（《纲目》）
【集解】
时珍曰∶按∶《方舆胜览》云∶鳞蛇出安南、云南·镇康州、临安、沅江、孟养诸处，
巨蟒也。长丈余，有四足，有黄鳞、黑鳞二色，能食麋鹿。春冬居山，夏秋居水，能伤人。
土人杀而食之，取胆治疾，以黄鳞者为上，甚贵重之。珍按∶此亦蚺蛇之类，但多足耳。陶
氏注蚺蛇分真假，其亦此类欤？
胆
【气味】苦，寒，有小毒。
【主治】解药毒，治恶疮及牙疼（时珍。出《胜览》及《一统志》）
（宋《开宝》）
【释名】蕲蛇（《纲目》）、褰鼻蛇。
宗 曰∶诸蛇鼻向下，独此鼻向上，背有方胜花纹，以此得名。
【集解】
志曰∶白花蛇生南地，及蜀郡诸山中。九月、十月采捕，火干。白花者良。
颂曰∶今黔中及蕲州、邓州皆有之。其文作方胜白花，喜螫人足。黔人有被螫者，立断
之。续以木脚。此蛇入人室屋中作烂瓜气者，不可向之，须速辟除之。
时珍曰∶花蛇，湖、蜀皆有，今惟以蕲蛇擅名。然蕲地亦不多得，市肆所货、官司所取
者，皆自江南兴国州诸山中来。其蛇龙头虎口，黑质白花，胁有二十四个方胜文，腹有念珠
斑，口有四长牙，尾上有一佛指甲，长一二分，肠形如连珠。多在石南藤上食其花叶，人以
此寻获。先撒沙土一
其腹，盖护创尔。乃以竹支定，屈曲盘起，扎缚炕干。出蕲地者，虽干枯而眼光不陷，他处
者则否矣。故罗愿《尔雅翼》云∶蛇死目皆闭，惟蕲州花蛇目开。如生舒
一开一闭。故人以此验之。又按∶元稹《长庆集》云∶巴蛇凡百类，惟褰鼻
见之。毒人则毛发竖立，饮于溪涧则泥沙尽沸。 鸟能食其小者。巴人亦用禁术制之，熏以
雄黄烟则脑裂也。此说与苏颂所说黔蛇相合。然今蕲蛇亦不甚毒，则黔、蜀之蛇虽同有白花，
而类性不同。故入药独取蕲产者也。
【修治】
颂曰∶头尾各一尺，有大毒，不可用。只用中段干者，以酒浸，去皮、骨，炙过收之则
不蛀。其骨刺须远弃之，伤人，毒与生者同也。
宗 曰∶凡用去头尾，换酒浸三日，火炙，去尽皮、骨。此物甚毒，不可不防。
时珍曰∶黔蛇长大，故头尾可去一尺。蕲蛇止可头尾各去三寸。亦有单用头尾者。大蛇
一条，只得净肉四两而已。久留易蛀，惟取肉密封藏之，十年亦不坏也。按∶《圣济总录》
云∶
地中一宿，出火气。去皮、骨，取肉用。
肉
【气味】甘，咸，温，有毒。
时珍曰∶得酒良。
【主治】中风湿痹不仁，筋脉拘急，口面 斜，半身不遂，骨节疼痛，脚弱不能久立，
暴风瘙痒，大风疥癞（《开宝》。
颂曰∶花蛇治风，速于诸蛇。黔人治疥癞遍体，诸药不效者。生取此蛇中剂，以砖烧红，
沃醋令气蒸，置蛇于上，以盆覆一夜。如此三次，去骨取肉， 以五味令烂，顿食之。
一昼夜乃醒，疮 随皮便退，其疾便愈）。治肺风鼻塞，浮风瘾
（甄权）。通治诸风，破伤风，小儿风热，
珍）。
【发明】
曰∶蛇性窜，能引药至于有风疾处，故能治风。
时珍曰∶风善行数变，蛇亦善行数蜕，而花蛇又食石南，所以能透骨搜风，截惊定搐，
为风痹惊搐、癞癣恶疮要药。取其内走脏腑，外彻皮肤，无处不到也。凡服蛇酒、药，切忌
见风。
【附方】新十三。
驱风膏∶治风瘫疠风，遍身疥癣。用白花蛇肉四两（酒炙），天麻七钱半，薄荷、荆芥
各
二钱半，为末。好酒二升，蜜四两，石器熬成膏。每服一盏，温汤服，日三服。急于暖处出
汗，十日效。（《医垒元戎》）
涩。或筋脉挛急，肌肉顽痹，皮肤燥痒，骨节疼痛，或生恶疮、疥癞等疾。用白花蛇一条，
温水洗净，
各
一钱，独活、白芷、天麻、赤芍药、甘草、升麻各五钱，锉碎，以绢袋盛贮。用糯米二斗蒸
熟。如常造酒，以袋置缸中，待成，取酒同袋密封，煮熟，置阴地七日出毒。每温饮数杯，
常令相续。此方乃蕲人板印，以侑蛇馈送者，不知所始也。（《濒湖集简方》）
治诸风疠癣。用白花蛇一条，酒润，去皮骨，取肉绢袋盛之。蒸糯米一斗，安曲于缸底，置
蛇于曲上，以饭安蛇上，用物密盖。三七日取酒，以蛇晒干为末。每服三五分，温
