轻宣、去风毒。
甘咸。性灵而能辟恶。故治鬼魅蛊毒。性窜而善去风。故治惊痫风疟。重舌（圣惠方、
烧末
敷。）喉风。性毒而能杀虫。故治疥癣恶疮。疔肿痔漏。属皮而性善蜕。故治皮肤疮疡。产
难目翳。用白色如银者。皂荚水洗净。或酒、或醋、或蜜浸。炙黄。或烧存性。或盐泥固
。（小儿口紧、不能开合饮食、不语即死、烧灰敷、良。）
泻热、明目护心。
蚺、禀己土之气。胆、属甲乙风木。气寒有小毒。其味苦而带甘。凉血明目。疗疳杀虫。
主
厥阴、太阴病。（肝木、脾土。）肉极腴美。主治略同。取胆粟许。置水上。旋行极速者真。
（能护心止痛、受杖时噙之、杖多不死。）
宣、祛风湿。
甘咸温。有毒。蛇善行数蜕。如风之善行数变。花蛇又食石楠。（石楠辛苦、治风。）故
能内
走脏腑。外彻皮肤。透骨搜风。截惊定搐。治风湿瘫痪。大风疥癞。（马志开宝本草云∶治
中风、口眼 斜、半身不遂。）走窜有毒。唯真有风者宜之。若类中风属虚者大忌。（经疏云
、前证多缘阴虚血少、内热而发、与得之风湿者殊科、白花蛇非所宜也、宜辨。）凡服蛇酒
药。切忌见风。出蕲州。龙头虎口。黑质白花。胁有二十方胜纹。腹有念珠斑。尾有佛指甲
。虽死而眼光不枯。他产则否。头尾尤毒。各去三寸。亦有单用头尾者。酒浸三日。去尽皮
骨。（有大毒。）大蛇一条。只得净肉四两。得火良。头、治癜风毒癞。
轻宣散，去除风毒。
味甘、咸。性质灵动，能驱除邪恶之气。因此治疗鬼魅蛊毒（指古代认为由邪祟或毒虫引起的疑难杂症）。性质走窜，善于祛风。因此治疗惊痫、风疟（以寒热往来、抽搐为特征的疟疾）。性有毒，能杀虫。因此治疗疥癣、恶疮、疔肿、痔漏。属于皮部而性质善于蜕皮。因此治疗皮肤疮疡、难产、目翳（角膜云翳）。选用白色如银的蛇蜕。用皂荚水洗净。或用酒、醋、蜜浸泡。炙至黄色。或烧存性（烧焦但保留药性）。或用盐泥封固煅烧。（小儿口紧、不能开合进食、不语即死，烧灰外敷，效果良好。）
泻热，明目护心。
蚺蛇禀受己土之气。胆，属甲乙风木。气寒，有小毒。味道苦而带甘。凉血，明目。治疗疳积（小儿慢性营养不良），杀虫。主治厥阴病、太阴病。（肝木、脾土。）肉质极肥美。主治功效大致相同。取米粒大小的蛇胆，置于水上，若迅速旋转者为真品。（能护心止痛，受杖刑时含在口中，杖数多也不致死。）
宣通，祛风湿。
味甘、咸、温。有毒。蛇善于行走且善于蜕皮，如同风善于行走和变化。白花蛇又食用石楠。（石楠味辛苦，治风病。）因此能内走脏腑，外彻皮肤。透骨搜风，截断惊风，定止抽搐。治疗风湿瘫痪、大风疥癞（麻风病等严重皮肤病）。（马志《开宝本草》记载：治疗中风、口眼歪斜、半身不遂。）走窜且有剧毒。只有真正患有风邪者适宜使用。如果是类中风属于虚证的大忌。（《医宗金鉴·删补名医方论》指出：前证多因阴虚血少、内热而发，与得之风湿者不同，白花蛇不适宜，应当辨别。）凡是服用蛇酒药，切忌见风。产于蕲州。龙头虎口，黑底白花，胁下有二十个方形胜纹，腹部有念珠斑，尾部有佛指甲。虽然死了眼光也不干枯，其他产地则不是这样。头尾毒性尤大。各去掉三寸。也有单用头尾的。酒浸三天，去尽皮骨。（有大毒。）一条大蛇，只得净肉四两。用火炮制效果好。头，治疗白癜风、毒癞。
Lightly disperses and removes wind-toxin.
Sweet and salty. Its nature is agile and capable of repelling evil. Therefore, it treats ghostly charm and gu-poison (ancient term for difficult diseases attributed to malevolent spirits or toxic insects). Its nature is penetrating and good at dispelling wind. Therefore, it treats epilepsy, convulsions, and wind-malaria (malaria characterized by alternating chills and fever with convulsions). It is toxic and can kill parasites. Therefore, it treats scabies, tinea, malignant sores, carbuncles, hemorrhoids, and fistulas. It belongs to the skin level and its nature is good at shedding. Therefore, it treats skin sores and ulcers, dystocia, and leukoma (corneal opacity). Use the white ones resembling silver. Clean them with soap pod water. Or soak in wine, vinegar, or honey. Roast until yellow. Or calcine to retain properties (burned until charred but medicinal properties retained). Or seal with salt mud and calcine. (For infants with tight mouth, unable to open/close for feeding, silent and dying, applying burnt ash externally is effective.)
Clears heat, brightens eyes, and protects the heart.
Rhabdophis nasicus inherits the qi of Ji Earth. The gallbladder belongs to Jia-Yi Wind-Wood. The qi is cold with slight toxicity. The taste is bitter with a hint of sweetness. Cools blood, brightens eyes. Treats childhood malnutrition (gan syndrome), kills parasites. Mainly treats Jueyin disease and Taiyin disease. (Liver Wood, Spleen Earth.) The meat is extremely plump and delicious. The main treatment effects are roughly the same. Take a grain-of-millet-sized piece of gall, place it on water; if it spins rapidly, it is genuine. (Can protect the heart and relieve pain; when receiving corporal punishment, holding it in the mouth prevents death even with many strokes.)
Disperses and expels wind-dampness.
Sweet, salty, warm. Toxic. Snakes are good at moving and shedding, like wind which is good at moving and changing. The flower snake (Deinagkistrodon acutus) also eats Ardisia japonica. (Ardisia japonica is pungent, bitter, and treats wind diseases.) Therefore, it can internally travel through zang-fu organs and externally penetrate the skin. Penetrates bones to search out wind, stops convulsions, and arrests spasms. Treats wind-damp paralysis and leprosy-like severe skin diseases. (Ma Zhi's *Kaibao Bencao* records: treats stroke, facial paralysis with deviation of mouth and eyes, hemiplegia.) It is penetrating and highly toxic. Only suitable for those with genuine wind pathogens. If it is pseudo-stroke belonging to deficiency, it is strictly contraindicated. (*Yizong Jinjian* notes: The aforementioned conditions often arise from yin deficiency and blood scarcity, with internal heat, which is different from wind-damp acquisition; Deinagkistrodon acutus is not suitable, differentiation is necessary.) Whenever taking snake wine or medicines, one must strictly avoid exposure to wind. Produced in Qizhou. Dragon head, tiger mouth, black body with white flowers, twenty square "sheng" patterns on the flanks, bead-like spots on the abdomen, Buddha nail on the tail. Even after death, the eyes do not look dry; other origins do not have this feature. The head and tail are especially toxic. Remove three cun from each end. There are also cases of using only the head and tail. Soak in wine for three days, remove all skin and bone. (Highly toxic.) From one large snake, only four liang of pure meat can be obtained. Fire processing is beneficial. The head treats vitiligo and toxic leprosy.