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Jackal meat: Sour in taste and hot in nature, it is toxic. Consuming it damages the spirit, consumes fat and muscle, and causes emaciation.

Wild wolf meat: Sour in taste and hot in nature. *Nei Ze* states that one must remove the intestines when eating wild wolf meat, otherwise it is detrimental to human health. Its feces burn with smoke rising straight up.

Fox meat: Sweet in taste and warm in nature, slightly toxic. *Li Ji* states that the head must be removed when eating fox meat, as it harms humans. If a person dies suddenly, take the gallbladder of a male fox, grind it with warm water, and instill it into the throat; the person will revive immediately. If too much time passes, it is useless.

Cat meat (wild): Sweet in taste and warm in nature. Do not eat it in the first lunar month, as it injures the spirit. It is incompatible with Veratrum nigrum Rhizoma (Lülu) and Asarum Herba (Xixin). When eating cat meat, remove the central spine, otherwise it is detrimental. There are many types of cats, but their nature and taste are the same.

Domestic cat meat: Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature. The meat tastes poor and is not used as food. Breeders consider those with a tiger-like shape, sharp teeth, long tails, short waists, eyes like gold or silver, and ridged backs to be superior. Their pupils can indicate the time: at Zi, Wu, Mao, You hours, they are like a line; at Yin, Shen, Si, Hai hours, like a full moon; at Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei hours, like a jujube pit. The tip of their nose is usually cold, becoming warm only on the Summer Solstice. They fear cold but not heat, can draw on the ground to divinate for food, move up and down to catch mice according to the lunar cycle, and give birth after two months of pregnancy. If a cat is sick, administering Wushui medicine can cure it.

Hao meat: Sweet in taste and warm in nature. Hao dies if it crosses the Wen River, due to the local climate. Its ears are also deaf, and its nature and taste are the same as the badger.

Wild horse meat: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature, slightly toxic. Eating it offers no benefit. Domestic horse meat is similar, except it does not stick to sand when dropped.

Rhinoceros meat: Bitter, sour, and salty in taste, cold in nature. Pregnant women should not consume it, as it can dissipate fetal qi. In areas where gu poison exists, stirring food and drink with rhino horn reveals toxicity by producing white foam; boiling poisonous drugs with it renders them non-toxic. Avoid salt.

Rat meat: Sweet in taste and hot in nature. Accidentally consuming rat bones can cause emaciation. Rat saliva is toxic; if it falls into improperly stored food, consumption may lead to scrofula (rat fistula) or yellow skin resembling gold. Rat feces are slightly toxic; accidental ingestion can cause jaundice with yellow eyes. Food remnants eaten by rats should be avoided by humans.

Groundhog meat: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Although fatty, it lacks an oily flavor when boiled. Excessive consumption is hard to digest and may mildly trigger wind disorders.

Sable meat: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Its fur is warm in cold months, becomes warmer in wind, repels water, melts snow instantly, and feels warm like fire against the face. It helps remove dust and sand from the eyes. Hair sheds easily near fire.

Yellow weasel meat: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Historically offered as tribute, it is now less valued. Excessive consumption can induce sores.

Yellow weasel and wild wolf meat: Sweet and foul-smelling, warm in nature, slightly toxic. Not suitable for consumption.

[Missing Character] meat: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Accidentally consuming its bones causes emaciation and shrinking of joints.

Toxic conditions in various meats: Livestock dying naturally with heads facing north; livestock with dragon-like features; livestock dying naturally with mouths open; livestock dying from epidemics, carbuncles, or scabies; beasts with forked tails; beasts with red feet; livestock meat containing rice-grain-like spots; double-headed beasts; green livers in birds and beasts; beasts dying from poisoning or medicinal arrows; jerky contaminated by roof leaks; jerky stored in rice jars; livestock meat with unceasing hot blood; sacrificial meat moving automatically; meats left overnight without cooking; livestock internal organs causing grass to move automatically; jerky that is not dry; raw meat that does not contract water; livestock meat that does not change color with salt and vinegar; cooked meat that does not contract water; meat that remains uncooked; livestock meat that does not pick up dust when dropped; meat floating in water; meat juice sealed in vessels; dairy products and minced meat; people who refuse to eat livestock meat with dog meat. None of the above should be eaten, as they can kill. Mild cases cause illness, carbuncles, and toxic sores. All brains damage yang and cause seminal emission. Stale jerky from summer causes yin impotence and edema. Oils used for lamps damage vision. Eating the flesh of one's zodiac animal disturbs the spirit and soul. Do not eat liver in spring, heart in summer, lung in autumn, kidney in winter, or spleen during the transition seasons.

Methods to resolve meat toxins: Powdered Longdan (Gentianae Radix), powdered dried feces of the specific animal, powder of Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), powdered scorched Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou), powder of eastern wall soil, one qian of head垢 (head dirt) can revive the dead; White Hyacinth Bean powder taken with water. Drinking human breast milk or fermented soybean paste juice can also detoxify. For medicinal arrow poison, use decoction of Soybean (Dadou) or salt water. For indigestion of meat, drink the juice of the original animal or eat the brain of the original beast to aid digestion.