以浊酒并糟作饼食之，尤佳。（《瑞竹堂经验方》）
口目 斜，肤肉 痹，骨节疼痛，及年久疥癣、恶疮、风癞诸
口，黑质白花，尾有佛指甲，目光不陷者为真。以酒洗润透，去骨刺
二两，当归身二两，真天麻二两，真秦艽二两，五加皮二两，防风一两
盛之，入金华酒坛内，悬胎安置。入糯米生酒醅五壶浸袋，箬叶密封。安坛于大锅内，水煮
一日，取起，埋阴地七日取出。每饮一、二杯。仍以滓日干碾末，酒糊丸
丸，用煮酒吞下。切忌见风犯欲，及鱼、羊、鹅、面发风之物。
阳少阴多，手足举动不快。用白花蛇
二
两，为细末。以银盂盛无灰酒一升浸之，重汤煮稠
瓶收。每服半匙头，用好酒或白汤化服，日二次神效极佳。（《备急方》）
花蛇五寸（酒浸，去皮、骨，炙干），雄黄一两（水飞研匀），以白沙蜜一
皮
研烂，同炼为膏。每服一钱，温酒化下，日三。须先服通天再造散，下
根。（《三因》）
炙去皮骨）、天南
每服一钱，茶下，日
净肉二钱（酒炙），雄黄二钱，大黄五钱，为末。每服二钱，白汤下，三日一服。（《家珍》）
三蛇愈风丹∶治疠风，手足麻木，眉毛脱落，皮肤瘙痒，及一切风疮。白花蛇、乌稍蛇、土
蝮蛇各一条（并酒浸，取肉晒干），苦参（头末）四两，为末，以皂角一斤切，酒
以
水一碗， 取浓汁，石器熬膏和，丸梧子大。每服七十丸，煎通圣散下，以粥饭压之，日三
服。三日一浴，取汗避风。《治例》无蝮蛇，
，发项腋之间，痒痛，憎寒发热。白花蛇（酒浸，取肉）二两（焙），生犀角一两二钱五
分（镑
研），黑牵牛五钱（半生半炒），青皮五钱。为末。每服二钱，入腻粉五分，五更时，糯米饮
调下，利下恶毒为度。十日一服，可绝病根，忌发物。
药，后服
钱，
为末，红枣肉捣，丸梧子大。每服七丸，冷茶下，日三。忌鱼肉，服尽即愈，后服土茯苓药
调之。方广《心法附余》∶治杨梅疮。用花蛇肉一钱，银朱二钱，铅二钱，汞二钱，为末，
作纸捻九条。每用一条，于灯盏内香油浸，点灯安烘炉里，放被中，盖卧熏之，勿透风。一
日三次。托痘花蛇散∶治痘疮黑陷。白花蛇（连骨炙，勿令焦）三钱，大丁香七枚，为末。
每服五分，以水和淡酒下，神效。移时身上发热，其疮顿出红活也。（王氏《手集》）
头
【气味】有毒。
【主治】癜风毒癞（时珍）。
【附方】新一。
紫癜风∶除风散∶以白花蛇头二枚（酒浸，炙），蝎梢一两（炒），防风一两，上为末。
每服一
目睛
【主治】小儿夜啼。以一只为末，竹沥调少许灌之（《普济》）。
（《本草纲目》）
【集解】
李时珍说：据《方舆胜览》记载，鳞蛇出产于安南、云南的镇康州、临安、沅江、孟养等地，是巨蟒一类。身长一丈多，有四只脚，有黄鳞和黑鳞两种颜色，能吃麋鹿。春冬季节居住在山上，夏秋季节居住在水中，能伤人。当地人杀死并食用它，取蛇胆治疗疾病，以黄鳞的为上品，非常贵重。我考察认为：这也是蚺蛇的一类，只是多了脚罢了。陶弘景在注释蚺蛇时区分真假，大概也是指这一类吧？
蛇胆
【气味】味苦，性寒，有小毒。
【主治】解除药物中毒，治疗恶疮及牙痛（李时珍引自《方舆胜览》及《一统志》）。
（宋代《开宝本草》）
【释名】蕲蛇（《本草纲目》）、褰鼻蛇。
苏颂说：各种蛇的鼻子都向下，唯独这种蛇的鼻子向上，背部有方胜花纹，因此得名。
【集解】
寇宗奭说：白花蛇生长在南地以及蜀郡的各山中。九月、十月采集捕捉，用火烘干。白色的品质好。
苏颂说：现在黔中地区以及蕲州、邓州都有出产。其花纹呈方胜状白花，喜欢咬人的脚。黔地有人被咬后，立即截断肢体，接上木脚。这种蛇进入人室屋中会发出烂瓜的气味，不能靠近它，必须迅速清除。
