典藏书目

Baicaoshuang (Soot from the Chimney)
Refers to the soot collected from the interior of a chimney.

Fumei (Pot Soot)
Also known as Fuqi Mo (Ink from the Pot Navel), and also called Fudi Mo (Ink from the Pot Bottom).

Wulongwei (Black Dragon's Tail)
Also known as Liangshang Chen (Dust on the Beam), which is the dust hanging upside down.

Yanshu (Swallow Vegetable)
Refers to Edible Bird's Nest.

Jineijin (Chicken Gizzard Membrane)
Refers to the lining of the chicken gizzard, also known as [Text Missing].

Jishili (Chicken Manure Wine)
Refers to the white part of chicken manure; only the manure of roosters contains this white part.

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Refers to Duck.

Fu (Wild Duck)
Refers to wild duck.

Boge (Pigeon/Dove)
Refers to pigeon.

Geshi (Pigeon Droppings)
Also known as Zuopanlong (Left Coiling Dragon).

Que (Sparrow/Bird)
The older ones with spots are called sparrows (Maque); the smaller ones with yellow beaks are called yellow-billed birds (Huangque).

Queshi (Sparrow Droppings)
Also known as Bai Dingxiang (White Clove).

Tuyan (Earth Swallow)
Also known as Qin Shiyan (Bird Stone Swallow), resembling a bat but with a square mouth, feeding on stone milk.

Yeji (Pheasant)
Refers to pheasant (Zhi Ji).

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Also known as You Ya (Oil Duck), and also called Diao Ya.

Eyou (Goose Fat)
Also known as Tihu You (Pelican Oil).

Tianshushi (Heavenly Rat Droppings)
Also known as Yeming Sha (Night-Bright Sand), which is bat droppings; the granules are as small as mosquito eyes.

Dangmenzi (Seed at the Gate)
Refers to Musk (Shexiang).

Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis)
Refers to the calculus of the rhinoceros, called Xihuang (Rhino Calculus). Those collected when a live rhinoceros vomits them are called Shenghuang (Raw Calculus); those obtained from the horn after slaughter are called Jiaohuang (Horn Calculus); those from the heart are called Xinhuan (Heart Calculus); those from the liver and gallbladder are called Ganchuang Huang (Liver-Gallbladder Calculus). Those formed into lumps or grains are inferior in efficacy to the raw calculus. If not from a rhinoceros, its efficacy is far inferior.

Banlong (Spotted Dragon)
An alias for Deer (Lu).

Huangmingjiao (Yellow Bright Gelatin)
Refers to Beef Hide Gelatin (Pi Jiao).

Gou (Dog)
In Daoist tradition, the dog is considered "Di Yan" (Earth Abhorrence), the goose is "Tian Yan" (Heaven Abhorrence), and fish and birds are "Shui Yan" (Water Abhorrence); none of these should be eaten.

Wenaqi (Warm Na Umbilicus)
Refers to Sea Dog Kidney (Haigou Shen).

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Refers to Hog Badger (Zhu Huan).

Tiangu (Heavenly Dog)
Refers to Dog Badger (Gou Huan).

Ci[Text Missing]pi (Thorny [Text Missing] Bark)
Anciently written as "Hui", commonly known as Cixue (Thorn Blood).

Mingyuesha (Bright Moon Sand)
Refers to Rabbit Droppings.

Chantui (Cicada Slough)
The character "Tui" is commonly written as "Tui" (Retreat).

Wenchong (Mosquito Insect)
Refers to Meng Chong (Horsefly), also named Fei Chong.

Dibiechong (Earth Beetle Insect)
Refers to [Text Missing] insect.

Mahuang (Horse Leech)
Also known as Shizhi (Leech).

Laixima (Itchy Toad)
Also known as Chan Chu (Toad); the white juice between its eyebrows is called Chansu (Toad Venom).

Sangchong (Mulberry Insect)
Refers to Sangchong (Mulworm), anciently named Sangdu (Mulberry Borer), also named Sangxie (Mulberry Scorpion).

Banmao (Spotted Blister Beetle)
Also written as Ban Mao. Those that eat Yuanhua (Genkwa Flos) are called [Text Missing], born in spring; those that eat Ge Hua (Kudzu Flower) are called Ge Shang Ting, born in mid-summer; those that eat Dou Hua (Bean Flower) are called Banmao, born in autumn; entering the ground in winter, they become Didan (Earth Gall), representing one substance changing through four seasons.

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Refers to Maggot (Qu).

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Refers to Centipede (Wugong).

Hei[Text Missing]chong (Black [Text Missing] Insect)
Also known as Jiuxiangchong (Nine-Fragrance Insect).

Wa (Frog)
Refers to Tianji (Field Chicken/Frog).

Bila (White Wax)
Produced when insects feed on the sap of Ilex chinensis trees, transforming it into white fat, which is then melted and processed. Before the Tang and Song dynasties, honey wax was used; since the Yuan dynasty, insect wax has been used.

Xie (Scorpion)
When the whole body is used, it is called Quanxie (Whole Scorpion); the tail is called Xieshao (Scorpion Tip).

Wenge (Clam/Artesian Shell)
Also known as Wubeizi (Five-Times Substance). It is a gall formed by insects feeding on the sap of Rhus chinensis and depositing eggs among mulberry leaves; thus, its efficacy is the same as that of Rhus chinensis leaves. Processed into cakes, it is called Baiyaojian (Hundred Medicines Decoction Cake).

WoNiu (Snail)
Refers to Yan You (Slug) carrying a shell; without a shell, it is called Yan You.

Liuyini (Six-One Mud)
Also known as Qiuyin Ni (Earthworm Mud), which is earthworm droppings.

Tuiwan (Pushing Pill)
Also known as Qianglang (Dung Beetle); the larger ones are called Hu Qianglang.

Fenqu (Feces Maggot)
Also known as Wu Gu Chong (Five Grains Insect).

Diji (Earth Chicken)
Also known as Shufu (Mouse Condition), also named Shishengchong (Moisture-Generated Insect); often attached to the back of mice, hence also called Shufu (Mouse Load).

[Text Missing]zike ([Text Missing] Spider Web)
Also known as Biqian (Wall Money/Spider Web).