味甘，性温，无毒。主五脏百病，养神安魂魄，益气，明目，通血脉，止烦满，益精
神，杀精魅恶鬼气。久服通神明，不老轻身神仙，令人心灵。一名二气砂。水银一两，硫黄
六铢细研，先炒作青砂头，后入水火既济炉，抽之如束针纹者，成就也。恶磁石，畏咸水。
茅亭话∶杨子度饵猢狲灵砂，辄会人语，然可教好事者知之，多以灵砂饲猢狲、鹦鹉、
犬、
等教之。青霞子∶灵砂，若草伏得住火，成汁不折，可疗风冷。用作母砂，子匮为银，若把
五金折不成汁，不堪。
味辛，冷，无毒。畏磁石、石黄。通大肠，转小儿疳，并瘰 ，杀疮疥癣虫，及鼻
上酒 ，风疮瘙痒。又名汞粉、轻粉、峭粉，忌一切血。（新补 见陈藏器及日华子。）
图经文具水银条下。
经验方∶治小儿吃泥KT 肚。腻粉一分，用沙糖搜和丸如麻子大。空心米饮下一丸，
良久泻出
泥，瘥。孙用和∶治虚风。不二散∶腻粉一两，用汤煎五度如茶脚，慢火上焙干，麝香半两
，细研如
粉。每服一字，温水调。但是风，临时服半钱或一钱匕，看虚实加减。又方∶治血痢。腻粉
五
钱，定粉三钱，同研匀，用水浸蒸饼心少许和为丸，如绿豆大。每服七丸或十丸。艾一枝，
水一盏，煎汤下，艾汤多亦妙。
衍义曰∶水银粉，下涎药，并小儿涎潮、螈 多用。然不可常服及过多，多则其损兼行。
若
兼
惊，则尤须审慎。盖惊为心气不足，不可下，下之里虚，惊气入心不可治。若其人本虚，便
须禁此一物，慎之至也。
味甘，性温，无毒。主治五脏百病，能养神安魂魄，益气，明目，通血脉，止烦满，益精神，杀精魅恶鬼气。长期服用可通神明，使人不老轻身如神仙，令人心灵手巧。又名二气砂。制作方法是：水银一两，硫黄六铢，细研后，先炒制成青砂头，然后放入水火既济炉中抽炼，若呈现出如束针般的纹路，即算成就。忌与磁石同用，畏咸水。
茅亭话记载：杨子度服用猢狲灵砂，（灵砂）常会与人说话，然而可以教导喜好猎奇的人知道，多数人用灵砂喂养猴子、鹦鹉、狗等动物来训练它们。（注：此处原文逻辑稍显晦涩，依文意译为：杨子度服食猢狲灵砂，据说灵砂具有灵性，能让人语或教人语，好事者多以此法驯养猴、鹦鹉、犬等。）
青霞子说：灵砂，如果像草一样伏得住火，熔化成汁而不折断，可以治疗风冷症。用作母砂时，子匮化为银；如果把五金（指各种金属矿物）折断而不能熔化，则不堪使用。
味辛，性冷，无毒。畏磁石、石黄。能通大肠，治疗小儿疳积及瘰疬，杀灭疮疥癣虫，以及鼻上的酒齄鼻、风疮瘙痒。又名汞粉、轻粉、峭粉，忌食一切血类食物。（新补内容见陈藏器及日华子著作。）《图经本草》在“水银”条目下已有详细记载。
经验方：治疗小儿吃泥土导致腹胀。取腻粉一分，用沙糖调和揉搓，制成如麻子大小的丸剂。空腹时用米汤送服一丸，过一段时间后泻出泥土，病愈。
孙用和说：治疗虚风。不二散：取腻粉一两，用水煎煮五次如同茶脚残渣，在慢火上焙干，加入麝香半两，细研成粉。每次服用一字量，用温水调服。凡是风证，临时服用半钱或一钱匕，根据虚实情况加减用量。又一方：治疗血痢。取腻粉五钱，定粉三钱，共同研磨均匀，用水浸泡过的蒸饼心少许调和制成丸剂，如绿豆大小。每次服用七丸或十丸。用艾叶一枝，水一盏，煎汤送服，用艾叶汤送服效果也很好。
《衍义》说：水银粉是降痰涎的药物，常用于治疗小儿涎潮、抽搐等症状。但是不可长期服用及过量服用，过量则其损伤作用也会随之产生。如果兼有惊悸症状，则尤其需要审慎。因为惊悸是由于心气不足所致，不可使用攻下法，攻下会导致里虚，使惊气入心而无法治愈。如果患者本身体质虚弱，就必须禁用这一药物，务必谨慎至极。
Taste is sweet, nature is warm, non-toxic. It primarily treats diseases of the five Zang organs and hundred ailments; it nourishes the spirit (Shen), calms the Hun and Po souls, supplements Qi, brightens the eyes, unblocks blood vessels, stops irritability and fullness, benefits Jing and Shen, and eliminates demonic spirits and evil ghostly qi. Long-term consumption allows one to connect with divine clarity, prevents aging, lightens the body like an immortal, and makes the mind agile. Also known as Erqi Sha (Two-Qi Cinnabar). The preparation method involves: 1 liang of Mercury (Hydrargyrum), 6 zhu of Sulfur (Sulfur), finely ground; first stir-fried to form Qing Sha Tou (Green Sand Head), then placed in a Shui Huo Ji Ji Furnace (Water-Fire Mutual Completion Furnace) for sublimation/refining. When it exhibits patterns resembling bundled needles, the process is complete. It is incompatible with Magnetitum (Magnetic Hematite) and fears salty water.
Maoting Hua records: Yang Zidu ingested Housun Lingsha (Monkey Spirit Cinnabar); [the substance/spirit] would often speak human language. However, this could be taught to those interested in curiosities; many used Lingsha to feed monkeys, parrots, dogs, etc., to train them.