李时珍说：花蛇，湖广、四川都有，现在只有蕲蛇享有盛名。然而蕲地也不容易多得，市场上所卖、官府所取的，都来自江南兴国州等地的山中。这种蛇龙头虎口，黑色底色上有白色花纹，胁部有二十四个方胜纹，腹部有念珠斑，口中有四颗长牙，尾巴上有一个佛指甲（长约一二分），肠道形状像连珠。多在石南藤上吃它的花叶，人们据此寻找捕获。先撒沙土在它腹部，这是为了保护伤口。然后用竹片固定，弯曲盘起，捆扎后炕干。出产于蕲地的，虽然干枯但眼珠不凹陷，其他地方出产的则不然。所以罗愿在《尔雅翼》中说：蛇死后眼睛都闭合，只有蕲州的花蛇眼睛睁开。有的睁一只闭一只。人们以此验证真伪。又按：元稹《长庆集》说：巴蛇凡百种，只有褰鼻蛇（蕲蛇）见到它毛发竖立。毒人则毛发竖立，在溪涧饮水则泥沙沸腾。鸟能吃掉较小的巴蛇。巴人也用禁术制服它，用雄黄烟熏则脑裂。这种说法与苏颂所说的黔蛇相合。然而现在的蕲蛇毒性也不算很大，那么黔、蜀的蛇虽然都有白花，但种类性质不同。所以入药只取蕲地产的。
【修治】
苏颂说：头尾各一尺的部分有大毒，不可使用。只用中段干燥的，用酒浸泡，去皮、骨，炙烤后收藏就不会生虫。它的骨刺必须远远丢弃，伤人，毒性同活体一样。
寇宗奭说：凡是使用要去掉头尾，换酒浸泡三天，火炙，去尽皮、骨。此物毒性很大，不可不防备。
李时珍说：黔蛇体型大，所以头尾可去掉一尺。蕲蛇只可头尾各去三寸。也有单用头尾的。一条大蛇，只得净肉四两而已。久留容易生虫，只有取肉密封贮藏，十年也不会坏。按：《圣济总录》说：在地中放一夜，去除火气。去皮、骨，取肉使用。
蛇肉
【气味】味甘、咸，性温，有毒。
李时珍说：得酒配合效果好。
【主治】治疗风湿痹症导致的麻木不仁，筋脉拘急，口眼歪斜，半身不遂，骨节疼痛，脚弱不能久立，暴风瘙痒，大风疥癞（《开宝本草》）。
苏颂说：花蛇治风，速度比各种蛇都快。黔地人治疗遍体疥癞，其他药物无效的。生取这种蛇的中段，用砖烧红，浇醋令其产生蒸汽，将蛇放在上面，用盆覆盖一夜。如此三次，去骨取肉，五味调和使其糜烂，一次性吃下。一昼夜后苏醒，疮痂随皮便退，疾病痊愈。治疗肺风鼻塞，浮风瘾疹（甄权）。通治诸风，破伤风，小儿风热（李时珍）。
【发明】
寇宗奭说：蛇性窜动，能引药到达有风疾的地方，所以能治风。
李时珍说：风善行数变，蛇也善行数蜕，而花蛇又吃石南，所以能透骨搜风，截惊定搐，是风痹惊搐、癞癣恶疮的要药。取其内走脏腑，外彻皮肤，无处不到。凡是服用蛇酒、蛇药，切忌见风。
【附方】新方十三首。
驱风膏：治疗风瘫疠风，遍身疥癣。用白花蛇肉四两（酒炙），天麻七钱半，薄荷、荆芥各二钱半，研为末。好酒二升，蜜四两，石器熬成膏。每服一盏，温汤送服，日服三次。急于暖处出汗，十日见效。（《医垒元戎》）
涩。或筋脉挛急，肌肉顽痹，皮肤燥痒，骨节疼痛，或生恶疮、疥癞等疾。用白花蛇一条，温水洗净，[缺字]各一钱，独活、白芷、天麻、赤芍药、甘草、升麻各五钱，锉碎，用绢袋盛装。用糯米二斗蒸熟。如常法酿酒，将袋置缸中，待酒成，取酒连同袋子密封，煮熟，置于阴地七日去毒。每温饮数杯，常令连续不断。此方乃蕲地人板印，用以佐蛇馈送者，不知起始于何时。（《濒湖集简方》）
治疗诸风疠癣。用白花蛇一条，酒润，去皮骨，取肉用绢袋盛装。蒸糯米一斗，将曲放在缸底，将蛇放在曲上，将饭放在蛇上，用物品严密覆盖。三七日后取酒，将蛇晒干研为末。每服三五分，温浊酒并糟作饼食之，尤佳。（《瑞竹堂经验方》）
口眼歪斜，肤肉顽痹，骨节疼痛，及年久疥癣、恶疮、风癞诸疾。龙头，黑质白花，尾有佛指甲，目光不凹陷者为真。以酒洗润透，去骨刺[缺字]二两，当归身二两，真天麻二两，真秦艽二两，五加皮二两，防风一两盛装，入金华酒坛内，悬胎安置。入糯米生酒醅五壶浸袋，箬叶密封。安坛于大锅内，水煮一日，取出，埋阴地七日取出。每饮一、二杯。仍以渣滓日干碾末，酒糊丸[缺字]丸，用煮酒吞下。切忌见风犯欲，及鱼、羊、鹅、面发风之物。
阳少阴多，手足举动不快。用白花蛇[缺字]二两，为细末。以银盂盛无灰酒一升浸之，重汤煮稠[缺字]瓶收。每服半匙头，用好酒或白汤化服，日二次神效极佳。（《备急方》）
