\r乌蛇\pd464.bmp\r
无毒。主诸风瘙瘾疹，疥癣，皮肤不仁，顽痹诸风。用之炙，入丸散，浸酒、合膏。
背有三棱，色黑如漆。性善，不噬物。江东有黑梢蛇，能缠物至死，亦如其类。生商洛山。
（今附）
臣禹锡等谨按药性论云∶乌蛇，君，味甘，平，有小毒。能治热毒风，皮肌生疮，眉髭
脱落， 痒疥等。
图经曰∶乌蛇，生商洛山，今蕲州、黄州山中有之。背有三棱，色黑如漆。性至善，不
噬物
称之
头
尔
圣惠方∶治面上疮及 。易容方∶用乌蛇二两，烧灰末，以腊月猪脂调敷之。千金方∶
治耳聋。
以绵裹蛇膏塞耳中，神效。朝野佥载∶商州有人患大风，家人恶之，山中为起茅屋。有乌蛇
坠酒罂中，病患不知，饮酒渐瘥。罂底尚有蛇骨，方∶知其由也。
衍义曰∶乌蛇，尾细长，能穿小铜钱一百文者，佳。有身长一丈余者，蛇类中此蛇入药
最多
。
尝于须安军塘泺堤上，见一乌蛇，长一丈余，有鼠野狼啮蛇头，曳之而去，是亦相畏伏尔。
市
者多伪以他蛇熏黑色货之，不可不察也。乌蛇脊高，世谓之剑脊乌稍。
\r金蛇\pd465.bmp\r
无毒。解生金毒。人中金药毒者，取蛇四寸，炙令黄，煮汁饮，频服之，以瘥为度。
大如中指，长尺许，常登木饮露，身作金色，照日有光。亦有银蛇，解银药毒。人中金毒，
候之法，合瞑取银口中含，至晓银变为金色者，是也。令人肉作鸡脚裂。生宾、澄州。（今
附）
臣禹锡等谨按陈藏器云∶金蛇，味咸，平。
图经曰∶金蛇，出宾、澄州。大如中指，长尺许，常登木饮露，体作金色，照日有光。
及能
彼人呼为金星地鳝，冬月收捕之，亦能解众毒，止泻泄及邪热。
衍义曰∶金蛇，今方∶书往往不见用。
乌蛇
无毒。主治各种风邪引起的皮肤瘙痒、瘾疹，疥癣，皮肤麻木不仁，顽固性痹症等各种风疾。使用时需炙烤，可入丸剂、散剂，或浸泡酒中、制作膏药。
背部有三条棱脊，颜色黑得像漆一样。性情温顺，不咬人。江东地区有黑梢蛇，能缠绕物体直至其死亡，也属于此类。产于商洛山。
（后世附注）
臣禹锡等人谨按《药性论》记载：乌蛇，作为君药，味甘，性平，有小毒。能治疗热毒风，皮肤肌肉生疮，眉毛胡须脱落，以及瘙痒、疥疮等症。
《图经本草》记载：乌蛇，产于商洛山，如今蕲州、黄州的山区也有出产。背部有三条棱脊，颜色黑如漆。性情极其温顺，不咬人。
《圣惠方》记载：治疗面部的疮疡及……《易容方》记载：用乌蛇二两，烧成灰末，用腊月里的猪脂调和后敷贴。《千金方》记载：治疗耳聋。
用绵裹住蛇膏塞入耳中，效果神奇。《朝野佥载》记载：商州有人患大风病（麻风），家人厌恶他，便在山中为他搭建茅屋居住。有一条乌蛇掉进酒坛中，病人不知情，饮酒后病情逐渐好转。后来发现坛底还有蛇骨，才知道其中的原因。
《衍义》记载：乌蛇，尾巴细长，能穿过一百文铜钱的小孔的，是佳品。有的身长一丈多，在蛇类中，这种蛇入药最多。
曾经在须安军塘泺堤上，见过一条乌蛇，长一丈多，有老鼠和野狼咬伤蛇头，拖着它离去，这也是相互畏惧制约的表现。
市场上卖的很多是假货，用其他蛇熏黑来冒充，不可不仔细辨别。乌蛇脊背高耸，世人称之为“剑脊乌稍”。
金蛇
无毒。能解生金（水银/汞）的毒性。人被金药毒所伤，取四寸长的蛇，炙烤至黄色，煮汁饮用，频繁服用，以痊愈为度。
金蛇粗细如中指，长约一尺左右，常登上树木饮露水，身体呈现金色，在阳光下有光泽。也有银蛇，能解银药毒。人中了金毒，诊断的方法是：合上眼睛取银含在口中，到第二天早晨银变成金色的，就是金蛇。它能让人肉生出鸡脚裂（一种皮肤病）。产于宾州、澄州。（后世附注）
臣禹锡等人谨按陈藏器记载：金蛇，味咸，性平。
《图经本草》记载：金蛇，产于宾州、澄州。粗细如中指，长约一尺左右，常登上树木饮露水，身体呈现金色，在阳光下有光泽。
当地人称之为“金星地鳝”，冬天捕捉它，也能解各种毒素，止泻泄及清除邪热。
《衍义》记载：金蛇，如今的方书中往往不见使用。
Black Snake (Wushe)
Non-toxic. Primarily treats various wind-induced skin itching, urticaria, tinea, cutaneous anesthesia, stubborn bi-syndrome, and other wind disorders. It is used after roasting, incorporated into pills and powders, soaked in wine, or made into ointments.
