For Blood Beng (uterine bleeding) that does not stop, use... (text cuts off). Re-boil into a paste. Add two liang of Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) powder. Mix and form pills size of wuju. For unceasing bleeding, use five liang of Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung) and half liang of Huang... (text cuts off, likely Huangqi or Huanglian). Fly-wash (Fei). Soak Banxia (Pinellia) in ginger juice. Equal parts grind into powder. Steamed biscuit pills soaked in ginger juice.

Use Wulingzhi ground into powder. Wash with water to remove the black turbid layer on top and the sand below. Xu Ming Tang (Continuing Life Decoction). Wind-cold blocking Qi and blood, causing pain and coldness in hands, feet, and body. One liang and half qian. Roasted and peeled, ground into powder. Drop water to form pills size of bullet. Each... (text cuts off). Wulingzhi and Black Bean taken together. (If it stops and promotes free flow, how can it cure?). Do not use Dahuang (Rhubarb) and Huangqin (Scutellaria) to damage the spleen and stomach. Wulingzhi washed with water one... (text cuts off). Take ten to twenty pills per dose. Take with rice drink.

[Discussion] The Han Hao Niao loses its feathers in winter and has colorful plumage in summer. Riding the Qi of Yin-Yang entering and exiting, it penetrates the exterior and interior. Since it is like this, its non-... (text cuts off). Movement and... (text cuts off). Should examine... (text cuts off). Cure. World says... (text cuts off). Pulse and... (text cuts off). This dampness... (text cuts off). Has blood... (text cuts off). Zhi treats... (text cuts off). Ying Blood... (text cuts off). Enter frequent... (text cuts off). Can harmonize. And with dredging... (text cuts off). Guide... (text cuts off).

For cases of blockage and pain solely due to blood deficiency, it should be contraindicated. Overuse causes fullness and damages the stomach, not just because of impure preparation. Observing that Shi Xiao San's main base is Liu Jun (Liu Jun Zi Tang), the principle can... (text cuts off).

[Differentiation and Treatment] Color black like iron, often mixed with sand and stones. Those with a moist and lustrous heart/core are genuine. Those not fully digested are unsuitable for medicinal use. Raw used... (text cuts off).