花蛇五寸（酒浸，去皮、骨，炙干），雄黄一两（水飞研匀），以白沙蜜一[缺字]皮研烂，同炼为膏。每服一钱，温酒化下，日三。须先服通天再造散，下[缺字]根。（《三因方》）
炙去皮骨）、天南[缺字]每服一钱，茶下，日[缺字]净肉二钱（酒炙），雄黄二钱，大黄五钱，为末。每服二钱，白汤下，三日一服。（《家珍》）
三蛇愈风丹：治疗疠风，手足麻木，眉毛脱落，皮肤瘙痒，及一切风疮。白花蛇、乌稍蛇、土蝮蛇各一条（均酒浸，取肉晒干），苦参（头末）四两，为末，以皂角一斤切，酒[缺字]水一碗，[缺字]取浓汁，石器熬膏和，丸梧子大。每服七十丸，煎通圣散下，以粥饭压之，日三服。三日一浴，取汗避风。《治例》无蝮蛇，[缺字]，发项腋之间，痒痛，憎寒发热。白花蛇（酒浸，取肉）二两（焙），生犀角一两二钱五分（镑[缺字]研），黑牵牛五钱（半生半炒），青皮五钱。为末。每服二钱，入腻粉五分，五更时，糯米饮调下，利下恶毒为度。十日一服，可绝病根，忌发物。
药，后服[缺字]钱，[缺字]为末，红枣肉捣，丸梧子大。每服七丸，冷茶下，日三。忌鱼肉，服尽即愈，后服土茯苓药调之。方广《心法附余》：治疗杨梅疮。用花蛇肉一钱，银朱二钱，铅二钱，汞二钱，为末，作纸捻九条。每用一条，于灯盏内香油浸，点灯安烘炉里，放被中，盖卧熏之，勿透风。一日三次。托痘花蛇散：治疗痘疮黑陷。白花蛇（连骨炙，勿令焦）三钱，大丁香七枚，为末。每服五分，以水和淡酒下，神效。移时身上发热，其疮顿出红活也。（王氏《手集》）
【附方】新方一首。
紫癜风除风散：用白花蛇头二枚（酒浸，炙），蝎梢一两（炒），防风一两，上为末。每服一[缺字]
蛇目睛
【主治】小儿夜啼。以一只为末，竹沥调少许灌之（《普济方》）。
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[Collected Explanations]
Li Shizhen said: According to *Fangyu Shenglan*, Lin She (Scale Snake) is produced in Annan, and Zhenkang Prefecture, Lin'an, Yuanjiang, Mengyang in Yunnan. It is a type of giant python. It is over one zhang long, has four feet, comes in two colors of scales—yellow and black—and can eat deer. In spring and winter it dwells on mountains; in summer and autumn it dwells in water. It can injure people. Locals kill and eat it, taking the gallbladder to treat diseases. The yellow-scaled ones are considered superior and are highly valued. I have examined this: it is also a type of Rana Snake (Python), merely with extra legs. Tao Hongjing distinguished between true and false Rana Snakes in his annotations; perhaps this belongs to that category?
