凡饮食滋味。以养于身。食之有妨。反能有害。自非服药炼液。焉能不饮食乎。切
见时人不闲调摄。疾 竞起。若（字当作莫）不因食而生。苟全其生。须知切忌者矣。
所食之味。有与病相宜。有与身为害。若得宜则益体。害则成疾。以此致危。例皆难疗。
凡煮药饮汁以解毒者。虽云救急。不可热饮。诸毒病得热更甚。宜冷冻饮料之。肝病禁辛。
心病禁咸。脾病禁酸。肺病禁苦。肾病禁甘。春不食肝。夏不食心。秋不食肺。冬不
食肾。四季不食脾。辩曰。春不食肝者。为肝气王。脾气败。若食肝。则又补肝。脾气
败尤甚。不可救。又肝王之时。不可以死气入肝。恐伤魂也。若非王时。即虚。以肝补
之佳。余脏准此。
凡肝脏自不可轻啖。自死者弥甚。凡心皆为神识所舍。勿食之。使人来生复其对报矣。
凡肉及肝落地不着尘土者。不可食之。猪肉落水浮者。不可食。猪肉及鱼。若狗不食
鸟不啄者。不可食。猪肉不干。火炙不动。见水自动者。不可食之。 肉中有如朱点者。
不可食之。六畜肉。热血不断者。不可食之。父母及身本命肉食之。令人神魂不安。
食肥肉及热羹。不得饮冷水。诸五脏及鱼。投地尘土不污者。不可食之。秽饭馁肉臭
鱼。食之皆伤人。 自死肉。口闭者。不可食之。六畜自死皆疫死。则有毒。不可食之。
兽自死北首及伏地者。食之杀人。食生肉饱饮乳。变成白虫。（一作血虫） 疫死
牛肉。食之令病洞下。亦致坚积。宜利药下之。脯藏米瓮中有毒。及经夏食之。发肾病。
治自死六畜肉中毒方
黄柏屑捣服方寸匕。
治食郁肉食漏脯中毒方（郁肉。密器盖之隔宿者是也。漏脯。茅屋漏下沾着者是也。
）
烧犬屎酒服方寸匕。每服人乳汁亦良。饮生韭汁三升亦得。
治黍米中藏干脯食之中毒方
大豆浓煮汁。饮之数升。即解。亦治狸肉漏脯等毒。
治食生肉中毒方
掘地深三尺。取其下土三升。以水五升。煮数沸。澄清汁。饮一升。即愈。
治食六畜鸟兽肝中毒方
水浸豆豉。绞取汁。服数升。愈。
马脚无夜眼者。不可食之。食酸马肉不饮酒。则杀人。（酸当作骏）马肉不可热
食。伤人心。马鞍下肉。食之杀人。白马黑头者。不可食之。白马青蹄者。不可
食之。马肉 肉共食。饱醉卧。大忌。驴马肉合猪肉食之。成霍乱。马肝及毛不
可妄食。中毒害人。
治马肝中毒未死方
雄鼠屎二七粒。末之。水和服。日再服。（屎尖者是）
又方
人垢。取方寸匕服之佳。
治食马肉中毒欲死方。
香豉（二两） 杏仁（三两）
上二味。蒸一食顷。熟杵之服。日再服。
又方
煎芦根饮之良。
疫死牛。或目赤。或黄。食之大忌。牛肉共猪肉食之。必作寸白虫。青牛肠。不
可合犬肉食之。牛肺。从三月至五月。其中有虫如马尾。割去勿食。食则损人。牛
羊猪肉。皆不得以楮木桑木蒸炙。食之令人腹内生虫。啖蛇牛肉有毒。食之杀人，啖
蛇牛何以识认。惟毛发向后顺者是也。
治啖蛇牛肉食之欲死方
饮人乳汁一升。立愈。
又方
以泔水洗头。饮一升愈。
又牛肚细切。以水一斗。煎取一升暖饮之。大汗出愈。
治食牛肉中毒方
甘草煮汁饮之。即解。
羊肉、其有宿热者。不可食。羊肉不可共生鱼酪食之。害人。羊蹄甲中有珠子白者。
名悬筋。食之令人癫。白羊黑头。食其脑。作肠痈。羊肝共生椒食之。破人五脏。
猪肉共羊肝和食之。令心闷。猪肉以生胡荽同食。烂人脐。猪脂不可合梅子食之。
猪肉和葵食之。少气。鹿肉不可和蒲白作羹。食之发恶疮。麋脂及梅李子。若妊妇食
之。令子青盲。男子伤精。獐肉不可合虾及生菜梅李果食之。伤人。
痼疾人不可食熊肉。令终身不愈。白犬自死不出舌者。食之害人。食狗鼠余。令人
发疮。
治食犬肉不消。心下坚。或腹胀。口干大渴。心急发热。妄语如狂。或洞下方。
杏仁（一升合皮熟研用）
以沸汤三升和取汁。分三服。利下肉片。大验。
妇人妊娠。不可食兔肉山羊肉及鳖鸡鸭。令子无声音。兔肉不可合白鸡肉食之。
令人面发黄。兔肉着干姜食之。成霍乱。凡鸟自死。口不闭翅不合者。不可食之。
诸禽肉肝青者。食之杀人。鸡有六翮四距者。不可食之。乌鸡白首者。不可食之。
鸡不可共胡蒜食之。滞气。一云鸡子。山鸡不可合鸟兽肉食之。雉肉久食之。令
人瘦。鸡卵不可合鳖肉食之。妇人妊娠。食雀肉饮酒。令子淫乱无耻。雀肉不可合
李子食之。燕肉勿食。入水为蛟龙所啖。
鸟兽有中毒箭死者。其肉有毒。解之方。
大豆煮汁。及盐汁。服之解。
鱼头正白如连珠至脊上。食之杀人。鱼头中无腮者。不可食之。杀人。鱼无肠胆者。
不可食之。三年阴不起。女子绝生。鱼头似有角者。不可食之。鱼目合者。不可
食之。六甲日。勿食鳞甲之物。鱼不可合鸡肉食之。鱼不得合鸬 肉食之。鲤鱼
。不可合小豆藿食之。其子不可合猪肝食之。害人。鲤鱼不可合犬肉食之。鲫鱼不
可合猴雉肉食之。一云不可合猪肝食。 鱼合鹿肉生食。令人筋甲缩。青鱼 。不可
合生胡荽及生葵并麦中食之。鳅鳝不可合白犬血食之。龟肉不可合酒果子食之。鳖目
凹陷者。及腹下有王字形者。不可食之。其肉不得合鸡鸭子食之。龟鳖肉不可合苋菜
食之。虾无须。及腹下通黑。煮之反白者。不可食之。食脍饮乳酪。令人腹中生虫为
瘕。
脍食之。在心胸间不化。吐复不出。速下除之。久成瘕病。治之方。
橘皮（一两） 大黄（二两） 朴硝（二两）
上三味。以水一大升。煮至小升。顿服即消。
食脍多不消。结为瘕病。治之方。
马鞭草
上一味。捣汁饮之。或以姜叶汁饮之一升。亦消。又可服吐药吐之。
