味咸，寒，有小毒。主五癃邪结气，破石淋，下血，利小便水道。一名蜥蜴，一名山龙
子，一名守宫，一名石蜴。
生平阳川谷，及荆山石间。五月取，着石上令干。
恶硫黄、斑蝥、芜荑。其类有四种∶一大形，纯黄色，为蛇医母，亦名蛇舅母，不入药；
次似蛇医，小形长尾，见
人不动，名龙子；次有小形而五色，尾青碧可爱，名断蜴，并不螫
人；一种喜缘篱壁，名 蜓，形小而黑，乃言螫人必死，而未常闻中人。案东方朔云∶若非
守宫，则蜥蜴是，如此 蜓名守宫矣。以朱饲之，满三斤，杀，干末以涂女子身，有交接事
便脱，不尔如赤志，故谓守
宫。今此一名守宫，犹如野葛、鬼臼之义也，殊难分别。
〔谨案〕
此言四种者∶蛇师，生山谷，头大尾短小，青黄或白斑者是； 蜓，似蛇师，不生山谷，
在人家屋壁间，荆楚及江淮人名 蜓，河济之间名守宫，亦名荣螈，又名蝎虎，以其常在屋
壁，故名守宫，亦名壁宫，
未必如术饲朱点妇人也，此皆假释尔。其名龙子及五色者，并名蜥蜴，以五色者为雄而良，
色不备者为雌，劣尔，形皆
细长，尾与身相类，似蛇，着四足，去足便直蛇形也。蛇医则不然。案《尔雅》亦互言之，
并非真说。又云朱饲满三斤，
殊为谬矣。
味咸，性寒，有小毒。主治五种癃闭（小便不通）及邪气郁结，破除石淋（尿路结石），引导血液下行，通利小便水道。又名蜥蜴，又名山龙子，又名守宫，又名石蜴。
生长于平阳的川谷，以及荆山的石缝间。五月采集，放置在石头上使其干燥。
畏恶硫黄、斑蝥、芜荑。其种类有四种：一种体型较大，纯黄色，称为蛇医母，也称为蛇舅母，不入药；第二种类似蛇医，体型小且尾巴长，见到人不动，称为龙子；第三种体型小且有五色，尾巴青碧色可爱，称为断蜴，都不咬人；第四种喜欢沿着篱笆墙壁爬行，称为蜓，体型小而黑，有人说被它咬了必死，但从未听说有人被它咬伤。据东方朔说：如果不是守宫，那就是蜥蜴是，这样看来，这种蜓也可以称为守宫。用朱砂喂养它，长到三斤重，杀死后研成粉末涂抹在女子身上，如果有房事就会脱落，否则就像赤志（古代妇女额头的一种红色妆饰），所以称为守宫。现在这个名称也叫守宫，就像野葛、鬼臼的含义一样，很难区分。
【谨案】
这里说的四种：蛇师，生长在山谷中，头大尾巴短小，青色黄色或有白斑的是；蜓，类似蛇师，不生长在山谷中，在人家的屋壁间，荆楚及江淮地区的人称它为蜓，河济之间称为守宫，也称为荣螈，又名蝎虎，因为它常在屋壁上，所以称为守宫，也称为壁宫，未必像术士那样用朱砂喂养点涂妇人，这些都是假托的解释。它的名字龙子及五色的，都称为蜥蜴，以五色者为雄性而优良，颜色不全的为雌性，较差，形状都细长，尾巴与身体相似，像蛇，长着四只脚，去掉脚就是直的蛇形。蛇医则不是这样。据《尔雅》也互称它们，并非真正的说法。又说朱砂喂养满三斤，非常荒谬。
Salty in flavor, cold in nature, slightly toxic. Primarily treats five types of strangury (difficulty or inability to urinate) and stagnant evil qi, breaks down stone strangury (urinary calculi), directs blood downward, and promotes the free flow of urine through the urinary pathways. Also known as Xiyi (Lizard), Shanlongzi (Mountain Dragon Son), Shougon (Guardian Palace), and Shi Yi (Stone Lizard).
Grows in the valleys of Pingyang and among the rocks of Jing Mountain. Harvested in the fifth lunar month, dried on stones.
Adversely affected by Liu Huang (Realgar), Ban Mao (Mylabris), and Wu Ti (Hovenia dulcis seed). There are four varieties: one is large in size, purely yellow, called Sheyi Mu (Snake Doctor Mother), also named Shejiu Mu (Snake Uncle Mother), not used in medicine; the second resembles the Snake Doctor, small in size with a long tail, remains motionless when seeing people, called Longzi (Dragon Son); the third is small in size with five colors, has a lovely cyan-green tail, called Duanyi (Broken Lizard), neither bites humans; the fourth likes to climb fences and walls, called Ting, small in size and black, it is said that being bitten by it leads to death, yet no one has ever heard of someone being bitten by it. According to Dongfang Shuo: if it is not Shougon, then Xiyi is it; thus, this Ting can be called Shougon. Fed with Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) until it reaches three jin in weight, killed, ground into powder, and applied to a woman's body; if sexual intercourse occurs, the powder will detach, otherwise it remains like Chizhi (a red forehead mark), hence called Shougon. Currently, this name is also Shougon, similar to the meanings of Yege (Aconitum carmichaelii root) and Guijiu (Podophyllum peltatum rhizome), making them difficult to distinguish.
[Respectful Commentary]
The four varieties mentioned here: Sheshi grows in mountain valleys, has a large head and short tail, appearing greenish-yellow or with white spots; Ting resembles Sheshi but does not grow in mountain valleys, instead inhabiting house walls; people in Jingchu and Jianghuai regions call it Ting, while those between the Yellow River and Ji River call it Shougon, also named Rongyuan, or Xiehu (Scorpion Tiger), because it often stays on walls, hence called Shougon or Bigong (Wall Palace); it is unlikely that it involves feeding cinnabar to touch women as described, these are all false interpretations. Those named Longzi and having five colors are all called Xiyi; the five-colored ones are male and superior, while those with incomplete colors are female and inferior; their shapes are slender, tails resemble bodies, looking like snakes, possessing four feet, becoming straight snake-like when legs are removed. Sheyi is different. According to "Erya", they are used interchangeably, which is not truly accurate. Furthermore, claiming that feeding cinnabar until reaching three jin is highly absurd.