抑又闻蠢者为虫，潜者为鱼，堪行入药，贵贱何拘。
蠢，动也；潜，登藏也。
全蝎有毒须当去，能透耳聋，疗诸风惊搐。盘蝥（即斑蝥也）。熟炒不宜生。通淋堕孕，
宣瘰 之疵。
全蝎，宜紧小者佳，味甘辛，须去毒方可用。盘蝥，去足翅，以米同炒，至米黄色去米
，若生用即令人吐泻，味辛寒有大毒。
消水气，去瘿瘤，无如海蛤。安心志，磨翳障，大喜珍珠。
海蛤，味苦咸平无毒，治浮肿，除咳逆，定喘消烦。珍珠，味寒无毒，出廉州。主润泽
皮肤，悦人颜色，绵包塞耳可治聋。
水蛭治痈疽，通经破血。田螺去目热，反胃堪除。
水蛭，即蚂蝗蜞。生水中名水蛭，生草中名草蛭，生泥中名泥蛭，并能着人及牛马股胫
间咂血。入药当用水蛭之小者佳。此物极难得死，虽炙过经年，得水犹可活，必炒令极黄熟
，不尔入人腹生子为害。田螺，性大寒无毒，不可多食，其肉敷热疮；壳主反胃；汁能醒酒
止渴。田中取者为佳。
鼠妇通月闭，利便癃，仲景将来医久疟。虻虫破坚症，磨血积，伤寒方内不曾无。
鼠妇，味酸温无毒，生人家地上，处处有之。虻虫，名土鳖，味咸寒有毒，处处有之。
搜螈 惊风明目催生称蛇蜕。止 斜口眼，堕胎点翳捉衣鱼。
蛇蜕，味咸苦平无毒，主缠喉风，攻头疮瘰 。衣鱼，味咸温无毒，处处有之，多见于
书卷中。小儿淋闭，用以摩脐及小腹，尿即通，仍可摩疮。
出箭头入肉，医附骨鼠 ，蜣螂便是推车客。补打扑损伤，疗儿疳昏眼，蛤蟆本草即蟾
蜍。
蜣螂，味咸寒有毒，疗儿惊螈 风痫。临用当炙过，勿置水中，令人吐，入药去足翅。
蛤蟆肉，味辛寒无毒，主邪气坚瘕恶疮鼠漏。
杀伏尸鬼疰三虫，地龙俗名蚯蚓。正风贼斜 肛脱。蜗牛本是蛞蝓。
地龙，味苦无毒，须用白颈者良。伤寒狂热须用汁，治痢消丹毒（用粪）。蜗牛，俗名
蜞螺。处处有之，生砂石垣墙下湿处，亦治背疽，用涎涂抹。
蛴螬点眼翳杂科，割金疮出肉中刺。蛤蚧传尸堪止嗽，兼补肺邪鬼咸驱。
蛴螬，味咸甘有小毒，处处有之，以背行反驮于脚，即朽木中蠹虫。但洁白者佳。
蛤蚧，一名守宫，功力全在尾梢，人捕之即自咬断其尾。用以法取之，行常一雌一雄相
随，入药亦当用成对者良。
牡蛎固漏血遗精，补虚止汗。虻虫破症瘕血积，经闭通渠。
牡蛎，味咸平微寒无毒，主疟疾寒热，除惊恐。虻虫，味苦微寒有毒，咂食牛马背血者
用。须炒熟，除去足翅，方可入药。
鳗鲡鱼退劳热骨蒸，杀虫愈痔。石龙子除热淋止血，蜥蜴殊途。
鳗鲡鱼，味甘有毒，处处有之，虽有毒而能补五脏虚损，消项腮白驳风热，煨骨熏蚊虱
则灭。石龙子，与蜥蜴、 蜓、蝾螈、守宫五种相近。
乌贼骨是海螵蛸，退翳杀虫，治崩攻痢。鲮鲤鳞为穿山甲，堪医疥癣，鬼魅遭锄。
海螵蛸，味咸微温无毒，疗阴疮，治耳聋。其血似墨，能吸波 墨以混水，所以自卫。
有八足聚生口旁，浮泛于水面，乌见谓其必死，欲啄之，则聚足抱乌，拖入水中食之。故名
乌贼鱼。穿山甲，性凉有毒，主邪惊治痹。
劳热骨蒸专鳖甲，脱肛狐臭尚蜘蛛。
鳖甲，味咸平无毒，处处有之，治崩疗疟，主症瘕 癖，不可与鸡子同食，合苋菜食则
伤人。蜘蛛，性冷无毒，处处有之，然多种，身有毛刺、及五色并薄小者，并不可用。瘰
背疮蛀牙，兼治口斜 僻，喜忘者取网着衣领中。
蝉蜕消风，断小儿夜哭之鬼。 皮生痔，提肠风下血之徒。
蝉蜕，味咸甘寒无毒，亦治妇人产难，小儿惊痫。 皮，味苦甘无毒，治疝气阴蚀疮。
。
鲤鱼，味苦甘寒无毒，止渴消肿，腹有症瘕之人不可食。蟹，味咸寒有毒，爪能破血堕
胎。
鲫治肠风下血，宜作脍，又宜作羹，治痢无分赤白。蛙能补损祛劳，一种水鸡为美馔，
专补产妇之虚。
鲫，味甘温无毒，烧灰治诸疮，补胃和中。蛙，味甘寒无毒，杀疰邪。
蜈蚣开小儿口噤，堕孕妇之胎，更制蛇毒。土狗催胎产难生，罨肉中之刺，退肿须臾。
蜈蚣，味辛温有毒，用当炒熟，主杀三虫，生则令人吐泻，不堪入汤药。土狗，即蝼蛄，
味咸寒无毒，处处有之，下肿利大小便，解毒溃痈。
石决明泻肝，黑障青盲终可决。桑螵蛸补肾，泄精遗溺竟无虞。
石决明，味咸平凉无毒，除肝经风热。桑螵蛸，味咸甘平无毒，即螳螂子也。用炒黄色，
不尔令人泄泻。
原蚕娥主泄精，好强阴道。白僵蚕治诸风，口噤难呼。
