生石上, 之,日柔为沐。
味辛。主治寒热,蛇蜂螫人。一名起莫,一名三石,一名当田。生田中,叶一茎小黑
高三尺,根黑。三月采,阴干。
味苦,有毒。主治痿痹,不便,下痢。一名鹿麻,一名归泽麻,一名天麻,一名若
生田野。五月采。
人 者味甘,有毒。主治疝痹,通气,诸不足。生人家宫室。五月、十月采,曝干。
味苦,寒,无毒。主治消渴,止血,妇人疾,除痹。一名梨。叶如大青。
有毒。
《本经》原文∶六畜毛蹄甲,味咸,平。主鬼注蛊毒,寒热惊痫,癫 狂走。骆驼
毛尤良。
味甘,有毒。主治鬼疰、蛊毒,却鱼鲠,止久嗽,烧服之。肉,治疫气、温病,及牛
时行病,煮矢灌之亦良。
又,獭四足,主手足皮 裂。
味甘,有毒。主治女子绝产,阴痒,小儿阴颓卵肿;五脏及肠,味苦,微寒,有毒
蛊毒寒热,小儿惊痫。雄狐屎,烧之辟恶。在木石上者是。
生长在岩石上,将其煮软后用于洗头沐浴。
味道酸。主要治疗气机郁结,以及喉头部位的痈肿。生长在海中。八月、九月采集。
味道辛。主要治疗寒热往来,以及蛇蜂蜇伤。又名起莫,又名三石,又名当田。生长在田野中,叶子有一茎小黑(注:此处原文可能有脱漏或异体字,依文意译为“叶有一茎,色黑”),高三尺,根部黑色。三月采集,阴干。
味道苦,有毒。主要治疗痿痹、二便不通、下痢。又名鹿麻,又名归泽麻,又名天麻,又名若(注:原文此处似有缺字,依文意保留)。生长在田野中。五月采集。
人粪的味道甘甜,有毒。主要治疗疝痹,通利气机,治疗各种虚损不足。生长在人家的宫室之中。五月、十月采集,晒干。
味道苦,性寒,没有毒性。主要治疗消渴病,止血,治疗妇女疾病,消除痹证。又名梨。叶子像大青叶。
有毒。
《神农本草经》原文∶六畜的毛蹄甲,味道咸,性平。主治鬼注蛊毒,寒热惊痫,癫狂奔走。骆驼毛效果最好。
微寒。主治五邪引起的惊啼悲伤,烧成灰,用酒或水调和一方寸匕,治疗蚂蚁叮咬。
味道甘甜,有毒。主治鬼疰、蛊毒,去除鱼刺卡喉,止住久咳,烧后服用。其肉,治疗疫气、温病,以及牛患时行病,煮取汁灌服也很好。
另外,獭的四足,主治手足皮肤开裂。
味道甘甜,有毒。主治女子不孕,阴部瘙痒,小儿阴囊睾丸肿胀;其五脏及肠,味道苦,微寒,有毒,主治蛊毒寒热,小儿惊痫。雄狐屎,烧后使用可辟除恶气。生长在树木石头上的(指狐屎)是有效的。
Grows on rocks. Boil it until soft and use it for hair washing and bathing.
Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats pain and eliminates blood stasis.
Sour in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats pathogenic factors of the Liver (Gan). Also known as Dufeng.
Bitter in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats flaccidity syndromes and fractures.
Sweet in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats hernia (Shan).
Acrid in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats dizziness and bi-syndrome (Bi Zheng).
Sour in taste. Primarily treats qi stagnation and carbuncles located at the throat. Grows in the sea. Harvested in August and September.
Acrid in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats heat-type strangury (Long) in the heart and abdomen.
Acrid in taste. Primarily treats alternating chills and fever, and snake or bee stings. Also known as Qimo, Sanshi, and Dangtian. Grows in fields; leaves have a single black stem, plant height is three chi, roots are black. Harvested in March, dried in shade.
Bitter in taste, toxic. Primarily treats flaccidity-bi syndrome, difficulty in urination and defecation, and dysentery. Also known as Luma, Guizema, Tianma, and Ruo. Grows in fields. Harvested in May.
Human excrement is sweet in taste, toxic. Primarily treats hernia-bi, promotes qi circulation, and treats various deficiencies. Grows in human dwellings. Harvested in May and October, sun-dried.
Salty in taste, warm. Primarily treats heart and abdominal pain, stops diarrhea, and treats pus and blood in stool.
Bitter in taste, cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst), stops bleeding, treats gynecological diseases, and eliminates bi-syndrome. Also known as Li. Leaves resemble those of Da Qing.
Sour in taste, non-toxic. Primarily treats various malignant qi.
Bitter in taste, toxic. Primarily treats cough.
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Acrid in taste, neutral. Treats Gu poison. Grows in Yizhou.
Toxic.
Original text from *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Hooves and claws of livestock are salty in taste, neutral. They primarily treat Gui Zhu (ghostly transmission) and Gu poison, alternating chills and fever, fright seizures, mania, and running amok. Camel hair is particularly effective.
Slightly cold. Primarily treats fright, crying, and sorrow caused by the five pathogens. Burn to ash, mix with wine or water to form a measure of one cun cube, to treat ant bites.
Sweet in taste, toxic. Primarily treats Gui Zhu, Gu poison, removes fish bones stuck in the throat, stops chronic cough, and should be taken after burning. Its meat treats epidemic qi, warm diseases, and seasonal epidemics in cattle; boiling and administering the juice is also effective.
Additionally, the four feet of the raccoon dog (Ta) treat cracking of the skin on hands and feet.
Sweet in taste, toxic. Primarily treats female infertility, vaginal itching, and swelling of the infant's scrotum/testicles; its internal organs and intestines are bitter in taste, slightly cold, and toxic, treating Gu poison with chills and fever, and infantile fright seizures. Excrement of male foxes, when burned, wards off evil. The excrement found on trees and rocks is the valid form.