It has three keels on its back, with a color black as lacquer. Its nature is gentle, and it does not bite objects. In the Jiangdong region, there is the Black-tailed Keelback, which can coil around objects to death; it also belongs to this category. It is produced in Shangluo Mountains.
(Added later by subsequent authors)
Minister Yuxi et al. respectfully note according to *Yaoxing Lun* (Treatise on Medicinal Properties): Black Snake, as a sovereign drug, has a sweet taste and neutral nature, with slight toxicity. It can treat heat-toxic wind, sores on skin and muscles, loss of eyebrows and beard, as well as itching and scabies.
*Tujing Bencao* (Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica) records: Black Snake is produced in Shangluo Mountains; nowadays, it is also found in the mountains of Qizhou and Huangzhou. It has three keels on its back, with a color black as lacquer. Its nature is extremely gentle, and it does not bite.
*Shenghui Fang* (Prescriptions from the Holy Grace Bureau) records: Treating facial sores and... *Yirong Fang* (Prescriptions for Facial Appearance) records: Use two liang of Black Snake, burn it to ash and powder, mix with lard from the twelfth lunar month, and apply externally. *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) records: Treating deafness.
Wrap the snake fat in cotton and insert it into the ear; the effect is miraculous. *Chaoye Qianzai* (Records of the Court and the World) records: A person in Shangzhou suffered from Da Feng disease (leprosy). His family members despised him and built a thatched hut for him in the mountains. A Black Snake fell into a wine jar. Unaware of this, the patient drank the wine and gradually recovered. Later, they found snake bones at the bottom of the jar and realized the reason.
*Yanyi* (Expanded Meaning) records: For Black Snake, if the tail is slender and long enough to pass through a hole pierced in one hundred copper coins, it is considered excellent. Some individuals are over ten zhang long. Among snakes, this species is used most frequently in medicine.
I once saw a Black Snake on the dike of Tangluo in Xu'an Army, over ten zhang long. A mouse and a wild wolf bit its head and dragged it away; this demonstrates mutual fear and subjugation among creatures.
Those sold in the market are often fakes, where other snakes are smoked to turn them black for sale. One must not fail to examine this carefully. The Black Snake has a high dorsal ridge, known in the world as "Jianji Wushao" (Sword-backed Black Keelback).
Golden Snake (Jinshe)
Non-toxic. Resolves the toxicity of raw gold (mercury/quicksilver). If a person is poisoned by gold medicine, take a four-cun long snake, roast it until yellow, boil it in water to make a decoction, and drink it frequently until recovery.
It is as thick as a middle finger and about one chi long. It often climbs trees to drink dew, its body appearing golden and shining in the sunlight. There is also the Silver Snake, which resolves silver medicine toxicity. To diagnose human poisoning by gold, the method is: close the eyes, hold silver in the mouth, and by dawn, if the silver turns golden, it indicates the presence of the Golden Snake. It causes the flesh to develop chicken-foot-like cracks. It is produced in Binzhou and Chengzhou. (Added later by subsequent authors)
Minister Yuxi et al. respectfully note according to Chen Cangqi: Golden Snake has a salty taste and neutral nature.
*Tujing Bencao* (Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica) records: Golden Snake is produced in Binzhou and Chengzhou. It is as thick as a middle finger and about one chi long. It often climbs trees to drink dew, its body appearing golden and shining in the sunlight.
The locals call it "Jinxing Di Shan" (Venus Ground Eel). It is captured in winter and can also resolve various toxins, stop diarrhea, and clear pathogenic heat.
*Yanyi* (Expanded Meaning) records: Golden Snake is rarely seen in use in current medical formularies.