味咸,寒,无毒。主治贼风 僻,轶筋及脱肛,惊痫,挛缩。一名陵蠡,一名土蜗,一
名附蜗。生太山池泽及阴地沙石垣下。八月取。
蛞蝓无壳,不应有蜗名,其附蜗者,复名蜗牛。生池泽沙石,则应是今山蜗。或当言其
头,形类犹似蜗牛虫者,世名蜗牛者,作瓜字,则蜗字亦音瓜。庄子所云,战于蜗角也。蛞
蝓入三十六禽限,又是四种角虫之类。荧室星之精矣。方家殆无复用乎。(《大观》卷二十一,
《政和》四三二页)
味苦、咸,平,无毒。主治咳逆上气,喘息烦满,胸痛,寒热,治阴痿。一名魁蛤。生
东海。(蜀漆为之使,畏狗胆,甘遂、芫花。)
此物以细如巨胜、润泽光净者,好;有粗如半杏仁者,不入药用。(《大观》卷二十,《
政和》四一六页)
味咸,平,无毒。主治恶疮,蚀五痔。咳逆胸痹,腰痛胁急,鼠 ,大孔出血,崩中漏
下。生东海,表有文,取无时。
海蛤至润泽,云从雁屎中得之,二三十过方为良,今人多取相 令磨荡似之尔;文蛤小
大而有紫斑,此既异类而同条,若别之,则数多,今以为附见,而在副品限也。凡有四物如
此。(《大观》卷二十,《政和》四一六页)
味苦,寒,无毒。主治目热赤痛,青盲,明目。久服强悍,益志气。肉∶味甘,主咳逆
上气,黄胆,止渴。生者,主治水肿脚满,下气。骨∶主女子带下赤白。齿∶主石淋。生九
江池泽,取无时。
鲤鱼,最为鱼之主,形既可爱,又能神变,乃至飞越山湖,所以琴高乘之。山上水中有
鲤
和》四一九页)
【蛞蝓】
味咸,性寒,无毒。主治贼风(外感风邪)导致的半身不遂、筋脉抽掣及脱肛,以及惊痫、肢体挛缩。又名陵蠡,又名土蜗,又名附蜗。生长在泰山的池泽以及背阴处的沙石墙下。八月采收。
蛞蝓没有壳,不应该有“蜗”的名字,那个叫“附蜗”的,又被称为蜗牛。生长在池泽沙石间的,应该是现在的山蜗。或许是因为它的头部形状类似蜗牛虫的缘故,世人称蜗牛时,写作“瓜”字旁,那么“蜗”字也读作“瓜”。庄子所说的“战于蜗角”就是这个意思。蛞蝓被列入三十六禽之中,又属于四种角虫的一类,是荧惑星(火星)的精气所化。医方中几乎不再使用了。(《大观本草》卷二十一,《政和本草》四三二页)
【魁蛤】
味苦、咸,性平,无毒。主治咳嗽气逆、喘息烦闷、胸痛、寒热往来,治疗阳痿。又名魁蛤。生长于东海。(蜀漆为其引经药,畏狗胆,忌甘遂、芫花。)
这种药材以细小如巨胜(胡麻)、润泽光净的为佳;粗大如半个杏仁的,不入药用。(《大观本草》卷二十,《政和本草》四一六页)
【海蛤】
味咸,性平,无毒。主治恶疮,腐蚀五痔。治疗咳嗽气逆、胸痹、腰痛胁肋拘急、鼠瘘(淋巴结核)、肛门出血、崩中漏下(妇科出血症)。生长于东海,表面有花纹,随时可采。
海蛤质地至为润泽,据说从雁粪中得到经过二三十次淘洗打磨后才算优良,现在的人多是取普通贝壳磨荡使其看起来像那样;文蛤大小不一且有紫色斑点,这虽然是不同种类但同属一类,如果加以区分,数量很多,现在将其作为附录列出,并归入副品等级。总共有四种这样的药物。(《大观本草》卷二十,《政和本草》四一六页)
【鲤鱼胆】
味苦,性寒,无毒。主治眼睛红肿热痛、青盲(视力减退或失明),明目。长期服用使人身体强健,增益志气。鱼肉:味甘,主治咳嗽气逆、黄疸,止渴。新鲜的鱼肉,主治水肿脚肿,降气。鱼骨:主治女子赤白带下。鱼齿:主治石淋(泌尿系结石)。生长于九江的池泽,随时可采。
鲤鱼,是鱼类中的首领,形态可爱,又能神奇变化,甚至飞越山湖,所以琴高骑着它。(《大观本草》卷二十,《政和本草》四一九页)
[Agriolimax]
Taste: salty. Nature: cold. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats hemiplegia caused by thief-wind (pathogenic wind), tendon dislocation, rectal prolapse, convulsive epilepsy, and muscle spasms. Also known as Lingli, Tuwo, or Fuwo. Grows in the ponds and marshes of Mount Tai and under shady sandy stone walls. Harvested in August.
