蝎子∶色青，味咸（本无咸味，因皆腌以盐水，故咸），性微温。善入肝经，搜风发汗，治痉痫抽掣，中
风口眼歪斜，或周身麻痹，其性虽毒，转善解毒，消除一切疮疡，为蜈蚣之伍药，其力相得益彰也。
此物所含之毒水即硫酸也，其入药种种之效力，亦多赖此。中其毒螫者，敷以西药重曹或碱，皆可解之，
因此二者皆能制酸也。
【附案】本村刘氏女，颔下起时毒甚肿硬，抚之微热，时愚甫弱冠，医学原未深造，投药两剂无甚效验。
后或授一方，用壁上全蝎七个，焙焦为末，分两次用黄酒送下，服此方三日，其疮消无芥蒂。盖墙上所得之蝎
子，未经盐水浸腌，其力浑全，故奏效尤捷也。
邻庄张马村一壮年，中风半身麻木，无论服何药发汗，其半身分毫无汗。后得一方，用药局中蝎子二两，
盐炒轧细，调红糖水中顿服之，其半身即出汗，麻木遂愈。然未免药力太过，非壮实之人不可轻用。
蝉蜕∶无气味，性微凉。能发汗，善解外感风热，为温病初得之要药。又善托隐疹外出，有皮以达皮之力，
故又为治隐疹要药。与蛇蜕并用，善治周身癞癣瘙痒。若为末单服，又善治疮中生蛆，连服数次其蛆自化。为
其不饮食而时有小便，故又善利小便；为其为蝉之蜕，故又能脱目翳也。
蝉亦止小儿夜啼，又善医音哑。忆一九三六年秋，余友姚××，偶为外感所袭，音哑月余，余为拟方，
用净蝉蜕（去足土）二钱，滑石一两，麦冬四钱，胖大海五个，桑叶、薄荷叶各二钱，嘱其用水壶泡之代茶饮，
一日音响，二日音清，三日全愈。以后又用此方治愈多人，屡试屡验。
受业孙××谨识
蝎子：颜色青，味道咸（实际上本没有咸味，因为都用盐水腌制过，所以呈咸味），药性微温。善于进入肝经，能搜剔风邪并发汗，治疗痉挛、癫痫引起的抽搐，以及中风导致的面部歪斜，或者全身麻痹。它的性质虽然有毒，但反而善于解毒，能消除各种疮疡肿毒，是蜈蚣的配伍药物，两者配合使用，力量相得益彰。
这种动物所含的毒液即硫酸，它在入药后的种种效力，也多依赖于此。被它毒刺蛰伤的人，敷上西药小苏打或碱，都可以解毒，因为这两者都能中和酸。
【附案】本村刘家的女子，下巴下方起了时行毒气，肿胀非常严重且坚硬，触摸时有轻微发热。当时我刚刚成年，医学造诣尚不深，投药两剂后没有什么明显的疗效。后来有人传授一个方子，用墙上捉来的全蝎七个，焙焦后研成粉末，分两次用黄酒送服。服用这个方子三天后，疮毒消退，毫无遗留。大概是因为从墙上得到的蝎子，未经盐水浸泡腌制，其药力浑厚完整，所以奏效特别迅速。
邻庄张马村有一位壮年男子，中风导致半身麻木，无论服用什么发汗药，他的半身都一点汗也出不来。后来得到一方，用药局中购买的蝎子二两，用盐炒制后轧碎，调在红糖水中一次性服下，他的半身随即出汗，麻木也就痊愈了。然而这未免药力太过猛烈，不是身体强壮的人不可以轻易使用。
蝉蜕：没有气味，药性微凉。能够发汗，善于解除外感风热，是治疗温病初起的重要药物。又善于托举隐疹（荨麻疹）使其透出体表，具有以皮治皮的力量，因此也是治疗隐疹的重要药物。与蛇蜕一起使用，善于治疗全身的癞癣瘙痒。如果研成粉末单独服用，又善于治疗疮疡中生出的蛆虫，连续服用几次，蛆虫自然化解。因为它不吃东西却经常有小便排出，所以又善于通利小便；因为它是蝉蜕下的壳，所以又能去除目翳（角膜云翳）。
蝉也能止住小儿夜啼，又善于医治声音嘶哑。记得1936年秋天，我的朋友姚某某，偶然被外感侵袭，声音嘶哑了一个多月，我为他拟定方子，用净蝉蜕（去掉足和泥土）二钱，滑石一两，麦冬四钱，胖大海五个，桑叶、薄荷叶各二钱，嘱咐他用茶壶泡着代茶饮，一天后声音恢复，两天后声音清亮，三天后完全痊愈。此后又用此方治愈了多人，屡试屡验。
学生孙某某谨识
Scorpion: Color is greenish, taste is salty (originally not salty, but becomes salty because they are all pickled in salt water), nature is slightly warm. It has a strong affinity for the Liver Meridian, can search out wind pathogens and induce sweating, treating spasms, epilepsy with convulsions, facial deviation due to stroke, or general numbness. Although its nature is toxic, it conversely excels at detoxification, eliminating various sores and ulcers. It serves as a complementary herb to Centipede (Wugong), where their combined powers enhance each other.
The venom contained in this creature is sulfuric acid; its various medicinal effects also largely rely on this. For those stung by its venomous sting, applying Western medicine baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) or alkali can resolve the toxicity, as both substances can neutralize acid.
