粤志∶白鳖可以治痰火，其初得之神授，广人甚珍之。有口号曰∶乌耳 、白甲鱼，滋
阴降
火只须臾。一名玉鼍龙，以其背上偻起如鼍龙也。连首白者良，甲白而首足乃青者，不及。
补虚劳，愈痰火，滋阴降气，养血益精。
卢之颐云∶鳖无耳，以眼听，故其目不可瞥，识精于明，复识于聪也。不惟精专肝窍，
胆亦
异众而味大辛，穹脊连胁，胁亦少阳胆府所属，此木金交互，故得声色叠用；而肝为胆藏，
取决更相亲耳。
本草乘雅云∶味辛，开聋瞽，除症瘕痞积息肉，恶阴蚀痔核，今人以入房术用，风斯下
矣。
痔疮痔漏 家宝方∶鳖胆一个，取汁磨香墨，入麝香、冰片少许，鸡毛蘸涂。
物理小识云∶鳖胆最辣，通窍尤捷，此人所未知者。
纲目蛏条止载其肉，云治冷痢，补蓐劳，不及其壳之功用。
治喉风急痹 万选方∶用蛏壳置瓦上，日晒夜露，经年取下，色白如雪，捣细，水漂净
末，
晒干，同冰片吹喉，专治咽喉一切急症，立愈。
杭州府志∶海蛳，杭俗立夏以为应时之味，以花椒洒之，麻油拌食。 从新云∶比螺蛳
身细
而长，壳有旋纹六七屈，头上有靥，春初蜒起，碇海崖石壁，海人设网于下，一掠而取，治
以盐酒椒桂。按∶海蛳有大如指长一二寸许者，名钉头螺，温台沿海诸郡多有之。海蛳螺生
海涂中，立夏后，有人见其群变为虻，今人所称豆娘是也。或云，此螺能跳丈许，盖迁其处
。此物又能食蚶。明州奉化多蚶田，皆取苗于海涂种之，久则自大，时田者不时耨视，恐有
海蛳苗，盖蚶不畏他物，惟畏海蛳，蚶田中一有此物，蚶无遗种，皆被其吮食尽。玉环出者
大如指，名钉头螺。
咸寒，治瘰 结核，能降郁气。
辟蛆 云客传方∶立夏日食海蛳后，以壳七枚，勿令人见，撒厕中或马桶内，暑日不生
蛆虫
，颇验。
《广东通志》记载：白鳖可以治疗痰火证，最初是由神灵传授的，广州人非常珍视它。有一首口号说：“乌耳、白甲鱼，滋阴降火只需片刻。”它的另一个名字叫玉鼍龙，因为它的背部隆起像鼍龙（扬子鳄）。头部和壳都是白色的品质好，如果壳是白色但头和脚是青色的，药效就不如前者。它能补益虚劳，治愈痰火，滋阴降气，养血益精。
卢之颐说：鳖没有耳朵，是用眼睛听声音，所以它的眼睛不能乱看，因为它在视觉上的敏锐识别之后，又在听觉上具有聪慧。不仅肝窍精明，胆也与众不同且味道大辛，背脊高耸连接胁部，胁部也是少阳胆腑所属部位，这是木（肝）与金（肺/大肠，此处指代脏腑间的复杂交互关系，原文意指肝胆与体表经络的关联及五行生克中的特殊互动，结合上下文“木金交互”可能为笔误或特定理论，通常肝胆属木，但若言金则涉及肺，此处依原文直译并保留术语）交互作用，因此能同时利用声色；而肝是胆的藏舍，决断功能更加亲密相关。
《本草乘雅半偈》记载：味道辛，能开启聋哑人的视听，消除症瘕痞积息肉，治疗恶阴蚀痔核，现在有人用它来入房中术（性保健），这就太低级了。
痔疮痔漏家宝方：取一个鳖胆，取出胆汁磨香墨，加入少许麝香、冰片，用鸡毛蘸取涂抹患处。
《物理小识》记载：鳖胆最辣，通窍效果尤其快捷，这是人们所不知道的。
《本草纲目》蛏条只记载了蛏肉的功效，说能治疗冷痢，补益产后虚劳，没有提到其壳的功效。
治疗喉风急痹万选方：将蛏壳放在瓦片上，白天日晒晚上露置，经过一年取下，颜色白如雪，捣碎成细粉，用水漂洗干净的粉末，晒干后与冰片混合吹入咽喉，专门治疗咽喉各种急症，立即痊愈。
《杭州府志》记载：海蛳，杭州习俗在立夏时作为应时的美味，用花椒洒在上面，用麻油拌食。从新云说：比螺蛳身体细长，壳上有六七道旋纹弯曲，头上有斑点，春初时爬起，锚定在海崖石壁上，海边人在下面设网，一掠就能捕获，用盐、酒、花椒、桂皮处理。按语：海蛳有大如手指长一二寸左右的，名叫钉头螺，温州台州沿海各郡多有出产。海蛳螺生长在海岸滩涂中，立夏后，有人看见它们成群变成虻（一种昆虫），就是现在人称的豆娘。有人说，这种螺能跳跃一丈多远，大概是迁移到别处去了。这种东西还能吃蚶。明州奉化有很多蚶田，都是从海滩涂上取苗种植，时间久了就自己长大，有时种田的人不时去锄草查看，担心有海蛳苗，大概蚶不怕其他东西，只怕海蛳，蚶田里一旦有了这种东西，蚶就没有遗种了，都被它吮吸吃光了。玉环出产的海蛳大如手指，名叫钉头螺。
味咸寒，治疗瘰疬结核，能降泄郁结之气。
辟蛆虫云客传方：立夏节吃了海蛳后，用七个海蛳壳，不要让人看见，撒在厕所或马桶内，暑天不生蛆虫，很灵验。
*Guangdong Tongzhi* records: Bai Bie (White Soft-shelled Turtle) can treat Tan Huo (Phlegm-Fire). It was initially revealed by divine inspiration, and people in Guangzhou highly value it. There is a slogan saying: "Wu Er (Black-eared), Bai Jia Yu (White-shelled Fish), nourishing Yin and descending Fire takes only a moment." Another name is Yu Tuo Long (Jade Alligator Dragon), because its back rises like a Tuo Long (Chinese Alligator). Those with both the head and shell white are of good quality; those with a white shell but green head and feet are inferior. It tonifies deficiency and exhaustion, cures Phlegm-Fire, nourishes Yin and descends Qi, enriches Blood and benefits Essence.