蚕娥，雄者有小毒，炒去翅足，补肾疗血，风痹瘾疹用蚕砂。僵蚕，炒去丝嘴，味咸平
辛无毒，疗惊痫崩漏病，又除口噤及喉风。
白花蛇主诸风，湿痹拘挛兼疥癞。五灵脂行经闭，昏迷产妇早来沽。
白花蛇，味甘温咸有毒，主诸风 斜口眼，并大风疮，与乌梢蛇同功。五灵脂，即寒号
虫粪也，治肠风并冷气，炒之治崩。
着意要行斯道，潜心细下功夫。
It is also heard that those that move are insects, and those that lurk are fish; both are suitable for medicinal use, without distinction of nobility or baseness.
"Chun" (蠢) means movement; "Qian" (潜) means lurking or hiding.
The whole scorpion (Quanxie, *Scorpio*) is toxic and must have its toxicity removed before use. It can unblock deafness and treat various wind-induced convulsions and spasms. Banmao (斑蝥, *Mylabris*) should be stir-fried until cooked and not used raw. It promotes urination to eliminate edema, induces abortion, and dissipates scrofula sores.
For Quanxie (*Scorpio*), the tight and small ones are superior. The flavor is sweet and acrid, and it must be detoxified before use. For Banmao (*Mylabris*), remove the legs and wings, stir-fry with rice until the rice turns yellow, then discard the rice. If used raw, it causes vomiting and diarrhea. Its flavor is acrid and cold, with high toxicity.
To eliminate water qi (fluid retention) and goiters, nothing surpasses Haige (海蛤, *Concha Arcae*). To calm the mind and grind away visual obstructions, nothing brings greater joy than Zhenzhu (珍珠, *Pearl*).
Haige (*Concha Arcae*) has a bitter and salty flavor, is neutral in nature, and non-toxic. It treats edema, eliminates cough and counterflow qi, calms asthma, and relieves restlessness. Zhenzhu (*Pearl*) is cold in nature and non-toxic, originating from Lianzhou. It primarily moistens the skin and enhances complexion. Wrapped in cotton and inserted into the ear, it can treat deafness.