食鱼后。食毒。两种烦乱。治之方。
橘皮
浓煮汁服之。即解。
食 鱼中毒方。
芦根
煮汁服之。即解。
蟹目相向。足班目赤者。不可食之。
食蟹中毒。治之方。
紫苏
煮汁饮之三升。 紫苏子捣汁饮之。亦良。
又方
冬瓜汁饮三升。食冬瓜亦可。
凡蟹未遇霜。多毒。其熟者。乃可食之。（过白露节之后。名威熟。黄足有妙味。
好食。）蜘蛛落食中。有毒。勿食之。 凡蜂蝇虫蚁等集食上。食之致 。
All flavors of food and drink are intended to nourish the body. However, if consumed improperly, they can cause harm instead. Unless one is taking medicine or practicing liquid refinement (a Daoist health preservation method involving breathing and water intake), how can one avoid eating? I often observe that people today do not understand how to regulate their diet and lifestyle, leading to a succession of diseases. If these illnesses are not caused by diet, one cannot preserve life. Therefore, it is essential to know which foods are strictly contraindicated.
The flavors of food consumed may be suitable for certain conditions or harmful to the body. If suitable, they benefit the physique; if harmful, they cause disease. Such situations leading to danger are generally difficult to treat.
Any method of boiling herbs and drinking the juice to detoxify, although claimed to be for emergency rescue, should not be taken hot. Various toxic conditions worsen with heat; thus, cold drinks should be used for administration.
In liver disease, pungent flavors are prohibited. In heart disease, salty flavors are prohibited. In spleen disease, sour flavors are prohibited. In lung disease, bitter flavors are prohibited. In kidney disease, sweet flavors are prohibited. In spring, do not eat liver; in summer, do not eat heart; in autumn, do not eat lungs; in winter, do not eat kidneys; during the last eighteen days of each season (the transition periods), do not eat spleen.
Explanation: The reason for not eating liver in spring is that liver qi is prosperous while spleen qi is weak. Eating liver would further tonify liver qi, causing spleen qi to deteriorate even more, rendering it incurable. Furthermore, when liver qi is prosperous, "death qi" should not enter the liver, as it may damage the hun (ethereal soul). If it is not the time when liver qi is prosperous, the liver is deficient, and using liver to tonify it is beneficial. The same principle applies to other zang organs.
