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味苦、酸、咸。一云辛、甘，气寒。无毒。黔蜀虽生，南海为上。首类猪顶仅一角，
（或云∶犀有二角，一在额上者，为兕犀。一在鼻上者，为胡帽犀。牯犀亦有之，但一角
者居
多。）腹若牛足每三蹄。其皮一孔三毛，色黑好食棘叶。有水陆（水犀、陆犀。）系各种类，
分贵贱悉以粟纹。（犀数种俱有粟纹，乃取纹之精粗以为贵贱也。）通天犀角独优，纹
现百物
才是。（其犀胎时见天上物命过并形于角，故云∶通天，欲验于月下，以水盆映上，知通天
矣。）此犀日饮浊水，恶照影形；海人设法捕求，沿插栈木。犀来往椅木少憩，木折损犀亦
倒地。足直（前足直不能屈。）难竟起走，捕者由是获擒。取角售人，为世至宝。置米中鸡
骇
，（亦名骇鸡犀。）挂檐际乌惊。缚足过涧水自开，簪髻晓行露不惹。饮馔毒能试，（投内白
沫疏起则有毒，否则无毒也。）屋舍尘可除。（昔石保吉官陈州，悉毁旧廨，欲新之，见风尘
辄自分去，人以怪疑不知，腰系辟尘犀带也。）毁照莫测深潭，尽见水底怪物。（见晋《温峤
传》。）造器者煮熟弗效，采新者性烈方佳。错屑锯杪尖，纸裹怀中先抱；（沾人气则易捣，
故曰人气粉犀。）治病选黑色，择肌粗皱润光。使松脂经入阳明，恶雷丸尤忌盐酱。（诸角
俱忌。）杀钩吻鸩羽蛇毒，山瘴溪毒百毒皆除；辟尸疰鬼疰恶邪，狐魅精邪诸邪尽遣。伤寒
温疫，能解热烦。疮肿痈疽，专破脓血。镇肝明目，安心定神。孕妇忌之，因消胎气。
牯犀角有小毒，多作撒豆斑纹。为带系腰，色深炫目。化肿痈脓血成水，退时热烦闷
发狂。风毒
竟驱，心神亦镇。邪精鬼魅，悉却难侵。 犀角乃甚良，斑白分明细腻。因纹不杂，
又谓斑
犀。造器惟堪，克药不及。鼻角治病为上，气味无毒大寒。攻心下 热烦，除肠中赤
白泄痢。中恶中毒俱治，风痫
风肿总医。肉味甘温，功劣于角。啖过多腹易烦胀，（麝香少许和水，吞之即解。）入
山林路不失迷。疗恶蛇咬伤及
血痢痔 ，驱海外瘴气并蛊疰精邪。
（谟）按∶丹溪云∶犀角属阳，其性走散，比诸角尤甚。习俗痘疮后，多用以散余毒。
若无余
毒、或血虚、或有燥热发者用之，祸不旋踵。又云∶鹿取茸，犀取尖，以力之精锐在是，匪
此为然。诸角取尖，俱相同也。
第一卷升麻款后 （谟）按宜参看。
犀角
味苦、酸、咸。有一种说法认为味辛、甘，气性寒。无毒。黔地和蜀地虽然也有出产，但以南海所产为最佳。犀牛的头部类同猪顶，仅长有一角，（有人说：犀牛有两只角，长在额头上的叫兕犀，长在鼻子上的叫胡帽犀。雄性犀牛也有这两种，但只有一只角的居多。）腹部像牛，脚每只有三个蹄子。它的皮上一个毛孔长出三根毛，颜色黑，喜欢吃棘叶。有水生和陆生之分（水犀、陆犀），属于各种种类，分辨贵贱完全依据粟纹。（犀牛的几种都有粟纹，是取纹路精细粗糙来区分贵贱。）通天犀角最为优越，纹路显现百物形状才是真的。（其犀在胎儿时期见到天上万物经过并显形于角上，所以说“通天”，想在月下验证，用水盆映照上方，就知道是否通天了。）这种犀每天饮用浑浊的水，厌恶照见自己的影子；海边的人设法捕捉寻求，沿途插入栈木。犀牛来往时在木头上稍作休息，木头折断犀牛也倒地。前足伸直（前足直不能弯曲）难以立刻起身逃跑，捕者因此获得擒获。取下犀角出售给人，成为世间至宝。放在米中鸡会受惊，（也叫骇鸡犀。）挂在屋檐下乌鸦会惊飞。绑住脚跨过涧水会自动分开，插发髻早晨行走露水不沾惹。饮食中的毒素能试出，（投入其中出现白沫疏起则有剧毒，否则无毒。）屋舍的灰尘可以清除。（从前石保吉在陈州做官，全部毁坏旧官署，想要翻新它，看见风尘总是自动分开，人们感到奇怪疑惑不知道原因，腰间系着辟尘犀带。）毁坏倒影无法测度深潭，尽见水底怪物。（见于晋代《温峤传》。）制作器物者煮熟无效，采集新鲜者药性猛烈才好。锉成碎屑锯末尖头，用纸包裹抱在怀中先暖热；（沾上人热气则容易捣碎，所以叫人气粉犀。）治病选择黑色，挑选肌理粗糙皱纹润泽光亮。配合松脂经入阳明经，厌恶雷丸尤其忌讳盐酱。（各种角都忌讳这些。）杀灭钩吻、鸩羽、蛇毒，山瘴、溪毒及百毒都能清除；驱除尸疰、鬼疰等恶邪，狐魅精邪等各种邪气全部遣散。伤寒温疫，能解除热烦。疮肿痈疽，专门破除脓血。镇肝明目，安心定神。孕妇忌用，因为会消损胎气。
牯犀角有小毒，多呈现撒豆斑纹。做成腰带系在腰上，颜色深炫目。化消肿痈脓血成水，退去时热烦闷发狂。风毒竟然驱除，心神也能镇定。邪精鬼魅，全部退却难以侵犯。犀角是非常好的药材，斑白分明细腻。因为纹路不杂乱，又叫做斑犀。制作器物还可以，制药效果不及鼻角。鼻角治病为上品，气味无毒大寒。攻治心下热烦，除去肠中赤白泄痢。中恶中毒都治疗，风痫风肿总医治。犀牛角肉味甘温，功效劣于犀角。吃多了腹部容易烦胀，（麝香少许和水，吞服即可解。）进入山林路不会迷失方向。治疗恶蛇咬伤及血痢痔，驱除海外瘴气并蛊疰精邪。
（陈嘉谟）按语：丹溪说：犀角属阳，其性走散，比诸角更为厉害。习俗在痘疮后，多用来散发余毒。如果没有余毒、或者血虚、或者有燥热发作的情况使用它，灾祸不久就会降临。又说：鹿取茸，犀取尖，因为力量精锐在这里，并非只有这样。各种角取尖端，都是相同的。
第一卷升麻款后 （陈嘉谟）按语宜参看。
Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao)
Taste: Bitter, sour, salty. One theory states pungent and sweet; Nature: Cold. Non-toxic. Although produced in Qian and Shu regions, the best quality comes from the South Sea. The head resembles a pig's crown with only one horn, (Some say: Rhinoceros has two horns; the one on the forehead is called Si Xi [Rhinoceros of Si], and the one on the nose is called Hu Mao Xi [Horned Hat Rhinoceros]. Male rhinoceroses also have these, but those with a single horn are more common.) The abdomen resembles a cow, and each