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Taste is sweet. Nature is warm. Non-toxic. Seafood is generally salty, but this one tastes bland, hence its name.

[Indications] Mainly treats exhaustion caused by blood loss, deficiency of essence and blood, hematemesis (vomiting blood), chronic dysentery, borborygmus (intestinal rumbling), lower back pain, hernia and abdominal masses, leukorrhea in women, and emaciation after childbirth.

[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It is a yin-nourishing herb (also acts as a tonic).

[Prior Discussions] Ri Huaizi said: "Although its appearance is not elegant, it is very beneficial to humans." Ruan Shi said: "Dancai grows on seaweed, so its efficacy in treating goiter is the same as that of seaweed."

The above belongs to the Shell Category of Dispersing Agents.

Taste is sweet and salty. Nature is neutral. Toxic. Bees are born from intense fire energy, therefore the honeycomb is also toxic. Those hanging on trees and exposed to wind and dew are preferred.

[Indications] Mainly treats fright epilepsy and convulsions, pathogenic factors of alternating chills and fever, manic-depressive psychosis, gu poison (parasitic or mysterious diseases), intestinal hemorrhoids. Fire-roasted preparation is effective. It also treats venomous swelling from bee stings. (*Kaibao Bencao* records): Treats deep-seated abscesses (fugu yong) with roots in the viscera. Applied topically to treat scrofula (luoli) nodules. Stops toothache caused by wind-worms. Applied to children's thick tongue (chong she). Revitalizes impotence. (*Leigong Paozhi Lun* records).

[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Stomach meridian. It is an herb for dispelling wind and killing parasites.

[Prior Discussions] Han Baosheng said: "Lufengfang is a Yangming meridian herb. When used in surgery, dentistry, and other conditions, it is utilized for its principle of using toxicity to combat toxicity, and for its ability to kill..."

[Clinical Note]: Zefeng (wind evil) and fugu yong (deep abscess) are fundamentally different. Fugu yong presents with heat at the painful site, alternating cold and heat in the limbs, red urine, and constipation...

[Contraindications] *Bencao Jingshu* states: Contraindicated in cases of qi and blood deficiency without external pathogens, and in patients whose vital qi is exhausted after the ulceration of carbuncles and sores.

Refers to silkworms that have died naturally. Taste is salty and pungent. Nature is neutral. Non-toxic. Silkworms belong to Yang, while the stiffened form incorporates the transformations of Metal and Wood. It has ascending properties and belongs to Yang. It is incompatible with Sangpiaoxiao, Jiegeng, Fuling, Fushen, and Bixie.

[Indications] Mainly treats pediatric fright epilepsy and night crying. Expels three types of parasites. Eliminates facial hyperpigmentation. Improves complexion. Treats genital ulcers in men. Treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women, postpartum conditions, and scrofula.

[Meridian Tropism] Enters the Lung, Liver, and Sanjiao meridians. It is an herb for dispelling wind and resolving phlegm (also acts as a light dispersant).

[Prior Discussions] Zhang Yuansu said: "Light and floating, it ascends, thus it can remove various wind pathogens from the skin, such as the sensation of insects crawling." Zhu Danxi said: "Jiangcan belongs to Fire, incorporating Earth, Metal, and Wood..." [Text incomplete regarding pain relief and dispersion].

[Contraindications] *Bencao Jingshu* states: Contraindicated in all conditions treated by this herb if they are not caused by the invasion of Wind-Cold external pathogens.