Gallbladder
[Flavor and Nature] Bitter, cold, slightly toxic.
[Indications] Resolves drug toxicity; treats malignant sores and toothache (Li Shizhen, citing *Fangyu Shenglan* and *Yitongzhi*).
(Song Dynasty *Kaibao Bencao*)
[Names] Qishe (Qin Snake) (*Bencao Gangmu*), Qianni She (Lifting-Nose Snake).
Su Song said: The noses of all snakes point downward, but only this snake's nose points upward. Its back has square-patterned white markings, hence its name.
[Collected Explanations]
Kou Zongshi said: Baihua She (White-Spotted Snake) grows in southern regions and in the mountains of Shu Commandery. It is captured in the ninth and tenth months and dried by fire. The white ones are of good quality.
Su Song said: It is now found in Qianzhong, as well as Qizhou and Dengzhou. Its pattern consists of square-shaped white spots; it likes to bite people's feet. When someone in Qian is bitten, they immediately amputate the limb and attach a wooden prosthetic. When this snake enters human dwellings, it emits a smell of rotting melons; one must not approach it and should remove it quickly.
Li Shizhen said: Huashe (Flower Snake) is found in Huguang and Sichuan, but currently only Qishe enjoys fame. However, Qishe is not abundant even in Qizhou; those sold in markets and collected by officials come from the mountains of Xingguo Prefecture in Jiangnan. This snake has a dragon-like head and tiger-like mouth, a black body with white patterns, twenty-four square-patterned markings on its flanks, bead-like spots on its belly, four long fangs in its mouth, and a "Buddha nail" (a scale projection) on its tail about one or two fen long. Its intestines resemble a string of beads. It often feeds on the flowers and leaves of *Pyrularia edulis* (Shinan Teng), allowing people to locate it. Sand is sprinkled on its abdomen first to protect the wound. Then it is fixed with bamboo, coiled up, bound, and dried over a kiln. Those from Qizhou, though dried, do not have sunken eyes; those from other places do. Thus, Luo Yuan in *Eryayi* stated: Snakes close their eyes upon death, but only the Huashe from Qizhou keeps them open. Some open one eye and close the other. People use this to verify authenticity. Furthermore, Yuan Zhen's *Changqing Ji* states: Among the hundreds of types of Ba She (Ba Snake), only the Qianni She causes hair to stand on end when seen. If it poisons a person, their hair stands erect; if it drinks from streams, the mud and sand boil. Birds can eat smaller Ba Snakes. The Ba people also use spells to subdue them; smoking them with Realgar smoke causes their brains to split. This description aligns with Su Song's account of the Qian Snake. However, current Qishe is not very toxic. Although snakes from Qian and Shu both have white spots, their species and nature differ. Therefore, for medicinal use, only those produced in Qizhou are selected.
[Preparation]
Su Song said: The head and tail, each one chi long, are highly toxic and should not be used. Only the middle section, dried, is used. It is soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, then roasted before storage to prevent insect infestation. Its bone spicules must be discarded far away, as they cause injury and have the same toxicity as the live snake.
Kou Zongshi said: When using it, remove the head and tail, soak in wine for three days, roast over fire, and remove all skin and bones. This substance is very toxic and precautions are necessary.
