味咸，寒。主产难，出肉中刺（《御览》作刺在肉中），溃痈肿，下哽噎（《御览》作咽），
解毒，除恶创。一名蟪蛄（《御览》作蟪蛄），一名天蝼
《名医》曰∶生东城。夏至取，曝干。
案∶《说文》云∶蠹，蝼蛄也；蝼，蝼蛄也；蛄，蝼蛄也。《广雅》云∶炙鼠、津姑、蝼
蜮、蟓蛉、蛞蝼，蝼蛄也。《夏小正》云∶三月， 则鸣。KT ，天蝼也。《尔雅》云∶ ，
天蝼。郭璞云∶蝼蛄也。《淮南子·时则训》云∶孟夏之月，蝼蝈鸣。高诱云∶蝼，蝼蛄也。
《方言》云∶蛄诣，谓之杜格；蝼蛞，谓之蝼蛞，或谓之蟓蛉。南楚谓之杜狗，或谓之 蝼。
陆玑《诗疏》云∶《本草》又谓蝼蛄为石鼠，今无文。
味辛，温。主腹中大坚症，破积聚、息肉、恶创、白秃。一名百足。生川谷。
《吴普》曰∶一名马轴（《御览》）。
《名医》曰∶一名马轴。生元菟。
案∶《说文》云∶蠲，马蠲民。从虫、皿，益声； ，象形。明堂《月令》曰∶腐草为
蠲。《广雅》云∶蛆 ，马 ，马 也。又马践，蛆也。《尔雅》云∶ ，马践。郭璞云∶马
蠲匀，俗呼马 。《淮南子·时则训》云∶季夏之日，腐草化为。 。高诱云∶ ，马 也。
幽冀谓之秦渠。又《汜论训》云∶ ，足众，而走不若蛇。已《兵略训》云∶若研之足。高
诱云∶ ，马 也。《方言》云∶马 ，北燕谓之蛆渠。其大者，谓之马蚰。《博物志》云∶
马，一名百足，中断成两段，各行而去。
Salty, cold. Primarily treats difficult labor, extracts thorns from flesh (recorded in *Taiping Yulan* as "thorn in the flesh"), disperses abscesses and swellings, relieves dysphagia/choking (recorded in *Taiping Yulan* as "throat"), detoxifies, and treats malignant ulcers. Also known as Huigu (Cicada), also known as Tianlou.
*Naming of Famous Physicians* records: Grows in Dongcheng. Harvested at the Summer Solstice, dried in the sun.
Note: *Shuowen Jiezi* states: Du is Lougu; Lou is Lougu; Gu is Lougu. *Guaya* states: Zhishu, Jinggu, Louyu, Xiangling, Kelou are all Lougu. *Xiaoxiaozheng* states: In the third month, [Lougu] sings. KT is Tianlou. *Erya* states: [Missing character] is Tianlou. Guo Pu comments: It is Lougu. *Huainanzi · Shize Xun* states: In the first month of early summer, Louguo sings. Gao You comments: Lou is Lougu. *Fangyan* states: Guyi is called Duge; Louku is called Louku, or Xiangling. In southern Chu, it is called Dogou, or [Missing character] Lou. Lu Ji's *Mao Shi Caomu Niao Shou Chong Yu Shu* states: *Bencao* also refers to Lougu as Shishu, but there is no text for this now.
Pungent, warm. Primarily treats large, hard masses in the abdomen, breaks up accumulations, polyps, malignant ulcers, and baldness of the scalp (Baitu). Also known as Baizu. Grows in rivers and valleys.
Wu Pu states: Also known as Mazhou (*Taiping Yulan*).
*Naming of Famous Physicians* states: Also known as Mazhou. Grows in Yuantu.
Note: *Shuowen Jiezi* states: Juan, Ma Juan Min. Radical insect, radical dish, phonetic Yi; [Missing character], pictographic. Mingtang *Yueling* states: Rotten grass transforms into Juan. *Guaya* states: Qu [Missing character], Ma [Missing character], Ma [Missing character]. Also Majian, which is Qu. *Erya* states: [Missing character], Majian. Guo Pu comments: Ma Juanyun, commonly called Ma [Missing character]. *Huainanzi · Shize Xun* states: On days of late summer, rotten grass transforms into [Missing character]. Gao You comments: [Missing character] is Ma [Missing character]. Youji calls it Qinqu. Also *Fanlun Xun* states: [Missing character], many feet, but cannot run as fast as a snake. Yi *Binglue Xun* states: If its feet are ground. Gao You comments: [Missing character] is Ma [Missing character]. *Fangyan* states: Ma [Missing character], Beiyang calls it Ququ. The larger ones are called Mayou. *Bowuzhi* states: Ma, also known as Baizu, if cut in two, each half crawls away separately.