Animal livers should never be eaten lightly. Those from animals that died naturally are particularly dangerous. The heart is the residence of the shen (spirit); it should not be eaten, as doing so may lead to karmic retribution in the next life.
Meat and liver that do not touch dust when dropped on the ground should not be eaten. Pork that floats in water should not be eaten. Pork and fish that dogs refuse to eat and birds refuse to peck at should not be eaten. Pork that is not dry, does not move when roasted over fire, and moves automatically when exposed to water should not be eaten. Meat containing spots resembling cinnabar should not be eaten. Meat from the six domestic animals (horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs, pigs) with unceasing hot blood should not be eaten. Consuming meat from one's parents or one's own zodiac year animal causes spiritual unrest.
Consuming fatty meat and hot soups should not be followed by drinking cold water. Any internal organ or fish that does not get dirty with dust when thrown to the ground should not be eaten. Spoiled rice, rotting meat, and smelly fish are all harmful if consumed. Meat from animals that died naturally, especially those with closed mouths, should not be eaten. Animals that die naturally usually die from epidemics and are therefore toxic; they should not be eaten. Wild beasts that die naturally with their heads facing north and lying flat on the ground are lethal if consumed. Eating raw meat until full and then drinking milk can cause the formation of white worms (or blood worms). Beef from animals that died of epidemic diseases causes severe diarrhea and hard accumulations in the abdomen; purgative medicines should be used to evacuate them. Dried meat stored in rice jars becomes toxic, and consuming dried meat in summer can induce kidney disease.
Formula for poisoning from eating self-dead livestock:
Crush huangbai xie (Phellodendron bark fragments) and take one fangcun bi (a traditional measuring spoon) orally.
Formula for poisoning from yu rou (meat covered in sealed containers overnight) and lou pu (meat contaminated by roof leaks):
Take burned dog feces mixed with wine, one fangcun bi per dose. Human breast milk is also effective. Drinking three sheng of fresh chive juice is also acceptable.
Formula for poisoning from dried meat stored in millet:
Boil soybeans thickly to extract juice, drink several sheng to detoxify. This also treats poisoning from badger meat and lou pu.
Formula for poisoning from eating raw meat:
Dig three chi deep into the earth, collect three sheng of subsoil, boil with five sheng of water for several boils, clarify the juice, and drink one sheng to recover.
Formula for poisoning from eating liver of livestock, birds, or beasts:
Soak douchi (fermented soybeans) in water, squeeze out the juice, and drink several sheng to recover.
Horses without night eyes (small hooves behind the main hooves) should not be eaten. Eating sour horse meat (note: "sour" likely refers to "jun," meaning inferior or specific type) without drinking alcohol can be fatal. Horse meat should not be eaten hot, as it damages the heart. Meat from under the saddle is lethal. White horses with black heads should not be eaten. White horses with green hooves should not be eaten. Eating horse meat together with venison, followed by sleeping while drunk, is strictly forbidden. Combining donkey/mule meat with pork causes cholera-like disorder. Maogan (horse liver and hair) should not be eaten recklessly as they are toxic.
Formula for treating horse liver poisoning before death:
Take fourteen grains of male rat feces, powder them, mix with water, and take twice daily. (Use the tip of the feces.)
Another formula:
Collect human dirt (e.g., earwax), take one fangcun bi orally for best results.
Formula for treating severe poisoning from eating horse meat:
Xiangchi (fragrant fermented soybeans, 2 liang) and Xingren (apricot seeds, 3 liang).
Steam these two ingredients for the duration of a meal, pound when cooked, and take twice daily.
Another formula:
Decoct lugen (reed rhizome) and drink; this is effective.
Beef from cattle that died of epidemics, especially those with red or yellow eyes, is strictly forbidden. Eating beef with pork causes tapeworms. Green cattle intestines should not be eaten with dog meat. From March to May, cow lungs may contain worms resembling horse tails; cut them out and do not eat, as they harm the body. Do not smoke or roast beef, mutton, or pork with catalpa or mulberry wood, as this causes intestinal parasites. Beef from cows bitten by snakes is toxic and lethal. Such beef can be identified by its backward-slicked hair.
Formula for treating poisoning from snake-bitten beef causing near-death state:
Drink one sheng of human breast milk for immediate recovery.
Another formula:
Wash head with rice washing water and drink one sheng for recovery.
Alternatively, finely chop cow rumen, decoct in ten dou of water until reduced to one sheng, drink warm, and recover after profuse sweating.
Formula for treating beef poisoning:
Decoct gancao (licorice root) in water and drink to detoxify.