foot has three hooves. Its skin has pores with three hairs emerging from each pore, is black in color, and prefers eating thorny leaves. There are aquatic and terrestrial varieties (Aquatic Rhinoceros, Terrestrial Rhinoceros), belonging to various species, with value distinguished entirely by "millet grain" patterns (All types of rhinoceros possess millet grain patterns; value is determined by the fineness or coarseness of these patterns). Tongtian Rhinoceros Horn (Heaven-Penetrating Rhinoceros Horn) is superior, where the pattern reveals images of all things. (It is said that when the rhinoceros was a fetus, it saw celestial entities passing by, imprinting them on the horn, hence "Heaven-Penetrating." To verify this under the moonlight, place a basin of water above; if the reflection appears, it is confirmed as Heaven-Penetrating.) This rhinoceros drinks turbid water daily and dislikes seeing its own shadow; coastal people devise methods to capture them, inserting wooden stakes along the path. When the rhinoceros rests briefly on the wood during passage, the wood breaks, causing the rhinoceros to fall. Its front legs are straight (front legs cannot bend), making it difficult to rise quickly, allowing captors to seize it. The horn is removed and sold, becoming a supreme treasure of the world. Placed in rice, chickens are startled (also known as Hai Ji Xi [Chicken-Startling Rhinoceros]); hung at eaves, crows are frightened. If tied and crossing a stream, the water parts automatically; worn as a hairpin for morning travel, dew does not adhere. It can test for toxins in food and drink (if white foam rises upon insertion, it indicates toxicity; otherwise, it is non-toxic); it can remove dust from houses and rooms (In the past, Shi Baoji served as an official in Chenzhou. Upon demolishing old offices to renovate them, he noticed dust separating itself automatically. People were puzzled and did not know why; it was because he wore a Bi Chen Dai [Dust-Repelling Rhinoceros Belt] around his waist.). It destroys reflections, revealing monsters at the bottom of deep pools (Recorded in Jin Dynasty's "Biography of Wen Qiao"). Boiling it for crafting utensils renders it ineffective; fresh collection yields potent medicinal properties. Ground into powder or sawdust tips, wrapped in paper and held in the bosom first to warm (Exposure to human body heat makes it easier to pound, hence called Ren Qi Fen Xi [Human-Breath Powder Rhinoceros]). For treating diseases, select black horn, choosing texture that is coarse, wrinkled, moist, and lustrous. When used with Pine Resin (Songzhi), it enters the Yangming channel; it clashes with Alisma Fruit (Leiwang) and especially avoids salt and soy sauce (All