盖言走者属兽，飞者属禽。
禽属阳身轻，故能飞而上。兽属阴身重，故能走而不能上飞。
鹿角煎胶补瘦羸，又安胎止痛。麝香辟邪而通窍，安客忤痫惊。
鹿角，味苦辛，依法煎炼成胶及霜入药用，止泄精遗尿。麝香，味辛温无毒，攻风疰堕
胎救产难。
安魂定魄，牛黄治风痫惊热。生肌止汗，龙骨止泻痢遗精。
牛黄，味苦平有小毒，除狂躁，治天行时气。龙骨，味甘平微温无毒，治女子崩，止小
便遗沥，疗阴疮。龙齿，镇惊治癫痫。
牛乳补诸虚，益气通肠，须求羊酪，獭肝开热胀，传尸劳嗽，有验堪凭。
牛乳，味微寒，性平无毒止渴。獭肝，为君。味辛温有毒，凡人素有冷气虚膨者，此二
味皆不宜服。
象牙出肉中之刺，熊胆医痔痢之灵。
象牙，味甘平无毒，生煮汁饮之，利小便；烧末止遗精；磨屑敷肉中刺，凡骨鲠者，磨
水服即下，更祛劳热止头痫。熊胆，味苦寒无毒，然难分真伪，取一粟许滴水中，一道如线
不散者为真，治天行热症诸疳。恶防风、地黄。
羚羊角明目去风，可保惊狂心错乱。腽肭脐温中补肾，何忧梦与鬼交情。
羚羊角，味咸性寒无毒，可活胎易产，益气安心辟邪。腽肭脐，味咸性热无毒，主惊痫，
消宿血，除 癖气。
阿胶止血安胎，兼除嗽痢。犀角凉心解毒，杀鬼闻名。
阿胶，味甘平微温无毒，出阿县城北，井水煮取乌驴皮，以阿井水煎成胶为真，须用一
片鹿角同煮，不尔不能成胶也。养肝虚劳极，止四肢酸疼。犀角，味苦酸咸寒无毒，驱风明
目，除心热狂言，又治时行疫疠。
鹿茸益气补虚，男治泄精，女止崩漏。虎骨驱邪辟恶，男去风毒，女保胎惊。
鹿茸，用茄形连顶骨者，味甘酸温无毒，一云味苦辛。虎骨，性平味辛，微热无毒，治
恶病及风痹拘挛。
兔头骨主头疼，和水烧灰催产难。牛角腮治崩带，烧灰入药效如神。
兔头骨，味甘平寒无毒，治头昏痛，兔骨治热中消渴。肉不可多食，损人阳气。孕妇食
兔肉，生子缺唇。不可与鸡肉及生姜同食。牛角腮，味苦甘无毒，消血闭便血，攻冷痢。
瓦雀肉则益气；卵则强阴。白丁香疗痈疔肿目。雄鸡乌者补中，赤者止血。黄 ，止
遗尿难禁。
瓦雀肉，味甘温无毒，雀粪直立者，名白丁香。雄鸡肉，味温无毒，乌者补中止痛，赤
者止血治崩。诸雄鸡胆微寒，主目不明；心主五邪；血主损伤；肺主耳聋；肠主小便数不禁；
肝及左翅毛主阴痿不起；冠血能行乳汁。
蝙蝠经名伏翼，能开黑暗目瞑。
伏翼，即蝙蝠别名，味咸无毒，主淋目昏，久服则忘忧。粪名夜明砂，可治疳。
药是伐病之斤，医实司人之命，言医药之治病，犹斧斤之伐木也。
It is said that "creatures that walk belong to beasts, and those that fly belong to birds." This means that walking animals are classified as beasts, while flying animals are classified as birds.
Birds belong to Yang; their bodies are light, so they can fly upwards. Beasts belong to Yin; their bodies are heavy, so they can only walk and cannot fly upwards.
Deer antler glue (Lu Jiao Jiao) treats emaciation and weakness, and also calms the fetus and relieves pain. Musk (She Xiang) dispels evil qi and opens orifices, calming fright and epilepsy caused by external pathogenic factors.
Deer Antler (Lu Jiao), with a bitter and acrid taste, is processed according to methods into glue and frost for medicinal use; it stops seminal emission and urinary incontinence. Musk (She Xiang), with an acrid and warm taste and non-toxic nature, attacks Feng Zhu (chronic infectious diseases or parasitic infections), induces abortion, and rescues difficult labor.
To calm the soul and stabilize the spirit, Buffalo Horn Calculus (Niu Huang) treats wind-induced epilepsy and convulsive fever. To generate flesh and stop sweating, Dragon Bone (Long Gu) stops dysentery and seminal emission.
Buffalo Horn Calculus (Niu Huang), with a bitter and neutral taste and slight toxicity, eliminates mania and restlessness, and treats epidemic febrile diseases (Tian Xing Shi Qi). Dragon Bone (Long Gu), with a sweet and neutral taste, slightly warm and non-toxic, treats uterine bleeding (Beng Lou) in women, stops dribbling of urine, and heals yin sores. Dragon Teeth (Long Chi) settles fright and treats epilepsy.
Cow's milk (Niu Nai) tonifies various deficiencies, benefits Qi, and unblocks the intestines; however, it must be paired with sheep cheese (Yang Lao). Otter liver (Da Gan) resolves heat distension and treats consumptive coughs (Chuan Shi Lao Sou - tuberculosis-like conditions); its efficacy is verified and reliable.