Shuizhi (水蛭, *Hirudo*) treats carbuncles and sores, unblocks meridians, and breaks blood stasis. Tianluo (田螺, *Cipangopaludina chinensis*) clears heat from the eyes and can remedy regurgitation.
Shuizhi (*Hirudo*), also known as Mahuangqi, lives in water as Shuizhi, in grass as Caozhi, and in mud as Nizhi. It attaches to humans and cattle/horses' thighs and calves to suck blood. For medicinal use, smaller Shuizhi are preferred. This creature is extremely difficult to kill; even after roasting for years, it revives upon contact with water. It must be stir-fried until thoroughly yellow and cooked; otherwise, if ingested, it may lay eggs inside the body causing harm. Tianluo (*Cipangopaludina chinensis*) is greatly cold and non-toxic. It should not be eaten in excess. Its meat applied externally treats hot sores; its shell treats regurgitation; its juice awakens from drunkenness and quenches thirst. Those taken from fields are best.
Shufu (鼠妇, *Porcellio*) unblocks amenorrhea and promotes urination for strangury. Zhang Zhongjing used it to treat chronic malaria. Mengchong (虻虫, *Tabanus*) breaks hard masses and grinds away blood accumulations; it is indispensable in formulas for Shanghan (Cold Damage).
Shufu (*Porcellio*) has an sour and warm flavor and is non-toxic. It grows on the ground near human dwellings and is ubiquitous. Mengchong (*Tabanus*), also called Tubie, has a salty and cold flavor and is toxic. It is also ubiquitous.
Shetui (蛇蜕, *Ophichthus skin* / Snake Slough) treats infantile convulsions, brightens vision, and is praised for inducing labor. It treats facial paralysis (mouth and eye deviation), induces abortion, removes corneal opacities, and catches silverfish.
Shetui (*Snake Slough*) has a salty and bitter flavor, is neutral, and non-toxic. It treats wind blocking the throat and attacks head sores and scrofula. Yiyu (衣鱼, *Lepisma saccharina* / Silverfish) has a salty and warm flavor and is non-toxic. It is found everywhere, often seen in books. For infantile strangury and retention, rub it on the umbilicus and lower abdomen to promote urination; it can also be rubbed on sores.
When arrowheads penetrate the flesh, doctors treating deep bone abscesses (Fugu Shulang) rely on Qiangling (蜣螂, *Scarabaeus*). It repairs traumatic injuries and treats infantile malnutrition with dim vision. Hamo (蛤蟆, *Bufo* / Toad) in materia medica refers to Chan Chu (蟾蜍, *Bufo gargarizans*).
Qilingang (*Scarabaeus*) has a salty and cold flavor and is toxic. It treats infantile convulsions and epilepsy. It should be roasted before use and not kept in water, as it causes vomiting. Remove legs and wings before medicinal use. Hamo Rou (Toad Meat) has a pungent and cold flavor and is non-toxic. It treats evil qi, hard masses, malignant sores, and fistulas.
It kills Fusuo (伏尸 - lingering pathogens), Guizhu (鬼注 - ghostly transmission), and San Chong (Three Worms). Dilong (地龙, *Pheretima* / Earthworm), commonly known as Qiu Yin, treats wind-stroke facial deviation and rectal prolapse. Woniu (蜗牛, *Helix pomatia* / Snail) is essentially Kuyu (蛞蝓 / Slug).
Dilong (*Pheretima*) has a bitter flavor and is non-toxic. Use the white-necked variety for best results. For Shanghan with high fever, Dilong juice is required. For dysentery and eliminating Dan Du (erysipelas), use Dilong feces. Woniu (*Helix pomatia*), commonly known as Qiluo, is ubiquitous, growing in damp places under stone walls. It also treats back carbuncles; apply its mucus topically.
Qicao (蛴螬, *Melolontha larva* / White Grub) removes eye opacities in miscellaneous departments and extracts splinters from golden wounds (lacerations). Gejie (蛤蚧, *Gekko gecko* / Gecko) treats consumption cough and stops coughing; it also tonifies the lungs and drives away evil spirits.
