平，有毒。毛，主小儿继病。继病，母有娠乳儿，儿有病如疟痢，他日亦相继腹大，
或瘥或发。他人相近，亦能相继。北人未识此病。怀妊者取毛带之。又取其蹋枝鞭小儿，令
速语。郑礼注云∶ ，博劳也。（新补）
楚词云左见兮鸣 ，言具鸣恶也。白泽图云屋间斗，不祥。月令云∶ 始鸣。郑云∶博
劳也。
补五脏，益中续气，实筋骨，耐寒温，消结热。小豆和生姜煮食之，止浅痢。酥煎，偏
令人下焦肥。与猪肉同食之，令人生小黑子。又不可和菌子食之，令人发痔。四月已煎未堪
食，是虾蟆化为也。（新补）
杨文公谈苑至道二年夏秋间，京师鬻鹑者，积于市门，皆以大车载而入，鹑才直二文，
是时
雨水绝无蛙声，人有得于水次者，半为鹑，半为蛙。《列子·天瑞篇》曰∶蛙变为鹑。张湛
注云∶事见《墨子》，斯不谬矣。又田鼠亦为鹑，盖物之变，非一揆也。月令云田鼠化为
。《素问》云∶ ，鹑也。
衍义曰∶鹑有雌雄，从卵生。何言化也，其说甚容易。尝于田野屡得其卵。初生谓之罗
鹑，
至初秋谓之早秋，中秋以后谓之白唐。然一物四名，当悉书之。小儿患疳及下痢五色，旦旦
食
之，有效。
平，无毒。主痔 ，及牙齿疳 牙。烧为末，纳牙齿孔中，不过三数。此鸟有大
有小，有褐有斑，褐者是雌，斑者是雄，穿木食蠹。《尔雅》云∶ ，斫木。《荆楚岁时记
》云∶野人以五月五日得啄木货之。主齿痛。《古今异传》云∶本雷公采药吏，化为此鸟。
《淮南子》云∶斫木愈龋信哉。又有青黑者，黑者头上有红毛，生山中，土人呼为山啄木，
大如鹊。（新补）
姚大夫治 有头出脓水不止。以啄木一只烧灰，酒下二钱匕。深师方∶治蛀牙有孔，疼
处以
啄木鸟舌尖绵裹，于痛处咬之。
[Bo Lao (Shrike)]
Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Toxic.
Feathers: Indicated for pediatric "Ji Bing" (a contagious disease in children). "Ji Bing" refers to a condition where, if the mother is pregnant and nursing, the infant suffers from an illness resembling malaria or dysentery, and subsequently other children may sequentially develop abdominal distension. The condition may remit or recur. It can also be transmitted through contact with others. People in the North are unfamiliar with this disease. Pregnant women are advised to carry its feathers on their person for prevention. Additionally, branches trodden by the bird can be used to whip children to hasten speech development. Zheng Xuan noted in his commentary: "' ' refers to Bo Lao." (Newly supplemented)
The *Chu Ci* states: "Seeing it on the left, it cries," indicating that its call is considered unpleasant. The *Baize Tu* records: "A fight between birds in the house is an inauspicious omen." The *Yueling* (Monthly Ordinances) states: "Bo Lao begins to cry." Zheng Xuan commented: "It is the Bo Lao bird."
Properties: Tonifies the five Zang organs, benefits the Middle Jiao and replenishes Qi, strengthens sinews and bones, enhances resistance to cold and heat, and resolves stagnant heat. When boiled and eaten with adzuki beans and fresh ginger, it stops superficial dysentery. Fried in butter/ghee, it tends to cause obesity in the Lower Jiao. Consumed with pork, it causes the growth of small black moles on the skin. It should not be consumed with mushrooms, as this may induce hemorrhoids. Birds cooked after the fourth month are inedible; legend says they transform from toads. (Newly supplemented)
Yang Yi's *Tan Yan* records: During the summer and autumn of the Zhidao era (2nd year), merchants selling quail piled them at market gates, transporting them in large carts. A single quail was worth only two coins. At that time, there was a severe lack of rain and no frog croaks. Some people caught creatures by the water, which were half quail and half frogs. The *Liezi · Tianrui Chapter* states: "Frogs transform into quail." Zhang Zhan's commentary notes: "This event is recorded in *Mozi*, confirming its accuracy." It is also said that field mice transform into quail, suggesting that the transformation of things follows various principles. The *Yueling* states: "Field mice transform into ." The *Suwen* states: " refers to quail."
*Bencao Yanyi* (Supplement to Materia Medica) states: Quail have male and female genders and hatch from eggs. How can one say they transform? This theory is easily understood. I have frequently found their eggs in fields. Newly hatched ones are called "Luo Chun"; early autumn ones are called "Zao Qiu"; those after mid-autumn are called "Bai Tang." Although one species has four names, all should be recorded. For children suffering from malnutrition (Gan syndrome) and dysentery with five-colored stools, daily consumption is effective.
[Zhuomu Niao (Woodpecker)]
Nature: Neutral; Toxicity: Non-toxic.
Indications: Hemorrhoids with swelling/pain, and dental caries affecting the gums. Burned into powder and inserted into the tooth cavity, used no more than three times. This bird varies in size and color; brown individuals are female, spotted individuals are male. They bore wood to eat insects. The *Erya* states: " refers to chopping wood." The *Jingchu Suishi Ji* records: Commoners catch woodpeckers on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month for sale. It primarily treats toothache. The *Gujin Yizhuan* claims: It was originally a herb-gathering official for Lei Gong who transformed into this bird. The *Huainanzi* states: "Chopping wood cures tooth decay, truly so." There are also blue-black varieties; black ones have red feathers on their heads, live in mountains, and are locally called "Mountain Woodpecker," roughly the size of a magpie. (Newly supplemented)
Physician Yao treated hemorrhoids with protruding heads and continuous pus discharge. One woodpecker was burned to ash and administered with wine, two qianbi (small spoonfuls). The *Shenshi Fang* records: For treating carious teeth with cavities, wrap the tip of the woodpecker's tongue in cotton and have the patient bite the painful area with it.