Li Shizhen said: Qian snakes are large, so one chi can be removed from the head and tail. For Qishe, only three cun should be removed from each end. Sometimes only the head and tail are used. One large snake yields only four liang of pure meat. It easily spoils if kept long; only the meat sealed tightly can last ten years without deterioration. According to *Shengji Zonglu*: Let it sit in the ground overnight to remove heat energy. Remove skin and bones, use the meat.
Snake Meat
[Flavor and Nature] Sweet, salty, warm, toxic.
Li Shizhen said: It works best with wine.
[Indications] Treats numbness and insensitivity caused by wind-damp bi syndrome, muscle and tendon spasms, facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eyes), hemiplegia, joint pain, weakness of the legs preventing prolonged standing, sudden itching due to wind, and severe leprosy/skin ulcers (*Kaibao Bencao*).
Su Song said: Huashe treats wind disorders faster than any other snake. In Qian, locals treat widespread leprosy unresponsive to other drugs by taking the mid-section of a live snake, placing it on a red-hot brick with vinegar to generate steam, covering it with a basin overnight. This is done three times, then bones are removed, meat is tenderized with five flavors, and eaten in one dose. The patient wakes after a day and night, scabs fall off with the skin, and the disease is cured. It treats nasal congestion due to lung wind and urticaria (Zhen Quan). It generally treats various wind disorders, tetanus, and childhood wind-heat (Li Shizhen).
[Elucidation]
Kou Zongshi said: The nature of snakes is penetrating; they can guide medicines to areas affected by wind, thus treating wind disorders.
Li Shizhen said: Wind moves swiftly and changes frequently; snakes also move swiftly and shed their skins. Since Huashe eats *Pyrularia edulis*, it can penetrate bones to search out wind, stop convulsions, and settle tremors. It is a crucial herb for wind-bi, convulsions, leprosy, tinea, and malignant sores. It reaches internally to the zang-fu organs and externally to the skin, going everywhere. When taking snake wine or medicine, one must strictly avoid exposure to wind.
[Attached Prescriptions] Thirteen new prescriptions.
Qu-Feng Gao (Wind-Expelling Paste): Treats wind paralysis and leprosy, with widespread tinea. Use 4 liang of Baihua She meat (roasted in wine), 7 qian half of Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma), 2 qian half of Mint (Bohe), and 2 qian half of Schizonepeta (Jingjie). Grind into powder. Add 2 sheng of good wine and 4 liang of honey, boil in a stone vessel until paste-like. Take one cup per dose, washed down with warm water, three times daily. Sweat in a warm place urgently; effective in ten days. (*Yilei Yuanrong*)
[Numbness]. Or muscle/tendon spasms, muscle stubborn numbness, dry/itchy skin, joint pain, or generation of malignant sores, tinea, etc. Use one Baihua She, wash clean with warm water, [missing characters] 1 qian each, 5 qian each of Angelica Pubescens (Duhuo), Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi), Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma), Red Peony Root (Chishao), Licorice Root (Gancao), and Cimicifuga (Shengma). Chop finely, place in a silk bag. Steam 2 dou of glutinous rice. Brew wine as usual, place the bag in the vat. When ready, seal the wine with the bag, cook thoroughly, and bury in a shady place for seven days to remove toxicity. Drink several cups warm continuously. This prescription was printed by people in Qizhou to accompany snake gifts; its origin is unknown. (*Binhu Jijianfang*)
Treats various wind and leprosy tinea. Use one Baihua She, moisten with wine, remove skin and bones, place meat in a silk bag. Steam one dou of glutinous rice, put yeast at the bottom of the vat, place the snake on the yeast, cover with rice, and seal tightly with materials. After 3x7 days, take the wine, dry the snake, and grind to powder. Take 3-5 fen per dose, washed down with warm turbid wine and lees made into cakes, which is especially good. (*Ruizhutang Jingyanfang*)
Facial paralysis, stubborn numbness of flesh, joint pain, and chronic tinea, malignant sores, wind-leprosy. Dragon head, black body with white patterns, tail with Buddha nail, eyes not sunken are authentic. Wash thoroughly with wine, remove bone spicules [missing characters] 2 liang, 2 liang of Angelica Sinensis Root (Dangguishen), 2 liang of genuine Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma), 2 liang of genuine Gentiana Macrophylla (Qinjiao), 2 liang of Acanthopanax Bark (Wujapi), 1 liang of Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng). Place in a Jinhua wine jar, suspend the bag. Immerse in five pots of raw glutinous rice wine mash, seal tightly with bamboo leaves. Place jar in a large pot, boil in water for one day, take out, bury in a shady place for seven days, then retrieve. Drink 1-2 cups per time. Dry the dregs, grind to powder, make pills with wine paste, swallow with boiled wine. Strictly avoid wind, sexual desire, and wind-aggravating foods like fish, mutton, goose, and wheat.