Qicao (*Melolontha larva*) has a salty and sweet flavor and slight toxicity. It is ubiquitous. It walks on its back, carrying itself on its feet; these are wood-boring larvae in rotten wood. The whiter ones are better.
Gejie (*Gekko gecko*), also named Shou Gong, derives its efficacy mainly from the tail tip. When caught, it bites off its own tail. It is obtained by specific methods. They usually move in male-female pairs. For medicinal use, paired specimens are preferred.
Muli (牡蛎, *Concha Ostreae*) secures leakage, stops hematemesis/hematochezia and seminal emission, tonifies deficiency, and stops sweating. Mengchong (*Tabanus*) breaks down mass formations and blood stasis, unblocking amenorrhea.
Muli (*Concha Ostreae*) has a salty and slightly cool neutral flavor and is non-toxic. It treats malaria chills and fever, and eliminates fear and panic. Mengchong (*Tabanus*) has a bitter and slightly cool flavor and is toxic. Use those that suck blood from cattle/horse backs. Must be stir-fried until cooked, removing legs and wings, before use.
Manli Yu (鳗鲡鱼, *Anguilla japonica* / Eel) dissipates tidal fever and bone-steaming heat, kills parasites, and heals hemorrhoids. Shilongzi (石龙子, *Eumeces chinensis* / Skink) clears heat strangury and stops bleeding, differing from Xiyi (蜥蜴 / Lizard).
Manli Yu (*Anguilla japonica*) has a sweet flavor and is toxic. It is ubiquitous. Although toxic, it tonifies the five zang organs' deficiencies, eliminates white patch wind-heat on the neck/cheeks, and roasted bones fumigate mosquitoes/lice to kill them. Shilongzi (*Eumeces chinensis*) is similar to Xiyi, Qingting (Dragonfly), Rongyuan (Salamander), and Shou Gong.
Wuzei Gu (乌贼骨, *Cutula Sepiae* / Cuttlebone) is Haipiaoxiao (海螵蛸). It removes opacities, kills parasites, treats metrorrhagia, and attacks dysentery. Lingqi Lin (鲮鲤鳞, *Manis pentadactyla scales* / Pangolin Scales) is Chanshanjia (穿山甲). It treats scabies/tinea and eradicates demonic influences.
Haipiaoxiao (*Cutula Sepiae*) has a salty and slightly warm flavor and is non-toxic. It treats yin sores and deafness. Its blood resembles ink; it absorbs wave-mist to muddy the water for self-defense. It has eight legs clustered around its mouth, floating on the water surface. Crows see it and believe it will die, attempting to peck it. It gathers its legs, clutches the crow, drags it underwater, and eats it. Hence the name Wuzei Yu (Crow-Terror Fish). Chanshanjia (*Manis pentadactyla*) is cool in nature and toxic. It treats evil fright and bi-syndrome.
Tidal fever and bone-steaming heat specifically use Biejia (鳖甲, *Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum*). Rectal prolapse and fox odor still utilize Zhizhu (蜘蛛, *Araneus* / Spider).
Biejia (*Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum*) has a salty and neutral flavor and is non-toxic. It is ubiquitous. It treats metrorrhagia and malaria, and governs mass formations and accumulation. Do not consume with chicken eggs; consuming with Amaranth injures the body. Zhizhu (*Araneus*) is cold in nature and non-toxic. It is ubiquitous but diverse. Species with bristles, or those that are thin/small and multi-colored, should not be used. For scrofula, back sores, dental caries, and facial deviation, take spider webs and place them in the collar.
Chantui (蝉蜕, *Cicadae Periostracum*) dispels wind and stops infantile night crying attributed to ghosts. Shepi (蛇皮, *Snake Skin*) generates hemorrhoids and lifts intestinal wind bleeding cases.
Chantui (*Cicadae Periostracum*) has a salty, sweet, and cold flavor and is non-toxic. It also treats difficult childbirth in women and infantile convulsions. Shepi (*Snake Skin*) has a bitter and sweet flavor and is non-toxic. It treats hernia and yin erosion sores.