horns avoid these interactions). It kills Gouwen [Aconitum ferox], Zhen Yu [poisonous bird feathers], and snake venom; eliminates mountain miasma, stream toxins, and hundred poisons; expels Shi Zhu [Corpse Transmission Disease], Gui Zhu [Ghost Transmission Disease], and other evil pathogens; dispels Hu Mei [Fox Charm] and Jing Xie [Spirit Evil]. For Shang Han [Cold Damage] and Wen Yi [Plague-Warmth], it resolves heat and irritability. For Chuang Zhong [Sores and Swellings] and Yong Ju [Abscesses and Carbuncles], it specifically breaks down pus and blood. It calms the Liver, brightens the eyes, settles the Heart, and stabilizes the Spirit. Pregnant women should avoid it, as it dissipates fetal Qi.
Male Rhinoceros Horn (Gu Xi Jiao) has slight toxicity and often displays bean-spotted patterns. Made into belts tied around the waist, the color is deep and dazzling. It transforms swelling, carbuncle pus, and blood into water; retreats fever, heat, irritability, and mania. It drives away Wind Toxicity, calms the Heart and Spirit. Evil spirits and ghosts are repelled and cannot invade. Rhinoceros Horn is excellent; spotted white patterns are distinct and fine. Because the patterns are not mixed, it is also called Ban Xi [Spotted Rhinoceros]. Suitable for crafting utensils, but inferior for medicine compared to nasal horn. Nasal horn is best for treating diseases; its nature is non-toxic and very cold. It attacks heat and irritability in the Heart region; removes red and white dysentery in the intestines. Treats Zhong E [Sudden Evil Attack] and Zhong Du [Poisoning]; manages Feng Xian [Wind Epilepsy] and Feng Zhong [Wind Swelling]. Rhinoceros meat tastes sweet and warm; its efficacy is inferior to the horn. Consuming too much causes abdominal irritability and bloating (A small amount of Musk [Shexiang] mixed with water, swallowed, resolves this). Entering mountain forests, one does not lose direction. Treats malignant snake bites and bloody dysentery/hemorrhoids; drives away overseas miasma, Gu Zhu [Gu Poison Transmission], and spirit evils.
(Chen Jiamo) Commentary: Danxi stated: Rhinoceros Horn belongs to Yang; its nature is dispersing, even more so than other horns. Customarily used after smallpox to disperse residual toxins. If there are no residual toxins, or if the patient has Blood Deficiency, or if Dry-Heat is manifesting, using it will bring disaster swiftly. He also stated: Deer antlers are harvested for their tips, rhinoceros horns for their points, because the potency lies therein; this applies similarly to taking the tips of all horns.
Volume 1, after the entry for Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma): (Chen Jiamo) Commentary suggests referring to this section.