Cow's milk (Niu Nai), with a slightly cold taste, neutral nature, and non-toxic property, quenches thirst. Otter liver (Da Gan) serves as the sovereign herb; with an acrid and warm taste and toxic nature, it is unsuitable for individuals who inherently have cold qi and abdominal bloating; neither of these two herbs should be taken by such persons.
Ivory (Xiang Ya), which grows from within the flesh, is a spiritual remedy for hemorrhoids and dysentery. Bear Bile (Xiong Dan) is a miraculous cure for hemorrhoids and dysentery.
Ivory (Xiang Ya), with a sweet and neutral taste and non-toxic nature, when boiled raw and drunk as juice, promotes urination; when burned to ash, it stops seminal emission; when ground into powder and applied to splinters embedded in flesh, or ground into water and drunk by those with fish bones stuck in the throat, it expels them immediately, and also dispels consumption heat and stops cephalic epilepsy. Bear Bile (Xiong Dan), with a bitter and cold taste and non-toxic nature, is difficult to authenticate; taking a grain-sized amount and dropping it into water, if it forms a single line without dispersing, it is genuine; it treats epidemic heat syndromes and various gan syndromes. It is incompatible with Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng) and Rehmannia Root (Di Huang).
Antelope Horn (Ling Yang Jiao) brightens the eyes and dispels wind, preserving against madness and mental confusion due to fright. Fennec Penis (Tan Na Qi) warms the middle and tonifies the Kidney, eliminating worries about nocturnal emissions involving sexual intercourse with spirits.
Antelope Horn (Ling Yang Jiao), with a salty taste, cold nature, and non-toxic property, can invigorate the fetus and facilitate delivery, benefit Qi, calm the mind, and dispel evil. Fennec Penis (Tan Na Qi), with a salty taste, hot nature, and non-toxic property, primarily treats epilepsy, resolves old blood stasis, and removes pi masses (abdominal lumps).
Donkey-hide Gelatin (E Jiao) stops bleeding and calms the fetus, while also relieving cough and dysentery. Rhinoceros Horn (Xi Jiao) cools the Heart, detoxifies, and is famous for its ability to slay ghosts.
Donkey-hide Gelatin (E Jiao), with a sweet and neutral taste, slightly warm and non-toxic, originates north of A County; black donkey skin is boiled in well water, then decocted with A Well Water to form true gelatin; one piece of deer antler must be boiled together with it, otherwise the gelatin will not form. It nourishes extreme Liver deficiency and consumption, stopping soreness and pain in the four limbs. Rhinoceros Horn (Xi Jiao), with bitter, sour, and salty tastes, cold nature, and non-toxic property, dispels wind, brightens the eyes, clears Heart heat and delirious speech, and treats epidemic pestilences.
Deer Antler Velvet (Lu Rong) benefits Qi and tonifies deficiency; for men, it treats seminal emission; for women, it stops metrorrhagia and metrostaxis. Tiger Bone (Hu Gu) dispels evil and wards off malignancy; for men, it removes wind toxicity; for women, it protects the fetus from fright.
For Deer Antler Velvet (Lu Rong), select those shaped like eggplants connected to the top bone; with a sweet and sour taste, warm nature, and non-toxic property, some say it has a bitter and acrid taste. For Tiger Bone (Hu Gu), the nature is neutral, taste is acrid, slightly hot and non-toxic; it treats malignant diseases and wind-bi with spasms and contractures.
Rabbit Skull (Tu Tou Gu) primarily treats headaches; mixed with water and burned to ash, it induces labor for difficult delivery. Ox Horn Beard (Niu Jiao Sai) treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea; burned to ash for medicinal use, its effect is divine.
Rabbit Skull (Tu Tou Gu), with a sweet and neutral taste, cold nature, and non-toxic property, treats dizziness and headache; Rabbit Bone (Tu Gu) treats internal heat with polydipsia. Rabbit meat should not be eaten in excess as it damages human Yang Qi. If pregnant women eat rabbit meat, their children may be born with cleft lips. It should not be consumed with chicken meat or fresh ginger. Ox Horn Beard (Niu Jiao Sai), with bitter and sweet tastes and non-toxic nature, resolves blood obstruction and hematochezia, and attacks cold dysentery.
Sparrow meat (Wa Que Rou) benefits Qi; sparrow eggs (Que Luan) strengthen Yin. White Dingsiang (Bai Ding Xiang) treats carbuncles, furuncles, swelling, and eye conditions. Male chickens: black ones tonify the Middle Jiao; red ones stop bleeding. Yellow female chickens (Huang Ji) stop involuntary urinary incontinence.
Sparrow meat (Wa Que Rou), with a sweet and warm taste and non-toxic nature; sparrow droppings that stand upright are named White Dingsiang (Bai Ding Xiang). Male chicken meat, with a warm taste and non-toxic nature; black ones tonify the Middle and stop pain, red ones stop bleeding and treat metrorrhagia. The gallbladders of all male chickens are slightly cold, primarily treating blurred vision; the heart treats five types of evil pathogens; blood treats trauma; the lungs treat deafness; the intestines treat frequent and uncontrollable urination; the liver and left wing feathers treat impotence; comb blood promotes lactation.
The bat is known in medical classics as Fu Yi (Bat), capable of opening darkness and treating blindness.
Fu Yi is another name for the bat; with a salty taste and non-toxic nature, it treats cloudy vision and chronic eye dimness; long-term use alleviates sorrow. Its feces are named Ye Ming Sha (Night-Shining Sand), which can treat gan syndromes.
Medicines are axes for felling diseases; doctors actually manage human life. Speaking of medicine treating illness is like using axes to fell trees.