[Attached Case] A young woman from the Liu family in this village developed a severe swelling and hardness under her chin due to epidemic toxin, with slight heat upon palpation. At that time, I was just coming of age and my medical expertise was not yet profound. After administering two doses of medicine, there was little effect. Later, someone taught me a prescription: use seven whole scorpions caught from the wall, roast until scorched, grind into powder, and take in two divided doses with yellow wine. After taking this prescription for three days, the sore disappeared completely without any trace. This is likely because the scorpions obtained from the wall had not been pickled in salt water, preserving their full potency, thus yielding particularly rapid results.
A vigorous adult man from Zhangmacun, a neighboring village, suffered from hemibody numbness due to stroke. Regardless of what diaphoretic medicines he took, his half-body produced absolutely no sweat. Later, he obtained a prescription using two taels of scorpions purchased from the pharmacy, stir-fried with salt and ground finely, mixed with brown sugar water and taken in one dose. His half-body immediately began to sweat, and the numbness was cured. However, the medicinal power is too potent; it should not be used lightly unless the patient is robust.
Cicada Slough: Odorless and tasteless, nature is slightly cool. It can induce sweating and excel at resolving exterior wind-heat, making it an essential herb for the initial stage of warm diseases. It also excels at pushing hidden rashes (urticaria) outward, possessing the power of "treating skin with skin," thus serving as a key herb for treating urticaria. When used together with Snake Slough, it effectively treats generalized pruritus caused by tinea and eczema. If taken alone as a powder, it excels at dissolving maggots in sores; after several doses, the maggots naturally dissolve. Since it does not eat food but frequently produces urine, it also excels at promoting urination. Because it is the shed skin of the cicada, it can also remove corneal opacities.
Cicadas can also stop infantile night crying and are effective in treating hoarseness. I recall in the autumn of 1936, my friend Mr. Yao was accidentally attacked by an exterior pathogen, resulting in hoarseness lasting over a month. I prescribed a formula for him consisting of 2 qian of clean Cicada Slough (legs and dirt removed), 1 liang of Talcum (Huashi), 4 qian of Ophiopogon Root (Maidong), 5 Sterculia Lychnophora Seeds (Pangdahai), and 2 qian each of Mulberry Leaf (Sangye) and Mint Leaf (Bohe). I instructed him to steep these in a teapot and drink as tea. His voice recovered in one day, became clear in two days, and was fully healed in three days. Subsequently, this formula cured many others, proving reliable every time tested.
Respectfully recorded by student Sun [Name Redacted]