Qingxiazi stated: Lingsha, if it can withstand fire like grass, melts into liquid without breaking, can treat wind-cold conditions. Used as Mother Sha, the Child Kui transforms into Silver; if the Five Metals are broken but fail to melt, they are unsuitable.
Taste is pungent, nature is cold, non-toxic. It fears Magnetitum and Shihuang (Realgar/Orpiment mixture?). It unblocks the Large Intestine, resolves pediatric Gan accumulation (malnutrition syndrome) and Luoli (scrofula), kills parasites causing sores, scabies, tinea, nasal rosacea (Jiu Zao Bi), and wind-sores with itching. Also known as Gengfen (Mercury Powder), Qingfen (Light Powder), Qiaofen. Avoid all blood products. (New supplement seen in Chen Cangqi and Ri Huazi's works.) Tujing Bencao has detailed entries under "Shuiyin" (Mercury).
Empirical Prescription: Treats pediatric geophagia (eating dirt) causing abdominal distension. Take 1 fen of Nifen (Calomel/Mercurous Chloride), knead and mix with rock sugar to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take one pill on an empty stomach with rice decoction; after some time, the dirt will be discharged, and the illness will heal.
Sun Yonghe stated: Treats deficiency-wind. Bu'er San (Unparalleled Powder): Take 1 liang of Nifen, boil in water five times until reduced like tea dregs, dry over slow fire, add 0.5 liang of Moschus (Musk), grind finely into powder. Each dose is 1 zi amount, mixed with warm water. For any wind condition, take 0.5 qian or 1 qian bi temporarily, adjusting based on deficiency or excess. Another prescription: Treats bloody dysentery. Take 5 qian of Nifen, 3 qian of Dingfen (Lead Carbonate), grind together uniformly, mix with a small amount of steamed dough center soaked in water to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 7 or 10 pills each time. Boil one sprig of Artemisia argyi (Ai Ye) in one cup of water to make a decoction to swallow the pills; using Ai Ye decoction is also excellent.
Yanyi states: Shuiyin Fen (Mercury Powder) is a phlegm-draining medicine, commonly used for pediatric salivary overflow (Xian Chao) and convulsions (Yong Zhong). However, it must not be taken regularly or in excessive amounts; excessive use causes its damaging effects to manifest simultaneously. If accompanied by fright (Jing), extreme caution is required. Fright arises from insufficiency of Heart Qi; purgatives should not be used, as purging leads to interior deficiency, allowing fright qi to enter the Heart, becoming incurable. If the person is inherently deficient, this substance must be strictly prohibited; utmost caution is essential.