Li Yu (鲤鱼, *Cyprinus carpio* / Carp) has a bitter, sweet, and cold flavor and is non-toxic. It quenches thirst and reduces swelling. Persons with abdominal masses should not eat it. Xie (蟹, *Portunus trituberculatus* / Crab) has a salty and cold flavor and is toxic. Its claws break blood and induce abortion.
Ji Yu (鲫鱼, *Carassius auratus* / Crucian Carp) treats intestinal wind bleeding. It is suitable for making sashimi or soup. It treats dysentery regardless of red or white discharge. Wa (蛙, *Rana temporaria* / Frog) tonifies damage and dispels fatigue. One type, Shui Ji (Water Chicken), is a delicacy, specifically tonifying postpartum deficiency.
Ji Yu (*Carassius auratus*) has a sweet and warm flavor and is non-toxic. Burned to ash, it treats various sores and tonifies the stomach and harmonizes the middle. Wa (*Rana temporaria*) has a sweet and cold flavor and is non-toxic. It kills Zhu邪 (Zhu pathogenic factors).
Wugong (蜈蚣, *Scolopendra* / Centipede) opens infantile lockjaw, induces abortion in pregnant women, and further counters snake venom. Tougou (土狗, *Gryllotalpa* / Mole Cricket) induces difficult labor, covers splinters in flesh, and reduces swelling instantly.
Wugong (*Scolopendra*) has a pungent and warm flavor and is toxic. It must be stir-fried until cooked before use. It primarily kills three worms. Raw, it causes vomiting and diarrhea and is unsuitable for decoctions. Tougou (*Gryllotalpa*), also Lougu, has a salty and cold flavor and is non-toxic. It is ubiquitous. It reduces swelling, promotes urination (large and small), detoxifies, and suppurates carbuncles.
Shijueming (石决明, *Concha Haliotidis* / Abalone Shell) drains liver fire; black screens and green blindness can ultimately be resolved. Sangpiaoxiao (桑螵蛸, *Ootheca Mantidis* / Mantis Egg Case) tonifies the kidney; seminal emission and enuresis will cause no worry.
Shijueming (*Concha Haliotidis*) has a salty, neutral, and cool flavor and is non-toxic. It clears wind-heat from the liver meridian. Sangpiaoxiao (*Ootheca Mantidis*) has a salty, sweet, and neutral flavor and is non-toxic. It is the egg case of the mantis. Stir-fry until yellow; otherwise, it causes diarrhea.
Yuancan'e (原蚕娥, *Bombyx mori adult* / Silkworm Moth) treats seminal emission and strengthens the sexual organ. Baijiangcan (白僵蚕, *Bombyx Batryticatus* / Stiff Silkworm) treats various winds and lockjaw where speaking is difficult.
Can'e (*Bombyx mori adult*), the male, has slight toxicity. Stir-fry to remove wings and legs. It tonifies the kidney and treats blood disorders. For wind-bi and urticaria, use Can Sha (Silkworm Frass). Jiangcan (*Bombyx Batryticatus*), stir-fried to remove silk and mouthparts, has a salty, neutral, and pungent flavor and is non-toxic. It treats convulsions, epilepsy, metrorrhagia, lockjaw, and wind-blocking the throat.
Baihua She (白花蛇, *Deinagkistrodon acutus* / Hundred-Flower Snake) governs various winds, damp-bi with contracture, and scabies/leprosy. Wulingzhi (五灵脂, *Trogopteri Excrementum* / Flying Squirrel Droppings) unblocks amenorrhea; for comatose postpartum women, seek it early.
Baihua She (*Deinagkistrodon acutus*) has a sweet, warm, and salty flavor and is toxic. It governs facial deviation from wind and major wind sores, functioning similarly to Wushao She (Black-striped Snake). Wulingzhi (*Trogopteri Excrementum*) is the droppings of the Hanhao Chong (Flying Squirrel). It treats intestinal wind and cold qi; stir-frying treats metrorrhagia.
One must pay attention to practicing this way, delving deeply into the detailed effort.