Mutton is contraindicated for those with lingering heat. Mutton should not be eaten with raw fish or dairy products, as it harms the body. The white pearl-like tendon in sheep hooves, called xuanjin, causes epilepsy if eaten. Brains of white-headed sheep cause intestinal abscesses. Eating sheep liver with pepper destroys the five zang organs. Eating pork with sheep liver causes chest oppression. Eating pork with raw coriander corrodes the navel. Pig fat should not be eaten with plums. Eating pork with kai vegetables (winter purslane) depletes qi. Deer meat should not be made into soup with rush pith, as it causes malignant sores. Elk fat and plums/prunes consumed by pregnant women cause blindness in the child and essence depletion in men. Chamois meat should not be eaten with shrimp, raw vegetables, plums, or prunes, as it harms the body.
Patients with chronic stubborn diseases should not eat bear meat, as it prevents cure. White dogs that die naturally with tongues protruding are harmful if eaten. Eating leftovers from dogs or rats causes skin sores.
Formula for indigestion of dog meat causing epigastric hardness, abdominal distension, dry mouth/thirst, fever, delirium, or diarrhea:
Xingren (apricot seeds, 1 sheng, peeled and cooked then ground).
Mix with three sheng of boiling water, strain, and divide into three doses. It effectively expels meat pieces.
Pregnant women should not eat rabbit, wild goat, turtle, chicken, or duck meat, as it causes voicelessness in the child. Rabbit meat should not be eaten with white chicken meat, as it causes yellow complexion. Rabbit meat with dried ginger causes cholera-like disorder. Birds that die naturally with open mouths and spread wings should not be eaten. Poultry with green livers are lethal if eaten. Chickens with six primary flight feathers and four spurs should not be eaten. Black chickens with white heads should not be eaten. Chicken should not be eaten with garlic, as it stagnates qi. One version says eggs are also contraindicated. Partridge should not be eaten with bird/beast meat. Long-term consumption of pheasant meat causes emaciation. Chicken eggs should not be eaten with turtle meat. Pregnant women eating sparrow meat and drinking alcohol produce children prone to licentiousness and shamelessness. Sparrow meat should not be eaten with plums. Do not eat swallow meat; legend says it attracts dragons in water.
Meat from birds or beasts killed by poisoned arrows is toxic. To detoxify:
Drink decoction of soybeans or salt water.
Fish heads with pure white color extending like beads to the spine are lethal. Fish heads without gills are lethal. Fish without intestines or gallbladders are harmful; consuming them may cause impotence in men and sterility in women. Fish heads resembling horns should not be eaten. Fish with closed eyes should not be eaten. On the Six Jia days, avoid eating scaled or shelled creatures. Fish should not be eaten with chicken. Fish should not be eaten with cormorant meat. Carp should not be eaten with adzuki beans or bean leaves. Carp roe should not be eaten with pig liver, as it harms the body. Carp should not be eaten with dog meat. Crucian carp should not be eaten with monkey or pheasant meat. One version says it should not be eaten with pig liver. Raw fish with venison causes contraction of tendons and nails. Blue fish should not be eaten with raw coriander, raw kai vegetables, or wheat products. Loach and eel should not be eaten with white dog blood. Turtle meat should not be eaten with alcohol or fruits. Turtles with sunken eyes or a "Wang" character pattern on the belly should not be eaten. Their meat should not be eaten with chicken or duck. Turtle and tortoise meat should not be eaten with amaranth. Shrimp without whiskers, with black bellies, or turning white when boiled should not be eaten. Eating sashimi (kuai) with milk/dairy causes intestinal worms and masses.
If sashimi remains undigested in the chest/heart region and cannot be vomited, it must be purged quickly to prevent mass formation. Formula:
Jupi (tangerine peel, 1 liang), Dahuang (rhubarb, 2 liang), Puxiao (mirabilite, 2 liang).
Decoct in one da sheng of water until reduced to one xiao sheng, take in one dose to dissolve.
For excessive sashimi consumption leading to indigestion and mass formation:
Mabiancao (madder vine).
Crush and drink the juice, or drink one sheng of ginger leaf juice to resolve. Vomiting agents can also be used.
For simultaneous poisoning from fish and other toxins causing confusion:
Jupi (tangerine peel).
Decoct strongly and drink to detoxify.
Formula for specific fish poisoning:
Lugen (reed rhizome).
Decoct and drink to detoxify.
Crawfish with facing eyes, spotted legs, and red eyes should not be eaten.
Formula for crawfish poisoning:
Zisu (perilla).
Decoct and drink three sheng. Perilla seed juice is also effective.
Another formula:
Winter melon juice, three sheng. Eating winter melon is also acceptable.
Crawfish before frost are toxic; only fully mature ones (after White Dew solar term) are safe and delicious. Spiders falling into food are toxic; do not eat. Food contaminated by bees, flies, insects, or ants causes disease.