(一)敷肿四边,中心留一孔子,其肿即头自开也。〔证〕
(二)治咳嗽不差者,黄明胶炙令半焦为末,每服一钱匕。人参末二钱匕,用薄豉汤一
钱八分,葱少许,入铫子煎一两沸后,倾入盏,遇咳嗽时呷三五口后,依前温暖,却准前咳
嗽时吃之也。〔证〕
(三)又,止吐血,咯血,黄明胶一两,切作小片子,炙令黄;新绵一两,烧作灰细研,
每服一钱匕,新米饮调下,不计年岁深远并宜,食后卧时服。〔证〕
(一)此只是山犀牛,未曾见人得水犀取其角。此两种者,功亦同也。其生角,寒。可
烧成灰,治赤痢,研为末,和水服之。〔证〕
(二)又,主卒中恶心痛,诸饮食中毒及药毒、热毒,筋骨中风,心风烦闷,皆瘥。〔证〕
(三)又,以水磨取汁,与小儿服,治惊热。鼻上角尤佳。〔证〕
(四)肉∶微温,味甘,无毒。主瘴气、百毒、蛊疰邪鬼,食之入山林,不迷失其路。
除客热头痛及五痔、诸血痢。若食过多,令人烦,即取麝香少许,和水服之,即散也。〔证〕
(一)牡狗阴茎∶补髓。〔证〕
(二)犬肉∶益阳事,补血脉,浓肠胃,实下焦,填精髓。不可炙食,恐成消渴。但和
五味煮,空腹食之。不与蒜同食,必顿损人。若去血则力少,不益人。瘦者多是病,不堪食。
〔嘉〕
比来去血食之,却不益人也。肥者血亦香美,即何要去血?去血之后,都无效矣。〔证〕
(三)肉∶温。主五脏,补七伤五劳,填骨髓,大补益气力。空腹食之。黄色牡者上,
白、黑色者次。女人妊娠勿食。〔证〕
(四)胆∶去肠中脓水。〔嘉〕
(五)又,上伏日采胆,以酒调服之。明目,去眼中脓水。〔证〕
(六)又,白犬胆和通草、桂为丸服,令人隐形。青犬尤妙。〔嘉〕
(七)又,主恶疮痂痒,以胆汁敷之止。胆敷恶疮,能破血。有中伤因损者,热酒调半
个服,瘀血尽下。〔证〕
(八)又,犬伤人,杵生杏仁封之瘥。〔证〕
(九)犬自死,舌不出者,食之害人。九月勿食犬肉,伤神。〔证〕
(1) Apply the ointment to the four sides of the swelling, leaving a hole the size of a coin in the center. The swelling will then naturally open and drain pus. [Record]
(2) To treat persistent cough that fails to resolve: Roast Huangming Jiao (Colla Corii Asini, Donkey-hide Glue) until half-burnt, grind into powder, and take one Qianbi (approx. 3-5g) per dose. Take two Qianbi of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma Powder (Renshen), add to one Qianbaifen (approx. 4-5ml) of light fermented soybean soup (Bodao Tang), and a few scallions. Boil in a pot for one or two rolling boils, pour into a cup. When the cough occurs, sip three to five mouthfuls. After it cools, warm it up again as before, and drink when the next cough episode arises. [Record]
(3) Additionally, to treat hematemesis (vomiting blood) and hemoptysis (coughing up blood): Take one Liang (approx. 30-50g) of Huangming Jiao (Colla Corii Asini, Donkey-hide Glue), cut into small slices, and roast until yellow; take one Liang of new cotton wool, burn to ash, and grind finely. Take one Qianbi per dose, mixed with new rice water for administration. This is suitable regardless of how long the illness has persisted. Take after meals or before bed. [Record]
(1) This refers only to the mountain rhinoceros horn; no one has seen people obtaining the water rhinoceros horn. The efficacy of these two types is also the same. The raw horn is cold in nature. It can be burnt to ash, ground into powder, and taken with water to treat bloody dysentery (Chi Li). [Record]
(2) Additionally, it primarily treats sudden stroke-induced nausea and pain, various food poisonings, as well as drug poisoning and heat toxicity. It treats wind-pathogen invasion of sinews and bones, and irritability caused by Heart Wind (Xin Feng), all of which can be cured. [Record]
(3) Additionally, grind the horn with water to extract juice, and administer to children to treat fright-heat (Jing Re). The horn on the nose is particularly effective. [Record]
(4) Rhino meat: Slightly warm in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic. It treats miasma qi (Zhang Qi), hundred toxins, Gu-zhu evil spirits, and allows one to enter mountains and forests without losing their way. It removes exogenous heat headache, five types of hemorrhoids (Wu Zhi), and various bloody dysenteries. If eaten in excess, it causes irritability; at this time, take a small amount of Moschus (Shexiang, Musk) mixed with water to dissolve it. [Record]
(1) Male dog penis: Tonifies marrow. [Record]
(2) Dog meat: Enhances sexual function, tonifies blood vessels, thickens the stomach and intestines, fills the lower jiao (Lower Burner), and replenishes essence and marrow. Do not roast and eat it, lest it induce Xiao Ke disease (Diabetes Mellitus). It should only be boiled with five flavors of seasonings and eaten on an empty stomach. Do not consume it with garlic, as doing so will surely harm the person. If the blood is removed, its potency decreases and it offers no benefit. Lean dogs are mostly sickly and unfit for consumption. [Jia Yan]
Recently, people remove the blood before eating, but it yields no benefit. Fat dog blood is also fragrant and delicious; why remove it? After removing the blood, it becomes completely ineffective. [Record]
(3) Dog meat: Warm in nature. It treats diseases of the five zang organs, tonifies seven injuries and five labors, fills the marrow, and greatly tonifies qi and strength. Eat on an empty stomach. Yellow males are superior; white and black ones are inferior. Pregnant women should not eat it. [Record]
(4) Dog gallbladder: Removes pus and fluid from the intestines. [Jia Yan]
(5) Additionally, collect the gallbladder during the Dog Days (Fu Ri), mix with wine, and take orally. It brightens the eyes and removes pus from the eyes. [Record]
(6) Additionally, combine White Dog Gallbladder with Tongscao (Platycodon Root / Akebia Caulis - *Note: Context implies Akebia or similar diuretic/meridian unblocking herb often paired*, here translated generally as Tong Cao) and Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) into pills. Taking them makes one invisible. Green dog gallbladder is especially wonderful. [Jia Yan]
(7) Additionally, it treats malignant sores with crusty itching; applying gallbladder juice stops the itching. Applying gallbladder juice to malignant sores can break blood stasis. For those with internal injury due to trauma, take half a gallbladder mixed with hot wine; the blood stasis will be fully expelled. [Record]
(8) Additionally, if bitten by a dog, crush fresh almonds and apply the paste to the wound to heal. [Record]
(9) If a dog dies naturally and its tongue does not protrude, eating it harms humans. Do not eat dog meat in the ninth lunar month, as it damages the spirit. [Record]