Agriolimax has no shell and should not bear the name "wo" (snail). The one called "Fuwo" is also named Woniu (snail). Those growing in pond/marsh sands and stones are likely the current Shanwo (mountain snail). Perhaps because its head shape resembles that of a snail worm, the common name Woniu uses the character with the "melon" radical, thus the pronunciation of "wo" is also "gua". This refers to Zhuangzi's saying "war on the horn of a snail." Agriolimax falls within the limit of the Thirty-six Zodiac Animals and belongs to the category of four types of horned insects; it is considered the essence of Ying Shi star (Mars). Medical practitioners rarely use it now. (Da Guan Ben Cao, Vol. 21; Zheng He Ben Cao, p. 432)
[Qu Ge]
Taste: bitter, salty. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats cough with rebellious qi, wheezing, chest fullness and oppression, chest pain, alternating chills and fever, and impotence. Also known as Kui Ge. Grows in the East Sea. (Shuqi acts as its guide drug; it fears dog gallbladder and is incompatible with Gan Sui and Yuan Hua.)
This medicinal material is of good quality if it is fine like Jusheng (Sesamum indicum), moist, lustrous, and clean; those coarse like half an apricot kernel are not used for medicine. (Da Guan Ben Cao, Vol. 20; Zheng He Ben Cao, p. 416)
[Hai Ge]
Taste: salty. Nature: neutral. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats malignant sores and erodes five types of hemorrhoids. Treats cough with rebellious qi, chest bi syndrome, lower back pain with rib hypochondriac stiffness, shu lou (scrofula), bleeding from the large intestine, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea. Grows in the East Sea, has patterns on the surface, and can be harvested at any time.
Hai Ge is extremely moist and glossy. It is said that obtaining it from goose droppings and washing/polishing it twenty or thirty times makes it excellent. Nowadays, people mostly take ordinary shells and polish them to resemble this. Wen Ge varies in size and has purple spots. Although these are different species but belong to the same category, if distinguished separately, there are many. Now they are listed as an appendix and classified as secondary grade. There are four such items in total. (Da Guan Ben Cao, Vol. 20; Zheng He Ben Cao, p. 416)
[Cyprinus carpio Gallbladder]
Taste: bitter. Nature: cold. Toxicity: non-toxic. Indications: Mainly treats eye heat, redness, and pain, qing mang (blindness), and improves vision. Long-term consumption strengthens the body and enhances willpower. Meat: Taste sweet. Mainly treats cough with rebellious qi, jaundice, and stops thirst. Fresh meat mainly treats edema and leg swelling, and directs qi downward. Bone: Mainly treats red and white vaginal discharge in women. Teeth: Mainly treats stone lin (urinary calculi). Grows in the ponds and marshes of Jiujiang, harvestable at any time.
The carp is the leader among fish. Its form is lovely, and it possesses magical transformations, even flying over lakes and mountains, which is why Qin Gao rode it. (Da Guan Ben Cao, Vol. 20; Zheng He Ben Cao, p. 419)