Lu Zhiyi said: The turtle has no ears; it listens with its eyes. Therefore, its eyes should not glance around randomly. Its essence is recognized through clarity of vision, and further recognized through acuity of hearing. Not only does it govern the opening of the Liver (Gan), but its Gallbladder (Dan) also differs from others, possessing a pungent taste. Its high spine connects to the flanks, and the flanks belong to the Shaoyang Gallbladder Fu organ. This interaction between Wood and Metal allows for the combined use of sound and color; since the Liver stores the Gallbladder, their decision-making functions are closely related.
*Bencao Chengya Banji* records: Pungent in taste, it opens deafness and blindness, eliminates Zheng Jia (masses), Pi Ji (accumulations), polyps, and treats malignant yin erosion and hemorrhoidal nodules. Nowadays, people use it for sexual enhancement techniques, which is considered lowly.
Baojia Fang for Hemorrhoids and Fistulas: Take one Gallbladder of the soft-shelled turtle, extract the bile, grind it with incense ink, add a small amount of Shexiang (Musk) and Bingpian (Borneol), dip a chicken feather into the mixture, and apply it to the affected area.
*Wuli Xiaoshi* records: The gallbladder of the turtle is extremely pungent, and its ability to open orifices is particularly swift, which is unknown to most people.
*Bencao Gangmu*, under the entry for *Cheng* (Razor Clam), only records the meat, stating it treats Cold Li (Cold Dysentery) and tonifies postpartum deficiency, omitting the efficacy of its shell.
Wanxuan Fang for treating Hou Feng Ji Bi (Acute Wind-Obstruction of the Throat): Place the razor clam shell on a tile, expose it to sunlight during the day and dew at night. After one year, take it down. When the color is white as snow, crush it into fine powder, wash the powder thoroughly with water, dry it, mix it with Bingpian (Borneol), and blow it into the throat. It specifically treats all acute conditions of the throat and brings immediate relief.
*Hangzhou Fuzhi* records: Hai Si (Sea Snail), in Hangzhou custom, is eaten as a seasonal delicacy on Lixia (Start of Summer), sprinkled with Sichuan pepper and mixed with sesame oil. Cong Xin Yun stated: Compared to Luosi (River Snail), it is thinner and longer, with six or seven spiral ridges on the shell and spots on its head. In early spring, it crawls up and anchors itself to sea cliffs. Sea fishermen set nets below and catch them in one sweep. They are prepared with salt, wine, Sichuan pepper, and cinnamon. Note: Hai Si that are as large as a finger and about one to two inches long are called Ding Tou Luo (Nail-head Snail), found abundantly along the coasts of Wenling and Taizhou. Hai Si Luo lives in the tidal flats. After Lixia, some say they transform into swarms of flies, known today as Douniang (Damselflies). Some claim this snail can jump over a zhang (approx. 3 meters), likely migrating to new locations. This creature also eats Han (Ark Clams). Fenghua in Mingzhou has many Ark Clam fields, where seedlings are taken from the tidal flats for cultivation. Over time, they grow larger. Farmers occasionally weed and inspect the fields, fearing Hai Si seedlings. Ark Clams do not fear other creatures, only Hai Si. If Hai Si appear in an Ark Clam field, no Ark Clams will survive, as they are all sucked and consumed. Hai Si from Yuhuan are as large as a finger and are called Ding Tou Luo.
Salty and cold in nature, it treats Luo Li (Scrofula/Tuberculous lymphadenitis) and nodules, and can descend stagnant Qi.
Yunke Chuan Fang for repelling maggots: After eating Hai Si on Lixia, take seven shells without letting anyone see them, and scatter them in the toilet or chamber pot. During the hot summer days, no maggots will be born, which is quite effective.