涩。
与牡蛎同功。蛤蜊肉、咸冷。止渴解酒。文蛤、背有花纹。兼能除烦渴。利小便。（大
抵海
物咸寒、功用略同、江湖蛤蚌、无咸水浸渍、但能清热利湿、不能软坚。）治口鼻中蚀疳。
清湿热。
咸寒。解热燥湿。化痰消积。明目疗疳。治反胃。心胸痰饮。（米饮调服。）除湿肿水嗽。
（
类编方、蚌粉新瓦炒红、入青黛少许、用淡齑水滴麻油数点、调服二钱。）止痢。并呕逆。
涂痈肿。（醋调。）搽阴疮、湿疮、痱痒。肉、咸冷。除热止渴。去湿解酒。明目去赤。治下
血血崩。带下痔 。（取汁点眼赤眼暗、良。）
泻热定惊。
甘咸寒。感月而胎。（语云∶上巳有风梨有蠹、中秋无月蚌无胎。）水精所蕴。水能制火。
入
心肝二经。镇心安魂。（肝藏魂、 庵曰∶虽云泻热、亦借其宝气也、大抵宝气多能镇心安
魂、如金箔琥珀真珠之类、龙齿安魂、亦假其神气也。）坠痰拔毒。收口生肌。治惊热痘疔
。下死胎胞衣。（珠末一两、苦酒服。）点目去翳膜。绵裹塞耳治聋。（陆佃埤雅曰∶蛤蚌无
阴阳、牝牡须雀化成、故能生珠、颛一于阴精也。）病不由火热煮忌之。取新洁、未经钻缀
者。乳浸三日。研粉极细。如飞面。（珠体最坚、不细伤人脏腑。）
味涩。
功效与牡蛎相同。蛤蜊肉，性味咸、寒。能止渴、解酒毒。文蛤，背壳有花纹。兼能除烦热、止口渴，通利小便。（大抵海产之物多咸寒，功用大致相同；江湖中的蛤蚌，因未经咸水浸泡，仅能清热利湿，不能软坚散结。）治疗口鼻中蚀烂的疳疮。
清利湿热。
性味咸、寒。能解热燥湿，化痰消积，明目治疗疳疾，治疗反胃，消除心胸部的痰饮。（用米汤调服。）除湿肿和水气咳嗽。（《类编方》记载：将蚌粉在新生瓦片上炒至发红，加入少许青黛，用淡醋水滴入几滴麻油，调服二钱。）止痢疾，并治呕吐逆气。外涂痈肿。（用醋调敷。）搽阴疮、湿疮、痱子瘙痒。肉质，性味咸、寒。能除热止渴，祛湿解酒，明目去红赤，治疗便血、血崩、带下病和痔疮。（取汁液点眼，治疗眼红、视物昏暗，效果良好。）
功效与蚌相同。（生蚬肉浸水洗痘疮痈肿，可不留瘢痕。蚬粉，涂敷一切湿疮。）
泻热定惊。
性味甘、咸、寒。受月亮影响而孕育胎儿。（俗语说：上巳节有风则梨树生虫，中秋节无月则蚌不怀胎。）是水精所蕴聚。水能制火。入心、肝二经。镇心安魂。（肝藏魂。庵曰：虽然说是泻热，也是借助其宝气。大抵宝气之物多能镇心安魂，如金箔、琥珀、真珠之类；龙齿安魂，也是假借其神气。）坠痰拔毒，收敛伤口、生肌。治疗惊热、痘疮、疔疮。下死胎胞衣。（珍珠末一两，用苦酒送服。）点眼去除翳膜。用绵裹塞耳治疗耳聋。（陆佃《埤雅》说：蛤蚌没有阴阳之分，雌雄需靠雀鸟变化而成，所以能生珠，专一于阴精。）病非由火热引起者忌用。选取新鲜洁净、未经钻孔缀连的。用乳汁浸泡三日，研成极细粉末，如飞面般细腻。（珍珠质地最坚硬，若不研细会损伤脏腑。）
Astringent.
Functions similarly to *Ostreae Concha* (Mu Li, 牡蛎). *Venerupis philippinarum* meat is salty and cold. It relieves thirst and resolves alcohol toxicity. *Meretrix meretrix* has patterned shells on its back. It additionally eliminates irritability and thirst, and promotes urination. (Generally, marine creatures are salty and cold with similar functions; freshwater clams and mussels, having not been immersed in saltwater, only clear heat and drain dampness, but cannot soften hardness.) Treats canker sores causing erosion in the mouth and nose.
Clears damp-heat.
Salty and cold. Resolves heat, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, dissipates accumulation, brightens the eyes, and treats canker sores. Treats regurgitation and phlegm-fluid retention in the chest and heart. (Mixed with rice water for administration.) Drains dampness from edema and cough due to fluid retention. (*Leibian Fang*: Stir-fry *Unio* powder on a new tile until red, add a small amount of *Indigo Naturalis* (Qing Dai, 青黛), mix with light vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil, administer 2 qian mixed.) Stops dysentery and vomiting/nausea. Applied externally for carbuncles and swellings. (Mixed with vinegar.) Applied to yin sores, damp sores, and pruritus due to miliaria. Meat is salty and cold. Clears heat, relieves thirst, removes dampness, resolves alcohol toxicity, brightens the eyes, and reduces redness. Treats lower jiao bleeding, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, and hemorrhoids. (Extract juice for eye drops; effective for red eyes and dim vision.)
Functions similarly to *Unio*. (Soaking acne and carbuncle scabs with soaked raw *Corbicula* meat prevents scarring. *Corbicula* powder applied to all types of damp sores.)
Drains heat and calms fright.
Sweet, salty, and cold. Gestation is influenced by the moon. (As the saying goes: If there is wind on Shangsi Festival, pears have worms; if there is no moon on Mid-Autumn Festival, mussels do not conceive.) It is the accumulation of water essence. Water controls fire. Enters the Heart and Liver meridians. Calms the mind and anchors the soul. (The Liver stores the soul. An said: Although it drains heat, it also relies on its precious qi. Generally, substances with precious qi can calm the mind and anchor the soul, such as Gold Foil, *Amber*, and *Pearl*; Dragon Teeth calm the soul by borrowing their spiritual energy.) Descends phlegm, extracts toxins, closes wounds, and generates flesh. Treats fright-heat, chickenpox, and carbuncles. Expels dead fetus and placenta. (One liang of Pearl powder taken with bitter wine.) Drops into eyes to remove nebula. Wrapped in cotton and inserted into the ear to treat deafness. (Lu Tuan's *Pi Ya* states: Clams and mussels lack yin-yang distinction; males and females must be transformed by sparrows, thus they can produce pearls, focusing solely on yin essence.) Contraindicated in diseases not caused by fire-heat. Select fresh, clean specimens that have not been drilled or strung. Soak in milk for three days, grind into an extremely fine powder, like flying flour. (Pearls are the hardest; if not ground finely, they will damage the zang-fu organs.)