Yang deficiency and Yin excess, slow movement of hands and feet. Use [missing characters] 2 liang of Baihua She, grind to fine powder. Soak in 1 sheng of non-ash wine in a silver bowl, simmer in a double boiler until thick, store in a bottle. Take half a spoonful per dose, dissolved in good wine or plain water, twice daily. Extremely effective. (*Beiji Fang*)
Huashe 5 cun (soaked in wine, skin/bone removed, roasted dry), Realgar 1 liang (water-ground and mixed evenly), White Sand Honey [missing character] skin, ground smooth, refined together into a paste. Take 1 qian per dose, dissolved in warm wine, three times daily. Must first take Tongtian Zaizao San to purge the [missing character] root. (*San Yin Fang*)
Roasted [missing character], Skinless Meat 2 qian (roasted in wine), Realgar 2 qian, Rhubarb 5 qian, grind to powder. Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with plain water, once every three days. (*Jiazhen*)
San She Yu Feng Dan (Three-Snake Wind-Curing Pill): Treats leprosy, numbness of hands and feet, loss of eyebrows, skin itching, and all wind sores. One Baihua She, one Wujiaoshe (Black-spotted Snake), one Tufushe (Earth Viper) (all soaked in wine, meat taken and dried), Sophora Root (first flush) 4 liang, grind to powder. Cut 1 jin of Gleditsia Sinensis Pod (Zaojiao), add wine [missing character] one bowl of water, [missing character] extract thick juice, boil in stone vessel to paste, mix with powder, make pills size of wutong seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, washed down with decoction of Tongsheng San, suppress with porridge/rice, three times daily. Bathe every three days to induce sweat, avoid wind. *Zhili* does not include Viper. [Missing characters], erupts between neck and armpits, itchy/painful, aversion to cold and fever. Baihua She (soaked in wine, meat taken) 2 liang (roasted), Fresh Rhinoceros Horn 1 liang 2 qian 5 fen (shaved and ground), Black Morning Glory Seed 5 qian (half raw, half fried), Tangerine Peel 5 qian. Grind to powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add 5 fen of Calomel, at fifth watch, mix with glutinous rice drink, administer until foul toxins are purged. Once every ten days, can eradicate disease root, avoid stimulating foods.
Medicine, later take [missing character] qian, [missing character] grind to powder,捣 red date flesh, make pills size of wutong seeds. Take 7 pills per dose, washed down with cold tea, three times daily. Avoid fish/meat, cure upon finishing, then regulate with Smilax Glabra (Tufuling) medicine. Fang Guang's *Xinfa Fuyu*: Treats Syphilis (Yangmei Chuang). Use 1 qian of Huashe meat, 2 qian of Cinnabar (Yinzhu), 2 qian of Lead, 2 qian of Mercury, grind to powder, make nine paper twists. Use one twist at a time, soak in sesame oil in a lamp dish, light the lamp, place in a baking stove, put under blankets, fumigate while lying covered, do not let wind in. Three times daily. Tuo Dou Huashe San (Support-Varicella White-Spotted Snake Powder): Treats black-invading smallpox. Baihua She (roasted with bones, do not burn) 3 qian, Large Clove 7 pieces, grind to powder. Take 5 fen per dose, mix with water and weak wine, extremely effective. After a while, body heats up, sores instantly turn red and lively. (Wang Shi *Shouji*)
Snake Head
[Flavor and Nature] Toxic.
[Indications] Vitiligo and toxic leprosy (Li Shizhen).
[Attached Prescription] One new prescription.
Zidian Feng Chufeng San (Vitiligo Wind-Expelling Powder): Use two Baihua She heads (soaked in wine, roasted), 1 liang of Scorpion Tail Stinger (fried), 1 liang of Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng). Grind to powder. Take one [missing character]
Snake Eyes
[Indications] Infant nocturnal crying. Grind one pair to powder, mix with a little Bamboo Sap (Zhuli) and instill/drench (Puji Fang).